Question : Which of the following challenge to Indian environment is highlighted here? The quantity of nutrition loss due to erosion each year ranges from 5.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.
Option 1: Land degradation
Option 2: Degradation of Forest
Option 3: Soil erosion
Option 4: Loss of biodiversity
Correct Answer: Soil erosion
Solution : Soil erosion takes place when the surface area of soil is washed away. The quantity of nutrition loss due to erosion each year ranges from 5.8 to 8.4 million tonnes. Hence Option C is correct.
Question : Which state Chief Minister has inaugurated a project of the Women and Child Development department to provide milk and eggs to children at all Anganwadis in the state in a bid to improve their nutrition levels?
Option 1: Andhra Pradesh
Option 2: Kerala
Option 3: Karnataka
Option 4: Tamil Nadu
Question : The first step in the process of nutrition is the breakdown of glucose into a three-carbon molecule called ______.
Option 1: pyruvate
Option 2: propanol
Option 3: propane
Option 4: methanol
Question : Nutritional care during illness is an organised group of activities which consists of all of the following, except:
Option 1: assessing psychological stress
Option 2: assessing nutritional status
Option 3: planning and prioritising nutrition intervention(s) to meet nutritional needs
Option 4: diagnosis of nutritional problems
Question : Select the sentence that has a spelling error. A- Keeping cities clean and free of germs is particularly essential for keeping their residents healthy. B- Our health depends not just on our nutrition and personal hygeine but also on how we clean our cities and surroundings. C- The spread of various diseases is intricately linked to the deteriorating state of public health condition. D- The good news is that waste management, to keep cities clean, is now getting attention through the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Option 1: The good news is that waste management, to keep cities clean, is now getting attention through the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Option 2: The spread of various diseases is intricately linked to the deteriorating state of public health conditions.
Option 3: Keeping cities clean and free of germs is particularly essential for keeping their residents healthy.
Option 4: Our health depends not just on our nutrition and personal hygeine but also on how we clean our cities and surroundings.
Question : Statement 1: The infant mortality rate in India is higher than in China and Pakistan.
Statement 2: Sufficient access to quality healthcare and adequate nutrition contribute to the high infant mortality rate in India.
Option 1: Both statements are true.
Option 2: Both statements are false.
Option 3: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
Option 4: Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.
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