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