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GATE XE 2013 Food Technology question paper

Food Technology questions
21
Food Technology marks
34
Full paper marks
64
Duration
180 min

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Sections, questions and marks in the 2013 paper
Section Questions Marks Question types
General Aptitude 10 15 10 MCQ
Engineering Mathematics 11 15 11 MCQ
Food Technology 21 34 21 MCQ

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Food Technology questions, 2013 — with answer key

21 questions, with the answer marked.

Q1 MCQ 1 mark
Kawashiorkor disease is caused due to the deficiency of
  1. A. lysine
  2. B. unsaturated fatty acids
  3. C. vitamin K
  4. D. protein correct
Q3 MCQ 1 mark
The food borne disease, Q fever is caused by the organism,
  1. A. Clostridium perfringens
  2. B. Coxiella burnetti correct
  3. C. Bacillus cereus
  4. D. Staphylococcus aureus
Q4 MCQ 1 mark
The primary bacterial spoilage of poultry meat at low temperature, with characteristic sliminess at outer surface, is caused by
  1. A. Pseudomonas spp. correct
  2. B. Aspergillus spp.
  3. C. Bacillus spp.
  4. D. Candida spp.
Q5 MCQ 1 mark
The weight gain (in gram) per gram protein consumed is called
  1. A. Net Protein Ratio (NPR)
  2. B. Biological Value (BV)
  3. C. Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) correct
  4. D. Chemical Score (CS)
Q6 MCQ 1 mark
Which of the following carbohydrates is NOT classified as dietary fibre?
  1. A. Agar
  2. B. Pectin
  3. C. Sodium alginate
  4. D. Tapioca starch correct
Q7 MCQ 1 mark
In the extruder barrel, the compression is achieved by back pressure created by the die and by
  1. A. increasing pitch and decreasing diameter of the screw
  2. B. using the tapered barrel with constant pitch correct
  3. C. increase in the clearance between barrel surface and screw
  4. D. opening of the die
Q8 MCQ 1 mark
The brown colour of bread crust during baking is due to Maillard reaction between
  1. A. aldehyde groups of sugars and amino groups of proteins correct
  2. B. aldehyde groups of sugars and vitamins
  3. C. aldehyde groups of sugars and salt
  4. D. starch and yeast
Q9 MCQ 1 mark
Blanching influences vegetable tissues in terms of
  1. A. enzymes production
  2. B. alteration of cytoplasmic membrane correct
  3. C. stabilization of cytoplasmic proteins
  4. D. stabilization of nuclear proteins
Q10 MCQ 2 marks
Match the toxicants of plant foods in Group I with their main plant source given in Group II.
Group I: P) Gossypol; Q) Vicine; R) Glucosinolates; S) BOAA (beta-N- Oxalyl Amino L-Alanine)
Group II: 1) Khesari Dahl (Lathyrus sativus); 2) Cotton seeds; 3) Fava beans; 4) Rapeseeds
  1. A. P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1 correct
  2. B. P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
  3. C. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
  4. D. P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
Q11 MCQ 2 marks
Match the products in Group I with the enzymes used for their preparation given in Group II.
Group I: P) Aspartame; Q) Cocoa butter substitute; R) High fructose corn syrup; S) Lactose free milk
Group II: 1) Lipase; 2) Glucose isomerase; 3) Thermolysin; 4) Invertase; 5) Beta galactosidase
  1. A. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
  2. B. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-5 correct
  3. C. P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
  4. D. P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-5
Q12 MCQ 2 marks
Match the food items in Group I with the type of colloidal dispersion given in Group II.
Group I: P) Mayonnaise; Q) Tomato ketchup; R) Cake; S) Curd
Group II: 1) Sol; 2) Emulsion; 3) Gel; 4) Solid foam
  1. A. P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
  2. B. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
  3. C. P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
  4. D. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3 correct
Q13 MCQ 2 marks
[a] Assertion: In the presence of sucrose, the temperature and time for gelatinization of starch increases .
[r] Reason: Sucrose, due to its hygroscopic nature, competes with starch for water needed for gelatinization.
  1. A. Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a] correct
  2. B. Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]
  3. C. Both [a] and [r] are false
  4. D. [a] is true but [r] is false
Q14 MCQ 2 marks
Thermal death of viable spores of Bacillus subtilis in a food sample follows a first order kinetics with a specific death rate constant of 0.23 min-1 at 100 °C. The time (in minutes) required to kill 99% of spores in the food sample at 100 °C will be
  1. A. 10
  2. B. 20 correct
  3. C. 23
  4. D. 60
Q15 MCQ 2 marks
How much skim milk (in kg) containing 0.1% fat should be added to 500 kg of cream containing 50% fat to produce standardized cream containing 36% fat?.
  1. A. 140
  2. B. 165
  3. C. 195 correct
  4. D. 210
Q16 MCQ 2 marks
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT in relation to muscle proteins ?
  1. A. Actin and myosin interact to form actomyosin which is responsible for muscle contraction
  2. B. Collagen contributes to the toughness of muscles due to its abundant presence
  3. C. Elastin, a constituent of ligaments, is tougher than collagen
  4. D. Actomyosin is not the main state of actin and myosin in post-mortem muscles correct
Q17 MCQ 2 marks
Common Data for Questions 17 and 18: A cold storage plant is used for storing 50 tonnes of apples in perforated plastic crates. During the storage, apples are cooled down from 28°C to storage temperature of 2°C. (Specific heat of the apple = 0.874 kCal kg-1 °C-1)
If the required cooling is attained in 16 hours, the refrigeration plant capacity (in Tons) is
  1. A. 19
  2. B. 24 correct
  3. C. 29
  4. D. 32
Q18 MCQ 2 marks
Common Data for Questions 17 and 18: A cold storage plant is used for storing 50 tonnes of apples in perforated plastic crates. During the storage, apples are cooled down from 28°C to storage temperature of 2°C. (Specific heat of the apple = 0.874 kCal kg-1 °C-1)
If the cooling is to be achieved in 8 hours, the power required (in Horse Power) to operate the plant having a Coefficient of Performance (COP) of 2.5 will be
  1. A. 47
  2. B. 65
  3. C. 89 correct
  4. D. 96
Q19 MCQ 2 marks
Common Data for Questions 19 and 20: An actively growing culture of Acetobacter aceti is added to the vigorously aerated fermented fruit juice medium containing 10 g l-1 ethanol to produce vinegar. After some time, the ethanol concentration in the medium is 0.8 g l-1 and acetic acid produced is 8.4 g l-1.
What is the conversion efficiency of the process with respect to theoretical yield?
  1. A. 30
  2. B. 50
  3. C. 70 correct
  4. D. 90
Q20 MCQ 2 marks
Common Data for Questions 19 and 20: An actively growing culture of Acetobacter aceti is added to the vigorously aerated fermented fruit juice medium containing 10 g l-1 ethanol to produce vinegar. After some time, the ethanol concentration in the medium is 0.8 g l-1 and acetic acid produced is 8.4 g l-1.
The concentration of fermentable sugars (g l-1) required in the fruit juice to produce 10 g l-1 ethanol, based on 90% fermentation efficiency is
  1. A. 20.0
  2. B. 21.7 correct
  3. C. 22.8
  4. D. 25.1
Q21 MCQ 2 marks
Statement for Linked Answer Questions 21 and 22: An enzyme catalyzed reaction (following Michaelis-Menten kinetics) exhibits maximum reaction velocity (Vm) of 75 nmol l-1 min-1. The enzyme at a substrate concentration of 1.0x10-4 M shows the initial reaction velocity of 60 nmol l-1min-1.
The Km value of the enzyme in molar concentration (M) is
  1. A. 2.5 x 10-5 correct
  2. B. 5.0 x 10-5
  3. C. 2.5 x 10-4
  4. D. 5.0 x 10-4
Q22 MCQ 2 marks
Statement for Linked Answer Questions 21 and 22: An enzyme catalyzed reaction (following Michaelis-Menten kinetics) exhibits maximum reaction velocity (Vm) of 75 nmol l-1 min-1. The enzyme at a substrate concentration of 1.0x10-4 M shows the initial reaction velocity of 60 nmol l-1min-1.
If the enzyme concentration for the reaction is doubled at a substrate concentration of 5.0 x 10-5 M, the initial reaction velocity in nmol l-1 min-1 will be
  1. A. 37.5
  2. B. 50
  3. C. 60
  4. D. 100 correct

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