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GES107 EXAMINATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR

SESSION 2015/2016

(Kindly note that the following set of questions are got from a mock examination of a fellowship

on campus, DLCF, with little modifications to the original set of questions; nevertheless, by

tonight, other questions will come up from chapter to chapter as was done earlier. Thank you)

1. ___________ refers to a state of well-being that is complete, whole or full. (a)

wealth (b) balanced diet (c) health (d) human right

2. ___________ refers to the science that studies the process in which living

organisms take in and make use of food for the production of energy. (a) wealth

(b) balanced diet (c) digestion (d) nutrition

3. Which of these is NOT sugar? (a) glucose (b) fructose (c) sweetose (d) galactose

4. Which of these is a complex sugar? (a) glucose (b) maltose (c) fructose (d) lactose

5. All these are micro (trace) elements except ___________. (a) zinc (b) sodium (c)

iodine (d) copper

6. The vitamin whose deficiency results in night blindness is Vitamin _____. (a) A

(b) B (c) E (d) D

7. The period between childhood and adulthood is called ___________. (a) maturity

stage (b) cyclic making (c) adolescence (d) puberty

8. HIV transmission is possible through all these ways except ___________. (a)

mother-to-child (b) unprotected sex (c) mosquito bites (d) sharp instruments

9. The life expectancy at birth of an average Nigerian is but at _____ years by the

2008 statistics of the NDHs. (a) 53 (b) 47 (c) 52 (d) 60

10. How many % of adults are living with HIV according to 2010 National HIV

seroprevalence in Nigeria? (a) 30 (b) 6 (c) 4.2 (d) 4.7

11. STDs are most frequently found within what age bracket in Nigeria? (a) 25-32 (b)

11-14 (c) 15-24 (d) 10-20

12. STDs means ___________. (a) sequently transferred diseases (b) safe till death (c)

sexually transferred deficiencies (d) sexually transmitted diseases

13. According to WHO, health is ___________. (a) complete physical and mental

well-being (b) complete social life (c) a state of absence of diseases (d) complete

physical, mental and social well-being

14. These are the main determinants of health except ___________. (a) physical

environment (b) social life (c) economic situation (d) money

15. Which of these substances affect an individual sense of judgement? (a) Food (b)

Water (c) Alcohol (d) Caffeine

16. Which if these words cannot replace behaviour in respect of health issues? (a)

Exposure (b) Character (c) Practices (d) Activities

17. Which of these is not a feature of good food? (a) Abundant (b) Nourishing (c)

Wholesome (d) Safety from toxic substances

18. The amount of nutrient need depends on all except _______. (a) age (b) sex (c)

body size (d) time

19. Which of these food substances cannot be digested by human beings? (a)

Carbohydrate (b) Lipids (c) Galactose (d) Fibres

20. Diabetes is as a result of insufficient production of ___________. (a) glacagon (b)

thyroxin (c) testosterone (d) insulin

21. How much energy does one gram fat give? (a) 9 cal (b) 9 Kcal (c) 7 cal (d) 7 Kcal

22. The end product of protein is ___________. (a) glyceride (b) glucose (c) aminase

(d) amino acid

23. Which of these nutrients is not a monosaccharide? (a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c)

Galactose (d) Fructose

24. Drinking too much water can also cause ___________. (a) hyponatremia (b)

hyperhydromia (c) hypohydromia (d) hypernatremia

25. Which of these vitamins are both water soluble? Vitamins ___________ .(a) B

and C (b) A and E (c) K and D (d) C and A

26. Another name for Vitamin B12 is _________. (a) retinol (b) cyanocobalamia (c)

ascorbic (d) riboflavin

27. Vitamin E is the following except ___________. (a) an antioxidant (b) helpful in

preventing haemolytic anaemia (c) good for enhancing immune system (d) a water

soluble vitamin

28. The chain of infection has ______ elements. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

29. Which is not a type of infectious agent? (a) Bacteria (b) Viruses (c) Viriods (d)

Kryion

30. Diarrheal disease in Nigeria is caused by what organism? (a) Entamoeba

histolytica (b) Staphylococcus (c) Entamoeba giginvitis (d) Clostridium malaria

31. HIV is caused by ___________. (a) virus (b) bacteria (c) protozoan (d) helminth

32. Which of these is not a viral infection? (a) Tuberculosis (b) Chlamydia (c) Genital

warts (d) Syphilis

33. Which of these is a main/primary sexual organ? (a) Vestibule (b) Fallopian tube

(c) Ovary (d) Vas deferens

34. The human spermatid contains how many chromosomes? (a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d)

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35. The primary organ of reproduction in female is _________. (a) cervix (b) uterus

(c) ovary (d) clitoris

36. The series of changes that occur in the ovary of a woman monthly is

___________. (a) ovarian cycle (b) uterine cycle (c) menstrual cycle (d)

reproductive cycle

37. According to WHO, an adolescent is a person aged ___________. (a) 10-19 (b)

10-14 (c) 10-22 (d) 15-21

38. Which of these behaviours is not part of adolescence? (a) Early sexual debut (b)

Non-use of condoms (c) Use of psychoactive substance (d) Antenatal

39. STIs can be classified based on ___________. (a) duration and time of infection

(b) ways and types of infection (c) aetiological and clinical (d) acquired and non-

acquired

40. Which of these is not a GUD (genital ulcer disease)? (a) Syphilis (b) Chancroid

(c) Herpes genitals (d) Genital warts

41. What are the types of HIV? (a) Type I and II (b) Type A and B (c) Type III and IV

(d) Type C and D

42. HIV cannot be transferred most times through ___________. (a) unsafe sexual

intercourse (b) unscreened blood transfusion (c) sharing of unsterilized sharp

instrument (d) shaking of hands

43. MTCT means ___________. (a) mother-to-child-transmission (b) mother-to-

child-transfusion (c) mother-to-child transfer (d) mummy-to-child transmission

44. HIV is most unlikely to be contacted by a child (baby) during __________ if the

mother is HIV positive. (a) pregnancy (b) delivery (c) breastfeeding (d)

development

45. Which of these cannot be an outcome of HIV test? (a) Positive (b) Negative (c)

Indeterminate (d) Free

46. HIV cannot be transmitted through the following means except ___________. (a)

hugging and sharing (b) using tablet (c) coughing and sneezing (d) breast milk

47. Which is the best method to be free from STIs? (a) Prophylaxis (b) Abstinence (c)

Cure (d) Condom usage

48. All of the following are non-communicable except __________. (a) sickle cell

disease (b) hypertension (c) tuberculosis (d) thalassemia

49. Sickle cell disease is a genetic deformation of __________. (a) haemoglobin (b)

platelet (c) liver cells (d) plasma

50. A drug used to lower body temperature is __________. (a) analgesics (b) anti-

inflammatory (c) anti-emetic (d) antipyretic

NOTE: Answers will be sent in later today, using the code, Code 00 given for

this practice question above. Thus, after giving answers to the questions, you

can have the answers for your marking guide. Meanwhile, the next set will be

sent in later today. Thank you.