Components of Food: Nutrients and Balanced Diet

This is an interactive quiz on Components of Food.

It includes topics such as nutrients, balanced diet, deficiency diseases.

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A small quantity of a food item taken and then it is wrapped in a piece of paper and crushed it. An oily patch showed on the paper. The food item contains

Carbohydrate Protein Fat Vitamin

Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking

Tablets, Injections Tulsi, Ginger Vitamin C, Vitamin E Balance diet

Egg yolk is rich in

Carbohydrate Protein Fat Vitamin

Spinach is a good source of

Iron Calcium Phosphorus Sodium chloride

A component which found in our food as “starch”. That is a form of

Carbohydrate Protein Fat Vitamin

Which one of the following is an energy giving component?

Protein Vitamins and minerals Roughage Carbohydrates and fats

Vitamins and minerals are

Protective food

Energy giving food

Body building food

Roughage

Roughage helps in

Protecting our body from diseases

Movement of bowel

Providing energy

Building and repair of various body parts

Scurvy is caused due to the deficiency of

Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Diseases caused due to the deficiency of vitamins are known as

Dietary diseases

Chronic diseases

Deficiency diseases

Transmitted diseases

How many groups can be classified of nutrients required by our body ?

7 4 3 8

What food items we eat in our lunch ?

Curd, Roti, Dal Biscuit, milk Only fruit All of these

How many meals does a child take everyday ?

7 4 3 none of these

What happen if excess water is used during cooking and is then thrown away ?

Tastes is lost

Oil is lost

Many useful proteins and considerable amount of minerals are lost

None of these

Bees collect nectar from:

Vegetable

Fruits

Flowers

None of these

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Components of Food: Nutrients and Balanced Diet
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
Jonathan James