Food Processing, Safety and Quality
- Previous year questions on Food Processing, Safety and Quality for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 27 live questions in Food Processing, Safety and Quality.
- 2 of 27 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2020.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.A 32 years old patient develops vomiting 3-4 hours after eating a meal. What is the most likely cause?
- AStaphylococcus aureus✓ Correct answer
- BSalmonella enteritidis
- CClostridium botulinum
- DClostridium perfringens
Q2.Endemic ascites caused by:-
- AAflatoxin
- BPyrrolizidine✓ Correct answer
- CSanguinarine
- DErgot alkaloid
Q3.A 42 years old woman from a dry state who ingested khesari dal for long time presented with complaints of weakness in both lower limbs, nausea and fatigue. Over due course of time, she is completely unable to walk. What is the most likely cause?
- AArgemone mexicana
- BAmanita
- CErgot alkaloids
- DLathyrus sativus✓ Correct answer
Q4.Manifestations of epidemic Dropsy are all except -
- AGastrointestinal bleed✓ Correct answer
- BCutaneous hemangiomas
- CBreathlessness
- DCHF
Q5.Neuro lathyrism results due to
- AAflatoxin
- BPyruvic acid
- CBOAA✓ Correct answer
- DSanguinarine
Q6.BOAA toxin responsible for Neurolathyrism contains which aminoacid
- AAlanine✓ Correct answer
- BMethionine
- CLysine
- DTryphtophan
Q7.Codex alimentarius is related to -
- AWater purity
- BMilk purity
- CAir polution
- DFood stardardization✓ Correct answer
Q8.Test to detect contamination of mustard oil with argemone oil?
- ASulphuric acid test
- BNitric acid test✓ Correct answer
- CChromic acid test
- DAll of the above
Q9.Par boiling of paddy helps in retaining – a) Vitamin Cb) Vitamin Ac) Niacind) Thiamine
- Aab
- Bcd✓ Correct answer
- Cbd
- Dac
Q10.Epidemic dropsy is caused by
- ASanguinarine✓ Correct answer
- BErgot
- CAlkaloid
- DBOAA
Answer key
Q1: A. Staphylococcus aureus; Q2: B. Pyrrolizidine; Q3: D. Lathyrus sativus; Q4: A. Gastrointestinal bleed; Q5: C. BOAA; Q6: A. Alanine; Q7: D. Food stardardization; Q8: B. Nitric acid test; Q9: B. cd; Q10: A. Sanguinarine.
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