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2. Amla is a rich source of ___________.

a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin D

3. The salad we take with food acts to provide ___________.
a. carbohydrates b. fats
c. roughage d. proteins

4. Most vitamins are destroyed by ___________.
a. under-cooking b. over-cooking

c. not cooking d. cooking
5. Chickenpox spreads through ___________.
a. insects b. mosquitoes

c. water d. air
6. Which one of the following diseases spreads through contaminated food?

a. Whooping cough b. Diarrhoea
c. Malaria d. Fracture

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. A ______________ is a state in which some part of the body does not function in a correct
manner and is unhealthy.
2. A ______________ diet contains all the nutrients in adequate amount.
3. Deficiency of iodine in food causes ______________.

4. Growing children need more ______________.
5. The diseases caused due to lack of proper nourishment and deficiency of a particular
nutrient are called as ______________ .

6. Diseases can be grouped as ______________ and ______________ .
7. Communicable diseases spread through ______________, ______________ and ______________ .
8. ______________ help to fight germs.

C. State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Young children require more proteins in their diet than an old person. _____
2. Fats give us more energy than carbohydrates. _____

3. Papaya is a rich source of vitamin A. _____
4. Costly food is richer in nutrition than cheap food. _____

5. Energy rich foods contain proteins. _____
6. Vitamins protect us from diseases. _____
7. We should not have rice soup when we have diarrhoea. _____
8. Tuberculosis is not a curable disease. _____

9. We should cover our mouth when coughing. _____

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