A patient is generally advised to especially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from 

1. kwashiorkor

2. rickets

3. anaemia

4. scurvy

Which one of the following is a matching pair of a substrate and its particular digestive enzyme? 

1. Maltose     - Maltase

2. Lactose     - Renin     

3. Starch       - Steapsin

4. Casein       - Chymotrypsin

Most of the digestion occurs in 

1. rectum

2. stomach

3. duodenum

4. small intestine

To which of the following family do folic acid and pantothenic acid belong? 

1. Vitamin-C

2. Vitamin-K 

3. Vitamin-A

4. Vitamin-B complex

The richest sources of vitamin-B₁₂ are 

1. goat's liver and Spirulina

2. chocolate and green gram

3. rice and hen's egg

4. carrot and chicken's breast

Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested? 

1. Protein and starch

2. Starch and fat

3. Fat and cellulose

4. Starch and cellulose

Lactose is composed of

1. glucose + fructose

2. glucose + glucose

3. glucose + galactose

4. fructose + galactose

Which one of the following amino acids is an essential part of human diet ?

1. Glycine

2. Phenylalanine

3. Serine

4. Aspartic acid

Which of the following pair is characterised by swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and irritability ?

1. Thiamine      ---- Beri-Beri

2. Protein         ---- Kwashiorkor

3. Nicotinamide ---- Pellagra

4. Iodine          ---- Goitre

Fructose is absorbed into the blood through mucosa cells of intestine by the process called 

1. active transport

2. facilitated transport

3. simple diffusion

4. co-transport mechanism