Food and Nutrition Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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

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

12. The disease caused by the deficiency of iron is

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

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

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

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

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

15. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of

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

16. Excessive body weight due overnutrition leads to

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

17. Vitamins and minerals are

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

18. Jaggery is a good source of

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

19. The highest concentration of minerals are found in

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

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

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