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Organisation : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI
Exam Name : 7th Food Analyst Examination (FAE) & 4th Junior Analyst Examination (JAE)
Document Type : Question Paper
Year : 2021
Website : https://fssai.gov.in/

FSSAI Food Analyst Examination Question Paper

1 Which pair of government agencies share jurisdiction in the area of imported foods and food products?
A. FSSAI &APEDA
B. FSSAI& BIS
C. Customs Department &FSSAI
D. None of the above

2. In India, the use of pesticides in Agriculture is regulated by the
A. Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee
B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
C. Both A&B
D. None of the above

3. Which of these statements regarding the National Food Security Act, 2013 is incorrect?
A. Provides subsidized food grains Public Distribution System
B. Special focus on the nutritional support to women & children
C. Coverage of up to 100% of the rural population and up to 75% of the urban population
D. None of the above

4. A food article sold in the market containing any inferior or cheaper substances whether wholly or partly, which is injurious to health under FSSR (2011) the product is considered as
A. Sub-standard
B. Unsafe
C. Misbranded
D. Partly sub-standard

5. Which are the two countries, which have a common Food Standards
A. UK and Ireland
B. Argentina and Brazil
C. Australia and New Zealand
D. USA and Canada

6. The most recently added commodity committee in Codex is
A. Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
B. Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
C. Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
D. Codex Committee on Sugars

7. The maximum dosage of irradiation permitted for Mango by FSSR is
A. 0.09 KGy
B. 0.75 KGy
C. 0.09 Rad
D. 0.75 Rad

8. Which of these products does not fall under the category of foods under FSSA(I)?
A. Chewing gum
B. Whisky
C. Tobacco
D. Packaged drinking water

9. Which of these acidity regulators are not permitted for use in foods by FSSA(I)
A. Malic Acid
B. Citric Acid
C. Succinic acid
D. Lactic acid

10. Who is exempted from the FSSA (2006)?
A. Petty shop owner
B. Halwai
C. Road side hawker
D. Farmer

11. In a laboratory investigation, a wheat sample contained Dhatura seeds. The sample is considered as
A. Safe for human consumption
B. Unsafe for human consumption
C. Partially safe
D. None of the above

12. The FSSR (2011) for food labelling standards including claims on health, nutrition, special dietary uses and food category systems for foods is notified by
A. Scientific Panel on Food Labelling
B. Scientific Committee
C. Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
D. Central Advisory Committee of FSSAI

13. Foreign starch found in a turmeric powder sample under FSSR (2011) will be considered as
A. Safe
B. Unsafe
C. Misbranded
D. Substandard

14. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. BIS, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution
B. Legal Metrology Act, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution
C. Food Safety and Standards Act- 2006: Ministry of Food Processing
D. None of the above

15. Legal tools used by the Codex Commission to regulate food products among member nations is
A. Food Standards
B. Codes of Practice
C. Guidelines and Recommendations
D. All of the above

16. Multi Source Edible Vegetable Oil is an admixture of any two refined edible vegetable oils except mustard oil, where the proportion by mass of any edible vegetable oil used in the admixture is
A) not less than 30 per cent.
B) not less than 20 per cent
C) not less than 40 per cent
D) no restrictions on blending

17. Which of these spice pairs is incorrectly matched?
A. Cumin Black (Kalonji): Seeds
B. Cumin (Zeera): Fruits
C. Clove (Laung): Unopened buds
D. Saffron: Stamens

18. The Standard Mark ‘ISI’ can be used on product(s) by all
A. Leading food manufacturers in India
B. All manufacturers of quality food products
C. BIS Product Certification Licensee holders
D. Traders selling quality products

19. Acid insoluble ash is an indicator of contaminants in food such as
A. Silicates
B. Sand
C. Glass powder
D. All of the above

20. If you were asked by the Food Safety Officer to indicate whether the sample is Khandsari Sugar (Sulphur Sugar) or Khandsari Sugar (Desi), which method would you use?
A. Sulphated ash estimation
B. Conductivity method
C. LC-MS/MS
D. ICP-MS

21. Analysis of the proline content of honey is a measure of its
A. Ripeness
B. Shelf-life stability
C. Added sugar
D. None of the above

22. JEMRA is the acronym for
A. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Analysis
B. Joint Expert on Microbiological Risk Analysis
C. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment
D. None of the above

23. Fruit Cheese is made from pasteurised Cow’s milk
A. True
B. False

24. Which of these Food Additives is not permitted for use in Pickles under FSSR (2011)?
A. Class I preservative
B. Class II preservative
C. Synthetic Colors
D. Acidity regulators

25. In addition to obtaining an FSSA(I) license it is mandatory for the flavoured tea manufacturers before marketing must register themselves with
A. Bureau of Indian Standards
B. APEDA
C. Directorate of Pesticides
D. Tea Board of India

26. The positive test for tricresyl phosphate in edible oil is a marker for the adulteration with
A. Castor oil
B. Tube oil
C. Spent oil
D. Mineral oil

27. Consider the following statements
1. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) are the category of non-tariff barriers to trade under WTO agreements
2. TBT have the greatest impact on agriculture due to sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures designed to protect human, animal, and plants from diseases, pests and other contaminants
Which of the following statement given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

28. Food business not falling under the purview of Central Licensing Authority are
A. 100 % Export Oriented Units.
B. All Importers importing food items
C. Food Business Operator operating in two or more states.
D. Petty Food Business operator

29. Coffee, Tea and whole Spices are exempted from Nutrition Facts labelling in India.
A. True
B. False

30. Pseudoallergic fish poisoning is due to the presence of
A. Fish protein
B. Scrombotoxins
C. Both A&B
D. None of the above

Scheme of Food Analyst Examination

Sr. No | Topics | Weightage % | Questions No.
1 Food Laws and Standards of India and International Food Laws 20 40
2 Planning Organization and setting up of Food Analysis Laboratory including NABL / ISO / IEC-17025: 2017 and laboratory safety 10 20
3 Principles of Food Preservation, Processing and Packaging. 05 10
4 Principles and Basics of Human Nutrition 05 10
5 Food Chemistry 20 40
6 Food Microbiology and Food Hygiene 20 40
7 Physical, Chemical and Instrumental analysis 20 40
TOTAL : 100 200
Duration : 3 hours
** This question papers contains 200 multiple choice questions
** Each correct answer carries four marks and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

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