MCQ on Food and Nutrition
1-Soil conservation means:
(A) To check soil erosion by afforestation
(B) Prevention of spread of desert
(C) To check soil erosion by wind and rains
(D) All of the above
2-Fermentation involved in mango pickle production is:
(A) Alcoholic
(B) Acetic acid
(C) Lactic acid
(D) Butyric acid
3-Vitamin which is not found in fruits and vegetables is:
(A) Vitamin B12
(B) Vitamin B6
(C) Vitamin B1
(D) Vitamin A
4-Guava is a rich source of ______.
(A) Pectin
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Sugar
5-Which of the following treatments kill some selective but not all the microbes present and usually the temperature is below 100° C
(A) Pascalization
(B) Blanching
(C) Sterilization
(D) Pasteurization
6-Calcium carbide releases which type of gas?
(A) Acetylene
(B) SO2
(C) CO2
(D) Ethylene
7-Olericulture refers to the study of
(A) Insects
(B) Fruits
(C) Flowers
(D) Vegetables
8-Fruits and vegetables are collectively known as
(A) Protective foods
(B) Energy foods
(C) Protein rich foods
(D) None of these
9-Vitamin C is scientifically known as
(A) Mallic acid
(B) Ascorbic acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Lactic acid
10-Papaya is rich in?
(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin E
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin A
11-Rose is the National flower of which country?
(A) England
(B) Holland
(C) India
(D) USA
12-In what the yellow coloured vegetables are rich?
(A) Vitamin E
(B) Vitamin D
(C) Vitamin B
(D) Vitamin A
13-Milk & Vegetable oil shall be fortified with following micro nutrients
(A) Vitamin B1, B2, B3 & B6.
(B) Vitamin A & D
(C) Vitamin B12
(D) All of the above
14-Amino acids in human are source of
(A) Lipids
(B) Carbohydrates
(C) Fats
(D) Protein
15-Study of death is known as
(A) thanatology
(B) odontology
(C) omithology
(D) trichology
16-Who introduced the technique of sterilization
(A) Edward Jenner
(B) Louis Pasteur
(C) Robert Koch
(D) Lister Pasteur
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(C), 3-(A), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(A), 7-(D), 8-(A), 9-(B), 10-(D), 11-(A), 12-(D), 13-(B), 14-(D), 15-(A), 16-(B)