Food and Nutrition

Question 1

1Food handlers should wash their hands

Easy

A. only at the end of the day B. never C. before handling food and after using the toilet D. only when visibly dirty

Question 2

2Water activity in food is reduced by

Hard

A. cutting B. drying, salting and adding sugar C. adding water D. chilling only

Question 3

31 g of fat supplies about

Hard

A. 7 kcal B. 2 kcal C. 9 kcal (37 kJ) D. 4 kcal

Question 4

4Pickling preserves vegetables mainly by using

Easy

A. oil only B. sugar only C. vinegar (acid) D. water

Question 5

5A shortage of vitamin C in the diet causes

Easy

A. scurvy B. beriberi C. night blindness D. rickets

Question 6

6A teenage boy needs more energy than an elderly woman mainly because of

Hard

A. shorter height B. eating less C. growth and higher activity D. lower metabolism

Question 7

7Preserving food by heating it to kill bacteria and sealing it in tins is

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A. drying B. smoking C. canning D. salting

Question 8

8Lactose intolerance results from a lack of the enzyme

Hard

A. lipase B. pepsin C. amylase D. lactase

Question 9

9The safest way to thaw frozen meat is

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A. in the refrigerator B. on the counter overnight C. in the sun D. in hot water

Question 10

10Which of the following is a good source of iron?

Easy

A. sugar B. cooking oil C. kontomire (cocoyam leaves) and liver D. white bread only