What is a menu? Give its relevance in a food service Unit
See Answer →Explain any one anthropometric method and one dietary assessment method to assess nutritional status of an individual and population groups.
See Answer →Enlist the clinical features and elaborate the preventive measures to combat
a) IDD and
b) PEM
See Answer →What is food preservation? Briefly explain home based food preservation methods and their principles.
See Answer →Enlist the physiological changes occurring in pregnancy. Explain how they influence the nutrient needs during pregnancy, giving the nutrient requirements.
See Answer →Briefly discuss different factors which influence meal planning
See Answer →Give the role of calcium in our body.
See Answer →What are the different factors which influence iron absorption in our body? Elaborate
See Answer →Write the functions and sources of Vitamin A in our diet
See Answer →Enlist the functions of ‘Water’ in our body.
See Answer →What do you understand by the term non-available carbohydrate? Give its sources and functions.
See Answer →Define the terms Nutrition and Health
See Answer →Collect three different samples ( packed and loose both ) of milk, turmeric, yellow dal and coffee powder and carry out simple tests to detect adulteration at home (Refer to DART Book (fssai.gov.in).
Record your observations in the following format:
| Milk | Packed / Loose | Adulterant | |
| Water | Detergent | ||
| M1 | |||
| M2 | |||
| M3 | |||
| Turmeric | Packed / Loose | Adulterant | |
| Lead Chromate | Artificial Colour | ||
| T1 | |||
| T2 | |||
| T3 | |||
| Yellow Dal | Packed / Loose | Adulterant | |
| Khesari Dal | Colour | ||
| D1 | |||
| D2 | |||
| D3 | |||
| Coffee Powder | Packed / Loose | Adulterant | |
| Clay | Chicory Powder | ||
| C1 | |||
| C2 | |||
| C3 | |||
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Prepare a plan for a model kitchen garden. Give details of different fruits and vegetables which can be grown in the summer season
See Answer →Visit any Anganwadi centre (under ICDS) near you and enlist the activities carried out and the beneficiaries availing the facilities.
See Answer →Visit your nearest Primary Health Centre / Mohalla Clinic and record the ante-natal and post-natal services provided to pregnant and lactating women under the ICDS scheme.
See Answer →Visit a fair price shop and another regular retail shop in your locality and record the prices at which the following commodities are sold in these two shops (Remember the quality of commodity selected in these two shops should be the same). Comment on your observation.
| Commodity | Price at Fair Price Shop | Price at Retail Shop |
| 1) Rice | ||
| 2) Wheat | ||
| 3) Suji | ||
| 4) Sugar | ||
| 5) Maida | ||
| 6) Mustard Oil / Refined Oil |
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What are the rights of consumers which the Consumer Protection Council strives to promote and protect ?
See Answer →Discuss the role of the following in educating the consumers :
i. Media
ii. Consumer protection groups
What is food adulteration ? Describe the hazards posed by adulterants present in food as well as the economic loss to the consumer
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