Explore topic-wise MCQs in Food Engineering.

This section includes 9 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.

Which food industry is centrifuge NOT used in?

A. Savory and snack foods
B. Sugar Industry
C. Dairy processing
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
2.

Basket centrifuge can be used for liquid-liquid separations.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
3.

Statement 1: Tubular bowl centrifuges can handle slurries.
Statement 2: Tubular bowl centrifuges can be used for 3 phase separation.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» D. False, True
Discussion
4.

Statement 1: The radius of neutral zone depends on the radius of the centrifuge.
Statement 2: More is the radius, lesser is the zone of centrifuge.

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

The area of neutral zone, in a centrifuge is __________

A. Between the heavy and light liquid
B. Next to the light liquid and away from the heavy liquid
C. Next to the heavy liquid and away from the light liquid
D. Above the heavy liquid and below the light liquid
Answer» B. Next to the light liquid and away from the heavy liquid
Discussion
6.

Statement 1: In a dairy industry, it is desired to obtain the cream from milk using a centrifuge. Which will stay in the center?
Statement 2: It is desired to have __________ for the above process.

A. Cream, a small neutral zone
B. Milk, a small neutral zone
C. Milk, a large neutral zone
D. Cream, a large neutral zone
Answer» B. Milk, a small neutral zone
Discussion
7.

Statement 1: The g-number is the ratio of the velocity in a centrifuge to that of the velocity in sedimentation.
Statement 2: The g-number is represented as Z.

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

Statement 1: In both, centrifuge and sedimentation, the terminal velocity of the particle is reached after a certain time.
Statement 2: The formula used for finding out the velocity is the same for both the processes.

A. True, False
B. True, True
C. False, False
D. False, True
Answer» E.
Discussion
9.

In the centrifuge, heavier particles will have a larger radius.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion