Question Paper from: SSC Stenographer (Shift-1)

Rice and wheat ______ much carbohydrate which is quite ______ for energy. But more of rice and wheat and ______ of vegetables and fruit is not a balanced diet. Vegetables and fruit contain nutrients like vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, folic acid, iodine, magnesium, zinc etc. Green leafy vegetables contain a lot of nutrients, especially calcium and iron. We ______ take one type of green leafy vegetable every day. Spinach is quite good for health. The cereals such as Bengalgram, beans, black-gram, horse-gram, maize, millet, raga, red- gram etc., contain ______ protein which is essential for our ______. Iron and calcium contribute to healthy bones. Asafoetida ______ gas from the stomach. Cabbage, carrot and cluster-beans contain fibrous substance which gives a person ______ from constipation. Cucumber, horse radish, lady’s finger, potato, tomato, snake-gourd etc. should ______ a place in our food items often. ______ fruits are good for health. Many of us do not have the habit of eating fruits. This is very bad. Taking orange, apple, plantain, grapes etc. will keep us healthy.

Asafoetida ______ gas from the stomach.