Sports and Nutrition Case Study Based Questions Chapter 2 Class 12 Physical education

 1. A balanced diet refers to the intake of food constituting all the necessary nutrients. Ram shares his knowledge of food and nutritionwith neighbours while visiting his grandparents in a village. Ram notices that few people living in that village are suffering with goiter and severe anemia.

(i) Minerals are placed under _____ nutrient category on basis of required quantity.

(a) micro 

(b) macro

(c) roughage 

(d) non-nutritive

(ii) Goiter is caused due to deficiency of ____.

(a) Calcium 

(b) Iodine

(c) Selenium 

(d) Iron

(iii) Low levels of this mineral will lead toAnemia.

(a) Copper 

(b) Sodium 

(c) Iron 

(d) Calcium

(iv) From the given picture, it can be derived that

(a) Vegetables and fruits are enough to stay healthy

(b) Exercise along with proper nutrition is required

(c) Red & green coloured foods only to be taken

(d) All of the above

(i) Minerals are placed under _____ nutrient category on basis of required quantity.

(a) micro 

(b) macro

(c) roughage 

(d) non-nutritive

(ii) Goiter is caused due to deficiency of ____.

(a) Calcium '

(b) Iodine

(c) Selenium '

(d) Iron

(iii) Low levels of this mineral will lead to Anemia.

(a) Copper '

(b) Sodium 

(c) Iron 

(d) Calcium

(iv) From the given picture, it can be derived that

(a) Vegetables and fruits are enough to stay healthy

(b) Exercise along with proper nutrition is required

(c) Red & green coloured foods only to be taken

(d) All of the above

(v) Fresh Vegetables and Fruits are rich sources of ______________

(a) Vitamins 

(b) Minerals

(c) Both (a) and (b) 

(d) fats

2. Food is the basic requirement of every

individual to fulfill the energy needs and to

meet the development of the body. The

nutritious diet directly affects the health of

an individual. It contains various types of

nutrients in it.

(i) The bottom most part of the food

pyramid is occupied by _____________,

indicating large quantities of intake.

(a) carbohydrates (b) vitamins

(c) minerals (d) fats

(ii) Major portion of individuals diet

constitute________________ nutrients

(a) macro (b) micro

(c) water (d) roughage

(iii) Fat soluble vitamins are ____________.

(a) Vit A &D (b) Vit A&K

(c) Vit E&D (d) Vit A, D,E &K

(iv) The body building nutrient is________.

(a) Fat (b) vitamin

(c) protein (d) mineral

(v) Ghee, Butter, Cheese & curds are rich

sources of _____________________.

(a) Vitamins (b) fats

(c) minerals (d) proteins

3. Vikas a state level wrestler has been advised

by his coach to take adequate amounts of

simple carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals

and proteins in his diet along with the

training schedule. He has also been advised

to follow the diet plan and be aware of the

drawbacks of unsupervised dieting.

(i) Glucose, Fructose, Lactose are________.

(a) Simple Carbohydrate

(b) Complex Carbohydrate

(c) Minerals

(d) Fats

(ii) Which amongst these is a Pitfall of

dieting?

(a) Skipping meal

(b) Reducing energy food

(c) Drinking lot of water

(d) Taking food supplements

(iii) Amino acids and protein are the ______of

life.

(a) Building block (b) Training blocks

(c) Fitness blocks (d) Both (a) and (b)

4. Below given is the BMI data of a school’s

health check up

On the basis of the above data answer the

following questions:

(i) In which category does the major student

population falls into?

(a) Obese

(b) Normal weight

(c) Under weight

(d) Over weight

(ii) The school has to develop an activity

based program to decrease the number

of:

(iii) Which category is related to

underweight?

5. Below given is the Details of Different types

of vitamins required for our body

(i) The vitamins, minerals, and water

collectively called as -----------food.

(a) Body Building (b) Defensive

(c) Energy Yielding (d) Facilitating

(ii) Vitamin E contributes to the production

of --------, making our----------- system

strong.

(a) Strength, digestive

(b) Antibodies, immunity

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Hormones, muscular

(iii) ---------Vitamin is a group of 8 water

soluble vitamin which are important for

cellular metabolism.

(a) E (b) B Complex

(c) C (d) D

6. The Ganga school teams have started the

practice for Basketball Cluster Tournament.

One day the school secretary visited the

playground and watched the practice

session. He felt that the players were weak.

After discussion with the coach, he arranged

a dietician to rectify the player’s

requirements.

(i) Which types of the nutrients are

advisable for the player?

(a) Proteins (b) Minerals

(c) Vitamins (d) Carbohydrates

(ii) It is recommended to drink __________ of

water daily.

(a) 1-2 litres (b) 2-3 litres

(c) 1-1.5 litres (d) 2-4 litres

(iii) Vitamins are called

(a) Protective food

(b) Body Building food

(c) Energy giving food

(d) Strong bones

7. Sita got admission in class IX in a reputed

school. School is taking all the children on a

picnic to Ramoji Film City. Sita suffered

from a severe stomach ache on her journey.

Immediately the class teacher consulted a

Doctor who diagnosed the problem and told

her that Sita had difficulty digesting a

particular food. This can lead to symptoms

such as intestinal gas, abdominal pain or

diarrhoea. It is sometimes confused with or

mislabelled as a food allergy.

(i) Food intolerance can cause

(a) Diarrhoea (b) Anemia

(c) Fatigue (d) Loss of Appetite

(ii) Which of the following is normal BMI for

men?

(a) BMI <18.5 (b) BMI18.5-24.9

(c) BMI25-29.9 (d) BMI 30-34.9

(iii) Excess intake of Iron and Magnesium

causes _______________.

(a) Stone in the kidney

(b) Rickets

(c) Nervous problems

(d) Digestive problem

8. Shruti, a student of class XI is struggling

with Obesity due to which she has low self

esteem and low confidence. As a result she

has started dieting to control her weight. But

this dieting program is self designed and

lacks knowledge about nutrition.

(i) As a physical education student what do

you feel will be the pitfalls of this dieting

plan?

(a) Extreme weight loss

(b) Dehydration

(c) Deficiency of essential nutrients

(d) All of the above

(ii) What will be your advice to shruti to

control her weight?

(a) Exercising

(b) Skipping meals

(c) Balanced diet

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(iii) What is the meaning of the term Pitfalls of

dieting?

(a) Importance (b) Drawbacks

(c) Need (d) Outcome

9. Rahul, a student of class XII, has recently

joined a gym near his house to get a

toned and muscular body. He consults his

gym trainer regarding his diet and is

advised to increase the intake of protein in

his diet.

(i) Proteins are also known as_________.

(a) Nitrogenous food

(b) Body building food

(c) Fatty food

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(ii) Deficiency of protein can cause________.

(a) Rickets

(b) Kwashiorkor

(c) Scurvy

(d) Night blindness

(iii) Protein helps in _________________

(a) Increasing bone density

(b) Protoplasm formation

(c) Antibodies formation

(d) Both (b) and (c)

10. On his scheduled health check-up Deepak a

student of class VI was diagnosed with

Beri-beri disease. His parents are very

concerned about his health and asked the

doctor more about this disease.

(i) According to the doctor this disease is

caused due to deficiency of________.

(a) Vitamin B5 (b) Vitamin B1

(c) Vitamin B3 (d) Vitamin B7

(ii) Symptoms of Beri-beri are_________.

(a) Loss of appetite

(b) Shortness of breath

(c) Swollen feet

(d) All of the above

(iii) Other diseases which might occur due to

this vitamins deficiency are___________

(a) Constipation

(b) Irritation

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) High blood pressure

11. During a survey done in class VIII on the

topic favourite fruit of children following

data was collected. On the basis of given

data answer the following questions.

(i) Which fruit is liked most by the children?

(a) Banana (b) Apple

(c) Oranges (d) Peach

(ii) Which acid is present in oranges?

(a) Ascorbic (b) Citric

(c) Pantothenic (d) All of these

(iii) Which fruit is a good source of

potassium?

(a) oranges (b) peach

(c) kiwi (d) banana