IMO Practice Test — Food & Nutrition
6 Questions • 12 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 6
hard
Iron in spinach helps make healthy…
Hair colour
Blood
Nails only
Teeth only
Explanation: Iron helps the body make healthy blood.
Question 2 of 6
medium
Both ghee and sugar give energy, but ghee is a fat and sugar is a…
Mineral
Protein
Vitamin
Carbohydrate
Explanation: Sugar is a carbohydrate; ghee is a fat.
Question 3 of 6
hard
If a person eats only rice and sugar but no protein, they may…
Grow very fast
Grow weak and slowly
Become very strong
Never feel hungry
Explanation: Without protein the body cannot build and grows weak.
Question 4 of 6
medium
A lunch of only white rice could be improved by adding…
Dal and vegetables
More plain rice
Sugar
Water only
Explanation: Adding dal and vegetables makes it balanced.
Question 5 of 6
medium
A child who eats no fruits or vegetables may often fall…
Ill, lacking vitamins
Very strong
Taller
Faster
Explanation: Without protective foods, the body falls ill more easily.
Question 6 of 6
medium
Why can the same meal make one person full but a sportsperson still hungry?
Sportspeople never eat
Food is different
Active bodies use more energy
Plates differ
Explanation: More active people burn more energy and need more food.