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Food Products Technology

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Which of the following fermentation products is a precursor of aspartame?

  1. Alanine

  2. Phenylalanine

  3. Arginine

  4. Histidine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phenylalanine has become a very important fermentation product because it is a precursor in the manufacture of the sweetener aspartame.

Which of the following laws governs the packaging of commodity?

  1. Packaging Consumer Goods Law

  2. Packaged Commodity Law

  3. Packed Consumers Law

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

During parboiling of rice, what will happen?

  1. Nutrients from endosperm travel to bran and hull.

  2. Nutrients from bran and hull travel to endosperm.

  3. There is no movement of nutrients.

  4. The colour of rice changes.


Correct Option: B

Thermostabilisation is a method for prolonging storage life of egg. It involves heating the egg at ______________.

  1. 54 oC/15 min

  2. boiling water/5 sec

  3. 68 oC/30 min

  4. both 1 and 2


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is responsible for thickening of tomato paste with duration of time?

  1. Pectin methyl esterase

  2. Pectin ethyl esterase

  3. Pectin methyl peroxidase

  4. Pectin ethyl peroxidase


Correct Option: A

Which of the following operations lead(s) to increase in moisture content of wheat grain?

  1. Tempering
  2. Conditioning
  3. Milling
  4. Parboiling
  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 3 and 4

  3. Only 4

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following toxic factors is/are present in mustard seeds and oil?

  1. Elaidic acid

  2. Erucic acid

  3. DHA and EPA

  4. Mucic acid


Correct Option: B

The presence of salt for preservation causes

  1. precipitation of enzyme protein

  2. reduction in sulphur linkage in enzyme protein

  3. reaction with aldehyde

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: A

If ghee is exposed to high clarification temperature, it will lead to

  1. reduced vitamin A

  2. dark colour

  3. good keeping quality

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following measures can be taken to reduce the bitterness of citrus fruit juice? a. By keeping in open air b. By dipping in 2% boiling NaOH c. By exposure to high temperature d. By keeping at low temperature

  1. Only (a) and (b)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (c) and (d)


Correct Option: B

Homogenisation of milk reduces fat globule size to less than

  1. 2 microns

  2. 5 microns

  3. 20 microns

  4. 25 microns


Correct Option: A

Which of the following chemicals is/are used as preservatives of jam, jellies and pickles? (a) Benzoates (b) Sorbates (c) Acetate (d) Toluene

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only c

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B

Upon refrigeration, the vitamin content of fruits and vegetables

  1. increases

  2. decreases

  3. remains the same

  4. first increases and then decreases


Correct Option: B

Which of the following milk-based ingredients is/are used in yoghurt making?

  1. Lactobacillus bulgaricus

  2. Streptococcus thermophilus

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Match Group I with Group II.

 
Group I Group II
1. Firming agent (a) Pectin
2. Emulsifier (b) Ester gum
3. Anti-forming agent (c) Calcium carbonate
4. Thickening agent (d) Dimethyl polysiloxane
  1. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a

  2. 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - a

  3. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - d, 4 - c

  4. 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b


Correct Option: B
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