Nutrition/ICDS/Child Development MCQ — 125 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

India's National Immunization Schedule gives OPV-1 at 6 weeks, not after completion of the third month. WHO newborn-care guidance also says the baby should be dried and kept warm; wet cloth should be removed, not used for wrapping. Hence both statements are incorrect and the correct answer is B.

Explanation

Non-verbal communication includes cues such as posture, touch, and eye contact. Language is the verbal code used to express words and meanings, so it is not an element of non-verbal communication in this list. Hence option D is correct.

Explanation

WHO identifies physical inactivity as a behavioural risk factor that contributes to raised blood pressure and overweight or obesity. Rickets, thalassaemia and goiter are not typical sedentary-lifestyle diseases; they are linked to nutritional, genetic or iodine-related causes. Therefore only obesity and hypertension match the question, so C is correct.

Explanation

Iodine is needed for thyroid hormone production, and iodine deficiency is the common cause of goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Night blindness is linked to vitamin A deficiency and rickets to vitamin D deficiency, not iodine deficiency. Therefore C is correct.

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NCERT classifies keeping the body clean and consuming clean drinking water as measures of personal hygiene. Public hygiene includes proper disposal of waste and excreta and periodic cleaning or disinfection of water reservoirs. Hence the items not under public hygiene are the two personal-hygiene measures, so C is correct.