Ans: (a)
124. Some food items are given below. Which one of the following alternatives gives the increasing order of the percentage
     of iron in them?
           1) Carrot
           2) Milk
           3) Cooked liver
           4) Butter
     (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
     (b) 4, 3, 1, 2
     (c) 2, 3, 4, 1
     (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans: (d)
125. A hormone:
           1) passes directly into the bloodstream.
           2) is catalytic in nature.
           3) is manufactured in the endocrine glands.
           4) is always a protein.
     (a) 1 and 2 are true
     (b) 1, 2 and 3 are true
     (c) 1 and 3 are true
     (d) 1, 3 and 4 are true
Ans: (c)
126. A girl ate sweets while fanning the flies away. Due to this, she suffered from a disease diagnosed as : [Hotel
     Management 1994]
     (a) kwashiorkor
     (b) tuberculosis
     (c) diphtheria
     (d) cholera
Ans: (d)
127. Which among the following is not a true fruit? [NDA 2010]
     (a) Apple
     (b) Date
     (c) Grape
     (d) Plum
Ans: (d)
128. The virus of AIDS affects the growth of: [UTI 1994]
     (a) haemoglobin
     (b) RBCs in blood
     (c) T cells in blood
     (d) grey cells in brain
Ans: (c)
129. Refrigeration is a process in which the decomposition of food is : [UDC 1992]
     (a) retarded
     (b) stopped
     (c) speeded up
     (d) delayed
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