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Food preservatives prevent spoilage of food due to microbial growth. The most commonly used preservatives are

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Important Questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life

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Match the list-I with list-II

  List-I
(Class of Drug)
  List-II
(Example)
(a) Antacid (i) Novestrol
(b) Artificial sweetener (ii) Cimetidine
(c) Antifertility (iii) Valium
(d) Tranquilizers (iv) Alitame
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Match the following

  List-I   List-II
(A) Morphine (I) Sweetening agent
(B) Saacharin (II) Analgesic
(C) Ranitidine (III) Disinfectant
    (IV) Antacid

 

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Which among the following contains triglyceride?
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Which of the following is an artificial sweetening agent?
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A chemist has 4 samples of artificial sweetener A,B,C and D . To identify these samples, he performed certain experiments and noted the following observations:
(i) A and D both form blue-violet colour with ninhydrin.
(ii) Lassaigne extract of C gives positive AgNO3 test and negative Fe4FeCN63 test.
(iii) Lassaigne extract of B and D gives positive sodium nitroprusside test.
Based on these observations which option is correct?
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Choose the correct option for the suitable match between Column I and Column II

Column I Column II
(P) Artificial Sweetner (L) Caramel
(Q) Food Preservative (M) Ascorbic acid
(R) Anti Oxidants (N) Alitame
(S) Food colours    
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Which of the following is used as a food preservative?

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Which artificial sweetener contains chlorine?
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A food additive that acts as an anti-oxidant is
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Among the following, which one acts as a food preservative?

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The artificial sweetener that has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar is:
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The number of sp2 hybridised carbons present in “Aspartame” is
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From the following substances, which is a carbohydrate containing sweetener?
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A compound used as pistachio flavour in ice cream is _____.
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Which of the following tests cannot be used for identifying amino acids?
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Which one of the following is an example of artificial sweetner?
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Artificial sweetener which is stable under cold conditions only is:
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Which of the following process is NOT used to preserve the food?