Question

How are vegetables important for us?

a. They build up and repair the body

b. Give us energy

c. They are tasty

d. Highly beneficial when we fall ill

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ii) Through this passage author wanted to

1.Create awareness towards health

2. Suggesting how to eat food

3. Alerting the human kind

4.Guiding how to use vegetables

a. option 1

b. option 1& 4

c. all of the above

d. none.

iii) Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE from the following,

a. Seeds are relatively high in carbohydrates and proteins

b.Leaves, stems and fruits are excellent sources of minerals, vitamins

c.Roots are high in energy value

d. Roots are good sources of vitamin E

iv) How does salt work to sustain the value of vegetables while boiling?

a. By retaining B complex vitamin & Vitamin C

b. By adding the energy level

c. By enhancing the nutrient value

d. By adding taste

v) Find the word which mean: ‘to remove the skin from vegetable or fruit.

a. Peel b. remove c. expose d. lost

vi) How does cooking in aluminum utensils affect the body of consumers?

a. aluminum injure the sensitive lining of the stomach,

b .Leads to gastric irritation,

c. leads to digestive and intestinal ailments

d. all of the above

vii) How many vegetables does a person need for good health? .

a.280 grams

b. 40% leafy & 30% tubers & roots

c. As much as they can eat

d. Maximum brinjals & ladies fingers

viii) What is necessary to avoid loss of B-complex vitamins and vitamin C?

a. vegetables should be served hot

b.vegetables should be added to water which has been brought to boiling

point and to which salt has been added

c. No vegetable should be peeled unless it is so old

d. vegetables should be cooked for as short a time as possible.

ix) According to the passage which proportion is correct,

a. leafy vegetables - 20 %, roots and tubers ---- 50% , other vegetables-- 30 %

b. leafy vegetables - 30 %, roots and tubers --- 30% , other vegetables-- 40 %

c. leafy vegetables - 60 %, roots and tubers ---- 20% , other vegetables-- 20 %

d. leafy vegetables - 40 %, roots and tubers ---- 30% , other vegetables-- 30 %​

Answer 1

Explanation:

How are vegetables important for us?

give us energy