Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 69 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Food Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

51.

Statement 1: In nusselt’s film theory, velocity of the falling film is not affected by the velocity of the vapors.Statement 2: LMTD can be used provided the overall heat transfer co-efficient is constant over a large range of temperatures.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
52.

Find heat transfer in an agitated jacketed vessel if Nᵣₑᵢ is 1.5 * 105 and Nₚᵣ is 20.

A. 0.9
B. 1.2
C. 1.8
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. 1.2
53.

Statement 1: Nₚᵣ= (Cₚm)/klStatement 2: Stanton number is a product of Nᵣₑ and Nₚᵣ.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» D. False, True
54.

Statement 1: G is known as the mass flux and it is the product of density and velocity.Statement 2: Grashof number is associated with forced convection.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» B. True, True
55.

Which of the following is NOT a real dimensionless number?

A. Pectit number
B. Stanton number
C. Graetz number
D. Grashof number
Answer» B. Stanton number
56.

Statement 1: The factor Fₒ shows the microbial safety in the food item at the coldest point.Statement 2: Fₒ takes the time-temperature data at that particular point and compares conventional heating to microwave heating.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
57.

Statement 1: α=k/(ρCₚ)Statement 2: α stands for thermal conductivity.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» B. True, True
58.

Фᵥ is generally taken as 1 in food processing as generally very high wall temperatures aren’t reached and hence (µ/µw) * 0.14 is 1 as there isn’t much difference in µ and µw.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
59.

Statement 1: NFo stands for Fourier number.Statement 2: NFo= (αtₜ)/s²

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
60.

The reciprocal of heat transfer co-efficient is _____

A. Conductance
B. Resistance
C. Density
D. Temperature difference
Answer» C. Density
61.

Which of the following reason does NOT affect radiation between two parallel bodies?

A. Angle of vision
B. Orientation of surfaces
C. Emissivity of both
D. Smoothness and roughness
Answer» B. Orientation of surfaces
62.

Statement 1: The heat transfer co-efficient in ice is four times that of water.Statement 2: k in conductance is for thermal conductivity.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
63.

Which of the following is true about Plate heat exchangers?

A. They’re used for Ultra high temperature treatment
B. Used for high temperature and short time
C. They’re used for Ultra high temperature treatment and also Used for high temperature and short time
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
64.

Statement 1: Plate heat exchangers are used in heat sensitive foods like milk.Statement 2: Principle behind plate heat exchangers is that there is very less space between the plates and hence quick heating can take place.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
65.

The equationdq/dA= (k(-dT))/dx is called _____

A. Kirchhoff’s law of conduction
B. Fourier’s law conduction
C. Kirchhoff’s & Fourier’s law conduction
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Kirchhoff’s & Fourier’s law conduction
66.

X-axis is temperature and Y-axis is pressure.Which of the following curves is followed for freeze drying of prawns?

A. AA’
B. BB’
C. ABO
D. A’OB’
Answer» C. ABO
67.

The x- axis is the moisture content on dry basis. The y-axis is the equilibrium moisture content.Which of the following shows Bound moisture content?

A. AIEG
B. GIBF
C. GFHC
D. EGHD
Answer» B. GIBF
68.

In the below figure, ‘a’ refers to ______ and ‘b’ refers to _____.

A. Steady state heat transfer, Unsteady state heat transfer
B. Unsteady state heat transfer, Steady state heat transfer
C. None of the mentioned
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Unsteady state heat transfer, Steady state heat transfer
69.

Y axis is the density function for volume fraction. X axis is Fₒ.Curve a represents the microwave heating curve and curve b represents the conventional heating pattern. Which of the following statements are true for the below graph?

A. Microwave heating shows a smaller spread hence more uniform heating
B. Heat transfer in microwave heating is faster than in conventional heating
C. Heat transfer in microwave heating is safer than in conventional heating
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.