Components of Food

Vitamin K is needed for- (1Mark)

1. Normal night vision
2. Normal growth of bones
3. Healthy teeth and gums
4. Clotting of blood

Energy contents of food is expressed in- (1Mark)

1. Grams
2. Calories
3. Litre
4. Metres

Blue black colour on adding dilute iodine solution in a crushed food item indicates the presence of- (1Mark)

1. Fat
2. Vitamins
3. Proteins
4. Starch

Rich sources of roughage are- (1Mark)

1. Salad, corn and porridge (dalia)
2. Milk
3. Vegetables and food
4. Both (A) and (C)

Blood is red due to the presence of- (1Mark)

1. Iodine
2. Calcium
3. Iron
4. Phosphorus

Fats are- (1Mark)

1. Inorganic compounds
2. Energy bank of the body
3. Fibrous components of the body
4. Body building foods

A balanced diet contains- (1Mark)

1. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats
2. Minerals and vitamins
3. Roughage and water
4. All

Vitamin D is found in – (1Mark)

1. Carrot
2. Liver
3. Pumpkin
4. Exposure to sun light

Which is the source of instant energy? (1Mark)

1. Cellulose
2. Glucose
3. Wheat
4. Maize

A malnourished child needs – (1Mark)

1. Costly medicine
2. Vitamins
3. The required amount of balanced diet
4. Tonics

Which is the false statement from the following? (1Mark)

1. Water maintains the body temperature.
2. Water helps in transportation of nutrients to and from the cells.
3. Water is essential for the life to exist.
4. About one third of our body weight is water.

Find from the following that needs a diet, full of Carbohydrates and fat- (1Mark)

1. A doctor
2. An office clerk
3. An advocate
4. A player

Which food component prevents constipation? (1Mark)

1. Fat
2. Vitamins
3. Carbohydrate
4. Roughage

Which of the following statements is the correct statement? (1Mark)

1. A person doing hard physical work needs Vitamins.
2. Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of iodine.
3. The carbohydrate which digested by our body is cellulose.
4. Children are prone to disease due to malnutrition.

Find the odd one out- (1Mark)

1. Wheat
2. Maize
3. Rice
4. Butter

Which vitamin is destroyed by heating? (1Mark)

1. B
2. E
3. C
4. K

Which of the following are called protective foods? (1Mark)

1. Vitamins
2. Minerals
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. None

The energy supplier component of food is- (1Mark)

1. Protein
2. Amino acid
3. Cellulose
4. Carbohydrate

Oxygen in the body is transported to the tissue by- (1Mark)

1. haemoglobin
2. plasma
3. diffusion
4. all of the above

On adding a few drops of concentrated nitric acid on crushed food and then heating, colour turns yellow, it indicates the presence of - (1Mark)

1. carbohydrates
2. proteins
3. fats
4. vitamins

Which of the following food items contains carbohydrates? (1Mark)

1. Rice
2. Cabbage
3. Vitamins
4. Butter

The indigestible material in the food is known as – (1Mark)

1. Fats
2. Proteins
3. Carbohydrates
4. Roughage