Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 6 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