WBPSC Food SI case studies
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The West Bengal Public Service Commission conducts the Food Sub-Inspector Recruitment Examination to select candidates for the post of Food Sub-Inspector under the State Government's food and supplies administration. The role sits close to the everyday working of the public distribution system: inspecting food grain godowns and fair price shops, checking stock, weighment, storage conditions and records, and helping enforce food safety and public distribution rules at the field level. The examination is therefore built for graduates who are comfortable with both a broad general syllabus and the practical subject matter of food - basic science, food safety and standards, quality control, and the state's own administrative and geographic context. It is a competitive, single-stream recruitment test delivered in multiple-choice format, and the commission publishes the current intake, schedule, fee and qualifying requirements for each cycle on its official website. The WBPSC Food SI case studies are 5 cases and about 2,909 words.
1Rice mill inspection: mould, mislabelling and a bribe offer
You are the Food Safety Officer for a block in Purba Bardhaman. On 12 November you inspect a rice mill packing 'Premium Miniket' rice for retail sale.
622 words, about 3 min2Paddy procurement: tare, moisture deduction and a disputed reading
At a government paddy procurement centre in Bankura, a farmer brings 14 bags of paddy. The weighbridge shows gross 62.40 quintals; the empty trolley weighs 18.20 quintals.
594 words, about 3 min3Pickle unit: swollen jars after salt reduction
A small pickle unit in Howrah produces mango pickle in 20 kg food-grade plastic jars. To cut cost, the owner reduced salt from 12% to 8% (w/w) and added potassium metabisulphite at 0.05%, within the permitted level.
526 words, about 3 min4Restaurant inspection: warrant objection, temperature abuse and political pressure
You are a Food Safety Officer in a municipal area. Acting on a written complaint, you reach a 60-seat restaurant at 12:30 pm.
573 words, about 3 min5Cyclone relief camp: unsafe cooked rice, musty sattu and packet arithmetic
A cyclone has flooded parts of Sagar Island. You are the Food Safety Officer attached to a relief camp hosting 420 people.
594 words, about 3 min