Deficiency Diseases

Q. Which of the following disease is caused by deficiency of iodine?

1. Scurvy
2. Anemia
3. Goitre
4. Dengue

Q.

What is poor health ?

Q. A person is suffering from anaemia. What should he do?

1. Increase intake of protein
2. Increase intake of carbohydrate
3. Increase intake of junk food
4. Increase intake of iron

Q. Nutrients are the substances used by our body to maintain good health.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of ____.

1. minerals
2. fats
3. vitamins
4. proteins

Q.

Goitre is caused by deficiency of

1. iodine

2. iron

3. sodium

4. calcium

Q. Which of the following diseases are caused by lack of vitamins?

1. Beriberi
2. Scurvy
3. Ketosis
4. Night blindness

Q. Select the iron rich food item which can be used to cure anaemia.

1. Eggs
2. Coffee
3. Watermelon
4. Milk

Q.

Mention any two deficiency disease of minerals.

Q. Eating junk food keeps our heart healthy.

1. True
2. False

Q. Malnutrition is divided into three types.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Kwashiorkor can be prevented by including ______ in the diet.

1. ice cream

2. pizza

3. cold drink

4. egg

Q. The doctor advised Arun to take care of his health to avoid heart problems.

Which of the following things should he be avoiding?

1. Eating junk food frequently
2. Walking daily
3. Doing regular exercises
4. Sitting for long duration

Q. Deficiency of vitamin A causes _________.

1. malaria
2. night blindness
3. fever
4. cold

Q.

People suffering from anaemia have less ____ in their blood.

1. water

2. fat

3. sugar

4. haemoglobin

Q.

Write the main cause of the disease called “goitre”.

Q. Which of the following causes anemia?

1. Low blood sugar
2. High blood sugar
3. Low haemoglobin in blood
4. High haemoglobin in blood

Q.

Eating lesser amount of food than required is actually good for us to avoid obesity.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Night blindness is a ____ deficiency disease.

1. fat

2. carbohydrate

3. protein

4. vitamin

Q.

A person lives in a hilly area. The drinking water and food is grown in this area are poor in a mineral ‘P’. the deficiency of ‘p’ in the body causes an abnormal enlargement of gland ‘Q’ leading to a disease ‘R’ however, does not occur in the people living in coastal areas.

Why does ‘R’ not occur in coastal areas?

Q. Which of the following option is correctly matched?

1. Vitamin A - Beri-beri
2. Vitamin C - Scurvy
3. Vitamin B - Anaemia
4. Vitamin D - Goitre

Q. Malnutrition does not affect the health of a person.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Patients suffering from anaemia have a lack of ___in their blood.

Q. Match the following diseases with the deficiency of dietary elements due to which they are caused

1. Vitamins
2. Minerals
3. Carbohydrates
4. Proteins

Q.

Is fasting bad for your pancreas?

Q.

Which of the following activities would probably make one hungry?

1. 
2. 
3. 

Q. Which of the following causes anemia?

1. Low blood sugar
2. High blood sugar
3. Low haemoglobin in blood
4. High haemoglobin in blood

Q. Which of the following helps to cure anaemia?

1. Jaggery
2. Amla
3. Green vegetables
4. All of the above

Q.

How is consuming seafood good for our health?

Q. _________ is a condition that results from a nutrient deficiency.

1. Malaria
2. Chicken pox
3. Dengue
4. Malnutrition