Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow :
Be bone healthy
1. Every time a child takes a soft drink, is he laying the groundwork for a dangerous bone disease? Fizzy and sugary drinks don’t cause osteoporosis but, because they are often a substitute for a glass of milk, the children miss out on taking in the calcium and Vitamin D they need to build a strong skeleton. Many of them also lead a sedentary lifestyle, so they aren’t getting the bone-building benefits of vigorous exercise either. These children tend to suffer from brittle bones and fractures later on in life. In addition, they could be at a risk of being diagnosed with osteoporosis at an earlier age than most others.
2. The Indian society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR), a body comprising experts on osteoporosis was established in 1996 with the aim of promoting research and circulating awareness about metabolic bone diseases especially this bone crippling disease. Osteoporosis starts in childhood but its consequences are apparent at a later stage in life. This condition causes bones to become riddled with holes like the framework of a house that’s been attacked by termites. This can lead to broken bones which in turn can cause deformity, chronic pain, and disability. Osteoporosis can be fatal : upto 953 of older people who suIer a broken hip, die within a year. Osteoporosis isn’t just your grandmother’s health threat. Although it strikes over 50 million women in India, it also menaces over 19 million men. It causes loss of height, pain in Points and back, and fractures, and can be very depressing. So, it is important that we adopt preventive measures to save millions of people from the risk of suffering from osteoporosis.
3. There is a new medical understanding of the best ways to protect ourselves and our children. "Simple changes in lifestyle and nutrition will help save bones."says Dr. Mittal. He suggests. it’s never too late to adopt bone-friendly habits, like exercise that includes walking, jogging or skipping, getting enough sunlight, and getting adequate calcium, especially through fruits, vegetables, and fermented dairy products. This move in the right direction will keep the bones healthy and prevent osteoporosis.
1. Why are fizzy and sugary drinks blamed for causing osteoporosis?
a. Fizzy and sugary drinks are often a substitute for food, and make the children miss out on taking in the right nutrition to build a strong immune system, and so these drinks are blamed for causing osteoporosis.
b.Fizzy and sugary drinks are never a substitute for a glass of milk, and make the children miss out on taking in the protein required to build a strong skeleton, and so these drinks are blamed for causing osteoporosis.
c. Fizzy and sugary drinks are often a substitute for a glass of milk, and make the children miss out on taking in the right nutrition to build a strong skeleton, and so these drinks are blamed for causing osteoporosis.
d. Fizzy and sugary drinks are never a substitute for food, and make the children miss out on taking in the right nutrition to build a strong immune system, and so these drinks are blamed for causing osteoporosis.
2. How do bones become weak?
a. Not taking in enough carbohydrates and Vitamin D and leading a sedentary life makes the bones weak.
b. Not taking in enough minerals and Vitamin E and leading a sedentary life makes the bones weak.
c. Not taking in enough protein and Vitamin C and leading a sedentary life makes the bones weak.
d. Not taking in enough calcium and Vitamin D and leading a sedentary life makes the bones weak.
3. When does osteoporosis become apparent? Why is called fatal?
a. Osteoporosis becomes apparent later in life. It is called fatal because 25% of the people who suffer from hip fracture die within a year
b. Osteoporosis becomes apparent earlier in life. It is called fatal because 36% of the people who suffer from hip fracture die within a year
c. Osteoporosis becomes apparent later in life. It is called fatal because 36% of the people who suffer from hip fracture die within a year
d. Osteoporosis becomes apparent earlier in life. It is called fatal because 43% of the people who suffer from hip fracture die within a year.
4. How does osteoporosis affect us?
a. Osteoporosis causes brittle joints, fractures, height gain, back and joint pain, and depression.
b. Osteoporosis causes brittle joints, fractures, height gain, back and bone pain, and mania.
c. Osteoporosis causes brittle bones, fractures, height loss, back and joint pain, and depression.
d. Osteoporosis causes brittle skulls, fractures, height loss, back and bone pain, and mania.
5. Choose the correct option :
The synonym of 'lack of physical activity' as given in paragraph 1 is _______.
a. sedentary
b. suffer
c. diagnosed
d. substitute
6. Choose the correct option :
The synonym of 'identifying exact medical condition' as given in Paragraph 1 is ______.
a. sedentary
b. suffer
c. diagnosed
d. substitute
7. The antonym of 'damaging' as given in Paragraph 2 is :
a. menace
b. preventive
c. termite
d. framework
8. The antonym of 'insuIicient' as given in Paragraph 3 is :
a. Prevent
b. Understanding
c. Adequate
d. Adopt
9. Who says that, "Simple changes in lifestyle and nutrition will help save bones"?
a. Dr. Mittal says that.
b. Dr. Karun says that.
c. Dr. Mirin says that.
d. Dr. Mithil says that.
10. Choose the correct option :
The Indian society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR), a body comprising experts on osteoporosis was established in ______ with the aim of promoting research and circulating awareness about metabolic bone diseases especially this bone crippling disease.
a. 1995
b. 1996
c. 1994
d. 1997
