Post Harvest Engineering of Horticultural Crops, Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds - 1

Question: 1

Hypobaric storage is mostly used in storage of

(A) flowers

(B) egg

(C) fish

(D) fruits and vegetables

Question: 2

Which of the following is sensitive to low temperature storage?

(A) pear

(B) mango

(C) apple

(D) grapes

Question: 3

In fruits and vegetables, waxing is done to reduce

(A) transpiration

(B) photosynthesis

(C) respiration

(D) evaporation

Question: 4

Fruits generally require lower thermal processing time than vegetables owing to fruits

(A) low pH and high sugar

(B) low pH and low moisture

(C) low pH and low sugar

(D) low pH and high moisture

Question: 5

Maximum perishable vegetable crop among the following group is

(A) pumpkin

(B) carrot

(C) cabbage

(D) red tomato