If your eyes have difficulty adjusting to dim light, which of the following foods might improve your vision?
a. candied carrots
b. a peanut butter sandwich
c. brewer's yeast
d. pork chops
e. lemon wedges
Q. 2Of the following castes, which were generally vegetarians?
a. Sudras
b. Brahmans
c. Kashatriyas
d. Untouchables
e. Serfs
Q. 3Vitamin A toxicity is likely to occur from _____.
a. consuming too many dark green vegetables
b. overconsumption of whole grains
c. consuming large amounts of fortified foods or vitamin A supplements
d. drinking too much orange juice
e. consuming too many carrots
Q. 4What are masalas?
a. distinctive mixtures of spices
b. spices and seeds offered after the meal to aid digestion
c. a variety of chutneys offered at meals
d. a mixture of vegetables and herbs served in pastry
e. meat dishes that are popular in the northern areas
Q. 5Excessive vitamin A during pregnancy poses a teratogenic risk by _____.
a. increasing the risk of birth defects
b. building up in the blood and causing calcification of soft tissues
c. resulting in a low-birth weight infant
d. increasing the risk of infectious disease
e. leading to four well-known autoimmune diseases
Q. 6What is the Hindu term for dried beans, peas, and lentils, which come hulled, skinned, whole, and split?
a. dal
b. ghee
c. amchoor
d. ajwain
e. dahi
Q. 7Children with measles or measles-related infections may benefit from _____ supplementation.
a. vitamin C
b. vitamin A
c. iron
d. folate
e. vitamin B12
Q. 8Healers in Pakistan are known as what?
a. hakims
b. masalas
c. ghee
d. Sikhs
e. Parsis
Q. 9Many of the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency, such as blindness and an increase in respiratory infections, are related to the role of vitamin A in _____.
a. blood clotting
b. synthesis of visual pigment
c. maintenance of epithelial cells
d. synthesis of some hormones
e. synthesis of nephrons
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