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1 Fat soluble Vitamins are:
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin D
C Vitamin E
D All of the above

Answer: All of the above
2 Niacin is the chemical name of which Vitamin?
A Vitamin B3
B Vitamin B1
C Vitamin B2
D Vitamin C

Answer: Vitamin B3
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3 Liver damage is caused due to the overdose of which vitamin?
A Vitamin B1
B Vitamin B2
C Vitamin D
D Vitamin B3

Answer: Vitamin B3
4 Name a substance that makes a vitamin metabolically ineffective?
A Anti-vitamin
B Antioxidants
C Cynocobalamine
D All of these

Answer: Anti-vitamin
5 Vitamin K is required for
A Change of prothrombin into thrombin
B Synthesis of prothrombin
C Change of fibrinogen to fibrin
D Formation of thromboplastin

Answer: Synthesis of prothrombin
6 The Vitamin C or ascorbic acid prevents
A Scurvy
B Antibody synthesis
C Rickets
D Pellagra

Answer: Scurvy
7 Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A Vitamin E - Tocopherol
B Vitamin D - Riboflavin
C Vitamin B - Calciferol
D Vitamin A – Thiamine

Answer: Vitamin E - Tocopherol
8 Which one of the following is a fat soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease?
A Retinol- Xerophthalmia
B Cobalamine-Beri beri
C Calciferol- Pellagra
D Ascorbic acid- Scurvy

Answer: Retinol- Xerophthalmia
9 Which of the following co-factor is required for the synthesis of gamma amino butyric acid (GABA), serotonin , epinephrine, dopamine and histamine from their respective amino acid precursors:
A Tetrahydrobiopterin
B Tetrahydrofolate
C Pyridoxal phosphate
D Thiamine pyrophosphate

Answer: Pyridoxal phosphate
10 Intestinal bacteria can synthesize:
A Phyloquinone
B Menaquinone
C Menadione
D Tocopherol

Answer: Tocopherol
11 The correct statement about serum inorganic phosphorus concentration is :
A It is higher in children than in adults
B It is higher in men than in women
C It is higher in women than in men
D It is higher in adults than in children

Answer: It is higher in children than in adults
12 In which of the following physical activity, energy consumed is maximum:
A Typing at high speed
B Swimming
C Walking uphill
D Cycling

Answer: Walking uphill
13 A young accountant consumes three cups of strong black coffee during his office hours. Strong coffee has following effects on his metabolism:
A Decrease effect on glucagon
B Provide vitamin nicotinic acid
C Interfere with synthesis of prostaglandins
D Enhance the effect of epinephrine

Answer: Enhance the effect of epinephrine
14 Copper deficiency can cause:
A Polycythemia
B Leukocytopenia
C Microcytic anaemia
D Thrombocytopenia

Answer: Microcytic anaemia
15 Leptin is the hormone which:
A Increases the metabolic role and decreases appetite
B Decreases the number of cells and increases obesity
C Increases the number of fat cells and decreases LDL
D Increases the human obesity

Answer: Decreases the number of cells and increases obesity
16 Consumption of raw egg white can produce neurological abnormalities by blocking the absorption of:
A Pyridoxine
B Thiamin
C Biotin
D None Of These

Answer: Biotin
17 Human being cannot synthesize ascorbic acid because they lack :
A L-gulonolactone oxidase
B Ascorbate dehydrogenase
C Xylulose reductase
D L-gulonate dehydrogenase

Answer: L-gulonolactone oxidase
18 Polyunsaturated fatty acids:
A Increase LDL but decrease HDL also
B Decrease IDL but HDL is also decreased
C Decreases LDL but HDL is also decreased
D Lowers LDL and HDL is also lowered

Answer: Lowers LDL and HDL is also lowered
19 A term infant is born at home and does well with breast-feeding. Two days later, the mother calls frantically because the baby is bleeding from the umbilical cord and nostrils. The most likely cause is:
A Deficiency of vitamin C due to a citrus-poor diet during pregnancy
B Hypervitaminosis A due to ingestion of beef liver during pregnancy
C Deficiency of vitamin K because infant intestines are sterile
D Deficiency of vitamin K because of disseminated intravascular coagulation (disseminated clotting due to infantile sepsis)

Answer: Deficiency of vitamin K because infant intestines are sterile
20 Which of the following foods should be emphasized for individuals with peripheral neuritis, insomnia, mouth and skin irritation and diarrhea?
A Human and cow (not gout) milk, uncooked fruits and vegetables
B Milk, eggs, meat and fruits
C Liver, poultry and eggs
D Vegetables, cereals and fruits

Answer: Vegetables, cereals and fruits

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