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This book contains readily available competitive examination material. The courses like certificate, diploma, degree and PG in Food Science and Technology or Food Engineering and Technology are introduced and / or introducing in the academic curricula of Universities / Institutions. Since this book on the one hand is preparatory for various competitive examinations related to Food Technology and Post harvest Technology and on the other hand a readily available material for the tutors, academicians, students working in the field of post harvest food handling operations. The contents and the format of this book are all together unique. The book exclusively covers the food grains including major and coarse cereal grains, pulses and oil seeds. As the book is uniquely divided into interrelated but separate chapters, one can grasp thoroughly the know how of the subject matter for examples grain properties, handling and storage compositional variations, milling aspects and nutritional significance, etc. Each chapter contains the answer key separately after its completion so that access will be fast and easy.

The book is prepared to meet the requirements of food technologists. The aspirants entering in the academics through competitive examinations such as GATE, ICAR, IARI, SET, SRF etc. can make the best use of this readily available comprehensive material. The book will be very helpful and handy for the paper setters for various competitive examinations in which Food Technology courses or Food Grains including cereals, pulses and oil seeds processing as one of the subjects it taught. The book is a question bank of about 1400 questions covering the important topics of Food Science and Technology; cereal grains, pulses and oil seeds and their processing technologies. The book covers all the aspects of food grain and their processing including post harvest handlings etc.