Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5: 40 MCQs with Explanations
40 exam-level human health & nutrition MCQs with answers and explanations for PPSC, FPSC, NTS preparation.
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Q1 of 40
Vitamin C is found in_________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Fruits and Vegetables
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Vitamin C is found in Fruits and Vegetables .
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Q2 of 40
Tocopherol is the chemical name of which vitamin?
Correct Answer: Option D — vitamin E
Detailed Academic Explanation:
vitamin E is the correct answer to “Tocopherol is the chemical name of which vitamin”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q3 of 40
When we sleeps blood pressure_____________?
Correct Answer: Option A — Decreases
Detailed Academic Explanation:
When we sleeps blood pressure Decreases .
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Q4 of 40
What do you understand by disease “Insomnia”?
Correct Answer: Option A — Inability to sleep
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Inability to sleep is the correct answer to “What do you understand by disease “Insomnia””. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q5 of 40
What is the rarest blood type in humans?
Correct Answer: Option C — AB-
Detailed Academic Explanation:
AB- is the correct answer to “What is the rarest blood type in humans”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q6 of 40
Which of the following disease is spread by Fleas?
Correct Answer: Option B — Typhus
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Typhus is the correct answer to “Which of the following disease is spread by Fleas”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q7 of 40
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Peninsula
Detailed Academic Explanation:
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called Peninsula .
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Q8 of 40
White bloods cells are also known as________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Leucocytes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
White bloods cells are also known as Leucocytes .
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Q9 of 40
Scientist discovered a previously undetected feature of the human Anatomy that could be the largest organ of human body?
Correct Answer: Option B — Interstitium
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Interstitium is the correct answer to “Scientist discovered a previously undetected feature of the human Anatomy that could be the largest organ of human body”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q10 of 40
Which of the following is not a water soluble vitamin?
Correct Answer: Option D — Tocopherol
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Tocopherol is the correct answer to “Which of the following is not a water soluble vitamin”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q11 of 40
The vitamin Folate works together with __________ to produce new red blood cells?
Correct Answer: Option A — Vitamin B-12
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The vitamin Folate works together with Vitamin B-12 to produce new red blood cells.
💡 Key Conceptual Anchor:
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Q12 of 40
Common food sources of Vitamin A are:___________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and C
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Common food sources of Vitamin A are: Both A and C .
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Q13 of 40
Which of the following is a function of Vitamin A in the body?
Correct Answer: Option B — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following is a function of Vitamin A in the body”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q14 of 40
Vitamin C deficiency leads to:____________?
Correct Answer: Option B — Scurvy
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Vitamin C deficiency leads to: Scurvy .
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Q15 of 40
The volume of Blood in a Human body to be approximately _________ of body weight?
Correct Answer: Option B — 7%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The volume of Blood in a Human body to be approximately 7% of body weight.
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Q16 of 40
Hepatitis is a disease of which of the following organ?
Correct Answer: Option A — Liver
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Liver is the correct answer to “Hepatitis is a disease of which of the following organ”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q17 of 40
Which are the largest of the white blood cells?
Correct Answer: Option B — monocytes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
monocytes is the correct answer to “Which are the largest of the white blood cells”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q18 of 40
There are__________ kinds of Joints in human body?
Correct Answer: Option C — 4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
There are 4 kinds of Joints in human body.
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Q19 of 40
Types of bones in human body are: Long, short, irregular and ____________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Flat
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Types of bones in human body are: Long, short, irregular and Flat .
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Q20 of 40
In human body there are_________________kinds of bones?
Correct Answer: Option A — 4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
In human body there are 4 kinds of bones.
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Q21 of 40
Fatal degenerative lung disease caused by particulate asbestos is referred to as _____________?
Correct Answer: Option A — asbestosis
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Fatal degenerative lung disease caused by particulate asbestos is referred to as asbestosis .
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Q22 of 40
How does smoking cigarettes impact the red blood cells?
Correct Answer: Option B — Decreases their ability to carry oxygen
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Decreases their ability to carry oxygen is the correct answer to “How does smoking cigarettes impact the red blood cells”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q23 of 40
Vitamin A is found in the____________?
Correct Answer: Option D — Green vegetables
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Vitamin A is found in the Green vegetables .
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Q24 of 40
The protein content of edible portion of egg is___________?
Correct Answer: Option D — 13.3%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The protein content of edible portion of egg is 13.3% .
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Q25 of 40
Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterized by the degeneration of _______
Correct Answer: Option C — Nerve cells
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterized by the degeneration of Nerve cells.
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Q26 of 40
The protein content in wheat is approximately_______________?
Correct Answer: Option A — 12%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The protein content in wheat is approximately 12% .
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Q27 of 40
The vitamin which is generally excreted by humans in urine is__________?
Correct Answer: Option B — Vitamin C
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The vitamin which is generally excreted by humans in urine is Vitamin C .
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Q28 of 40
Which pollutant from motor car exhaust causes mental disease _____?
Correct Answer: Option A — Lead
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Which pollutant from motor car exhaust causes mental disease Lead .
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Q29 of 40
Which of the following vitamins is synthesized in the body by intestinal bacteria_______?
Correct Answer: Option C — Vitamins K
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Which of the following vitamins is synthesized in the body by intestinal bacteria Vitamins K .
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Q30 of 40
Which Vitamin gets destroyed on heating?
Correct Answer: Option C — C
Detailed Academic Explanation:
C is the correct answer to “Which Vitamin gets destroyed on heating”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q31 of 40
You have discovered a new celestial body. It has a thick atmosphere and it produces powerful cosmic winds and, when observed, the clouds obscure the body. You have determined it is this type of star.
Correct Answer: Option B — Wolf-Rayet star
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Wolf-Rayet star is the correct answer to “You have discovered a new celestial body. It has a thick atmosphere and it produces powerful cosmic winds and, when observed, the clouds obscure the body. You have determined it is this type of star.”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q32 of 40
The Shortest (smallest) bone in human body is___________?
Correct Answer: Option D — Stapes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The Shortest (smallest) bone in human body is Stapes .
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Q33 of 40
The longest bone in human body is___________?
Correct Answer: Option C — Femur
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The longest bone in human body is Femur .
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Q34 of 40
What is the breathing rate of human being body?
Correct Answer: Option A — 16-20 minutes
Detailed Academic Explanation:
16-20 minutes is the correct answer to “What is the breathing rate of human being body”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q35 of 40
The human brain uses__________ percent of the total oxygen and blood in the body?
Correct Answer: Option D — 20
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The human brain uses 20 percent of the total oxygen and blood in the body.
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Q36 of 40
Deficiency of vitamin B1 is causes__________?
Correct Answer: Option B — Beriberi
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Deficiency of vitamin B1 is causes Beriberi .
💡 Key Conceptual Anchor:
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Q37 of 40
How many bones in our body?
Correct Answer: Option A — 206
Detailed Academic Explanation:
206 is the correct answer to “How many bones in our body”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q38 of 40
which one is the most common disease?
Correct Answer: Option C — Dental
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Dental is the correct answer to “which one is the most common disease”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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Q39 of 40
A tight-rope walker carries a long pole which he holds across his body. The purpose of this pole is to__________?
Correct Answer: Option D — To keep the Center of gravity always above vertically above the rope
Detailed Academic Explanation:
A tight-rope walker carries a long pole which he holds across his body. The purpose of this pole is to To keep the Center of gravity always above vertically above the rope .
💡 Key Conceptual Anchor:
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Q40 of 40
Serum if blood plasma minus its?
Correct Answer: Option C — Clotting proteins
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clotting proteins is the correct answer to “Serum if blood plasma minus its”. Items of this type are drawn from the Human Health & Nutrition — Part 5 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.
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