1 Who was awarded the 'International Environment Goldman Prize' considered as 'Green Nobel' in April 2014

Ramesh Aggarwal

Sundarlal Bahuguna

Rajendra Singh

Medha Patkar

2 Which Pharmaceutical Company has taken over Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited?

Glaxo

Sun Pharma

Pfizer

Merck

3 Which of the following IT companies has been awarded the international Ashden Award in 2014 for energy conservation?

WIPRO

TCS

Infosys

Tech-Mahindra

4 Consider the following statements
Brazil has won the World Cup the highest number of times, Five, till June 2014.
It is the only team to have played in the final round in all the football World Cups, till June 2014.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

only

only

and

None ofthese

5 Match the pairs:
(A) (B)
Padma Vibhushan (2013) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Padma Bhushan (2013) Prof. Yash Pal
Padma Shri (2013) Rahul Dravid
Bharat Ratna (2009) Dr. Sudarshan Agrawal











6 has been appointed as a Brand Ambassador for awareness in women regarding Vyasan Mukti Programme (Addiction Free Programme).

Sadhana Amte

Rani Bang

Sindhutai Sapkal

Sonali Bendre

7 Select the correct statement!statements:
Maharashtra has 5,983 km of railway route which is 9.2 percent of total railway route in the country.
There are 3 international and 5 domestic airports in Maharashtra. Answer Options:

Statement is correct, statement is incorrect

Statement is incorrect, statement is correct

Both the statements and are correct

Both the statements and are incorrect

8 The fifth BRICS summit was hosted by in

India, March 2012

Brazil, March 2013

South Africa, March 2013

Indonesia, March 2012

9 What was the name of the totally indigenous surface to air missile successfully test fired in May 2014?

Agni

Akash

Astra

Prithvi

10 Election Commission of India appointed and as the National Icons to help promote voter participation in India.

Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar

Mary Kom and Priyanka Chopra

Saina Nehwal and Mary Korn

11 Which amongst the given images is the correct mirror image of the given question image?










12 Which one of the cubes given below is not obtained by folding accompanying paper cutout?










13 Study the pattern and select an appropriate option for the question mark:
91 13 117
147 21 189
203 29 261
119 153

11

23

17

16

14 Which option given below does' not belong to following grid?









15 In a symbolic language, if 'POSSIBLE' word is written as 'SLVPLYOE' then in the same symbolic language how will the word 'FREEZE' be written

IOBBWB

COHCBH

COBSWH

IOHBCB

16 If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight if it were one hour later. What time is it now?

18.30

20.00

21.00

Data is insufficient

17 Which option is identical with the accompanying solid










18 How many triangles are there in the given figure?


24

22

20

25

19 Below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered and Assume that all statements are true even though they appear to be absurd. Read all conclusions and then decide which of them logically follow from the given statements.

Statements:
All fish are birds
All bacteria are birds
Some birds are viruses

Conclusions
Some fish are bacteria
Some bacteria are viruses
Some viruses are fish
All viruses are birds.

Answer Options

None follows

Only follows

Only and follow

Only and follow

20 Which numbered image should be replaced by another image to make series logically consistent










21 Consider the following statements

The Governor of a state is part of the state legislature; he addresses the legislature and can send messages to it.

The legislative council cannot delay the non-money bill more than six months.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

Only

Only

and

None of the two

22 and were elected from Mumbai province in the Constituent Assembly.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Mrs. Hansa Mehta

Shama Prasad Mukherjee

Answer Options

Only

Only

Only

Only

23 Match the pairs (Directive Principles)
(A)
Local Self Government Article 40
Right to Work Article 41
Uniform Civil Code Article 44
Prohibition of Slaughter of Cows Article 48











24 According to which Constitutional Amendment, it is binding on the President to act according to the advice of the Council of Ministers?

44th

52nd

42nd

24th

25 In which of the following states, the Vidhan Parishad does not exist?

Jammu and Kashmir

Maharashtra

Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

26 A host can get its IP address from its DHCP server by using as source address and as the destination address.

255.255.255.255; 0.0.0.0

127.0.0.0; 255.255.255.255

0.0.0.0; 255.255.255.255

none of the above

27 Data flow between two devices can occur in a way.

Simplex

Half-duplex

Full-duplex

All ofthe above

28 "Sahayika", (one of the media lab asia projects) is

Ontology Building and management tool

Web portal for empowering of disabled

An assessment for mentally retarded children

None of the above

29 127.0.0.1 is a

limited broadcast address

direct broadcast address

multicast address

loopback address

30 Which one of the following is an error reporting protocol

ARP

TCP

UDP

ICMP

31 IS 22000 is for
FSMS
HACCP
FSSC
BRC
Answer Options









32 Can a corporation or association of persons apply for information under RTI

No they cannot apply

Yes they can apply

Yes, as corporation and firms are treated as persons, they can apply

No, corporation and firms are not treated as persons

33 Consider the following statements with reference to water:
According to WHO report, 3900 children die every day of water borne diseases.
1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water.
1.8 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases.

Which of the statements given above are correct

and

and

and

and

34 Which of the following is not an object of the Right to Information Act 2005

Curtail Corruption

Promote transparency in the working of every public authority

Keep all the citizens informed of everything

Promote accountability in the working of every public authority

35 Which of the following courts has authority to entertain an appeal against the order passed under Right to Information Act?

District Court

High Court

Sessions Court

None of the above

36 Which of the following statements is/are correct
Human Rights are based on international consensus.
They apply not only to countries that have recognised these rights in their legal institutions, but virtually to all the countries.

Answer Options

only

only

Both and

Neither nor

37 Which case out of the following is the landmark judgement to protect working women's rights to human dignity against sexual harassment?

C.B. Muthamma Vs Union of India

Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India

Vishaka and others Vs State of Rajasthan

Haria Vs State of Rajasthan

38 Which court has jurisdiction to grant protection order and other orders under the protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Sessions Court

Judicial Magistrate of the First Class

Judicial Magistrate of the Second Class

None of the above

39 Which of the following, women cannot claim protection under the provisions of protection of women from Domestic Violence Act presuming that they are staying with the abuser in the same house
Adopted daughter
Woman staying with him in live-in-relationship
Wife of unlawful second marriage
Mother

Answer options

and

only

and

All can claim

40 Which day is observed as the foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission?

10th October

11th October

12th October

13th October

41 The wavelength range in nm of microwave radiation is

10^5-10^7

10^4-10^6

10^3-10^5

None of these

42 The IUPAC Name for:


Ethyl-4-oxoheptonate

Methyl-4-oxoheptonate

Ethyl-4-oxohexonate

Methyl-4-oxohexonate

43 Out of the following, which is not the method of preparation of transuranic elements?

Heavy ion bombardment

Ion-exchange

Neutron bombardment

High voltage nuclei

44 When solid melts, there is

an increase in enthalpy

no change in enthalpy

a decrease in enthalpy

decrease in internal energy

45 Among the following, which is the least acidic

Phenol

o-cresol

p-nitro phenol

P-chlorophenol

46 The Reaction,
is an example of

Wolf rearrangement

Semibenzilic mechanism

Steven's rearrangement

Wahner-Meerwin rearrangement

47 Which Molecule has greatest dipole moment?

HCl

HF

HI

HBr

48 Thermogravimetric analysis is not concerned with:

Time

Temperature

Weight

Reagent of precipitation

49 What can be said about the spontaneity of reaction when:

delta H and delta S are both positive

delta H and delta S are both negative

delta H is positive and delta S negative

delta H is negative and delta S positive

50 Which of the following is a thermosetting plastic

Polyethylene

Bakelite

Polystyrene

None of these

51 are present in onions.
Cellulose
Galactans
Pectins
Fructosans
Answer Options









52 The change in texture, colour and physical state which occurs when starch is heated in water is known as

flavonoids
coagulation
gelatinisation
keratinisation

Answer Options









53 Heat cramps are due to deficiency of
NaCl
KMnO4
iron
Ca: P

Answer Options









54 The Adult human body synthesises daily about mg cholesterol.

1000

2000

3000

500

55 Dals adulterated with Kesari dal is identified by
Add alcoholic potash and water and boil for 15 min
Iodine test
Physical examination
HCl test

Answer Options:









56 Food contaminants means:
they are intentionally added to food for processing.
substancesnotintentionallyaddedtofood butarepresent duetoprocessing/treatment! packaging etc.
presence of harmful chemicals and micro organisms
none of the above

Answer Options









57 Vitamin is necessary for blood coagulation.

E

B12

B6

K

58 is the reserve carbohydrate found in liver and muscle.

Glucose

Glycogen

Starch

Dextins

59 The level of aflatoxin in staple foodstuff has been found to be positively correlated to incidence of:
Lung cancer
Stomach cancer
Liver cancer
Oral submucous fibrosis

Answer Options









60 The energy value of food can be expressed in terms of

KCal
MJ
kilo Joules
All are correct

Answer Options









61 Food may contain naturally occurring toxic agents or toxic substances formed in cooking that, are more harmful than the small amounts of pesticides that linger in the food we eat. Can you identify the food that contains nitrosoamines formed by the reaction of nitrates and nitrites with amino acids

Cooked preserved meats

Bananas artificially ripened in an atmosphere of ethylene

Mushrooms cooked in aluminium pots

Cheese aged over 6 months

62 Cold plasma is a

Solid state of matter

Liquid state of matter

Gaseous state of matter

None of the above

63 Fractional sterilization means

Radiation sterilization

Incineration

Membrane filtration

Tyndallisation

64 Which of the following is considered as a non-thermal process?

Sterilization

Pulsed electric field

Induction cooking

Conduction

65 CAP and MAP stand for:

Controlled Automated Packaging and Modified Automated Packaging

Controlled Aseptic Packaging and Modified Aseptic Packaging

Controlled Atmosphere Packaging and Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Controlled Aesthetic Packaging and Modified Aesthetic Packaging

66 Codex Alimentarious Commission's Secretariat is at
Rome
Delhi
Paris
Burlin

Answer Options









67 India has been member of Codex Alimentarious Commission since

1954
1964
1966
1947

Answer Options









68 In codex Alimentarious there are co-ordinating committees.

2
4
6
8

Answer Options

only

only

only

only

69 In India NCCP (National Codex Contact Point) is with

MOHFW
FDA Mah
FSSAI
NIFTEM

Answer Options

only

only

and



70 Ad hoc inter governmental task force is codex committee for
Full term
Fixed period
Permanent
None of the above

Answer Options

only

and only

only

only

71 Nanotechnology and nanoscience involve the study of phenomena and materials and the manipulation of structures, devices and systems that exist at the nanoscale less than nanometres in size.

150

200

100

300

72 Which are the main safety concerns for Genetically modified foods?

Food Poisoning/Low yield and Outcrossing.

Contamination/Gene transfer and colour change.

Contamination/DNA transfer and colour change.

Allergenicity/Gene transfer and Outcrossing.

73 Foods for special dietary uses or functional foods or nutraceuticals or health supplements is defined in which section under FSS Act:

Section 22

Section 26

Section 16

Section 23

74 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms:

In which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.

In which the genetic material has been removed and does not occur naturally.

In which the complete genetic material has been replaced.

None of the above.

75 Organic food refers to crop or livestock that are grown on the farm without the application of:

Synthetic fertilizers or pesticides

Natural fertilizers or pesticides

Harmful fertilizers or pesticides

New fertilizers or pesticides

76 Mustard seeds are adulterated generally with:

Papaya seeds

Poppy seeds

Argemone seeds

Onion seeds

77 The dose of radiation measured in the 51 unit is known as:

Ray

Gray

Gram

Micro gram

78 Which country has allowed GM food legally?

India

USA

EU

Dubai

79 Japan is the only country which has formulated regulated system for functional food called as:

Foods for Special Health Use (FOSHU)

Fruits for Specified Health Use (FOSHU)

Foods for Specified Health Use (FOSHU)

None of the above

80 The preservative that destroys thiamine is

Benzoic acid

Sulphur dioxide

Acetic acid

Propionic acid

81 Who will notify the Adjudicating Officer for the State?

The Central Government

The State Government

Food Safety Authority

Legal Ministry

82 During Sampling FSO will divide the food product in how many parts?



5

3

2

83 Which part of schedule 4 is applicable to Milk and Milk product industry?

Part I

Part III

Part IV

Part V

84 What is sub-standard food?

An article of food shall be deemed to be sub-standard if it does not meet the specified regulations but does not render the food unsafe.

An article of food shall be deemed to be sub-standard if it does not meet the specified standards but does not render the food unsafe.

An article of food shall be deemed to be sub-standard if it meets the specified standards but renders the food unsafe.

An article of food shall be deemed to be sub-standard if it does meet the specified standards but does not render adulteration.

85 Who is food business operator?

Means any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any of the activities related to any stage of manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution of food, import and includes food services, catering services, sale of food or food ingredients.

Means any undertaking who does the food business.

Means any undertaking, for profit and whether public or private, carrying out any of the activities related to any stage of manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution of food, import and includes food services, catering services, sale of food or food ingredients. .

None of the above

86 part of quality management focussed on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled.
Quality management
Quality
Quality Assurance
Updating

Answer Options









87 There are HACCP principles.
5
7
8
10

Answer Options









88 HACCP has been defined by
Codex
US FDA
ISO
FDA MS

Answer Options









89 IS 16021 2012 is for:
HACCP
GMP
ISO
GHP
Answer Options









90 The GMP may be treated as generic pre-requisite to
HACCP
GHP
Food Audit
ISO

Answer Options









91 the first HACCP principle.
Establish critical limit
Conduct hazards analysis
Determine CCPs
Establish corrective action

Answer Options









92 IS 16020 2012 is for
GMP
HACCP
ISO
GHP
Answer Options

only

only

only

only

93 HACCP based on standards operating procedures are developed by
NFSMI
FICCI
FSSAI
NIFTEM

Answer Options









94 The removal of soil, food residue, dirt, grease or other objectionable matter is
Disinfection
Fumigation
Cleaning
Irradiation

Answer Options









95 There are hygiene specific requirements.
4
6
8
10

Answer Options









96 Which order is not repealed by FSSA

Cold Storage Order 1980

Fruit Products Order 1955

Solvent Extracted Oil, De-oiled Meal and Edible Flour Control Order 1967

Vegetable Products Control Order 1967 FPO

97 Which agency is responsible for operation of Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act 1963

Codex

The Export Inspection Council

The Export Quality Inspection

Export house

98 Which BIS standard is compulsory for Packaged drinking water?

IS 14243

IS 13543

IS 14543

IS 14534

99 General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM) and the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) supports the following Act/Rules:

FSSA

AGMARK

Legal Metrology

VOP

100 Agmark certification is compulsory for the following food product:

Milk

Fruit juices

Water

Blended edible oil