Need for Safe Storage


 
 
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Need for Safe Storage

Safe and proper storage:

Godown, warehouses and stores should be properly cleaned, dried and repaired on timely basis to get safe and proper storage of grains.

Silo storage is considered the best option for wheat storage. However, the storage losses in warehouse storage are also equivalent to silo storage of wheat when proper storage management practices are adopted and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the best example of a sustainable food storage system with only 0.3% storage losses in 3 years of wheat storage.

The average duration of storage of wheat is more than 1 year in the warehouses. In order to maintain the good health of the stored wheat in bags, aeration, fumigation, and spraying are undertaken at certain intervals to keep the wheat stock free from insects and pests. For this purpose, samples are taken with a specified procedure.

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Godown should be properly cleaned, dried and repaired on timely basis to get safe and proper storage of grains.

(b) Warehouses and stores should be properly cleaned, dried and repaired on timely basis to get safe and proper storage of grains.

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Losses during storage are unavoidable due to biotic and abiotic factors.

(b)  The average duration of storage of wheat is more than 1 year in the warehouses.

(c) The average duration of storage of wheat is more than 5 year in the warehouses.

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

Losses during storage are unavoidable due to _________________ factors and such losses are quantified on the basis of weight difference between intake and off-take.

Right Option : C
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