List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

Statement I: Irrigation schemes with culturable command area of 10,000 ha or more are classified as major irrigation project.
Statement II: All irrigation schemes having a culturable command area upto 2,000 ha individually are classified as minor irrigation projects.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Laser controlled equipment is being used for land smoothening operations.
Statement II: Land smoothening is done if the slope of the land is more than 10%.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I: The hydraulic grade line in open channel flow is the water surface.
Statement II: The hydraulic grade line in pipe flow, it connects the elevation to which water would rise in piezometer tube along the pipe.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: Level bench terraces are generally used in those areas, which receives medium rainfall and have highly permeable soils.
Reason R: Level bench terraces are constructed in steep slope regions and they are level having slope less than 1 per cent.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: Sprinkler irrigation system is not suitable for clay soil.
Reason R: Water distribution pattern under windy condition is not uniform in sprinkler irrigation system.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: Orographic precipitation is that which occurs when moist air masses may get lifted up to higher altitudes due to presence of mountain barriers.
Reason R: Infiltration is the flow of water into the ground through the soil surface and it is measured by using double ring infiltrometer.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: The distance from the centre of the well to the outer limit of the cone of depression is known as radius of influence.
Reason R: Radius of influence depends on the pumping rate, length of pumping period, aquifer characteristics, slope of the water table and recharge in the zone of influence of the well.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: Darcy's Law is used in studying groundwater flow in alluvial formations.
Reason R: The specific yield of clay soil is 15-30%, whereas, it is 1-10% for gravel.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following components of hydrograph and arrange them in order from beginning of rainfall to end of rainfall in semi-arid regions:
A. Point of inflection
B. No-flow
C. Rising limb
D. Peak
E. Falling limb

The minimum width of a bench terrace for safe and efficient movement of a tractor is:

Contour bunding is technically not feasible if the land slope is greater than:

In the Universal Soil Loss equation, factor K refers to:

Consider the following regarding the water lifting devices and find the odd man out:

The infiltration rate after the soil profile becomes saturated is called:

Assertion A: Sub-surface drainage is long lasting and has lesser maintenance.
Reason R: In surface drainage system weed growth and farm machinery movement interrupts flow.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Water course is any channel which is supplied with water from a canal but which is not maintained at the cost of the Government. The carrying capacity of water course generally varies:

The ratio of water stored in root zone during irrigation to water delivered to the plot is called:

The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) on the moon is approximately:

Amount of water in a soil available to plants is determined by:

Water level in piezometer represents:

Temperature dependence of a biological reaction is expressed by:

The phase change from solid to vapour without passing through liquid phase occurs:

In a multiple effect evaporator, the feed enters in which direction if the feed and steam flows are in the same direction?

Colloidal mills are used for size reduction of:

Which of the following is recognized as best way to define, evaluate and control risk to ensure food safety?