Practice Food Microbiology & Food Hygiene Questions and Answers

• How many of the following are prebiotics permitted for use in Health supplements and Nutraceuticals? Options: 1. Lactulose 2. Pectin 3. Polydextrose 4. Iso...
• Apart from adding a sweet taste with lesser calories/g than sugar, which of the following statements are correct with respect to sugar alcohols? Options: 1...
• Some of the benefits of traditional methods of food preparation like soaking, sprouting and fermentation of pulses are: Options: 1. They increase the diges...
• Which of the following are Mycotoxins? Options: 1. Deoxynivalenol 2. Fumonisins 3. Furocoumarins 4. Lectins
• How many statements are correct with respect to the measures to be taken to prevent cross contamination? Options: 1. Keep raw foods and Ready-to-eat foods ...
• Which of the following are Gram negative selective media? Options: 1. Mac Conkeys Agar 2. Crystal Violet Tetrazolium Agar 3. Violet Red Bile Agar 4. Triple...
• Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Protease enzyme? Options: 1. It can be obtained from animals, plants, bacteria and fungi 2. P...
• Which of the following statements are correct with respect to procedures for thawing food? Options: 1. Ensure that the temperature of food being thawed doe...
• How many of the given statements are correct - A food allergy occurs when the immune system: Options: 1. Identifies a particular food as dangerous and crea...
• Which of the following are correct with reference to the recent ban on the use of single use plastics? Options: 1. The ban has been imposed to combat worse...
• Niacin is synthesized in the body from an essential amino acid. About ______ mg of ______ is converted to 1 mg of Niacin.
• The diseases organisms ______ and ______ are transmitted through consuming contaminated, undercooked pork
• As per FSSAI labelling regulations, the term ‘added sugar’ needs to be mentioned on the package when ______ and ______ have been added to foods and bev...
• The ‘Date of Manufacture’ is not needed on a food package which has a shelf-life of not more than ______ days but ______ is required
• Vitamin D2 , also known as ______ comes from ______ foods.
• The amino acid ______ has indole as a special group in its structure.
• The unit of radiation is a Gray (Gy) which equals ______ rads.
• As per regulations, the Maximum Migration Limit of zinc is ______ mg/kg from plastic materials intended to be in contact with articles of food.
• Celiac disease is a/an ______ in which your immune system responds abnormally to gluten
• A yellow colour in milk is mostly caused by the bacteria ______
• Food allergies happen when the body’s ______ system mistakenly treats proteins found in food as a threat.
• Yeasts belonging to the genus ______ can cause red, pink or yellow coloured spots on meat.
• Food ______ is defined as decomposition and damage caused to food by various agents making it unsuitable for human consumption.
• The disaccharide ______ has α -1,4 glycosidic linkages.
• Erythritol provides ______ kcal/g.
• Reichert-Meissl (RM) number is defined as: