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The importance of good food is

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  1. Good height

  2. Good weight

  3. Good strength

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Good food has a balanced diet that helps to maintain or improve overall wealth. It provides all the essentials nutrients to the body and helps the body to have good height, good weight and good strength.

So the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Which of the following can be used as a spice?

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  1. Chilli

  2. Oregano

  3. Ginger

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Spices are those substances that are used in flavouring food, coloring and preservation of food. They are mainly used in the flavouring of food items. Some examples of spices are clove, pepper, fennel, chilli, ginger, saffron etc.

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Honey is a product of

evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Flower pollinated by bee

  2. Hives made by bee

  3. Swarming of bee

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Honey is made from the flower nectar collected by the bees , which gets broken down into simple sugars stored inside the honeycomb . 

So the correct option is 'Hives made by bee' .

Which part of the brinjal plant is used as food?

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  1. Stem

  2. Leaf

  3. Fruit

  4. Root

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Correct Option: C

In which of the following plant the edible part is a seed?

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  1. Potato

  2. Ginger

  3. Millet

  4. Onion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Potato is not a stem. It is modified stem. Potato plants produce underground stem system. Some underground stems become swollen with stored starch. Underground stems are called tubers. While Ginger & onion too are the underground stem. On the other hand, the Millet is the only option of seeds here.
So the correct option is 'Millet'.

Which part of carrot plant used as food?

evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Leaf

  2. Root

  3. Stem

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. It is a modified tap root, for storage.

So the correct option is 'Root'.

Which of the following animal is used for meat?

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  1. Peacock

  2. Turkey

  3. Lizards

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Peacocks have a very attractive tail and they use their beautiful tail for attracting the peahens. Hence are used as an ornamental animal i.e. in the zoo. On the other hand, Turkey is large birds with nutritious meat. 

So the correct option is 'Turkey'.

Which part of Asafoetida plant is used as food?

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  1. Seeds

  2. Stems

  3. Roots

  4. Flowers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Asafoetida is a herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family. It is oleo gum resin obtained from the rhizome and root of the plant. This spice is used as a digestive aid, in food as a condiment and in pickles.

So the correct option is 'Roots'.

Rahi's mother cooked daliya for Rahi. Daliya is made up of wheat. Identify the edible part of wheat from which it is made up of.

evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Stem

  2. Roots

  3. Seeds

  4. Flowers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seeds. Wheat is produced from the seeds of the plants. 

So the correct option is 'Seeds'.

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Elaeis guineensis- Edible oil

  2. Manihot utilissima- Timber

  3. Chenopidum ambrosiodes - Drugs

  4. Chrysanthemum cineraria folium - Insecticide

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Correct Option: A