Question 1

an example of food fortification in India

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vitamin A to Dalda

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vitamin E to groundnut oil

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vitamin C to table salt

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vitamin A to sugar

Question 2

height for age Z score that is 2 SD below te median for WHO child growth standards implies

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stunting

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underweight

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severe acute malnutrition (SAM)

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wasting

Question 3

world's biggest goitre belt stretches from

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Kashmir to Naga hills

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Punjab to Arunachal Pradesh

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Gujarat to Tamil Nadu

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West Bengal to Kerala

Question 4

commercial production of iron fortified salt started in 1985

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true

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false

Question 5

xerophthalmia is associated with all except

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milk rich in Vitamin A

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weaning

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PEM

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faulty feeding practices and infections

Question 6

prudent diet recommended by WHO has

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all of the above

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protein should be 10-15% of daily intake

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salt intake not more than 5g/day

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dietary fat should be limited to 15-30% of daily intake

Question 7

dietetic factors involved with cancer include

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all of the above

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low consumption of dietary fibre- colon cancer

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high alcohol intake- liver cancer

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high dietary fat- breast cancer

Question 8

clinical signs for appraisal of nutritional status includes all except

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urinary metabolites

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allopecia

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malar pigmention

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Bitot's spots

Question 9

functional indicators of nutritional status are all except

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serum retinol

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sperm count

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EEG

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heart rate

Question 10

interventions for prevention of Lathyrism include

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all of the above

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parboiling of Khesari daal

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steeping method to remove toxin from the daal

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selective propagation of strains wit very low level of toxin

Question 11

true about Nalgonda technique for defluorination of water

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a and b

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developed by Neeri, Nagpur

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it was developed in Nalgonda

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it involves addition of lime and alum followed by flocculation, sedimentation and filtration

Question 12

the main symptoms of Kwashiorkor are

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all of the above

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oedema

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liver enlargement

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wasting

Question 13

the main symptoms of marasmus

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all of the above

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abnormal serum albumin levels

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little or no oedema

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severe muscle wasting and minimal subcutaneous fat- monkey facies

Question 14

about stabilization phase in nutritional rehabilitation centre

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all of the above

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children with SAM without major medical complications are stabilized in an in-patient facility for 1-2 days

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feeding formula used during this phase is starter diet

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over feeding or over hydration is a danger in this phase

Question 15

triage in pediatric patients coming to nutrition reabilitation centres includes checking for

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all of the above

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circulation

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coma

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dehydration

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