Food Preservation MCQs

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Food Preservation, a fundamental topic in the field of Food Engineering. Whether you're preparing for competitive exams, honing your problem-solving skills, or simply looking to enhance your abilities in this field, our Food Preservation MCQs are designed to help you grasp the core concepts and excel in solving problems.

In this section, you'll find a wide range of Food Preservation mcq questions that explore various aspects of Food Preservation problems. Each MCQ is crafted to challenge your understanding of Food Preservation principles, enabling you to refine your problem-solving techniques. Whether you're a student aiming to ace Food Engineering tests, a job seeker preparing for interviews, or someone simply interested in sharpening their skills, our Food Preservation MCQs are your pathway to success in mastering this essential Food Engineering topic.

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Q41.
Statement 1: Microorganism responsible for most organism pathogen in humans is thermophile.
Statement 2: Mesophiles have an optimum temperature growth below 10° C and psychrophiles have an optimum temperature growth at around 55° C.
Discuss
Answer: (b).True, True
Q42.
Which of the following is needed in order to establish a refrigeration requirement?
Discuss
Answer: (d).All of the mentioned
Q43.
The heat load for the storage of fruits and vegetables is calculated by multiplying the specific heat of the food by the number of degrees of the temperature that needs to be lowered divided by the weight of the food.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q44.
Specific heat of food is calculated by the formula Specific heat = 0.008 (percentage water in food) + 0.2.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q45.
Microorganisms causing spoilage of fresh meat, poultry, dairy products and eggs are mostly at 20° C.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q46.
Statement 1: Bacteria at a count of a few low millions in milk are psychrotrophic.
Statement 2: Psychrotrophic bacteria can re contaminate milk after pasteurization.
Discuss
Answer: (b).True, True
Q47.
Statement 1: _____ packaging helps increase shelf-life of milk.
Statement 2: Spoilage patterns for milk, eggs and meat is the same.
Discuss
Answer: (b).Aseptic, True
Q48.
Beef carcasses need to be made devoid of their body heat before they’re sent for retail.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Discuss
Answer: (b).It is kept at a relative humidity such that excessive weight loss doesn’t take place
Q50.
Albumen thickness is directly proportional to the temperature at which egg solidifies.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
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