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1. 1.

   Multiple choice questions:

   1. The variety of food that contains all the nutrients in the right proportion is called:
      1. healthy diet
      2. balanced diet
      3. fast food 
      4. qualitative food
   2. Proteins are:
      1. energy giving nutrients
      2. body-building nutrients
      3. diseases fighting nutrients
      4.  none of these
   3. Deficiency diseases are caused due to:
      1. micro-organism
      2. lack of nutritious food
      3. lack of medicines
      4. lack of clean water
   4. Jaundice is caused by:
      1. bacteria
      2. virus
      3. protozoa
      4. insects
   5. Vaccination can protect against diseases like polio, measels and
      1. AIDS
      2. malaria
      3. mumps
      4. fever
2. 2.

   What is meant by deficiency diseases?
3. 3.

   How can you prevent deficiency diseases?
4. 4.

   Name two diseases caused by contaminated food and water.
5. 5.

   Name a disease caused by the lack of Vitamin D.

6. 6.

   Give two methods of controlling communicable diseases.