Animal Nutrition
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
1. Immediately after fat absorption, monoglycerides move into
(a) lymph vessels
(b) blood vessels
(c) villi
(d) chylomicron
Answer: (a) lymph vessels
2. We take food rich in lime juice, then
(a) action of ptyalin on starch is enhanced action
(b) action of ptyalin on starch is reduced
(c) action of ptyalin on starch is unaffected
(d) action of ptyalin on starch stops
Answer: (b) action of ptyalin on starch is reduced
3. Feeding on dead and decaying organism represent what type of nutrition?
(a) holozoic
(b) parasitic
(c) saprotrophic
(d) autotrophic
Answer: (c) saprotrophic
4. Which of the following trace element is significant for maintenance of teeth?
(a) Fluoride
(b) zinc
(c) copper
(d) manganese
Answer: (a) Fluoride
5. A person deficient in the visual pigment rhodopsin should be advised to take more of
(a) radish and potato
(b) carrot and ripe papaya
(c) guava and ripe banana
(d) apple and grapes
Answer: (b) carrot and ripe papaya
6. Dental formula is given to show
(a) the structure of molars
(b) number and types of teeth in both jaws
(c) homodont condition
(d) diphyodont condition
Answer: (b) number and types of teeth in both jaws
7. The intake of calciferol is known to prevent
(a) osteomalacia
(b) pellagra
(c) scurvy
(d) xerophthalmia
Answer: (a) osteomalacia
8. Cilia is absent in which part of the human body?
(a) intestine
(b) nasal passage
(c) lining of respiratory passage
(d) none of these
Answer: (a) intestine
9. What is common among amylase, renin and trypsin?
(a) these are all proteolytic enzymes
(b) these are all proteins
(c) these are all produced in stomach
(d) these act at pH lower than 7
Answer: (b) these are all proteins
10.In ileum, which of the following is absorbed?
(a) vitamin K
(b) monosaccharides
(c) bile salts
(d) fats
Answer: (b) monosaccharides
11. In which of the following, proteins are absent?
(a) pancreatic juice
(b) saliva
(c) bile
(d) intestinal juice
Answer: (c) bile
12. Which one of the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for human?
(a) glycine
(b) phenylalanine
(c) serine
(d) aspartic acid
Answer: (b) phenylalanine
13.Lactose is a disaccharide of
(a) glucose+fructose
(b) glucose+ glucose
(c) glucose+ galactose
(d) galactose+ galactose
Answer: (c) glucose+ galactose
14. Pepsin acts in
(a) basic medium
(b) acidic medium
(c) neutral medium
(d) all types of media
Answer: (b) acidic medium
15. In stomach of rabbit which layer of muscles is nearest to peritoneum?
(a) submucosa
(b) circular
(c) longitudinal
(d) oblique
Answer: (c) longitudinal
16. Emulsification of fat is facilitated by
(a) bile pigments
(b) bile juice
(c) bile salt
(d) pancreatic juice
Answer: (c) bile salt
17. Glisson’s capsule is found in
(a) liver of frog
(b) pancreas
(c) liver of rabbit
(d) kidney
Answer: (c) liver of rabbit
18.Total number of amino acid found in protoplasm
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 20
(d) 10
Answer: (c) 20
19. Which of the following is present in men but absent in frogs?
(a) salivary gland
(b) adrenal gland
(c) thyroid gland
(d) pancreas
Answer: (a) salivary gland
20. In which of the following will you look for E coli?
(a) milk
(b) water
(c) human intestine
(d) soil
Answer: (c) human intestine
21. Which of the following is not a function of vitamins?
(a) digestion
(b) metabolism
(c) growth
(d) none of the above
Answer: (a) digestion
22. The tusks of elephant are modified form of
(a) canine
(b) molar
(c) incisors
(d) snout
Answer: (d) snout
23. National irradication programme for disease is run by Indian Government. It is caused due to deficiency of which element?
(a) copper
(b) boron
(c) iodine
(d) chlorine
Answer: (c) iodine
24. Vitamin D is synthesized in skin by the action of sunlight on
(a) cholesterol
(b) 7-dehydrocholesterol
(c) cephalo cholesterol
(d) all
Answer: (b) 7-dehydrocholesterol
25. Vitamin K is required for
(a) synthesis of prothrombin
(b) conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
(c) formation of thromboplastin
(d) formation of prothrombinase
Answer: (a) synthesis of prothrombin
26. Formation of glucose from protein is
(a) gluconeogenesis
(b) glyconeolysis
(c) glycogenesis
(d) glycolysis
Answer: (a) gluconeogenesis
27. Which of the following is not a function of liver?
(a) production of bile
(b) production of insulin
(c) glycogen storage
(d) detoxification
Answer: (b) production of insulin
28. Emulsification is the function of
(a) bile
(b) lipases
(c) esterases
(d) proteases
Answer: (a) bile
29. Which of the following is a basic amino acid?
(a) leucine
(b) lysine
(c) methionine
(d) aspartic acid
Answer: (b) lysine
30. Which of the following cannot be isolated from plants?
(a) riboflavin
(b) niacin
(c) vitamin B12
(d) Vitamin C
Answer: (c) vitamin B12
31. In ruminants bacterial actions take place in
(a) rumen
(b) reticulum
(c) omasum
(d) abomasums
Answer: (a) rumen
32. The fats absorbed from the gut are transported to the blood in the form of
(a) liposomes
(b) chemomicrons
(c) chylomicrons
(d) micelles
Answer: (c) chylomicrons
33. Brunner’s glands are found in
(a) stomach
(b) ileum
(c) colon
(d) duodenum
Answer: (d) duodenum
34. Which of the following is non pathogenic bacteria of colon?
(a) Escherichia coli
(b) Balantidium coli
(c) Entamoeba coli
(d) Enterobius vermicularis
Answer: (a) Escherichia coli
35. Most abundant organic compound on Earth is
(a) protein
(b) cellulose
(c) lipids
(d) steroids
Answer: (b) cellulose
36. Which one is correctly matched?
(a) vitamin E-Tocopherol
(b) vitamin D-Riboflavin
(c) vitamin B-Calciferol
(d) vitamin A-Thyamine
Answer: (a) vitamin E-Tocopherol
37. Organisms which obtain energy by the oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds are called
(a) photoautotrophs
(b) chemoautotrophs
(c) saprozoic
(d) coproheterotrophs
Answer: (b) chemoautotrophs
38. Hydrolytic enzymes which act on low pH are called as
(a) protease
(b) alpha amylase
(c) hydrolases
(d) peroxidases
Answer: (c) hydrolases
39. Pulp cavity of teeth is lined by
(a) odontoblast
(b) chondroblast
(c) osteoblast
(d) amyloblast
Answer: (a) odontoblast
40. Thecodont, diphyodont, and heterodont teeths are characteristics of
(a) aves
(b) reptiles
(c) mammals
(d) amphibians
Answer: (c) mammals
41.Vitamin C is helpful in the
(a) formation of visual pigment
(b) growth of bones
(c) treatment of pernicious anaemia
(d) wound healing
Answer: (d) wound healing
42. The total number of canines in the permanent dental set of humans is
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 6
(d) 4
Answer: (d) 4
43. Cyanocobalamine is essential for the formation of
(a) RBC
(b) WBC
(c) Lymph
(d) Platelets
Answer: (a) RBC
44. The delicious food generally makes mouth watery. It is due to
(a) hormonal response
(b) neural response
(c) olfactory response
(d) optic response
Answer: (b) neural response
45. Cyanobacteria of great nutritive value is
(a) Gleocapsa
(b)Scytonema
(c) Spirulina
(d) Anabaena
Answer: (d) Anabaena
46. Consumption of meat and eggs over a long period may lead to
(a) vitamin A toxicity
(b) kidney stones
(c) hypercholesterolaemia
(d) urine laden with Ketone bodies
Answer: (c) hypercholesterolaemia
47. During prolonged fasting the sequence of organic compounds used by body is
(a) carbohydrates, fats, proteins
(b) fats, carbohydrates, proteins
(c) carbohydrates, proteins, lipids
(d) proteins, lipids, carbohydrates
Answer: (a) carbohydrates, fats, proteins
48. Starch is digested by
(a) peptidase
(b) amylase
(c) lipase
(d) proteinase
Answer: (b) amylase
49. Which one is incorrectly matched?
(a) vitamin C Scurvy
(b) vitamin B2 pellagra
(c) vitamin B12 Pernicious anaemia
(d) vitamin B8 Beri beri
Answer: (d) vitamin B8 Beri beri
50. Which ones are bile salts
(a) hemoglobin and biliverdin
(b) bilirubin and biliverdin
(c) bilirubin and hemoglobin
(d) sodium glycolate and taurocholate
Answer: (d) sodium glycolate and taurocholate