GATE AG 2008 • Q13 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Processing of Agriculture Produce

Subtopic: Processing of seeds, spices, fruits and vegetables

Question Statement:

The percentage of husk, bran and bran oil received from rice milling are respectively

Options:

  • (A) 20, 5 and 25
  • (B) 5, 10 and 30
  • (C) 20, 5 and 40
  • (D) 20, 10 and 20

Official Answer Key:

D

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Standard rice-milling mass balance figures: husk ≈ 20% of paddy weight, bran ≈ 10% of paddy weight, and recoverable oil from that bran ≈ 20% (by weight of bran, rice bran oil content).

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