CBSE Class 3 Science Food MCQs

Question. Statement A. If a food is cooked on the outside it will also be cooked on the inside.
Statement B. You must wash poultry and chicken pieces before cooking them.
(a) Only A is true
(b) Only B is true
(c) Both A and B are true
(d) Both A and B are false.
Answer: B

Question. Read the given statements. 
1. Cooking makes the food soft, tasty and easy to chew and digest.
2. Reheating food again and again restores nutrients in the food.
3. Eating junk food very often can lead to health problems.
4. Old people need food that is hard and raw.
Which of these statements is/are INCORRECT?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 3 only
Answer: C
Explanation: Reheating food again and again leads to loss of nutrients. Old people need food that is soft and properly cooked as they do not have strong teeth to chew hard and raw food. Their digestive system is also weak.

Question. For very small children, __________ is the best suited food. 
(a) Noodles
(b) Burgers
(c) Milk
(d) Pizza
Answer: C
Explanation: For very small children, milk is the best suited food for complete nutrition. 

Question. Which of these is NOT considered a nutrient? 
(a) Vitamins
(b) Minerals
(c) Fibre
(d) Fats
Answer: C

Question. Find the odd one out.
(a) Kerosene Oil
(b) L PG
(c) Coconut Oil
(d) firewood
Answer: C
Explanation: Coconut oil is the only one among the options that is not used as a fuel for cooking. 

Question. Males have more diet than _______?
(a) females
(b) children
(c) animals
(d) none of the above
Answer: A
Explanation: Males have more diet than females. 

Question. Food should be eaten __________.
(a) quickly
(b) slowly
(c) very fast
(d) none of these
Answer: B

Question. Find the false statement.
(a) Food tastes same in all cultures.
(b) Steaming is a method of cooking.
(c) Kerosene oil is used as a fuel for cooking.
(d) Plants and animals both give us food.
Answer: A
Explanation: Different cultures have different methods of cooking and thus food from different cultures tastes different.

Question. The food which can be eaten raw is __________.
(a) rice
(b) wheat
(c) apple
(d) meat
Answer: C

Question. This food group is our body’s best source of energy :
(a) Meat group
(b) Fats, oils and sweets
(c) Breads and cereals
(d) Milk and cheese
Answer: C

Question. We eat different types of food. Food helps our body in many ways. Which of these are called protective foods? 

Answer: D
Explanation: Protective foods prevent us from falling sick. They are rich in vitamins and minerals, e.g., fruits and vegetables.

Question. Which one is the healthy food?
(a) Pizza
(b) Burger
(c) Maggie
(d) Fruits
Answer: D
Explanation: fruits are healthy food rest of them are unhealthy food.

Question. A tomato belongs in which food group? 
(a) Vegetable
(b) Fruit
(c) Cereal
(d) Milk
Answer: B

Question. Select the cooking method which is different from the other three.
(a) Roasting chapati
(b) Boiling rice
(c) Steaming momos
(d) Frying puri
Answer: D
Explanation: In frying, oil is used while in all the other three cooking methods oil is not used.

Question. Select the INCORRECT statement.
(a) Preserved food has conditions suitable for the growth of germs.
(b) Reheating food again and again can destroy nutrients present in it.
(c) Old people need food that is soft and properly cooked.
(d) Growing children need more proteins to build strong muscles.
Answer: A
Explanation: Food is preserved to protect it from germs and store it for a longer time. Various methods of food preservation includes boiling, freezing, canning, drying and addition of preservatives. All these methods does not allow germs to grow. Thus, preserved, food has conditions that are unsuitable for the growth of germs.

Directions : Refer the given grid. 

Question. Which of the following food products is hidden in the given grid?
(a) A liquid that is considered complete food
(b) A carbohydrate rich food that is rich in roughage also
(c) A protein rich food that is obtained from some birds
(d) A fat rich food product obtained from the plant which also gives coir
Answer: B

Question. The cooking method involved in making of one these items is hidden in the grid. Select that food item.
(a) Pizza
(b) Idli
(c) Momos
(d) Samosa
Answer: A

Question. Eggs, Chicken, meat are called as the _________ food.
(a) poultry
(b) animal derived
(c) healthy
(d) unhealthy
Answer: B
Explanation: Eggs, Chicken, meat are called as the animal derived food. 

Question. Why is food regarded as essential? 
(a) Because it gives us energy and nutrition and help us grow.
(b) Because we feel hungry.
(c) Because our body does not make food.
(d) All of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Food is regarded as essential because it gives us energy and nutrition and help us grow.

Question. Which of the following is not a method of cooking?
(a) Chopping
(b) Steaming
(c) Frying
(d) Baking
Answer: A
Explanation: Chopping is not a method of cooking food. Chopping is the cutting of vegetables into small pieces.

Question. Which of these is an animal product? 

(a) Egg
(b) Corn
(c) Pineapple
(d) Mango
Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is not a dairy product?
(a) Cheese
(b) Cream
(c) Curd
(d) Juice
Answer: D
Explanation: Juice is not a dairy product. Cheese, cream and curd are all made up from milk which is derived from animals.

Question. The easily digested food is __________. 
(a) raw food
(b) cut food
(c) cooked food
(d) none of these
Answer: C

Question. We get food from __________.
(a) animals only
(b) plants only
(c) plants and animals
(d) none of these
Answer: C

Question. Ravi suffers with constipation. Rahul has low immunity and falls ill frequently.
Seema is shorter than other girls of her age. The given options have scrambled letter groups which contain the name of the nutrient the person needs. Select the correct match. 
(a) Ravi - OUGARHGE
(b) Rahul – AARHCBOYDRTE
(c) Seema – ATF
(d) All of these
Answer: A
Explanation: As per the conditions given in question, Ravi needs roughage rich food. Rahul needs vitamin and mineral rich food and Seema needs protein rich food. Only option (A) contains correct match i.e., ROUGHAGE for Ravi.

Question. Which of these would give you energy?
(a) Glucose
(b) Milk
(c) Butter Parantha
(d) All of these
Answer: D

Question. Which of the following products do you get from the animal whose name is obtained on unscrambling the given letters? 

Answer: A
Explanation: We get Honeybee on unscrambling the letter group given in the question. We get honey, beewax, etc. from honeybee.

Question. Since time immemorial ___________ have taken the sole responsibility of cooking in the households. 
(a) men
(b) women
(c) both women and men
(d) children
Answer: B
Explanation: Since time immemorial women have taken the sole responsibility of cooking in the households.

Question. Fill in the following close test with the help of the given words 
Nutrition School Milk Fit
Breakfast Fruits Exercise Healthy
Children must eat ____(1)____ food for ____(2)____. It is important to have ____ (3)____ in the morning. It can improve their performance in the ____(4)____. Children diet must include fresh ____(5)____, 2 glass of ____(6)____ every day. They also need to do physical ____(7)____ to keep them ____(8)____ and healthy.
Answer: 1. Healthy 2. Nutritions 3. Breakfast 4. School 5. Fruits 6. Milk 7. Exercise 8. Fit

Question. Choose the correct option
A. Poultry products are those which we obtain from poultry animals such as hen e.g. egg and chicken.
B. Sea foods are those food items that we obtain from sea animals e.g. fish, shrimps, prawns etc.
C. Frozen fruits are those which are not immediately frozen after plucking.
D. Dry fruits are those which are fresh fruits.
(a) TTFF
(b) FFTT
(c) TFTF
(d) FTFT
Answer: A

Question. Choose the correct option
A. Plants give us fruits and meat
B. Rice is cooked by the process of boiling
C. Almost every part of a plant is eaten.
D. The food from the animals includes vegetables.
(a) TTFF
(b) FFTT
(c) FTTF
(d) TFFT
Answer: C

Question. The food which cannot be eaten raw is __________.
(a) banana
(b) grapes
(c) mango
(d) fish
Answer: D

Question. We get cereals, pulses, vegetables and nuts from __________.
(a) plants
(b) animals
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Answer: A

Question. Select the best method to preserve green peas for a longer period, without much affecting their taste.
(a) Drying
(b) Pickling
(c) Jellying
(d) Freezing
Answer: D
Explanation: Freezing is a food preservation method in which food items are stored under a low temperature that inhibits microbial growth and preserves food for a longer period
without much affecting its taste. 

Question. Cereal plants are rich source of __________. 
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Proteins
(c) Fats
(d) Vitamins and minerals
Answer: A
Explanation: Wheat, barley and rice are some examples of cereal plant. Cereal plants are rich source of carbohydrates.

Question. _______ is a fuel used for cooking.
(a) Water
(b) Kerosene
(c) Milk
(d) Juice
Answer: B
Explanation: Kerosene is used as a fuel for cooking. 

Question. Roma is having guests over to her place tonight.
To serve them, she decides to make Russian salad. Below is the picture of the Russian salad that she made. Can you identify which animal product did she use in the salad. 

(a) Cucumber
(b) Eggs
(c) Tomato
(d) Olives
Answer: B 
Explanation: Roma has used eggs that are an animal product. She has used boiled eggs for the preparation of Russian salad.

Question. Tanvi is making biryani for her family. From the following options, which of these is not a plant product.
(a) Bay leaf
(b) Saffron
(c) Rice
(d) lamb
Answer: D
Explanation: Lamb is an animal meat. 

Question. Match the following and choose the correct option. 

A B C D 
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 4 3
A B C D
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
Answer: D

Question. There are few vegetables shown in the picture. Looking at them can you tell, which vegetable of the following is actually a seed? 

(a) Carrot
(b) Tomato
(c) Peas
(d) Potato
Answer: C
Explanation: In the plate, only peas are a vegetables that is actually a seed. Tomato and babycorn are fruits whereas carrots are roots. 

Question. Which of the following utensil is not used for cooking?
(a) Glass
(b) Pan
(c) Pot
(d) Kettle
Answer: A
Explanation: Glass is not used for cooking. It is used for serving. 

Question. We will find protein in :
(a) Meat
(b) Orange
(c) Cucumber
(d) Asparagus
Answer: A

Question. Foods like chapatti, rice and potato wedges are rich in _________.
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) Vitamin
(d) Mineal
Answer: A
Explanation: Energy giving foods like chapatti, rice, potato, etc. are rich in carbohydrates. Body building foods are rich in proteins and protective foods are rich in vitamins and
minerals.

Question. Match the plant with its part that is eaten. 

    A B C D 
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
Answer: B

Question. Vegetables and fruits make us __________.
(a) healthy
(b) weak
(c) lazy
(d) sleepy
Answer: A

Question. Match the following columns.
Column I           Column II
A. Fruits             P. Fats
B. Corn              Q. Proteins
C. Animal fat      R. Vitamins
D. Nuts              S. Carbohydrates
      A B C D 
(a) S R Q P
(b) R S P Q
(c) R Q P S
(d) Q S R P
Answer: B
Explanation: Fruits are rich in vitamins.
Corns are rich in carbohydrates.
Animal fat are rich in fats.
Nuts are rich in proteins. 

Question. Several spices and herbs are also obtained from _____.
(a) animals
(b) insects
(c) plants
(d) none of the above
Answer: C
Explanation: Several spices and herbs are obtained from plants. 

Question. Junk foods like fried chips, pakoras and burgers are not considered healthy because ______.
(a) They contain lots of fat and carbohydrate and less of protein
(b) They contain lots of protein and carbohydrates and less of fat
(c) They contain lots of fat and protein and less of carbohydrate
(d) They contain less of fat, carbohydrate and protein
Answer: A
Explanation: Junk food like fried chips, pakoras and burgers are not considered healthy because they contain lots of fats and carbohydrates and less of proteins. This is because too much of carbohydrates and fats cause an increase in body weight and lead to obesity. Obese persons are prone to various diseases.

Question. Consider the following Statements and choose the correct option. 
Statement A: Domestic animals eat food that is clean and healthy.
Statement B: Wild animals that live in jungles eat just about anything from flesh of other animals to wild fruits and vegetables.
(a) Statement A is correct and B is wrong
(b) Statement B is correct and A is wrong
(c) Both the statements are correct
(d) Both the statements are wrong.
Answer: C

Question. Mark the Correct option

Answer: C
Explanation: Cabbage and lettuce both are leafy vegetables. 

Question. People who do not eat fish, meat and chicken are called __________.
(a) non-vegetarian
(b) vegetarian
(c) carnivorous
(d) omnivorous
Answer: B

Question. Ajay wants to make noodles for his friends. But he is making for the first time.
There are several steps/processes involved in the making of noodles. The steps are as follows. Arrange these in the correct chronological order to help Ajay prepare the yummiest noodles. 
A. Sautéing onions, capsicum, cabbage, mushrooms in a pan
B. Pan frying the vegetables and noodles together.
C. Boiling / Steaming the noodles in water with a pinch of salt and a little oil.
D. Thinly chop the onions, capsicums, cabbage and mushrooms.
(a) A B C D
(b) C D A B
(c) D B A C
(d) C A B D
Answer: B
Explanation: Boiling the noodles, then chopping the vegetables, sautéing the vegetables and then pan frying the noodles and vegetables together is the correct chronological order.

Question. Which of these statement is not true?
(a) Food from animals is non-vegetarian food.
(b) Dairy and poultry yield animal products.
(c) All animals are eatable.
(d) Cheese is an animal product.
Answer: C
Explanation: All animals are not eatable. Some animals are poisonous and hence cannot be eaten. 

Question. Read the given passage. 
Food contains substances which provide energy for survival and growth of our body.
These substances are called nutrients. Nutrients are grouped into carbohydrates, fats, proteins, ‘L’ and ‘M’ Roughage and ‘N’ also form a part of our food.
‘L’, ‘M’ and ‘N’ are found in rich-amount in which of these ?
(a) Cereals and oats
(b) Fruits and vegetables
(c) Milk and butter
(c) Eggs and meat
Answer: B

Question. Various cooking methods include boiling, simmering, steaming, baking and ______?
(a) boating
(b) roasting
(c) kidding
(d) rowing
Answer: B

Question. Vessels are made of different metals. Most commonly used metal for making vessels and containers for cooking are iron, ____, aluminum etc .
(a) steel
(b) paper
(c) water
(d) none of these
Answer: A

Question. Reeta classified some food items in three groups, as shown below. 

Which of these food items has she placed INCORRECTLY?
(a) Sweet lime and Spinach
(b) Orange and Fish
(c) Sweet lime and Sugar
(d) Bread and Eggs
Answer: C
Explanation: Sweet lime and sugar have been placed incorrectly by Reeta. Sweet lime is a protective food as it is rich in vitamins and protects us from different kinds of diseases. Sugar is a source of carbhydrate, an energy-giving food which is required to do activities like walking, running, climbing etc.

Question. Shreya is a food lover. Her plate is always filled with a variety of food. Refer to the given figure, and identify the type of food that is missing in Shreya’s plate. 

(a) Energy-giving food
(b) Body-building food
(c) Protective food
(d) None of the above
Answer: D
Explanation: Food rich in carbohydrates like bread, potatoes etc., are called energy giving food.
Food rich in proteins like fish etc., are called body-building food. Food rich in vitamins and minerals like vegetables and fruits are called protective food. Shreya’s plate is filled with all these types of food.

Question. Read the given statement and find out the incorrect one : 
(a) Vitamin A is found in darkly coloured red, orange or yellow vegetables and fruits
(b) Rice, wheat, ragi, bajra, maize, jowar, barley, rice flakes, wheat flour : all are sources of carbohydrates
(c) Milk protein is of good quality, and this is why milk is considered good for children
(d) Flesh foods include only meat and fish
Answer: D

Question. We can have vitamins and minerals if we eat ________.
(a) Vegetables
(b) Fruits
(c) Protective foods
(d) All of these
Answer: D
Explanation: Protective foods e.g., vegetables and fruits are those foods that protect us from various diseases. These foods are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Question. Find the correct analogy. 
Cake : Bake : : Idlis : ?
(a) Fry
(b) Bake
(c) Steam
(d) Boil
Answer: C
Explanation: Cake is made by the process of baking, similarly idlis are made by steaming. 

Question. Which of these is NOT true for animals.
(a) Dog is a domestic animal.
(b) Domestic and wild animals eat the same food.
(c) Wild animals live in forests and jungles.
(d) Wild animals eat all kind of food including flesh.
Answer: B
Explanation: Domestic and wild animals do not eat the same type of food. 

Across the world, there are so many different kinds of dishes that are native to their place and people. Some dishes are just found in some places. The dish becomes popular by its place. In India itself, there are various cuisines such as Gujarati food, Rajasthani food, Punjabi food, kashmiri food etc. 

Question. Why is there so much difference in the food across countries and even from state to state?
(a) Because some ingredients are available only in some parts.
(b) Because of the cultural diversity.
(c) Because people do not want to try different dishes and only make those dishes that are made in their native place.
(d) None of these
Answer: B
Explanation: Because of the cultural diversity, there is so much difference in the food across countries and even from state to state.

Question. Which of the following is the name of an Indian dish?
(a) Burger
(b) Pizza
(c) Noodle
(d) Chapati
Answer: D

Question. Which of the following methods of cooking are healthy for an obese person?
1. Baking 2. Steaming 3. Boiling 4. Frying
5. Roasting
(a) 1, 2, 4 only
(b) 2, 4, 5 only
(c) 3, 4, 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 5 only
Answer: D
Explanation: Frying of food needs lot of oil which is not good for an obese person. 

Question. Which one of the following consists of plants with edible underground stems?
(a) Ginger, garlic, potato and onion
(b) Turnip, tapioca, radish and ginseng
(c) Carrot, sweet potato, watermelon and ginger
(d) Water chestnut, peanut, walnut and hazelnut
Answer: A
Explanation: Ginger, garlic, potato and onion are all stems that grow underground.