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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Food Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_COMES_UNDER_THE_CATEGORIES_OF_FOOD_‚ÄÖ√Ñ√∂‚ÀÖ√Ë‚ÀÖ¬®_BROKEN_CURVE_HEATING_FOOD??$# |
A. | Evaporated milk |
B. | Fruits packed without water/syrup |
C. | Syrup packed with sweet potatoes |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
2. |
Statement 1: The cold point of a food item getting heated up by convection has its cold point at the centre of the container on the vertical axis.$ |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» D. | |
3. |
Statement_1:_In_a_thermocouple,_two_wires_are_of_different_materials_and_a_voltage_difference_is_created_due_to_the_conduction_of_each_material_at_the_juncture_and_this_gives_us_the_difference_in_temperature_in_both_metals_and_hence_the_temperature_of_the_liquid.$ |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» C. True, True | |
4. |
Statement 1: The time required in minutes for a heating/cooling curve to traverse one log cycle is represented by its slope and denoted as fh and fc respectively. |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» B. True, False | |
5. |
The period of time elapsed from placing the cans into the retort and starting to heat until the retort reaches processing temperature is termed as _____ |
A. | Slope of cooling curve, f<sub>c</sub> |
B. | Slope of heating curve, f<sub>h</sub> |
C. | Zero time |
D. | Come-up-time |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following parameter is important to know and to plot the heating and cooling curves? |
A. | fh |
B. | fc |
C. | Initial temperature (IT) and retort temperature(RT) |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
For canning technology, the cold point of the can is determined by soldering stuffing boxes and different depths in different boxes, a thermocouple in each box and a potentiometer in each box. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
8. |
Which of the following food items is the lowest in heating up? |
A. | Broths and thin soup with negligible starch in it |
B. | Fruits packed in water/syrup with large pieces |
C. | Evaporated milk |
D. | Chopped vegetables with high starch content packed with free liquid |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Statement 1: Sterilization value of steam depends largely on the transfer of heat of vaporization to the object upon which it condenses. |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» C. True, True | |
10. |
Statement 1: Destruction of the phosphate based enzyme in milk after heat treatment is an indication that several pathogens have been destroyed. |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» C. True, True | |
11. |
Reeti subjected all of these enzyme based food items to heat. Which among these did not get deteriorated? |
A. | Pickle with vinegar |
B. | Pickle without vinegar |
C. | Pear |
D. | Tomato with slight salt |
Answer» B. Pickle without vinegar | |
12. |
Statement 1: With the increase in temperature, the enzyme gets deactivated. |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» C. True, True | |
13. |
Which of the following statements with respect to activation energy are true/is true? |
A. | With every 10 deg C increase in temperature, the velocity of the substrate-enzyme reaction doubles |
B. | With the increase in temperature, the enzyme itself gets destroyed as it is proteinous and the rate decreases |
C. | The optimal temperature for the carrying of the substrate-enzyme reaction is when the coefficient of the ratio at increased temperature ( by 10 deg C) to the present temperature is 1 |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
If fats and oils prevent bacteria spore formation and help in pore formation, why is it difficult to kill yeast in a salad dressing? |
A. | Because the bacteria get stuck in the oil phase |
B. | This statement is incorrect |
C. | It is relative with respect to waster and hence better preserver |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. This statement is incorrect | |
15. |
Statement 1: Longer heating time is required to kill spores as the concentration of sugar increases. |
A. | |
B. | True, False |
C. | True, True |
Answer» B. True, False | |