Free Health and Nutrition MCQs with Answers

213 Health and Nutrition MCQs from Health and Physical Education, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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  • A. Gulocose+ Fructose
  • B. Gulocose+Gulocose
  • C. Gulocose+Glactose
  • D. Gulocose only

Explanation: The enzyme lactase breaks lactose, the milk sugar, into the two simple sugars glucose and galactose.

Correct answer: Gulocose+Glactose
  • A. 30%
  • B. 87%
  • C. 78%
  • D. 80%

Explanation: Nitrogen makes up approximately 78% of Earth’s atmosphere, while oxygen makes up about 21%.

Correct answer: 78%
  • A. Excessive Intake of Calories
  • B. Deficiency of Minerals
  • C. Deficiency of Vitamins
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Obesity commonly results when calorie intake remains greater than the body’s energy expenditure, causing excess energy to be stored as…

Correct answer: Excessive Intake of Calories
  • A. Skelton
  • B. Gums
  • C. Skin
  • D. Brain

Explanation: Pyorrhoea is a gum disease involving inflammation and infection around the teeth, often causing bleeding or discharge.

Correct answer: Gums
  • A. Potassium & calcium
  • B. Sulphur & Iron
  • C. Phosphors & Iron
  • D. Calcium & Phosphors

Explanation: Calcium and phosphorus are the principal mineral components of bones and teeth, forming hard calcium-phosphate compounds.

Correct answer: Calcium & Phosphors
  • A. Amylase
  • B. None of the above
  • C. Lipase
  • D. Trypsin

Explanation: Trypsin is a pancreatic protease that breaks proteins into smaller peptides. Amylase digests starch, while lipase digests fats.

Correct answer: Trypsin
  • A. Carrot
  • B. Banana
  • C. Guava
  • D. Egg

Explanation: Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A, making them the best option listed.

Correct answer: Carrot
  • A. Potassium
  • B. Sulphur
  • C. Calcium
  • D. Phosphrous

Explanation: Sulphur is a component of keratin, the structural protein that supports healthy hair and nails, and it also contributes to normal brain…

Correct answer: Sulphur
  • A. Beri Beri
  • B. Scurvey
  • C. Night Blindness
  • D. Rickets

Explanation: Vitamin D enables the body to absorb calcium and phosphate for proper bone formation; its deficiency causes rickets in children.

Correct answer: Rickets
  • A. Vitamin B2
  • B. Vitamin B
  • C. Vitamin A
  • D. Vitamin B6

Explanation: Riboflavin is the chemical name for vitamin B2. Vitamin B6 is pyridoxine, so it is a separate B-complex vitamin.

Correct answer: Vitamin B2
  • A. Hypertension
  • B. Hypoglycemia
  • C. Scurvey
  • D. Rickets

Explanation: Carbohydrates are the body's quickest major source of glucose, so severe carbohydrate deficiency can lead to low blood glucose, called…

Correct answer: Hypoglycemia
  • A. Carbohydrates
  • B. Fats
  • C. Proteins
  • D. Vitamin D

Explanation: Proteins supply amino acids needed to build and repair muscles and other tissues, and they form many enzymes and hormones.

Correct answer: Proteins
  • A. Carbohydrates
  • B. None of these
  • C. Mineral
  • D. Diet

Explanation: A diet is the total pattern or collection of foods and drinks consumed by a person.

Correct answer: Diet
  • A. Body Inclination
  • B. Body Mass Index
  • C. Body MeasurementIllience
  • D. None of these

Explanation: BMI stands for Body Mass Index, calculated as body weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.

Correct answer: Body Mass Index
  • A. Fats
  • B. Carbohydrates
  • C. Proteins
  • D. Mineral

Explanation: Bodybuilders commonly increase protein intake because protein supplies amino acids needed for muscle repair and growth after resistance…

Correct answer: Proteins
  • A. Potassium
  • B. Phosphorous
  • C. Sodium
  • D. Calcium

Explanation: Calcium ions are essential for the blood-clotting process and also support bone and muscle function.

Correct answer: Calcium
  • A. Vitamin A
  • B. Vitamin c
  • C. Vitamin D
  • D. Vitamin B

Explanation: Vitamin A is needed to form visual pigments in the retina, especially for vision in dim light; its deficiency causes night blindness.

Correct answer: Vitamin A
  • A. Glycogen
  • B. Sucrose
  • C. Starch
  • D. Cellulus

Explanation: Starch is the main carbohydrate in a typical Western diet because it is abundant in bread, cereals, rice, potatoes and pasta.

Correct answer: Starch
  • A. Protein
  • B. Vitamins
  • C. Carbohydrates
  • D. All of the These

Explanation: A balanced diet supplies all essential nutrients in suitable proportions, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals…

Correct answer: All of the These
  • A. 2500 calories
  • B. 2000 calories
  • C. 1500 calories
  • D. 1000 calories

Explanation: The traditional textbook estimate for an average adult is about 2,500 calories per day, although actual needs vary with sex, body size…

Correct answer: 2500 calories