Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 10 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.

In a packaging of dry grapes, the packaging material is made of polyethylene. The dry grapes have certain moisture content. Which of the following is true with respect to the diffusion of certain amount of moisture through the packing?

A. The moisture will not diffuse
B. The diffusion in this case is called permeability
C. None of the mentioned
D. Neither of the mentioned
Answer» C. None of the mentioned
2.

Statement 1: Diffusion of gas component through the resistive film to the bulk of the liquid is the rate determining step.Statement 2: Diffusion of gas component through the gas-liquid inter-phase is the rate determining step.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» B. True, True
3.

Ratio of equilibrium concentrations of solute A in liquid phase and gas phase i.e. CAL* and CAg* respectively is α. α is called _____

A. Diffusion coefficient
B. Distribution coefficient
C. Mass transfer coefficient
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Mass transfer coefficient
4.

Statement 1: Resistance is inversely proportional to the inter-facial area.Statement 2: The inter-facial area of a body is the area of the dispersed phase in a unit volume of the vessel.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
5.

Statement 1: Diffusion is faster than convective mass transfer.Statement 2: Mass transfer is proportional to the area of contact.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» E.
6.

A phase boundary between alcohol and water exists.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

Statement 1: A phase boundary exists between alcohol and oxygen.Statement 2: Phase boundary varies with agitation. It is inversely proportional to the amount of agitation provided.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» C. False, False
8.

Velocity gradient is the main driving force in mass transfer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

Statement 1: When alcohol is allowed to move from chamber A to chamber B when a barrier between them is removed, it is called multi phase diffusion.Statement 2: When oxygen is made to diffuse into the water, it’s called continuous molecular diffusion.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» E.
10.

Shifting of a pair of ripened apples from the store house to the vegetable cart is called mass transfer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.