List of top Questions asked in AP PGECET- 2026

Which of the following nutrients is rich in Barley that aids in cholesterol reduction?

Identify which volatile compounds are primarily responsible for the distinctive aroma of coffee?

Which biochemical process is responsible for aging of meat and improving the tenderness?

What is the oxidizing agent used during wheat milling?

The permitted preservative of Ghee is?

Which of the following is an example of a CCP in pasteurized milk processing?

Which microorganism can grow at lowest water activity among common food spoilage organisms?

Which fungal genus commonly produces aflatoxins in nuts and grains?

The Hunter Lab system is commonly used for objective colour measurement in foods. The a* value represents

Which method is most appropriate for quantifying bacteria in a liquid food samples?

“Probiotic” yogurts usually contain added strains of ______.

Meat food products order 1973 was promoted under the act

Consider the fixed-point iteration $x_{k+1} = g(x_k)$ with $g(x) = \frac{x}{3} + \frac{4}{3x}$. Which root-finding problem is this equivalent to?

Moulds are usually detected in food by observing ______.

Which of the following is an intrinsic factor influencing microbial growth in food?

In the typical microbial growth curve in food, the lag phase is characterized by:

Let $C$ be the circle $|z| = \frac{3}{2}$ in the complex plane that is oriented in the counter-clockwise direction. The value of $a$ for which $\int_C \left(\frac{z+1}{z^2 - 3z + 2} + \frac{a}{z-1}\right) dz = 0$ is _______

Which one of the following functions is analytic over the entire complex plane?

The regression lines of a sample are $x + 6y = 6$ and $3x + 2y = 10$. Then the sample means and the correlation coefficient are

Two dice are thrown. Let $A$ be the event that the sum of the points on the faces is 9. Let $B$ be the event that at least one of them is 6. Then, $(\bar{A} \cup \bar{B}) = $_______

Consider the following system of equations:
$x - 2y + 3z = -1$
$x - 3y + 4z = 1$
$-2x + 4y - 6z = k$
The value of $k$ for which the system has infinitely many solutions is _______

The directional derivative of $f(x,y) = x^2 + 3xy$ at the point (1,2) in the direction of the vector $3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j}$ is

If $y(x)$ satisfies the differential equation $(\sin x)\frac{dy}{dx} + y \cos x - 1 = 0$ subject to the condition $y\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = 0$, then $y\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right) = $_______

If a $2 \times 2$ matrix $A$ has eigenvalues 1 and 4 with the corresponding eigenvectors $\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix}$ and $\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}$, respectively, then $A$ is _______

Let $f(x)$ be a differentiable function at $x = a$ with $f'(a) = 4$ and $f(a) = 8$. Then, $\lim_{x\to a} \frac{xf(a) - af(x)}{x - a} = $_______