The gastric juice of infants contains:

1. maltase, pepsinogen, rennin
2. nuclease, pepsinogen, lipase
3. pepsinogen, lipase, rennin
4. amylase, rennin, pepsinogen

Select the correct match of the digested products in humans given in column-I with their' absorption site and mechanism in column-II.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

The initial step in the digestion of milk in an infant is carried out by:

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

Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to:

1. Indigestion

2. Jaundice

3. Diarrhoea

4. vomiting

Carrier ions like Na+ facilitate the absorption of substances like:

1. amino acids and glucose

2. glucose and fatty acids

3. fatty acids and glycerol

4. fructose and some amino acids

If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this will adversely affect:

1. production of somatostatin

2. secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands

3. maturation of sperms

4. smooth movement of food down the intestine

When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from:

1. marasmus

2. rickets

3. kwashiorkor

4. pellagra

Which one of the following statement is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans?