FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)
The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.
Exam resources
Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer
The Kerala Public Service Commission recruits Food Safety Officers for the Commissionerate of Food Safety through an OMR test of 100 questions on food science, food safety law and general topics.
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A current-cycle notification with verified essential qualifications has not been established for this exam. Do not rely on a previous recruitment’s criteria.
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Marking scheme
+1 for a correct answer, −1/3 for a wrong answer; unanswered questions lose nothing. An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Compared across past papers. Not an official announcement.
| Change | Compared papers | Before | After | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2022 (Special Recruitment) → Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2025 | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section | 93 q 93 marks 90 min 1 section |
Questions
100 → 93
Marks
100 → 93
Section split
Food Safety & Food Science 100q → 93q
|
| 2022 | Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2020 → Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2022 (Special Recruitment) | 98 q 98 marks 75 min 1 section | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section |
Questions
98 → 100
Duration
75 → 90 min
Marks
98 → 100
Section split
Food Safety & Food Science 98q → 100q
|
| 2020 | Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2015 → Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2020 | 100 q 100 marks 75 min 1 section | 98 q 98 marks 75 min 1 section |
Questions
100 → 98
Marks
100 → 98
Section split
Food Safety & Food Science 100q → 98q
|
Free PDFs and recommended books for Kerala PSC FSO. How we choose
Free PDFs
12 free PDFsFood safety & law
FSSAI
Manual for Food Safety Officers — A Ready Reckoner
FSSAI's own handbook of a Food Safety Officer's hygiene and enforcement duties.
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Condiments
Official methods for spice quality and adulterant detection.
FSSAI
Compendium — Food Additives Regulations (December 2022)
Consolidated legal limits for additives by food category.
Food chemistry
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats
Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.
NCERT
Class 11 Biology — Biomolecules
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and enzymes.
NCERT
Class 12 Chemistry — Biomolecules
Structures of sugars, amino acids, vitamins and nucleic acids.
Food microbiology
OpenStax · Rice University
Microbiology (OpenStax)
A complete, peer-reviewed university microbiology textbook.
NCERT
Class 12 Biology — Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in curd, cheese, bread and fermentation.
NCERT
Class 8 Science — Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
Food spoilage, preservation and pathogens at a very basic level.
Processing & preservation
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
Official analytical methods for cereals and flours.
FSSAI · FoSTaC
FoSTaC Manual — Special (Level 2), Bakery
Bakery process hygiene and hazards as FSSAI sets them out.
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Tests for this exam
4 results
- Previous year paper 2025 Free Full paper 93Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2022 Free Kerala PSC Food Safety Officer 2022 (Special Recruitment) 100Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2020 Free Full paper 98Marks 75 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2015 Free Full paper 100Marks 75 minDuration Free Start test