History of Food and Food Habits

Q. Who is the founder of modern science of nutrition?

1. Leeuwenhoek
2. Lavoisier
3. Hooke
4. Edison

Q.

Question 10

Read the items of food listed below. Classify them into carbohydrate rich, protein rich and fat rich foods and fill them in the given table.

Moong dal, fish, mustard oil, sweet potato, milk, rice, egg, beans, butter, butter milk (chhachh), cottage cheese (paneer), peas, maize, white bread.

$\begin{array}{ccc}CarbohydrateRichFoodItem\left(A\right)& ProteinRichFoodItem\left(B\right)& FatRichFoodItem\left(C\right)\\ & & \\ & & \\ & & \\ & & \end{array}$

Q.

End product of carbohydrates after digestion.

Q. Vegetable fibres are classified based on their morphological nature and structure into __________________.

1. Bast fibres, structural fibres and filling fibres
2. Bast fibres, structural fibres and surface fibres
3. Bast fibres, surface fibres and textile fibres
4. Bast fibres, surface fibres and brush fibres

Q. $6C{O}_2+6H_{2}O\underset{chlorophyll}{\overset{uv}{\to }}{C}_6{H}_{12}{O}_6+6O_2$. This equation represents which of the following:

1. Excretion
2. Nutrition
3. Control and coordination
4. Respiration

Q. James Lind observed that the consumption of citrus fruits prevents scurvy.

1. False
2. True

Q. Finger-like outgrowths in the inner lining of the small intestine are called ___.

1. ducts
2. cilia
3. villi
4. fimbriae

Q. The process by which complex molecules are broken down into simpler substances is known as _________ .

1. assimilation
2. respiration
3. secretion
4. digestion

Q. By eating only rice, we can fulfil the energy requirements of our body.

1. True
2. False

Q. People living in different regions follow different food habits.

1. True
2. False

Q. List all those components of food that provide nutrients.

Q. Complete the photosynthesis reaction:
+ Water $\stackrel{Sunlight,Cholorophyll}{\to }$ + Oxygen

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Hydrogen
3. Glucose
4. Starch

Q. Identify the part that helps in tasting the food.

1. 
2. 
3. 

Q. Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Digestion begins in the _____.

1. Oesophagus

2. Stomach

3. Mouth

4. Small intestine