This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Home Science Chapter 3 Food And Nutrition – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Home Science Chapter 3 Food And Nutrition Quiz 55 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Food affects how you look and feel, how well you resist diseases, and even how well you perform mentally and physically by providing your body with nutrients. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the primary function of carbohydrates in the human diet? A) To build muscle. B) To provide energy. C) To store vitamins. D) To repair tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide energy. 3. You might end up with very weak bones without sufficient quantities of this Vitamin A) Vitamin B. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin D. D) Vitamin K. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamin D. 4. Which Vitamin is found in fruits like oranges, guavas, and lemons? A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin B. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamin C. 5. Grains are the number one staple in the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which vitamin is essential for maintaining healthy vision? A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin B12. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin A. 7. Organic compounds that control several body functions. e.g. A, B, C, D, E, K A) Vitamins. B) Minerals. C) Fats. D) Proteins. E) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamins. 8. Which of these practices helps prevent burns while cooking? A) Use a dish towel instead of an oven mitt. B) Always use dry oven mitts when handling hot items and removing pans from the oven. C) Fill pots right to the top with boiling water. D) Keep pot handles pointing outward. E) Leave the oven door open to cool off the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Always use dry oven mitts when handling hot items and removing pans from the oven. 9. It helps bulks up waste so it passes easily through the body. A) Minerals. B) Fats. C) Fibre. D) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibre. 10. What should you do before eating a meal? A) Wash your hands. B) Sit immediately at the table. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wash your hands. 11. When checking for doneness of cooked meat, the meat should be ..... ..... ? A) Fork-tender. B) Al Dente. C) Tough. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fork-tender. 12. The My Pyramid Plan provides a visual indication of how much you need from each food group. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Lard is a another name for A) Margarine. B) Pig's fat. C) Fat found around the organs of cattle. D) Shortening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pig's fat. 14. What is the main characteristic of a vegetarian diet? A) Includes meat and fish. B) Contains a lot of starch. C) Is high in fat. D) Does not include meat or fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does not include meat or fish. 15. What are the units of energy we get from food called? A) Hydration. B) Chloesterol. C) Vitamins & minerals. D) Calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calories. 16. Citrus fruits give us what vitamin that protects us from infection/illness? A) Vitamin a. B) Vitamin b. C) Vitamin c. D) Vitamin d. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamin c. 17. What are the chemical elements of protein? A) Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen (including some minerals). B) Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen. C) Oxygen only. D) Carbon and hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen (including some minerals). 18. He always has constipation [sembelit:sulit BAB] He should ..... A) Eat more food. B) Drink medicine. C) Drink water. D) Eat more fruit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drink water. 19. What are vitamins? A) Inorganic substances that provide energy to the body. B) Organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition. C) Synthetic chemicals used in food preservation. D) Minerals that help in the formation of bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition. 20. ..... assist the head chef in supervising food production for all events and locations. A) Natural health therapists. B) Research chefs. C) Sous chefs. D) Line cooks. E) Caterers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sous chefs. 21. Any substance that the body can use to make energy, grow strong and stay healthy as well as repair cells is ..... A) Clothes. B) Water. C) Food. D) Carbohydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food. 22. What does USDA stand for? A) United States Division of Agriculture. B) United States Department of Agronomics. C) United States Dietary Agency. D) United States Department of Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States Department of Agriculture. 23. Which food group is rich in fats? A) Fats and oils. B) Grains and cereals. C) Dairy products. D) Fruits and vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fats and oils. 24. Swollen neck is a symptom of A) Goitre. B) Anaemia. C) Scurvy. D) Beri-Beri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goitre. 25. Which of the following can be used to test for the presence of reducing sugars? A) Benedict's test. B) Iodine test. C) DCPIP solution. D) Grease spot test. 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