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Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Deficiency disease is a disease caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and especially a vitamin or mineral. A  balanced diet is the diet that focuses on providing all the nutrients that the body needs. It comprises of macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates and fat along with micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. Hence, by eating a balanced diet, deficiency diseases can be prevented.
So, the given statement is true.
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A balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation
A  balanced diet is the diet that focuses on providing all the nutrients that the body needs. It comprises of macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates and fat along with micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. All these nutrients can be found in a variety of food items. Hence, A balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items.
So, the given statement is true.
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To keep people healthy, strong, energetic and long-lived, it is necessary to provide them with

  1. High energy food

  2. Large amount of food

  3. Balanced diet

  4. Initiative and spirit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For a healthy living, we require a balanced diet. A balanced diet is one which contains correct proportion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It should provide us with necessary minerals and vitamins. Roughage or fiber is also an important part of balanced diet. The proper diet should be taken along with proper water intake for a healthy living.

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Which of the following type of nutrients help to produce energy?

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Vitamins

  3. Minerals

  4. Proteins
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A Correct answer
Explanation
  • The three main nutrients used for energy are carbohydrates, protein, and fats, with carbohydrates being the most important source. 
  • Your body can also use protein and fats for energy when carbohydrates have been depleted.
  •  When you eat, your body breaks down nutrients into smaller components and absorbs them to use as fuel. Hence, carbohydrates are a type of nutrients help to produce energy.
So, the correct answer is 'carbohydrates'.
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The combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat is

  1. Bread and butter

  2. Wheat, dal and groundnuts

  3. Groundnuts and jaggery

  4. Sprouted gram and groundnuts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

For acute cases of protein deficiency, individuals are recommended to use  high protein diets so as tho help them rebuild muscles. While high protein diets include meals enriched with foods like eggs, meats, milk, chicken, seafood, and fish, vegetables like legumes and nuts also give in an ideal supply of proteins. However, to match the protein quality nearest to meat individuals need to take in sprouted grams, groundnuts and soy products.

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Balanced diet is necessary for maintaining healthy body.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A balanced diet is one which contains all the nutrients in an appropriate amount necessary for growth, energy production, 'physiological regulation, metabolic requirements, replacement and regeneration of living body. Balanced diet provides us with substances like proteins,carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins without which proper growth and health is not possible.maintenance of

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A balanced diet includes

  1. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes

  2. Salty and sweet dishes

  3. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins

  4. All nutrients, water and roughage
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A balanced diet is one that gives the body the nutrition it needs to function properly. To get a balanced nutrition, one should obtain the majority of the daily calories from fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. In addition of this, water and roughage complete the balanced diet.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Mohan has a cup of rice, two chapatti's, two vegetable curries, and ghee in his plate of meals. What is missing in his meals ?

  1. Fats

  2. Proteins

  3. Salt

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

A balanced diet should contain all the nutrients. Mohan's meals is lacking in proteins, hence Dal should be added.

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Frying

  1. Increases the nutritive values

  2. Reduces the sugar levels

  3. Reduces nutritive values

  4. Breaks fats into oils
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The process of deep frying food involves submerging the food to be fried completely in hot oil at temperatures between 350 °F (177 °C) and 375 °F (191 °C). This is detrimental to the nutritional value of food as the fat degradation processes during deep frying leads to loss of nutritional value of the food.

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Among the following vegetarian food items, which one is considered to be more rich in proteins?

  1. Bread

  2. Rice

  3. Potato

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

Pulses (legumes) are well-known plant-based sources of protein, significantly higher in protein content compared to starch-heavy foods like rice, potatoes, or bread.