General Awareness

Indian Cuisine and Foods

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Indian Cuisine and Foods explores regional dishes, traditional ingredients, and festive foods across the country. The questions cover popular street foods, wedding dishes, and local delicacies. A solid understanding of Indian culinary diversity is helpful for general awareness exams.

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Indian Cuisine and Foods Questions

Multiple choice

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.What is the special dish prepared on Id? Id-ul-Fitr is one of the biggest festivals of the Muslims. The word \'Id\' means happiness literary means breaking of fast. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm and with great fervor throughout the country. Id is perhaps the only festival that lays great importance on sacrifice and purity of life. It teaches us the value of love, brotherhood and sympathy. The Muslims keep fast for a month so that their souls are purified. The day on which Id falls is a day of great merry-making. It is a day of love, affection, harmony and brotherhood. The Muslims wear new colorful dresses. They go to the mosque first to offer Namaz and to seek blessings from their Allah. After that they visit their friends and relatives. They embrace each other forgetting old grudges and ill-feelings. They wish each other Id Mubarak. Sweets are prepared and shared with friends and relatives. \'Sewian\' is a popular dish made on Id. Guests is served with Sewian. "Idi" is also given to the Youngers by the elders. Muslims from all sections society are seen happy on Id. A spirit of brotherhood prevails in every heart. There is no distinction between the rich and the poor on this day. All are equal. The Government observes a holiday on this day. The President and the Prime Minister wish a happy Id to our Muslims brothers.

  1. kheer

  2. halwa

  3. Sewian

  4. gulab jamun

  5. dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is given in the passage.

Multiple choice

What kind of food is served in the Gurdwara?

  1. Chicken Curry

  2. Vegetarian

  3. Fish Pakora

  4. Roast Lamb
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Langar, or community kitchen in a Gurdwara, serves vegetarian meals to ensure that the food is acceptable to all people regardless of their dietary restrictions or background.

Multiple choice evs science of kitchen sense of touch, smell and taste types of taste components and importance of food

Identify the taste of karela.

  1. Sour

  2. Salty

  3. Bitter

  4. Spicy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The upper surface of the tongue has small projections called papillae, some of which bear taste buds.
  • About 50 -150 taste cells are found in a taste bud. These cells detect all 4 tastes i.e sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
  • The taste of karela is bitter because it contains a compound called lectin. Lectin reduces blood glucose concentrations by acting on peripheral tissues and suppressing appetite. Hence the taste of karela is bitter.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Bitter'.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops millets cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Jowar, bajra and ragi are included in which category?

  1. Pulses

  2. Wheat

  3. Millets

  4. Cereals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Millets are a group of small seed grasses grown in semi-dry areas of Asia and Africa. Millets have been widely cultivated as cereal crops or as fodder for animals.
Because millets have a short growing season, can withstand dry and high-temperature conditions yet yield well, they are popularly grown in the developing nations.
It is now a well-proven fact that consuming whole grains on a regular basis may help lose weight, owing to the rich content of fiber and bioactive compounds in them.
Multiple choice evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

Rahi's mother cooked daliya for Rahi. Daliya is made up of wheat. Identify the edible part of wheat from which it is made up of.

  1. Stem

  2. Roots

  3. Seeds

  4. Flowers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seeds. Wheat is produced from the seeds of the plants. 

So the correct option is 'Seeds'.