Explore topic-wise MCQs in Dairy Engineering.

This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Dairy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is due to molds?

A. Discoloration
B. Off-flavor
C. Discoloration and off-flavor
D. Freshness
Answer» D. Freshness
2.

Milk mold is also called __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Geotrichum candidum
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» D. Penicillium camemberti
3.

Camembert mold is __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» E.
4.

Blue Cheese mold is __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» B. Stachybotrys chartarum
5.

The chief type of spoilage in sweetened condensed milk may not be __________

A. Gas formation by sucrose fermenting yeast
B. Thickening caused by micrococci
C. Molds colonies growing on surface
D. Cleaning in Place
Answer» E.
6.

In diatoms, auxospores help in __________

A. Metabolism
B. Spore formation
C. Reproduction
D. Growth
Answer» D. Growth
7.

Kingdom protista includes __________

A. Life cycle showing sporic meiosis
B. Life cycle showing gametic meiosis
C. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
D. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis and gametic meiosis
Answer» E.
8.

Red tide is caused by __________

A. Noctiluca
B. Gonyaulax
C. Gymnodinium
D. Noctiluca, Gonyaulax and Gymnodinium
Answer» E.
9.

The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of __________

A. Elaters
B. Pseudoelaters
C. Capillitium
D. Sourness
Answer» D. Sourness
10.

Single celled eukaryotes are included in __________

A. Fungi
B. Archae
C. Monera
D. Protista
Answer» E.
11.

Protista differs from monera in having __________

A. Cell wall
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Flagella
D. Autotropic nutrition
Answer» C. Flagella
12.

Bioluminescence is exhibited by __________

A. Chlorella
B. Chlamydomonas
C. Hirudinaria
D. Ceratium
Answer» E.
13.

Kingdom protista includes organisms like __________

A. Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
B. Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
C. Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
D. Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
Answer» E.
14.

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A. Life cycle showing sporic meiosis
B. Life cycle showing gametic meiosis
C. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
D. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis and gametic meiosis
Answer» E.
15.

Camembert mold is:

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» D. Penicillium camemberti
16.

Blue Cheese mold is :

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» D. Penicillium camemberti
17.

The chief type of spoilage in sweetened condensed milk may not be:

A. Gas formation by sucrose fermenting yeast
B. Thickening caused by micrococci
C. Molds colonies growing on surface
D. Cleaning in Place
Answer» E.
18.

Metabolism

A. Spore formation
B. Reproduction
C. Growth
Answer» B. Reproduction
19.

Which of the following combination of characters is true for slime moulds?

A. Parasitic, Plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
B. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
C. Parasitic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
D. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents
Answer» E.
20.

Red tide is caused by:

A. Noctiluca
B. Gonyaulax
C. Gymnodinium
D. Noctiluca, Gonyaulax and Gymnodinium
Answer» E.
21.

Which of the following is not a character of protista?

A. Protista are prokaryotic
B. Body organization is cellular
C. Some protists have cell walls
D. Membrane bound organelles are present in cells
Answer» B. Body organization is cellular
22.

The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of:

A. Elaters
B. Pseudoelaters
C. Capillitium
D. Sourness
Answer» D. Sourness
23.

Single celled eukaryotes are include in:

A. Fungi
B. Archae
C. Monera
D. Protista
Answer» E.
24.

Protista differs from monera in having:

A. Cell wall
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Flagella
D. Autotropic nutrition
Answer» C. Flagella
25.

Bioluminescence is exhibited by:

A. Chlorella
B. Chlamydomonas
C. Hirudinaria
D. Ceratium
Answer» E.
26.

Kingdom protista includes organisms like:

A. Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
B. Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
C. Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
D. Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
Answer» E.