Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0642 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Mechanical Separation and Cleaning

Subtopic: Mechanical Separation and Cleaning

Question Statement:

In pulse milling (dal milling), the major processing objective during conditioning/pitting is:

Options:

  • (A) Loosening the tough fibrous seed coat (husk/testa) bound to the cotyledons by natural gum and mucilage
  • (B) Crushing cotyledons into fine flour
  • (C) Fermenting the starch
  • (D) Increasing seed moisture to $40\%

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Gums and pectin bind the seed coat tightly; scratch-pitting followed by edible oil/water application and sun drying breaks this adherence.
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