This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > Home Science > Class 12 Home Science Chapter 3 Food And Nutrition – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Home Science Chapter 3 Food And Nutrition Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The obesity system map outlines factors behind obesity. It is clear from this map that ..... A) Lack of physical activity is one of the main contributors to obesity. B) There is a complex network of factors that influence weight levels across a population. C) Individuals need to be held to account for their weight levels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is a complex network of factors that influence weight levels across a population. 2. T/F-Food allergies and food intolerances are the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. An ad says a certain toothpaste will stop your teeth from rotting like 'those who don't brush.' What advertising strategy is being used? A) Positive Images. B) Limited information. C) Scare Tactics. D) Humor appeal. E) Celebrity Endorsement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scare Tactics. 4. You're reading a food label for a cereal. The ingredients list tells you: A) Listed by weight from the most to the least. B) A source of information for people with allergies. C) A source of information for people who avoid certain ingredients. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Vitamin A is good for our body because it helps ..... A) Build strong bones and teeth. B) Blood to clot. C) Healthy skin and eyes. D) Protect cells from damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthy skin and eyes. 6. Since zebras only eat plants, what category of animal do zebras belong to? A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbivores. 7. One half of your plate should be A) Protein. B) Dairy. C) Grains. D) Fruits and Vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fruits and Vegetables. 8. Excessive body weight due overnutrition leads to A) Maramus. B) Rickets. C) Cancer. D) Obesity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obesity. 9. "Sugars and starches" are examples of which nutrient? A) Lipids. B) Proteins. C) Carbohydrates. D) Minerals. E) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates. 10. This nutrient provides quick bursts of energy and is found in foods like candy and fruit juice. A) Complex carbohydrates. B) Simple carbohydrates. C) Saturated fats. D) Trans fats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple carbohydrates. 11. What is a table d hote A) (in a restaurant) referring to food that can be ordered as separate items, rather than part of a set meal. B) A meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening, typically consisting of a cooked dish, bread and butter, and tea. C) Cheap meals for the less fotunate. D) A restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices. 12. What do our bodies get from food? A) Heat. B) Nutrients. C) Energies. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients. 13. What is an appitizer A) The most substantial course of a meal. B) A small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's appetite. C) A large dish served after the main meal. D) A small sweet dish served after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's appetite. 14. Calcium is responsible for A) Maintaining and protecting vision including night vision. B) Wound healing and the immune system. C) Nervous system function and brain function. D) Bone growth and maintenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone growth and maintenance. 15. "A condition in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life" is the definition of: A) Food security. B) Food wastage. C) Food insecurity. D) Food sufficiency. E) Food availability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food security. 16. Why do we need proteins? (Choose the correct point) A) To make food sweet. B) To help build and repair our body. C) To make food colorful. D) To help us sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help build and repair our body. 17. Added sugar in food can cause ..... A) Tooth decay. B) Weight loss. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tooth decay. 18. Pick the legume. A) Olives. B) Walnuts. C) Sunflower Seeds. D) Peas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peas. 19. The Food Pyramid or Healthy Eating Pyramid is a visual representation of the proportions of different foods you should be eating every day to maintain a healthy diet. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 20. Either of a pair of organs located high in the abdominal cavity near the spine which extract waste products from the blood and excrete them in urine. A) Colon. B) Kidney. C) Bulimia nervosa. D) Fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kidney. 21. Exposure to morning sunlight helps in body's ..... A) Vitamin D supply. B) Vitamin C supply. C) Protein supply. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D supply. 22. What is indigestible food that is repeatedly chewed, or regurgitated known as? A) Cud. B) Wheat. C) Grain. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cud. 23. What is the primary purpose of an ECG machine? A) To monitor heart activity. B) To repair broken bones. C) To measure glucose levels. D) To measure blood pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To monitor heart activity. 24. Which are energy giving food A) Protiens and fats. B) Vitamin and mineral. C) Water and vitamin. D) Carbohydrates and fats. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbohydrates and fats. 25. Which nutrient is required for the growth and repair of body tissues? A) Water. B) Carbohydrate. C) Protein. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protein. 26. His cut hardly stops bleeding. He didn't eat enough ..... A) Vitamin K. B) Water. C) Vitamin C. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin K. 27. Nutrients made by living things that assist in chemical reactions in the body. They supply no energy. A) Protein. B) Minerals. C) Vitamins. D) Carbohydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamins. 28. A white, odorless and tasteless substance found in some foods and used as a thickener or stabilizer. A) Fats. B) Starch. C) Carbohydrates. D) Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starch. 29. Which vitamin plays an important role in helping blood to clot? A) Vitamin E. B) Vitamin K. C) Vitamin A. D) Vitamin C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitamin K. 30. Green leafy vegetables are rich source of A) Carbohydrates. B) Fats. C) Vitamins. D) Roughages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamins. 31. ..... specialize in the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and plants A) Line cooks. B) Dieticians. C) Horticulturists. D) Head chefs. E) Food product developers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulturists. 32. I sometimes cannot focus on my work, because I often ..... my breakfast. A) Lack. B) Skip. C) Balance. D) Intake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip. 33. These type of teeth are found in the front corners of our mouth. They tear the food that we eat. A) Premolars. B) Molars. C) Canines. D) Incisors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canines. 34. What may cause a cake to have a dry texture. A) Too much liquid. B) Cake not baked long enough. C) Not enough raising agent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 35. PROTEINS AND IRON are good for: A) THE DIGESTION. B) OUR MUSCLES. C) NERVOUS SYSTEM. D) BONES AND TEETH. E) PROTECTING US FROM ILLNESSES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OUR MUSCLES. 36. It stimulates the appetite A) Main course. B) Dessert. C) Appetizer. D) Entree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appetizer. 37. What is a healthy eating habit? A) Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. B) Eating only fast food. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. 38. A sample of organic compounds was tested and found to contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur atoms only. The compounds are most likely A) Nucleic acids. B) Cellulose. C) Phospholipids. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proteins. 39. Don't drink ..... coffee. It's not good for your health. A) Much. B) Many. C) Some. D) A lot of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Much. 40. Name the nutrient present in Nuts A) Calcium. B) Proteins. C) Vitamins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 41. Where does amylase start to work? A) Mouth. B) Stomach. C) Small Intestine. D) Large Intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mouth. 42. Why is it important to eat foods from all food groups? A) To get all the nutrients our body needs. B) To eat more sugar. C) To avoid drinking water. D) To eat only our favorite foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get all the nutrients our body needs. 43. I am an energy giving food and also protect the vital organs in your body A) Fats. B) Carbohydrates. C) Nutrients. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fats. 44. When you are at the state of being in overall good health. A) Wellness. B) North Carolina. C) Go to the doctor. D) Illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wellness. 45. If someone cut out vegetables and fruits from their diet, which nutrients would we be concerned they are not getting enough of? A) Calcium, Vitamin D. B) Calcium, iron, fats. C) Protein, iron, vitamin B12. D) Vitamin C, Fibre, Some B vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin C, Fibre, Some B vitamins. 46. Food from animals and legumess are good sources of A) Carbohydrates. B) Fats. C) Vitamins. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protein. 47. To change food after it has been eaten into simpler forms that the body can use A) Diegest. B) Digest. C) Digestion. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digest. 48. What is the word for a substance in a food that is used by the body? A) Source. B) Nutrient. C) Absorb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 49. What does it mean if a molecule is 'soluble'? A) It is a sol. B) It can mix with water. C) It can be digested. D) It is a a solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can mix with water. 50. Match the following:Fruits A) Protective. B) Body-building. C) Energy-giving. D) Junk food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protective. 51. Which of the following is not a function of food in the body? A) Provides energy to do daily tasks. B) It makes us thin or fat. C) It provides material for growth, replacement and repair. D) It helps us to fight againsts infections or diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It makes us thin or fat. 52. What are the six categories of fruits? A) None of the above. B) Berries, melons, etc. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Berries, melons, etc. 53. We have ..... milk teeth. A) Thirty. B) Twenty-five. C) 35. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20. 54. What is the purpose of carbohydrates in our diet? A) Carbohydrates are primarily used for building muscle mass. B) Carbohydrates serve as the main source of vitamins in our diet. C) Carbohydrates are essential for producing hormones. D) The purpose of carbohydrates in our diet is to provide energy and support overall health. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The purpose of carbohydrates in our diet is to provide energy and support overall health. 55. How does taste influence our food choices? A) Taste is irrelevant to cultural food practices. B) Taste influences food choices by affecting preferences and enjoyment, leading to repeated consumption of favored foods. C) Taste only affects the nutritional value of food. D) Taste has no impact on food choices or preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste influences food choices by affecting preferences and enjoyment, leading to repeated consumption of favored foods. 56. Micro-nutrients essential for good health. e.g. Calcium, Iron, Potassium A) Fat. B) Carbohydrates. C) Minerals. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minerals. 57. What are vitamins classified as? A) Organic compounds. B) Proteins. C) Lipids. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic compounds. 58. What do carbohydrates do? A) They are good for the skin. B) They give us energy. C) They protect us from infection. D) They make our muscles bigger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They give us energy. 59. Put cold foods in a ..... to keep them cold A) Fridge. B) Chair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fridge. 60. What does it mean to eat in moderation? A) Completely avoiding all types of food. B) Consuming a balanced and reasonable amount of food without overindulging or restricting oneself. C) Eating as much as you want without any restrictions. D) Eating only small portions of food. 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