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The most energy-efficient method to feed large human populations such as in China is to eat:

  1. mostly rice and vegetables with little meat

  2. large amounts of meat with few vegetables

  3. large amounts of fish with little rice

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Inorder to feed a largely populated country like China, the food resources should be easily cultivated and nutritionally rich. 

Rearing large amount of meat requires large amount of fodder accordinh to the liendmans 10% percent energy law.
Rice can be easily cultivated and is rich is carbohydrates and can be genitically manipulated to increase nutritional value like vitamin A.
So, the correct option is 'mostly rice and vegetables with little meat'.

Which of the following component is maximum in honey?

  1. Glucose

  2. Sucrose

  3. Ash

  4. Fructose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
About 82% of honey is formed of carbohydrates.  Of it the composition is mostly of the monosaccharides fructose (38.2%) and glucose (31.3%), and disaccharides are approximately around 9%. About 4.2% oligosaccharides are also present.
So, the correct option is 'Fructose'.

Milk and other milk products are obtained from 

  1. Buffaloes

  2. Cow

  3. Goat

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Breeds which have the higher capacity for milk production are called milch breeds. The milk producing female livestock animals are called as dairy animals or milch animals e.g., cows, buffaloes, goat and sheep. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Oil/ghee can be extracted from

  1. Animal products

  2. Plant products

  3. Microorganism products 

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oil/ ghee can be extracted from both animal products and plant products. Ghee is prepared from boiling and clarifying the milk fat. Hence, it is extracted from an animal source. Vegetable oils are extracted from various seeds like groundnut, soybean and flowers like sunflower of plants. Hence, it is extracted from a plant source. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Meat and pork are obtained from 

  1. Plant sources

  2. Animal sources

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B