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				This section includes 190 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Agriculture knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | 
                                    Which one of the following acid is present in rancid butter__________________? | 
                            
| A. | Propionic acid | 
| B. | Pentanoic acid | 
| C. | N-butyric acid | 
| D. | Caprotic acid | 
| Answer» D. Caprotic acid | |
| 2. | 
                                    Which one of the following acts as antioxidant ___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin E | 
| B. | Vitamin D | 
| C. | Vitamin C | 
| D. | Vitamin A | 
| Answer» B. Vitamin D | |
| 3. | 
                                    Which one of the following causes deficiency beriberi ___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin B-1 | 
| B. | Vitamin D | 
| C. | Vitamin C | 
| D. | Vitamin D | 
| Answer» B. Vitamin D | |
| 4. | 
                                    Which one of the following classify foods into 3 broad categories stable, semi perishable and perishable______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Chemist | 
| B. | Nutritionist | 
| C. | Food processor | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 5. | 
                                    Which one of the following is a yellow, crystalline and water soluble compound_______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Riboflavin | 
| B. | Niacin | 
| C. | Cholecaliferol | 
| D. | Folic acid | 
| Answer» B. Niacin | |
| 6. | 
                                    Which one of the following is anti ripening agent___________________? | 
                            
| A. | 2,4,5 trichlorophenoxy acetic acid | 
| B. | Meleic hydrazide | 
| C. | Sulphur dioxide | 
| D. | Sodium benzoate | 
| Answer» B. Meleic hydrazide | |
| 7. | 
                                    Which one of the following is best flour improver ______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Cl2 | 
| B. | ClO2 | 
| C. | Benzoyl peroxide | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 8. | 
                                    Which one of the following is applied in the production of leaved bread and alcoholic beverages__________________? | 
                            
| A. | Lactic fermentation | 
| B. | Acetic fermentation | 
| C. | Alcoholic fermentation | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 9. | 
                                    Which one of the following is associated with normal clotting of blood__________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin C | 
| B. | Vitamin D | 
| C. | Vitamin K | 
| D. | Tocopherol | 
| Answer» D. Tocopherol | |
| 10. | 
                                    Which one of the following is commonly applied to plan order to destroy some enzyme systems prior to canning freezing or dehydration________________? | 
                            
| A. | Blanching | 
| B. | Pasteurization | 
| C. | Sterilization | 
| Answer» B. Pasteurization | |
| 11. | 
                                    Which one of the following is synthetic flavour __________________? | 
                            
| A. | Esters | 
| B. | Aldehydes | 
| C. | Ketones | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | 
                                    Which one of the following is the best known, most widely used food flavour enhancer_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Ether | 
| B. | Alcohol | 
| C. | Monosodium glutamic acid All the above | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 13. | 
                                    Which one of the following is the climacteric ethylene producing fruit______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Lemon | 
| B. | Grape | 
| C. | Apple | 
| D. | Lychee | 
| Answer» D. Lychee | |
| 14. | 
                                    Which one of the following is the non-ethylene producing fruit______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Mango | 
| B. | Banana | 
| C. | Orange | 
| D. | Pear | 
| Answer» D. Pear | |
| 15. | 
                                    Which one of the following is the soluble vitamins______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin D | 
| B. | Vitamin B | 
| C. | Vitamin A | 
| D. | Both a & c | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. | 
                                    Which one of the following is thickening agent___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Agar | 
| B. | Amylase | 
| C. | Guar gum | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. | 
                                    Which one of the following is used as antioxidant____________________? | 
                            
| A. | DNA | 
| B. | EDTA | 
| C. | DT | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. EDTA | |
| 18. | 
                                    Which one of the following is water soluble vitamin ___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin B | 
| B. | Vitamin E | 
| C. | Vitamin K | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Vitamin E | |
| 19. | 
                                    Which one of the following plays the role of a natural oxidants____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Vitamin A | 
| B. | Vitamin C | 
| C. | Vitamin E | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 20. | 
                                    Which one of the following possesses banana like aroma______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Diacetyl | 
| B. | Iso-amylacetate | 
| C. | Nerol | 
| D. | Ethyle buryrate | 
| Answer» C. Nerol | |
| 21. | 
                                    Which type of bacteria grow best at refrigeration temperature 10°C_______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Thermophilic | 
| B. | Psychrophilic | 
| C. | Mesophilic | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» C. Mesophilic | |
| 22. | 
                                    Which type of bacteria grow best at room temperature of 20____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Mesophilic | 
| B. | Thermophilic | 
| C. | Psychrophilic | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» B. Thermophilic | |
| 23. | 
                                    Which type of bacteria grow best within the temperature range 55°C_____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Mesophilic | 
| B. | Thermophilic | 
| C. | Psychrophilic | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» C. Psychrophilic | |
| 24. | 
                                    WHO recommended daily intake of calcium for adults is _____________________? | 
                            
| A. | 200-300 mg | 
| B. | 300-400 mg | 
| C. | 400-500 mg | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 25. | 
                                    Who was the father of canning ______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Gay-Lussac | 
| B. | Nicolas Appert | 
| C. | Tomas | 
| D. | Newton | 
| Answer» C. Tomas | |
| 26. | 
                                    Wine is produced from_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Lemon | 
| B. | Avocado | 
| C. | Grapes | 
| D. | Grape fruit | 
| Answer» D. Grape fruit | |
| 27. | 
                                    Yoghurt,cheese, pickles are included in_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Fermented food | 
| B. | Dehydrated food | 
| C. | Simple food | 
| D. | Preserved food | 
| Answer» B. Dehydrated food | |
| 28. | 
                                    Which of the following is the method of food preservation ________________________? | 
                            
| A. | Smoking | 
| B. | Drying | 
| C. | Salting | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. | 
                                    Which is the flavour enhancer in meat products ______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Monosodium glutamate | 
| B. | Sorbitol | 
| C. | Lecithin | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Sorbitol | |
| 30. | 
                                    When sugars heated under controlled conditions in the absence of water, they form an hydro sugar, that readily polymerized to give typical taint and brown pigment this process is called _________________? | 
                            
| A. | Mail lard reaction | 
| B. | Caramalization | 
| C. | Browning | 
| D. | Purification | 
| Answer» C. Browning | |
| 31. | 
                                    When fresh meat in a butcher’s shop is cut, the newly exposed surface, on coming in contact with oxygen becomes______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Pinkish | 
| B. | Brownish | 
| C. | Bright red | 
| D. | Red | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | 
                                    Vitamin C is called___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Malic acid | 
| B. | Citric acid | 
| C. | Ascorbic acid | 
| D. | Trataric acid | 
| Answer» D. Trataric acid | |
| 33. | 
                                    Vitamin A deficiency result in___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Xeroderma | 
| B. | Xerophthalmia | 
| C. | Conical ulceration | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. | 
                                    Vinegar is a product of_____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Lactic fermentation | 
| B. | Acetic fermentation | 
| C. | Alcoholic fermentation | 
| D. | Non of the above | 
| Answer» C. Alcoholic fermentation | |
| 35. | 
                                    Undesirable flavor in the food during storage is due to___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Prooxidants | 
| B. | Antioxidants | 
| C. | Rancidity | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 36. | 
                                    Tyndallization is more reliable than_____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Sterilization | 
| B. | Pasteurization | 
| C. | Blanching | 
| D. | non of these | 
| Answer» B. Pasteurization | |
| 37. | 
                                    Transminase is an example of______________________? | 
                            
| A. | Hydrolases enzyme | 
| B. | Oxireductases enzyme | 
| C. | Ligase enzyme | 
| D. | Transferases enzyme | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. | 
                                    To prevent the growth of molds in bread ind other backed food which preservative is used___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Sodium acetate | 
| B. | Potassium acetate | 
| C. | Calcium acetate | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. | 
                                    To prevent deterioration of food from microorganisms which one of the following preservatives are used _____________________? | 
                            
| A. | NaCl | 
| B. | Sulpher dioxide | 
| C. | Nitrate | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | 
                                    To make light cakes, biscuits and muffins which leavening agent is used___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Silicoaluminate | 
| B. | Magnesium carbonate | 
| C. | Phosphate salts | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 41. | 
                                    The world’s food is lost by microbial spoilage upto the extent of___________________? | 
                            
| A. | One-half | 
| B. | One-fourth | 
| C. | One-fifth | 
| D. | One-third | 
| Answer» D. One-third | |
| 42. | 
                                    The used of additives per person per year amounts to about_____________________? | 
                            
| A. | 5 g | 
| B. | 10 g | 
| C. | 15 g | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. 15 g | |
| 43. | 
                                    The term used to denote both sensation and the substance is________________________? | 
                            
| A. | Taste | 
| B. | Aroma | 
| C. | Flavor | 
| D. | All the above | 
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 44. | 
                                    The storage life of Orange at 34ºF with R.H of 90% is_______________________? | 
                            
| A. | 2-6 weeks | 
| B. | 4-8 weeks | 
| C. | 8-12 weeks | 
| D. | 12-14 weeks | 
| Answer» D. 12-14 weeks | |
| 45. | 
                                    The storage life of honey at 31ºF with R.H of 90% is__________________? | 
                            
| A. | 4 months | 
| B. | 6 months | 
| C. | 8 months | 
| D. | 12 months | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. | 
                                    The storage life of mushroom at 35ºF with R.H of 90% is___________________? | 
                            
| A. | 1-2 days | 
| B. | 2-4 days | 
| C. | 3-5 days | 
| D. | 6 days | 
| Answer» D. 6 days | |
| 47. | 
                                    The storage life of mangoes at 50ºF with R.H of 90% is__________________? | 
                            
| A. | 1-2 weeks | 
| B. | 2-3 weeks | 
| C. | 2-4 weeks | 
| D. | 4-6 weeks | 
| Answer» B. 2-3 weeks | |
| 48. | 
                                    The storage life of onions at 32ºF with R.H of 75% is__________________? | 
                            
| A. | 2-4 months | 
| B. | 4-6 months | 
| C. | 6-8 months | 
| D. | 8-10 months | 
| Answer» C. 6-8 months | |
| 49. | 
                                    The storage life of grapes at 32ºF with R.H of 90% is_____________________? | 
                            
| A. | 1-2 weeks | 
| B. | 2-4 weeks | 
| C. | 3-8 weeks | 
| D. | 5-6 weeks | 
| Answer» C. 3-8 weeks | |
| 50. | 
                                    The storage life of grape fruit at 50ºF with R.H of 90% is _____________________? | 
                            
| A. | 2-3 weeks | 
| B. | 4-6 weeks | 
| C. | 4-8 weeks | 
| D. | 10 weeks | 
| Answer» B. 4-6 weeks | |