AP 7th Class Science Bits Chapter 1 Food for Health with Answers

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AP 7th Class Science Bits Chapter 1 Food for Health with Answers

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is good for health?
A) Sprouts
B) Packaged cool drinks
C) Junk foods
D) Above all
Answer:
A) Sprouts

2. Chikki (Chickpea) contains
A) Proteins
B) Iron
C) Calcium
D) Above all
Answer:
D) Above all

3. Street food have
A) rich in fibre
B) rich in fat
C) rich in minerals
D) above all
Answer:
B) rich in fat

4. Which water is better to drink?
A) Packaged drinking water
B) Tap water
C) Boiled water
D) Above all
Answer:
C) Boiled water

5. Ascorbic acid is called as
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin K
D) Vitamin E
Answer:
B) Vitamin C

6. This gives instant energy to the body.
A) Chicken
B) Egg
C) Glucose
D) Ghee
Answer:
C) Glucose

7. Which of the following is the main source of energy for our body?
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) vitamins
Answer:
A) carbohydrates

8. Identify the energy giving food.
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) A & C
Answer:
D) A & C

9. Identify the food item rich in carbohydrates.
A) Pulses
B) Groundnut
C) Potato
D) Almond
Answer:
C) Potato

10. Reagent used to test the presence of starch
A) Benedict’s reagent
B) Iodine
C) Copper sulphate solution
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Iodine

11. Starch turn in to this colour when it come in contact with iodine solution
A) Blue black
B) Violet
C) Pink
D) Reddish green
Answer:
A) Blue black

12. Which of the following food sample gives blue black colour with iodine solution?
A) Jowar
B) Rice
C) Maize
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

13. Reagent used to test the presence of sugar
A) Benedict’s reagent
B) Iodine
C) Copper sulphate solution
D) Sodium hydroxide solution
Answer:
A) Benedict’s reagent

14. Which of the following are called body building nutrients?
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) A & C
Answer:
B) proteins

15. Identify the functions of proteins from the following.
A) Helps in the formation of muscles and other body organs.
B) Regulate biochemical reactions in the body.
C) Repair and heal the wounds on the body.
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

16. Find the odd one out.
A) Meet
B) Maize
C) Egg
D) Soya been
Answer:
B) Maize

17. Animal source of protein ….
A) Milk
B) Fish
C) Pulses
D) A & B
Answer:
D) A & B

18. What colour change will you observe when egg white reacts with 2% copper sulphate and 10% sodium hydroxide solutions
A) White to blue black
B) White to violet
C) White to pink
D) White to reddish green
Answer:
B) White to violet

19. Which of the following gives more energy when they are taken in equal quantities?
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) vitamins
Answer:
C) fats

20. Groundnuts paste turns white paper in to
A) Transparent
B) Translucent
C) Opaque
D) Violet colour
Answer:
B) Translucent

21. What tablets will you suggest to an anaemia patient?
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Vitamin D
D) Phosphorus
Answer:
B) Iron

22. Minerals and vitamins are called
A) Energy giving nutrients
B) Body building nutrients
C) Protective nutrients
D) Anutritive components
Answer:
C) Protective nutrients

23. Mineral element responsible for strong bones and teeth
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Phosphorus
D) A & C
Answer:
D) A & C

24. Mineral element responsible for blood production and transfer of oxygen
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Phosphorus
D) Sodium
Answer:
B) Iron

25. Deficiency of this mineral causes Goitre disease.
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Iodine
D) Sodium
Answer:
C) Iodine

26. Milk, curd are rich in
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Iodine
D) Sodium
Answer:
A) Calcium

27. This mineral helps in retaining the water needed for our body.
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Phosphorus
D) Sodium
Answer:
D) Sodium

28. Common salt is the major source for
A) Calcium
B) Sodium
C) Phosphorus
D) Iron
Answer:
B) Sodium

29. Iodized salt helps in preventing
A) Anaemia
B) Goitre
C) Night blindness
D) Scurvy
Answer:
B) Goitre

30. Which of the following is not a fat-soluble vitamin?
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – D
D) Vitamin – E
Answer:
B) Vitamin – B

31. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – K
C) Vitamin – E
D) Vitamin – C
Answer:
D) Vitamin – C

32. Deficiency of vitamin – A causes
A) Dry Eyes
B) Night blindness
C) Cornea failure
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

33. Which of the following is not a deficiency disease of vitamin – B complex?
A) Beri-Beri
B) Scurvy
C) Fits
D) Pellagra
Answer:
B) Scurvy

34. Deficiency of vitamin – D causes
A) Rickets
B) Scurvy
C) Night blindness
D) Fertility disorders
Answer:
A) Rickets

35. Scurvy caused due to the deficiency of
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – C
D) Vitamin – D
Answer:
C) Vitamin – C

36. Fertility disorders may be due to the deficiency of
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – D
D) Vitamin – E
Answer:
D) Vitamin – E

37. Somu is suffering from delay in blood clotting during injuries. What might be the reason?
A) Vitamin – A deficiency
B) Vitamin – K deficiency
C) Vitamin – D deficiency
D) Vitamin – E deficiency
Answer:
B) Vitamin – K deficiency

38. This vitamin is responsible for health of the bone and teeth.
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – C
D) Vitamin – D
Answer:
D) Vitamin – D

39. Function of vitamin A
A) Health of Nerves
B) Formation of RBC
C) Health of Bone and teeth
D) Health of eye, hair and skin
Answer:
D) Health of eye, hair and skin

40. This vitamin is responsible for the health of gums.
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – C
D) Vitamin – D
Answer:
C) Vitamin – C

41. Vitamin – E is responsible for
A) Health of Nerves
B) Formation of RBC
C) Health of Bone and teeth
D) Health of eye, hair and skin
Answer:
A) Health of Nerves

42. Citrus fruits are the rich source of this vitamin.
A) Vitamin – C
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – A
D) Vitamin – K
Answer:
A) Vitamin – C

43. Sunlight is required to form this vitamin in our body.
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – D
D) Vitamin – E
Answer:
C) Vitamin – D

44. Eating carrots can prevent
A) Rickets
B) Scurvy
C) Night blindness
D) Fertility disorders
Answer:
C) Night blindness

45. This vitamin plays an important role in increasing immunity.
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – C
C) Vitamin – D
D) Vitamin – K
Answer:
B) Vitamin – C

46. Which vitamin discolourises the iodine paper?
A) Vitamin – A
B) Vitamin – B
C) Vitamin – C
D) Vitamin – D
Answer:
C) Vitamin – C

47. Dietary fibres prevent
A) Rickets
B) Scurvy
C) Night blindness
D) Constipation
Answer:
D) Constipation

48. Anutritive component of our food is
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) water
Answer:
D) water

49. Weight of the water in our body is nearly
A) 2/3 of our body weight
B) 3/2 of our body weight
C) 1/5 of our body weight
D) 14 of our body weight
Answer:
A) 2/3 of our body weight

50. Function of water in our body
A) Maintains the temperature of our body
B) Helps in excretion of wastes
C) Helps in easy movement of the food in digestive track
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

51. Irregular bowel movements refer to
A) Rickets
B) Constipation
C) Night blindness
D) Scurvy
Answer:
B) Constipation

52. This may be the cause for constipation
A) poor diet with insufficient fibre
B) poor fluid intake
C) side effect of certain medication blindness
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

53. Food component present more in Black gram
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) fats
D) all the above
Answer:
B) proteins

54. Jaggery is a rich source of
A) Calcium
B) Iron
C) Iodine
D) Sodium
Answer:
B) Iron

55. National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is located at
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Pune
D) Hyderabad
Answer:
D) Hyderabad

56. Inadequate proteins in children’s diet for a long-time cause
A) Marasmus
B) Constipation
C) Kwashiorkor
D) Obesity
Answer:
C) Kwashiorkor

57. Inadequate carbohydrates and proteins in children’s diet for a long-time cause
A) Marasmus
B) Constipation
C) Kwashiorkor
D) Obesity
Answer:
A) Marasmus

58. Taking food containing too much fat leads to
A) Marasmus
B) Constipation
C) Kwashiorkor
D) Obesity
Answer:
D) Obesity

59. Which of the following should be taken more in our diet?
A) Cereals
B) Pulses
C) Vegetables
D) Obesity
Answer:
C) Vegetables

60. Which of the following should be taken in very less quantity in our diet?
A) Cereals
B) pulses
C) Vegetables
D) Oils
Answer:
D) Oils

61. How much quantity of milk /curd should be taken every day?
A) 300 ml
B) 100 ml
C) 500 ml
D) 1000 ml
Answer:
A) 300 ml

62. Grains like bajra and ragi are rich in
A) Calcium
B) iron
C) Both A&B
D) Calcium
Answer:
C) Both A&B

63. Which of the following is not a C from the 7 C’s prescribed by FSSAI?
A) Check
B) Clean
C) Control
D) Cover
Answer:
C) Control

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. Eating junk food on a regular basis damages our ………….. system.
2. Grains like bajra and ragi are rich in ………….. and ………….. .
3. Packaged cold drinks contain high amounts of ………….., which is bad for the teeth and bones.
4. Drinking of tea/ coffee less than one hour before and after eating food impairs the absorption of ………….. in the body.
5. Jaggery is a good source of ………….. .
6. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are required in ………….. quantity. Hence, they are called ………….. .
7. Minerals and Vitamins are required in very ………….. quantity. So, they are called ………….. .
8. Carbohydrates and fats mainly provide ………….. to our body.
9. Sports persons take glucose as it gives ………….. .
10. Carbohydrates are usually present in the form of ………….. and ………….. in the food.
11. Presence of starch is confirmed by doing test.
12. Starch turns into in colour when it come in contact with Iodine solution.
13. ………….. test confirms the presence of sugars.
14. ………….. are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
15. ………….. are called body building nutrients.
16. repair and heal the wounds on the body.
17. Proteins turn into ………….. colour when they react with 2% copper sulphate solution and 10% sodium hydroxide solution.
18. Pulses are rich in ………….. .
19. ………….. give more energy when compared to the same amount of carbohydrates.
20. Fats turn the white paper ………….. .
21. ………….. and ………….. help in protecting our body against diseases.
22. ………….. and ………….. are required for strong bones and teeth.
23. ………….. is the mineral responsible for blood production and transfer of oxygen.
24. ………….. is the mineral required for the thyroid hormone secretions.
25. Sea foods are rich source of ………….. .
26. ………….. is the mineral that helps to retain water needed for the body.
27. Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Scheme was launched to prevent
28. Vitamins – A, D, E, K are ………….. soluble Vitamins.
29. Vitamins – C, B complex are ………….. soluble Vitamins.
30. Health of eye, hair and skin is maintained by the vitamin ………….. .
31. Dry eyes is caused due to the deficiency of the vitamin ………….. .
32. Pellagra is caused due to the deficiency of the vitamin ………….. .
33. Health of skin, teeth, gums and blood cells is maintained by the vitamin ………….. .
34. Eating Citrus fruits can prevent the diseases ………….. .
35. Sun light is required to form the vitamin in our body.
36. ………….. is the disease caused due to the deficiency of vitamin D.
37. Vitamin E is responsible for the health of ………….. .
38. Deficiency of Vitamin E causes ………….. .
39. Vitamin ………….. helps in the clotting of blood when we get wounded.
40. Vitamin ………….. plays an important role in increasing disease resistant or immunity.
41. ………….. paper gets discoloured with vitamin C.
42. The substances which made the iodine paper more discoloured contains more vitamin ………….. .
43. ………….. help in free bowel movement in the digestive tract and prevent the constipation.
44. Water constitutes nearly ………….. of our body weight.
45. ………….. refers to bowel movements that are irregular.
46. A diet that contains all the nutrients in required quantity is called ………….. .
47. NIN is located at ………….. .
48. According to ‘My plate for the day’ by NIN quantity of nuts and seeds recommended is ………….. .
49. Diseases caused by deficiency of certain nutrients are called ………….. .
50. Healthy eating habits and also play a key role in maintaining of health.
51. If the proteins are inadequate in children’s diet for a long time it causes ………….. .
52. If the proteins and carbohydrates are not taken adequately for a long time it causes ………….. .
53. If we take food containing too much fats daily, it leads to ………….. .
Answer:

digestive
Calcium and iron
acid
iron
iron
More, Macro nutrients
Less micro nutrients
energy
instant energy
Starch and sugars
iodine
black blue
Benedict’s reagent
Proteins
Proteins
Proteins
violet
Proteins
fat
translucent
Minerals and Vitamins
Calcium and Phosphate
Iron
Iodine
Iodine
Sodium
Anemia
Fat
water
A
A
B
C
scurvy
D
rickets
nerves and blood cells
Fertility disorders
K
C
iodine
C
Dietary fibres / roughage
2/3
Constipation
balanced diet
Hyderabad
30 gms/day
Deficiency diseases
hygiene
Kwashiorkor
Marasmus
obesity

III. Match the following

Group – A	Group – B
A) Vitamin A	1) rickets
B) Vitamin B	2) scurvy
C) Vitamin C	3) delay in clotting of blood
D) Vitamin D	4) beri beri
E) Vitamin K	5) dry eyes

Answer:

Group – A	Group – B
A) Vitamin A	5) dry eyes
B) Vitamin B	4) beri beri
C) Vitamin C	2) scurvy
D) Vitamin D	1) rickets
E) Vitamin K	3) delay in clotting of blood

Group – A	Group – B
A) Micro-nutrient	1) Calcium
B) Strong bones and teeth	2) Iodine
C) Goitre	3) Sodium
D) Retains water in body	4) Carbohydrate
E) Macro-nutrient	5) Vitamins
	6) Iron

Answer:

Group – A	Group – B
A) Micro-nutrient	5) Vitamins
B) Strong bones and teeth	1) Calcium
C) Goitre	2) Iodine
D) Retains water in body	3) Sodium
E) Macro-nutrient	4) Carbohydrate

Group – A	Group – B
A) Scurvy	1) B complex vitamin
B) Fertility disorders	2) Vitamin K
C) Rickets	3) Vitamin C
D) Delay in clotting of blood	4) Vitamin D
E) Beri Beri	5) Vitamin E
	6) Vitamin A

Answer:

Group – A	Group – B
A) Scurvy	3) Vitamin C
B) Fertility disorders	5) Vitamin E
C) Rickets	4) Vitamin D
D) Delay in clotting of blood	2) Vitamin K
E) Beri Beri	1) B complex vitamin

Group – A	Group – B
A) Citrus fruits	1) Calcium
B) Jaggery	2) Iodine
C) Sea foods	3) Proteins
D) Potato	4) Carbohydrate
E) Egg white	5) Vitamin C
	6) Iron

Answer:

Group – A	Group – B
A) Citrus fruits	5) Vitamin C
B) Jaggery	6) Iron
C) Sea foods	2) Iodine
D) Potato	4) Carbohydrate
E) Egg white	3) Proteins