Nutrition: practice question

A Biochemistry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Biochemistry · Nutrition

Sample item

What does a positive nitrogen balance usually indicate?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Protein synthesis exceeds breakdown

Positive nitrogen balance occurs in growth, pregnancy, and recovery when protein synthesis and retention exceed protein catabolism and nitrogen loss.

Option by option

  • A. No amino acids are absorbed

    Absorption may occur in both states.

  • B. Urea production has stopped

    Urea production does not stop.

  • C. Protein breakdown exceeds synthesis

    Negative balance reflects greater breakdown.

  • D. Protein synthesis exceeds breakdown (correct)

    Correct: net protein accretion produces positive balance.

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What is the answer to this Biochemistry question?

The best answer is D, Protein synthesis exceeds breakdown. Positive nitrogen balance occurs in growth, pregnancy, and recovery when protein synthesis and retention exceed protein catabolism and nitrogen loss.

Why is "No amino acids are absorbed" not the answer?

Absorption may occur in both states.

Why is "Urea production has stopped" not the answer?

Urea production does not stop.

Why is "Protein breakdown exceeds synthesis" not the answer?

Negative balance reflects greater breakdown.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Nutrition in Biochemistry. The correct option holds because: Correct: net protein accretion produces positive balance.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Nutrition?

Build one table of enzyme deficiency, disease, inheritance and key finding, then revise it by spaced recall. Then use the flashcards and the other Biochemistry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.