🌿🦠 Comprehensive Question Set for Chapter 10: Nutrition [Nutrition in General] – ICSE Class 9 🌿🦠
🌿🦠 Comprehensive Question Set for Chapter 10 – Nutrition [Nutrition in General] | ICSE Class 9 🌿🦠
🔍 Explore a detailed and structured question set on Nutrition [Nutrition in General] for ICSE Class 9. Includes define and differentiate, multiple-choice, very short, short, and long answer questions for thorough exam preparation. 🌿🦠
🌿 Define and Differentiate
- 🌱 Define malnutrition.
- 🍞 Categorize the following items into carbohydrates and proteins:
- Cellulose, Starch, Egg albumen, Milk, Pea, Glycogen, Cane-sugar.
- 🔥 Write the approximate requirement of calories for the following:
- An adult physical labourer.
- A teenager.
- A pregnant woman.
🌿 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- 🌿 Which one of the following pairs of nutrients includes both as simple sugars (monosaccharides)?
- Sucrose and glucose
- Glucose and maltose
- Fructose and glucose
- Maltose and lactose
- 🥔 Which one of the following is the correct matching of a nutrient mineral element and its one rich source?
- Calcium – Potato
- Sodium – Citrus fruits
- Iodine – Dairy milk
- Potassium – Banana
- 🦴 Marasmus is due to the deficiency of:
- Vitamin C
- Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
- Fat
- Food
- 💊 Fat-soluble vitamins are:
- A, D, and E
- B, C, and D
- B, D, and E
- A, B, and C
- 🥕 Which of the following is the best source of vitamin A?
- Apple
- Honey
- Carrot
- Peanuts
- 🍊 Ascorbic acid is Vitamin:
- C
- D
- B
- A
- 🌽 Which component of a balanced diet enables easy movement of the food through the intestines?
- Fats
- Proteins
- Roughage
- Vitamins
- 🍇 Which of the following is popularly known as grape sugar?
- Fructose
- Lactose
- Glucose
- Galactose
- 🍞 Which of the following consists of two molecules of glucose?
- Maltose
- Sucrose
- Lactose
- Fructose
- ❌ The disease caused due to the deficiency of Thiamine is:
- Osteomalacia
- Beri beri
- Rickets
- Dermatitis
🌿 Very Short Answer Type Questions
- ✅ Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
- (a) Cellulose in our food passes out undigested.
- (b) Kwashiorkor is a severe vitamin deficiency disease.
- (c) Iron is required for the proper working of the thyroid.
- (d) Foods protect us from disease and therefore antibiotics which protect us from disease are also foods.
- (e) Mineral salts contribute to regulating body processes.
- 💎 Name the mineral element that is needed for the following:
- (i) Strong teeth
- (ii) Proper working of thyroid
- (iii) Synthesis of haemoglobin
- (iv) Production of chemical energy (ATP)
- (v) Cell permeability, especially in nerve cells
- 🌿 Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans:
- Pernicious anemia
- Pellagra
- Night blindness
- Goiter
- Kwashiorkor
- ⚖️ Mark the odd one out in each of the following cases and name the category to which the others belong:
- Xerophthalmia, Marasmus, Pellagra, Scurvy
- Riboflavin, Thiamine, Folic acid, Iodine
- Glucose, Fructose, Galactose, Lactose
- Cellulose, Glycogen, Fructose, Starch
- Calcium, Sodium, Iron, Potassium
- 🔗 Match the terms given in Column A with those of Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| Tocopherol | Vitamin C |
| Phylloquinone | Vitamin D |
| Retinol | Vitamin K |
| Ascorbic acid | Vitamin A |
| Calciferol | Vitamin E |
- 🌾 Name two diseases caused due to the deficiency of the following:
- (a) Vitamin A
- (b) Vitamin D
- (c) Vitamin B3
- (d) Iodine
- (e) Protein
- 🕵️ Identify the deficiency diseases with the help of the clues given below:
- (a) Delay in blood clotting time.
- (b) Swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck region.
- (c) Poor mental and physical growth in children.
- (d) Poor vision in dim light.
- (e) Dryness of the cornea and ulceration in the eye.
- 🧩 Complete the following:
- (a) Glucose + …………… → Lactose
- (b) Glucose + Glucose → ……………
- (c) …………… + Fructose → Sucrose
- (d) (C6H10O5)n → ……………
- (e) Amino acid1 + Amino acid2 + Amino acid3 + Amino acidn → ……………
🌿 Short Answer Type Questions
- 🌱 Define the following terms:
- (a) Balanced diet
- (b) Malnutrition
- (c) Food
- (d) Nutrients
- (e) Kwashiorkor
- 🍞 Give two examples each of the following and their usefulness:
- (a) Monosaccharides
- (b) Disaccharides
- (c) Polysaccharides
- 🥗 Write the important roles of the following food components in our body:
- (a) Cellulose
- (b) Fat
- (c) Proteins
- (d) Calcium
- (e) Phosphorus
- 🥛 Why does a doctor advise a bone patient to include more of milk and milk products in their everyday food?
🌿 Long Answer Type Questions
- ⚖️ Distinguish between the following pairs on the basis of the words indicated in the brackets:
- (a) Monosaccharides and Disaccharides (Number of carbon atoms)
- (b) Kwashiorkor and Marasmus (Age)
- (c) Tocopherol and Pantothenic acid (Solubility)
- (d) Malnutrition and Undernutrition (Definition)
- (e) Iron and Iodine (Deficiency diseases)
- 🌿 List the six main purposes for which food is required by the body.
- 🥩 Why are proteins necessary in our food?
- 🌾 Taking the examples of whole grain atta, fruit, and green leafy vegetables, describe how roughage in our diet is useful.
