1. Which type of food business falls under the purview of the Central Licensing Authority according to Regulation 2.1.2(3) and Schedule 1 of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses), Regulations 2011? (A) Petty food manufacturers-(Correct Alternative) (B) Restaurants serving food (C) All Importers importing food items for commercial use (D) Manufacturer with production capacity below 1 MT per day
2. For refined vegetable oil obtained by the method of solvent extraction and imported into India, what is the maximum permissible limit for Hexane according to FSSAI regulation? (A) Not more than 1.00 ppm.-(Correct Alternative) (B) Not more than 2.50 ppm. (C) Not more than 5.00 ppm. (D) Not more than 10.00 ppm.
3. According to the Class II preservatives given by FSSAI, what is the maximum limit for Sulphur dioxide when used in dry mix of Rasogollas? (A) 600 ppm.-(Correct Alternative) (B) 1500 ppm. (C) 100 ppm. (D) 2000 ppm.
4. According to the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018, what is the minimum percentage of alcohol by volume (abv) for a beverage to be defined as an” alcoholic beverage”? (A) More than 0.0 per cent abv-(Correct Alternative) (B) More than 0.5 per cent abv (C) More than 5.0 per cent abv (D) At least 1.0 per cent abv
5. Which of the following substances is explicitly listed as prohibited in alcoholic beverages as per Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Regulations, 2018? (A) Ethyl alcohol-(Correct Alternative) (B) Naturally-occurring caffeine (C) Caramel (as colouring matter in Rum) (D) Psychotropic substances
6. According to the provisions for Fortified Processed Foods, which category of food shall be excluded from the Fortified Processed Foods category? (A) Low-fat dairy products-(Correct Alternative) (B) Fruits and vegetables (C) Whole grain cereals (D) High Fat Sugar Salt (HFSS) Foods
7. What is a general requirement for articles of food sold in capsule format, according to the Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016? (A) They must be made of vegetarian material only-(Correct Alternative) (B) They must be approved by a medical professional (C) They shall comply with the general monograph and quality requirements specified for them in Indian Pharmacopoeia, if applicable (D) They must contain a minimum of one gram of active ingredient
8. After test or analysis, in which Form shall the certificate from the Director of the Referral Food Laboratory be supplied to the sender? (A) Form A-(Correct Alternative) (B) Form B (C) Form C (D) Either Form A or Form B
9. After test or analysis, in which Form shall the report signed by the Food Analyst be supplied to the sender? (A) Form A-(Correct Alternative) (B) Form B (C) Form C (D) Either Form A or Form B
10. As per FSSAI, what is the requirement for Salmonella sp. in Pasteurized/boiled milk/Flavored Milk? (A) Absent/g-(Correct Alternative) (B) < 10/ml (C) Absent/25 ml (D) Absent/25g
11. What does the ISO/IEC 17025 document specify? (A) Requirements for quality management systems-(Correct Alternative) (B) Guidelines for auditing management systems (C) General requirements for the competence, impartiality, and consistent operation of laboratories (D) Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services
12. What is the definition of “validation” as per ISO/IEC 17025? (A) Calibration of equipment to ensure accuracy-(Correct Alternative) (B) Reviewing technical records for correctness (C) Verification, where the specified requirements are adequate for an intended use (D) Comparison of results with other laboratories
13. According to the structural requirements, what must the laboratory be? (A) A registered business-(Correct Alternative) (B) An accredited body (C) A legal entity, or a defined part of a legal entity, that is legally responsible for its laboratory activities (D) An international organization
14. Which of the following is required to be retained as a record of method validation? (A) Only the validation procedure used-(Correct Alternative) (B) Only the results obtained (C) Only a statement on the validity of the method (D) The validation procedure used, specification of the requirements, determination of the performance characteristics, results obtained, and a statement on the validity of the method
15. What minimum air change rate is recommended for a chemical storage room? (A) 5 air changes/hour-(Correct Alternative) (B) 10 air changes/hour (C) 15 air changes/hour (D) 20 air changes/hour
16. –––––––––– is a process of heat transfer in which heat flows from a hotter body to cold body in the form of electromagnetic waves (A) Conduction-(Correct Alternative) (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) Irradiation
17. A fan delivers air at a flow rate of 15m3/s against static pressure of 150 mm water gauge. Determine the static efficiency of the fan. The power required to operate the fan is 30 kw (A) 10.25%-(Correct Alternative) (B) 56.75% (C) 61.25% (D) 73.53%
18. The rotary screen cleaner has normally (A) Square decks-(Correct Alternative) (B) Rectangular decks (C) Circular decks (D) Oval decks
19. Thermal conductivity of single grain is (A) 0.3-0.6 kcal/m-h-oC-(Correct Alternative) (B) 0.3-0.6 kcal/m2-h-oC (C) 0.1-0.15 kcal/m-h-oC (D) 0.1-0.15 kcal/m2-h-oC
20. Thermal diffusivity is directly proportional to (A) Thermal conductivity-(Correct Alternative) (B) Specific heat (C) Mass density (D) Heat transfer coefficient
21. In a cross flow dryers the flow of grain and drying air takes place at (A) Parallel to each other-(Correct Alternative) (B) Opposite to each other (C) 90o (D) 45o
22. The wave length of the electromagnetic radiation in the radiation drying is lies between (A) 10-50 µm-(Correct Alternative) (B) 0.01-0.50 µm (C) 0.76-400 µm (D) 100-1000 µm
23. A plate fin type heat exchanger has motion of two fluids in –––––––––– type arrangement (A) Parallel flow-(Correct Alternative) (B) Counter flow (C) Cross flow (D) None of the above
25. The centrifuge used in cream separation (A) Tubular centrifuge-(Correct Alternative) (B) Disk bowl centrifuge (C) Spitzkasten classifier (D) Cyclone separator
26. Boiling-point elevation in evaporators can be estimated using –––––––––– that the ratio of the temperatures at which two solutions exert the same pressur is constant. (A) Duhring’s rule-(Correct Alternative) (B) Charles rule (C) Avogadro rule (D) Waves rule
27. Plate heat exchanger mainly used in (A) Oil Industry-(Correct Alternative) (B) Meat Industry (C) Dairy industry (D) Thermal Industry
28. In paper manufacturing the whitness of the pulp is normally measured and compared with (A) Magnesium oxide-(Correct Alternative) (B) Calcium oxide (C) Sodium oxide (D) Calcium bisulfite
30. The general glass used for making containers for food packaging is (A) Soda lime glass-(Correct Alternative) (B) Borosilicate glass (C) Treated soda lime glass (D) None of the above
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