Which method of food preservation involves soaking food in salt solution followed by storage in vinegar?
A) Salting
B) Pickling
C) Canning
D) Drying
Answer: B) Pickling
How does refrigeration or freezing help in preserving food?
A) By converting moisture into ice
B) By adding moisture to the food
C) By accelerating the growth of bacteria
D) By increasing the temperature of the food
Answer: A) By converting moisture into ice
What is the purpose of drying food?
A) To increase the water content
B) To accelerate the growth of bacteria
C) To reduce the shelf life of food
D) To stop the growth of germs like bacteria, yeast, and mold
Answer: D) To stop the growth of germs like bacteria, yeast, and mold
What is the term for the addition of substances to food that lowers its quality?
A) Food preservation
B) Food adulteration
C) Food processing
D) Food contamination
Answer: B) Food adulteration
Which of the following is an example of food adulteration?
A) Adding salt to preserve food
B) Adding fruits to enhance flavor
C) Adding starch to thicken Indian sweets
D) Adding vinegar to pickle food
Answer: C) Adding starch to thicken Indian sweets
What is the substance added to food called in the context of food adulteration?
A) Nutrient
B) Preservative
C) Adulterant
D) Additive
Answer: C) Adulterant
Which of the following is a common form of food adulteration in honey?
A) Adding water and sugar
B) Adding salt
C) Adding vinegar
D) Adding fruits
Answer: A) Adding water and sugar
What are diseases classified into based on their ability to spread from one person to another?
A) Communicable and non-infectious
B) Infectious and non-communicable
C) Microbial and non-microbial
D) Contagious and non-contagious
Answer: B) Infectious and non-communicable
What are diseases called that occur due to a lack of sufficient nutrients in the body?
A) Contagious diseases
B) Malnutrition diseases
C) Infectious diseases
D) Deficiency diseases
Answer: D) Deficiency diseases
Which mineral deficiency leads to the condition known as anemia?
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Potassium
D) Sodium
Answer: B) Iron
What is the substance in blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to different parts of the body?
A) Hemoglobin
B) Glucose
C) Cholesterol
D) Insulin
Answer: A) Hemoglobin
What type of diseases are caused by lifestyle factors and cannot spread from one organism to another?
A) Non-communicable diseases
B) Communicable diseases
C) Deficiency diseases
D) Infectious diseases
Answer: A) Non-communicable diseases
What is the term for diseases caused by microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa?
A) Deficiency diseases
B) Non-infectious diseases
C) Communicable diseases
D) Lifestyle diseases
Answer: C) Communicable diseases
Which nutrient deficiency causes the condition known as goiter?
A) Vitamin C
B) Iodine
C) Iron
D) Calcium
Answer: B) Iodine
What is the primary cause of malnutrition in many children?
A) Lack of vitamins
B) Lack of minerals
C) Lack of proteins and carbohydrates
D) Lack of fats
Answer: C) Lack of proteins and carbohydrates
Which nutrient deficiency causes symptoms such as loss of weight, pale and weak body, and dizziness?
A) Vitamin C
B) Iron
C) Calcium
D) Iodine
Answer: B) Iron
What is the primary cause of goiter?
A) Deficiency of vitamin D
B) Deficiency of vitamin A
C) Deficiency of iodine
D) Deficiency of calcium
Answer: C) Deficiency of iodine
Which nutrient deficiency leads to weak bones and teeth?
A) Vitamin C
B) Calcium and phosphorus
C) Iron
D) Vitamin D
Answer: B) Calcium and phosphorus
What is the condition characterized by bleeding gums, loosening of teeth, and slow wound healing due to vitamin deficiency?
A) Rickets
B) Beriberi
C) Night blindness
D) Scurvy
Answer: D) Scurvy
Which vitamin deficiency leads to night blindness?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin D
D) Vitamin B
Answer: A) Vitamin A
What lifestyle habit leads to diseases like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure?
A) Overeating
B) Skipping meals
C) Exercising regularly
D) Eating a balanced diet
Answer: A) Overeating
Which type of diseases do not spread from one person to another and are caused by factors like deficiency or lifestyle habits?
A) Communicable diseases
B) Non-communicable diseases
C) Infectious diseases
D) Contagious diseases
Answer: B) Non-communicable diseases
What is the primary cause of rickets?
A) Deficiency of vitamin C
B) Deficiency of vitamin D
C) Deficiency of vitamin B
D) Deficiency of iron
Answer: B) Deficiency of vitamin D
What is the condition characterized by weak muscles and low energy due to vitamin deficiency?
A) Night blindness
B) Beriberi
C) Rickets
D) Scurvy
Answer: B) Beriberi
What is the term for diseases caused by wrong eating habits and sedentary lifestyle?
A) Infectious diseases
B) Communicable diseases
C) Lifestyle diseases
D) Deficiency diseases
Answer: C) Lifestyle diseases
