List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions

As the compression ratio is decreased

For the same compression ratio, the efficiency of diesel cycle approaches that of otto cycle as the Cut-off ratio approaches

Given below are two statements
Statement I: Weight transfer from drawbar pull, increases the soil reaction against front wheels and decreases the reaction against rear wheel.
Statement II: For towed wheel axle torque is zero and for self propelled wheel pull is zero.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: The cylinder wall temperature of air-cooled engine is generally higher than that of water cooled engine
Reason R: The control of cylinder temperature is more difficult in air cooled engines
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Consider the following statements for belt drive use in agricultural machinery
A. V-belts are employed in agricultural machinery applications in which it is not necessary to maintain exact speed ratios
B. V-belts are not suitable for heavy loads at low speeds
C. If the ratio between the tight side and slack side tension is too great, belt slippage will be excessive
D. Agricultural V-belts are designated based on Standard established by Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)
E. Belts designed specially for variable speed drives are narrower that conventional V-belts in relation to their thickness.
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Given below are two statements
Statement I: Chisel type tillage tools breakup the soil without inverting it
Statement II: Disc blades sharpened from the concave side penetrate more readily than disk blades sharpened from convex side
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Consider the following statement(s) for its correctness.
A. Weight transfer involves reduction of soil reaction at front wheels and corresponding increase of soil reaction at rear wheels of tractor
B. Weight transfer involves reduction of soil reaction at rear wheels and corresponding increase of soil reaction at front wheels of tractor
C. Weight transfer is not helpful in 4 wheel drive (WD) tractors
D. Weight transfer is not helpful for 2 wheel drive (WD) tractors
E. Weight transfer is helpful for 2 wheel drive (WD) tractors
F. Weight transfer is helpful for 4 wheel drive (WD) tractors
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In which of the following methods the depreciation for any year is taken as a constant percentage of the remaining value at the beginning of that year?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Operating with restrained links rather than free links provides greater tractive ability
Reason R: Operating with restrained links increases the vertical load on the tractor rear wheels.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Consider the following statements
A. Effective operating time per hectare is less than the theoretical time per hectare if less than the full rated width is utilized
B. Disc blades sharpened from the concave side penetrate more readily than disk blades sharpened from convex side
C. Scouring occurs as long as the frictional resistance at the soil tool interface is less than resistance at soil-soil interface
D. Small diameter discs penetrate more readily than large discs
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Which of the following are bulk flow seed metering systems?
A. Flutted roller
B. Inclined plate planter
C. Pneumatic seed metering
D. Internal double run type
E. Stationary opening with agitator
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Which of the following term indicates the adaptibility of a particular field to row crop operations?

The Indian tractor drivers have suffered more than 70% of spine deformation. This type of deformation occurs due to:
A. Vibration
B. Shock
C. Bad sitting posture
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Transmissibility of vibration intensity from tractor body to driver seat is a function of
A. Damping ratio
B. Chasis frequency
C. Undamped natural frequency of seat
D. Input amplitude of vibration
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The handle height of a push-pull type manual weeder for workers with average acromial height of 135 cm need to be

What percentage of incoming solar radiation on earth is reflected back to space?

A pair of bullocks exerts 120 kg pull at 30$^\circ$ to the vertical. The speed of ploughing is 1.35 kmph and V-shape furrow having 25 cm width and 10 cm depth is formed. Calculate the horse power developed by the bullocks.

The main drive wheel diameter of a 7$\times$20 cm seed-drill is 140 cm. During calibration, the total weight of grain collected after 20 revolution of drive wheel is 0.154 kg. Calculate the seed rate in kg per hectare for the seed-drill neglecting wheel slippage.

Thermal efficiency of a spark ignition engine increases with the increase of

In hill dropping method of sowing, group of seeds are dropped at

Consider the following statement(s) for its correctness.
A. At neutral axis there is no stress of any kind.
B. Neutral axis of a section always passes through its centroid.
C. Moment of any area about an axis passing through its centroid is equal to zero.
D. According to theory of simple bending, all layers above the neutral axis are subjected to compression.
E. In case of symmetrical section like square, rectangle and circle the neutral axis passes through geometric centre.
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The cost of operation of an implement in an area of Y hectare is given by 20 + 15Y, while the revenue from the area is given by 200 + 5Y. What will be the total area of operation by the machine to achieve break even?

The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into thread of 3 mm in diameter is known as:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall moves away from the back fill, is generally known as active earth pressure of the soil.
Statement II: Rankine's theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is vertical and smooth.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Continuity equation is based on conservation of mass while Bernoulli’s equation is based on conservation of energy.
Statement II: Bernoulli’s equation is applicable to venturimeter as well as to orifice meter.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: