Free Health and Nutrition MCQs with Answers
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161. HIV virus causes.
- A. AIDS
- B. TB
- C. Gout
- D. Hepatitis A
Explanation: HIV attacks the immune system, and untreated progressive HIV infection can cause AIDS.
Correct answer: AIDS- A. Chicken pox
- B. Leprosy
- C. AiDS
- D. cholera
Explanation: Reye syndrome is a rare serious condition associated particularly with viral infections such as chickenpox or influenza, especially when…
Correct answer: Chicken pox- A. Chicken pox
- B. Leprosy
- C. Measles
- D. Tetanus
Explanation: Leprosy is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves, which can cause loss of sensation.
Correct answer: Leprosy- A. Minerals
- B. fats
- C. proteins
- D. carbohydrates
Explanation: Sugar, bread, cereals, and cakes are rich in carbohydrates because they contain substantial starches or sugars that provide energy.
Correct answer: carbohydrates- A. Measuring Blood pressure
- B. Measuring Strength
- C. Measuring Speed
- D. Measuring Endurance
Explanation: Measuring blood pressure is a health-screening procedure because it can identify hypertension or other cardiovascular risk.
Correct answer: Measuring Blood pressure- A. Skeleton
- B. Gums
- C. Brain
- D. skin
Explanation: Pyorrhea is a gum disease involving infection and inflammation around the teeth, often causing bleeding and bad breath.
Correct answer: Gums- A. mental health
- B. physical health
- C. Health as a total well being
- D. freedom of disease
Explanation: The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.
Correct answer: Health as a total well being168. AiDS means:
- A. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- B. All infections dilute start
- C. Abdomen immune deficiency syndrome
- D. All body immune deficiency syndrome
Explanation: AIDS refers to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a condition caused by advanced HIV infection that weakens the immune system.
Correct answer: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome- A. Egg
- B. Carrot
- C. Orange
- D. Lemon
Explanation: Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A, making them the expected answer among these options.
Correct answer: Carrot- A. Leprosy
- B. Rabies
- C. Tetanus
- D. Measles
Explanation: Tetanus is called lockjaw because its toxin causes painful stiffness and spasms of the jaw muscles.
Correct answer: Tetanus- A. Not drinking enough water
- B. Not getting enough exercise
- C. Changes in your regular routine, such as traveling or eating or going to bed at different times
- D. All of These
Explanation: Constipation can result from inadequate water, insufficient physical activity, or changes in eating, sleeping, and daily routines.
Correct answer: All of These- A. Gain in body mass
- B. Muscles cramps
- C. Muscles soreness
- D. Muscle weakness
Explanation: Creatine supplementation commonly increases body mass, largely because muscles store more water and may support greater training-related…
Correct answer: Gain in body mass- A. Leprosy
- B. Myocardial Infraction
- C. Tetanus
- D. None of these
Explanation: A heart attack is medically called a myocardial infarction, caused by interrupted blood flow to part of the heart muscle.
Correct answer: Myocardial Infraction- A. Fats
- B. Vitamin
- C. Calcium
- D. Carbohydrates
Explanation: Calcium is the main mineral needed for developing and maintaining strong bones, although vitamin D is also important because it helps the…
Correct answer: Calcium175. BMR is define?
- A. Basel Metabolic rate
- B. Body mass rate
- C. Basic Mass Rate
- D. None of these
Explanation: BMR stands for Basal Metabolic Rate, the energy the body uses at complete rest to maintain essential functions such as breathing and…
Correct answer: Basel Metabolic rate- A. Emotional
- B. Social
- C. occupational
- D. Spiritual
Explanation: The World Health Organization definition describes health as complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of…
Correct answer: Social- A. Illness
- B. Health
- C. Death
- D. Well being
Explanation: Mortality refers to death, often expressed as a death rate within a population over a specified period.
Correct answer: Death- A. Threat
- B. Expectations
- C. Cure
- D. Socio-demographic factor
Explanation: The Health Belief Model includes perceived threat, expectations about benefits and barriers, and modifying factors such as…
Correct answer: Cure- A. Causes of illness
- B. How illness to be treated
- C. who is responsible of Illness
- D. All of these
Explanation: Health psychology examines how illness develops, how it can be treated or managed, and how people explain responsibility for illness.
Correct answer: All of these- A. The misuse of drug act 1971
- B. The mental capacity 2005
- C. The Health & safety at work act 1974
- D. None of these
Explanation: The UK Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects a competent person’s right to make healthcare decisions, including refusing treatment.
Correct answer: The mental capacity 2005