Description : The gain in body weight (gm) per gm of protein ingested is known as (A) Net protein utilisation (B) Protein efficiency ratio (C) Digestibility coefficient (D) Biological value of protein
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The percentage of food nitrogen that is retained in the body represents (A) Digestibility coefficient (B) Biological value of proteins (C) Protein efficiency ratio (D) Net protein utilisation
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The percentage of nitrogen retained in the body after absorption of diet represents (A) Digestibility coefficient of proteins (B) Biological value of proteins (C) Protein efficiency ratio (D) Net protein utilisation
Description : Net protein utilisation depends upon (A) Protein efficiency ratio (B) Digestibility coefficient (C) Digestibility coefficient and protein efficiency ratio (D) Digestibility coefficient and biological value
Description : In a person increase in weight in gms per gm of protein consumption represents (A) Protein efficiency ratio (B) Digestibility value of proteins (C) Biological value of proteins (D) Net protein utilisation
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Biological value of a protein is (A) The percentage of ingested protein/nitrogen absorbed into circulation (B) The percentage of ingested protein/nitrogen in the body (C) The percentage of ingested protein utilised ... synthesis in the body (D) The gain in body weight (gm) per gm of protein ingested
Description : Net protein utilisation of egg protein is (A) 75% (B) 80% (C) 91% (D) 72%
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following ... you assign this plant? (a) CAM (b) Nitrogen fixer (c) C3 (d) C4
Last Answer : d) C4
Description : The amount of energy required to produce a given degree of pulverisation depends primarily on a) Soil strength b) Energy utilisation efficiency of tool c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above
Last Answer : c) Both (a) and (b)
Description : The coefficient of performance (COP) is the ratio between the: A. Power consumption in watts and heat absorbed per hour B. Heat absorbed per hour and the power consumption in watts C. Work required and the absorbed heat D. Absorbed heat and work required
Last Answer : Absorbed heat and work required
Description : Nitrogen fixation is a process of - (1) Assimilation of nitrate (2) Utilisation of nitrogen gas (3) Conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins (4) Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
Last Answer : (4) Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia Explanation: Nitrogen fixation is a process by which nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere is converted into ammonia (NH3) or other molecules available ... plants as nutrients. The conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins is achieved in Nitrogen cycle.
Description : Nitrogen fixation is a process of (1) Assimilation of nitrate (2) Utilisation of nitrogen gas (3) Conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins (4) Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
Last Answer : Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
Description : The metabolism of all proteins ingested over and above the essential requirements is called (A) Exogenous metabolism (B) Endogenous metabolism (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Biological value of soyabean protein is (A) 86 (B) 71 (C) 64 (D) 54 MINERAL METABOLISM 193
Description : Biological value of protein of cow’s milk is (A) 95 (B) 60 (C) 71 (D) 67
Description : Biological value of egg protein is (A) 94 (B) 60 (C) 51 (D) 40
Description : Biological value of egg white protein is (A) 94 (B) 83 (C) 85 (D) 77
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Gape is the greatest distance between the crushing surfaces or the jaws (B) The angle of nip (2α) is the angle between roll faces at the level where they will ... Reduction ratio is the ratio of the maximum size of the particles in the feed to that in the product
Last Answer : (C) Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the energy absorbed by the solid to the surfaces energy created by crushing
Description : Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the (A) Surface energy created by crushing to the energy absorbed by the solid (B) Energy absorbed by the solid to that fed to the machine (C) Energy ... surface energy created by crushing (D) Energy absorbed by the solid to the surface energy created by crushing
Last Answer : (A) Surface energy created by crushing to the energy absorbed by the solid
Description : The following has the lowest protein efficiency ratio: (A) Maize proteins (B) Wheat proteins (C) Milk proteins (D) Rice proteins
Description : The following has the highest protein efficiency ratio: (A) Milk proteins (B) Egg proteins (C) Meat proteins (D) Fish proteins
Description : The vascular lesions caused by leeches upon the blood vessels of their host cause blood naturally to coagulate. How does the leech solve this problem since it could be expected that the ingested blood would coagulate inside its body?
Last Answer : Ingested blood does not coagulate inside the leech (Hirudo medicinalis) because in its saliva there is a potent anticoagulant substance, a protein called hirudin. In the past leeches were ... in prevention against tissue necrosis after some surgeries and in several others fields of Medicine.
Description : Which one is the correct relation between energy efficiency ratio (EER) and coefficient of performance (COP)? A. EER = 2.34 COP B. EER = 3.24 COP C. EER = 3.42 COP D. EER = 4.23 COP
Last Answer : EER = 3.42 COP
Description : A non essential amino acid is not (A) Absorbed in the intestines (B) Required in the diet (C) Incorporated into the protein (D) Metabolized by the body
Description : All of the following statements about eukaryotic promoters are true except (A) They may be located upstream or down stream from the structural gene (B) They have two consensus sequences ( ... (D) Mutations in promoter region can decrease the efficiency of transcription of the structural gene
Description : The ratio of the average load to the installed capacity of the plant whose reserve capacity is zero will be equal to (A) Load factor (B) Plant factor (C) Utilisation factor (D) Both (A) and (B)
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The ratio of current year‘s production to the reference year‘s production is called as a) Demand factor b) Production factor c) Utilisation factor d) Load factor
Last Answer : Production factor
Description : Ketosis reflects (A) Increased hepatic glucose liberation (B) Increased fatty acid oxidation (C) Increased carbohydrate utilisation (D) Incresed gluconeogenesis
Description : Impaired galactose tolerance test suggests (A) Defect in glucose utilisation (B) Liver cell injury (C) Renal defect (D) Muscle injury
Description : Utilisation of ketone bodies by peripheral tissues needs which enzyme?
Last Answer : Succinyl CoA dependent thiophorase.
Description : Ketone body utilisation is taking place in which organs?
Last Answer : Ketolysis is taking place in extra hepatic tissues. (All other tissues, except liver).
Description : Maximum glucose utilisation is seen in which tissue?
Last Answer : At basal rates, brain utilises 60% of sugar oxidised.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct regarding the internal rate of return (IRR) method? A. Each project has a unique internal rate of return. B. As long as you are not dealing with ... of return is rarely used by firms today because of the ease at which net present value is calculated
Last Answer : D. The internal rate of return is rarely used by firms today because of the ease at which net present value is calculated.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct regarding the internal rate of return (IRR) method? A. Each project has a unique internal rate of return. B. As long as you are not dealing with ... of return is rarely used by firms today because of the ease at which net present value is calculated.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct regarding the internal rate of return (IRR) method? A. Each project has a unique internal rate of return B. As long as you are not dealing with ... of return is rarely used by firms today because of the ease at which net present value is calculated
Description : The surface Run-off is the quantity of water (A) Absorbed by soil (B) Intercepted by buildings and vegetative cover (C) Required to fill surface depressions (D) That reaches the stream channels
Description : H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y = 1.5 x. The bulk concentration of H2S ... by, y = 5x + 0.001 is (A) 2.0 (B) 1.56 (C) 1.0
Last Answer : (A) 2.0
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The net amount of water which joins the surface streams in a catchment, is known as surface run-off (B) The amount of water which ... over the catchment, is termed as the yield of the drainage basin (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A metal wire of 0.01 m dia and thermal conductivity 200 W/m.K is exposed to a fluid stream with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 100 W/m2 .K. The Biot number is (A) 5.6 (B) 0.025 (C) 3.5 (D) 0.0035
Last Answer : (B) 0.025
Description : Radioactive substances present in the polluted water stream can be removed by (A) Biological oxygen treatment (B) Coagulation and filtration (C) Adsorption in ion exchange materials (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Adsorption in ion exchange materials
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water (B) BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days ... BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water) (D) None of these
Description : The ratio of indicated thermal efficiency to the corresponding air standard cycle efficiency is called a. net efficiency b. efficiency ratio c. relative efficiency d. overall efficiency
Last Answer : ANSWER c. relative efficiency
Description : What is defined as the ratio of the net electrical power output to the rate of fuel energy input? A. Combustion efficiency B. Thermal efficiency C. Overall efficiency D. Furnace efficiency
Last Answer : Overall efficiency
Description : The ratio which is a good indicator to maintain the correct selling price and efficiency of trading activity is------ a) Net profit ratio b) Gross profit ratio c) Current ratio d) Liquid ratios
Last Answer : b) Gross profit ratio
Description : The index of efficiency and profitability of the business a) Operating ratio b) Operating profit ratio c) Expense ratio d) Net profit ratio
Last Answer : b) Operating profit ratio
Description : What chemicals in the body cause psychosis if ingested?
Last Answer : answer:There are some chemicals (eg. arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium) that naturally occur in the human body that would be toxic if ingested. But there are only trace amounts in our body. However, I ... about the eight chemicals used to embalm a body. None of that stuff could be good for you.
Description : What happens if my friend ingested lavender?
Last Answer : to the best of my knowledge, lavender is not poisonous to humans. i've heard of it being used in recipes more than once. you could always call poison control just to be on the safe side ... if you suspect you may have ingested something dangerous they will let you know if you should be worried.
Description : Can frankincense be ingested?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What is the route of the ingested food from swallowing until the duodenum?
Last Answer : Until reaching the duodenum the food enters the mouth, passes the pharynx, goes down the esophagus and passes the stomach.
Description : What is the difference between water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins? Why can fat-soluble vitamins cause harm when ingested in excess?
Last Answer : Water-soluble vitamins are those soluble in water. Fat-soluble vitamins are those soluble in oil (lipids, fat). Vitamin C and the vitamins of the B complex are examples of water-soluble vitamins ... to accumulate in tissues with toxic effect when they are ingested in amounts over what is necessary.