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Crimson red appearance indicates the adulteration of which food items?

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  1. Skimmed milk

  2. Mustard oil

  3. Ghee

  4. Milk

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Generally, ghee is adultered with vanaspati. However, when ghee is adultered with coal tar dyes. This adulteration is detected by adding hydrochloric acid to the ghee. The appearance of crimson red colour indicates the adulteration of ghee with coal tar dye.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

The reading of 1.026 in the lactometer shows 

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  1. Adulterated milk

  2. Unadulterated milk

  3. Adulterated ghee

  4. Unadulterated ghee

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. The most common adulterant used in milk is water. The water adulteration in a milk can be detected by using lactometer. When water is added to milk, the density of the milk decreases and this is detected using lactometer.The reading below 1.026 in the lactometer indicates adulteration of milk with water. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Nitric acid is used to detect adulteration in which of these food items?

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  1. Skimmed milk

  2. Ghee

  3. Beverages

  4. Mustard oil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. Mustard oil is mostly adulterated with argemone oil. To detect the argemone oil in mustard oil, concentrated nitric acid is used. If the red or reddish brown colour appears in the acid layer, then it is adulterated with argemone oil. 
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following disease is caused by the consumption of adulterated food?

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  1. Typhoid

  2. Dropsy

  3. Botulism

  4. Tetanus

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Oedema is also called dropsy and hydropsy. It is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body. It occurs due to poisoning by Argemone mexicana. Argemone mexicana seed oil is generally added as an adulterant into the edible oil.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Sand, grit, iron filings and chalk powder are the common adulterants of

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  1. Soji

  2. Coffee powder

  3. Common salts

  4. Wheat flour

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. In soji, sand, grit, iron filings, chalk powder are added as an adulterant.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Select the correct pair of food items and its adulterants.

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  1. Ghee- vanaspati

  2. Mustard- kesari dal

  3. Turmeric powder- iron filings

  4. Ice cream- sugar syrup

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. Ghee is generally adulterated with the cheap substitute, vanaspati. Mustard seeds are adulterated with argemone seeds. Turmeric powder is adulterated with aniline dye or metanil yellow colour. Ice creams are generally adulterated with washing powder.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following is the quality controlling agencies?

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  1. ISI

  2. AGMARK

  3. FPO

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are various agencies which are formed to prevent the adulteration of the food as well as to control the quality of the food products. ISI stands for the Indian Standard Institute. This institute allows the products to be standardized and have the ISI mark. ISI mark is for authentication of good quality domestic use products. AGMARK is the certification of good quality agricultural products. FPO is the mark for all processed fruit products which are sold in India. These marks assure good quality and the food has been checked and standards have been maintained.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

A preservative which can cause reaction in asthmatics, allergy and hyperactivity in children is____________.

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  1. Sodium benzoate

  2. Sodium metabisulphite

  3. Garboxy-methyl cellulose

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D

Dropsy : Argemone oil :: ............. : Minamata

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  1. Methyl cyanide

  2. Methyl bromide

  3. Methyl chloride

  4. Methyl mercury

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Dropsy is the condition which is caused by the consumption of the cooking oil adulterated with argemone oil. The disease is represented by gastrointestinal problems and swelling of the body. 
  • Minamata disease is caused due to the consumption of the fishes which was contaminated with methyl mercury released in the water bodies as a waste from the industries. 
  • The fishes died due to mercury accumulation and people suffered from mercury poisoning after the consumption of the fishes. 
  • Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Argemone oil in mustard oil can cause

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  1. Cancer

  2. Paralysis

  3. Blindness

  4. Typhoid

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. Mustard oil is adulterated with argemone oil. The adverse effect of administrating a large amount of argemone oil include nervous debility, paralysis, and even death if untreated.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.