RRB NTPC CBT-1 previous year question
Starch, a major component of flour and potatoes, is a polysaccharide. What chemical process occurs when starch is heated with water?
Asked in RRB NTPC 2026 — 14 June Shift 2 · General Awareness
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Correct answer: (A) Gelatinization
When starch is heated with water, its granules absorb water, swell and rupture, forming a viscous colloidal mass — a process known as gelatinization.
हिंदी में प्रश्न
Feld (Starch), जो आटे और आलू का एक मुख्य घटक है, एक पॉलीसैकेराइड है। जब tered को जल के साथ गर्म किया जाता है, तो कौन-सी रासायनिक प्रक्रिया died होती है?
उत्तर जाँचने के लिए किसी विकल्प पर टैप करें।
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सही उत्तर: (A) साबुनीकरण ।
जब स्टार्च को पानी के साथ गर्म किया जाता है, तो इसके कण पानी अवशोषित करते हैं, फूलते हैं और फट जाते हैं, जिससे एक चिपचिपा कोलॉइडी द्रव्यमान बनता है — इस प्रक्रिया को जिलेटिनीकरण कहते हैं।
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