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AP State Syllabus 7th Class Science Bits 1st Lesson Food Components with Answers
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1.
 Food supplies
 A) Energy
 B) Strength
 C) Everything
 D) Heat
 Answer:
 A) Energy
Question 2.
 Solution used for testing starch
 A) Sodium hydroxide
 B) Copper sulphate
 C) Iodine
 D) None
 Answer:
 C) Iodine
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Question 3.
 These are a kind of carbohydrates that our body fails to digest.
 A) Rice
 B) Wheat
 C) Beverages
 D) Roughages
 Answer:
 D) Roughages
Question 4.
 This contains more water.
 A) Brinjal
 B) Onion
 C) Melons
 D) Lady’s finger
 Answer:
 C) Melons
Question 5.
 This help the food to move easily in the digestive tract.
 A) Milk
 B) Curd
 C) Oils
 D) Water
 Answer:
 D) Water
Question 6.
 Balanced diet is
 A) Costly
 B) Cheap
 C) Not very costly
 D) Not cheap
 Answer:
 C) Not very costly
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Question 7.
 This food causes damages to our digestive system
 A) Junk food
 B) Staple food
 C) Ready made food
 D) Salads
 Answer:
 A) Junk food
Question 8.
 The founder of modern science of nutrition was
 A) Franklin
 B) Lind
 C) Lavoisier
 D) Jenner
 Answer:
 C) Lavoisier
Question 9.
 ‘Scurvy’ was discovered by
 A) Lind
 B) Lavoisier
 C) Jenner
 D) J.C. Bose
 Answer:
 A) Lind
Question 10.
 This prevents constipation
 A) Water
 B) Dietary fibres
 C) Fats
 D) Proteins
 Answer:
 B) Dietary fibres
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Question 11.
 We need energy while sleeping to maintain
 A) Breathe
 B) Blood circulation
 C) Heart beat
 D) All the above
 Answer:
 D) All the above
Question 12.
 Presence of starch is tested by using
 A) Iodine
 B) Calcium
 C) Iron
 D) Sodium
 Answer:
 A) Iodine
Question 13.
 Dilute Iodine appears in ……….. colour.
 A) Light yellow
 B) Blue
 C) Pink
 D) Green
 Answer:
 A) Light yellow
Question 14.
 In iodine test starch converts into ………… colour.
 A) Light yellow
 B) Blue
 C) Pink
 D) Green
 Answer:
 B) Blue
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Question 15.
 Carbohydrates are rich in
 A) Rice
 B) Wheat
 C) Potatoes
 D) All the above
 Answer:
 C) Potatoes
Question 16.
 Change of colour to violet or purple confirms presence of
 A) Carbohydrate
 B) Fats
 C) Proteins
 D) Vitamins
 Answer:
 C) Proteins
Question 17.
 Growing children need more
 A) Starch
 B) Proteins
 C) Fats
 D) Minerals
 Answer:
 B) Proteins
Question 18.
 ………… help in free bowel movement in the digestive tract.
 A) Proteins
 B) Vitamins
 C) Fats
 D) Roughage
 Answer:
 D) Roughage
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Question 19.
 Junk food causes damages to our ……….. system.
 A) Respiratory
 B) Digestive
 C) Nervous
 D) All the above
 Answer:
 B) Digestive
Question 20.
 Scurvy is cured by eating
 A) Fresh fruits
 B) Meat
 C) Egg
 D) Rice
 Answer:
 A) Fresh fruits
Question 21.
 Major component in the food is
 A) Carbohydrates
 B) Proteins
 C) Fats
 D) Vitamins
 Answer:
 A) Carbohydrates
Question 22.
 Fibers are the sources from
 A) Rice
 B) Pulses
 C) Vegetables & Fruits
 D) Salts
 Answer:
 C) Vegetables & Fruits
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Question 23.
 One man suffering from constipation, which component is less in his food?
 A) Carbohydrates
 B) Proteins
 C) Fats
 D) Roughages
 Answer:
 D) Roughages
Question 24.
 Iodine soluton is used in the test of
 A) Starch
 B) Glucose
 C) Fats
 D) Proteins
 Answer:
 A) Starch
Question 25.
 The Iodine converts the colour of starch as
 A) Red
 B) Blue
 C) Yellow
 D) Green
 Answer:
 B) Blue
Question 26.
 Paper translucent test is used for
 A) Carbohydrates
 B) Fats
 C) Proteins
 D) Minerals
 Answer:
 B) Fats
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Question 27.
 In the Proteins test we use
 A) 2% Copper sulphate
 B) 10% Sodium Hydroxide
 C) 2% Copper oxide
 D) Both A and B
 Answer:
 D) Both A and B
Question 28.
 Which of the following is a good food item?
 A) Milk
 B) Rice
 C) Potato
 D) Apple
 Answer:
 A) Milk
Question 29.
 The aim of the given experiment is
 
 A) Need of water ih the body.
 B) How the cotton moves?
 C) How to close the glass pipe?
 D) Filling the glass tube with cotton.
 Answer:
 A) Need of water ih the body.
Question 30.
 It is good to wash the fruits in
 A) Water
 B) Salt water
 C) Hot water
 D) Cool water
 Answer:
 B) Salt water
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Question 31.
 Generally fruits peels contains
 A) Carbohydrates
 B) Proteins
 C) Fibre
 D) Minerals
 Answer:
 C) Fibre
Question 32.
 Good water sources of fruit is
 A) Apple
 B) Guava
 C) Water melon
 D) Banana
 Answer:
 C) Water melon
Question 33.
 Oil, ghee, butter are sources of
 A) Carbohydrates
 B) Proteins
 C) Fats
 D) Minerals
 Answer:
 C) Fats
Question 34.
 Which of the following are very less amount in our food?
 A) Proteins
 B) Fats
 C) Carbohydrates
 D) Vitamins
 Answer:
 D) Vitamins
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Question 35.
 Food habits of people depend upon
 A) Climate
 B) Availability
 C) Cultural practices
 D) All
 Answer:
 D) All
Question 36.
 Which of the following diseases is cured by food
 A) Scurvy
 B) Malaria
 C) Fever
 D) Heart enlarge
 Answer:
 A) Scurvy
Question 37.
 The material your teacher added to solution of rice powder to prove the starch test is
 A) Copper sulphate
 B) Iodine solution
 C) Megnisium Oxide
 D) Blue litmus
 Answer:
 B) Iodine solution
Question 38.
 Which of the following avoids constipation?
 A) Proteins
 B) Fibers
 C) Carbohydrates
 D) Salts
 Answer:
 B) Fibers
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Question 39.
 Kalyan wants to test the nutrients in the starch powder.
 He added Iodine drops. What colour may he have observed in the test tube?
 A) Blue or black
 B) Violet
 C) Yellow
 D) No colour
 Answer:
 A) Blue or black
Question 40.
 Match the following.
 1) Fibres — a) energy giving
 2) Proteins — b) avoid constipation
 3) Carbohydrates — c) body building
 Choose the right one.
 A) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c
 B) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a
 C) 1 – c, 2, a, 3 – b
 D) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c
 Answer:
 B) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a
Question 41.
 For testing starch ………… solution is used.
 A) Iodine
 B) Chlorine
 C) Alcohol
 D) Copper sulphate
 Answer:
 A) Iodine
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Question 42.
 Identify the food component that should be consumed sparingly.
 A) Cereals
 B) Pulses
 C) Ghee
 D) Oil
 Answer:
 C) Ghee
Question 43.
 Which of the following is the richest source of roughages?
 A) Milk
 B) Fish
 C) Curd
 D) Leafy vegetables
 Answer:
 D) Leafy vegetables
Question 44.
 Identify the food component that helps in free bowel movement in the digestive tract.
 A) Fat
 B) Roughage
 C) Vitamins
 D) Minerals
 Answer:
 B) Roughage
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Question 45.
 The following food item is the RICHEST source of starch
 A) Milk
 B) Spinach/palak
 C) Egg
 D) Rice
 Answer:
 D) Rice