Food Security Quiz

Question 1A household receives $750 in a week and spends $225 on food. Find the food share of income in %, rounded to one decimal place.

Enter a number in %.

Answers within 0.05 % of the expected value are accepted.

Question 2Usable food deliveries fall from 640 tonnes to 560 tonnes over comparable periods. Find the percentage change in %, rounded to two decimal places, using a negative number for a decrease.

Enter a number in %.

Answers within 0.005 % of the expected value are accepted.

Question 3Shops have adequate supplies, but a family cannot afford them after losing income. Which dimension fails directly?

Physical availability in shopsThe amount harvested by the familyEconomic means to obtain mealsBiological absorption of nutrients

Question 4A child receives enough food but has an illness that prevents nutrient absorption. Which dimension needs attention?

Self-sufficiency measured by local harvestsAvailability measured at the food warehouseAccess measured by the price of a mealUtilization measured through health and digestion

Question 5Households eat adequately after harvest but face a recurring lean season. What does an annual supply total conceal?

The timing of gaps in dependable nourishmentThe exact nutritional content of each cropThe legal ownership of the stored grainThe number of different crops planted nearby

Question 6A region imports food reliably and its residents have adequate diets. What follows about self-sufficiency?

Imports prove that residents lack food securityA balanced diet requires food grown within the same regionLocal production is not a requirement for this outcomeProducing more food locally would prove nutrition is adequate

Question 7The national average improves while landless workers report skipped meals. What analysis tests the difference?

Dismiss the household reports because the mean has improvedCompare results for landless workers with the aggregateAssign the national export revenue to the landless workersReplace household reports with the national average

Question 8A staple-heavy diet supplies calories but lacks several nutrients. Which conclusion is warranted?

An adequate calorie total establishes complete nutritionIncreasing the same staple resolves the missing varietyDiet quality is determined by the weight of food eatenCalorie intake does not establish a complete nutrient supply

Question 9Drought reduces harvests in two places, but human outcomes differ sharply. Which account explains why the outcomes need not match?

Weather determines food hardship independently of social conditionsAvailable resources shape the ability to prevent and respond to hungerA given crop loss causes the same famine severity in different societiesThe rainfall deficit translates directly into the number of hungry people

Question 10Improved storage prevents food spoilage, but saved supplies remain unavailable to hungry households. What still needs checking?

The practical ability of households to obtain the retained produceThe reduction in food prices caused by discarding saved suppliesThe end of food insecurity once spoilage is preventedThe nutritional improvement implied by the retained warehouse tonnage

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