World Food Safety Day is observed every year on 7 June to draw attention and take action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and to improve human health. Here is a quiz on food security schemes and initiatives launched by the Government of India to promote food security and healthy eating.
World Food Safety Day is observed every year on 7 June to draw attention and take action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and to improve human health. Here is a quiz on food security schemes and initiatives launched by the Government of India to promote food security and healthy eating.
World Food Safety Day is observed every year on 7 June to draw attention and take action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and to improve human health. Here is a quiz on food security schemes and initiatives launched by the Government of India to promote food security and healthy eating.
1, This scheme was started by the Government of India in 2000 to provide highly subsidized food to the poorest families of the country. Name the scheme.
Answer :
antyodaya Anna Yojana
2, It is an initiative of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to regulate and monitor the use of oil in cooking. Name the initiative, and expand it.
Answer :
RUCO (reuse of used cooking oil)
3, The Indian Food Sharing Alliance (IFSA) was formed by FSSAI to help solve India’s food waste and hunger crisis by working with various partner organizations, food recovery agencies and NGOs. What is the motto of IFSC?
Answer :
Save food, share food, share joy
4, The mid-day meal scheme designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children in India was first introduced in Tamil Nadu. Which was the first school in the state to start this scheme in early 1925?
Answer :
Saurashtra Boys Higher Secondary School, Madurai
5, Village-level female health workers in India, known as the first liaisons between the community and health services, were initially trained in midwifery and mother and child health. In 1975, the Srivastava Committee recommended expanding the roles of workers to include child health (vaccination). Now, they also provide education, food and nutrition. what are they called?
Answer :
assistant nurse midwife
6, The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an autonomous body that has emerged as the largest research and development organization in India. Which is the food related organization under CSIR, which is engaged in research in the production and handling of food?
Answer :
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
