This set of Vegetables Processing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices for Vegetable Production”.
1. What is GAP?
a) Good Agricultural Practice
b) Good Aquacultural Practice
c) Good Agro Practice
d) Good Agricultural Prize
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Explanation: GAP is defined as the Good agricultural practice. It is a certification scheme for cultivation and agriculture. It states the procedures and documents all the records that are executed for producing safe foods. It should use sustainable methods.
2. What are agricultural practices?
a) Collection of principles for farm production processes
b) Collection of principles for storage
c) Collection of principles for marketing
d) Collection of principles for storage and marketing
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Explanation: Agricultural practices are the group of principles for farm production processes. This is done to get good agricultural products. These practices are used in agriculture to aid farming. Organic farming is an agronomy practice and also sustainable agriculture.
3. What are the pillars of good agricultural practices?
a) Economic viability, social acceptability
b) Economic viability, environmental sustainability
c) Environmental sustainability, social acceptability
d) Economic viability, environmental sustainability, social acceptability
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Explanation: They are four pillars of good agricultural practices. It should have economic viability. It should be environmental sustainability. It should also be social acceptability. The last one is to produce the food with safety and quality. These are included in most private and public sector standards.
4. The implementation of good agricultural practices should contribute to Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD).
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The concept of Good Agricultural Practices has evolved in recent years. It addresses environmental, financial and communal sustainability for on-farm production and post-production processes. It results in safe and healthy food and non-food agricultural products.
5. What is the key element of Good Agricultural Practices?
a) Risk assessments
b) Health
c) Wealth
d) Health and wealth
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Explanation: Key Elements of Good Agricultural Practices are risk assessments and commitment to food safety at all levels. Communication plays an important role throughout the production chain. It should have mandatory employee education program at the operational level.
6. What is Good Agricultural Practices?
a) Voluntary Certification
b) Mandatory certification
c) Not required
d) Depends on agricultural product
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Explanation: Good Agricultural Practices are voluntary guidelines. It is used by farmers to reduce the risk of microbial contamination related to food borne illnesses. It verify how the fruits and vegetables are processed, packed, handled.
7. What is GMP?
a) Good manufacturing practices
b) Good marine practices
c) Good manufacturing problems
d) Good marine problems
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Explanation: GMP is Good manufacturing practices. It consists of guidelines on management and handling actions for the production of safe food. They are useful for the design and development of processes and products related to food.
8. What are the prerequisites of painting a wall?
a) Free from flaking paint
b) Moist paint
c) No paint
d) Emulsion
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Explanation: Premises and the walls are to be free from flaking paint. The plaster is applied to prevent the accumulation of dirt, reduce the condensation and shredding of particles. Wall flooring intersections should be curved in both processing and packaging regions to facilitate easy cleaning.
9. What are the prerequisites for lightening the processing area?
a) Adequate natural lighting only should be provided
b) Adequate artificial lighting only should be provided
c) No light in the processing area
d) Adequate natural or artificial lighting should be provided
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Explanation: Adequate natural or artificial lighting should be provided. The intensity should be suitable to the nature of the operation. Light fixtures should be protected to safeguard the materials, equipment and the product are not damaged in the case of breakages.
10. Which of the following area is considered a high care area in the processing industry?
a) Packaging area
b) Washing area
c) Storage area
d) Warehouse area
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Explanation: The area where there is a high chance of the product or the materials exposed to hazards are called as high care area. These areas have controlled temperature, humidity, and pressure. Some of the examples are processing area, primary processing area, filling, sampling, dispensing.
11. Which of the following area is considered as low care area in the processing industry?
a) Packaging area
b) Processing area
c) Storage area
d) Filling area
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Explanation: The area where there is a low chance of the product or the materials exposed to hazards are called as low care area. Examples are washing area, secondary packaging area, warehouse area and storage areas. These areas do not need any microbial load tests.
12. What are the prerequisites for Personnel hygiene facilities?
a) Hand washing area, lavatories, changing facility
b) Hand washing area, lavatories
c) Hand washing area, changing facility
d) Lavatories, changing facility
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Explanation: Personnel hygiene facilities should contain hand washing area, lavatories, changing facility and rest rooms. It should be cleaned regularly and maintained well to avoid any cross contamination. These facilities are suitably located & designated in processing industry.
13. The display boards mentioning do’s and don’ts’ for workers should be posted in a prominent place inside the premises.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: It is mandatory to display the boards mentioning do’s and don’ts’ for workers in a prominent place inside the premises. It should be in English and also in the local language. This helps the employees to follow good hygiene practices.
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