Food Sources and Nutrition
Learn about where food comes from - plants and animals, different nutrients including body-building foods and energy-giving foods, and animal eating habits
Questions
Which of the following plants grow(s) in water and is/are eaten as food?
a. Lotus
b. Chestnut
c. Algae
d. Lily
- a and b
- b and c
- c and d
- a, b and d
- a, b, c and d
Which of the following animals is not a poultry animal?
- Hen
- Duck
- Turkey
- Goat
- None of these
Which of the following is/are good source(s) of proteins?
a. Rice
b. Wheat
c. Eggs
d. Soyabean
e. Butter
- a, b and c
- b and d
- c, d and e
- c and d
- b, d and e
Which of the following components of food is obtained from plants?
- Cream
- Butter
- Meat
- Spices
- Cheese
Which of the following is a herbivore?
- Crow
- Squirrel
- Cockroach
- Rhinoceros
- Koala bear
Honey bee produces honey from which of the following?
- Petals
- Buds
- Leaves
- Nectar
- Pollen
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- Some plants have two or more edible parts.
- Water constitutes of 70% of our body weight.
- Wheat and rice are rich in carbohydrates.
- Honey bees store their food in honey combs.
- Horse is an omnivores animal.
Match the Column I (Plants) with the Column II (Parts that we eat).
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Mustard plant | a. Fruits |
| 2. Carrot | b. Leaves |
| 3. Spinach | c. Roots |
| 4. Brinjal | d. Seeds |
- 1 - a, b - 2, c - 3, d - 4
- 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
- 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - d
- 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
- 1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - c, 2 - a
Which of these animal products are useful for man?
a. Milk
b. Eggs
c. Meat
d. Skin
e. Bones
f. Animal waste
- a, b, c, and d
- a, b, c, d and f
- a, b, c, d, e and f
- a, b and c
- a, b, c and e
Which of the following food products is/are obtained by animals?
a. Milk
b. Honey
c. Fruits
d. Vegetable
e. Meat
f. Butter
g. Cooking oil
- a, b, c, d,and e
- a, c, d, e, f and g
- a, b, d, f and g
- a, b, d and e
- a, b, e and f
Which of the following food items have high water content, low food value but are rich in minerals and vitamins?
- Spices
- Beverages
- Pulses
- Fruits
- Cereals
Which of the following is a pulse?
- Pea
- Wheat
- Tea
- Cardamom
- Maize
Match the columns.
| a. Milk, curd, honey | 1. Plant products |
| b. Spinach, cabbage, brinjal | 2. Animal products |
| c. Groundnut, soyabean, gram | 3. Pulses |
- a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
- a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
- a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
- a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
- a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Which of the following animals eat both animals and plants?
a. Dog
b. Crow
c. Kingfisher
d. Deer
- a and b
- a and c
- a, b and c
- b and d
- a, b and d
Which of the following food items provides energy to the body in the form of carbohydrates?
- Potato
- Milk
- Orange
- Pulses
- Fish