Postharvest Technology MCQs (Set 15) Posted on August 24, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Which postharvest practice most effectively reduces the respiration rate in harvested produce? Maintaining an appropriate low temperature Increasing mechanical injury Increasing temperature Increasing oxygen concentration indefinitely 2. Harvesting crops during the coolest part of the day helps reduce ___________________ Fruit maturity Deterioration and water loss Respiration completely Mechanical harvesting 3. Gibberellin treatment can help maintain soluble solids during storage primarily by _________________________ Delaying their reduction during storage Preventing sugar formation Accelerating their degradation Increasing water loss 4. The principal purpose of cushioning inserts in mango packaging is to ________________________ Reduce fruit-to-fruit impact and vibration injury Increase ethylene production Increase respiration Increase compression of fruit 5. ________________________________ helps reduce abrasion injuries during manual harvesting of fruits Wearing cotton gloves and trimming fingernails Wearing rings and bracelets Using rough containers Keeping long fingernails 6. Botrytis cinerea is best described as a ________________ Necrotrophic pathogen Viral pathogen Obligate parasite Biotrophic pathogen 7. _____________________ is commonly associated with physical wounds caused during harvesting or handling Mechanical infection Latent infection Secondary infection Systemic infection 8. __________________ should be avoided during harvesting because it causes bruises, cuts, and mechanical damage to the crops Using suitable harvesting tools Using padded containers Gentle placement in containers Dumping or throwing produce into containers 9. _______________________________ causes less mechanical damage to horticultural produce Bulk harvesting Mechanical harvesting Hand harvesting Automated sorting 10. ________________________ is the most appropriate harvesting tool for minimizing accidental gouges and cuts to fruits and plants Dull knife with a pointed tip Unsharpened blade Clipper with a rounded tip Large metal hook Loading … Question 1 of 10
