Exam Details
| Subject | Food Microbiology | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Diploma in Production of Value Added Products from Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds | |
| Department | School of Agriculture (SOA) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Define the following:
Aerobic microorganism
Food additive
Z-value
Commercial sterile
Mesophilic bacteria
2. Write short note on (any four)
Shigellosis
Bacteriocins
Oxidation reduction potential
Food for energy
Standards for drinking water
Elaborate on the various gaseous chemical food preservatives used in food industry.
Give the classification of the various food borne diseases with examples.
Give one example of each:
Food borne parasite
Lactic acid bacteria
Black mold
Aflatoxin producer
Anaerobic spore former
Give an account of the various pasteurization processes employed for preservation of foods.
What is the role of food additives?
Briefly write about factors governing spoilage of food by microorganisms.
Discuss the mechanism of drying of foods.
Differentiate between:
Endotoxin and exotoxin
Bacteria and mold
What are food preservatives? Discuss the desirable properties of food preservatives.
Write briefly about antioxidant preservatives and preservatives of microbial origin.
Clostridium botulinum is a major threat in canned products. Comment.
Discuss the importance of water activity in relation to food spoilage.
Aerobic microorganism
Food additive
Z-value
Commercial sterile
Mesophilic bacteria
2. Write short note on (any four)
Shigellosis
Bacteriocins
Oxidation reduction potential
Food for energy
Standards for drinking water
Elaborate on the various gaseous chemical food preservatives used in food industry.
Give the classification of the various food borne diseases with examples.
Give one example of each:
Food borne parasite
Lactic acid bacteria
Black mold
Aflatoxin producer
Anaerobic spore former
Give an account of the various pasteurization processes employed for preservation of foods.
What is the role of food additives?
Briefly write about factors governing spoilage of food by microorganisms.
Discuss the mechanism of drying of foods.
Differentiate between:
Endotoxin and exotoxin
Bacteria and mold
What are food preservatives? Discuss the desirable properties of food preservatives.
Write briefly about antioxidant preservatives and preservatives of microbial origin.
Clostridium botulinum is a major threat in canned products. Comment.
Discuss the importance of water activity in relation to food spoilage.
Other Question Papers
Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Baking And Flour Confectionery
- Food Fundamental
- Food Microbiology
- Food Quality Testing And Evaluation
- Marketing And Entrepreneurship
- Milling of Wheat, Maize and Coarse Grains
- Paddy Processing
- Processing Of Pulses And Oilseeds