Mock Exam Questions

Question 1

What is not a retrospective method of dietary assessment?

Answer 1

Food diary/record

Question 2

What happens during a positive energy balance?

Answer 2

The person gains weight

Question 3

What is the waist to hip ratio when waist= 32, hips=50

Answer 3

0.64

Question 4

What defines an “optimal nutritional state”?

Answer 4

Nutritional needs met without exceeding caloric needs.

Question 5

BMI category for ‘overweight’?

Answer 5

25.0–29.9

Question 6

Which is NOT a monosaccharide: Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, or Galactose?

Answer 6

Maltose

Question 7

Which group contains only essential amino acids?

Answer 7

Methionine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Threonine

Question 8

How many kcal does 1g of fat provide?

Answer 8

9kcal

Question 9

What is a triglyceride composed of?

Answer 9

Three fatty acids and one molecule of glycerol

Question 10

Protein should contribute no more than ___ of daily energy intake (UK DRV)?

Answer 10

15%

Question 11

Health benefits of fibre intake include?

Answer 11

Improves gut motility, prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol, reduces risk of type 2 diabetes

Question 12

UK recommended daily fibre intake?

Answer 12

30g/day for adults (current average is 12g)

Question 13

Three key functions of Vitamin C?

Answer 13

Antioxidant, collagen synthesis, enhances iron absorption

Question 14

Vitamin C DRV (19-50 years)?

Answer 14

40mg/day

Question 15

Condition caused by Vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 15

Scurvy

Question 16

Which is NOT a reason for different drug dosage forms?

Answer 16

To make drugs completely insoluble

Question 17

Which is a semi-solid dosage form?

Answer 17

Gel

Question 18

What is true about Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)?

Answer 18

Provides complete nutrition intravenously

Question 19

Which route bypasses first-pass metabolism?

Answer 19

Intravenous

Question 20

Role of excipients in drug formulation?

Answer 20

Improve stability, solubility, and drug release

Question 21

Which factor does NOT affect bioavailability?

Answer 21

Colour of drug

Question 22

Main purpose of enteric-coated tablets?

Answer 22

Prevent degradation in the stomach

Question 23

How to increase solubility of weakly water-soluble drugs?

Answer 23

Convert to salt form

Question 24

Why nanoemulsify clove oil?

Answer 24

Enhance solubility and bioavailability

Question 25

Common method to prepare clove oil nanoemulsions?

Answer 25

High-pressure homogenisation

Question 26

Four methods to enhance drug solubility?

Answer 26

Particle size reduction, salt formation, use of cosolvents, complexation

Question 27

At low substrate concentrations, enzyme rate is:

Answer 27

Proportional to substrate conc

Question 28

Competitive inhibitors

Answer 28

Increase Km without affecting Vmax

Question 29

Which does not occur in mitochondria?

Answer 29

Glycogen breakdown

Question 30

Muscle glucose uptake increases with insulin due to?

Answer 30

Increased GLUT4 expression

Question 31

Glucose transporter in muscle

Answer 31

GLUT4

Question 32

What’s true about nutrient absorption from a balanced meal?

Answer 32

Fatty acids go through lymph, proteins mostly to liver

Question 33

What does Km represent in enzyme kinetics?

Answer 33

Substrate conc where enzyme achieves 1/2 Vmax

Question 34

Each reaction in a metabolic pathway is:

Answer 34

Catalysed by a specific enzyme