Test: Food-Where Does It Come From - UPSC MCQ

Salt is obtained from sea water. It is not obtained from plants or animals.

Seeds of mustard are used for oil and spices while leaves are used as vegetables.

Wolf and crow are not herbivorous.

So option A is correct.

Radish, carrot and turnip are examples of edible roots.

• The root is the part of the plant of banana that is not used as food.
• The components of the plant that we will able to eat are the inner stem, flower, raw banana, and ripe banana.
• We also don't use the leaf of the plant of banana as the food. The leaf is employed as a plate for having food, particularly throughout festivals.

• Plants provide us with seeds that we can use to make oil.
• For example, mustard plants have seeds that give us oil.
• So, when we crush these seeds, we can get oil from them.
• Plants are amazing because they give us different things that we can use for cooking and many other things we need every day.

• In this statement, it says we get milk and meat from plants. Is that right? No, that's not true. We actually get milk and meat from animals, not plants.
• Plants give us things like fruits, vegetables, and grains, but animals like cows, goats, and buffaloes give us milk.
• So, the correct answer here is False.

Bees collect sweet juice called nectar from flowers and turn it into honey in their hive. So, the answer is nectar.

• In the text, it says that animals which eat only plants are called herbivores. This means the statement is True.
• Herbivores are animals that eat plants as their main food source. For example, cows and deer are herbivores because they eat grass and leaves. So, when an animal is called a herbivore, it means it only eats plants!