Nutrition and Dietetics MCQ Questions and Answers

91

Following are anthropometric methods for assessment of nutrition status.
1. Haemoglobin estimation
2. MUAC
3. Waist hip ratio
4. Urinary iodine measurement
5. Body mass index

A) 1, 2 and 5 B) 2, 3 and 4 C) 1, 4 and 5 D) 2, 3 and 5

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Answer: Option D

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92

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A) A poor diet during pregnancy is a major cause of the high death rate of woman and infant B) Hemoglobin blood content of non-pregnant woman is about 13 to 14.1 C) A pregnant woman must eat 2 times a day D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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93

Assertion (A) To assess malnutrition levels in population during famines the most widely accepted practice is to assess it in children ages 6 to 59 months.
Reason (R) In times of food shortages, the young children are the first to develop signs of malnutrition.

A) Both A and R are correct B) Both A and R are incorrect C) A is correct and R is incorrect D) A is incorrect and R is correct

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Answer: Option A

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94

Match the following.

List-I	List-II
a. Pregnant women	1. Eat three meals a day
b. Lactating women	2. Avoid food having listeria
c. Infants	3. Avoid chocolate and spices
d. Adolescents	4. Avoid cow milk before the age of 1

A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 C) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 D) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

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Answer: Option A

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95

Match the following.

List-I (Nutrients)	List-II (Deficiency Disorders)
a. Riboflavin	1. Hypogeusia
b. Ascorbic acid	2. Neural tube defects
c. Zinc	3. Dermatitis
d. Folic acid	4. Glossitis
e. Iodine	5. Gingivitis
	6. Cretinism

A) a-4, b-5, c-1, d-2, e-6 B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-5, e-6 C) a-3, b-5, c-1, d-4, e-6 D) a-4, b-5, c-1, d-2, e-3

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Answer: Option A

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96

Public nutrition is concerned with nutrition in

A) poor countries B) industrialised countries C) Both A and B D) None of these

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Answer: Option C

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97

Match the following.

List-I (Nutrients)	List-II (Deficiency Symptoms)
a. Folic Acid	1. Tetany
b. Iron	2. Angular stomatitis
c. Niacin	3. Oedema
d. Calcium	4. Megaloblastic anaemia
e. Riboflavin	5. Castle's necklace
	6. Hypochromic microcytic anaemia
	7. Neuropathy

A) a-4, b-1, c-7, d-2, e-3 B) a-4, b-6, c-5, d-1, e-2 C) a-6, b-4, c-7, d-3, e-2 D) a-6, b-3, c-5, d-1, e-7

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Answer: Option B

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98

Consider the following statements.
1. Nutrition intake cannot be linked to cultural and psychological implications.
2. Nutrition is concerned with social and economic implications of a person.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 and 2

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Answer: Option D

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99

Which mineral should be provided to the patient after surgery?

A) Iron B) Ascorbic acid C) Vitamine B₁₂ D) All of these

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Answer: Option D

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100

What is the full form of BRM?

A) Basal Metabolic Rate B) Basal Mortalities Rate C) Basal Maternity Rate D) None of these

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Answer: Option A

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