The mismatch in the cereal list is?

Appeared in: RUHS, Jaipur, PB B.Sc Nursing Entrance-2021

Explanation

Bengal gram is the correct answer because it is classified as a pulse (legume), making it the mismatch in a list of cereals.
Wheat flour, rice, and maize are all correctly identified as cereals, which are edible grains from the grass family (Poaceae).
The core of the question is food classification; the weights provided (20 gm and 23 gm) are distractors and irrelevant to identifying the mismatch.

Option A: This is incorrect as wheat is a primary cereal grain, fitting the description of a 'cereal list'.
Option B: This is incorrect as rice is a staple cereal grain worldwide and belongs in a 'cereal list'.
Option D: This is incorrect as maize (corn) is a major cereal grain. The different weight is a distractor.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Classification of food grains into cereals and pulses as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
Nurses must understand food groups for accurate dietary counseling, especially for patients with conditions like diabetes, celiac disease, or malnutrition.
This knowledge is vital for planning balanced diets, such as advising vegetarian patients to combine cereals and pulses (e.g., rice and dal) to achieve a complete protein profile for tissue repair.
What if? If the question asked for the mismatch in a gluten-free list, 'Wheat flour' would be the answer, as rice, maize, and Bengal gram are all naturally gluten-free.

How to Approach the Question

First, identify the core task from the question: find the 'mismatch' in a 'cereal list'.
Next, systematically classify each food item in the options: Wheat, Rice, Bengal gram, and Maize.
Recall or determine the food group for each. You should recognize that Wheat, Rice, and Maize are all cereals.
Identify that Bengal gram (chickpea or chana) is a pulse, not a cereal.
The item from the different food group, Bengal gram, is the mismatch.
Conclude that the weights (20 gm and 23 gm) are irrelevant details intended to distract from the primary classification task.

Concept Tested & Keywords

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E6 Parks TextBook of Preventive & Social Medicine part 2 — Subpart A (pp 1-232 of 464) pp. 161-163, 162-164

E6 Nutrition Monika Sharma 3e p. 186-188

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