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