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प्रश्न
It is a two-day journey by train from Pune to Kolkata. If you were to go on this trip, what food items would you carry with you? How would you pack them? Make a list on the blackboard of all the packed food. What food would you eat first?
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उत्तर
- I will carry those items which do not get spoiled easily. I will pack them in dry containers and packets.
- I will carry biscuits, chips, dry fruits, dry sweets, sattu (gram powder), curd, chiwda (rice flakes), murmure (puffed rice), puri, dry sabji, etc.
- I will first try to finish puri and sabji because they can get spoiled in a few days.
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| can be kept for a week | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| would not spoil till one month | ______ | ______ | ______ |
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| Day | Changes in the bread or roti | |||
| By touch | By smell |
By looking through hand lens |
By colour | |
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| Milk | Put in a bowl and keep the bowl in a container with some water. |
| Cooked rice | Wrap in a damp cloth. |
| Green coriander (Dhania) | Boil it. |
| Onion, garlic | Keep it in a dry open place. |
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