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

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants grow(s) in water and is/are eaten as food?
a. Lotus
b. Chestnut
c. Algae
d. Lily

  1. a and b
  2. b and c
  3. c and d
  4. a, b and d
  5. a, b, c and d
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following animals is not a poultry animal?

  1. Hen
  2. Duck
  3. Turkey
  4. Goat
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are good source(s) of proteins?
a. Rice
b. Wheat
c. Eggs
d. Soyabean
e. Butter

  1. a, b and c
  2. b and d
  3. c, d and e
  4. c and d
  5. b, d and e
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following components of food is obtained from plants?

  1. Cream
  2. Butter
  3. Meat
  4. Spices
  5. Cheese
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a herbivore?

  1. Crow
  2. Squirrel
  3. Cockroach
  4. Rhinoceros
  5. Koala bear
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Honey bee produces honey from which of the following?

  1. Petals
  2. Buds
  3. Leaves
  4. Nectar
  5. Pollen
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Some plants have two or more edible parts.
  2. Water constitutes of 70% of our body weight.
  3. Wheat and rice are rich in carbohydrates.
  4. Honey bees store their food in honey combs.
  5. Horse is an omnivores animal.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 1 - a, b - 2, c - 3, d - 4
  2. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
  3. 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - d
  4. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
  5. 1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - c, 2 - a
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these animal products are useful for man?
a. Milk
b. Eggs
c. Meat
d. Skin
e. Bones
f. Animal waste

  1. a, b, c, and d
  2. a, b, c, d and f
  3. a, b, c, d, e and f
  4. a, b and c
  5. a, b, c and e
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. a, b, c, d,and e
  2. a, c, d, e, f and g
  3. a, b, d, f and g
  4. a, b, d and e
  5. a, b, e and f
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following food items have high water content, low food value but are rich in minerals and vitamins?

  1. Spices
  2. Beverages
  3. Pulses
  4. Fruits
  5. Cereals
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a pulse?

  1. Pea
  2. Wheat
  3. Tea
  4. Cardamom
  5. Maize
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the columns.

 
a. Milk, curd, honey 1. Plant products
b. Spinach, cabbage, brinjal 2. Animal products
c. Groundnut, soyabean, gram 3. Pulses
  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following animals eat both animals and plants?
a. Dog
b. Crow
c. Kingfisher
d. Deer

  1. a and b
  2. a and c
  3. a, b and c
  4. b and d
  5. a, b and d
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following food items provides energy to the body in the form of carbohydrates?

  1. Potato
  2. Milk
  3. Orange
  4. Pulses
  5. Fish