This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Miscellaneous, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Dietary fibres contain:- 
Select and explain. 
A. Polysaccharide, B. Non-starch polysaccharide, C. Disaccharide and monosaccharide, D. Monosaccharide
B: Non-starch polysaccharide
Answer: B: Non-starch polysaccharide 
Explanation: Dietary fibre Dietary fibre is a non-starch polysaccharide and a physiologically impoant component of diet. There are two types of dietary fibres:- Insoluble fibres: cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. Soluble fibres: pectins, gums and mucilages.