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Nutrition and Food Sources

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Nutrition and Food Sources questions test your knowledge of vitamins, dietary minerals, carbohydrates, and specialized dietary principles. This topic is commonly asked in railway, SSC, and UPSC exams. Review these questions to master the biological and health aspects of human nutrition.

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Nutrition and Food Sources Questions

Multiple choice

Pulses are a good source of

  1. proteins

  2. fats and carbohydrates

  3. carbohydrates

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pulses are rich in proteins.

Multiple choice

Best source of casein is

  1. milk

  2. meat

  3. egg

  4. rice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Best source of casein is milk,making up 80% of the proteins in cow milk and between 20% and 45% of the proteins in human milk.

Multiple choice

A balanced diet is

  1. nutritionally inadequate

  2. nutritionally adequate

  3. rich in proteins

  4. rich in fats so as to produce adequate energy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A balanced diet is nutritionally adequate. A diet that contains the proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water necessary to maintain good health is known as balanced diet.

Multiple choice

To get sufficient carbohydrate, one should take

  1. meat

  2. rice

  3. carrots

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

 To get sufficient carbohydrate, one should take rice.Rice contains versatile complex carbohydrates that can help provide your body with fuel for energy.

Multiple choice

Pulses, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat and chapatti are components of _______.

  1. plant products

  2. animal products

  3. balanced diet

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

Pulses, fruits, vegetables and chapatti are plant products; milk and meat are animal products. Both the products together make components of a balanced diet. Balanced diet refers to the complete a diet, which has all the nutrients for the growth of an organism. 

Multiple choice

Potato and rice are rich sources of

  1. proteins

  2. fats

  3. fibres

  4. carbohydrates
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Potato and rice are rich sources of carbohydrates. Both are abundant in starch. 

Multiple choice

It is advisable to use the least amount of water while cooking to prevent the loss of _____.

  1. proteins and carbohydrates

  2. minerals and starch

  3. proteins and minerals

  4. vitamins and carbohydrates
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

High temperature cooking for longer duration results in the destruction of vitamin C, protein and mineral content of the food. Use of less water and cooking for shorter duration will result in preserving protein and mineral content of the food. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following food items are the best source of carbohydrates?

  1. Milk, fish, oils, maize

  2. Wheat, sugarcane, butter, egg

  3. Potato, rice, melon, mango

  4. Dals, meat, soyabeans, rice
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Carbohydrates are a form of sugar obtained from starchy or sugary foods. So items like rice, potato, melon and mango are the best source of carbohydrates. 

Multiple choice

Fats and carbohydrates are known as ________.

  1. dietary foods

  2. body-building foods

  3. energy-giving foods

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

Both fats and carbohydrates provide us energy. Thus, these are also known as energy giving foods.