Food and Nutrition MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. The food component present in sugar is

1. fats
2. proteins
3. vitamins
4. carbohydrates

2. The percentage of water in the human body is

1. 65
2. 70
3. 40
4. 80

3. Foods like pizza, burger and noodles are rich in

1. carbohydrates
2. protiens
3. vitamins
4. minerals

4. ............. provide more than double the energy provided by carbohydrates or protiens in human body.

1. vitamins
2. fats
3. minerals
4. starch

5. The component of food which help our body to fight against infections is

1. protiens
2. fats
3. carbohydrates
4. starch

6. ................. is essential for forming haemoglobin in the blood.

1. calcium
2. iron
3. phosphorous
4. magnesium

7. The disease caused by the deficiency of iron is

1. anaemia
2. desentry
3. chicken pox
4. malaria

8. The mineral which controls the functioning of thyroid is

1. phosphorous
2. calcium
3. magnesium
4. iodine

9. The disease caused by the deficiency of iodine is

1. anaemia
2. goitre
3. chicken pox
4. swine flu

10. ............... helps to maintain a constant body temperature in our body.

1. roughage
2. vitamins
3. energy giving food
4. water

11. Our body needs .............. litres of water every day.

1. 2 to 3
2. 7 to 8
3. 10 to 15
4. 1 to 2

12. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of

1. vitamin B1
2. vitamin C
3. vitamin D
4. vitamin A

13. Excessive body weight due overnutrition leads to

1. rickets
2. maramus
3. obesity
4. kwashiorker

14. Vitamins and minerals are

1. body building food
2. energy giving food
3. none of these
4. protective food

15. Jaggery is a good source of

1. protiens
2. vitamins
3. carbohydrates
4. fats

16. The highest concentration of minerals are found in

1. skin
2. arms and legs
3. none of these
4. bones and teeth

17. Iodine is used to test the presence of .......... in thefood.

1. carbohydrates
2. starch
3. fats
4. protiens

18. Which of the following is a protien source of plant origin?

1. soyabean
2. cheese
3. milk
4. egg

19. The mineral we get from fish is

1. magnesium
2. iron
3. none of these
4. iodine

20. Which of the following does not contain sugar?

1. apple
2. potato
3. grapes
4. glucose

21. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of

1. vitamin C
2. vitamin D
3. vitamin B1
4. vitamin A

22. Deficiency of proteins and carbohydrates in infants leads to

1. maramus
2. goitre
3. obesity
4. none of these

23. Fat is completely digested in the

1. stomach
2. mouth
3. small intestine
4. large intestine

24. Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the

1. stomach
2. foodpipe
3. small intestine
4. large intestine