Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 16 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.

With respect to frozen products, a sample held for 1 week at -3 deg C will be indistinguishable from a sample of the same product at -17 deg C for a year.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Damage once done to a frozen product with respect to temperature can be undone.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

Frozen products differ markedly in their susceptibility to damage. This sentence can be accounted for by the following- Orange juice deteriorates rapidly but peas lose their quality slowly.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

Statement 1: Seasonal and regional variations have little effect on the sensitivity of a product to damage due to temperature elevation or variation.Statement 2: Faulty processing/ packaging has a major effect in increasing the sensitivity of a product to damage.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
5.

Which among these two – vitamin retention test and sensory quality test, should be used as a basis for determining temperature or time of storage of food items which are intended as primary or important sources of thiamine or ascorbic acid?

A. Vitamin retention test
B. Sensory quality test
C. Either of the mentioned
D. Neither of the mentioned
Answer» B. Sensory quality test
6.

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
7.

DAMAGE_ONCE_DONE_TO_A_FROZEN_PRODUCT_WITH_RESPECT_TO_TEMPERATURE_CAN_BE_UNDONE.?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

With_respect_to_frozen_products,_a_sample_held_for_1_week_at_-3_deg_C_will_be_indistinguishable_from_a_sample_of_the_same_product_at_-17_deg_C_for_a_year.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9.

Frozen products differ markedly in their susceptibility to damage. This sentence can be accounted for by the following- Orange juice deteriorates rapidly but peas lose their quality slowly?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Statement 1: Seasonal and regional variations have little effect on the sensitivity of a product to damage due to temperature elevation or variation.

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

Results and objectives of an investigation are given in one of the points. Which could the correct answer be?

A. Need for broadening coverage so as to take account of geographical and seasonal variations in products
B. To determine how frozen food products behave under conditions of time and temperature
C. To discover and devise improvements in raw material selection, handling, processing and packaging
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
12.

Which among these two – vitamin retention test and sensory quality test, should be used as a basis for determining temperature or time of storage of food items which are intended as primary or important sources of thiamine or ascorbic acid?$

A. Vitamin retention test
B. Sensory quality test
C. Either of the mentioned
D. Neither of the mentioned
Answer» B. Sensory quality test
13.

Three samples were subjected to certain treatments. Which among the following is unfit for consumption?

A. Air cool, air hold
B. Nitrogen cold, nitrogen hold
C. Air cool, nitrogen hold
D. All the mentioned are fit for consumption
Answer» B. Nitrogen cold, nitrogen hold
14.

Relations between time and temperature to determine the stability of food products is obtained by using which of the following data?

A. Measure of product quality
B. The number of days stored
C. The storage temperature
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
15.

Statement 1: Certain meats like beef and pork have a tendency to break apart when handled.

A.
B. True, False
C. True, True
Answer» C. True, True
16.

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