ICAR AIEEA-PG: Dairy Science (group 16) and Dairy Technology (group 17) · India · NTA for ICAR
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersPackaging materials, forms and machines for milk and dairy products, aseptic packaging, shelf-life testing, labelling and sustainability. The agricultural engineering track (storage-engineering-packaging) covers general packaging engineering.
In the exams: ICAR AICE subject 37 Unit 2 and subject 38 Unit 3; ICAR AIEEA-PG group 17 Unit I (packaging materials, intelligent packaging, nutrition labelling); GATE XL-U Section 3
ICAR AIEEA-PG — Dairy Technology (group 17)
Unit I: types of packaging materials and their properties, packing forms and operations, problems in food packaging, recent advances, intelligent packaging, nutritional labelling.
How our questions for ICAR AIEEA-PG spread across the units of Dairy Packaging. Difficulty: 20 easy, 11 medium, 0 hard.
| Functions of packaging | 5 | |
| Packaging waste, recycling and extended producer responsibility | 4 | |
| Materials: glass, metal, paper, plastics, laminates | 4 | |
| Pouch, bottle and carton filling of milk | 3 | |
| Packaging of butter, cheese, powders, ice cream and fermented milks | 3 | |
| Barrier properties and permeability | 2 | |
| Labelling and nutrition labelling | 2 | |
| Aseptic packaging and package sterilisation | 2 | |
| Modified atmosphere, vacuum and shrink packaging | 2 | |
| Active and intelligent packaging | 2 | |
| Testing of packaging materials | 1 | |
| Migration and food-contact safety | 1 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
A dairy sells 2 million pouches a month at 4 g of film each. How much film does it place on the market per month?
C. 8 t
2,000,000 × 4 g = 8,000,000 g = 8 t.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Which list gives the four main functions of packaging?
D. Containment, protection, convenience, communication
Standard classification of packaging functions.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Secondary packaging is:
C. Packaging that groups primary packs
Primary contacts the product; tertiary unitises loads.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Which material gives the aseptic carton its light and oxygen barrier?
B. Aluminium foil
Paperboard gives stiffness; PE gives sealing.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
WVTR is usually expressed in:
A. g/m²·day
cm³/m²·day is OTR; g/m² is grammage.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
In MAP of grated cheese, the gas that inhibits moulds is:
B. Carbon dioxide
CO2 is antimicrobial; N2 is a filler.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
RFID tags and QR codes on dairy packs mainly support:
D. Traceability and information
Data carriers link packs to records.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Tertiary packaging is:
D. Pallets and stretch wrap for transport
Tertiary packaging unitises loads for distribution.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Why are returnable plastic crates used for milk pouches?
B. To protect and carry pouches
Crates are secondary packaging, washed between uses.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Vacuum packaging of cheese mainly limits:
D. Mould growth and oxidation
Removing air limits aerobic moulds and oxidation.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
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