Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Processing Unit Operations.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Food Processing Unit Operations knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following evaporator cannot be used for milk?

A. Scraped surface evaporators
B. Fluidized bed evaporators
C. Plate-and-frame type evaporators
D. Batch Pan
Answer» C. Plate-and-frame type evaporators
2.

What is the important factor which is employed for heat sensitive materials in an evaporator ?

A. High pressure
B. Vacuum
C. High residence time
D. High temperature
Answer» C. High residence time
3.

Which of the following evaporator separates volatile and nonvolatile compounds?

A. Falling film evaporators
B. Vertical type evaporators
C. Climbing film type evaporators
D. Forced circulation evaporators
Answer» B. Vertical type evaporators
4.

Which of the following evaporator is not used for heat sensitive materials?

A. Vacuum evaporators
B. Vertical type evaporators
C. Plate-and-frame type evaporators
D. Agitated thin-film evaporators
Answer» C. Plate-and-frame type evaporators
5.

Are these statements about the distillateto concentrate ratio in evaporators true?
Statement 1: Lack of wall wetting causes fouling.

A. nStatement 2: Fouling depends on the fluid velocity.
B. True, False
C. True, True
D. False, True
E. False, False
Answer» C. True, True
6.

Which of the following can be evaporated in plate-and-frame or agitated thin-film evaporator?

A. High viscosity, heavy solids, high tendency to foul
B. Heavy solids, high tendency to foul
C. High viscosity, heavy solids,
D. High viscosity, high tendency to foul
Answer» B. Heavy solids, high tendency to foul
7.

Are these statements about the gasketed plate-and-frame evaporators true?
Statement 1: Gasketed plate-and-frame evaporators are not used for heat sensitive materials.

A. nStatement 2: These systems are operated as rising-film, falling-film evaporators.
B. True, False
C. True, True
D. False, True
E. False, False
Answer» D. False, True
8.

What are the applications of agitated thin-film evaporators?

A. Purification of sensitive organic chemicals
B. Vapor recompression for energy recovery
C. Devolatilization of thermoplastics
D. Devolatilization of thermoplastics and purification of sensitive organic chemicals
Answer» E.
9.

What type of evaporators used for heat sensitive materials?

A. Vacuum evaporators
B. Vertical type evaporators
C. Climbing film type evaporators
D. Forced circulation evaporators
Answer» B. Vertical type evaporators
10.

What are conditions to achieve maximum retention of volatile constituents?

A. Short residence time and low pressure
B. Short residence time and high pressure
C. Long residence time and low pressure
D. Long residence time and high pressure
Answer» B. Short residence time and high pressure