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NCERT Exemplar · Class 6 · Science

Chapter 1: Food: Where Does It Come From?

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Multiple Choice Questions

6 questions
Q1Written answer

Given below are names of some animals:

(i) Goat                            (ii) Human beings

(iii) Cockroach                (iv) Eagle

Which of the above animals form a pair of omnivores?

(a) (i) and (ii)                     (b) (ii) and (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv)                  (d) (ii) and (iv)

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Ans: The correct answer is option (b).

Omnivores are those that eat both the plant as well the animals. Goats are herbivores (eat plants only) & Eagles are carnivores (eat animals only).


Q2Written answer

Honeybee makes honey from

(a) pollen                  (b) petals

(c) nectar                  (d) bud

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Ans: The correct answer is option (c)

Honey bees collect nectar from the flowers then carry it to their hives where they convert this into honey. They stored honey in the form of food for themselves.


Q3Written answer

Below are names of some animals:

(i) Cow

(ii) Sheep

(iii) Horse

(iv) Ox

Which of the above are sources of milk for human beings?

(a) (i) and (iii)                          (b) (i) and (ii)

(c) (ii) and (iii)                         (d) (iii) and (iv)

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Ans: The correct answer is option (b).

Cow & Sheep are the milching animals. While Ox & Horse are draught animals.


Q4Multiple choice

Given below is a list of edible plants:

(i) Banana                         (ii) Pumpkin

(iii) Lady’s finger             (iv) Brinjal

Which pair of plants have two or more edible parts?

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Correct option: A
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Ans: The correct answer is option (a).

Banana & pumpkin both having three edible parts. In Banana one can consume its flower, fruit & the stem. In Pumpkin one can consume its flower, fruit & seed.


Q5Multiple choice

The part of a banana plant not used as food is

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d).


Q6Multiple choice

Read each set of terms and identify the odd set

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d)

The product we get from cows is milk and butter. The product we get from hen is meat and egg. The product we get from goat's milk & meat. But the product we get from plants is vegetables, not the buttermilk.