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Consider the following statements:
1. Lysine, valine are essential amino acids.
2. Alanine, arginine are non-essential amino acids.
3. The term 'protein' was coined by Funk.
4. Vitamin E is also called a beauty vitamin.

Which of these statements are correct?

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Important Questions on Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)

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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 44

Match Column I with Column II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 

 Column I

(Nutrient)

  

Column II

(Foodstuff)
A. Protein 1. Cheese
B. Fats 2. Butter
C. Minerals 3. Green vegetables
D. Starch 4. Maize
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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 45
Carbohydrates are stored in animals and plants in the form of 
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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 46
Balanced diet should have approximately
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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 48
After diagnosing a disease in a person, the doctor advises the patient to take iron and folic acid tablets. The person is suffering from_____.
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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 50

Which of the following statements about vitamins are correct?
1.Vitamin-C is essential to make connective tissue in body.
2.Vitamin-D is needed for synthesis of eye pigment.                                                                                                                                

3. Vitamin-B12 helps in maturation of RBCs..
4. Vitamin-C is required to make use of calcium absorbed from the intestine.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 51

Consider the following statements. 
1. Carbohydrates are the only source of energy for humans.
2. Fats give maximum energy to oxidation as compared to other foods.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 52
Precursor of which one of the following vitamins comes from β-carotene? 
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Pathfinder NDA / NA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Entrance Examination General Science>Chapter 3 - Constituents of Food (Biomolecules)>Practice Exercise>Q 53

Which one of the following vitamins is synthesised in our own skin?