List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions

In the adiabatic drying process, if there is a decrease in the value of dry bulb temperature, then:

When one ton of grain with 25% (wb) moisture content is to be dried to 20% (wb), then the amount of water to be evaporated will be?

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The undesirable components which need to be removed during refining of crude vegetable oils include:

(A) Colouring and odouring matters

(B) Free fatty acids

(C) Gums

(D) Waxes

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The tractor develops a torque of 35 kg-m at an engine speed of 1350 RPM. Calculate the BHP of the tractor.

The volume of tyre filled with water for ballasting purpose is:

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Which of the parameter is affected by the peripheral speed of cylinder in thresher?

Which is the most appropriate method to measure soil tilth?

A bullock drawn country plough cuts a trapezoidal furrow having 16 cm top width and 4 cm bottom width. The depth of ploughing is 15 cm. If the plough forms an angle of 45° with the horizontal and the average soil resistance is 0.71 kg/cm², calculate the pull exerted by the bullocks in kgf.

Consider the following statements related to biomass conversion techniques.

Statement (I): Thermo-chemical processes have higher efficiencies than bio-chemical processes.

Statement (II): In comparison to bio-chemical conversion techniques, thermo-chemical conversion techniques have superior ability to decompose lignin.

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Which country is having a full-fledged Ministry for Development of New and Renewable Resources?

The major drawbacks of conventional tillage are categorized as:

(A) Decrease of soil organic matter
(B) Decrease of soil moisture
(C) Short-term potential for soil compaction
(D) Adversely affect the soil structure

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Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): The soil texture is defined as the relative proportion, by weight percentage, of sand, silt and clay in soil.

Statement (II): The aeration in fine textured soil is medium to poor.

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A tractor operated sprayer has 24 nozzles spaced 50 cm apart. Time lost in turning is 8% and filling the tank takes 7% of the time. If the sprayer is operated at a speed of 5 km/h, calculate the coverage area in ha per hour.

A 2-bottom, 50 cm MB plough is being operated at a speed of 5 km/h. If the time lost in turning is 8 per cent, how many hours will be required to plough 23 ha of land?

Maximum torque in a tractor is generated at speed

The acceptable work load for average Indian workers is about

Registration and alignment are the cutting knife adjustments related to

Select the most appropriate sequence of involvement of different parts of combine harvester from crop interception to grain collection

(A) Cutter bar
(B) Auger
(C) Straw walker
(D) Cylinder and concave
(E) Reel

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As per BIS, for safe use of threshers

(A) The minimum length of feeding chute should be 90 cm.
(B) The feeding chute should be covered up to a minimum length of 45 cm.
(C) The feeding chute should be inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 5-10 degree.
(D) The feeding chute should be made of stainless steel.
(E) The feeding chute should have an alarming system.

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Match List-I with List-II.

List-I (Harvesting machine)	List-II (Crop)
(A) Digger	(I) Cotton
(B) Reaper	(II) Potato
(C) Picker	(III) Cereal crops
(D) Snapper	(IV) Forage crops
(E) Mower	(V) Maize

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Which of the following is harvesting machine?

(A) Cotton picker
(B) Potato Digger
(C) Mower
(D) Tree shaker

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Which seed metering mechanism in a planter brushes out excess seeds from the cells of the feed mechanism?

Which of the following is primary function of broadcaster?

(A) Open the seed furrow to proper depth

(B) Meter the seed

(C) Distribute seed over a given width of land

(D) Deposit the seed in the furrow in acceptable pattern

(E) Cover the seed and compact soil around it

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