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This section includes 362 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. |
Which of the following is true with respect to volatile by controlling oxygen content in storage? |
A. | Lowing in endogenous concentration increases rate of volatile formation |
B. | Anaerobiosis favors its production if it is a highly reduced compound |
C. | Limiting the amount of energy available |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Meats stored in _____ environment have a better color than _____ |
A. | CO₂, O₂ |
B. | O₂, CO₂ |
C. | CO₂, N₂ |
D. | N₂, O₂ |
Answer» C. CO₂, N₂ | |
3. |
Which of the following is NOT the correct method to enhance storage? |
A. | Reducing pressure |
B. | Increasing ethylene |
C. | Decreasing respiration |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. Decreasing respiration | |
4. |
Under hypobaric storage, when gas is in equilibrium with its surroundings, the diffusivity _____ and concentration gradient _____ |
A. | Increase by ten folds, decreases to one-tenth |
B. | Decreases to one-tenth, increase by ten folds |
C. | Stays constant, stays constant |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Decreases to one-tenth, increase by ten folds | |
5. |
Which of the following variables affect gas exchanges into and out of the package? |
A. | Weight of apples |
B. | Ethylene concentration |
C. | Structure of the packaging film |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
6. |
Which of the following is NOT delivered by the modified atmosphere (MA) or controlled atmosphere (CA)? |
A. | Delay ripening of fruits |
B. | Retard spread of diseases |
C. | Toughing |
D. | Incidence of storage disorders |
Answer» D. Incidence of storage disorders | |
7. |
Modification of carbon dioxide and oxygen levels for storage is worth it only if_____ |
A. | The fruit/vegetable is more commercial than its storage in air |
B. | Storage time is brief |
C. | Storage temperature is optimal |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Storage time is brief | |
8. |
With the increase in temperature, the holding time of the dough for cooling needs to be_____ |
A. | Increased |
B. | Decreased |
C. | Kept constant |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Decreased | |
9. |
Controlled atmosphere has more oxygen than carbon dioxide. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
Holding time for pasteurization is more in continuous than that in batch pasteurization. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
11. |
After phosphate dodecahydrate has been formed, the dough can be stored for more than 12 weeks. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
12. |
Which of the following change takes place during the ageing process in the making of ice creams? |
A. | Decrease in viscosity |
B. | Proteins change slightly |
C. | Fats turn into liquids |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» C. Fats turn into liquids | |
13. |
Without which of the given steps, would ice cream be an inedible hard frozen mass? |
A. | Freezing |
B. | Whipping with air |
C. | Hardening of ice cream |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» C. Hardening of ice cream | |
14. |
Statement 1: At temperatures just below 0 °C, staling of bread is rapid.Statement 2: Composing and blending of the mix for production of ice-cream is a continuous process. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» B. True, True | |
15. |
Statement 1: Fruits and vegetable tissues are more prone to freezing and thawing damages than animal tissues.Statement 2: Standard refrigeration temperature in storage units is around -34 °C. Above that, certain changes are observed. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
16. |
Fats in frozen fish tissue tend to become rancid quicker than fats in frozen animal tissues. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
17. |
Which of the following is correct with respect to carotenes? |
A. | Carotenes are converted to vitamin A in the body |
B. | Even though conversion of carotene to vitamin A takes place inside the body, some amount of storage loss takes place |
C. | Blanching of plant tissues improves the storage stability of carotenes |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
Which of the following nutrients are lost in all steps of food engineering (including packaging and freezing)? |
A. | Minerals |
B. | Vitamins |
C. | Fats |
D. | Proteins |
Answer» C. Fats | |
19. |
Statistics show that -1° C is the best temperature to store eggs. With respect to that result, the room temperature can be brought down to a lower value when needed for better results of storage. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
20. |
Statement 1: Proteins which undergo proteolysis do not vary by nutritious values from native protein.Statement 2: Proteins which undergo proteolysis vary by appearance and quality of food. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
21. |
The disc shaped dough is dusted with rice flour to ______ |
A. | Reduce its stickiness and prevent them from sticking together |
B. | To increase the flavor |
C. | Flour is a basic ingredient |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. To increase the flavor | |
22. |
Statement 1: α- amylase increases in the harvested grain which turns wet.Statement 2: Damaged starch has _____ α- amylase. |
A. | True, more |
B. | True, less |
C. | False, more |
D. | False, less |
Answer» B. True, less | |
23. |
Which of the following steps is NOT a step in the making of refrigerated dough? |
A. | Sodium acid pyrophosphate and sodium bicarbonate is mixed |
B. | The dough is rolled and cut into disc shapes |
C. | Temperature maintained for the process is about 10 to 15 °C |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
Statement 1: Meat is more perishable than fish.Statement 2: At low temperatures, sometimes, the inside of the egg shell might solidify and expansion of the shell might lead to causing of the shell to crack. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
Aerobic respiration leads to loss of moisture, rise in carbon-di-oxide and increase of temperature of grain. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
26. |
Statement 1: Heat from external sources penetrates into the grain bulk at a very slow rate.Statement 2: Heat generated by microbes affects grain to a larger extent than the daily temperature fluctuations. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
27. |
Phosphate based leavening agents in dough crystallize. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
28. |
Statement 1: Proofing is making the dough water proof.Statement 2: Proofing increases the temperature of the dough from 7-10 °C to 14-20 °C. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
29. |
With the increase in temperature, the amount of relative moisture in the atmosphere decreases. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
30. |
Shell thickness is directly proportional to the effect of storage of eggs. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
31. |
Which of the following is a reason for the rejection of baked goods? |
A. | Uneven coloration |
B. | Glass-like appearance |
C. | Uneven coloration & Glass-like appearance |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
32. |
Statement 1: Grains are identifiable by their unique volatile organic compounds.Statement 2: Wheat that survives in Britain might not survive in the USA. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
33. |
Which of the following physical qualities of storage food can be tested? |
A. | Odor measurement |
B. | Mechanical texture-meter |
C. | Odor measurement & Mechanical texture-meter |
D. | Neither of the mentioned |
Answer» D. Neither of the mentioned | |
34. |
Statement 1: Certain meats like beef and pork have a tendency to break apart when handled.Statement 2: It is possible to predict the stability of food products from time-temperature data. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
35. |
Citric acid is used in small quantities that speeds the conversion of nitrite to nitrous acids, which in turn combines with myoglobin to form the stable red color of meat. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
36. |
Which of the following meat products is NOT cured before smoking? |
A. | Breakfast bacon |
B. | Ham |
C. | Virginia ham |
D. | Neither of the mentioned |
Answer» D. Neither of the mentioned | |
37. |
Which of the following is a reason for smoking meat? |
A. | Development of flavor and preservation |
B. | Creation of new products |
C. | Development of color and protection from oxidation |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
How is the smoke needed in smoking meat in industries generated? |
A. | It is remotely generated and then circulated into a smoke room or smoke tunnel |
B. | High speed frictional contact of wood |
C. | Electric charge and electrostatic deposition onto meat surface |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
Which of the following is a role of Ascorbic acid in curing? |
A. | Take part in reduction of metmyoglobin to myoglobin and accelerate the rate of curing |
B. | Ascorbates react chemically with nitrite to increase the yield of nitric oxide from nitrous acid |
C. | Excess ascorbate acts as antioxidants and stabilizes color and flavor |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
Which of the following is NOT a function of phosphates in curing? |
A. | Retarding development of rancidity |
B. | Raising pH and causing unfolding of muscle proteins. Hence making more sites available for water binding |
C. | Improve retention of brine and improvement in yield |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Raising pH and causing unfolding of muscle proteins. Hence making more sites available for water binding | |
41. |
Statement 1: In drying, the vapor pressure of water in the solid is more than outside.Statement 2: For wet bulb, the greater the velocity, the more rapid is the rate of drying. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
42. |
Which of the following uses the fruit ingredient and not the fruit juice? |
A. | Jam |
B. | Jelly |
C. | Jam & Jelly |
D. | Neither of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Jelly | |
43. |
Flavor reversion occurs in saturated fats and oils. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
44. |
Statement 1: Dried food items have more fats, proteins and carbohydrates compared to their fresh counterparts.Statement 2: Vitamins deterioration takes place in dried up food items. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
45. |
With the _____ in temperature and _____ in ice percentage, the percentage of soluble solids _____ |
A. | Increase, decrease, increases |
B. | Decrease, increase, decreases |
C. | Increase, decrease, decreases |
D. | Decrease, increase, increases |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
What does the extent of deterioration of vitamins in dried up food items depend upon? |
A. | Caution exercised during the preparation of food by dehydration |
B. | Dehydration process selected and the care in its execution |
C. | Conditions of the dried food |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
Statement 1: Sugar and starches are degraded by prolonged heating.Statement 2: Acid foods retain a higher percentage of thiamine during caning preservation. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» C. False, False | |
48. |
Statement 1: The retention of ______ is improved at approximately 48 °C and in either nitrogen or air.Statement 2: In _____ food items sulphite content is greatly retarded. |
A. | Citric acid, treated |
B. | Sulphides, untreated |
C. | Ascorbic acid, treated |
D. | All of the mentioned, untreated |
Answer» D. All of the mentioned, untreated | |
49. |
A lower z value means that the spores are _____ resistant to a given C value. |
A. | More |
B. | Less |
C. | Neither of the mentioned |
D. | Cannot be predicted |
Answer» B. Less | |
50. |
Statement 1: Dried foods from a dehydration unit have better quality than sun dried components.Statement 2: The color of dehydrated food under optimum conditions is superior to that by sun drying. |
A. | True, False |
B. | True, True |
C. | False, False |
D. | False, True |
Answer» B. True, True | |