SSC CGL Science – Nutrition, Health & Diseases – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Science – Nutrition, Health & Diseases – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: General Science. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble.
II. Vitamin B12 deficiency causes pernicious anaemia.
III. Vitamin E deficiency causes night blindness.

Correct Answer: C [I and II only]

Explanation:

Answer: I and II only. Night blindness is vitamin A.

2.  
Data tableIn the food label shown earlier (60 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein, 20 g fat per 100 g), about what percentage of the energy comes from fat?

Correct Answer: C [39 %]

Explanation:

Fat energy = 9 × 20 = 180 kcal of 460 kcal ≈ 39 %.

3.  
A child on a starchy diet has a swollen belly and oedema though calories are nearly enough. The likely condition is:

Correct Answer: A [Kwashiorkor]

Explanation:

Protein lack with enough energy → kwashiorkor.

4.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion (A): A vaccine gives long-lasting protection.
Reason (R): A vaccine produces memory B and T cells.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Memory cells explain the long-lasting active immunity.

5.  
Statement-basedWhich pair is NOT correctly matched?

Correct Answer: B [Sleeping sickness – sandfly]

Explanation:

Sleeping sickness – tsetse fly.

6.  
True/False drillhow many are TRUE?
I. Ringworm is a fungal disease.
II. Plasmodium falciparum causes the most serious malaria.
III. HIV spreads by mosquito bites.
IV. BCG is a vaccine against tuberculosis.

Correct Answer: D [Three]

Explanation:

HIV does not spread by mosquito bites; the rest are true.

7.  
Spot My Mistake"Pellagra is caused by lack of vitamin C and leads to dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia." The error is:

Correct Answer: D [Pellagra is due to lack of niacin (vitamin B3)]

Explanation:

The 3 D are right; the vitamin is B3 (niacin).

8.  
Reverse questionA disease is caused by a protozoan, spread by an insect that is not a mosquito, and is common in parts of Bihar. It is most likely:

Correct Answer: A [Kala-azar]

Explanation:

Protozoan + non-mosquito vector (sandfly) → kala-azar.

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