The provided text is a solution to a set of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions about basic nutrition and food components.

Here are the solutions to the exercise:

A. Tick (✓) the correct option:

1. Which of the following nutrients is/are provided by food?
   • (d) All of these
2. Which of these supply energy to our body?
   • (c) Carbohydrates
3. A rich source of plant protein is:
   • (d) soyabean
4. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of ______?
   • (b) vitamin A
5. Which of the following nutrients is present in butter?
   • (a) Fats
6. Kwashiorkor is caused by the deficiency of ______?
   • (c) proteins
7. Which pair of statements best describe a deficiency disease?
   • (c) (ii) and (iv)
8. Which of the following sequence of steps is correct?
   • (c) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

B. Fill in the blanks:

1. Sugar and Starch are the two main types of carbohydrates.
2. Fats give us energy.
3. Anaemia is caused due to lack of iron.
4. Water helps to excrete unwanted materials in the form of urine and sweat.
5. Eating too much of fat rich food may lead to a condition called obesity.
6. Earlier, most of the cooking was done on a hearth.

C. State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. Vitamins do not have any nutritive value.
   • False
2. Water is a very important constituent of our diet.
   • True
3. Our diet must include carbohydrates.
   • True
4. Milk is a source of calcium.
   • True
5. Vitamins are the nutrients that protect us against diseases.
   • True