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.

Who discovered freeze drying?

A. Jacques-Arsened’Arsonval
B. Charles Chamberland
C. Willis Carrier
D. Clarence Birdseye
Answer» B. Charles Chamberland
2.

What foods cannot be freeze dried?

A. Foods with high fiber content
B. Foods with high Vitamin B12 content
C. Foods with high protein content
D. Foods with high fat content
Answer» E.
3.

How long does freeze drying take?

A. 10 to 40 hours
B. 20 to 40 hours
C. 30 to 50 hours
D. 5 to 20 hours
Answer» D. 5 to 20 hours
4.

Which of the following is known to result in the highest quality of foods amongst all drying techniques?

A. Freeze drying
B. Cold pasteurization
C. Osmotic dehyradtion
D. Evaporation
Answer» B. Cold pasteurization
5.

What is the main advantage of annealing?

A. It is done to achieve largeice crystals
B. It is done to achieve smallice crystals
C. It is done to achieve microscopicice crystals
D. It is done to achieve mixture of large and small ice crystals all
Answer» B. It is done to achieve smallice crystals
6.

At what point the ice crystal formation takes place?

A. When the material is cooled below itstriple point
B. When the material is cooled below its freezing point
C. When the material is cooled below its dew point
D. When the material is cooled above its triple point
Answer» B. When the material is cooled below its freezing point
7.

Which of the following governs the process in secondary drying in freeze drying?

A. Latent heat of sublimation
B. Latent heat of vapourization
C. Enthaply
D. Adsorption isotherms
Answer» E.
8.

During the primary drying phase in freeze drying, What is necessary to calculate amount of heat required?

A. By using latent heat of sublimation
B. By using latent heat of vapourization
C. By using enthaply
D. By using specific heat
Answer» B. By using latent heat of vapourization
9.

What is cryodesiccation?

A. Freeze drying
B. Cold pasteurization
C. Irradiation
D. Dehydration
Answer» B. Cold pasteurization
10.

What is alternative name for freeze drying?

A. Lyophilisation
B. Cold pasteurization
C. Irradiation
D. Liposuction
Answer» B. Cold pasteurization