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8 questions · 1996 · answers as per the UPSC key
According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is
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The nutritional deficiency condition that needs to be given top priority for remedial action in India today is
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Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults? I. Higher sugar level in blood II. Lower sugar level in blood III. Lower insulin level in blood IV. Higher insulin level in blood
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Consider the following statements: AIDS is transmitted — I. By sexual intercourse. II. By blood transfusion. III. By mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects. IV. Across the placenta. Of these statements —
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Which of the following would lead to ‘malnutrition’? I. Overnutrition II. Undernutrition III. Imbalanced nutrition
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People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases, except
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Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include
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The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness, etc. is