Explore topic-wise MCQs in Dairy Engineering.

This section includes 90 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Dairy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Yeast is unlike bacteria in being __________

A. Unicellular
B. Multicellular
C. Prokaryotic
D. Eukaryotic
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following is not a character of protista?

A. Protista are prokaryotic
B. Body organization is cellular
C. Some protists have cell walls
D. Membrane bound organelles are present in cells
Answer» B. Body organization is cellular
3.

The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of __________

A. Elaters
B. Pseudoelaters
C. Capillitium
D. Sourness
Answer» D. Sourness
4.

Protista differs from monera in having __________

A. Cell wall
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Flagella
D. Autotropic nutrition
Answer» C. Flagella
5.

Presence of coliform in milk pipelines after pasteurization indicates __________

A. Excessive hygiene
B. Poor sanitation
C. Rusting
D. Coating
Answer» C. Rusting
6.

Coliform bacteria leads to _________

A. Off-flavor and smell
B. Gas formation
C. Off-flavor, smell and gas formation
D. Fruity taste
Answer» D. Fruity taste
7.

Aflatoxin is produced by ________

A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Fungi
D. Nematode
Answer» D. Nematode
8.

The fruiting body of Aspergillus is called _______

A. Apothecium
B. Perithecium
C. Cleistothecium
D. Hypanthodium
Answer» D. Hypanthodium
9.

Which one of the following is called the ‘brewer’s yeast’?

A. Saccharomyces ludwigi
B. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
C. Saccharomyces boulardii
D. Saccharomyces pastorianus
Answer» C. Saccharomyces boulardii
10.

Kingdom protista includes __________

A. Life cycle showing sporic meiosis
B. Life cycle showing gametic meiosis
C. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis
D. Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis and gametic meiosis
Answer» E.
11.

Fungi which grow on dung are termed as __________

A. Coprophilous
B. Terricolous
C. Sacxicolous
D. Saxiphilous
Answer» B. Terricolous
12.

Which of the following species of Clostridium is responsible for the formation of dark green to black colors in cheese?

A. Clostridium tyrobutyricum
B. Clostridium sporogenes
C. Clostridium herbarum
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
13.

The yoghurt is made from ________

A. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
B. Streptococcus thermophilus
C. S. cremoris
D. Mixed culture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus
Answer» E.
14.

Which bacteria are also known as “The cheese destroyer”?

A. Propionic acid bacteria
B. Coliform
C. Lactic acid bacteria
D. Butyric acid bacteria
Answer» E.
15.

What is pigment or color production by bacteria called?

A. Cytogenesis
B. Phytogenesis
C. Chromogenesis
D. Chemogenesis
Answer» E.
16.

Fungi can be divided as __________

A. Yeast
B. Mold
C. Yeast and mold
D. Bacteria
Answer» D. Bacteria
17.

Turbine meters are generally preferred for?

A. Low-viscosity and high flow measurements
B. High viscosity and low flow measurements
C. High viscosity and high flow measurements
D. Low viscosity and low flow measurements
Answer» B. High viscosity and low flow measurements
18.

The instrument which is not suitable for the application in an automatic control scheme is _____________

A. Rotameters
B. Pitot static tube
C. Rotary piston meter
D. Orifice plate
Answer» B. Pitot static tube
19.

For the measurement of flow rate of liquid, the method used is _____________

A. Conveyor-based methods
B. Bourdon tube
C. Coriolis method
D. Thermal mass flow measurement
Answer» D. Thermal mass flow measurement
20.

Example of positive displacement meter is _____________

A. Variable area flow meter
B. Turbine meters
C. Rotary piston meter
D. Venturi
Answer» D. Venturi
21.

For the measurement of flow, the cheapest device is _____________

A. Venturi
B. Dall flow tube
C. Flow nozzle
D. Pitot static tube
Answer» D. Pitot static tube
22.

The rate at which milk flows through a closed pipe can be determined by _____________

A. Determining the mass flow rate
B. Determining the volume flow rate
C. Mass flow rate and volume flow rate
D. Fat content
Answer» D. Fat content
23.

Conveyor-based methods are used for the measurement of the flow of _____________

A. Solids
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Gel
Answer» B. Liquid
24.

The device cannot be used for flow obstruction is _____________

A. Orifice plate
B. Venturi tube
C. Flow nozzle and dall flow tube
D. sphere
Answer» E.
25.

The device which is used for making temporary measurements of flow is _____________

A. Venturi
B. Dull flow tube
C. Orifice plate
D. Pitot static tube
Answer» D. Pitot static tube
26.

Which of the following are now Newtonian materials which are time dependent?

A. Shear thickening
B. Rheo-pectic
C. Shear thinning
D. plastic
Answer» C. Shear thinning
27.

Viscosity of milk and milk products is important in not determining __________

A. the rate of creaming
B. rates of mass and heat transfer
C. the flow conditions in dairy processes
D. spoilage rate
Answer» E.
28.

Lactose, whey proteins and milk salts have less contribution towards the viscosity of milk compared with the casein which alone is contributing substantially towards this property.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
29.

Skim milk exhibit which of the following flow behavior?

A. Newtonian
B. Non Newtonian
C. Pseudo plastic
D. Diliant
Answer» B. Non Newtonian
30.

A Newtonian fluid is defined as the fluid which?

A. Obeys hook’s law
B. Is compressible
C. Obey Newton’s law of viscosity
D. Is incompressible
Answer» D. Is incompressible
31.

Which of the following is due to molds?

A. Discoloration
B. Off-flavor
C. Discoloration and off-flavor
D. Freshness
Answer» D. Freshness
32.

Deformation force can be ______________

A. Static
B. Dynamic
C. Static and dynamic
D. Short
Answer» D. Short
33.

The unit of viscosity is __________

A. Gamma
B. Pascal
C. Poise
D. Bar
Answer» D. Bar
34.

Which of the following factors does not affect the viscosity of milk?

A. State and concentration of proteins
B. State and concentration of Fat
C. Temperature and Age of Milk
D. Spoilage
Answer» E.
35.

Red tide is caused by __________

A. Noctiluca
B. Gonyaulax
C. Gymnodinium
D. Noctiluca, Gonyaulax and Gymnodinium
Answer» E.
36.

Which of the following combination of characters is true for slime moulds?

A. Parasitic, Plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
B. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
C. Parasitic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
D. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents
Answer» E.
37.

The chief type of spoilage in sweetened condensed milk may not be __________

A. Gas formation by sucrose fermenting yeast
B. Thickening caused by micrococci
C. Molds colonies growing on surface
D. Cleaning in Place
Answer» E.
38.

In certain parasitic fungi a hook like structure is formed at the point of contact with the host known as __________

A. Haustoria
B. Appresorium
C. Hold fast
D. Hook
Answer» C. Hold fast
39.

The time required to reduce stress in the material by flow is called __________

A. Peak time
B. Relaxation time
C. Stress time
D. No time
Answer» C. Stress time
40.

Milk mold is also called __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Geotrichum candidum
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» D. Penicillium camemberti
41.

The force required to maintain a relative velocity of 1cm/sec between two parallel planes placed 1 cm apart is called ________

A. acceleration
B. buoyancy force
C. viscosity
D. flow
Answer» B. buoyancy force
42.

Viscosity varied ________ with temperature and _______ with fat content of milk.

A. Linearly and exponentially
B. Exponentially and linearly
C. Exponentially and exponentially
D. Linearly and linearly
Answer» C. Exponentially and exponentially
43.

Camembert mold is __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» E.
44.

Kingdom protista includes organisms like __________

A. Euglena, Spirogyra and Penicillium
B. Amoeba, Spirogyra and Penicillium
C. Amoeba, Euglena and Penicillium
D. Amoeba, Euglena and Diatoms
Answer» E.
45.

One of the common fungal diseases of man is __________

A. Cholera
B. Plague
C. Ringworm
D. Typhoid
Answer» D. Typhoid
46.

Which of the following are now Newtonian material which is time independent?

A. Thixotropic
B. Rheo-pectic
C. Anti-thixotropic
D. Plastic
Answer» E.
47.

For non-Newtonian fluids, apparent viscosity is a function of __________

A. shear rate
B. flow rate
C. viscous rate
D. specific rate
Answer» B. flow rate
48.

Milk secreted in the udder is virtually sterile.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
49.

Blue Cheese mold is __________

A. Penicillium roqueforti
B. Stachybotrys chartarum
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Penicillium camemberti
Answer» B. Stachybotrys chartarum
50.

Which of the following is not a source of infection in milk?

A. Milker and cow
B. Litter
C. Ambient air
D. Heat
Answer» E.