Agriculture Engineering Test Papers
(1) along the slope at the upstream of protected land
(2) across the slope at the upstream of protected land
(3) at the field boundary irrespective of slope direction
(4) across the slope at the downstream of protected land
2. The catchment area for Nala bunding should be:
(1) greater than 1000 ha.
(2) 750 to 1000 ha.
(3) 500 to 750 ha.
(4) 80 to 500 ha.
3. The number of gangs of discs in tandem harrow is:
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
4. If the major part or the entire ponding of water is achieved by a raised crest and a smaller part or nil part is achieved by the shutters, then the barrier is known as __________.
(1) River regulator
(2) Barrage
(3) Weir
(4) None of these
5. The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 8 meter is:
(1) queen post truss
(2) king post truss
(3) composite truss
(4) mansard truss
6. For clay type of soil the drainable porosity is ________:
(1) more than porosity
(2) less than porosity
(3) zero
(4) equal to hydraulic conductivity
7. Which form of erosion is most serious in India?
(1) Rill
(2) Gully
(3) Sheet
(4) Splash
8. KVIC digester design, which is patented by KVIC India under the name __________.
(1) Janata
(2) Grah Laxmi
(3) Pragati
(4) Din Bandhu
9. Porosity of grains depend upon following except one?
(1) Shape
(2) Dimensions
(3) Roughness
(4) Colour
10. In case of two point sampling the sediment observations are recorded from:
(1) 0.4 d and 0.6 d
(2) 0.3 d and 0.7 d
(3) 0.2 d and 0.8 d
(4) 0.1 d and 0.9 d
11. Aquifers, ground water reservoir or water bearing formations are the:
(1) formations or strata within the unsaturated zone below ground surface
(2) formations or strata within the unsaturated zone above the ground surface
(3) formations or strata within the saturated zone below the ground surface
(4) formation or strata within the saturated zone above the ground surface
12. If the delta for a crop is 1.2 m and the base period of crop is from June to September, then its duty will be ___________ hectare/cumec.
(1) 748.7
(2) 784.8
(3) 846.5
(4) 878.4
13. Spark ignition engine works on the principle of cycle.
(1) Otto
(2) Petrol
(3) Diesel
(4) gas
14. The return period of one day maximum rainfall of magnitude equal to or greater than ‘x’ is 10 years means: .
(1) In a long period of 100 years, 10 such events can be expected
(2) That every 10 years, the event would definitely occur
(3) Such events are likely twice in 10 years
(4) None of the above
15. Contents of fruit and vegetables are retained more in:
(1) Tray drying method
(2) Tunnel drying method
(3) Sun drying method
(4) Freeze drying method
16. In a combine harvester the normal ratio of peripheral speed to forward speed (reel speed index) is:
(1) 2 to 2.5
(2) 2.5 to 3
(3) 1.25 to 1.5
(4) 3.5 to 4
17. For a hilly terrain region the green house recommended is:
(1) Lean to type green house
(2) Even span type green house
(3) Uneven span type green house
(4) Quonset green house
18. Purpose of providing very flat sides in broad base terraces is:
(1) to increase spacing of terraces, thereby achieving economy
(2) to increase carrying capacity of terrace channel
(3) to facilitate agricultural operations
(4) to improve soil deposition
19. The volume of water the aquifer releases from or take into storage per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in the component of head normal to the surface is called as:
(1) coefficient of storage
(2) specific yield
(3) transmissibility
(4) leakage factor
20. In rational method, ‘I’ represents:
(1) average rate of rainfall
(2) one hour intensity of rainfall
(3) intensity of rainfall for a duration at least equal to the time of concentration
(4) none of the above
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21. For the purpose of starting an induction motor a star-delta switch is equivalent to an auto-starter of ratio __________ per cent.
(1) 33.3
(2) 73.2
(3) 57.7
(4) 60
22. The erodibility index of a soil having 20% sand, 40% silt and 60% clay is:
(1) 1
(2) 1.5
(3) 2
(4) 2.5
23. The factors affecting drawbar performance are:
(a) total weight
(b) centre of gravity
(c) condition of traction surface
(d) travel speed
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are correct
(2) (a), (b), (c) correct and (d) incorrect
(3) only (d) is correct
(4) (b), (c) correct and (a), (d) incorrect
24. Which of the following is different from the rest?
(1) Rain
(2) Drizzle
(3) Hail
(4) fog
25. An isohyte is a line joining points having:
(1) equal evaporation values
(2) equal heights above mean sea level
(3) equal rainfall intensity
(4) equal rainfall magnitude
26. For gully erosion control, long and narrow medium size gullies are controlled with:
(1) diversion structures at gully head
(2) permanent and semi-permanent check dams
(3) tillage operations
(4) filling with soil
27. One of the following is not a part of single effect Evaporator:
(1) Heat Exchanger
(2) Condenser
(3) Separator
(4) Concentrator
28. Under watershed development programme, primary objective of planning trenches on non-arable hill slopes is to:
(1) control soil erosion and land slide
(2) conserve moisture for afforestation
(3) break the length of slope and remove runoff safely
(4) to engage personnel under EGS
29. An impervious stratum within the zone of aeration interrupts percolation and causes ground water to accumulate in a limited area above that stratum. Such type of geological formation is known as:
(1) Confined aquifer
(2) Unconfined aquifer
(3) Perched water table
(4) Aquiclude
30. Separator which separates material on the basis of shape and surface texture is:
(1) Disc separator
(2) Inclined draper
(3) Spiral separator
(4) Cyclone separator
31. The capacity of Rotary dryer for drying parboiled paddy introduced by Jadavpur University (Calcutta) is:
(1) 1 Tonne/hr
(2) 2 Tonnes/hr
(3) 3 Tonnes/hr
(4) 4 Tonnes/hr
32. The most efficient cross section for an open channel is:
(1) Semi circle
(2) Rectangular
(3) Trapezoidal
(4) Triangular
33. Generally head water flood control reservoirs, used for automatic regulating the excess of design flood, are of type:
(1) storage reservoirs
(2) detention reservoirs
(3) multipurpose reservoirs
(4) water harvesting reservoirs
34. The total area which can be irrigated by a certain channel or a project is called as:
(1) CCA
(2) GCA
(3) LL
(4) None of above
35. Air cleaner used in Farm engines is:
(1) Oil bath type
(2) Hit and miss type
(3) Pre-cleaner type
(4) Swimming type a
36. The common application of pasteurization is to one of the following liquids?
(1) Milk
(2) Butter-milk
(3) Water
(4) Honey
37. In USLE, the most sensitive factor causing soil loss is:
(1) R
(2) K
(3) LS
(4) C
38. Mechanical cotton picker cannot act as a device:
(1) to remove the cotton from the open bolls
(2) to remove cotton from unopened bolls
(3) to convey picked cotton
(4) to store picked cotton
39. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon:
(1) grain size of the soil
(2) size of the footing
(3) shape of the footing
(4) all of the above
40. 1 darcy = ¬_______
(1) 0.876 (µm)2
(2) 0.789 (µm)2
(3) 0.987 (µm)2
(4) none of these
41. At the time of physio-logical maturity of the plant, the food grains hold moisture content to the tune of:
(1) 12-15%
(2) 16-18%
(3) 20-25%
(4) 25-30%
42. A hyetograph is drawn as a plot of:
(1) Run off discharge Vs time
(2) Rainfall Volume Vs time
(3) Rainfall intensity Vs time interval
(4) Cumulative rainfall Vs time
43. For average condition of grass cover and channel section, the flow velocity used for design purposes is:
(1) 0.9 to 1.5 m/s
(2) 1.5 to 2.0 m/s
(3) 2.0 to 2.5 m/s
(4) 2.5 to3.0 m/s
44. The middle third rule is used in the design of headwall in drop structures to withstand against failure by:
(1) Overturning
(2) tensile forces
(3) sliding
(4) crushing
45. What will be the amount of fertilizer to be applied at each setting when a lateral has 12 sprinklers spaced at 10 m apart, the lateral spacing is 18 m and the fertilizer dose is 120 kg/ha?
(1) 25.92 kg/setting
(2) 26.92 kg/setting
(3) 27.92 kg/setting
(4) 28.92 kg/setting
46. During milk processing homogenization of milk is carried out:
(1) To kill the bacteria
(2) To preserve the quality
(3) To break fat globules
(4) None of the above
47. The advantages of solar concentrator system over flat plate type collectors:
(1) Reflecting surfaces require less material and are structurally simpler.
(2) The working fluid can attain higher temperatures.
(3) Uniform flux as the absorber.
(4) Both (1) and (2).
48. The wall that can support the ceiling as well as its own load have thickness of:
(1) 22.5 cm
(2) 37.5 cm
(3) 32.5 cm
(4) 22.00 cm
49. Working width of 5 row 20cm. spacing paddy transplanter is:
(1) 0.4 m
(2) 0.6 m
(3) 0.8 m
(4) 1.0 m
50. Depending upon the seed metering device, seed drills may be classified as except one of the following?
(1) Manually metered drills
(2) Mechanically metered drills
(3) Pneumatically metered drills
(4) Electronically metered drills
