Reg. No: ……..…………...
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations November 2017
Nutrition and Biochemistry
(2016 Scheme)
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75
Answer all questions
Write section A (52 Pages) and section B (32 Pages) in separate answer
books. Do not mix up questions from section A and section B.
Q P Code: 114010 Section A Nutrition Marks:50
Short Essay 14)
1. How foods are classified. Mention the factors affecting food and nutrition.
2. What is the requirement of calcium in normal diet. Mention the food sources, factors
affecting absorption and deficiency manifestation of calcium.
Short notes
3. Dietary fibre.
4. Protein energy malnutrition.
5. Domestic methods of food preservation.
6. Factors to be considered during menu planning.
7. Prescribe a Diet for a Pregnant Woman
Answer Briefly
8. Dietary source and deficiency of vitamin A.
9. Functions of water in the human body.
10.What is pressure cooking. List the merits and demerits of this type of cooking.
11.Role of nurse in nutrition education.
Q P Code: 115010 Section B Biochemistry Marks:25
Short Essays
1. Mention the daily requirement, dietary source and deficiency manifestations of
vitamin D.
2. Describe the classification of amino acids based on nutritional importance
Short notes
3. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
4. Plasma proteins
Answer briefly
5. Lipid profile.
6. Disaccharides
7. Metabolic acidosis