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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. | FLESHY_FRUITS_AFTER_______ARE______?$ | 
| A. | Ripening, consumed | 
| B. | Ripening, rotted | 
| C. | Consuming, rotted | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. Ripening, rotted | |
| 2. | Which is NOT a facet of cellular loci and messaging?$ | 
| A. | The biochemical control | 
| B. | Mechanics of quality change | 
| C. | The temperature and atmosphere | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Statement_1:_At_low_temperatures,_the_rate_of_respiration_of_harvested_fruits_and_vegetables_decreases.$ | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» C. True, True | |
| 4. | Statement 1: After harvest, _____ of fruits and vegetables undergoes change. | 
| A. | |
| B. | Texture, nutrients, minerals | 
| C. | Color, minerals, nutrients | 
| Answer» B. Texture, nutrients, minerals | |
| 5. | Keeping in mind that texture changes take place after harvest, pulpy fruits become extremely hard after harvest. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. | In the biochemistry of plants, which of the statements hold wrong? | 
| A. | Ethylene plays an important role in promoting food ripening | 
| B. | Changes in membrane permeability cause metabolic shifts associated with ripening | 
| C. | Senescence aren’t always the reason for the collapse of cellular machinery | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Statement_1:_In_cellular_loci_and_messaging,_the_link_is_the_mechanics_of_quality_change. | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» D. | |
| 8. | Statement 1: Ripening of fruits is accompanied with a lot of anabolic and catabolic reactions? | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» C. True, True | |
| 9. | The slope of the climacteric varies with _____ | 
| A. | Maturity | 
| B. | Species | 
| C. | Oxygen and carbon-di-oxide content of the storage chamber | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | Statement 1: After harvest, there is a decline in the uptake of oxygen. | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» B. True, False | |
| 11. | Statement 1: In the climacteric, the ratio of the highest peak to the minimum varies with temperature. | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» C. True, True | |
| 12. | In the climacteric, the ratio of the highest peak to the minimum _____ with temperature. | 
| A. | Increases | 
| B. | Decreases | 
| C. | Stays constant | 
| D. | Exponentially varies | 
| Answer» B. Decreases | |
| 13. | Statement 1: A harvested fruit contains many oxidative substrates required to perform respiration. | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, climacteric | 
| C. | True, botulism | 
| Answer» B. True, climacteric | |
| 14. | The length of storage of fruits and vegetables is a function of _____ | 
| A. | Resistance to attack by microorganisms | 
| B. | Composition | 
| C. | Gases in the environment | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. | Statement 1: Time is an important parameter for the growth of spoilage organisms. | 
| A. | |
| B. | True, False | 
| C. | True, True | 
| Answer» C. True, True | |