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done Questions - Food and Nutrition Total Questions - 59

• question_answer1)
  Food is essential
  A)
  to Jive done clear
  B)
  for growth of the body done clear
  C)
  for working done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Cereals, sugar, fats, oils etc are examples of
  A)
  energy providing foods done clear
  B)
  body building foods done clear
  C)
  regulatory foods done clear
  D)
  protective foods done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Fruits are eaten to get
  A)
  vitamins done clear
  B)
  sugar done clear
  C)
  carbohydrates and minerals done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following statements are correct?

  I. Carbohydrates provide more energy than fats.

  II. Vitamin C gets destroyed by heat during cooking.

  III. Vitamins are required in small quantities.

  IV. Cellulose is a carbohydrate that provides energy to human body.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  I and IV done clear
  B)
  II and III done clear
  C)
  I and III done clear
  D)
  I and II done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following statements about minerals are incorrect?
  A)
  Minerals are used to make hormones and to maintain normal heart beat done clear
  B)
  Minerals are required in 'large amount as carbohydrate and protein done clear
  C)
  Calcium and phosphorus are important for good health of bones and teeth done clear
  D)
  Iron is essential for the formation of hemoglobin in blood done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following statements about fat is not true?
  A)
  Fat produces energy in the body done clear
  B)
  Fat gets stored in our body done clear
  C)
  Fat has more oxygen as compared to carbohydrate done clear
  D)
  Fat prevents rapid loss of heat done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which of the following elements are present in all proteins?

  I. Carbon	II. Hydrogen
  III. Oxygen	IV. Nitrogen

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  II and III done clear
  B)
  I, II and IV done clear
  C)
  I. Ill and IV done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  A biochemical compound that readily combines with oxygen and distributes it throughout the human body is
  A)
  urea done clear
  B)
  hemoglobin done clear
  C)
  water done clear
  D)
  chlorine done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following is a source of protein?
  A)
  Rice done clear
  B)
  Wheat done clear
  C)
  Sugar done clear
  D)
  Meat done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following statements about Vitamins are false?

  I. Vitamin C from cut fruits gets washed away as it is a water soluble nutrients.

  II. People suffering from Beri-Beri disease have weak muscles and every little energy to do work. It is caused by Vitamin A.

  III. Vitamin K that plays a major role in blood clotting is a water soluble nutrient.

  IV. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and deficiency of this vitamin can cause night blindness.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  A)
  I and II done clear
  B)
  II and III done clear
  C)
  I and III done clear
  D)
  III and IV done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The vitamin or a mineral content of a food compared to its nutritional contribution in total calories is referred as
  A)
  natural density done clear
  B)
  caloric density done clear
  C)
  nutrient density done clear
  D)
  physical density done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following is required for healthy bones?
  A)
  Potassium and Vitamin K done clear
  B)
  Calcium and Vitamin E done clear
  C)
  Calcium and Vitamin C done clear
  D)
  Calcium and Vitamin D done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Table salt provides which mineral?
  A)
  Potassium done clear
  B)
  Magnesium done clear
  C)
  Phosphorus done clear
  D)
  Sodium done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
  A)

  Carrot

  (i)

  Vitamin A

  done clear
  B)

  Lemon

  (ii)

  Vitamin C

  done clear
  C)

  Banana

  (iii)

  Vitamin E

  done clear
  D)

  Turnip Green

  (iv)

  Vitamin E

  done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
  A)

  Spinach

  (i)

  Iron

  done clear
  B)

  Orange

  (ii)

  Vitamin C

  done clear
  C)

  Milk

  (iii)

  Vitamin D, Calcium and Phosphros

  done clear
  D)

  Banana

  (iv)

  Vitamin A

  done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following pairs are correct?

  [a]	Vitamin \[{{B}_{12}}\]	(i)	Egg and meat
  [b]	Vitamin K	(ii)	Tomatoes
  [c]	Vitamin \[{{B}_{2}}\]and \[{{B}_{1}}\]	(iii)	Grains
  [d]	Iodine	(iv)	Sea food

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  I, III and IV done clear
  B)
  I, II and III done clear
  C)
  II, III and IV done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The indigestible material in the food is known as
  A)
  proteins done clear
  B)
  fats done clear
  C)
  carbohydrates done clear
  D)
  roughage done clear
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• question_answer18)
  It is necessary for our body but it is not a nutrient
  A)
  water done clear
  B)
  carbohydrate done clear
  C)
  fat done clear
  D)
  minerals done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following defines the term 'balanced diet' correctly?
  A)
  It is a diet that has adequate spices for taste done clear
  B)
  It is a diet that is cooked properly and has good aroma done clear
  C)
  It is a diet containing all the essential nutrients in adequate amount done clear
  D)
  It is a diet that is as per the weekly chart shared by a good cook done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following are modification of stems consumed as vegetables?
  A)
  Potato and onion done clear
  B)
  Cabbage and cauliflower done clear
  C)
  Radish and carrot done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Weighing and measuring food products are an examples of applying which of the following to the diet?
  A)
  Variety done clear
  B)
  Balance done clear
  C)
  Moderation done clear
  D)
  Nutrition fact done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Food is directly cooked by utilising dry heat in
  A)
  roasting done clear
  B)
  frying done clear
  C)
  boiling done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer23)
  If someone uses a coal-stove for three-four hours in a closed room. The fatal effect will be
  A)
  the temperature of room will increase abnormally done clear
  B)
  the level of carbon dioxide will increase in the blood done clear
  C)
  the level of carbon monoxide will increase in the blood done clear
  D)
  the level of haemoglobin will increase in the blood done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following pair of region and their food habit is correct?

  [a]	Kashmir	(i)	Fish cooked in mustard oil.
  [b]	Valsad	(ii)	Batata vada
  [c]	Udupi	(iii)	Puri-shaak
  [d]	Mizoram	(iv)	Rice

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  I, II and IV done clear
  B)
  I, III and IV done clear
  C)
  II, III and IV done clear
  D)
  I, II and III done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Deficiency of vitamins causes
  A)
  kwashiorkor done clear
  B)
  marasmus done clear
  C)
  mental retardation done clear
  D)
  rickets done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Deficiency of which vitamin causes Pellagra?
  A)
  Vitamin D done clear
  B)
  Vitamin \[{{B}_{3}}\] done clear
  C)
  Vitamin K done clear
  D)
  Vitamin \[{{B}_{3}}\] done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which of the following belongs to the separate group?
  A)
  Scurvy done clear
  B)
  Rickets done clear
  C)
  Night-blindness done clear
  D)
  Rabies done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Organisms depend on which of the following for food?
  A)
  Producers done clear
  B)
  Consumers done clear
  C)
  Decomposers done clear
  D)
  Both, [a] and [b] done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Our body can produce which of the following vitamins?
  A)
  D and K done clear
  B)
  A and C done clear
  C)
  B and C done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Consider the following statements

  I. Vitamins are required in very small amount in our body.

  II. Vitamins term is coined by Louis Pasteur.

  III. By the polishing of rice thiamine is destroyed.

  IV. Vitamin B and C are water soluble in nature.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
  I, III and IV done clear
  B)
  II, III and IV done clear
  C)
  II, III and I done clear
  D)
  All are correct done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Consider the following statements

  I. Foodstuffs are cooked in boiling water in boiling type of cooking method.

  II. Rice, eggs, dais, potatoes, meat etc. are cooked by boiling method mainly.

  III. In a pressure cooker, food is cooked under pressure and with increase in pressure the temperature also increases.

  IV. Sauteing is a method of dry heat cooking method.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
  I, II and III done clear
  B)
  I, II and IV done clear
  C)
  IV, II and III done clear
  D)
  All of these. done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Consider the following statements

  I. The components of the balanced diet remain same for all type of person.

  II. Beside balanced diet one should do sufficient exercise, take fresh air, water and sunshine.

  III. Mid-day meal programme was started in 2002.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
  I and II done clear
  B)
  Only II done clear
  C)
  II and II done clear
  D)
  Only III done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Vitamins are substances (CTET June 2011)
  A)
  required in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases done clear
  B)
  that increase our metabolic rate leading to loss of weight done clear
  C)
  required as medicines to make us healthy done clear
  D)
  that build muscles to keep us strong done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Cooked rice can be preserved for longer time in a refrigerator because   (CTET June 2011)
  A)
  moisture content in the food is reduced at low temperature done clear
  B)
  refrigerators contain certain chemicals which kill the microbes done clear
  C)
  microbes become inactive at low temperature done clear
  D)
  microbes are destroyed and killed at low Temperature done clear
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• question_answer35)
  It has been observed that the process of digestion is faster inside the stomach than outside because (CTET June 2011)
  A)
  the digestive juices when kept outside the stomach become inactive done clear
  B)
  the food is churned in the stomach thereby increasing the surface area for quicker enzyme action done clear
  C)
  the digestive juices inside the stomach are acidic, while outside" they are alkaline done clear
  D)
  the amount of digestive juices produced in the stomach in the presence of food is much more done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Rina separated the garbage from the house. into two piles as shown below (CTET June 2011) Rina has separated the garbage waste into two piles depending on the criteria (CTET June 2011)
  A)
  are household/industrial waste done clear
  B)
  have odour/are odourless done clear
  C)
  can be decomposed/cannot be decomposed done clear
  D)
  can be recycled/cannot be recycled done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Carrot, radish, sweet potatoes are the modifications of          (CGTET July 2011)
  A)
  stems done clear
  B)
  roots done clear
  C)
  buds done clear
  D)
  branches done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which one of the following is a good cooking practice?                      (CTET Jan 2012)
  A)
  Washing the vegetables nicely and then cutting done clear
  B)
  Cutting the vegetables and then washing these in running water done clear
  C)
  Keeping the vegetables in sunshine for some time, before cutting and cooking done clear
  D)
  Cooking the vegetables by deep flying to kill bacteria done clear
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• question_answer39)
  While teaching how different food items can be kept fresh for some time, Radha enumerated the following techniques to her class (CTET Jan 2012)

  I. Put it in a bowl and keep the bowl in an open container having cold water.

  II. Wrap it in a damp cloth.

  III. Spread it open in sunshine.

  IV. Cut it into small pieces and keep it in the dark.

  Which one of the following food items is she referring to, corresponding to technique 'B' above?
  A)
  Cooked rice done clear
  B)
  Onion, garlic done clear
  C)
  Green coriander done clear
  D)
  Kaju burfi done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Weightlifters are generally required to make more muscles and body mass. For this purpose, they need to take a diet which is rich in (CTET Jan 2012)
  A)
  proteins done clear
  B)
  carbohydrates done clear
  C)
  fats done clear
  D)
  vitamins done clear
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• question_answer41)
  If you go to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) by train then at Ahmedabad railway station you will find that most of the vendors are selling  (CTET July 2013)
  A)
  puri-shak and thanda doodh done clear
  B)
  dhokia with chutney and lemon rice done clear
  C)
  chlolay-bhature and lassi done clear
  D)
  Idli-chutney and vada- chatney done clear
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• question_answer42)
  After diagnosis a doctor says to a patient that there is less haemoglobin in his blood. Which of the following should be eat to make up the deficiency of iron? (CTET July 2013)
  A)
  Amia, green leafy vegetables, jiggery done clear
  B)
  Rice, sugar, amia done clear
  C)
  Green leafy vegetables, wheat, orange done clear
  D)
  Jaggery, lemon, pea done clear
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• question_answer43)
  These are three R?s to save our environment which are (UTET Sept 2013)
  A)
  reduce, recycle and reform done clear
  B)
  reuse, restructure and reform done clear
  C)
  reduce, recycle and reuse done clear
  D)
  reduce, recycle and restructure done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which of the following belongs to the separate group? (HTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  Scurvy done clear
  B)
  Rickets done clear
  C)
  Nigh-blindness done clear
  D)
  Rabies done clear
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• question_answer45)
  If a teacher employs the examples of potato, rice, bread and sugar, what he intends to teach? (HTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  Vitamins done clear
  B)
  Carbohydrate done clear
  C)
  Proteins done clear
  D)
  Minerals done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Deficiency of which vitamin causes failure of blood clotting. (HTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  K done clear
  B)
  B done clear
  C)
  D done clear
  D)
  A done clear
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• question_answer47)
  How milk is pasteurised?    (HTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  By heating it at \[100{}^\circ C\] for 15 min or at \[90{}^\circ C\] for 5 min done clear
  B)
  By heating it at \[100{}^\circ C\] for 15 min or at \[90{}^\circ C\] for 32 min done clear
  C)
  By heating it at \[71{}^\circ C\] for 15 min or at \[62{}^\circ C\] for 5 sec done clear
  D)
  By heating it at \[71{}^\circ C\] for 15 sec or at \[62{}^\circ C\] for 32 min done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Which of the following diseases spread through contaminated drinking water? (UPTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  AIDS done clear
  B)
  Typhoid done clear
  C)
  Anaemia done clear
  D)
  Tetanus done clear
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• question_answer49)
  While discussing liking and disliking a student says, and my mother both love to eat snakes. Whenever, we feel like eating snakes, we go to a nearby hotel and eat Ling-hu-fen. This student must belong to                   (CTET Feb 2014)
  A)
  Assam done clear
  B)
  Hong Kong done clear
  C)
  Orissa done clear
  D)
  Arunachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Name of disease caused due to deficiency of Vitamin C.
  A)
  Scurvy done clear
  B)
  Beri beri done clear
  C)
  Night blindness done clear
  D)
  Fatigue done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Select from the following a group that comprises of methods of cooking food. (CTET Sept 2014)
  A)
  Boiling, kneading, roasting done clear
  B)
  Baking, boiling, rolling done clear
  C)
  Frying, soaking, roasting done clear
  D)
  Backing, frying, roasting done clear
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• question_answer52)
  In which of the following parts of our country do people grow eatables such as tapioca and coconut in their courtyards and they find food prepared using these to be very tasty? (CTET Sept 2014)
  A)
  Andhra Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Assam done clear
  C)
  Goa done clear
  D)
  Kerala done clear
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• question_answer53)
  A doctor prescribed some medicines to a patient and also suggested him to eat jaggery, amla and more green leafy vegetables. This patient must be suffering from (CTET Sept 2014)
  A)
  fever done clear
  B)
  typhoid done clear
  C)
  malaria done clear
  D)
  anaemia done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Reena loves mangoes. She wants to preserve these for winters. Which one of the following is a good way of preserving them? (CTET Feb 2015)
  A)
  Make 'aam papad' and pickle done clear
  B)
  Prepare juice and store in an airtight container done clear
  C)
  Put in a plastic bag done clear
  D)
  Store in a refrigerator done clear
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• question_answer55)
  In which one of the following .states of our country do most people like to eat sea fish cooked in coconut oil? (CTET Feb 2015)
  A)
  Mizoram done clear
  B)
  Goa done clear
  C)
  Jammu and Kashmir done clear
  D)
  Bihar done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Which one of the following matches is not a correct way of food preservation? (CTET Sept 2015)
  A)
  Potato - chips done clear
  B)
  Milk - paneer done clear
  C)
  Apple- jam done clear
  D)
  Raw mango - pickle done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Rehana goes to Kerala along with her family. There she sees tall trees which are very different from those in her hometown, Shimla. Which trees could she have seen in Kerala? (CTET Sept 2015)
  A)
  Coconut done clear
  B)
  Apple done clear
  C)
  Litchi done clear
  D)
  Pine done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Chemical nature of insulin is (UPTET Feb 2016)
  A)
  Vitamin done clear
  B)
  Protein done clear
  C)
  Lipid done clear
  D)
  Carbohydrate done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Glass jars and bottles are dried well in the Sun before filling them with pickles. Why is it SO?  (CTET Feb 2016)
  A)
  To increase their temperature done clear
  B)
  To remove the dust from them done clear
  C)
  To remove the moisture completely done clear
  D)
  To make pickles tasty done clear
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