Chapter 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF OIL, FATS AND FATTY ACIDS MCQs 26 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/26 Subscribe 1. . Fats and oils are commonly known as _____ because glycerol molecule has 3 hydroxyl (OH) groups, where fatty acids can be attach. (A) Trichochloride (B) Trisaccharide (C) Tetraglyceride (D) TriglycerideShow All Answers 2. . Saturated fatty acid contain_____bond? (A) Single (B) Double (C) Triple (D) FourShow All Answers 3. . Yellow color of butter is due to ? (A) β-carotene (B) Carotenoid (C) Short chain fatty Acid (D) GlycerolShow All Answers 4. . For vegetables oil complete melting point is ________ (A) 59ᵒC (B) 39ᵒC (C) 49ᵒC (D) 79ᵒCShow All Answers 5. . _________is not a physical property of oil. (A) Vision (B) Aroma (C) Texture (D) HydrogenationShow All Answers 6. . One example of a saturated fatty acid is______________. (A) Butyric acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Glutamic acidShow All Answers 7. . An example of unsaturated fatty acid is______________. (A) Oleic acid (B) Tartaric acid (C) Stearic acid (D) Capric acidShow All Answers 8. . An essential fatty acid is__________________. (A) Linoleic acid (B) Malic acid (C) Stearic acid (D) Palmitic acidShow All Answers 9. . Example of PUFA is_____________. (A) DHA (B) Palmitoleic acid (C) Oleic acid (D) Erucic acidShow All Answers 10. . The ability of fats and oils to apply and spread over a surface is called____________. (A) Plasticity (B) Oiliness (C) Specific gravity (D) ViscosityShow All Answers 11. . Which of them is not a chemical property of fats and oils. (A) Hydrolysis (B) Specific gravity (C) Polymerization (D) OxidationShow All Answers 12. . Which of them is not a physical property of fats and oils. (A) Oiliness (B) Plasticity (C) Viscosity (D) EsterificationShow All Answers 13. . ______ is comparison of weight of oil with same volume of water. (A) Specific Gravity (B) Density (C) Refractive Index (D) PlasticityShow All Answers 14. . _______ is the process by which one molecule is transformed into another molecule which has exactly the same atoms, but the atoms have a different arrangement. (A) Interesterification (B) Isomerization (C) Esterification (D) PolymerizationShow All Answers 15. . The non-glycerides components of fats and oils are approximately__________%. (A) 1-2% (B) 2-3% (C) 3-4% (D) 4-5%Show All Answers 16. . __________ are minor components found in natural fats and oils. These have high melting point, colorless, heat stable and inert in nature. (A) Sterols (B) Phospholipids (C) Tocopherols (D) Trace metalsShow All Answers 17. . Greater number of carbon atoms in chain results in higher_________. (A) Melting point (B) Boiling point (C) Freezing point (D) StabilityShow All Answers 18. . Specific gravity is measured at temperature? (A) 25ᵒC (B) 30ᵒC (C) 20ᵒC (D) 35ᵒCShow All Answers 19. . Splitting of fatty acids from glycerol to produce free fatty acids in the presence of water is called ? (A) Hydrogenation (B) Hydrolysis (C) Rancidity (D) EsterificationShow All Answers 20. . Addition of O2 to fatty acids is called ? (A) Oxidation (B) Hydrogenation (C) Degumming (D) RancidityShow All Answers 21. . Polymerization occurs at temp ________? (A) 130-160ᵒC (B) 100-130ᵒC (C) 190-210ᵒC (D) 160-190ᵒCShow All Answers 22. . Glyceride components in fat & oil _________ %. (A) 97-98% (B) 95-96% (C) 99-100% (D) 91-92%Show All Answers 23. . In cis fatty acids hydrogen atoms are present in ______ direction. (A) Left (B) Opposite (C) Right (D) SameShow All Answers 24. . Main source of bad odors in fat & oils is due to? (A) Per-oxide (B) Hydro-peroxide (C) Water (D) SterolShow All Answers 25. . Cis fatty acids produce ________? (A) Rancidity (B) LDL (C) HDL (D) Bad CholesterolShow All Answers 26. . Trans fatty acids produce _______? (A) HDL (B) LDL (C) Rancidity (D) Good CholesterolShow All Answers