WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2023

Q. The following vitamin is produced in the human body due to exposure to sunlight:
(A) Vitamin B₆
(B) Vitamin B₁
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D₃

Correct Answer: (D) Vitamin D₃

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2022

Q. Water-soluble Vitamin is
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin D
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin B complex

Correct Answer: (D) Vitamin B complex

Q. Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease
(A) Night blindness
(B) Color blindness
(C) Goitre blindness
(D) Beriberi blindness

Correct Answer: (D) Beriberi blindness

Q. Which one of the following is not consumed as an edible oil?
(A) Sesame oil
(B) Rice bran oil
(C) Palm oil
(D) Castor oil

Correct Answer: (D) Castor oil

Q. Which of the following is a polysaccharide?
(A) Glucose
(B) Starch
(C) Glycogen
(D) Sucrose

Correct Answer: (B) Starch

Q. Cholesterol lowering agent in blood is
(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin E
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin B₇

Correct Answer: (C) Vitamin C

Q. Myoglobin is
(A) Tetramer
(B) Dimer
(C) Monomer
(D) Polymer

Correct Answer: (C) Monomer

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2021

Q. Amino acids are building blocks of
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Nucleic acids
(C) Lipids
(D) Proteins

Correct Answer: (D) Proteins

Q. The carbohydrate which cannot be digested by the human digestive system is
(A) Starch
(B) Cellulose
(C) Glycogen
(D) Glucose

Correct Answer: (B) Cellulose

Q. Which of the following has the highest calorific value?
(A) Carbohydrate
(B) Fats
(C) Vitamins
(D) Proteins

Correct Answer: (B) Fats

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2020

Q. Which Vitamin was discovered by Henrik Dam?
(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin A

Correct Answer: (A) Vitamin K

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2019

Q. The vitamin which is essential for blood clotting is
(A) Vitamin-A
(B) Vitamin-B
(C) Vitamin-C
(D) Vitamin-K

Correct Answer: (D) Vitamin-K

Q. Proteins are composed of
(A) Vitamins
(B) Carbohydrates
(C) α-amino acids
(D) Mineral salts

Correct Answer: (C) α-amino acids

Q. Which of the following vitamins is water soluble as well as an antioxidant?
(A) Vitamin-B₁
(B) Vitamin-A
(C) Vitamin-D
(D) Vitamin-C

Correct Answer: (D) Vitamin-C

Q. Protein folding is a process in which a polypeptide folds into
(A) 2-D structure
(B) Globular form
(C) 3-D structure
(D) Linear form

Correct Answer: (C) 3-D structure

Q. Which of them contains all the information required to fold the polypeptide chain in its 3-D structure?
(A) DNA sequences
(B) RNA
(C) Histone protein
(D) Amino acid sequences

Correct Answer: (D) Amino acid sequences

Q. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of Niacin.
(A) Pellagra
(B) Rickets
(C) Scurvy
(D) Pernicious anemia

Correct Answer: (A) Pellagra

Q. Which of the following vitamin serves as a hormone precursor?
(A) Vitamin-C
(B) Vitamin-A
(C) Vitamin-K
(D) Vitamin-D

Correct Answer: (D) Vitamin-D

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2018

Q. Which is the most balanced diet?
(A) Rice
(B) Milk
(C) Meat
(D) Fish

Correct Answer: (B) Milk

Q. Carbohydrate is stored in the body as
(A) Glucose
(B) Starch
(C) Glycogen
(D) Sucrose

Correct Answer: (C) Glycogen

Q. Which one of the following is considered as good cholesterol?
(A) VLDL
(B) LDL
(C) HDL
(D) Triglycerides

Correct Answer: (C) HDL

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2017

Q. Vitamin B₁₂ is also known as
(A) Pyridoxine
(B) Ascorbic acid
(C) Riboflavin
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (D) None of the above

WBCS Mains Biology Vitamins, Nutrition Questions 2015

Q. The deficiency of cobalt causes the deficiency of
(A) Vitamin B₂
(B) Vitamin B₆
(C) Vitamin B₁₂
(D) Vitamin C

Correct Answer: (C) Vitamin B₁₂

Q. The amino acids are basic units of
(A) Lipids
(B) Hormones
(C) Proteins
(D) Vitamins

Correct Answer: (C) Proteins

Q. Which of the vitamins acts as a free-radical inhibitor in the human body?
(A) Vitamin B₁
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Correct Answer: (D) Both (B) and (C)

Q. Essential amino acid may also be called
(A) Vitamins
(B) Hormones
(C) Steroids
(D) Enzymes

Correct Answer: (D) Enzymes

Q. Essential fatty acids are lowest in
(A) Fish liver oil
(B) Sunflower oil
(C) Vegetable oil
(D) Coconut oil

Correct Answer: (D) Coconut oil

Q. Malnutrition in India is mainly attributed to
(A) Protein deficiency
(B) Vitamin A deficiency
(C) Iron deficiency
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above

Q. Highest Biological Value is from
(A) Eggs
(B) Milk
(C) Soyabean
(D) Meat

Correct Answer: (A) Eggs

Q. Best quality proteins are found in highest quantities in
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Ragi
(D) Bajra

Correct Answer: (B) Wheat