Class 2 | Social Science | India And The World (2) | Lesson 2 : Food We Eat

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A. Answer these questions.

    1. What are the major food grains?
    Ans: The major food grains are wheat,
    rice, ragi, bajra, jowar and maize.

    2. Name five pulses grown in our
    country.
    Ans: The five pulses grown in our
    country are gram, black gram, green
    gram, kidney beans and mug dal.

    3. What are vegetarians and non -
    vegetarians?
    Ans: The people who eat only
    vegetables, pulses, cereals and dairy
    products are called vegetarians. And
    The people who like to eat eggs, fish,
    meat and chicken are called non -
    vegetarians.

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    4. What is the major use of spices?
    Ans: The spices add flavour, taste and
    colour to our food items.

    5. What do vegetables provide us?
    Ans: Vegetables make us healthy and
    provide vitamins and minerals.

    6. On what does food habit of people
    of an area depend?
    Ans: Food habit of people of an area
    depends on the crops grown in that
    area.

B. Name the fruits grown in these states.

    1. Gujarat : papayas, bananas

    2. Maharashtra : oranges, mangoes

    3. Jammu and Kashmir : apples,
    cherries

    4. Ladakh : apricots

    5. Uttar Pradesh : mangoes, guavas,
    coconut.

C. Match the following as per the example given below.

    Column A                  Column B

    1. Food crop             a. Cardamom

    2. Fruit                       b. Wheat

    3. Oil                          c. Ladyfinger

    4. Vegetable             d. Orange

    5. Spice                     e. Coconut

Ans: 1. Food crop       b. Wheat

         2. Fruit                 d. Orange

         3. Oil                    e. Coconut

         4. Vegetable       c. Ladyfinger

         5. Spice               a. Cardamom

D. Name the states to which these food
items belong to.

    ✏️ Vada pav : Maharashtra

    ✏️ Sarson ka saag : Punjab

    ✏️ Roti : Northern States

    ✏️ Idli : Tamil Nadu

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E. Write T for true and F for false statements.

    1. Food gives us energy.
    🍝 T

    2. Food does not help us to grow, work
    and play.
    🍖 F

    3. We get strength from food.
    🌮 T

    4. Food helps us to stay healthy and
    fight diseases.
    🌯 T

    5. Junk foods are healthy foods.
    🍜 F

F. Give one word for the following.

    1. Wheat, rice, maize
    🍚 Crops

    2. Black gram, green gram, kidney
    beans
    🥘 Pulses

    3. Mango, apples, bananas
    🍍 Fruits

    4. Tumeric, coriander, cumin
    🌶️ Spices

              VALUE BASED QUESTION

    🍇 Do You Waste Food? Is It Good To Waste Food? There Are Many People In The World Who Do Not Get Food To Eat. So Think Before Wasting Food. 🍇

G. Fill in the blanks.

    1. ______ make us healthy and provide
    vitamins and minerals.
    🍉 Vegetables

    2. ______ add flavour, taste and colour
    to our food items.
    🍒 Spices

    3. ______ provide us with vitamins,
    minerals, and fibres.
    🌽 Fruits

    4. ______ are used in preparing food.
    🥕 Oil and fats

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