List of top Dairy Science Questions

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In RM value determination, glycerol is used as a medium for saponification of ghee with sodium hydroxide.
Reason (R): Boiling point of glycerol is high and hence it is not distilled off along with steam volatile constituents of the medium.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Which of the following is the direct reason for high somatic cell count in the lacteal secretion of cows suffering with mastitis

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Culture rotation can completely eliminate phage growth in cheese milk.
Statement (II): Cultures can be rotated on daily basis or after each vat of milk is inoculated.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Diacetyl is formed by oxidative decarboxylation of alpha-acetolactate.
Statement (II): The process of diacetyl formation is a chemical process taking place in presence of lactic acid at low pH.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Multiple strain starter cultures contains more than two organisms in unknown proportion.
Statement (II): Multiple strain starter cultures are more prone to bacteriophage attack than single strain starter cultures.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The main purpose of using protected production systems for bulk starter culture preparation is to control contamination from yeast and mold.
Statement (II): Starter culture rotation would prevent the build-up of bacteriophage and thus avoid starter failure because they are virulent against one host type.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Formalin is used for preservation of milk samples meant for chemical analysis.
Statement (II): Mercuric chloride is used as preservative for milk samples meant for cryoscopic analysis (test for freezing point depression).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The Delvotest- SP is used for detection of Streptomycin and penicillin residues in milk.
Statement (II): The Delvotest\textregistered is used for the detection of penicillin residues in milk.

Which among the following is a foamy, effervescent milk product resulting from mixed lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation of milk

Which is a milk-wheat based fermented food

Which of the following is a facultatively heterofermentative Lactobacillus species

According to FSSAI regulations, in the sampling plan for microbiological analysis of fermented milk products, "n" denotes what

In FSSAI rules and regulations for fermented milk products, which of the following count represents 'Process Hygiene Criteria'

Which of the following starter culture is used for preparing Bioghurt

Which among the following is not a probiotic mechanism of action

What is the correct sequence of evaluation according to ICMR-DBT guidelines related to probiotics
(A). Safety assessment of strain
(B). Functional characterization of strain
(C). Effectiveness assessment of strain
(D). Efficacy assessment of strain

The strong flavoured Koumiss contains approximately__________% lactic acid and __________% alcohol

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The UHT sterilization treatment of milk is designed to achieve a 9-log reduction of the endospores of Geobacillus stearothermophilus
Statement (II): The UHT sterilization treatment designed for milk given above also results is 12-log reduction of Clostridium botulinum

The two stage anaerobic process of dairy effluent treatment allows ________.

'Blue Stilton' belongs to which category

Who first reported the symbiotic association between yoghurt starter cultures Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbruecki ssp. bulgaricus