Extra 40 MCQs from the Chapter:1 Food: Where Does It Come From? (Class 6 CBSE Science):-

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):

Which of the following is not a source of food?

 

a) Plants

 

b) Animals

 

c) Sunlight

 

d) Both plants and animals

 

Answer:

c) Sunlight

 

Which part of the plant is commonly eaten as a vegetable?

 

a) Root

 

b) Stem

 

c) Leaves

 

d) All of these

 

Answer:

d) All of these

 

 

Honey is obtained from:

 

a) Ants

 

b) Flies

 

c) Honeybees

 

d) Mosquitoes

 

Answer:

c) Honeybees

 

Which of the following is not an animal product?

 

a) Egg

 

b) Milk

 

c) Butter

 

d) Wheat

 

Answer:

d) Wheat

 

 

What do herbivores eat?

 

a) Plants

 

b) Meat

 

c) Both plants and meat

 

d) None of these

 

Answer:

a) Plants

 

Which of the following is a root that we eat?

 

a) Potato

 

b) Carrot

 

c) Tomato

 

d) Brinjal

 

Answer:

b) Carrot

 

 

Which part of the plant is eaten in case of spinach?

 

a) Root

 

b) Stem

 

c) Leaf

 

d) Fruit

 

Answer:

c) Leaf

 

What do carnivores eat?

 

a) Only plants

 

b) Only animals

 

c) Both plants and animals

 

d) None of these

 

Answer:

b) Only animals

 

 

Which of the following is not a plant product?

 

a) Fruits

 

b) Milk

 

c) Cereals

 

d) Vegetables

 

Answer:

b) Milk

 

From which plant do we get tea leaves?

 

a) Banana plant

 

b)

Tulsi

plant

 

c) Tea plant

 

d) Rose plant

 

Answer:

c) Tea plant

 

 

Which of the following food items is obtained from an animal?

 

a) Apple

 

b) Rice

 

c) Egg

 

d) Potato

 

Answer:

c) Egg

 

Which part of a plant is wheat?

 

a) Leaf

 

b) Root

 

c) Seed

 

d) Stem

 

Answer:

c) Seed

 

 

Which of the following is a seed that we eat?

 

a) Cabbage

 

b) Rice

 

c) Potato

 

d) Carrot

 

Answer:

b) Rice

 

The process by which green plants prepare their own food is called:

 

a) Respiration

 

b) Digestion

 

c) Photosynthesis

 

d) None of these

 

Answer:

c) Photosynthesis

 

 

Which of the following animals is

a

herbivore?

 

a) Lion

 

b) Tiger

 

c) Cow

 

d) Snake

 

Answer:

c) Cow

 

The primary source of energy for all living beings is:

 

a) Plants

 

b) Sun

 

c) Soil

 

d) Water

 

Answer:

b) Sun

 

 

Which of the following animals provides us wool?

 

a) Goat

 

b) Hen

 

c) Sheep

 

d) Cow

 

Answer:

c) Sheep

 

Which part of the mustard plant is edible?

 

a) Seeds

 

b) Leaves

 

c) Both a and b

 

d) None of these

 

Answer:

c) Both a and b

 

 

Which of these is not a food item?

 

a) Chapati

 

b) Milk

 

c) Plastic

 

d) Rice

 

Answer:

c) Plastic

 

Sugar is obtained from:

 

a) Sugarcane

 

b) Mango

 

c) Orange

 

d) Coconut

 

Answer:

a) Sugarcane

 

 

Sprouted seeds are rich in:

 

a) Proteins

 

b) Carbohydrates

 

c) Vitamins

 

d) None of these

 

Answer:

a) Proteins

 

Which part of the plant is eaten in case of cauliflower?

 

a) Flower

 

b) Root

 

c) Stem

 

d) Leaf

 

Answer:

a) Flower

 

 

A potato is a:

 

a) Fruit

 

b) Root

 

c) Stem

 

d) Leaf

 

Answer:

c) Stem

 

Fish is a rich source of:

 

a) Proteins

 

b) Carbohydrates

 

c) Vitamins

 

d) Fats

 

Answer:

a) Proteins

 

 

Which of the following is an omnivore?

 

a) Cow

 

b) Goat

 

c) Dog

 

d) Lion

 

Answer:

c) Dog

 

Which of these is an example of a beverage?

 

a) Sugar

 

b) Tea

 

c) Rice

 

d) Salt

 

Answer:

b) Tea

 

 

Which of these is an animal product?

 

a) Cheese

 

b) Rice

 

c) Brinjal

 

d) Wheat

 

Answer:

a) Cheese

 

Which animal gives us both milk and meat?

 

a) Goat

 

b) Hen

 

c) Horse

 

d) Donkey

 

Answer:

a) Goat

 

 

Pulses are rich in:

 

a) Carbohydrates

 

b) Proteins

 

c) Fats

 

d) Vitamins

 

Answer:

b) Proteins

 

A food chain starts with:

 

a) Herbivores

 

b) Carnivores

 

c) Plants

 

d) Omnivores

 

Answer:

c) Plants

 

 

Which of the following animals does not provide milk?

 

a) Cow

 

b) Hen

 

c) Goat

 

d) Buffalo

 

Answer:

b) Hen

 

Fruits and vegetables are rich in:

 

a) Proteins

 

b) Carbohydrates

 

c) Vitamins and minerals

 

d) Fats

 

Answer:

c) Vitamins and minerals

 

 

Which of these foods provides instant energy?

 

a) Rice

 

b) Butter

 

c) Sugar

 

d) Pulses

 

Answer:

c) Sugar

 

The major food-producing organisms on Earth are:

 

a) Animals

 

b) Plants

 

c) Fungi

 

d) Bacteria

 

Answer:

b) Plants

 

 

 

The process of growing plants for food is called:

 

a) Farming

 

b) Weaving

 

c) Cooking

 

d) Sewing

 

Answer:

a) Farming

 

Which of the following is a dairy product?

 

a) Milk

 

b) Butter

 

c) Cheese

 

d) All of these

 

Answer:

d) All of these

 

 

What is the main source of cooking oil?

 

a) Fruits

 

b) Roots

 

c) Seeds

 

d) Flowers

 

Answer:

c) Seeds

 

Mushroom is an example of:

 

a) Plant

 

b) Animal

 

c) Fungi

 

d) Insect

 

Answer:

c) Fungi

 

 

Which of the following is not a pulse?

 

a) Chickpea

 

b) Wheat

 

c) Lentil

 

d) Pea

 

Answer:

b) Wheat

 

Which part of the coconut is used for food?

 

a) Leaf

 

b) Root

 

c) Seed

 

d) Stem

 

Answer:

c) Seed