NIOS Class 12 Physical Education Chapter 10 Diet And Nutrition

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NIOS Class 12 Physical Education Chapter 10 Diet And Nutrition

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Diet And Nutrition

Chapter: 10

MODULE – 3 HOLISTIC HEALTH

INTEXT QUESTIONS 10.1

1. Define ‘diet’.

Ans: Diet is the sum of the food consumed by us for our survival.

2. Explain the importance and role of food for our body.

Ans: Growth and Development, Repair, Energy, and Protection from Diseases.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 10.2

1. Define nutrition.

Ans: Nutrition is a science where the process of food intake and utilization of it by our body is studied.

2. Explain the nutrients.

Ans: Nutrients are chemical substances in the food needed by all living organisms to survive, grow, and reproduce.

3. Match the following nutrients in column I with the sources from which we get given in column II.

Nutrients	Food Sources
(a) Carbohydrates	(i) Cheese, Ghee
(b) Fats	(ii) Bajra, Potatoes
(c) Proteins	(iii) Butter
	(iv) Paneer, Milk
	(v) Wheat, Rice
	(vi) Pulses, Meat

Ans:

Nutrients	Food Sources
(a) Carbohydrates	(ii) Bajra, Potatoes, (v) Wheat, Rice
(b) Fats	(i) Cheese, Ghee, (iii) Butter
(c) Proteins	(iv) Paneer, Milk, (vi) Pulses, Meat

INTEXT QUESTIONS 10.3

1. Answer the following questions.

(a) Define Vitamins.

Ans: Vitamins are responsible for different chemical processes occurring in the body.

(b) Explain the functions of minerals.

Ans: Minerals are required for lots of vigorous processes in the body as well as for proper growth and development of the body.

2. Right tick (✔) against each of the following vitamins whether they are Water soluble or Fat soluble.

Vitamins	Water Soluble	Fat Soluble
A
B
C
D
E
K

Ans:

Vitamins	Water Soluble	Fat Soluble
A		✔
B	✔
C	✔
D		✔
E		✔
K		✔

INTEXT QUESTIONS 10.4

1. Answer the following questions:

(a) Define balanced diet.

Ans: A balanced diet is that foods and drinks which contain the appropriate blend of all nutrients required for normal growth and function of an individual.

(b) What are the major differences among Tamasic, Rajasic and Sattvic diet?

Ans: The foods which are heavy for digestion and increase the laziness, lethargy, dullness and anger in an individual are called as Tamasic diet, the foods which stimulate the body and excite the desires, making the mind restless and uncontrollable are termed as Rajasic diet, and the foods which are light for digestion and help in calming down the mind are regarded as Sattvic diet.

2. Classify the following food items: under Tamsic, Rajasic and sttvic diet. Tobacco, Bananas, Pickles, Hot things, Turnips, Spices, Onions, Coconut, Brinjals, Dates, Sugar-candy, Meat, Pomegranates, and Twice cooked things: 

(i) Tamasic.

Ans: Tobacco, Hot things, Sugar-candy, Twice cooked.

(i) Rajasic.

Ans: Pickles, Turnips, Spice, Onion, Meat.

(i) Sattvic.

Ans: Banana, Coconuts, Brinjals, Dates, Pomegranates.