FST MCQS 5 With Answers Key For PFA
FST MCQS 5 With Answers Key For PFA
FST MCQS 5 With Answers Key For PFA
FOOD TECHNOLOGY.
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. What is Food?
Ans: Any substance that, when ingested, will supply nutrients
such as carbohydrates, Proteins, Mineral Vitamins, H2O
that nourish the body.
2. Define Nutrition?
Ans: Nutrition’s a science that deals with the fate or path of the
food in the body.
3. What is Canning Technology?
Ans: Principle of Canning is sterilization by heat.
Four important steps in this method.
a. Placing the food to be preserved in bottles.
b. Closing the bottles with utmost care.
c. Subjecting bottles to the action of boiling H2O for the
certain length of time.
d. Removing the bottles from the H2O bath at the end of
the prescribed period.
4. What is Canning?
Ans: The preserving method in which food is preserved in
hermetically sealed container.
5. Which Chemical is responsible for Heat production in
Chilies?
Ans: Capsicin
6. What is the most common method of food preservation
in Pakistan?
Ans: Cold Storage and Sun-drying.
7. What’s Synersis?
Ans: The Separation of Liquid phase from the solid phase
(mostly in Jam Jellies, Marmalades) is known as synersis.
8. What is Blanching?
Ans: Blanching is the heating of some plant food material in hot
water or steam for a very short time mainly to destroy
active food enzymes.
9. Why we expel. extra cellular spaces by blanching?
Ans: To reduce the volume of material.
10. What is the function of Blanching?
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Ans: Because SO2 bleaches the natural color of the fruit Juices,
so fruit Jucies rich in natural colors are preserved by
Sodium benzoate.
59. What is meant by Smoke Point?
Ans: The smoke point is the temperature at which a fat or oil
gives off a thin bluish smoke.
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a) Chemist b) Nutritionist
c) Food processor d) All above
32. The foods in which the moisture contents and less
than/below 15% is ______________
a) Stable foods b) Semi Perishable foods
c) Perishable foods d) Acid food
33. The moisture content of natural semi-perishable
foods ranges b/w ______________
a) 50-60% b) 70-80%
c) 60-90% d) 50-70%
34. The foods in which the moisture content ranges
b/w 80-95% is called ______________
a) Perishable foods b) Semi-perishable foods
c) Stable foods d) High acid foods
35. Apple Guava, Mango, Orange, Pineapple, Tomato
are______________
a) Acid foods b) Low acid foods
c) Medium acid foods d) High acid foods
36. Lime, Lemon Juice and Pickles ______________
a) Low acid food b) Acid foods
c) Medium acids foods d) High acid foods
37. Okra, Green Peas, Green beans &-leafy vegetables ______
a) Low acid foods b) Medium acid foods
c) Acid foods d) High acid foods
38. Foods having pH of below 3.7 called ______________
a) High acid food b) Acid foods
c) Medium acid foods d) Low acid foods
39. Foods within the pH rang _________ are called acid foods.
a) Below 3.7 b) 4.5 – 3.7
c) 4.5 – 5 d) 5 &-above
40. ______________ includes all foods that fall within the pH
range of 5.0 to 4.5.
a) High acid b) Acid foods
c) Medium acid foods d) Low acid foods
41. Foods with a pH range of ______________ are called low
acid foods.
a) Below 3.7 b) 4.5 – 3.7
c) 5 – 4.5 d) 5 - above
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a) Maillard reaction b)
Caramalization
c) Browning d) Purification
51. Dairy product regularly suffers from rancid, goaty
&-unclean taints due to excessive concentration of
______________ fatty acids.
a) C11 C2 0
b) C20 C22
c) C18 C20
d) C 4 C10
52. Some bacteria like ______________ produce toxins that
cause food poisoning.
a) Clostridium b) Staphylococcus aureus
c) Mycodesmavin d) A & B
53. Chemically or bio-chemically, enzymes are
primarily ______________ in nature.
a) Carbohydrate b) Lipids
c) Vitamins d) Proteins
54. Cytochrome oxidase &-alcohol dehydrogenase are the
example of ____ enzymes.
a) Oxidoreductases b) Transferases
c) Hydrolases c) Lyases
55. Transminase is an example of ______________ enzyme.
a) Hydrolases b) Oxidoreductases
c) Ligases d) Transferases
56. Esterases, Proteinases, alkali &-acid phosphates
belong to ______________ enzyme.
a) Hydrolases b) Transferases
c) Oxidoreductases d) Ligases
57. Fumerase is an example of ______________enzyme.
a) Ligases b) Isomerases
c) Lyases d) Hydrolases
58. Racemases belongs to ______________ enzyme.
a) Isomerases b) Ligases
c) Lyases d) Oxidoreductases
59. Pyruvate carboxylase is an example of ______________
enzyme.
a) Ligases b) Isomerases
c) Lyases d)Hydrolases
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c) Pasteurization d) Blanching
70. Some substances are added intentionally to foods
for the purpose of making more profit generally termed as
______________
a) Food contaminations b) Food adulterants
c) Food additives d) All above
71. Many substances enter foodstuffs accidentally
during production, processing, storage & handling often
referred to as food ______________
a) Food contaminants b) Food adulterants
c) Food additives d) All above
72. Many chemicals and added intentionally during
production, processing or storage to improve or enhance
the qualities of the foods stuff termed as______________
a) Food adulterants b) Food additives
c) Food contaminants d) All above
73. ______________ is used to whiten the color of
fresh whole for the production of some kinds of cheese.
a) Hydrogen peroxide b) Sulphurdioxide
c) Sodium benzoate d) Potassium Sorbate
74. ______________ is naturally occurring antioxidant.
a) Vitamin. K b) Vit. A
c) Vit. B d)Vit. E
75. BHA & BHT are the example of ______________
a) Antisprouting agent
b) Antiripening agent
c) Antioxidants
d) Antimicrobial agent
76. ______________ is the example of antiripening agent.
a) 2, 4, 5 trichlorophenoxy acetic acid
b) Maleic hydrazide
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Sodium benzoate
77. The examples of thickening agents are ______________
a) Agar b) Amylose
c) Guargum d) All above
78. The most Commonly used leavening agents in bakery are
______________
a) Yeast b) Sodium bicarbonate
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c) Sugar d) a & b
79. In the production of Carbonated beverages CO2
and ______________ are common additives used as
preservative.
a) Sodium Propionate b) Sorbic Acid
c) Benzoate d) Nitrates
80. Sorbic Acid and ______________ are the preservatives
used in bread preparation.
a)Sulphur dioxide b) Nitrites
c) Propionic Acid d) Benzoic Acid
81. The Final Products of alcoholic fermentation are
______________
a) Acetic acid + Water
b)Ethyl alcohol + Carbon dioxide
c)Ethyl alcohol + Water
d)All above
82. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the example of
______________
a) Bacteria b) Fungi
c) Yeast d) Molds
83. Beer is produced from ______________
a) Wheat b) Barley
c) Corn d)Rice
84. Soy Sauce is the fermented product of ______________
a) Barley b) Wheat
c) Oat d) Soy beans
85. Cereals are fermented to produce ______________
a) Coffee b) Seasoning
c) Bread d) CHAPATTI
86. Tea is the example of fermentation______________
a) Alcoholic b) Non-alcoholic
c) Acetic d) None
87. The examples of fermented dairy products are
______________
a) Cheese and Yoghurt b) Butter and Cream
c) Cream and Ice Cream d) All above
88. ______________ is the acetic acid producing bacteria.
a) Acetomonas b) Saccharomyces
c) Streptococcus d) None
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c) Alcoholic fermentation
111. Lactic acid bacteria utilize the sugars present in the foods
and convert them into lactic acid this process is called.
a) Acetic fermentation b) Lactic fermentation
c) Alcoholic fermentation
112. Streptococcus Thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus
are Lactic fermentar in.
a) Meat industry b) Dairy industry
c) Fruit and Vegetable industry
d) Beverage industry
113. Lactic fermentation product from coagulated milk in dairy
industry is
a) Cheese b) Ice Cream
c) Skimmed Milk d) Milk Cream
114. Several yeasts can be used but most commonly species of
genus.
a) Streptococcus b) Lactobacillus
c) Leuconostoc d) Saccharomyces
115. Saccharomyces Cerevisae & Saccharomyces carlbergensis
are common species of yeast which are used in
a) Acetic fermentation b) Alcoholic fermentation
c) Lactic fermentation
116. _______________ is used in alcoholic fermentation
a) Yeast b) Bacteria
c) Algae d) Blue green Algae
117. C6H12O6 yeast 2C2H5OH +2CO2
a) Alcoholic fermentation
b) Acetic fermentation
c) Lactic fermentation
118. C2H5OH CH3COOH + H2O reaction take place
in the presence of
a) Yeast b) Acetic acid bacteria
c) Lactic acid bacteria
119. C6H12O6 CH3CHCOOH + H2O reaction
take place in the presence of
a) Yeast b) Acetic acid bacteria
c) Lactic acid bacteria
120. The breakdown of protienaceous material is referred to as
a) Autolysis b) Lipolysis
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c) Proteolysis d)Radiolysis
121. The break down of fatty material is referred to as
a) Autolysis b) Lipolysis
c) Proteolysis
122. Naturally vinegar contain acetic acid
a) 8% b) 4%
c) 2% d) 5%
123. Radiolysis, a process by the application of ionizing
radiation may occur in_______________
a) Carbohydrates b) Protein
c) Water d) Lipids
124. Oxidation as well as condensation reactions similar to non
enzymatic browning due to irradiation have been observed
in_______________
a) Protein b) Carbohydrates
c) Lipids d) Water
125. Deamination, Oxidation, Polymerisation and
decarboxylation have been observed during irradiation
in_______________
a) Water b) Carbohydrates
c) Protein d) Lipids
126. Many reactions similar to oxidative rancidity during
irradiation have been observed in _______________
a) Water b) Carbohydrates
c) Lipids d) Protein
127. Which set of Vitamins in food are relatively sensitive to
application radiation
a) A, E, K, b) A, E, C, Riboflavin, B-1
c) A, Niacin, D, B-1, E d) D, A, E, K, C
128. The spinning process in fruits such as bananas, Tomatoes,
pears, Mangoes, Guava and others can be delayed by low
dose irradiation_______________
a) 280 – 380 GY b) 250 – 350 GY
c) 220 – 350 GY d) 200 – 300 GY
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ANSWERS (MCQ’S)
1. b 51. d
2. a 52. d
3. b 53. d
4. c 54. a
5. b 55. d
6. d 56. a
7. b 57. c
8. b 58. a
9. b 59. a
10. b 60. d
11. b 61. b
12. b 62. a
13. b 63. b
14. d 64. b
15. b 65. a
16. d 66. c
17. b 67. a
18. a 68. a
19. b 69. b
20. a 70. b
21. a 71. a
22. a 72. b
23. c 73. a
24. a 74. d
25. a 75. c
26. d 76. a
27. a 77. d
28. c 78. d
29. a 79. c
30. a 80. c
31. c 81. b
32. a 82. c
33. c 83. b
34. a 84. a
35. a 85. c
36. d 86. d
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37. a 87. a
38. a 88. a
39. a 89. b
40. c 90. d
41. d 91. c
42. a 92. c
43. b 93. a
44. c 94. c
45. d 95. b
46. c 96. d
47. d 97. c
48. c 98. b
49. c 99. a
50. b 100. c
51. d
101. b 116. a
102. d 117. a
103. a 118. b
104. c 119. c
105. c 120. c
106. c 121. b
107. b 122. b
108. c 123 c
109. a 124 b
110. b 125 c
111. b 126 c
112. b 127 a
113. a 128 b
114. d
115. b
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