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Practice Processing Principles - Food Products Technology - Life Sciences previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.
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Year-wise coverage for Processing Principles. Each bar uses a separate theme-derived color.
How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.
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| Paper | Year / session | Questions in this view | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences (XL) 2025 | 2025 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2024 | 2024 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2023 | 2023 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2022 | 2022 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2020 | 2020 | 2 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2018 | 2018 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2014 | 2014 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2013 | 2013 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2012 | 2012 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2011 | 2011 | 1 | View paper |
| Life Sciences (XL) 2010 | 2010 | 1 | View paper |
Practice every matching question in batches of 20, with every available option.
| Group I | Group II |
|---|---|
| P. Ascorbic acid dip | 1. Sogginess in fruits |
| Q. Heat blanching | 2. Minimizes fruit oxidation |
| R. Deaeration | 3. Melting of fat in meat |
| S. Rendering | 4. Removal of odours |
| 5. Minimizes destruction of vitamin C |
| Group I | Group II |
|---|---|
| P. Extraction | 1. Phospholipids |
| Q. Degumming | 2. Free fatty acids |
| R. Neutralization | 3. Pigments |
| S. Bleaching | 4. Crude oil |
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| P. Lye solution | 1. Flash peeling |
| Q. Carborundum rollers | 2. Flame peeling |
| R. Pressure vessel | 3. Abrasion peeling |
| S. Conveyor belt | 4. Caustic peeling |
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| P. Coffee | 1. Wort |
| Q. Cocoa | 2. Must |
| R. Beer | 3. Arabica |
| S. Wine | 4. Theobroma |
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| P. Degumming | 1. Separation of waxes |
| Q. Neutralization | 2. Removal of pigments |
| R. Bleaching | 3. Removal of phosphatides |
| S. Winterization | 4. Removal of free fatty acids |
Match the peeling technique in Column I with the vegetable, for which it is used in industry, given in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| P. Knife peeling | 1. Brinjal |
| Q. Abrasion peeling | 2. Tomato |
| R. Flame peeling | 3. Potato |
| S. Flash peeling | 4. Cucumber |