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1. 1.

   Choose the correct answer.

   1. The variety of food that contains all the nutrients in right proportion is called
      1. healthy diet
      2. balanced diet
      3. fast food
      4. qualitative food
   2. Carbohydrates are energy-giving food. But excess amount of carbohydrates causes
      1. perplexity
      2. communicable diseases
      3. obesity
      4. healthy body
   3. Proteins are
      1. energy-giving nutrients
      2. body-building nutrients
      3. disease-fighting nutrients
      4. digestive nutrients
   4. The nutrients that provide heat and energy are
      1. fats
      2. fibres
      3. minerals
      4. proteins
   5. Organs, grapes and carrots re rich sources of
      1. proteins
      2. fibres
      3. vitamins
      4. water
   6. Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of
      1. vitamin A
      2. vitamin B
      3. vitamin C
      4. vitamin D
   7. Rashi is suffering from goitre. She should be given a diet rich of
      1. iodine
      2. phosphorous
      3. iron
      4. calcium
   8. Jaundice is caused by
      1. bacteria
      2. virus
      3. protozoa
      4. insects
   9. A dreaded disease caused by a virus HIV that attacks the immunity system, is
      1. rickets
      2. night blindness
      3. AIDS
      4. polio
   10. Deficiency diseases are caused due to
       1. micro-organisms
       2. lack of nutritious food
       3. lack of medicines
       4. lack of clean water
2. 2.

   Why do we need food?
3. 3.

   Which disease is caused due to lack of vitamin A?
4. 4.

   Why does our body need protein?
5. 5.

   What causes malaria?
6. 6.

   Why is water essential for our body?