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Components of Food - 2

Tests knowledge of essential nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A student is given samples of sucrose, groundnuts, carrots and potatoes. Which sample will give positive iodine test for starch?

  1. Sucrose
  2. Groundnuts
  3. Carrots
  4. Potatoes
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which nutrient gets easily destroyed by heat during cooking?

  1. Vitamin C
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Vitamin A
  4. Vitamin K
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following food items with major vitamins they possess and choose the correct option given below:
1. Carrots (i) Vitamin D
2. Cord liver oil (ii) Vitamin C
3. Amla (iii) Vitamin B
4. Egg (iv) Vitamin A
  1. 1 - (i), 2 - (ii), 3 - (iii), 4 - (iv)
  2. 1 - (ii), 2 - (i), 3 - (iv), 4 - (iii)
  3. 1 - (iii), 2 - (iv), 3 - (i), 4 - (ii)
  4. 1 - (iv), 2 - (iii), 3 - (ii), 4 - (i)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following functions is performed by vitamin D in human body?

  1. It helps to promote the absorption of calcium from food.
  2. It helps to maintain the eye sight.
  3. It helps in building new tissues and cells.
  4. It regulates the body temerature.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a monosaccharide sugar?

  1. Lactose
  2. Sucrose
  3. Glucose
  4. Maltose
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Roughage does not provide nutrients, still it is essential. Why?

  1. It can be used as a feed for beef cattle in the form of cotton grain trash.
  2. It helps in getting rid of undigested food.
  3. It keeps the skin healthy.
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following minerals helps us in maintaining a balanced mental status?

  1. Iron
  2. Calcium
  3. Iodine
  4. Sodium
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which food component is present in sugar?

  1. Fats
  2. Proteins
  3. Vitamins
  4. Carbohydrates
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following contains unsaturated fats?

  1. Milk
  2. Cheese
  3. Coconut oil
  4. Vegetable oil
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following nutrients are called the building blocks of life?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Fats
  3. Vitamins
  4. Proteins
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Weakness of muscles and laziness in the body are symptoms of ______.

  1. beriberi
  2. rickets
  3. scurvy
  4. goiter
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following students is/are taking a balanced diet?
Student A – Bananas, milk, pulses and groundnuts
Student B – Apples, pulses, soyabeans and beans
Student C – Pulses, groundnuts, peas and beans
Student D – Groundnuts, walnuts, jaggery and cashew nuts

  1. Students A and C
  2. Students B and D
  3. Student A
  4. Student D
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kaithi suffers from bleeding gums and poor wound healing. Which vitamin should be recommended to her to make her gums healthy?

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Vitamin D
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________ is essential for forming haemoglobin in the blood.

  1. Calcium
  2. Iron
  3. Phosphorous
  4. Magnesium
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All of the following are nutrients, except

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