Balanced diet

Q.

Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following constitutes a balanced diet?

1. Chapati, dal, spinach and ghee
2. Noodles, crispy veg and coke
3. Pizza, breadsticks and coke
4. Burger, french fries and mayonnaise sauce

Q. Which of the following food items do not contain fibre?

1. Eggs
2. Sprouts
3. Fruits
4. Vegetables

Q.

Minerals and vitamins present in food are

1. Protective

2. Energy giving

3. Body building

4. Roughage

Q.

People of different ages need the same type of diet.

1. True

2. False

Q.

People of different age group need the same type of diet.

1. False

2. True

Q.

Ram's mother includes fruits, vegetables, bread, rice, meat, fish and eggs in adequate proportions in his diet. What kind of a diet is this?

1. Balanced diet

2. Protein-rich diet

3. Fat-rich diet

4. Carbohydrate-rich diet

Q.

The diet contains all the nutrients needed by our body is called __.

Q.

What is the effect of lack of fibre in the diet?

1. Weight gain

2. Bones weaken

3. Weight loss

4. Muscle weaken

Q.

Where does the food comes from and why it is essential to our growth?

Q. Assertion: A balanced diet makes us healthy.

Reason: A balanced diet contains all the components of food in right proportion.

1. Only A is correct.
2. Only R is correct.
3. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A.
4. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A.

Q.

Suppose the standard time to cook a vegetable is 5 minutes, Bala wanted to be in the safer side so she added extra water and cooked the same food for 20 minutes so that the food does not remain uncooked. Do you agree with Bala's point of view?

1. No, because it makes the food soft and tasteless

2. No, because many nutrients will be lost

3. Yes, because it makes the food soft and easy to digest

4. Yes, because Bala is always right

Q. Which of the following constitutes a balanced diet?

1. Chapati, dal, spinach and ghee
2. Noodles, crispy veg and coke
3. Pizza, breadsticks and coke
4. Burger, french fries and mayonnaise sauce