Vitamin And Minerals Quiz

Question 1

Deficiency in niacin/b3

Answer 1

Pellagra

Question 2

Isoniazid can cause

Answer 2

Vit B6 deficiency

Question 3

Riboflavin/b2 deficiency leads to

Answer 3

Cheilosis

Question 4

The most potent metabolite of Vit D

Answer 4

1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol

Question 5

Which enzyme requires Biotin as a coenzyme?

Answer 5

Carboxylase

Question 6

Which vitamins deficiency can be caused by consumption of raw eggs?

Answer 6

Biotin

Question 7

Which is the main source of vit K?

Answer 7

Green leafy plants

Question 8

Which vitamin is required for the formation of hydroxyproline in collagen?

Answer 8

Vitamins C

Question 9

Which vitamin is most likely deficient in an individual who develop a completely carnivorous lifestyle?

Answer 9

Vit C

Question 10

Which of the following character is for vitamins ?

Answer 10

Accessory food factors

Question 11

Which condition is due to vit A deficiency ?

Answer 11

Night blindess

Question 12

Which vit deficiency can cause scurvy?

Answer 12

Vit C

Question 13

Which condition is due to deficiency in vit D?

Answer 13

Rickets & osteomalacia

Question 14

Which condition is due to vitamins B1 deficiency?

Answer 14

Beriberi

Question 15

Which condition is due to vit b12 deficiency?

Answer 15

Pernicious anemia

Question 16

Which vitamin is made by bacteria in the intestine?

Answer 16

Vit K

Question 17

What is an important function of vit A?

Answer 17

Maintain integrity of epithelial tissue

Question 18

Which reaction is involved by vit B1 coenzyme (TPP)?

Answer 18

Oxidative decarboxylation

Question 19

Which of the following sources supply preformed vit A?

Answer 19

Milk, fat and liver

Question 20

Which condition is due to deficiency of vit A?

Answer 20

Xeropthalmia

Question 21

Which process is confined to the exclusive function of iron in body?

Answer 21

Cellular respiration

Question 22

Which vitamin increases calcium absorption?

Answer 22

Vit D

Question 23

Which vitamin is the principal cation in intracellular fluid?

Answer 23

Potassium

Question 24

Which of the following condition can cause hypernatremia?

Answer 24

Diabetes insipidus (polyuria)

Question 25

Cobalt is a constituent in which of the following vitamins

Answer 25

Vit b12

Question 26

Which of the following is macro element?

Answer 26

Calcium

Question 27

Which of the following is the physiologically active form of calcium?

Answer 27

Ionised

Question 28

What inhibits calcium absorption?

Answer 28

Fatty acids

Question 29

Which condition can lead to magnesium deficiency ?

Answer 29

Alcoholism

Question 30

What is needed by Na+/K+ - ATPase along with ATP?

Answer 30

Mg

Question 31

Overdoses of which minerals can cause cardiac arrest

Answer 31

K

Question 32

oedema and hypertension are toxicity symptoms of which major mineral?

Answer 32

Sodium

Question 33

Which condition increases intestinal absorption of magnesium?

Answer 33

Calcium deficient diet

Question 34

Which major cation in extracellular fluid?

Answer 34

Sodium

Question 35

Which hormone regulates the metabolism of sodium?

Answer 35

Aldosterone

Question 36

how is iron transported in the circulation from the intestine to the sites of metabolism in the body?

Answer 36

Bound to transferrin

Question 37

Which condition can be seen in deficiency of iodine in human diet?

Answer 37

Development of goiter

Question 38

Which hormone regulates potassium metabolism?

Answer 38

Aldosterone

Question 39

Trace elements?

Answer 39

Copper

Question 40

Which is the component of glutathione peroxidase enzyme?

Answer 40

Selenium