Scientific Foundations of Health

Max marks: 50
Duration- 1 Hour
PART-A
Multiple choice questions 25 X 1= 25 marks
1. Rita, a 46-year-old lady is characterised by poor CNS coordination, forgetfulness, and
tremor of hands. Identify the disease she is suffering from
a. Epilepsy
b. Alzheimer’s disease
c. Schizophrenia
d. Migraine

2. Four stages of developing/changing a habit are

a. Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance

b. Preparation, action, maintenance, contemplation
c. Contemplation, action, Maintenance, execution
d. Preparation, contemplation, action, maintenance

3. Calculate the body weight of Imran in Kilograms by considering his height being
1.72mts and BMI 22.8.

a. 67.5 kgs
b. 62.5 kgs
c. 60.9 kgs
d. 71 kgs

4. Determinants of health include:

a. the social and economic environment b. the physical environment
c. the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours d. All of these

5. The goal of mindfulness is .

a. to wake up to the inner workings of our mental, emotional, and physical processes
b. to wake up to emptiness in the mind
c. to meditate
d. to wake up to confusion and anxiety

6. Stress Management
a. involves overthinking on different aspects of your life
b. involves learning what triggers anxiety and finding solution
c. involves having control on everything
d. involves meeting perfection at every task
7. …………………….. is the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that make a person unique.
a. Personality b. Society c. Attitude d. Psychology

8. Vulnerable groups in disparities of health include

a. Race and ethnicity b. Physically disabled c. Aged/retired d. All of these

9. Anxiety disorders include

a. Global Developmental Delay b. Communication Disorders
c. Agoraphobia d. Autism Spectrum Disorder

10. People with…………………do not restrict calories or use purging behaviors, such as
vomiting or excessive exercise
a. Binge eating disorder b. Bulmia nervosa
c. Anorexia nervosa d. Pica

11. Three dimensions of Spiritual health are

a. religious, personality and behaviour b. behaviour, psychology and emotional
c. religious, individualistic, and material world-oriented d. none of these
12. Bipolar related disorder includes
a. Mania b. Bulmia Nervosa c. Conversion Disorders d. Panic Disorder
13. Resilient personality people are
a. people who experience anxiety, depression b. self-centered people
c. adapting well to adversity, trauma, tragedy d. people who are social and outgoing

14. Protein in diet function for

a. Energy storage and hormone
b. Tissue growth and maintenance
c. Good bowel function
d. Metabolism regulation

15. Eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by

a. normal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person’s physical and mental health
b. abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person’s physical and mental
health
c. abnormal eating behaviours that positively affect a person’s physical and mental
health
d. all of these
16. People with this eating disorder generally view themselves as overweight, even if
they’re dangerously underweight. This disorder is
a. Binge eating disorder
b. Bulmia nervosa
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Pica

17. Individuals with…………… crave non-food substances, such as cloth, dirt, soil, etc.
a. Binge eating disorder
b. Bulmia nervosa
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Pica

18. Range of motion one can have around a given joint without pain is
a. Muscular strength
b. Muscular endurance
c. Flexibility
d. Cardiovascular endurance

19. Parkinsonism is due to which defective transmitter in brain?

a. noradrenaline
b. eucalpia
c. dopamine
d. serotonin

20. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans are done to measure

a. Muscular strength
b. Body composition
c. Muscular endurance
d. Cardiovascular endurance

21. Baked and fried foods, and industrially produced pre-packaged snacks and foods
contain
a. trans-fats
b. saturated fats
c. poly unsaturated fats
d. unsaturated fats
22. High sodium intake and insufficient potassium intake
a. contribute to low blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease and
stroke.
b. contribute to high blood pressure, which in turn decreases the risk of heart disease and
stroke.
c. contribute to high blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease and
stroke
d. All of these

23. Recommended level of salt is less than………………. per day

a. 1g
b. 5g
c. 3g
d. 4g.

24. Potassium can mitigate the…………… effects of elevated sodium consumption on

blood pressure
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Both positive and negative
d. Neither positive nor negative

25. Alcohol addiction is harmful because it causes

a. deposition of protein in liver
b. deposition of fat in liver
c. rise in blood sugar level
d. cancer growth

Match the following 5X2=10 Marks

1. Match the following eating disorders

i. Anorexia nervosa A. eating non-food substance

ii. Bulimia nervosa B. Regurgitate
iii. Pica C. Restrict calories
iv. Rumination disorder D. Purging

[Link] the following with disease

i. Corona A. Sleeping sickness
ii. Trypanosoma B. TB
iii. Mycobacterium C. Typhoid
iv. Salmonella D. Covid-19
3. Match the following disease with the causative agent.
i. AIDS A. Vectors
ii. Malaria B. HIV Virus
iii. COVID-19 C. Vibrio cholerae
iv. Cholera D. Corona Virus

4. Match below addictions

i. Addiction cycle A. Substance addiction
ii. Alcohol B. Behavioural addiction
iii. Internet C. Happy life
iv. Non-addicts D. Craving and usage

5. Match the Personality

i. Optimistic A. Adaptive
ii. Neurotic B. High-achieving
iii. Conscientious C. Positiveness
iv. Resilient D. Self-doubt

Part-C
Answer in detail any 3 questions 5X3 =15 Marks
1. Sam has BMI above 33 indicating obesity. Comment on his situation on how food
affects health, balanced diet, eating disorders and fitness components of health.
2. Varun has imbalanced health triangle, which started affecting his career and personal
life. Educate him for holistic approach for balancing his health triangle.
3. Manoj fell into alcohol/drug addiction under some circumstances. Detail on how
addictions develop, stages, influencing factors and how Manoj can recover from
addictions.
4. Peter has poor communication skills. How can he improve his commination skills?
Detail on impact of communication on friendship/relationship.
5. Naveen has frequent skin infections. Educate him about different mode of infections
and how he can avoid from further infections