Chapter 2: Components of Food
A. Objective type questions
Choose the correct answer.
1. The indigestible part of the food is known as roughage
2. Night blindness Is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin A
3. Which of these vitamins is water soluble? Vitamin C
4. Which of these is the quickest source of energy? Sugar
5. Which mineral is necessary for the formation of strong bones and muscles? Calcium
B. Short answer type questions
1. Some people are underweight and some are overweight. Why?
Some people take lots of fats, so they are overweight. On the other hand, some
people do not take balanced diet so, they are underweight.
2. Two friends Aman and Anish consume lemon juice regularly. Aman drinks it every day after
boiling the citrus fruit in water and Anish adds as it as in salads. Aman gets scurvy and Anish is
healthy Why?
In case of Aman the vitamin C destroyed due to heating, so Aman becomes the patient
of scurvy. But Anish eats orange in salad and gets vitamin C in good amount so, he is
healthy.
3. Anushka does not like to take green leafy vegetables and fruits in her diet. Which deficiency
diseases is she likely to suffer from? Write the symptoms of those diseases.
she likely to suffer from night blindness and loss of vision. the symptoms of those
diseases.
1. Dryness of eyes
2. Improper vision
4. Ritu's bones and eth very weak. She visited a doctor. Think and write which two minerals
doctor must have advise h her diet.
Calcium and potassium should be advised by doctor.
5. Deepak mostly meat and processed food. He suffers from constipation quite often. Why
does this happen to him? How can he be cured?
1. Meat and processed food are low in fibre so this leads to constipation.
2. He should foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grain which leads to proper
digestion.
6. Why does a breast-feeding mother need more energy than a pregnant mother?
breast-feeding mother need more energy pregnant mother because newborns feed
frequently every 2-3 hours, which means the mother body needs to constantly
produce milk, requiring more energy
7. Simple sugar provides instant energy while complex sugar does not. Why?
Simple sugar is easily digested by bi sugar takes longer time to digest food. So, simple
sugar gives instant energy while complex sugar does not.
8. Abdul wants boxer and wants to build muscles. Make a diet chart for him that would help
him get stronger muscles?
1. Proteins -Pulses, soyabeans, Grains, nuts, fish, egg and
2. Minerals-(calcium) Fishes, chicken, cereals and green leafy vegetables.
9. Why do you think males need more energy than females?
Because of their higher muscles mass male need more energy than female.
C. Long answer type questions
1. A physical education teacher works the whole day. He gets tired after work. His doctor
advised him to include more carbohydrates in his diet. Do you think it will help him? How?
Yes, more carbohydrates and fat will give him more energy to work give him more and
more.
2. Give reasons for the following
a) Labourers need more carbohydrates?
Simple carbohydrates give instant energy for muscular work so labours need more
carbohydrates.
b) Sick people are often advised to avoid fatty food?
If a person is sick, he\she will have less Thus fatty food is very difficult to [Link], it
is advised not to eat fatty food.
c) we should drink at least 6-8 glasses of water every day?
almost 65% of our body weight is water. water is needed by our body for good health.
D. HOTS
1. In India, babies are often exposed to sunlight in the morning hour Why?
Babies are often exposed to sunlight in the morning because vitamin - D from sunlight
makes the bones strong and prevents rickets.
2. Water in mountains has less iodine. How does this affect the peon mountains?
Water in mountains has less iodine. So, the people living in mountains are more prone
to goitre which is a prone to goitre which is a deficiency disease.
[Link] much our body weight is water?
65% of our body weight is water.
2. What is a balanced diet?
A diet that contains an adequate amount of different nutrients require healthy
functioning of our body is called balanced diet.
3. Give two examples of insoluble fibres?
Whole grain, carrot, cabbage, turnip and cauliflower.
4. Where is vitamin - D stored in the body?
Vitamin - D are stored in the fat tissues of our body.
5. What are the two types of carbohydrates?
1. Simple carbohydrates.
2. Complex carbohydrates.