Question

The most energy-efficient method to feed large human populations such as in China is to eat:

• A. Mostly rice and vegetables with little meat
• B. Large amounts of meat with few vegetables
• C. Large amounts of fish with little rice
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Mostly rice and vegetables with little meat

Inorder to feed a largely populated country like China, the food resources should be easily cultivated and nutritionally rich.

Rearing large amount of meat requires large amount of fodder accordinh to the liendmans 10% percent energy law.

Rice can be easily cultivated and is rich is carbohydrates and can be genitically manipulated to increase nutritional value like vitamin A.

So, the correct option is 'mostly rice and vegetables with little meat'.