Objective Type Question on Food Irradiation

Q.No. 1. Out of these which is/are irradiated for sterilization purpose:
(A) Spices
(B) Potatoes
(C) Rice
(D) All of these

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(D) All of these
Spices are the most commonly irradiated food. Other commercially-available irradiated foods are a variety of fruits and vegetables, rice, potatoes, onions, sausage, and dried fish

Q.No. 2. Units for radiation energy is
(A) Radura
(B) Gray (Gy)
(C) Percentage
(D) MeV

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(B) Gray (Gy)