Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 14 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.

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A.
B. True, False
C. True, True
Answer» B. True, False
2.

Statement 1: At _____ and _____of mercury, water is at triple point.$

A.
B. -273 k, 76 mm, conventional methods of heating
C. 273 k, 14.7 mm, non-conventional methods of heating
Answer» C. 273 k, 14.7 mm, non-conventional methods of heating
3.

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
4.

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
5.

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.
6.

Statement 1: Moisture vapor obtained from sublimation needs to be evacuated to keep the system below the critical pressure level.

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

Statement 1: In drying, the vapor pressure of water in the solid is more than outside?

A.
B. True, False
C. True, True
Answer» C. True, True
8.

Statement 1: Case hardening is controlled by _____ and ____?

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

Statement 1: The volume of gas at standard pressure increases _____ in volume for every _____ rise in temperature.

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

Which of the following is an advantage/use of dried food items?

A. Lesser cost and minimum labor required
B. Limited processing equipment and minimum food storage requirements
C. Reduction in distribution costs
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following is NOT a method of controlling biological forces on food supply?

A. Packaging and chemical additives
B. Reducing free water content
C. Increasing osmotic pressure
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Reducing free water content
12.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of dehydration under controlled conditions over sun drying?

A. Cost
B. Time of drying
C. Quality of drying
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Time of drying
13.

Statement 1: Dried foods from a dehydration unit have better quality than sun dried components.

A.
B. True, False
C. True, True
Answer» B. True, False
14.

Evaporation, desiccation and dehydration all mean the same thing.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.