ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) — Food Processing Technology, Food Safety & Quality, Processing and Food Engineering · India · ICAR through the National Testing Agency
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersPackaging as part of the preservation system: materials and their barrier properties, package design and testing, metal cans, glass, paper and plastics, aseptic, modified-atmosphere, active and intelligent packaging, migration and food-contact law, and packaging sustainability. Agricultural Engineering's storage-engineering-packaging covers bulk storage and an introduction to packaging materials; this subject is the full packaging course.
In the exams: GATE XE-G Section 3 (packaging materials, aseptic packaging, controlled and modified atmosphere storage) and Section 4 (permeability through films); ICAR AIEEA-PG Code 18 Unit III; ICAR AICE 35.a Unit 5 and 37 Unit 2
ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD) — Food Processing Technology, Food Safety & Quality, Processing and Food Engineering
35.a Unit 5 names packaging materials and testing, metal cans and corrosion, shelf-life studies, aseptic, modified-atmosphere, vacuum, active and intelligent packaging, edible and biodegradable materials and FSSAI packaging and labelling requirements; 37 Unit 2 covers dairy packaging, retort pouches, migration of toxins and industrial packaging. Expect deeper questions on migration, MAP safety and recyclability.
How our questions for ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF spread across the units of Food Packaging Science & Technology. Difficulty: 4 easy, 56 medium, 19 hard.
| Package testing methods | 7 | |
| Paper, paperboard and corrugated packaging | 6 | |
| Plastics: polymer types, properties and processing | 6 | |
| Barrier properties: water vapour and oxygen transmission rates | 6 | |
| Migration and food-contact material regulation | 6 | |
| Packaging waste, recycling and extended producer responsibility | 6 | |
| Metal cans: tinplate, tin-free steel and aluminium; corrosion and lacquers | 5 | |
| Laminates, coextrusion and coatings | 5 | |
| Active packaging: oxygen scavengers, moisture absorbers and antimicrobials | 5 | |
| Intelligent packaging: indicators, sensors and RFID | 5 | |
| Edible and biodegradable packaging | 5 | |
| Aseptic packaging systems | 4 | |
| Modified-atmosphere and vacuum packaging | 4 | |
| Functions and levels of food packaging | 3 | |
| Glass containers | 3 | |
| Labelling and coding on packages | 3 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
Among common flute profiles, the one giving the largest flute height and most cushioning is
B. A flute
A is the largest; E and finer flutes are used for printable retail cartons.
Further reading: Coles and Kirwan, Food and Beverage Packaging Technology
The safety button on a vacuum-packed jar lid indicates
C. whether the vacuum has been lost
The button is drawn down by vacuum; if it pops up the seal has failed.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
An aseptic beverage carton contains roughly
C. 75 % paperboard, 20 % polyethylene, 5 % aluminium
These commonly quoted proportions combine stiffness, liquid tightness and barrier.
Further reading: Coles and Kirwan, Food and Beverage Packaging Technology
Pouch burst and creep tests evaluate
C. overall seal strength by internal pressure
Inflating until failure or holding at pressure tests all seals together.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
Nitrogen flushing of crisps and roasted nuts mainly
A. removes oxygen
N2 displaces O2, slowing lipid oxidation, and cushions the product.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
A time–temperature indicator on a pack
A. shows cumulative temperature exposure by an irreversible colour change
TTIs integrate time and temperature; details are in shelf-life-stability.
Further reading: Han (ed.), Innovations in Food Packaging
RFID tags on cases differ from barcodes in that RFID
D. is read without line of sight
Radio-frequency tags are read remotely and can carry more data and sensor readings.
Further reading: Han (ed.), Innovations in Food Packaging
PLA cups labelled 'compostable' are found in home compost heaps a year later, largely intact. The best explanation is that PLA
C. needs industrial composting temperatures to degrade
PLA hydrolysis is slow at ambient temperatures; industrial composting is much hotter.
Further reading: Han (ed.), Innovations in Food Packaging
NIAS in food-contact materials are
D. non-intentionally added substances
Risk assessment must cover substances not deliberately used.
Further reading: EU Regulations 1935/2004 and 10/2011
Extrusion lamination differs from adhesive lamination in that it
B. bonds webs with a molten polymer layer
A molten polymer such as LDPE is extruded between webs as the bonding layer.
Further reading: Robertson, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice
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