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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC Food Products Technology (Vocational) Exam

Codes SA/SB/SC

Official MSBSHSE HSC vocational subject codes for Food Products Technology papers I–III

MSBSHSE HSC vocational subject lists

3 papers

Class 12 structure: three Food Products Technology vocational papers under SA/SB/SC

MSBSHSE/DVET Food Products Technology course patterns

~200 marks/paper

Historical total per paper including theory, practical, and ancillary components

DVET scheme of examination tables for HSC vocational papers

35%

Common minimum passing floor per HSC subject under MSBSHSE

Maharashtra HSC pass-mark practice (~35% each subject)

Theory + practical

Each paper historically mixes written theory with substantial practical assessment

DVET vocational scheme tables

Not 62 / not E6

Distinct from optional Food Science & Technology (62) and NSQF multi-skill food processing (E6)

MSBSHSE subject-code distinctions

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official Higher Secondary paper format

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Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC Vocational Food Products Technology (codes SA/SB/SC) is a Class 12 three-paper vocational elective with heavy practical weight (historically ~200 marks per paper) and ~35% pass floor, covering food chemistry, preservation, hygiene/HACCP, processing, packaging, QC, and FSSAI awareness — not a pure MCQ board paper. Distinct from optional Food Science & Technology (62) and NSQF multi-skill food processing (E6). This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation.

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1In food science, water activity (aw) best describes:
A.The total percentage of water by weight only
B.The availability of free water for microbial growth and reactions
C.The boiling point of pure water at sea level
D.The fixed amount of bound water in every solid
Explanation: Water activity (aw) reflects free water available for microbes and chemical reactions; two foods with similar moisture % can have different aw and spoilage risk.
2Carbohydrates primarily serve which role in the human diet?
A.Primary energy source
B.Only as structural bone mineral
C.Only as fat-soluble vitamin carriers
D.Only as dietary cholesterol
Explanation: Carbohydrates (sugars and starches) are a primary energy source; food technologists also use them for texture, sweetness, and browning.
3Proteins are polymers built from:
A.Amino acids
B.Fatty acids only
C.Monosaccharides only
D.Mineral salts only
Explanation: Proteins are chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; in foods they affect nutrition, gelation, foaming, and enzymatic activity.
4Which statement about food lipids (fats and oils) is correct?
A.They are hydrophobic and provide concentrated energy
B.They dissolve completely in pure water as ions
C.They never participate in rancidity
D.They are identical to dietary fibre
Explanation: Lipids are largely water-insoluble, energy-dense macronutrients; unsaturated lipids can oxidise (rancidity) if poorly protected.
5Enzymes in foods are best described as:
A.Biological catalysts usually protein-based that speed specific reactions
B.Inert mineral fillers with no catalytic role
C.Always destroyed completely at refrigerator temperature
D.Identical to synthetic food colours
Explanation: Enzymes are biological catalysts (mostly proteins) that accelerate specific reactions; heat, pH, and inhibitors can control them in processing.
6A pH value of 3 indicates a food is:
A.Acidic
B.Strongly alkaline
C.Exactly neutral like pure water
D.Free of all hydrogen ions
Explanation: pH 7 is neutral; values below 7 are acidic. Many fruits and fermented foods are acidic, which helps control pathogens when combined with other hurdles.
7Enzymatic browning of cut apples is mainly associated with:
A.Polyphenol oxidase acting on phenolic substrates in the presence of oxygen
B.Only Maillard reaction between sugar and protein at freezing temperature
C.Only caramelisation of sucrose in the dark without oxygen
D.Only growth of lactic acid bacteria producing pink pigment
Explanation: Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) oxidises phenolics when tissue is damaged and oxygen is available; acidulation, blanching, or limiting O2 can reduce browning.
8Maillard browning requires:
A.Reducing sugars and amino compounds, typically with heat
B.Only pure salt and ice
C.Only vacuum and darkness with no organics
D.Only mineral oil and glass
Explanation: Maillard reaction is non-enzymatic browning between reducing sugars and amino groups; it develops flavour and colour in baking and roasting.
9Reducing sugars differ from non-reducing sugars mainly because reducing sugars:
A.Can act as reducing agents due to a free anomeric carbonyl (or can open to one)
B.Always contain only fat molecules
C.Never dissolve in water
D.Are identical to free cholesterol
Explanation: Reducing sugars have a free anomeric carbon that can reduce reagents (and participate in Maillard chemistry); sucrose is typically non-reducing until hydrolysed.
10Which macromolecule is the main component of most dietary fibre?
A.Non-digestible plant polysaccharides (e.g., cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin)
B.Free cholesterol only
C.Pure sodium chloride crystals
D.Elemental nitrogen gas
Explanation: Dietary fibre is largely plant cell-wall polysaccharides not digested by human enzymes; it affects texture, viscosity, and gut health concepts taught at HSC level.

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