MP CHO - 2022
Applied Nutrition & Dietetics
Easy
Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?
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Explanation
- The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- It is one of India's premier research institutes operating under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
- NIN started as a small 'Beri-Beri' unit in 1918 in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, and was later moved to Hyderabad in 1959.
- The institute is responsible for crucial research and for setting the dietary guidelines for the Indian population.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: Pune is incorrect. While it is a hub for significant research, it is most famously home to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), not the National Institute of Nutrition.
- Option B: Delhi is incorrect. New Delhi is the location of the headquarters of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the parent body of NIN, as well as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), but not NIN itself.
- Option C: Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat but does not house the National Institute of Nutrition. The Gujarat state unit of the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB), an arm of NIN, operates in the state, but the main institute is not located there.
Related Visual
- Visual 1: Map of India highlighting the locations of major national health and research institutes, including NIN (Hyderabad), NIV (Pune), ICMR (New Delhi), and CFTRI (Mysore).
- Visual 2: Infographic showing the organizational structure of ICMR and its various subsidiary institutes like NIN.
Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Location of National Health and Research Institutes in India as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- Nurses directly apply NIN's Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) when performing nutritional assessments and planning patient diets, ensuring evidence-based care.
- In community health nursing, understanding the role of NIN is crucial for implementing and educating the public on national nutrition programs like ICDS and Mid-Day Meal schemes.
- What if a nurse is counseling a pregnant woman with anemia? The nurse would use the iron and folic acid supplementation guidelines, the effectiveness of which was established by research from NIN, to provide correct advice and care.
How to Approach the Question
- This is a factual recall question common in the General Knowledge section of nursing entrance exams.
- Identify the key entity in the question: 'National Institute of Nutrition'.
- Scan the options, which are all major Indian cities.
- Recall or deduce the location of prominent national institutes. It is helpful to create a mental map or a list of these key organizations and their headquarters.
- Associate 'Nutrition' with 'Hyderabad' (NIN), 'Virology' with 'Pune' (NIV), and 'Medical Research Council HQ' with 'New Delhi' (ICMR).
- Select the city that matches the institute in the question.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Location of National Health and Research Institutes in India
- Stem keywords: National Institute of Nutrition, located
- Lead-in keywords: Where is
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 textbook of Applied Biochemistry and Nutrition & Dietetics 2nd Edition Harbans Lal (pp 26-464 of 479) p. 26-479
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