Short Questions: Components of Food | NCERT Summary: UPSC PDF Download

Q1: Name the food rich in carbohydrates.
Ans: The food rich in carbohydrates are potatoes, beans, yoghurt, oats etc.

Q2: Name the food rich in fats.
Ans: The foods rich in fats are cheese, peanut butter, chia seeds, chocolates etc.

Q3: What is dietary fibre?
Ans: Dietary fibres are plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by the human digestive system. For example - vegetables, fruits, whole grain oats etc.

Q4: Define deficiency diseases?
Ans: A disease caused by the lack of an element in the diet like vitamin or mineral is known as a deficiency disease. For example- scurvy, rickets etc.

Q5: Name two deficiency diseases caused due to proteins?
Ans: The two deficiency diseases caused due to proteins are Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.

Q6: Name two diseases caused due to deficiency of minerals?
Ans: The two diseases caused due to deficiency of minerals are Osteomalacia and Beriberi.

Q7: Name the food rich in proteins.
Ans: The food rich in proteins are chicken, fish, milk, cheese etc.

Q8: Name the two types of vitamins.
Ans: The two types of vitamins are-

• Fat-soluble vitamins
• Water-soluble vitamins

Q9: Define a balanced diet?
Ans: A diet consisting of a variety of different types of food that provides adequate amounts of the nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins for our wholesome development is known as a balanced diet.

Q10: What are the symptoms of carbohydrate deficiency?
Ans: The symptoms of deficiency of carbohydrates are-

• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Dehydration
• Lack of energy and stamina etc

Q11: Name two diseases caused due to deficiency of vitamins in diet?
Ans: The two diseases caused due to deficiency of vitamins in the diet are scurvy and rickets.

Q12: What is dehydration?
Ans: Dehydration is the condition when your body loses more fluid than you take in. Basically, excess loss of water from the body leads to dehydration.