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The another name of ISI is 

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  1. Bureau of Indian standard

  2. Food product orders

  3. Food and public distribution

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
ISI means Indian Standards Institute. Another name of ISI is Bureau of Indian Standards. It is a certification symbol given to the industrial products for selling it in India. The symbol is applied to electrical products, LPG products etc. So, the correct option is A.

AGMARK deals with adulteration of which food products?

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  1. Ghee

  2. Cooking oil

  3. Wheat flour

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Select the correct pair of adulterants and diseases caused by them.

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  1. Kesari dal- cancer

  2. Chalk powder- glucoma

  3. Tapioca powder- diarrhoea

  4. Argemone oil- ulcer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Kesari dal is used as an adulterant in pulses and besan. Kesari dal has dangerous effects on the health including paralysis and cancer. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following is the best way to prevent adulteration?

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  1. Sale of kesari gram should be prohibited.

  2. The addition of artificial sweetener should be mentioned on the label.

  3. Use of more than one type of chemical preservative should be prohibited

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Food adulteration is the mixing of toxic substances in a food item that reduces the nutritional value of the food. Adulterated food is not good for health. Adulteration is done by the sellers to get economic profit. Sometimes adulteration happens unintentionally in the lack of knowledge. Some rules are made under the food adulteration act to prevent the adulteration. For example, adulteration of metanil yellow or khesari dal in arhar dal is prohibited because it causes paralysis. Artificial sweetener is used as adulterant which gives less energy than the natural sugar. Adding more than one type of chemical preservative is banned because some additives have more than one effect. When the additives come in contact, they may react with each other. So, the correct option is D.

The adulterant of turmeric powder is

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  1. Chalk powder

  2. Metanil yellow

  3. Saw dust

  4. Sand

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Adulteration is a process of mixing undesirable and inferior materials in food. The material or substance which is added to food is called as adulterants. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. Turmeric powder is mostly adulterated with metanil yellow. 
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Which of the following is the quality controlling agency of processed fruits and vegetables?

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  1. ISI

  2. AGMARK

  3. FPO

  4. BIS

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fruit product order (FPO) is the quality controlling agency that gives the certification mark to all processed fruits and vegetables. It gives an assurance of good quality of food items. It follows the rules of food safety and standards act. Thus, the correct option is C.

Smoked foods are not favoured now because of the possible toxicity of

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  1. Benzpyrene

  2. Nitrogen oxides

  3. Sulphur dioxide

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Benzopyrene is the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that is released upon the incomplete combustion of the organic matter. It is found in cigarette smoke, coal tar, smoked and grilled food etc. The consumption of such foods causes toxicity on the blood.

A. Benzopyrene is the toxic hydrocarbon in smoked food.
B. Nitrogen oxide is released from the fertilizer factories, vehicular exhausts and industrial emission.
C. Sulphur dioxide is released from the smelting facilities, vehicles and industries.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Benzopyrene'.

The adulterant used in turmeric powder is

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  1. Tamarind seed powder

  2. Yellow saw dust

  3. Talcum powder

  4. Metanil powder

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Turmeric can be adulterated by metanil yellow. Metanil yellow is prepared using some basic raw materials like metanilic acid and diphenylamine. Metanil yellow is a principal non-permitted food colour used extensively in India. The effect of long-term consumption of metanil yellow on the developing and adult brain causes neurotoxicity. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

"The prevention of food adulteration act" was promulgated in

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  1. 1954

  2. 1957

  3. 1964

  4. 1967

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adulteration is the process of mixing the food products with some unwanted materials which have no nutritional value and decrease the value of the food. It is necessary to prevent adulteration of food in order to provide the people with proper nutrition. The law or act was passed to prevent adulteration of food as The prevention of food adulteration act. This act was enacted in the year 1954. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Recently in the news there was an awareness programme about low quality and adulterated food products.
(i) What adulterants can be present in food products like (a) sweet (b) honey (c) sugar (d) ghee?
(ii) What measure has been taken by the government to overcome this?
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  1. (i) (a) - metanil yellow, (b) - jaggery, (c) - chalk powder, (d) - boiled bones of cows and pigs;


    (ii) Prevention of Food Adulteration Act.

  2. (i) (a) - sugar, (b) - chalk powder, (c) - chicory, (d) - white powder;

    (ii) Food Safety Act.

  3. (i) (a) - argomone seeds, (b) - metanil yellow, (c) - water, (d) - vanaspathi;

    (ii) Food Protection Act.

  4. (i) (a) - metanil yellow, (b) - sugar, (c) - sawdust, (d) - vanaspathi;

    (ii) Prevention of Food Adulteration Act.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A- i) Sweets are contaminated with starch and a dye known as metanil yellow. ii) Honey is contaminated with water and sugar. iii) Sugar is contaminated with sawdust,white powder, etc. iv) Ghee is contaminated with vanaspati. v) "Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954" was enacted by the government of India. The objective of this act was to ensure pure and wholesome food to the consumers and also to prevent fraud or deception .