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. Vitamin K
  • B. Vitamin D
  • C. Vitamin c
  • D. Vitamin B

Explanation: Vitamin K is needed to produce several clotting factors in the liver, so it is essential for normal blood coagulation.

Correct answer: Vitamin K
  • A. Measles
  • B. Rabbies
  • C. Tatnus
  • D. Leprosy

Explanation: Tetanus is called lockjaw because its toxin causes painful, sustained contraction of the jaw muscles, making the mouth difficult to open.

Correct answer: Tatnus
  • A. Mental Health
  • B. Physical Health
  • C. Free from Disease
  • D. Health as Total Well being

Explanation: WHO defines health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.

Correct answer: Health as Total Well being
  • A. Cannot be Synthesized
  • B. Can be synthesized in human body
  • C. Both A & B
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized by the human body in sufficient amounts, so they must come from food.

Correct answer: Cannot be Synthesized
  • A. Mineral salts
  • B. Calcium
  • C. Fats
  • D. Sulphur

Explanation: Milk is especially rich in calcium, the mineral needed for strong bones, teeth and normal muscle function.

Correct answer: Calcium
  • A. Strength dominating sports
  • B. Endurance Dominating Sports
  • C. Both A & B
  • D. Neither A nor B

Explanation: Protein is emphasized more in strength-dominant sports because it supports muscle repair and hypertrophy.

Correct answer: Strength dominating sports
  • A. Vitamin c
  • B. Vitamin D
  • C. Vitamin B2
  • D. Vitamin B5

Explanation: Vitamin B5, or pantothenic acid, participates in energy metabolism and is commonly linked in basic nutrition texts with the metabolism of…

Correct answer: Vitamin B5
  • A. Adipose Tissue
  • B. upperr most layers
  • C. Connective Tissue
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Excess fatty acids are converted into triglycerides and stored mainly in adipose tissue, which also provides insulation and cushioning.

Correct answer: Adipose Tissue
  • A. Healthy vegetables
  • B. Green vegetables
  • C. White vegetables
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Green vegetables such as spinach and broccoli contain provitamin A carotenoids, which the body can convert into vitamin A.

Correct answer: Green vegetables
  • A. Cardiovascular Disease
  • B. Rabies
  • C. None of these
  • D. Skin Disorder

Explanation: Vitamin B2 deficiency, called riboflavin deficiency, commonly causes skin and mucous-membrane problems such as cracks at the corners of…

Correct answer: Skin Disorder
  • A. Protein
  • B. Carbohydrates
  • C. Fats
  • D. Minerals

Explanation: Yogurt, cheese, and eggs are notable protein foods, and seeds also provide plant protein.

Correct answer: Protein
  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 8
  • D. 9

Explanation: Dietary fibre is commonly classified into three types: soluble fibre, insoluble fibre, and resistant starch.

Correct answer: 3
  • A. Vitamin A
  • B. Vitamin B
  • C. Vitamin D
  • D. Vitamin C

Explanation: Vitamin D deficiency reduces calcium absorption, weakening bones and increasing the risk of osteoporosis.

Correct answer: Vitamin D
  • A. Mental diseases
  • B. Blood Disease
  • C. Cadiovascular Disease
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A diet high in saturated fat can raise LDL cholesterol, encouraging plaque buildup in arteries and increasing cardiovascular-disease risk.

Correct answer: Cadiovascular Disease
  • A. Iron
  • B. Coper
  • C. Calcium
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Dried fruits such as raisins, dates and apricots provide useful dietary iron, which supports haemoglobin formation.

Correct answer: Iron
  • A. Carbohydrates
  • B. Minerals
  • C. proteins
  • D. Fats

Explanation: Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are macronutrients because the body needs them in relatively large amounts.

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

Explanation: Citrus fruits are especially rich in vitamin C, which supports collagen formation and helps improve absorption of non-haem iron.

Correct answer: Vitamin c
  • A. Nitrous oxide
  • B. CO2
  • C. CFCS
  • D. Nitric Oxide

Explanation: Nitric oxide is part of the nitrogen-oxide group that reacts in the atmosphere to form nitric acid, contributing to acid rain.

Correct answer: Nitric Oxide
  • A. Cardiac cycle
  • B. Digestive Tract
  • C. Liver
  • D. Assimilation process

Explanation: Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth and is completed mainly in the small intestine, where complex carbohydrates are broken down…

Correct answer: Digestive Tract
  • A. Base
  • B. Gulocose
  • C. Amino Acid
  • D. HCL

Explanation: Erepsin is a protein-digesting intestinal enzyme that breaks peptones and peptides down into amino acids.

Correct answer: Amino Acid