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प्रश्न
Read the following statements about diseases.
- They are caused by germs.
- They are caused due to lack of nutrients in our diet.
- They can be passed on to another person through contact.
- They can be prevented by taking a balanced diet.
Which pair of statements best describe a deficiency disease?
विकल्प
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(ii) and (iv)
(i) and (iii)
उत्तर
(ii) and (iv)
Explanation -
Deficiency diseases are the diseases which are caused by deficiency of nutrients in the diet. These are non infectious and do not spread from one to another person.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Short Answer Type Questions:
What are deficiency diseases?
Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet.
Malnutrition leads to _________.
Iodine deficiency leads to ______ in adults.
Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking ______ diet.
India has the ______ highest number of obese children in the world.
Fish oil: Vitamin D:: Vegetable oil: ______.
Make a board-game just like ‘snakes and ladders’ with 10 ×10 grid boxes.
The mouth of the snake will represent the faulty food habit or faulty method of cooking. Its tail will represent the deficiency disease caused or loss of any nutrient in food.
Similarly, the box at the base of a ladder will represent healthy food habit or healthy method of cooking. Its upper end will represent the beneficial effect of that habit. An example is given as Figure. Complete the board and play with your friends.
What is Malnutrition?
Name any two Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) diseases.
