Question

Readthepassagegivenbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollows:

1.‘Vegetables’are importantprotective food and highlybeneficialforthe

maintenanceofhealthandpreventionofdisease.Theycontainvaluablefood

ingredientswhichcanbesuccessfullyutilisedtobuild-upandrepairthebody.

2.Vegetablesarevaluableinmaintainingalkalinereservesinthebody.Theyare

valuedmainlyfortheirhighvitaminandmineralcontent.VitaminA,BandCare

containedinvegetablesinfairamount.Faultycookingandprolongedcareless

storagecan,however,destroythesevaluableelements.

3.Therearedifferentkindsofvegetables.Theymaybeedibleroots,stems,

leaves,fruitsandseeds.Eachgroupcontributestodietinitsownway.Roots

arehighinenergyvalueandgoodsourcesofvitaminBgroup.Seedsare

relativelyhighincarbohydratesandproteins.Leaves,stemsandfruitsare

excellentsourcesofminerals,vitamins,waterandroughage.

4.Itisnotthegreenvegetablesonlythatareuseful.Farinaceousvegetables

consistingofstarchyrootssuchaspotatoes,sweetpotatoes,tubersand

legumesarealsovaluable.Theyareexcellentsourcesofcarbohydratesand

provideenergytothebody.

5.Toderivemaximumbenefitsoftheirnutrients,vegetablesshouldbeconsumed

freshasfaraspossible.Mostvegetablesarebestconsumedintheirnatural

rawstateintheform ofsalads.Ifvegetableshavetobecooked,itshouldbe

ensuredthattheirnutritivevalueispreservedtothemaximumextentpossible.

6.Novegetableshouldbepeeledunlessitissooldthatthepeelingistoughand

unpalatable.Inmostrootvegetables,thelargestamountofmineralsare

directlyundertheskinandthesearelostifvegetablesarepeeled.Soakingof

vegetablesshouldalsobeavoidediftasteandnutritivevaluearetobe

preserved.Finally,vegetablesshouldnotbecookedinaluminium utensils.

Aluminium isasoftmetalandisacteduponbybothfoodacidsandalkalis.

Thereisscientificevidencetoshowthattinyparticlesofaluminiumfromfoods

cookedinsuchutensilsenterthestomachandthatthepowerfulastringent

propertiesofaluminium injurethesensitiveliningofthestomach,leadingto

gastric,irritation,digestiveandintestinalailments.

7.Anintaketoabout280gramsofvegetablesperdayisconsideredessentialfor

maintenanceofgoodhealth.Ofthis,leafyvegetablesshouldconstitute40%,

rootsandtubers30% andothervegetableslikebrinjalsandladyfinger,the

remaining30%.

1.1Answerthefollowingquestions:-

1.Whatistheimportanceofvegetablesforus?

2.Whatcandestroythevaluableelementsofvegetables?

3.Findthewordfrom thepassagewhichmeansthesameas‘plantmaterialthat

cannotbedigestedbuthelpsusdigestotherfood’.(para3)

4.Whichwordinthepassageistheantonymof‘tasty’?(para6)

5.AWordfromthepassagewhichmeansthesameas‘removedtheskinfrom‘is

…(para6)

6.Awordfromthepassagewhichisasynonymof‘proof’is……….(para6)​

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