Tag: food: where does it come from?

Questions Related to food: where does it come from?

Match List-I(Plant) with List-II(Edible part) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I List-II
a. Cashwe nut $1$. Aril
b. Coconut $2$. Cotyledons
c. Cassava $3$. Root
d. Litchi $4$. Endosperm
  1. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  2. A-$1$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$2$

  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$1$


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is a leguminous green fodder commonly available in winter ?

  1. cow pea

  2. berseem and lucerne

  3. elephant grass

  4. rice and jowar.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Berseem (Trifolium alexandrium) is an annual leguminous fodder crop. It is suitable fodder crop for areas below 1700m altitude with irrigation facilities. It is grown under area with highest water table. Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a perennial leguminous fodder crop for unirrigated areas including low, medium and high hills of the state. It has good vegetative growth almost throughout the year except during heavy rains or when temperature is below freezing point.

Man is an example of ................... animal.

  1. Herbivorous

  2. Carnivorous

  3. Autotrophic

  4. Omnivorous


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Man is an example of omnivorous animal because Omni means all and vore means eater. An organism which can feed on the plant, as well as the meat of the animal, are called omnivorous.

Man consumes plants (fruit vegetables) and also eat the meat of animals like goat, chicken etc thus man considered as the Omnivorous animal.
So the correct answer is "Omnivorous".

Which of the following is omnivorous?

  1. Cow

  2. Grasshopper

  3. Worm

  4. Sparrow


Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Omnivorous is an animal or person that eats a variety of food both plant and animal origin.

A. Cow is herbivorous as it eats only plants.
B. Grasshopper is herbivorous.
C. Worm is omnivorous.
D. Sparrow are omnivorous birds that mainly eat seeds and substitute their diets with berries, fruits and small insects.
So, the correct answer is 'Worm and sparrow'.