Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

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.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of freeze-dehydration?

A. Moisture loss by sublimation from boundary of ever receding ice crystal zone
B. Continuous process
C. Temperatures sufficiently low to prevent thawing used
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Temperatures sufficiently low to prevent thawing used
2.

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.
3.

Statement 1: Moisture vapor obtained from sublimation needs to be evacuated to keep the system below the critical pressure level.Statement 2: Deterioration of muscle protein occurs in a salt solution above 5%.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
4.

Statement 1: At _____ and _____of mercury, water is at triple point.Statement 2: For drying of meat, the last few percentage of water is removed by _____

A. -273 k, 76 mm, conventional methods of heating
B. 273 k, 14.7 mm, non-conventional methods of heating
C. 273 k, 14 mm, conventional methods of heating
D. -273 k, 14 mm, non-conventional methods of heating
Answer» C. 273 k, 14 mm, conventional methods of heating
5.

It is possible to maintain conditions of temperature and pressure whereby the physical state of food substrate can be maintained at a critical point for the successful removal of water. This is called _____

A. Freeze dehydration
B. Freeze rehydration
C. Freezing
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Freeze rehydration
6.

Statement 1: Foaming a liquid exposes enormous surface area for quick moisture removal and hence permits low drying temperatures.Statement 2: During the constant drying time, the rate is determined by the rate at which water at the centre of the food diffuses outside.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» B. True, True
7.

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
8.

Statement 1: Case hardening is controlled by _____ and _____Statement 2: Drying time _____ rapidly as the final moisture content approaches its equilibrium value.

A. Increases, humidity, temperature
B. Decreases, humidity, concentration
C. Increases, temperature, concentration
D. Decreases, temperature, concentration
Answer» B. Decreases, humidity, concentration
9.

Statement 1: The volume of gas at standard pressure increases _____ in volume for every _____ rise in temperature.Statement 2: Each 15 deg C raise in temperature, _____ the holding capacity of air.

A. 1/273, 5 deg C, doubles
B. 273, 1 deg C, halves
C. 1/273, 1 deg C, doubles
D. 273, 5 deg C, halves
Answer» D. 273, 5 deg C, halves
10.

Statement 1: In cooking quality, sun dried foods are better than dehydrated foods.Statement 2: Sun dried animal flesh and fish can be highly acceptable.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» E.
11.

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
12.

Evaporation, desiccation and dehydration all mean the same thing.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.