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A piece of bread should be chewed .......... times and then swallowed. 

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  1. 2

  2. 10

  3. 20

  4. 5

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chewing of food is the process of mastication of food. It is important to break down the food mechanically by teeth so that it gets easily mixed with saliva and swallowed. The food should be chewed 20 times before swallow it to increase its surface area.

So the correct answer is '20'. 

Identify the function of teeth.

evs from tasting to digestion balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food science of kitchen

  1. Chewing of food

  2. Mixing of saliva with food

  3. Swallowing of food

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The function of teeth is chewing of food. It chewing is an important step in direction because it helps to break down the food mechanically, and thus increase the surface area for saliva to do its work.

So the correct answer is 'Chewing of food'. 

Chewing is required for

evs from tasting to digestion balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food science of kitchen

  1. Solubilisation of food

  2. Enjoying the taste of food

  3. Decreasing surface area of food

  4. Increasing surface area of food

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Correct Option: D

The major utility of breaking up of food into small bits during chewing is

evs from tasting to digestion balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food science of kitchen

  1. To reduce surface area of the food eaten up

  2. To increase surface area of the food eaten up

  3. To make the food soluble

  4. To enjoy taste of food

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chewing breaks the large food particles into the small. The mechanical digestion of food in the mouth involves converting bite-sized pieces of food into smaller particles. This has the effect of increasing the surface area of the food particles and allowing saliva to be thoroughly mixed with them.

So, the correct answer is 'To increase the surface area of the food eaten up'.

Difference between Burgundy's mixture and Bordeaux mixture is the presence of  in the former

evs constitutes of diet balanced diet and malnutrition minerals in our diets types of nutrients

  1. CuSO4

  2. Na2CO3

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Water

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bordeaux mixture consists of copper sulphate, lime and water and Burgundy's mixture is copper sulphate, sodium carbonate, and water.

Most abundant mineral of animal body is

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  1. Iron

  2. Sodium

  3. Potassium

  4. Calcium

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Correct Option: D

One of the following minerals is responsible to regulate your heart beat

evs constitutes of diet balanced diet and malnutrition minerals in our diets types of nutrients

  1. Sulphur

  2. Sodium

  3. Potassium

  4. Iron

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a vitamin deficiency disease

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  1. Addison's disease

  2. Goitre

  3. Keratomalacia

  4. Xerophthalmia

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Correct Option: B