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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Food Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Statement 1: Dry wines are the wines which contain little unfermented sugar.Statement 2: With the increase in the alcohol content, the growth of yeasts _____ |
A. | True, increases |
B. | True, decreases |
C. | False, increases |
D. | False, decreases |
Answer» C. False, increases | |
2. |
Which of the following is true about cheeses? |
A. | To encourage growth throughout cheese mass |
B. | Fatty acids and ketones give rise to the sharp, peppery flavor of cheese |
C. | It is a common practice to pierce the pressed cheese when it is placed in a curing room |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Statement 1: Which of the following cheeses have a semi soft texture?Statement 2: Which of the following blue cheese is made up of sheep milk? |
A. | Cottage, Blue cheese |
B. | Swiss, Stilton |
C. | Blue, Roquefort |
D. | Neither of the mentioned, Gorgonzola |
Answer» D. Neither of the mentioned, Gorgonzola | |
4. |
Statement 1: What is the use of salt in cheese?Statement 2: Eyes of the cheese are formed by the growth of certain bacteria. This makes the cheese round. |
A. | Removing water from cheese surface, false |
B. | Produces heavy protective rind, false |
C. | None of the mentioned |
D. | Neither of the mentioned, false |
Answer» C. None of the mentioned | |
5. |
Statement 1: Cheese foods have a lower aw than the natural foods.Statement 2: _____ cheese is coagulated with lactic acid. |
A. | True, Blue |
B. | True, Cottage |
C. | False, Swiss |
D. | False, All of the mentioned |
Answer» C. False, Swiss | |
6. |
Organisms such as _____ which attack higher carbohydrates injure the _____ of treated foods. |
A. | Cellulose, texture |
B. | Pectin, flavor |
C. | Hemicelluloses, quality |
D. | All of the mentioned, all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Which of the following is true about fermentation involving gas production? |
A. | The disadvantage of gas is that energy wise it is less efficient as they’ve no preserving power in concentrations found in comparison with lactic acid |
B. | Sugar molecules are altered to form acids, alcohols and carbon dioxide |
C. | Sodium chloride is added as a substrate as a controlling influence |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Statement 1: The process of fermentation is – Sugar to acid to carbon dioxide and water.Statement 2: The fermenters that infect human and cause diseases are _____ |
A. | True, Butryic fermenters |
B. | True, Lactic acid fermenters |
C. | False, Alcoholic fermenters |
D. | False, Yeast |
Answer» B. True, Lactic acid fermenters | |
9. |
Statement 1: Generation of lactose fermenting enzymes can occur in a few minutes.Statement 2: Microorganisms first attack _____ |
A. | True, carbohydrates |
B. | True, fats |
C. | False, proteins |
D. | False, vitamins |
Answer» B. True, fats | |
10. |
Which of the following is a requisite for a microorganism to be used in fermentation and pickling? |
A. | Microorganisms must be able to grow on the substrate |
B. | Organism must have the ability to maintain physiological constancy under growing conditions |
C. | Desired chemical changes should take place in the required conditions |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Which of the following gases are evolved during putrefaction? |
A. | Carbon dioxide |
B. | Hydrogen sulfide |
C. | Neither of the mentioned |
D. | Carbon dioxide & Hydrogen sulfide |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Which of the following is the process of anaerobic degradation of proteinaceous materials? |
A. | Respiration |
B. | Fermentation |
C. | Putrefaction |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |