CBSE Class 12 Physical Education Unit 5 Sports and Nutrition MCQs Set B

Question: Which food contains the most fat?
a) Graham crackers
b) Brownies
c) Pudding
d) Angel food cake
Answer: b

Question: Deficiency of protein leads to:
a) Goitre
b) Marasmus
c) Obesity
d) Anaemia
Answer: b

Question: The origin of the word “Nutrition” is linked to the ……………. word
a) Latin
b) Spanish
c) France
d) British
Answer: a

Question: Which of these nutrients is the preferred energy source for the body?
a) B complex vitamins
b) Carbohydrates
c) Fats
d) Fiber
Answer: b

Question: Vitamin E contributes to the production of …………. making our…………. system strong.
a) strength, digestive
b) antibodies, immunity
c) Both a & b
d) hormones, muscular
Answer: d

Question: Total number of vitamins required by human body are:
a) 13
b) 12
c) 11
d) 10
Answer: a

Question: A ……….. diet contains all the essential food constituents necessary for growth and maintenance of our body.
a) strict
b) balanced
c) prescribed
d) consistent
Answer: b

Question: What type of fat should make up most of your fat intake for a healthy diet?
a) Saturated fat
b) Unsaturated fat
c) Fat from animal products
d) Trans fat
Answer: c

Question: Which is a micronutrient?
a) Fats
b) Carbohydrates
c) Minerals
d) Proteins
Answer: c

Question: Which among the following is not water soluble vitamins?
a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin C
Answer: c

Question: Protein helps in increasing
a) Bone density
b) Protoplasmic formation
c) Antibodies formation
d) Both B and C
Answer: d

Question: Which are the fat-soluble vitamins?
a) A, B, D, E
b) A, D, E, K
c) E, K, B, C
d) A, B, C, D
Answer: b

Question: This vitamin is also called:
a) Thiamin
b) Niacin
c) Riboflavin
d) Biotin
Answer: a

Question: In most of the carbohydrates, the ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms is:
a) 2 :1
b) 1: 2
c) 1:3
d) None of these
Answer: d

Question: All the following are nutrients found in food except…………….
a) plasma
b) proteins
c) carbohydrates
d) vitamins
Answer: a

Question: Body needs vitamins and minerals because:
a) they give the body energy.
b) they help carry out metabolic reactions.
c) they insulate the body’s organs.
d) they withdraw heat from the body.
Answer: b

Question: Pulses are a good source of:
a) carbohydrate
b) proteins
c) fat
d) vitamins
Answer: b

Question: Who discovered vitamin A?
a) Theo Haimann
b) Elmer MacCollum
c) O’Donnell
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: What is another name of riboflavin?
a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin B5
c) Vitamin B2
d) Vitamin C
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following is not a pitfall of dieting?
a) Eating too little
b) Skipping breakfast every day
c) Not performing normal exercises
d) None of the above
Answer: d

Question: What is the calorific value of water?
a) 10 joules/calorie
b) 0 joules/calorie
c) 25 joules/calorie
d) 100 joules/calorie
Answer: b

Question: Major portion of individuals diet constitutes nutrients
a) Macro
b) Micro
c) Water
d) Roughage
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following vitamins is insoluble in fats?
a) A
b) E
c) K
d) C
Answer: d

Question: What will be your advice to Raavi to control her weight?
a) Exercising
b) Skipping meals
c) Balanced diet
d) Both (a) and c.
Answer: d

Question: If the weight is in kg and height in m, which of these is the correct formula for calculating Body Mass Index?
a) weight x (height)²
b) weight/(height)²
c) height/weight
d) weight/height
Answer: b

Case Based Questions 

The Ganga school teams have started the practice for Basketball Cluster Tournament.
One day the school secretary visited the playground and watched the practice session. He felt that the players were weak.
After discussionwith the coach, he arranged a dietician to rectify the player’s requirements.

Question: Which types of the nutrients are advisable for the player?
(a) Proteins
(b) Minerals
(c) Vitamins
(d) Carbohydrates
Answer: d

Question:It is recommended to drink __________ of water daily.
(a) 1-2 litres
(b) 2-3 litres
(c) 1-1.5 litres
(d) 2-4 litres
Answer: d

Question: Vitamins are called
(a) Protective food
(b) Body Building food
(c) Energy giving food
(d) Strong bones
Answer: b

Sita got admission in class IX in a reputed school. School is taking all the children on a picnic to Ramoji Film City. Sita suffered from a severe stomach ache on her journey.
Immediately the class teacher consulted a Doctorwho diagnosed the problemand told her that Sita had difficulty digesting a particular food. This can lead to symptoms such as intestinal gas, abdominal pain or diarrhoea. It is sometimes confused with or mislabelled as a food allergy.

Question:Food intolerance can cause
(a) Diarrhoea
(b) Anemia
(c) Fatigue
(d) Loss of Appetite
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following is normal BMI for men?
(a) BMI <18.5
(b) BMI18.5-24.9
(c) BMI25-29.9
(d) BMI 30-34.9
Answer: b

Question: Excess intake of Iron and Magnesium causes _______________.
(a) Stone in the kidney
(b) Rickets
(c) Nervous problems
(d) Digestive problem
Answer: a

Shruti, a student of class XI is struggling with Obesity due to which she has low self esteem and low confidence. As a result she has started dieting to control herweight. But this dieting program is self designed and lacks knowledge about nutrition.

Question: As a physical education student what do you feel will be the pitfalls of this dieting plan?
(a) Extreme weight loss
(b) Dehydration
(c) Deficiency of essential nutrients
(d) All of the above
Answer: d

Question: What will be your advice to shruti to control her weight?
(a) Exercising
(b) Skipping meals
(c) Balanced diet
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Answer: d

Question: What is themeaning of the termPitfalls of dieting?
(a) Importance
(b) Drawbacks
(c) Need
(d) Outcome
Answer: d