Question

VI. Short answer type questions.
1. What is a balanced diet? Why do deficiency diseases occur?
2. Name two examples of each of the fibres obtained from animals and plants.
3. What are major nutrients of our body?
4. Name a": least four common spices used in our food.
5. Differentiate between wind and storm.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a diet which contains proper number of nutrients

due to insufficient nutrients

Answer 2

Answer:

1.#Balanced diet:

     A balanced diet is a diet that contains differing kinds of foods in certain quantities and proportions so that the requirement for calories, proteins, minerals, vitamins and alternative nutrients is adequate .

#Deficiency diseases:

    deficiency diseases occur due to the lack of essential nutrients in food .

2.two examples of the fibres obtained from:

*plants:cotton, jute

*animals: silk , wool

3. major nutrients of our body:

#Carbohydrates (CHO),

#Lipids (fats),

# Proteins,

#Vitamins,

#Minerals,

#Water

4.common spices used in our food:

#Black pepper

#Cumin

#Coriander

#Fenugreek

#Mustard seeds

5.#wind: air that is moving across the surface of the earth.

  #storm:When air moves violently i.e., with high speed it is called storm.