CUET Home Science MCQs Food Safety and Quality

Question. Perishables like meat, poultry and fish must be refrigerated within _______ of purchasing.
(a) 6 hours
(b) Half an hour
(c) 2 hours
(d) 4 hours

Answer : C

Question. What is the intentional addition of impure ingredients to food items to cheat the consumers known as?
(a) Mixing
(b) Substitution
(c) Adulteration
(d) Degradation

Answer : C 

Question. All vegetables and fruits should be washed with
(a) Potassium chloride
(b) Zinc oxide
(c) Magnesium permanganate
(d) Potassium permanganate

Answer : D

Question. According to __________, food adulteration is the act of deliberately spoiling the quality of food that is offered for sale.
(a) FPO
(b) FSSAI
(c) AGMARK
(d) ISI MARK

Answer : B

Question. First Agmark standard was fixed for
(a) Pulses
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Ghee

Answer : D

Question. Soaking of pulses before cooking should not exceed_______
(a) 5 hours
(b) One day
(c) 12 hours
(d) 2 hours

Answer : B 

Question. Contaminated and unsafe food can result due to
(a) Negligence
(b) Unhygienic habits
(c) Poor personal hygiene
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. _________ refers to the maintenance of cleanliness while handling food items.
(a) Food hygiene
(b) Food monitoring
(c) Food safety
(d) Food handling

Answer : A

Question. What should be used to handle the utensils while serving?
(a) Cloth
(b) Tongs
(c) Hand
(d) None of the above

Answer : B 

Question. What is the full form of FPO?
(a) Fruit Product Order
(b) Food Production Order
(c) Fruit Protection Order
(d) Food Product Organisation

Answer : A 

Question. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act has now been replaced by
(a) Food adulteration act 1973
(b) Food safety act 2000
(c) Food safety and standards act 2006
(d) None of the above

Answer : C 

Question. What is the adulterant used in common salt?
(a) White sand
(b) Washing soda
(c) Detergent
(d) Chalk powder

Answer : A 

Question. Which of the following is not correct with respect to AGMARK?
(a) Food products bearing this mark are agricultural and livestock products.
(b) It categorises commodities into various grades depending on the degree of purity.
(c) It specifies the types of packing for different products.
(d) It launches publicity campaigns to educate people.

Answer : D

Question. Match the following food items with the adulterants used in them.
    List-I                                        List-II
A. Whole black pulses            1. Dried papaya seeds
B. Milk                                     2. vanaspati
C. Pure ghee                          3. detergent
D. Black pepper                     4. stones
Codes
     A B C D 
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

Answer : B

Question. What is largely used in food products for colouring pulses, spices, condiments, sweets like ladoo, jalebi, etc ?
(a) Kesari Dal
(b) Argemone seeds
(c) Iron fillings
(d) Metanil yellow

Answer : D

Question. What should be the suitable temperature for handling hot food after it has been prepared and before it is served?
(a) At 30 degree Celsius
(b) Above 25 degree Celsius
(c) Above 57 degree Celsius
(d) At 50 degree Celsius

Answer : C 

Question. Kesari dal produces __________, a crippling paralysis of the legs.
(a) Chromate
(b) Lathyrism
(c) Argemone
(d) All of of the above

Answer : B 

Question. _________ seeds look like mustard seeds.
(a) Argemone
(b) Papaya
(c) Tamarind
(d) Grass

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A) Food adulteration makes the food unsafe for consumption.
Reason (R) The food or its package is composed of a poisonous or harmful substance.
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are false

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A) Crockery, cutlery or working surfaces should not be used again without washing
Reason (R) Bacteria may become active and cause food poisoning.
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are false

Answer : C