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Solved PMS 2026 GK practice set Q551-600 from the Sir Adnan 1000 one-liners booklet - balanced diet, vitamins and minerals, food adulteration, preservation methods, malnutrition, food hygiene and GM crops MCQs with verified answers and explanations. A practice set for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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A Sir Adnan one-liner booklet headed '1000- PMS 2026 GK / ONE-LINER (Origionally PMS SCREENING Syllabus BREAKDOWN)' from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack (74 pp). This file publishes Q551-600 only, in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations: 37 published, 13 dropped as internal duplicates of items already published from the same booklet (Q561 = Q246 in the Q201-250 file, vitamin K blood clotting; Q563 = Q311 in the Q301-350 file, calcium bones & teeth; Q564 = Q312 in the Q301-350 file, iron hemoglobin; Q566 = Q314 in the Q301-350 file, zinc growth & immunity; Q583 = Q365 in the Q351-400 file, kwashiorkor; Q584 = Q366 in the Q351-400 file, marasmus; Q585 = Q313 in the Q301-350 file, goiter; Q586 = Q357 in the Q351-400 file, obesity; Q590 = Q520 in the Q501-550 file, organic food avoids; Q593 = Q360 in the Q351-400 file, night blindness; Q594 = Q248 in the Q201-250 file, rickets; Q595 = Q247 in the Q201-250 file, scurvy; Q596 = Q363 in the Q351-400 file, iron-deficiency anemia), 0 corrections, 1 note flag (Q577 pasteurization as heat treatment, not full sterilization). No other item in Q551-600 repeats an item already published from the same booklet (checked stem by stem at >=0.6 token similarity against all earlier 1000-booklet files, plus manual fact review of the vitamin/mineral/deficiency cluster). Q601-1000 remain for later runs; the booklet PDF stays in work/pms-screening/.
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Correct Answer: All essential nutrients in proper proportion
A balanced diet provides all essential nutrients in proper proportion: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.
Correct Answer: Energy
Carbohydrates provide energy: they are the body's main and quickest fuel source.
Correct Answer: Growth & repair
Proteins are essential for growth and repair: they build and maintain body tissues.
Correct Answer: Energy & insulation
Fats provide energy and insulation: they are a concentrated energy source and cushion and insulate the body.
Correct Answer: Proper body function
Vitamins are needed for proper body function: they regulate metabolism, immunity, vision, clotting and other processes.
Correct Answer: Bone, teeth, enzyme function & metabolism
Minerals are required for bone, teeth, enzyme function and metabolism: calcium builds bones, iron carries oxygen, iodine makes thyroid hormone.
Correct Answer: Digestion, circulation & temperature regulation
Water is essential for digestion, circulation and temperature regulation: it carries nutrients, transports blood and cools the body by sweating.
Correct Answer: Carrots, sweet potatoes & green leafy vegetables
Vitamin A is found in carrots, sweet potatoes and green leafy vegetables, which are rich in beta-carotene.
Correct Answer: Sunlight, fish, fortified milk
Vitamin D is found in sunlight, fish and fortified milk: skin makes it in sunlight and oily fish and fortified foods supply it.
Correct Answer: Nuts, seeds & vegetable oils
Vitamin E is found in nuts, seeds and vegetable oils, which are its richest dietary sources.
Correct Answer: Citrus fruits
Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits: oranges, lemons and grapefruits are its classic sources.
Correct Answer: Thyroid hormone production
Iodine is needed for thyroid hormone production: the thyroid gland uses iodine to make thyroxine.
Correct Answer: Fluid balance & nerve function
Potassium regulates fluid balance and nerve function: it maintains cell fluid levels and nerve impulses.
Correct Answer: Blood pressure & fluid balance
Sodium regulates blood pressure and fluid balance: it controls extracellular fluid volume.
Correct Answer: Digestion & bowel movement
Fiber helps in digestion and bowel movement: it adds bulk to stool and keeps the gut moving.
Correct Answer: Contamination or addition of harmful substances
Food adulteration means contamination or addition of harmful substances: cheap or unsafe materials mixed into food.
Correct Answer: Water & detergents
Common adulterants in milk include water and detergents: water dilutes milk and detergents fake its foamy, white appearance.
Correct Answer: Starch & dyes
Common adulterants in spices include starch and dyes: starch adds bulk and dyes fake the colour.
Correct Answer: Increase shelf life & prevent spoilage
Food preservation aims to increase shelf life and prevent spoilage, by slowing microbial growth and decay.
Correct Answer: Heat sterilization
Canning preserves food by heat sterilization: sealed containers are heated to kill microbes, then sealed against recontamination.
Correct Answer: Slowing microbial growth
Freezing preserves food by slowing microbial growth: cold temperatures halt the growth of spoilage microbes.
Correct Answer: Removing moisture
Drying preserves food by removing moisture: without water, microbes cannot grow.
Correct Answer: Milk & juice sterilization
Pasteurization is used for milk and juice sterilization in the booklet's wording: heated treatment that kills harmful microbes in milk and juice.
Correct Answer: Alcohol, lactic acid or gases
Fermentation produces alcohol, lactic acid or gases: microbes convert sugars, as in bread, yogurt and alcoholic drinks.
Correct Answer: Vitamins & minerals
Food fortification adds vitamins and minerals: nutrients are added to staple foods to prevent deficiencies.
Correct Answer: Biological, chemical & physical
Food contamination can be biological, chemical and physical: microbes, chemicals and foreign objects all contaminate food.
Correct Answer: Salmonella, E. coli & Listeria
Foodborne diseases include Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria infections, all spread through contaminated food.
Correct Answer: Lack or excess of nutrients
Malnutrition is caused by lack or excess of nutrients: undernutrition and overnutrition are both malnutrition.
Correct Answer: Severe malnutrition & death
Starvation leads to severe malnutrition and death: prolonged lack of food wastes the body beyond recovery.
Correct Answer: Ensure access to sufficient safe food
Global food security aims to ensure access to sufficient safe food for everyone, at all times.
Correct Answer: Efficient use of resources & reduced waste
Food sustainability promotes efficient use of resources and reduced waste, so food systems last without degrading the environment.
Correct Answer: Improve yield & resistance
Genetically modified food aims to improve yield and resistance: crops engineered against pests, disease or harsh conditions.
Correct Answer: Growth & immunity
Protein-energy malnutrition affects growth and immunity: deficient children grow poorly and fall ill more easily.
Correct Answer: Whole grains, fruits & vegetables
Fiber-rich foods include whole grains, fruits and vegetables, the main dietary sources of fiber.
Correct Answer: Preservatives, colors, flavors
Food additives include preservatives, colors and flavors: substances added to preserve food or improve its look and taste.
Correct Answer: Foodborne illnesses
Food hygiene prevents foodborne illnesses: clean handling, storage and cooking stop microbes reaching food.
Correct Answer: Bt cotton, Golden rice
GM crops include Bt cotton and Golden rice: Bt cotton resists bollworm and Golden rice is enriched with beta-carotene.
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No. It is part 12 (Q551-600) of a Sir Adnan 1000 one-liner practice booklet prepared for PMS Screening 2026. It is published as paperType 'practice', never as a past paper, and the year 2026 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
Carbohydrates provide energy, proteins are essential for growth and repair, fats provide energy and insulation, and a balanced diet provides all essential nutrients in proper proportion.
Canning uses heat sterilization, freezing slows microbial growth, drying removes moisture, and pasteurization heat-treats milk and juice. Food adulteration means contamination or addition of harmful substances, such as water and detergents in milk or starch and dyes in spices.
The source prints question + answer only, no options; the options are authored distractors under the 2026-10-28 single-format decision, so optionsSource is 'authored'.
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