Online Test — Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body
15 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 15
The useful substances present in food are called:
Nutrients
Minerals only
Calories
Recipes
Explanation: Nutrients are the useful substances in food.
Question 2 of 15
The main energy-giving nutrient in rice and wheat is:
Protein
Carbohydrate
Vitamin
Mineral
Explanation: Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy.
Question 3 of 15
Which nutrient gives the most energy and helps keep the body warm?
Protein
Roughage
Fat
Water
Explanation: Fats give more energy than carbohydrates and help keep the body warm.
Question 4 of 15
Body-building foods are rich in:
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Roughage
Explanation: Proteins are needed for the growth and repair of the body.
Question 5 of 15
Iodine solution turns blue-black when added to a food. This shows the food contains:
Protein
Fat
Starch
Vitamin C
Explanation: Iodine is the test for starch, a carbohydrate.
Question 6 of 15
An oily patch left on paper that lets light through shows the presence of:
Protein
Fat
Starch
Water
Explanation: Fats leave a translucent oily patch on paper.
Question 7 of 15
Vitamins and minerals are called protective foods because they:
Give the most energy
Build muscles
Keep the body healthy and fight disease
Add no value
Explanation: Vitamins and minerals protect the body and keep it working well.
Question 8 of 15
A balanced diet is one that contains:
Only proteins and fats
All nutrients, roughage and water in the right amounts
Mostly sugar
The same food for everyone
Explanation: A balanced diet supplies every nutrient plus roughage and water in suitable amounts.
Question 9 of 15
Roughage in our food mainly helps to:
Give energy
Build bones
Remove waste and prevent constipation
Provide protein
Explanation: Roughage adds bulk and helps the body get rid of waste.
Question 10 of 15
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Iron
Calcium
Explanation: Vitamin A protects eyesight; its shortage causes night blindness.
Question 11 of 15
Rickets, which causes weak and bent bones, is due to a lack of:
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Iron
Iodine
Explanation: Vitamin D helps the body use calcium for bones; its shortage causes rickets.
Question 12 of 15
Which mineral is needed to make healthy blood?
Calcium
Iodine
Iron
Sodium
Explanation: Iron is required for healthy blood; its lack causes anaemia.
Question 13 of 15
Goitre, a swelling of the neck, is prevented by using:
Extra sugar
Iodised salt
More rice
Cooking oil
Explanation: Iodised salt supplies iodine, preventing goitre.
Question 14 of 15
Which food group does a thali (roti, dal, vegetables, curd) best represent?
Only carbohydrates
A balanced diet
Only proteins
Only fats
Explanation: A thali combines energy, body-building and protective foods, making a balanced meal.
Question 15 of 15
Eating far more energy-rich food than the body needs can lead to:
Becoming overweight
Night blindness
Scurvy
Goitre
Explanation: Extra energy food is stored as fat and can make a person overweight.