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Multiple choice evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

Buckminster fullerene is the allotropic form of:

  1. nitrogen

  2. carbon

  3. sulphur

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is also called as the bucky ball. It is spherical in shape with the formula $C _{60}$. It has a cage like fused ring structure which resembles a football. Buckminster fullerene is the most commonly occurring fullerene molecule.

Multiple choice evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

Which of the following is the ore of zinc?

  1. Bauxite

  2. Magnetite

  3. Malachite

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

$\displaystyle Calamine$ $\displaystyle ZnCO _3$ is the mineral of zinc.
Hence, option (D) is correct answer.
 
$\displaystyle Magnetite$ $\displaystyle Fe _3O _4$ is iron mineral.

$\displaystyle Malachite $ $\displaystyle Cu _2CO _3(OH) _2$ is mineral of copper.

$\displaystyle Bauxite$ $\displaystyle Al _2O _3 \cdot 2H _2O$ is ore of aluminum.

Multiple choice evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

Many minerals can be mined from the deep sea, such as:

  1. gold, nickel and cobalt

  2. copper, manganese and zinc
  3. both $A$ and $B$

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Deep Sea mining is relatively unconventional method of extracting Rare Earth Elements (REE). It is an effective way to obtain a large amounts of rare earth metals. Minerals mined are- $Ag,Au,Cu,Mn,Co$ and $Zn$, etc.

Multiple choice evs - i constituents of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients nutrients and deficiency

Among the below given minerals, Potassium Chloride is extracted from
a) Sylvite
b) Carnallite
c) Potash

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b and c

  4. All a,b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Potassium Chloride can be extracted from-

$a.$ Sylvite (Potassium Chloride in natural mineral form)
$b.$ Carnallite $(KCl\cdot MgCl _2\cdot 6H _2O)$
$c.$ Potash (rich in potassium chloride)

Multiple choice evs food trends balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients

Maintaining health is possible, if _______ is maintained. 

  1. Height

  2. Weight

  3. Diet

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

  • An important way to maintain your personal health is to have a healthy diet. A healthy diet includes a variety of plant-based and animal-based foods that provide nutrients to your body. 
  • Such nutrients give you energy and keep your body running. Nutrients help build and strengthen bones, muscles, and tendons and also regulate body processes (i.e., blood pressure). 
  • Physical exercise enhances or maintains physical fitness and sleep is an essential component to maintaining health. In children, sleep is also vital for growth and development. 
So, the correct answer is 'Diet'.

Multiple choice evs food trends balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food minerals in our diets types of nutrients

The food we consume is considered to be a part of our 

  1. Diet

  2. Life

  3. Both A and B

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

In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight management reasons.