MCQ’S ON PEM (Protein–energy malnutrition)
Q. A newborn infant, as part of routine is immediately assessed with this procedure after delivery
(a) infant functionality scale
(b) Apgar scoring system
(c) neonatal development scale
(d) Dubowitz-Ballard scale
Answer: : (b)
Q. Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder impairing the metabolism of
(a) amino acid phenylalanine
(b) Polyunsaturated fatty acids
(c) proteins
(d) none of these
Answer: : (a)
Q. This can be the first indication that PEM has led to the permanent damage to the brain
(a) low birth weight
(b) premature birth
(c) a reduced circumference of the head
(d) slowed reflexes during birth
Answer: : (c)
Q. The type of nutrition in which more nutrients are consumed than the required quantity for normal growth of the body
(a) pepsin-enzyme malnutrition
(b) mineral deficiency diseases
(c) over intake of nutrients
(d) protein energy malnutrition
Answer: : (c)
Q. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) corresponds to a state where the infant’s dietary intake is deficient in
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) overall calories
(c) proteins
(d) both (b) and (c)
Answer: : (d)
Q. The availability of proteins and energy and inadequate absorption in the body is known as
(a) pepsin energy malnutrition
(b) pepsin enzyme malnutrition
(c) protein energy malnutrition
(d) protein excess malnutrition
Answer: : (c)
Q. PEM is mostly seen and has the most destructing consequences in
(a) adulthood and adolescence
(b) adolescence and early childhood
(c) infancy and early childhood
(d) only infancy
Answer: : (c)
Q. Up to the age of six months, this is the ideal food for newborns and young infants
(a) soy milk
(b) rice cereal
(c) breast milk
(d) iron-fortified formula
Answer: : (c)
Q. Disorders related to nutritions is known as
(a) balancing of nutrition
(b) insolubility of nutrition
(c) solubility of nutrition
(d) malnutrition
Answer: : (d)
Q. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein-energy malnutrition?
(a) angina
(b) goiter
(c) marasmus
(d) tuberculosis
Answer: : (c)
