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B.Tech(Full Time) END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS APR/MAY 2018

APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Sixth Semester
Open Elective
AS7691 Life Style Modifications and Health in Unison
(Regulation 2015)
Time: 3 Hours Answer ALL Questions Max. Marks 100

PART-A(10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Name any two types of millets.

2. Which substance present in wheat products cause allergy to some persons

consuming them? Name the substance which has the highest glycemic Index?

3. What diseases can be prevented by M.M.R vaccine?

4. Which virus is responsible for 40% of diarrhoea in children? During the early stages of
pregnancy which supplement has to be taken to prevent genital abnormalities?

5. What will be the weight of sodium chloride and potassium chloride in a 27.5 grams of
oral rehydration salt pocket to be dissolved in one litre of water?

6. In the market, under what name oral rehydration salt pocket is sold? What is the
role of baking soda (NaHCO 3) or sodium citrate in the above salt pocket?

7. What are the parameters determined by LIPID PROFILE?

8. If tests point to risky blockages, in the blood vessels to the Heart, what test is
recommended?

9. What is the permissible limit of chloride and total dissolved solid in drinking water?

10. Name any two plants which can be kept in the bedroom to increase the oxygen level in
the air one breathes.

Part –B ( 5 x 13 = 65 marks)
11. a) (i) Name any four advantages of millets over rice and wheat. (4)
(ii) Why a mixture of Dry ginger (Sukku) palm Jaggery and cow’s ghee is to be
given to a maturing girl? Under what category, based on glycemic index,
baked potato and white basmati rice are classified? (2+2=4)
(iii) Which micronutrient deficiency leads to numbness in fingers and muscle
cramps? What is the Daily value in mgs of that micronutrient needed? For
proper functioning of thyroid gland, which micronutrient is essential? (2+2+1=5)
(OR)

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 b) (i) High blood pressure, anxiety disorders and migraines are caused by
deficiency of what nutrient? Pumpkin seeds are rich in which micronutrient?
(2+2=4)
(ii) A Dal, coconut and Jaggery combination called Puttu is rich in what and
what is the role of Insulin in the sugar metabolism? (2+2=4)
(iii) By taking even two soft drinks a day, chances of getting which cancer is
doubled? What is the substance present in Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower
which combats breast cancer? Which meat is to be strictly avoided to prevent
cancer? (2+2+1=5)

12. a) (i) Name the five diseases that is sought to be prevented by the administration of
pentavalent vaccine? (5)
(ii) Human papilloma virus vaccine prevents which disease? To whom it should be
administered and how many doses have to be given? (2+2+1=5)
(iii) Name any two plants, whose leaves are highly nutritious. How much of
proteins per kg of body weight should be taken? (2+1=3)
(OR)
b) (i) Name any two causative factors of Hepatitis-B viral infection? How many doses
of Hepatitis-B preventive Vaccine are to be given to a child and in addition to
giving one at birth, when the other doses are to be administered?
(2+1+2=5)
(ii) Name the vitamin which is known as free radical scavenger and name the two
substances which are great sources of the above vitamin. Name the blue pigment
from which Blueberries, purple raisins, beetroot and plums get their color. Name
the precursor to vitamin-A. (2+2+1=5)
(iii) Within how many hours breast feeding has to be started after the delivery of a
child? For how many months, breast feeding alone is enough for an infant? Why
marriage within close relatives is to be avoided? (3)

13. a) (i) Name any three symptoms of dehydration. In addition to giving oral rehydration
salt solution, name any two supplements that can be given to prevent dehydration.
(3+2=5)
(ii) For a child between 2 to 5 years how much of O.R.S solution is to be given per
24 hours? In a rural set up, where O.R.S. Pocket may not be available, how will
you prepare a oral rehydration solution? (2+3=5)
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 (iii) Name any two causative factors of dehydration? Why oral rehydration therapy
is called as the greatest medical breakthrough of the 20th century?
(2+1=3)
(OR)
b) (i) Why bottle feeding a child is to be discouraged? Can breast feeding to be
continued during diarrohoea? In addition to sodium chloride and potassium
chloride, what are the other substances lost during diarrahoea/Vomiting?
(2+1+2=5)
(ii) India New Born Action Plan was launched in September 2014. What is its
goal? To reach this goal, how many additional vaccines are proposed to be
introduced? In addition to dehydration, which disease kills more children under
the age of 5? (2+2+1=5)
(iii) When was small pox, Neonatal Tetanus eradicated in India respectively?
Influenza Vaccine administered to mothers during pregnancy, protects the new
born for how many months after birth? (3)

14. a) (i) Name any three factors that precipitate heart diseases. In women when the risk
of Heart Disease increases? What is discomfort or pressure in the chest on
exertion, caused by blockage of arteries supplying blood to the Heart called?
(3+1+1=5)

(ii) What is the normal level of serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride and serum
HDL cholesterol? Name any two sources of omega-3-Fatty acids. (3+2=5)

(iii) What kind of fats one should avoid? If the total cholesterol / HDL. Cholesterol
is above 6, what does it indicate? To reduce Hypertension, which intake has to be
reduced? (3)
(OR)
b) (i) What is the normal value of Fasting sugar and post prandial sugar (PP Sugar)
for a normal Non-diabetic person? Value of HbA1C above 6.5% indicates what?
(2+2+1=5)
(ii) Above normal serum creatinine and Albumin values indicate what disease?
What is the normal range of value of Thyroid stimulating Hormone (TSH)? Define
Pranic breathing. (2+2+1=5)
(iii) To maintain good mental Health, name any three personality traits one should
possess. (3)

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15. a) (i) What is the maximum permissible level of sulfate and Fluoride in drinking water?
what is the effect of biodegradable organic particulate matter on dissolved oxygen?
What is the size range of a suspended particulate matter? (2+1+2=5)
(ii) In air, what is the WHO permissible level of PM2.5 and central pollution control
board’s Permissible value? What is the unit in which it is expressed? What is
meant by stone leprosy? (2+1+2=5)

(iii) The total coliform count (TCC) in several stretches of Ganges, is very much
higher than permissible level. What is the permissible value of TCC? What is the
main causative factor of TCC being very much higher than permissible levels? (3)
(OR)
b) (i) Name any two methods by which BOD of an effluent can be reduced? What is
the permissible value of BOD for industrial sewage? What is the minimum dissolved
oxygen that should be present in drinking water? What gas will be evolved if water
contains low quantities of dissolved oxygen? (3+1+1=5)
(ii) Why coal has to be desulfurised? Which is the major constituent of exhaust
gases from diesel driven vehicles? Which substance is responsible for the burning
sensation in the eyes in a dense traffic zone? (2+1+2=5)
(iii) Name the process by which the reducible impurities in water causing bad smell
are removed? Name the equipment used for large scale removal of iron. Name the
disease caused by the presence of excess of fluoride in water. (3)

Part –C ( 1x 15 = 15marks)
16. (i) 5 mL of effluent was diluted to 250 mL for BOD determination.
The Dissolved Oxygen for the blank sample = 8mg/L.
The Dissolved oxygen for the incubated sample = 5 mg/L.
Calculate the BOD of the effluent. (5)
(ii) To 100 mL of water containing sulfate, barium chloride was added to

quantitatively convert it into Bariumsulfate (Mol. Wt. of Barium sulfate is 233.3 ). The

weight of Bariumsulfate (BaSO4) obtained was 0.25 g. Express the sulfate content
in the above water sample in ppm. (5)
(iii) Which salt use is recommended, instead of salt obtained from seawater?
Name any four symptoms of thyroid deficiency? (5)