What would happen if our intestine harboured a microbial flora exactly similar to that found in the rumen of cattle?

  • A
    We would be able to digest cellulose.
  • B
    We would be able to digest proteins more efficiently.
  • C
    We would be able to synthesize vitamins.
  • D
    We would be able to digest fats.

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Go through the following statements regarding starch digestion. Separate true and false statements and select the correct option accordingly.
$I.$ Digestion of starch starts from the mouth.
$II.$ Around $30 \%$ of the starch is digested in the stomach.
$III.$ Digestion of food requires the action of pancreatic juices.
$IV.$ Digestion of food is completed in the longest part of the alimentary canal.

Match column $I$ with column $II$:
Column $I$ (Component/Process)Column $II$ (Associated Part/Enzyme)
$(a)$ Bilirubin and biliverdin$(i)$ Parotid
$(b)$ Hydrolysis of starch$(ii)$ Bile
$(c)$ Digestion of fat$(iii)$ Lipases
$(d)$ Salivary gland$(iv)$ Amylases

Match Column $I$ with Column $II$ and select the correct option.
Column $I$ (Part of the alimentary canal)Column $II$ (Shape)
$i$. Duodenum$a$. Worm-like
$ii$. Stomach$b$. $U$-shaped
$iii$. Tongue$c$. $J$-shaped
$iv$. Appendix$d$. Triangular

$A$ healthy person eats the following diet: $5 \, gm$ raw sugar,$4 \, gm$ albumin,$10 \, gm$ pure buffalo ghee adulterated with $2 \, gm$ vegetable ghee (hydrogenated vegetable oil),and $5 \, gm$ lignin. How many calories is he likely to get?

Read the following statements thoroughly and identify whether they are true or false. Choose the right option accordingly.
$I.$ Bile is produced and stored in the liver and gall bladder,respectively.
$II.$ Common bile duct is the fusion of the right and left hepatic duct.
$III.$ Hepato-pancreatic duct opens into the proximal part of the small intestine.
$IV.$ Pancreas consists of two parts,exocrine and endocrine.
$V.$ Pepsinogen,a secretion of chief cells,is activated by hydrochloric acid.
$VI.$ Peptides are converted into dipeptides with the action of carboxypeptidase.

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