Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Nuts
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This popular nut is actually a stone fruit related to cherries and plum.
- Coconut
- Cashew
- Almond
- Pine nuts
Botanically, the almond is a stone fruit related to the cherry, the plum, and the peach.
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The shell of _________ is poisonous.
- Cashew
- Peanuts
- Pecans
- Walnuts
The cashew nut grows in a shell hanging under a fleshy, pear-shaped “apple” fruit that is yellow, orange or red in colour. The cashew shell itself is poisonous.
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Brazil nuts have high levels of a radioactive element called ___________.
- Potassium
- Selenium
- Radium
- Uranium
Brazil nuts contain a certain amount of radium which is radioactive.
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Indigenous to Australia, __________ are the toughest nuts to crack open.
- Tree nut
- Macadamia nut
- Bunya nuts
- Sandalwood nuts
Macadamia nuts are one of the hardest-shelled nuts in the world. It requires around 300psi.
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This is one of the oldest tree foods known to man.
- Hazelnuts
- Chestnuts
- Coconuts
- Walnuts
Walnuts are also considered to be one of the oldest tree foods known to man. Historical references date back to Persia in 7000 b.c.e.
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Published – February 27, 2025 05:30 pm IST
