Quiz  /  NEET MCQ on Marasmus

  • 1. 
    Which disorder are kids of age below one year more likely to suffer from if breastfeeding is replaced by foods low in calories and proteins?

  • Rickets
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus
  • Pellagra

  • 2. 
    The deficiency of protein alone is a symptom of

  • Protemia
  • Indigestion
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus

  • 3. 
    This is a feature of marasmus and not Kwashiorkor

  • Edema
  • Voracious appetite
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Fatty change in liver

  • 4. 
    Marasmus is not characterized by

  • swelling of limbs
  • replacing tissue proteins
  • impaired growth
  • protein deficiency

  • 5. 
    There is a considerable decline in the weight of the body and growth rate along with the mental faculties getting impaired Which of these diseases are associated with the mentioned symptoms?

  • Epilepsy
  • Indigestion
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus

  • 6. 
    This is a common feature of Kwashiorkor and Marasmus

  • thinning of limbs
  • failure of development of brain and growth
  • wasting of muscles
  • all the above

  • 7. 
    Which is not a vitamin deficiency disease

  • Cheilosis
  • Scurvy
  • Rickets
  • Marasmus

  • 8. 
    If protein deficiency is seen in a child more than a year old, it may lead to

  • Deficiency disorder
  • Protemia
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus

  • 9. 
    Pick the incorrect statement about Marasmus

  • pregnancy in lactation period
  • protein rich diet replaces mother’s milk
  • less than one year old infants are affected
  • simultaneously deficiency of calories and proteins

  • 10. 
    Extensive oedema, fat underneath skin, swelling of parts of body are all associated with

  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus
  • Both
  • Protemia
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