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				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. | Statement 1: Chemical reactions _____ during dehydration and storage of dehydrated material.Statement 2: The low cost of dried meat, fish and eggs is because _____ | 
| A. | Increase, they aren t dried properly | 
| B. | Decrease, it s expensive | 
| C. | Increase, fresh and frozen has a higher quality | 
| D. | Decrease, All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. Decrease, All of the mentioned | |
| 2. | Statement 1: The retention of ______ is improved at approximately 48 deg C and in either nitrogen or air.Statement 2: In _____ food items sulphite content is greatly retarded. | 
| A. | Citric acid, treated | 
| B. | Sulphides, untreated | 
| C. | Ascorbic acid, treated | 
| D. | All of the mentioned, untreated | 
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned, untreated | |
| 3. | The glucose content in which of the following products needs to be reduced before fermentation/ enzyme treatment. | 
| A. | Chocolate | 
| B. | Milk | 
| C. | Eggs | 
| D. | Idli batter | 
| Answer» D. Idli batter | |
| 4. | _____ treatment of potatoes for dehydration offers a means to control heat damage during damage and to control browning. | 
| A. | Magnesium chloride | 
| B. | Sodium chloride | 
| C. | Calcium chloride | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 5. | Statement 1: _____ undergoes considerable drying on trees itself.Statement 2: Which of the following is not lye peeled. | 
| A. | Apple, potatoes | 
| B. | Orange, carrots | 
| C. | Pomegranate, beets | 
| D. | Figs, none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. | Which of the following is NOT a method of controlling enzymatic browning? | 
| A. | Sulphuring of fruits | 
| B. | Vacuum dehydration | 
| C. | In-package desiccation | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | The interaction of _____ and _____ occurs during conventional dehydration of food. | 
| A. | Amino acids and proteins | 
| B. | Amino acids and reducing sugars | 
| C. | Carboxylic acids and alcohols | 
| D. | Alcohols and minerals | 
| Answer» C. Carboxylic acids and alcohols | |
| 8. | Statement 1: Enzyme reaction is dependent of concentration on enzyme only and not substrate.Statement 2: Do enzymes catalase and peroxidase show residual enzyme activity? | 
| A. | True, False | 
| B. | True, True | 
| C. | False, False | 
| D. | False, True | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | Statement 1: Enzyme reaction decrease with the decrease in moisture levels.Statement 2: Enzymes get inactivated near the boiling point of water. | 
| A. | True, False | 
| B. | True, True | 
| C. | False, False | 
| D. | False, True | 
| Answer» C. False, False | |
| 10. | Statement 1: High temperatures may affect proteins to a large extent.Statement 2: Carbohydrate loss is the maximum in _____ and may lead to browning or caramelization. | 
| A. | True, Fish | 
| B. | True, Fruits | 
| C. | False, Meat | 
| D. | False, Milk | 
| Answer» C. False, Meat | |
| 11. | What does the extent of deterioration of vitamins in dried up food items depend upon? | 
| A. | Caution exercised during the preparation of food by dehydration | 
| B. | Dehydration process selected and the care in its execution | 
| C. | Conditions of the dried food | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | Statement 1: Dried food items have more fats, proteins and carbohydrates compared to their fresh counterparts.Statement 2: Vitamins deterioration takes place in dried up food items. | 
| A. | True, False | 
| B. | True, True | 
| C. | False, False | 
| D. | False, True | 
| Answer» C. False, False | |