Dietary Deficiency Diseases

Q.

Choose the odd one out.

Diabetes, Anaemia, Scurvy, Rickets

1. Night Blindness

2. Diabetes

3. Scurvy

4. Rickets

Q. Which among the following is caused due to deficiency of iron?

1. Anaemia
2. Scurvy
3. Goitre
4. Night blindness

Q.

What is the mode of transmission of diarrhoeal diseases ?

Q. Karen is suffering from a disease caused due to the deficiency of ''X".

Symptoms include:
1) Mental disability
2) Swollen neck

Identify "X".

1. Sodium
2. Potassium
3. Iron
4. Iodine

Q.

Assertion: Rabies is also called hydrophobia.
Reason: In Rabies, the dog fears from water.

1. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

2. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.

3. Assertion is True, Reason is False.

4. Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Q. Vitamin C is not found in citrus fruits.

1. False
2. True

Q. State the mode of transmission for the following diseases. Malaria, AIDS, Jaundice, Typhoid, Cholera, Rabies, Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea, Hepatitis. Influenza.

Q.

Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in ones diet, in case of the following.
A person suffering from scurvy.

Q.

Which of the following is not a result of a dietary deficiency disease?

1. Brittle bones

2. Scurvy

3. Anaemia

4. Plague

Q. Match the following vitamins with their deficiency diseases.

S.No.	Vitamins	Deficiency diseases
1.	Vitamin $A$	Beri beri
2.	Vitamin $B_1$	Scurvy
3.	Vitamin $C$	Rickets
4.	Vitamin $D$	Nyctalopia

Q. List out the various diseases caused due to nutritional deficiency. Add a note on their symptoms.

Q.

Give difference between the following
Kwashiorkor and marasmus

Q. STRUCTURED/APPLICATION/SKILL TYPE
Given below is an incomplete table of vitamins, their rich sources and the related deficiency diseases. Fill in the blanks [(i)-(viii)) with only one suitable word for each.

Vitamin	Rich Source	Deficiency disease
(i) ...........	Whole grain	Beri-beri
Niacin	Milk	(ii) ............
(iii) ...........	(iv) .............	Scurvy
(vii) .............	Carrot, yellow fruit	(viii) ............

Q.

Name any two non-communicable diseases and their causes

Q.

Rabies is also called .

Q.

7) Deficiency of potassium iodide causes goiter in humans

1. True
2. False

Q. Differentiate between 'Etiology and Epidemiology'.

Q.

Give the symptoms of kwashiorkor.

Q.

If a particular component of food is missing in a person's diet, he/she is likely to suffer from __________.

1. deficiency disease

2. efficiency disease

3. defective disease

4. none of these

Q. Severity of disease symptoms depends upon

1. number of microbes
2. target organ
3. both of these
4. none of these.

Q.

Many children between the age of 1-5 are malnourished, weak and have a pot-shaped belly. Out of the given options, choose the one which matches best?

1. The child is suffering from a deficiency disease called kwashiorkor.

2. The child is suffering from a deficiency disease called marasmus.

3. The child is suffering from a deficiency disease called marasmus or kwashiorkor.

4. The child's belly is swollen due to overeating.

Q. The following are the symptoms of a deficiency disease. Can you identify the disease and nutrient related to it?

i) Bleeding gums.
ii) Wounds take longer time to heal.

1. Scurvy - Vitamin D
2. Scurvy - Vitamin C
3. Rickets - Vitamin C
4. Rickets - Vitamin D

Q. A deficiency of __________ in one’s diet results in stunted growth and low muscle mass.

1. fats
2. proteins

Q.

Deficiency of thiamin leads to a disease which is called __.

1. Beriberi

2. Scurvy

3. Rickets

4. Anemia

Q. Match the following vitamins with deficiency diseases.

S.No	Vitamin	Deficiency disease
1	Vitamin $A$	Scurvy
2	Vitamin $B_1$	Rickets
3	Vitamin $C$	Nyctalopia
4	Vitamin $D$	Beri-beri

Q. Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
Goitre is endemic in sub-Himalayan regions of India T/F

Q. Simple goitre can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.

1. True
2. False

Q. A deficiency disease which causes drying up of skin and hair is

1. Pellagra
2. Beri-beri
3. Scurvy
4. Rickets

Q. Assertion :Rabies is an acute infectious disease of warm blooded mammals characterized by involvement of central nervous system resulting in paralysis and finally death. Reason: Rabies is caused due to neurotrophic filterable bacteria in saliva of rabid animals.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q.

Compare marasmus and kwashiorkor.