Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Packaging Technology.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Food Packaging Technology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Usually, there is less variation in paper properties in the MD than in the CD.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

The grain direction is known as the machine direction (MD), while the cross direction (CD) is the direction of the paper at right angles to the MD.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Paper has a definite caused by the greater orientation of fibers.

A. Yield
B. Strain
C. Stretch
D. Grain
Answer» E.
4.

Pigments comprise ______ of the dry solids in paper coatings.

A. 10% 30%
B. 70% 90%
C. 40% 50%
D. 60% 90%
Answer» C. 40% 50%
5.

Pigments are added at the wet end of the paper machine and serve to fill the sheet.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

__________ are widely used in paper coatings for oil and moisture resistance in microwave popcorn bags.

A. Chlorochemicals
B. Hydrogen peroxide
C. Fluorochemicals
D. Polyphenols
Answer» D. Polyphenols
7.

An optimum concentration of coating solution for improving water resistance of paperboard is _____

A. 1.5 w/v%
B. 2.5 w/v%
C. 3 w/v%
D. 1 w/v%
Answer» D. 1 w/v%
8.

The application of chemicals to the surface of a paper web is done with _______

A. Stew press
B. Scaling press
C. Screw press
D. Size press
Answer» E.
9.

The final moisture content of paper after pressing and drying is __________

A. 4% 10%
B. 10% 20%
C. 1% 5%
D. 40% 50%
Answer» B. 10% 20%
10.

The moisture content of the paper sheet after passing through the rotary presses is _______

A. 80% 90%
B. 60% 70%
C. 40% 50%
D. 10% 20%
Answer» C. 40% 50%
11.

The moisture content of the paper sheet before entering the dryer is _______

A. 35% 40%
B. 35% 50%
C. 45% 60%
D. 75% 90%
Answer» E.
12.

___________ are particularly used for lightweight sheets, corrugated media and linerboard grades.

A. Fourinder machine
B. Roller Presses
C. Twin-wire formers
D. Cylinder machine
Answer» D. Cylinder machine
13.

_________ are used to produce heavy multi-ply boards.

A. Fourinder machine
B. Cylinder machine
C. Twin-Wire Formers
D. Roller Presses
Answer» C. Twin-Wire Formers
14.

Paper greater than ________ is considered paperboard.

A. 300 m
B. 200 m
C. 500 m
D. 400 m
Answer» B. 200 m
15.

Which of the following was the first paper making machine?

A. Fourinder machine
B. Cylinder machine
C. Twin-Wire Formers
D. Roller Presses
Answer» B. Cylinder machine