Spices

Q.

Which vegetable is called the king of vegetables?

Q. Which among the spices is added to curries to produce a tangy and sour taste?

1. Red chilli powder
2. Mustard
3. Tamarind
4. Fennel

Q. Red chillies, turmeric, black pepper and cumin are examples of _________.

1. fruits
2. spices
3. vegetables
4. grains

Q. I am a powder who makes food hot and spicy. I can even make you cry. Who am I?

1. Red Chilli
2. Cumin
3. Turmeric
4. Corriander

Q. When farmers cultivate crops for self consumption, it is called as _________.

1. cash crops
2. food crops
3. plantation crops
4. commercial crops

Q.

What are some chemicals we use everyday?

Q.

Give a reason for the following:

Titanium dioxide is an important ingredient in cosmetics.

Q. Identify the item(s) which is used to add spice to both sweet and savoury dishes.

1. Cardamom
2. Amchur
3. Black pepper
4. Red chilli

Q. In a potato chat, which of the following ingredients used will not be considered as a spice?

1. Coriander
2. Tamarind
3. Salt
4. Red chilli powder

Q. Which one of the following states doesn't produce a substantial quantity of cardamom?

1. Assam
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Kerala

Q. With reference to Indian agriculture, which of the following statements is not correct?

1. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world
2. India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China
3. Tea is an important beverage crop introduced in India initially by the British
4. Groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts for about half of the major oil seeds produced in the country

Q. Pepper and orange are spices.

1. True
2. False

Q. Detect the spice by using the given hints.

• Is a leaf,
• Its seed is also a spice,
• Can be used in soups, drinks and chutney

1. Bay leaf

2. Green chilli

3. Saffron

4. Coriander

Q. Choose the spice that can reduce toothache.

1. Chilli
2. Pepper
3. Clove
4. Cumin

Q. Which of these when added to our food, makes it tastier?

1. Cereals
2. Spices
3. Water
4. Manure

Q. Which of the following cannot be used in mouth freshners?

1. Cardamom
2. Clove
3. Red chilli
4. Fennel

Q. Identify the spices and vegetables.

1. Potatoes
2. Pepper
3. Ginger
4. Carrot
5. Cabbage
6. Tea
7. Coffee
8. Orange

Q. Which spice is common in both these dishes?

1. Turmeric
2. Cumin
3. Black pepper
4. Red chilli

Q. Which of the following masala do we get by mixing many spices together?

1. Garam masala
2. Amchur
3. Cinnamon
4. Ginger

Q. Which of these when added to our food, makes it tastier?

1. Manure
2. Spices
3. Cereals
4. Water

Q.

Read the following newspaper report, which was published in Kathmandu, Nepal, in October 1998.

Food products are widely adulterated!

Do you go for bright colors when choosing vegetables and sweets? If yes, think twice. Researchers at the central food investigation center (CFIC) warn that attractive sweets, vegetables, and other food products may cost you your health. Reason: Farmers spray pesticides to save vegetables from decaying and use colors to make food products look bright. According to researchers at CFIC, powdered brick is mixed with chili powder, sawdust in cumin, coriander powders, and hazardous powders in turmeric.

Milk samples tested in the capital are found to be highly adulterated and of low quality. Especially milk is found to be heavily thinned with water and powdered milk added liberally to thicken it. A CFIC spokesman says that the ‘pasteurised milk’ available in the market is often not pasteurised. If Nepali people did not have the practice of not boiling their milk, gastroenteritis would have reached epidemic proportions. Many dairies are in court for selling low-quality milk. In the CFIC sample test of food products, milk is usually the second most commonly adulterated item.

Vanaspati ghee is also found to be heavily adulterated in the country. Researchers believe there is a need to test vanaspati ghee in the same way that edible oil is being tested at present. It is expected that a standard for vanaspati ghee will be introduced soon.

Likewise, local noodles may be adulterated with inedible products: the kind of metallic yellow used can activates cancer. One should eat only plain and colorless noodles.

The food act is mostly applied in the capital, although it could be implemented in 36 districts, including the Terai where adulteration is a serious problem. CFIC has to go to the district administrative office to file a case if a food product is found to be defective and this slows down the process of prosecuting offenders.

1. Read the second paragraph, when milk is pasteurised, it is heated for a short time to kill bacteria and any other microorganisms, some of which might make you ill.

(i) What disease can be caused by drinking unpasteurised milk?

(ii) Fortunately, few Nepalese people do not get this disease. Why?