SIDDHARTHA CLASSES
CHAPTER 03 Mindful Eating: A path to a Healthy Body
SUBJECT: SCIENCE MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : VI DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 5 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 2 questions of
4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. Which of the following nutrients is not present in milk?
(a) Protein (b) Vitamin-C (c) Calcium (d) Vitamin-D
2. Which of the following conditions will occur if a person eliminates the food items that are rich in vitamin-
D from his diet?
(a) Beri-beri (b) Goitre (c) Rickets (d) Scurvy
3. Which vitamin gets easily destroyed during cooking:
(a) Vitamin-B₁.
(b) Vitamin-D.
(c) Vitamin-A.
(d) Vitamin-C.
4. Which of the following is not a source of vitamin-D?
(a) Butter.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Orange.
5. Vitamin-D helps our body to use calcium for bones and teeth. Human body produces vitamin-D when
exposed to both sunlight and high temperatures. Which type of climate is most likely to cause
vitamin-D deficiency in humans?
(a) Cold and cloudy.
(b) Warm and cloudy.
(c) Cold and sunny.
(d) Warm and sunny.
6. Accumulation of excessive body fat leads to which of the following disorder?
(a) Night blindness.
(b) Anaemia.
(c) Obesity. (d) Goitre.
7. Which among the following is not a millet crop?
(a) Sanwa (b) Bajra
(c) Ragi (d) Singju
8. Which of the following is not related to reduction of food miles?
(a) Cutting cost (b) Increasing pollution (c) Support local farmers(d) Fresher and healthier food
In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
9. Assertion (A): Food containing fats and carbohydrates are called protective food.
Reason (R): Fats provide twice as much energy provided by the same amount of carbohydrate.
10. Assertion (A): Roughage is necessary for our body.
Reason (R): Roughage does not provide any nutrition.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 15 carry 2 marks each.
11. Write the main cause of the disease called “goiter”?
12. Proteins are called as building blocks of our body. Why?
13. Is there a way to find the presence of water in food?
14. What is the reason for incorporating salad into our diet?
15. List the main function of roughage in our diet.
SECTION – C
Questions 16 to 19 carry 3 marks each.
16. Why millets are called nutri-cereals?
17. Why there is need to reduce food miles?
18. Write any two points indicating the importance of protein in our diet.
19. Water doesn’t provide nutrients, yet it is an important component of food. Explain.
SECTION – D
Questions 20 and 21 carry 4 marks each.
20. How will you detect the presence of protein in soybeans?
21. Write short note on the importance of balance diet for human body.
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