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Components of Food

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Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

  1. Eating uncovered food may make you ill.

  2. Boiling milk kills germs present in it.

  3. Adding salt and sugar in food prevents growth of bacteria.

  4. Boiled milk will never develop bacteria in it.

  5. By preservation we can use food for a longer time.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is a wrong statement. Boiled milk may develop bacteria if it is not stored at low temperature.

I am a kind of nutrient required by your body for health, growth and strong bones. You may get me by exposing your bare skin to the sunlight. Who am I?

  1. Calcium

  2. Vitamin D

  3. Vitamin A

  4. Proteins

  5. Vitamin S


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the right answer. Vitamin D is required by our body for health, growth and strong bones. We can get it from sunlight.

We add this ingredient to our food to add flavours, taste and smell. Among these, some ingredients are under ground stem, some are seeds and some are dried buds. Which of the following ingredient it may be?

  1. Oil seed

  2. Dry fruits

  3. Pulses

  4. Spices

  5. Cereals


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We add spices to our food to add flavour. Turmeric, ginger and garlic are most common underground stem used to enhance flavour. Coriander, cumin and pepper are seeds and cloves are dried buds, used to add flavour to the food. So this is the right answer.

Why should we not wash chopped fruits and vegetables?

  1. It can lead to loss of fats.

  2. It can lead to loss of proteins.

  3. It leads to loss of vitamins and minerals.

  4. It leads to loss of carbohydrate.

  5. It leads to loss of roughage.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, washing of chopped fruits and vegetables leads to loss of vitamins and minerals. So this is the right answer.

Match the following.

 
1. Cereals Potatoes and sugar A. Gives you strong bones and teeth
2. Pulses, eggs and meat B. Gives you energy
3. Milk and milk products C. Help you stay healthy
4. Fruits and vegetables D. Help you grow
  1. 1 - D, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A

  2. 1 - B, 2 - D, 3 - C, 4 - A

  3. 1 - B, 2 - D, 3 - A, 4 - C

  4. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - D

  5. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - D, 4 - A


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the right answer. Cereals, potatoes and sugar are rich in carbohydrate and it gives us energy to perform our activities. Pulses, egg and meat are protein rich food and are body building food,  which help us to grow. Milk and milk products are rich in calcium, which gives us strong bones and teeth and fruits and vegetables are protective food as they are rich in vitamins and minerals, protects our body from diseases.

Foods containing lots of sugar and starch are rich in which type of food component?

  1. Vitamins

  2. Proteins

  3. Fat

  4. Carbohydrates

  5. Minerals


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is a right answer. Foods containing lots of sugar and starch are rich in carbohydrates.Carbohydrates are energy giving food.

I am a kind of drink, most adults have me at least once a day. I grow on hills and I am made from dried leaves and buds of bushy plants. Who am I?

  1. Coffee

  2. Milk

  3. Cold drink

  4. Tea

  5. Cold coffee


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tea is a kind of drink, that most adults have in morning or evening. It grows on hills and it is a dried leaves and buds of bushy plant. This is the right answer.

Which of the following oil can be used for cooking?

  1. Sesame oil

  2. Mustard oil

  3. Groundnut oil

  4. Soyabean oil

  5. All of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the right answer. All of the above listed oil are used for cooking.

Doctors advise all children to have milk daily as it is a complete food. Milk is considered a complete food because it contains _______.

  1. proteins

  2. fat

  3. vitamins

  4. minerals

  5. all of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the right answer. Milk contains all of the above nutrients. That is why it is considered a complete food.

Walnuts, cashew nuts and almonds are _______ of the plant.

  1. fruit

  2. dried flower

  3. seeds

  4. leaves

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, walnuts, cashew nuts and almonds are seeds of the plant. This is the right answer.

Pulses, beans, gram and lentils are ________ of the plants.

  1. fruits

  2. roots

  3. dried flower

  4. seeds

  5. dried fruit


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pulses, beans, gram and lentils are seeds of the plant. They grow inside pods, which are the fruit of plants. Each seed has a cover, generally we cook them with or without their cover.

Cooking oil is made from which of the following parts of a plant?

  1. Roots

  2. Leaves

  3. Pollen grains

  4. Seeds

  5. Stems


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Seeds of various plants like mustard, sesame, ground nut and sunflower are used to make cooking oil. So this is the right answer.

Which of the following food item/s we get from animals?

  1. Paneer

  2. Cheese

  3. Butter

  4. Curd

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the right answer. All food items listed above are animal products.

Which of the following is the best method to kill germs present in water?

  1. Adding salt to water

  2. Keeping water in a closed lid container

  3. Boiling the water

  4. Keeping water in sunlight

  5. Freezing water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Boiling is the best method to kill germs present in water. So this is the right answer.

Match the following.

 
1. Rice A. Leaf
2. Fenugreek B. Root
3. Radish C. Stem
4. Ginger D. Fruit
5. Tomato E. Seed
  1. 1 - E, 2 - D, 3 - B, 4 - A, 5 - A

  2. 1 - B, 2 - D, 3 - E, 4 - A, 5 - C

  3. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D, 5 - E

  4. 1 - E, 2 - A, 3 - B, 4 - C, 5 - D

  5. 1 - E, 2 - C, 3 - D, 4 - B, 5 - A


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the right answer. Rice is a seed, fenugreek is a leaf that we eat, radish is a root, ginger is an underground swollen stem and tomato is actually a fruit.

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