Engineering Sciences
GATE XE topic:food-microbiology PYQs
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Question 124
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Identify the foodborne illness which is not caused by bacteria.
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Match the following metabolic product (Column I) that indicates the quality of food (Column II).
Column I: P. Ethanol; Q. Lactic acid; R. Trimethylamine; S. Volatile fatty acid.
Column II: 1. Canned vegetable; 2. Fish; 3. Butter; 4. Apple juice
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A pure strain with generation time of 60 min is used in a fermentation process. Following inoculation (0 h), the strain takes 2 h for adaptation, 10 h to achieve maximum growth and 12 h to arrive at the point where the death rate is higher than the growth rate. If the inoculation load is 100 cells, the total population at the end of 10 h will be ______.
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