FOOD GRAIN PROCESSING, PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MCQs
1. The highest value of angle of internal friction indicates the material is:
a. Cohesive
b. Easy flowing
c. Normal flowing
d. No indication of flow
Ans. a
2. To separate mustard seed from wheat, the best type of separator is:
a. Indented cylinder separator
b. Specific gravity separator
c. Centrifugal separator
d. Spiral separator
Ans. d
3. The ‘R’ pocket type disc separator is used for:
a. Flat seed from round seed
b. Broken rice from whole rice
c. Stores from grains
d. All of the above
Ans. b
4. Method of conveying granular materials with high speed of air current is called as:
a. Belt conveyor
b. Screw conveyor
c. Pneumatic conveyor
d. Bucket elevator
Ans. c
5. First cleaning operation after threshing is called as:
a. Screening
b. Scalping
c. Washing
d. Grading
Ans. b
6. The inclination of belt conveyor to carry grains is limited to:
a. 10-15
b. 15-17
c. 17-20
d. 20-25
Ans. b
7. Process of conversion of crude oil to edible oil is known as:
a. Purifying
b. Bleachind
c. Refinin
d. Filtering
Ans. c
8. Oil content of shelled groundnut is …….. %:
a. 40-45
b. 45-50
c. 50-55
d. 55-60
Ans. b
9. A separator used to separate grains, based on thin surface texture ad stickness properties of grain is known as:
a. Magnetic separator
b. Spiral separator
c. Cyclone separator
d. Pneumatic separator
Ans. a
10. Oil content in parboiled rice bran is…….. raw rice bran:
a. Very less than
b. Less than
c. Same as
d. More than
Ans. d
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11. Oil content of coconut (copra) is approximately:
a. 36-45%
b. 46-55%
c. 56-65%
d. 66-70%
Ans. d
12. In pulse milling process, mixing with red earth is known as:
a. Dry milllin
b. WWet milling
c. Hardening
d. Pitting
Ans. b
13. Hot pulses are tempered after each pass in tempering bin for about…….. hours:
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
Ans. b
14. Maize oil and gluten has the following percent of protein:
a. 50
b. 55
c. 60
d. 65
Ans. c
15. The major carbohydrate present is rich in:
a. Glucose
b. Fructose
c. Starch
d. Pectin
Ans. c
16. The fibre of rice is the hemicelluloses made up of the:
a. Pentose
b. Arabinose
c. Xylose
d. All
Ans. d
17. The rice protein is richer in:
a. Arginine
b. Lysine
c. Threonine
d. All
Ans. a
18. Lysine and threonine is absent in:
a. Rice
b. Wheat
c. Barley
d. All
Ans. a
19. The polished rice is poor in:
a. Ca and Fe
b. Ca and P
c. P and Fe
d. Fe and Mn
Ans. a
20. The pigments of colored rice are:
a. Anthocyanine
b. Carotenoid
c. Both a and b
d. None
Ans. c
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21. In Indian vegetarian diet, pulses are major sources of:
a. Carbohydrates
b. Protein
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin B
Ans. b
22. The per capita availability of oils and fats in India is about:
a. 3k
b. 4kg
c. 5kg
d. 6kg
Ans. c
23. Oil content of soyabean is:
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 30%
Ans. b
24. Percentage of oil left in cake using hydraulic press comes to:
a. 10-15%
b. 8-10%
c. 7-8%
d. 4-6%
Ans. c
25. In solvent extraction technique, the percentage of oil left in cake is:
a. 2-3%
b. 1.5-2%
c. 1%
d. 0.5%
Ans. c
26. In Rubber Roll Shelter the difference in linear speed between faster and slower roller should be:
a. 2 m/s
b. 3 m/s
c. 4 m/s
d. 5 m/s
Ans. a
27. The vertical cone polisher removes the bran from brown rice based on the principle:
a. Shearing
b. Abrasion
c. Impact
d. Grinding
Ans. b
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28. In size reduction of fine powders, which of the following law is not applicable?
a. Kick’s law
b. Rittinger’s law
c. Bonds law
d. All of the above
Ans. b
29. Stoke’s law is applied when reynold’s number is:
a. Less than two
b. More than two
c. Less than or equal to two
d. Less than 10
Ans. c
30. For size reduction following method is/are used;
a. Cutting
b. Crushng
c. Compression
d. All of the above
Ans. d
31. Parboiling of rice was originated in:
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bhutan
d. USA
Ans. b
32. Break rolls and reduction rolls are used in:
a. Rice milling
b. Wheat milling
c. Burr milling
d. Spice grinding
Ans. b
33. Engle berg huller removes………. from paddy:
a. Husk
b. Bran
c. Husk and bran
d. Broen
Ans. c
34. Centrifugal dehusker removes husk from paddy based on:
a. Impact
b. Frictional
c. Shear
d. Abrasion
Ans. c
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