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Directions (32-35): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. (A) With the change from traditional to industrial food processing there has also been a change in the types of product processed. (B) In the early days of traditional food processing the main aim was preservation to maintain a supply of wholesome, nutritious food during the year and in particular to preserve it for hungry periods, for example when hunting was poor. (C) Nowadays non-traditional crops are grown all over the world. This, together with consumer demand influenced by radio, advertising and television, has led to a demand for non-traditional foods that are not appropriate to the local environment. (D) While food processing still has the main objective of providing a safe nutritious diet in order to maintain health, other aspects, particularly the generation of wealth for the producer and seller, have become increasingly important. (E) Traditional processors worked with foods that grew locally and the methods they developed were in harmony with the climate in which they lived. (F) Only simple packaging using leaves, animal skins and pottery was possible and necessary to protect the food for its planned storage life.

1. Benefits of non-traditional food processing
2. Reforms in food processing
3. Harmful effects of processed foods
4. Objective of processing foods
5. None of these

Correct answer: Objective of processing foods

Solution

The set of sentences discusses how the purpose of food processing has changed from preservation in traditional times to broader objectives in modern times. Hence the best title is about the objective of processing foods.

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