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Components of Food

Test your knowledge of the essential components of food including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water, and their functions in the human body.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A nutrient that is known as energy reservoir of the body acts as an insulator and keep the body warm is ____________.

  1. protein
  2. carbohydrate
  3. fat
  4. vitamin
  5. mineral
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect about carbohydrates?

  1. Carbohydrates are the energy giving nutrients.
  2. They consist of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.
  3. They are the biggest portion of our regular diet.
  4. Rice is a good source of carbohydrates.
  5. Starch is a kind of carbohydrates.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following minerals is known as beauty mineral?

  1. Zinc
  2. Silicon
  3. Calcium
  4. Iron
  5. Iodine
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Proteins are made up of _____.

  1. acetic acid
  2. amino acid
  3. mallic acid
  4. fatty acid
  5. formic acid
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs of diseases are caused due to deficiency of proteins?

  1. Rickets and marasmus
  2. Goitre and kwashiorkor
  3. Marasmus and kwashiorkor
  4. Goitre and marasmus
  5. Goitre and anaemia
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why are animal proteins called first class proteins?

  1. They release energy in absence of energy in the body.
  2. They repair the damaged tissues in the body.
  3. They contain all the amino acids.
  4. They protect the body from diseases.
  5. They cushion the internal organs.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not correct about proteins?

  1. It is known to form tissues in the body.
  2. Nitrogen is its main constituent.
  3. It can be directly stored in the body.
  4. It can release energy when the body is in its need.
  5. It gets converted into urea and excretes out of the body with urine.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If swollen neck is related to iodine, what is related to iron?

  1. Fatigue
  2. Decay of teeth
  3. Reoccurrence of common cold
  4. Mental disability in children
  5. Complete blindness
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

MatMatch the following:
Column A Column B
(a) Sugar i. Fat
(b) Soybean ii. Mineral
(c) Watermelon iii. Protein
(d) Mustard oil iv. Carbohydrate

  1. (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i
  2. (a) - iv, (b) - ii, (c) - iii, (d) - i
  3. (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - i
  4. (a) - i, (b) - ii, (c) - iii, (d) - iv
  5. (a) - i, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - iv
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose odd one out on the basis of solubility.

  1. Vitamin K
  2. Vitamin A
  3. Vitamin B
  4. Vitamin D
  5. Vitamin E
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Most of our body weight is composed of ___________.

  1. fat
  2. carbohydrate
  3. protein
  4. water
  5. roughage
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, there is a relationship between the two terms to the left of : : and the same relationship holds between the two terms to its right. One term is missing. One of the four given options contains the missing term. Identify the correct option.

Weak bones : Vitamin D : : __________ : Vitamin C

  1. Night blindness
  2. Scurvy
  3. Beri-beri
  4. Anaemia
  5. Muscular cramps
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A balanced diet does not vary according to __________.

  1. occupation
  2. age
  3. height
  4. weight
  5. complexion
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is correct about roughage?

  1. It is easily digestible in the intestine.
  2. It is a kind of protein.
  3. After digestion, it releases energy for the body.
  4. It contains all the nutrients needed to keep body healthy.
  5. Its intake is suggested to reduce obesity.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens to the excess carbohydrates in the body?

  1. They break down into urea and excrete out of the body with urine.
  2. They dissolve into water and excrete out of the body with urine.
  3. They get dissolved in the blood of the body.
  4. They get converted into fat and stored in the form of fats and lipids below the skin.
  5. The take the form of vitamin C after digestion in stomach.
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