(1). Examination of blood of a person suspected of having anaemia shows large, immature, nucleated erythrocytes without haemoglobin. Supplementing his diet with which of the following is likely to alleviate his symptoms ?

• (a). Iron compounds
• (b). Thiamine
• (c). Folic acid and cobalamine
• (d). Riboflavin
• (e). None of these

(2). Which one of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease ?

• (a). Retinol – Xerophthalmia
• (b). Cobalamine – Beri-beri
• (c). Calciferol – Pellagra
• (d). Ascorbic acid – Scurvy
• (e). None of these

(3). Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product ?

• (a). Small intestine : proteins-amino acids
• (b). Stomach : fats –micelles
• (c). Duodenum : triglycerides – monoglycerides
• (d). Small intestine : starch – disaccharide (maltose)
• (e). None of these

(4). What will happen if the secretion of parietal cells of gastric glands is blocked with an inhibitor ?

• (a). In the absence of HCI secretion, inactive pepsinogen is not converted into the active enzyme pepsin.
• (b). Enterokinase will not be released from the duodenal mucosa and so trypsinogen is not converted to trypsin
• (c). Gastric juice will be deficient in chymosin
• (d). Gastric juice will be deficient in pepsinogen
• (e). None of these

(5). When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food which is low in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

• (a). rickets
• (b). kwashiorkor
• (c). pellagra
• (d). marasmus
• (e). None of these

(6). Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested ?

• (a). Starch and fat
• (b). Fat and cellulose
• (c). Starch and cellulose
• (d). Protein and starch
• (e). None of these

(7). If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this wil adversely affect

• (a). production of somatostatin
• (b). secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
• (c). maturation of sperms
• (d). smooth movement of food down the intestine
• (e). None of these

(8). If for some reason the parietal cells of the gut epithelium become partially non-functional, what is likely to happen ?

• (a). The pancreatic enzymes and specially the trypsin and lipase will not work efficiently
• (b). The pH of stomach will fall abruptly
• (c). Steapsin will be more effective
• (d). Proteins will not be adequately hydrolysed by pepsin into proteoses and peptones
• (e). None of these

(9). Jaundice is a disorder of

• (a). excretory system
• (b). skin and eyes
• (c). digestive system
• (d). circulatory system
• (e). None of these

• (a). amino acids and glucose
• (b). glucose and fatty acids
• (c). fatty acids and glycerol
• (d). fructose and some amino acids
• (e). None of these