Food Adulteration

Q. Why is urea used as an adulterant for milk?

1. It reduces the fat content of milk.
2. It inhibits microbial growth.
3. It is easily available.
4. It increases the thickness of milk.

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The term terror of bengal is used for?

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The presence of starch can be tested by using ______.

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Tartrazine is used as a food colouring agent. Which colour will be imparted by the chemical?

1. Blue

2. Yellow

3. Green

4. Red

Q. Which of the following chemical is responsible for the bright yellow colour of bananas?

1. Calcium oxide
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Calcium carbide
4. Carbon monoxide

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Explain the term food fortification with micronutrients.

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Which chemical is used to impart green colour to food substances?

1. Fast green

2. Grass essence

3. Chlorophyll

4. Safranin

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What are food poisoning and food preservation?

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A food chemist who does research on nutrients present in food are called__________________

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

Q. Which of the following is/are an adulterant(s) used in milk?

1. Water
2. Formalin
3. Starch
4. Salt

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Microorganisms are destroyed during which stage of pasteurisation?

1. Addition of chloride salts.

2. Sudden cooling from 70°C.

3. Heating milk at 70°C.

4. Cooling milk to freezing point.

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How do plants affect human health?

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

Q. What will happen when a magnet is brought near adulterated rava?

1. It gets scattered

2. It gets attracted to the magnet

3. Iron fillings adhere to the magnet

4. None of the above

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Is there anything called economic adulteration?

1. Adding water to milk is economic adulteration

2. Adding yellow colour to turmeric economic adulteration

3. Adding animal fat to vanaspathi ghee is economic adulteration

4. Adding nickel to chocolate to prevent melting is economic adulteration

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Rancid oil destroys vitamin

1. A and B

2. A and E

3. A and C

4. E and D

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

1. Jaundice
2. Anemia
3. Cancer
4. Asthma

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Milk is usually adulterated with ____.

1. nectar

2. honey

3. juice

4. water

Q. Define Food Adulteration. Name two health problems caused due to adulterated food.

Q. The spread mark of milk was absent on the slide while performing the adulteration test for milk. The milk here is:

1. Adulterated with sugar
2. Adulterated with urea
3. Pure without adulteration
4. Adulterated with water

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Adulteration of food is done to increase the quantity of food for financial gain.

1. True

2. False

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Which among the following is the most possible outcome if you consume adulterated sugar?

1. Paralysis

2. Liver-related diseases

3. Calcium deficiency

4. Rashes on skin

Q. Which among the following food item is correctly matched with its commonly used adulterant?

1. Milk - urea
2. Rava - glass pieces
3. Chilly powder - brick powder
4. Turmeric powder - metanyl yellow

Q. Argemone oil in mustard oil can cause

1. Cancer
2. Paralysis
3. Blindness
4. Typhoid

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The process of separating grain seeds from the chaff is called:

1. chaffing

2. winnowing

3. combine

4. threshing

Q. The adulterant of turmeric powder is

1. Chalk powder
2. Metanil yellow
3. Saw dust
4. Sand

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Match the ingredients with their common adulterants.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{i) Dhania powder}& \text{a) Jaggery syrup}\\ \text{ii) Haldi powder}& \text{b) Dung powder}\\ \text{iii) Black pepper}& \text{c) Lead chromate}\\ \text{iv) Honey}& \text{d) Dried papaya seeds}\end{array}$

1. i) c, ii) b, iii) d, iv) a.

2. i) b, ii) c, iii) a, iv) d.

3. i) b, ii) d, iii) c, iv) a.

4. i) b, ii) c, iii) d, iv) a.

Q. One of the most commonly used adulterants in flour is powder.

1. chilli
2. chalk
3. black pepper

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Famous Chinese food seasoning item which also supposedly cause neural damages if taken in excess is _________

1. Metanil yellow

2. Himalayan black salt

3. Monosodium glutamate

4. Tartrazine