Food Adulteration

Q. Urea and water are the commonly used adulterants in milk.

1. False

2. True

Q.

Adulteration is a social evil but it is not punishable.

1. True

2. False

Q. Addition of impure elements to a food item is called .

1. adulteration
2. impurity
3. alteration

Q. Arrange the slide preparation stages in the proper order.

Q. Threshing is the process of separating from .

1. stalk
2. husk
3. grain
4. chaff

Q. What do you mean by Adulteration of food? Give two examples of Adulterants added to the food items.

Q. According to Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, food is said to be adulterated under _________________ conditions.

1. if it contains unpermitted colour, or excess of permitted colours
2. if it contains inferior or injurious substances
3. if it contains prohibited preservatives or excess of permitted preservatives
4. all of the above

Q. Adulterant improves the quality of food.

1. True
2. False

Q. What is meant by Food Adulteration?

Q.

When water is added to milk for increasing the quantity of milk, water takes the role of ____.

1. a chemical

2. an adulterant

3. a substitute

4. an antioxidant

Q.

Which of the following would be considered cases of adulteration according to the PFA act?

1. Mustard oil showing the presence of argemone oil.
2. Meat packed in transparent polythene.
3. Permitted preservatives within the amount prescribed.
4. Mixture of broken basmati grains in basmati rice of better quality.

1. i only

2. i and iv

3. i and ii

4. ii, i and iv

Q.

Pepper is usually adulterated with:

1. Dried grapes
2. Soil granules
3. Papaya seeds
4. Watermelon seeds

Q. Threshing is the process used to separate from.

1. chaff
2. grains
3. husk
4. stalk

Q. Adulteration means __________.

1. mixing undesirable material in food
2. mixing undesirable material in cloth material
3. none of these
4. mixing desirable material in food

Q. Which of the oil cake is used in the preparation of sweets?

1. Sunflower
2. Coconut
3. Cottonseed oil
4. None of the above

Q.

Read statements S1 and S2, choose the correct option.

S1: Adulteration happens more in loosely sold items than packed ones.

S2: Powder or paste forms are adulterated most.

1. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false

2. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true

3. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false

4. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true

Q. Adulterant improves the quality of food.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Milk is usually adulterated with ____.

1. honey

2. chalk powder

3. juice

4. water

Q. Urea and water are the commonly used adulterants in milk.

1. True

2. False

Q. steps taken by government to stop food adulteration

Q. Threshing is the process used to separate from.

1. chaff
2. husk
3. stalk
4. grains

Q. Match the food item and the commonly used adulterant.

1. 
2. 
3. Milk
4. Reddish pebbles
5. 
6. 
7. Brick powder
8. Pepper corns

Q.

Which is the most common adulterant used in peanuts?

1. Small white pebbles

2. Papaya seeds

3. Reddish pebbles

4. Brick powder

Q. Adding of unwanted substances or removal of required substances from the food materials is called .

Q. Which one of the following diseases can be caused by adulteration of food?