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Nutrition/ICDS/Child Development MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which of the following is not an infectious disease ?
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint condition in which joint tissues break down over time; it is not an infectious disease. Diphtheria, dysentery and tuberculosis are all caused by infectious agents and can spread through recognized routes. Therefore, the non-infectious disease among the options is B.
Q2Sea food is a suggested food to prevent Goiter because it mainly contains:
Iodine is required for normal thyroid hormone production, and prolonged iodine deficiency can cause goiter. Seafood is naturally rich in iodine, so it is suggested for preventing iodine-deficiency goiter. Therefore A is correct.
Q3For the maintenance of health and proper development of a normal child: a. There is a need of supplementary food before 4 months b. Breast feeding is encouraged c. Parents are taught to select locally available foods that ensure balanced diet d. The child should be vaccinated timely Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
MoHFW and WHO infant-feeding guidance recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and complementary foods from six months onward, so supplementary food before four months is not needed for a normal child. Nutritious complementary food selection and timely vaccination support normal health and development. Therefore b, c and d are correct, making option B the answer.
Q4Which of the following is not true with respect to malnutrition ?
Malnutrition means a deficiency, excess, or imbalance in the intake of energy or nutrients. Taking an adequate quantity of food required by the body describes adequate nutrition, not malnutrition. Hence the statement in option B is not true with respect to malnutrition.
Q5Which scheme is not associated with ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services)? (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
Anganwadi Services are listed under the Umbrella ICDS scheme, and POSHAN Abhiyaan and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana are women-and-child-development nutrition or maternity interventions linked with this programme area. A housing scheme for villagers belongs to the rural housing domain and is not an ICDS scheme. Therefore, option B is correct.
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6Identify the category of organized child care from the following : (a) Babysitter at home (b) Kindergarten (c) Creches (d) Preschools Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
7Measles is caused by:
8Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II a. Protein malnutrition I. Rickets b. Thiamine deficiency II. Marasmus c. Vitamin D deficiency III. Anaemia d. Iron deficiency IV. Beri beri Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
9Which of the following commissions has been mandated to monitor the implementation of POCSO Act, 2012 ?
10Which of the following are intervention under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)? a. Weekly Iron Folic Acid supplementation Programme b. Lactation Management Centres c. Scheme for promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. d. Intensified diarrhoea control fortnight e. Adolescent friendly health clinics Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
11Vaccine given to prevent whooping cough is:
12Two statements are given below : Statement I: Prenatal care helps to decrease risks during pregnancy and increases the chance of a safe and healthy delivery. Statement II: In India during pregnancy parents can ask the doctor about the sex of their unborn child. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
13Pulses are mainly good source of ______.
14__________ is the world’s top infectious killer disease. (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
15Till what age the reproductive organs of human female are NOT fully mature and the female hormones are also NOT at the optimum level ?