1. Annual depreciation of a machine is included in

Fixed cost

Variable cost

Hiring cost

None of the above

2. The size of an M.B. plough is expressed in terms of its

Width of cut

Length of share

Depth of cut

None of the above

3. Which one from the below is a multi purpose tool

Indigenous plough

M.B. Plough

Cultivator

Multi purpose tool bar carrier

4. Which type of seed drill is mostly used in our country

Cup feed type

Variable orifice type

Disc type

Flutted roller type

5. A power tiller is most suited for

Transport work

Stationary operation

Rotary cultivation

None of the above

6. An olpad thresher is operated

by a tractor

by a pair of bullocks

by an electric motor

manually

7. Application rate of sprayer is affected by

Rate of discharge

Number of nozzle

Forward speed

All of the above

8. Reaper is used for

land preparation

sowing

harvesting

threshing

9. Farming operation which requires maximum energy

Harvesting

Interculture

Sowing

Tillage

10. Puddling is done to

Reduce percolation of water

Level the field

Kill weeds

Increase percolation of water

11. One hectare equals to

100 sq. m

1000 sq. m

10000 sq. m

100000 sq. m

12. Vertical suction of a plough influences

Pulverization

Depth of cut

Width of cut

Direction of pull

13. Two primary tillage equipment are

Mould board plough and disc harrow

Disc plough and disc harrow

Disc harrow and cultivator

M.B. plough and sub-soiler

14. The size of a seed drill is expressed by

working capacity

No. of furrow opener

spacing between furrow opener

No. of furrow opener and spacing between them

15. Increasing the cylinder speed results in

increase threshing efficiency

increase seed damage

reduce cylinder loss

All of the above

16. Tilt angle in a disc plough varies from

5 10 degree

10 15 degree

15 25 degree

25 30 degree

17. An indigenous plough is

a secondary tillage implement

a wet-land puddler

a multi-purpose implement

a primary tillage implement

18. Gears are used for

changing the speed of rotation

changing direction of shafting

changing direction of rotation

All of the above

19. Which of the following tractor has the air cooled engine

Eicher

HMT

Mahindra

Ford

20. Inflation pressure of front wheels of tractor wheel drive)

0.8 1.2 kg/cm2

1.2 2.0 kg/cm2

2.0 2.5 kg/cm2

2.5 kg/cm2

21. Connecting rod generally have

I shape

T-shape

Angle shape

Flat shape

22. The estimated useful life of diesel engine is

8 years

10 years

12 years

14 years

23. The common firing order of a 4 stroke 4 cylinder engine is given as









24. The first tractor plant in India was set up by

Hindustan

Ford

HMT

Eicher

25. Compression ratio of diesel engine is

5:1

5:1to11:1

11:1to14:1

14:1to21:1

26. A cylinder block of tractor engine is normally made of

Cast Iron

Cast steel

Heat treated steel alloy

Spring steel

27. B.H.P. of an engine indicates

Power at PTO pulley

Power in cylinder

Power on fly wheel

Frictional power

28. Engine oil is changed in tractor after

80 hours

120 hours

200 hours

300 hours

29. Which of the following has most crucial role in promoting farm mechanization

Electric motor

Power tiller

Diesel engine

Tractor

30. Variable speed governors are used on

Tractor engine (Diesel)

Stationary engine (Diesel)

Petrol engine

None of above

31. In combine, the length of rasp bar type cylinder varies from

2.0-2.5m

1.5-2.0m

1.4 1.5 m

Less than 1.4 m

32. Speed reduction in a tractor at

Differential

Final drive

Gear box

None of above

33. A connecting rod of a tractor engine is made of

Forged steel

Mild steel

Cast steel

Cast iron

34. Stroke bore ratio for tractor engine is

1.25

1.45

1.75

2.00

35. The power generated in a windmill

depends on the height of tower.

depends on wind velocity.

can be increased by planting tall trees close to tower.

is more in rainy season.

36. Minimum wind velocity for working of a wind mill is

5 kmph

12 kmph

25 kmph

50 kmph

37. Optimum solid-water ratio for highest gas production is

1:10

1:15

1:20

1:25

38. Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy

Fossil fuels

Wood

Sun

Wind

39. Where is the largest solar plant of India located

Odisha

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Maharashtra

40. Main combustible constituent of biogas is

Carbon dioxide

Ethane

Butane

Methane

41. The main component of a biogas plant is

Digester

Gas holder

Slurry mixing tank

All of above

42. Which is the ultimate source of energy

Water

Sun

Fossils fuels

Uranium

43. The rate of doing work is known as

Energy

Power

Horse power

None of the above

44. The work which requires pulling or drawing such as ploughing, seeding/planting etc. is known as

tractive work

stationary work

both of the above

None of the above

45. A normal human being develops about

1 HP

0.50 HP

0.30 HP

0.10 HP

46. Power transmission from the source of power to the machines is done by the following system

Pullies and belts

Flat belts

V-belts

All of the above

47. The simplest form of dynamometer for measuring the draw bar power is

Hydraulic dynamometer

Spring dynamometer

Distortion type dynamometer

Strain gauge dynamometer

48. Steam engines are

Internal combustion engines

Semi-internal combustion engines

External combustion engines

None of the above

49. Piston position in the engine when it reaches the bottom is known as

Crank and dead centre

Bottom dead centre

Both of the above

None of the above

50. In diesel engine, the heat is taken in at

constant pressure

constant volume

both

None of the above

51. The amount of water vapour present in a unit weight of dry air under a given set of conditions is known as

humidity

absolute humidity

relative humidity

None of the above

52. The temperature at which a mixture of air and water vapour has to be cooled at constant humidity to make it saturated is known as

Dry bulb temperature

Wet bulb temperature

Dew point temperature

Ambient temperature

53. A good rice huller does the following work

Removes the husk from the paddy

Does not break the rice

Produce good quality rice

All of the above

54. There is high percentage of breakage of rice grain in

Disc type hullers

Roller type hullers

Both

None of the above

55. The process of husking or dehusking is also known as

Shelling

Bruising

Scalping

None of the above

56. The first phase of seed processing consists of

scalping

debearding

hulling

All of the above

57. The second phase of processing in which removal of weed seeds, broken seeds and inert materials are involve, is done by

Air screen

Air screen cleaner

Aspirator

Scalper

58. When the paddy is shelled, brown coloured rice is obtained, which is known as

Par boiled rice

Brown rice

Both

None of the above

59. Average weight of 1000 wheat grains ranges between

30-35gms

35-45gms

45 50 gms

None of the above

60. By processing soyabean seeds, various products which are prepared can help in

certain cancer diseases

cardio-vascular diseases

both

None of the above

61. Pneumatic separation of fruits by grader depends on

size and shape of the fruit

density of the fruit

surface resistance of the fruits

All of the above

62. In order to extract juices from sugarcane crushers, the king roller is fitted in

Bullock drawn crusher at the top of the roller gear.

Power driven cane-crusher, it is fitted separately above the axle of the roller

None of these

Both

63. Equivalent moisture content of food grains is measured in

Dry weight basis

Wet weight basis

Measuring instruments

All of the above

64. Design of a grain dryer aims at

finding the dimensions of the equipment

drying agent and heat requirement

both of above

None of the above

65. Indian farmers are adopting latest farm mechanization techniques in order to

Achieve the time lines in farm operations

Reduction in loss of crops and food products

Reduction in drudgery and labour

All of the above

66. Tillage is the preparation of soil to provide

conditions favourable to plant growth for flood

weed free field during plant growth during flood

both of

None of the above

67. Bullock operated mould board ploughs are

Single bottom

Double bottom

Multiple bottom

None of these

68. Gunnel is a part of

Indigenous plough

Mould board plough

Cultivator

None of the above

69. Materials which are used for making shares of the plough are

plain steel

soft centre steel

chilled cast iron

Both and

70. The manual rotary paddy weeder is used for

weeding the paddy field by uprooting the weeds

burying weeds in wet soils

None of the above

Both

71. During the threshing of crops as far as possible ensure that

threshing yard should be away from the residential area

it should be located near the railway track

adequate fire protection services must be provided

both of the

72. Wind mills can be used for

water pumping

electricity generation

both of

None of these

73. Gur (Jaggery) making process from sugarcane involves

crushing of sugarcane

heating of the sugarcane juice to make it semi-solid

cooling down and make jaggery

All of the above process

74. If the moisture content on wet basis is then what would be the moisture content on dry basis

20%

25%

30%

15%

75. Sucrose content in sugarcane is about

5 10 percent

10 15 percent

15 20 percent

None of the above

76. The largest sugarcane producing country in the world is

Canada

India

Russia

America

77. Disc separators separate grain by

Shape

Weight

Colour

Size

78. To separate mustard seed from wheat, the best type of separator is

Specific gravity separator

Spiral separator

Centrifugal separator

All of the above

79. A scalper is used for

grading the material

removing of stones

fine separation of materials

rough separation of materials

80. Crushing capacity of power operated cane crusher is



70%

80

None of the above

81. The number of holes per square inch in a 20 mesh screen will be

800

400

200

20

82. During seed processing, the moisture content of seed should be

15 percent

15 20 percent

20 25 percent

25 percent

83. Which one of the following energy sources is not renewable

Solar energy

Wind energy

Coal energy

Nuclear energy

84. When the engine cycle is completed in two revolutions of the crankshaft, the engine is known as

two stroke cycle engine

four stroke cycle engine

eight stroke cycle engine

None of the above

85. Hot spark plugs are used in

Slow speed engine

Low compression engine

Two stroke petrol engine

All of the above

86. Fly wheel of the engine helps

to run the engine smoothly

stores energy during power stroke

returns the energy during idle stroke

All of the above

87. Carburettor is found in

Petrol engine

Diesel engine

Both of these

None of these

88. Biogas plants which are generally used for gas production are generally made of

Bricks

Steel

Both of

None of these

89. Solar energy can be converted into

Thermal energy

Electrical energy

Mechanical energy

All of the above

90. In houses active system of solar energy

uses solar collectors for warming the space

heating is done either by water or air

works on natural convection

both of the

91. Electricity from solar energy can be produced by

solar power production system

solar photo-voltaic cells

Both of the and

None of these

92. Wind energy is available in the form of

kinetic energy

potential energy

both of the above and

None of these

93. Which of the following do not apply in case of wind energy

Wind energy is variable.

Wind energy is steady.

Wind energy is irregular.

Wind energy is intermittent.

94. Advantages of electrical power over other sources are

highest efficiency

adaptive to varying speeds

adaptable to all farm operations

Both and

95. Depreciation of an IC engine is included in

Fixed cost

Variable cost

Both and

None of the above

96. Within a given HP range, the selection of tractor is based on

primary cost

resale value

running cost

All the above three

97. Manufacture of Massey Fergusson Tractor is

HMT, Pinjore

Sonalika, Hoshiarpur

TAFE, Chennai

PTL, Mohali

98. In IC engine, the diameter of cylinder is known as

Bore

Stroke

Piston displacement

None of the above

99. Main advantages of mechanical power are

requires frequent rest periods

available in different sizes

not affected by hot or cold weather

Both

100. Mostly the type of piston pin used is

Semi-floating

Floating

Fixed

All above three

101. Types of rings used in engine are

compression rings

oil rings

Both

None of the above

102. Air cleaner is a part of

Engine lubricating system

Engine cooling system

Engine air fuel supply system

Hydraulic system

103. In diesel cycle maximum efficiency is obtained with

Early fuel cut-off

High compression ratio

Both

None of the above

104. The solar photo-voltaic system include

Solar cell array

Battery Bank

Inverter and charge controller

All above three

105. A domestic solar water heater of 100 litres per day capacity can save electricity annually equal to

500 kWh

1000 kWh

1500 kWh

2000 kWh

106. Biogas in a biogas digester is produced by chemical process, known as

Pyrolysis

Fermentation

Radiation

Hydration

107. Production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of biomass depends on

Temperature

C N Ratio

Pressure

All above three

108. The useful sun-shine days per year in most part of India are

250 to 300

175 to 230

200 to 250

None of the above

109. Gas production in biogas plant is retarded when temperature goes below

10 °C

15 °C

20 °C

25 °C

110. The best sites for wind are found in

mountains

plains

off shores and sea coast

None of the above

111. Photo-voltaic solar cells are made of

Silicon

Carbon

Gun metal

Silver

112. Biogas is a mixture of

CO&H

CO&HO

CO&CH

All three 22 2224

113. To feed even the smallest size of biogas plant, the minimum number of cattle requirement is

2to4

4to6

6to8

8to10

114. In bucket elevator, the material discharge chute is situated at

Bottom

Top

Lower half but not at bottom

Upper half but not at top

115. During dehydration of vegetables, the temperature of dehydration should be

40to50 °C

60 to 70 °C

80 to 90 °C

100 to 115 °C

116. Content of starch (in percent) in maize is approximately

50

60

70

80

117. The percent of oil in soyabean is about



18-20%

28-30%

38-40%

118. Gravity separator work on the principle of

Gravity

Drag

Both and

None of the above

119. Grinding is a process of

Drying

Polishing

Size reduction

Packaging

120. The shape of trough in screw conveyor is used as

U-shaped

L-shaped

V-shaped

J-shaped

121. Fruits and vegetables are preferably dried in a

Spray drier

Fluidized bed drier

Freeze drier

Cabinet drier

122. Soyabean is mostly used in India for production of

Edible oil

Pulses

Milk substitutes

Processed foods

123. Modern flour mills for wheat milling are

Disc type

Attrition type

Under runner type

Roller type

124. LSU type dryer was developed in

India

England

USA

Canada

125. The working capacity of hydraulic power operated land leveller is about

60 70 m3/day

90 110 m3/day

110 160 m3/day

None of the above

126. The function of seed drills is to sow seeds

in furrows

at proper depth

at uniform rate

All above three

127. Bulldozer is used for

cleaning forests

pushing soil upto small distances

filling big ditches/channels

All above three

128. Inclined plate planter is used for sowing of

Cotton

Legumes

Groundnut

All above three

129. Size of planter is equal to

No. of rows × row spacing

No. of rows × depth of planking

Both and

None of the above

130. The prime mover used in power thresher is

Electric motor

Engine

Tractor

All above three

131. Which of the following components are parts of threshing cylinder

Concave

Rasp bar

Spikes

Both and

132. Hand rotary dusters are more suitable for plant height upto

3m

5m

7.5m

10m

133. In crop production the first operation performed by the farmers is

Planting of seed

Tillage

Inter cultural

Fertilizer application

134. A device which is used to store energy in hydraulic system is known as

Motor

Cylinder

Accumulator

Pump

135. Primary function of lubrication is to reduce

Friction

Wear

Power loss

All these

136. A machine which cuts, thresh, clean and collect the grain simultaneously while moving through the field is known as

Reaper

Combine

Power thresher

None of the above

137. The main cause of quality deterioration of food is

Climate

Micro organisms

Rats

All of the above

138. Why do we use inter cropping

Suppression of weed

Reduction in plant disease

Stability in more yield

All of these

139. In ball mill the size reduction is done by action of

shearing

cutting

impacting

crushing

140. Tidal energy is most popular and feasible method of producing power by

River

Well

Sea

Tank

141. On an average, one ton of paddy contains bran about

30kg

40kg

45kg

50kg

142. Darrieus type rotor mill is example of which type of wind mill

Vertical axis high velocity

Vertical axis low velocity

Horizontal axis high velocity

Horizontal axis low velocity

143. Biogas is a flammable gas and its heating value is approximately

17,925 J/m3

29,874 J/m3

19,725 J/m2

92,874 J/m2

144. Solar energy can be utilized by the application of solar cells to produce

DC electricity

AC electricity

DC AC electricity

None of the above

145. Sun drying is an example of which type of drying

Convective

Conductive

Radiation

None of the above

146. Energy required to grind any material is expressed by

Fick's law

Kick's law

Newton's law

Stokes law

147. The first practical solar cell was made in the year

1954

1860

1760

1800

148. Which of the following combination of metals are used to make brass

Copper and Zinc

Zinc and Tin

Copper and Tin

Tin and Antimony

149. The process of removing moisture from the food product is called

Canning

Pasteurization

Sterilization

Dehydration

151. Parboiling of rice includes the action of

Water and temperature

Water and chemical

Oil and chemical

None of the above

152. Respiration of food release the gas

Oxygen

Carbon monoxide

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

153. The maximum produced vegetable crop in India is

Potato

Tomato

Brinjal

Okra

154. Angle of repose for wheat grains is about

15°

20°

25°

30°

155. The beam of a bullock-drawn cane crusher is attached to

Crushing roller

Extraction roller

King roller

Fly wheel

156. Shellers are used in the processing of

Wheat

Maize

Soyabean

Paddy

157. A wind mill cannot be used for the purpose of

Water lifting

Ploughing

Power generation

Chaff cutting

158. Wind speed is measured by

Anemometer

Wind vane

Photometer

Rotavator

159. Solar energy reaches Earth's surface in about

4 minutes

8 minutes

10 minutes

20 minutes

160. Which of the following is not a type of biogas plant

KVIC Model

Deenbandhu Model

Gandhi Model

Fixed Dome Model

161. Biogas contains maximum amount of

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Methane

162. Anaerobic digestion of organic matter to produce biogas is completed in

2-stages

3-stages

4-stages

6-stages

163. The draft force applied on the implement by a tractor is measured by using

Dynamometer

Altimeter

Differential

Draft meter

164. Which of the following is a part of the cooling system for an engine

Radiator

Fly wheel

Injector

Clutch

165. Cast iron is an alloy of Iron and carbon Iron and zinc Iron and cobalt Copper and zinc

166. Which form of iron is obtained from the blast furnace

Pig iron

Wrought iron

Cast iron

Mild steel

167. Which of the following is good for making nut-bolts

Cast iron

Pig iron

Wrought iron

High carbon steel

168. Farm tractors used in India do not have

Carburettor

Gear box

Differential

Clutch

169. To maintain a constant speed of engine under varying load conditions, the engines are provided with

Nozzle

Governor

Gear

Thermostat

170. Which of the following part is not connected to the piston of an engine

Rings

Gudgeon pin

Connecting Rod

Fly wheel

171. Advantages of electrical power over other sources are

Highest efficiency

Adaptive to varying speeds

Adaptive to all farm operations

Both and

172. In 24 hour, water absorption by volume is maximum in

Limestone

Granite

Gneiss

Slate

173. When water is added to cement

chemical reaction starts
heat is generated
heat is absorbed
None of the above

174. Which is the weakest concrete

1 2 4

1 3 6

1 4 8

1 5 10

175. The specific gravity of light diesel oil is

0.82

0.85

0.92

0.95

176. Which of the following is not a source of non-conventional energy

Geothermal

Biomass

Wind energy

None of the above

177. In India parboiled rice is mostly produced and consumed in

Northern region

Southern region

Eastern region

Western region

178. In India primary source of energy is

Fossil

Coal

Petrol

Diesel

179. Bio ethanol is primarily produced from fermentation of

Rice grain

Sugarcane molasses

Grapes

None of the above

180. Most cereal food contain mainly

Fat

Vitamin

Carbohydrate

Protein