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This section includes 15 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. |
Albumen thickness is directly proportional to the temperature at which egg solidifies. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is true when it comes to meat carcass? |
| A. | It is kept under ultraviolet rays such that mold formation takes place |
| B. | It is kept at a relative humidity such that excessive weight loss doesn’t take place |
| C. | All of the mentioned |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. All of the mentioned | |
| 3. |
Beef carcasses need to be made devoid of their body heat before they’re sent for retail. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. |
Statement 1: _____ packaging helps increase shelf-life of milk.Statement 2: Spoilage patterns for milk, eggs and meat is the same. |
| A. | Septic, False |
| B. | Aseptic, True |
| C. | Aseptic, False |
| D. | Septic, True |
| Answer» C. Aseptic, False | |
| 5. |
Statement 1: Bacteria at a count of a few low millions in milk are psychrotrophic.Statement 2: Psychrotrophic bacteria can re contaminate milk after pasteurization. |
| A. | True, False |
| B. | True, True |
| C. | False, False |
| D. | False, True |
| Answer» C. False, False | |
| 6. |
Microorganisms causing spoilage of fresh meat, poultry, dairy products and eggs are mostly at 20 deg C. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. |
Specific heat of food is calculated by the formula Specific heat = 0.008 (percentage water in food) + 0.2. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 8. |
The heat load for the storage of fruits and vegetables is calculated by multiplying the specific heat of the food by the number of degrees of the temperature that needs to be lowered divided by the weight of the food. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is needed in order to establish a refrigeration requirement? |
| A. | Initial temperature of food |
| B. | Specific heat of food |
| C. | Amount of food to be placed in a room |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Statement 1: Microorganism responsible for most organism pathogen in humans is thermophile.Statement 2: Mesophiles have an optimum temperature growth below 10 deg C and psychrophiles have an optimum temperature growth at around 55 deg C. |
| A. | True, False |
| B. | True, True |
| C. | False, False |
| D. | False, True |
| Answer» C. False, False | |
| 11. |
Which of the following microorganism is popular for spoilage in fruits and vegetables? |
| A. | Mesophile |
| B. | Thermophile |
| C. | Psychrophile |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following holds well as a reason for the storage of food at low temperatures? |
| A. | Respiration rate decreases |
| B. | Growth of microbes decreases |
| C. | Humidity is less |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Statement 1: At low temperatures, near the freezing point of water, the respiration rate decreases.Statement 2: Lemons last longer than bananas at the same relative humidity. |
| A. | True, False |
| B. | True, True |
| C. | False, False |
| D. | False, True |
| Answer» C. False, False | |
| 14. |
The reason why vegetables like green peas and beans are stored in the deep fridge (approximately 0 degC) and not ordinary refrigeration is because freshly harvested vegetables themselves release a lot of heat and peas and beans evolve a lot of heat at low temperatures also. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is a method to delay the onset of spoilage on storage? |
| A. | Spray/dip in water/ wax formulations |
| B. | Fumigation |
| C. | Spray/dip in water/wax formulations/Fumigation |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |