Starch is a kind of:
- ✓Carbohydrate.
- BFat.
- CProtein.
- DVitamin.
Answer: A.
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Which of the following food substance deficiency leads to rickets?
- AVitamin $D.$
- BPhosphorus.
- CCalcium.
- ✓All of these.
Answer: D.
View full solution →Why should we have dietary fibres in our food?
- AFibres provide much more energy.
- BFibres protect out body from diseases.
- ✓Fibres help to get rid of undigested food.
- DFibres help in water retention.
Answer: C.
View full solution →Which of these stimulates peristalsis and prevents constipation?
- ✓Ghee.
- BSprouts.
- COil.
- DMilk.
Answer: A.
View full solution →Read the food items given below:
- Wheat.
- Ghee.
- Iodised salt.
- Spinach (palak).
- A$(i)$ and $(iv)$
- B$(ii)$ and $(iv)$
- ✓$(i)$ and $(ii)$
- D$(iii)$ and $(iv)$
Answer: C.
View full solution →Directions: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion $A"?$ And the other labelled as "reason $R"$. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion $A$ and reason $R$ are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below.
Assertion (A): Dried beans and eggs contain appreciable amounts of phosphorus.
Reason (R): Milk and dairy products are excellent sources of phosphorus.
Assertion (A): Dried beans and eggs contain appreciable amounts of phosphorus.
Reason (R): Milk and dairy products are excellent sources of phosphorus.
- ABoth $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
- ✓Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
- C$A$ is true but $R$ is false
- D$A$ is false but $R$ is true
Answer: B.
View full solution →Directions: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion $A"?$ and the other labelled as "reason R". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion $A$ and reason $R$ are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below.
Assertion (A): Deficiency of calcium causes rickets.
Reason (R): In our diet milk and milk products are the major source of calcium.
Assertion (A): Deficiency of calcium causes rickets.
Reason (R): In our diet milk and milk products are the major source of calcium.
- ABoth $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
- ✓Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
- C$A$ is true but $R$ is false
- D$A$ is false but $R$ is true
Answer: B.
View full solution →Directions: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion $A"?$ And the other labelled as "reason $R"$. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion $A$ and reason $R$ are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below.
Assertion (A): Obesity occurs when one takes more food than requirement.
Reason (R): The extra food gets stored as fat and the person becomes too fat.
Assertion (A): Obesity occurs when one takes more food than requirement.
Reason (R): The extra food gets stored as fat and the person becomes too fat.
- ✓Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
- BBoth $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
- C$A$ is true but $R$ is false
- D$A$ is false but $R$ is true
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion$(A)$: Mehrgarh is believed to be one of the places where people learnt to grow Barley and Wheat and rear sheep and goats for the first time. Reason$(R)$: At this site many animal bones were found which gave evidence supporting the assertion given above.
- ✓Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
- BBoth $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
- C$A$ is true but $R$ is false
- D$A$ is false but $R$ is true
Answer: A.
View full solution →Assertion$(A):$ Many of the tools were polished to give a fine cutting edge, and mortars and pestles used for grinding grain.
Reason$(R):$ They are different from the Palaeolithic tools. Hence they are called Neolithic.
Reason$(R):$ They are different from the Palaeolithic tools. Hence they are called Neolithic.
- ABoth $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
- ✓Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
- C$A$ is true but $R$ is false
- D$A$ is false but $R$ is true
Answer: B.
View full solution →Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Excess intake of $.........$ over a large period may damage kidneys.
View full solution →Excess intake of $.........$ over a large period may damage kidneys.
Oil is rich in $.........($fats$/$ protein$)$
View full solution →Vitamin D helps our body to use $.........$ for bones and teeth.
View full solution →Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Proteins build $.........$ material.
View full solution →Proteins build $.........$ material.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Deficiency of $.........$ causes rough skin, weak eyesight and thinness of body.
View full solution →Deficiency of $.........$ causes rough skin, weak eyesight and thinness of body.
Deficiency of iron causes paleness. True/ False
Starch is present in raw potato. True/False.
Deficiency of vitamin $B$ helps to increase our appetite. True/ False
View full solution →Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in our diet. True/ False
Calcium is necessary for strong bones and teeth. True/ False
Name the following:
The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
Why is roughage essential component of our food?
What is the function of vitamins?
Name the main constituent of roughage.
After putting $2-3$ drops of dilute iodine solution on food item, it turns blue black. What does it indicate?
View full solution →Write the functions of food.
Paheli and Boojho peeled some potatoes and cut them into small pieces. They washed and boiled them in water. They threw away the excess water and fried them in oil adding salt and spices. Although the potato dish tasted very good, its nutrient value was less. Suggest a method of cooking potatoes that will not lower the nutrients in them.
Name the major nutrients in our food.
What is a balanced diet?
While using iodine in the laboratory, some drops of iodine fell on Paheli’s socks and some fell on her teacher’s saree. The drops of iodine on the saree turned blue black while their colour did not change on the socks. What can be the possible reason?
Write the sources and deficiency diseases of the vitamins $‘A’, ‘B’$ complex, $C, D, E$ and $K.$
View full solution →Name the food needed:
- For strong bones and teeth.
- To prevent scurvy.
- To avoid constipation.
- For warmth.
- For growth.
What is anaemia? Explain.
‘Minerals and vitamins are needed in very small quantities by our body as compared to other components, yet, they are an important part of a balanced diet.’ Explain the statement.
What are the roles of $(i)$ Carbohydrates, $(ii)$ Fats, $(iii)$ Vitamins, $(iv)$ Minerals.
View full solution →Vitamin $D$ helps our body to use calcium for bones and teeth.
Human body produces vitamin $D$ when exposed to both sunlight and high temperatures.
$10.$Which type of climate is most likely to cause vitamin $D$ deiciency in humans?
Human body produces vitamin $D$ when exposed to both sunlight and high temperatures.
$10.$Which type of climate is most likely to cause vitamin $D$ deiciency in humans?
- ✓Cold and Cloudy
- BWarm and Cloudy
- CCold and Sunny
- DWarm and Sunny
Answer: A.
View full solution →Fat-rich foods leave an oily patch on paper when smashed or rubbed on it.
Raju wanted to check this through an activity.
He performed the following steps.
Step $1:$ Placed a fat-rich food item on a piece of white paper
Step $2:$ Smashed the food gently with a hammer
Step $3:$ Removed the smashed food from the paper
Step $4:$ Dried the paper and then checked for any patch on it
$8.$ In Step $4$, Raju dried the paper before checking for patches.
What could be the most likely reason for this?
$9.$Raju performed the same activity with four types of food.
Which of the following will decide the amount of fat in each food item?
$A.$ The shape of the paper
$B.$ Time taken for the paper to dry
$C.$ The size of the oily patch on the paper
$D.$ Ease of smashing the food with hammer
View full solution →Raju wanted to check this through an activity.
He performed the following steps.
Step $1:$ Placed a fat-rich food item on a piece of white paper
Step $2:$ Smashed the food gently with a hammer
Step $3:$ Removed the smashed food from the paper
Step $4:$ Dried the paper and then checked for any patch on it
$8.$ In Step $4$, Raju dried the paper before checking for patches.
What could be the most likely reason for this?
$9.$Raju performed the same activity with four types of food.
Which of the following will decide the amount of fat in each food item?
$A.$ The shape of the paper
$B.$ Time taken for the paper to dry
$C.$ The size of the oily patch on the paper
$D.$ Ease of smashing the food with hammer
The table below shows some common symptoms of nutrient deiciency.
$6.$Pankaj is suffering from tooth decay and bleeding gums.
Which of the following nutrients in food would help him recover?
$A.$ Vitamin $A$ and calcium
$B.$ Calcium and vitamin $C$
$C.$ Vitamin $C$ and iodine
$D.$ Iodine and vitamin $A$
$7.$ Doctors advise not to boil fruits before eating.
What could be the likely reason for this? Circle $‘Yes’$ or $‘No’$ for each statement.
View full solution →| Type of nutrient | Symptoms due to its deiciency |
| Vitamin $A$ | Poor vision, loss of vision at night |
| Calcium | Weak bones, tooth decay |
| Vitamin $C$ | Bleeding gums, wounds take longer to heal |
| Iodine | Glands in the neck appear swollen |
Which of the following nutrients in food would help him recover?
$A.$ Vitamin $A$ and calcium
$B.$ Calcium and vitamin $C$
$C.$ Vitamin $C$ and iodine
$D.$ Iodine and vitamin $A$
$7.$ Doctors advise not to boil fruits before eating.
What could be the likely reason for this? Circle $‘Yes’$ or $‘No’$ for each statement.
| Why should fruits not be boiled before eating? | $Yes$ or $No$? |
| Heating changes the colour of the fruit. | $Yes/No$ |
| Heating makes the fruit become soft. | $Yes/No$ |
| Heating destroys the vitamins present in the fruit. | $Yes/No$ |
$4.$What does the result of Aditi’s activity show?
$A.$ Lemon contains water
$B.$ Lemon contains vitamin
$C.$ Lemon contains minerals
$D.$ Lemon contains protein
$5.$ Which type of vitamin is found in plenty in lemon?
The table below shows the food items in the meals of four students.
$1.$Which student ate meals that contain plant proteins only?
$A.$ Sanjay
$B.$ Anjum
$C.$ Raghu
$D.$ Jenny
$2.$Which two students ate the most similar food items?
$A.$ Sanjay and Anjum
$B.$ Anjum and Raghu
$C.$ Raghu and Jenny
$D.$ Jenny and Sanjay
$3.$Why is it necessary to have a variety of food items in meals?
$A.$ More food items make the meal tasty.
$B.$ More food items make the meal look good.
$C.$ A single food item cannot make our stomach full.
$D.$ A single food item does not contain all the nutrients.
View full solution →| Student | Food items in lunch | Food items in dinner |
| Sanjay | Wheat roti and dal | Wheat roti and mixed vegetables |
| Anjum | Rice and ish curry | Rice and chicken |
| Raghu | Rice and chicken | Rice and ish curry |
| Jenny | Wheat bread and meat | Wheat bread and chicken |
$A.$ Sanjay
$B.$ Anjum
$C.$ Raghu
$D.$ Jenny
$2.$Which two students ate the most similar food items?
$A.$ Sanjay and Anjum
$B.$ Anjum and Raghu
$C.$ Raghu and Jenny
$D.$ Jenny and Sanjay
$3.$Why is it necessary to have a variety of food items in meals?
$A.$ More food items make the meal tasty.
$B.$ More food items make the meal look good.
$C.$ A single food item cannot make our stomach full.
$D.$ A single food item does not contain all the nutrients.
Why is it advised to take iodised salt?
What is marasmus? What are its symptoms?
What is malnutrition? What are its harmful effects?
Write three important properties of a balanced diet.
What is roughage? Why its presence in our food is important?
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