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Fruits and Vegetables problems


  • 1. Concentrate of fruits and vegetable juices

  • Options
  • A. favor the growth of A. niger and A. flavus species
  • B. favour the growth of yeast and of acid and sugar tolerant Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus species
  • C. favor the growth of Saprophytic bacteria
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. Yeast are most likely to grow in frozen fruits during

  • Options
  • A. slow thawing
  • B. refrigeration
  • C. ambient temperature
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. The predominant micro-organisms in frozen foods are

  • Options
  • A. bacteria
  • B. micro-coccus
  • C. yeast and moulds
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. Under what conditions food poisoning bacteria may grow and produce toxins in vegetables?

  • Options
  • A. When thawed vegetables are held at refrigerated temperature for any considerable period
  • B. When thawed vegetables are held at room temperature for any considerable period
  • C. When thawed vegetables are held below refrigerated temperature for any considerable period
  • D. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Anthracnose is a defect which can be observed as

  • Options
  • A. spotting of leaves
  • B. spotting of seedpods
  • C. spotting of fruits
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 6. Stem and rots caused by species of molds involve

  • Options
  • A. leaves of fruits
  • B. stem ends of fruits
  • C. spotting on vegetables
  • D. spotting on fruits
  • Discuss
  • 7. Bacterial soft rot is caused due to

  • Options
  • A. fermentation of pectin
  • B. fermentation of sugars
  • C. formation of ketones
  • D. formation of amino acids
  • Discuss
  • 8. Saprophytic bacteria cause

  • Options
  • A. sliminess or souring in piled, wet and heating vegetables
  • B. brown rot in vegetables
  • C. black rot in fruits
  • D. bacterial soft rot
  • Discuss
  • 9. Watery soft rot is found mostly in

  • Options
  • A. fruits
  • B. vegetables
  • C. cereals
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. Species of __________ are predominant on thawing vegetables like sweet corn and peas when the temperature of thawing is fairly low.

  • Options
  • A. Streptococcus
  • B. Micrococcus
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss

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