Agricultural Mechanization and Machinery
Agricultural Mechanization and Machinery
Agricultural Mechanization and Machinery
1. The development of a desirable soil structure for a seedbed does not include:
a. furrow b. furrowslice
c. backfurrow d. Deadfurrow
3. Bend sideward of the point of the share to make the plow cut the proper width is:
a. 15 – 25 degrees b. 42 – 45 degrees
c. 55 – 60 degrees d. 30 – 36 degrees
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5. In the equation C = , C is capacity expresses in:
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a. m2/h b. m2/day
c. ha/h d. ha/day
6. Floating power tillers are used in:
a. 2-wheel tractor for wetland op. b. 2-wheel tractor for dryland op.
c. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op. d. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op
7. The mechanical function of the planter does not include:
a. herbicides b. insecticides
c. fungicides d. pesticides
11. Which of the following is not a spray nozzle pattern?
a. 60 standards b. 82 standards
c. 103 standards d. 119 standards
20. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted moldboard plow. It took
11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor speed of 5 kph.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding Adjustment
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
a. 1.6 hp b. 2.4 hp
b. 3.3 hp d. 4.7 hp
24. A 4-m combine traveling at 5 kph can empty its 1.5-ton grain tank in 2 minutes. When unloading
on-the-go, it has an 86% field efficiency. Field yield is 3.5 tons/ha. What would be the field
efficiency if the combine stopped to load?
a. 70% b. 75%
c. 80% d. 85%
25. A 4-wheel tractor with 3X14 inches moldboard plow is to operate on clay loam soil (specific draft
= 0.56 kg/cm2) at a depth of 25.4 cm. The maximum draft and percent increase in draft due to
speed are:
Gear Setting Speed (kph) Max. Draft (kg) Increase in draft due to speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
a. 5 – 15% b. 10 – 27%
c. 10 – 37% d. 20 – 30%
29. In optimizing the capacity of a machine, it is recommended to have:
a. up to 3 inches b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches d. 6 to 36 inches
31. Primary tillage equipment that cuts the soil to a depth of 6 to 18 inches is called:
a. tank b. pump
c. pressure gage d. nozzle
41. Which of the following is not a part of a typical lift pump?
a. gallons b. gpm
c. liters d. lps
43. Which of the following is not a typical example of a small single-cylinder engine?
a. 5.63% b. 8.64%
c. 40.70% d. 60.46%
46. The threshing action where grains are detached from their panicles when the straw is pulled
through a “V” shaped configuration is called:
a. 1985 b. 1990
c. 1995 d. 2000
48. What is the theoretical field capacity of a 3-m combine traveling at 100 meters in 52 seconds?
a. one man working for 12 hrs b. three men working for three days
c. six men working for 2 hrs d. four men working for three days
50. A 3-ha field was plowed using a 15-cm wide animal-drawn plow at 4 kph and field efficiency of
75%. The draft required to pull the plow is 60 kg.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding Adjustment
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
Gear Setting Speed (kph) Max. Draft (kg) Increase in draft due to speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the highest gear setting that can sustain the draft requirement for the operation:
a. 1L b. 2L
c. 3L d. 4L
54. The application rate of a certain chemical is recommended at 4 kg/ha. The calibration test of a
16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows: Nozzle discharge = 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and
walking speed = 20 m/min
55. A field measuring 45 m X 90 m is to be prepared using a 1-m upland power tiller at a speed of 3
kph. Assume a 10% overlap between passings and 9 seconds turn around time at the end of each
pass.
Determine actual field capacity when tilling is done along the longer field direction:
a. 0.23 ha/hr b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr d. 0.29 ha/hr
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56. Select a farm operation that can only be done with the use of a machine:
a. plowing b. spraying
c. harvesting d. threshing
57. Which of the following agencies does not belong to the Department of Agriculture?
a. BPRE b. BPI
c. AMMDA d. RAEG
58. The use of machinery does not only imply ownership, the following are also considered viable
options:
a. up to 3 inches b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches d. 6 to 36 inches
60. Part of the moldboard plow bottom that receives the furrowlice , lifts, inverts and throws it to one
side is called:
a. share b. moldboard
c. landside d. frog
61. Type of plow developed in an effort to reduce friction in a sliding bottom by using a rolling
bottom is:
a. mps b. kph
c. fpm d. mph
63. Disc harrow consisting of four gangs of discs with two gangs in front and two gangs at the rear is
called:
a. ft. b. ft/min
c. meters d. meters/min
72. The power unit for driving centrifugal pumps for household use is usually:
a. sickle b. reaper-windrower
c. reaper-binder d. stripper
75. The Japanese combine is characterized as
a. low power & hold-on feeding b. low power & throw-in feeding
c. high power & hold-on feeding d. high power & throw-in feeding
76. How many volumes of PAES were adopted by the Department of Agriculture?
a. two b. three
c. four d. five
77. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted moldboard plow. It took
11 hrs. to complete the operation at a tractor speed of 5 kph.
a. 0.1 b. 1.0
c. 10 d. 100
79. The fertility of a particular field is such that maximum corn yield is obtained with a population of
54,000 plants per hectare. A checkrow corn planter is used which discharges 2 seeds/hill.
Average emergence is 85%. Row spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing:
a. 0.56 m b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m d. 1.0 m
80. The calibration of the 9X7 (9 rows X 7 inches row spacing) grain drill is shown below. Row
spacing is to be adjusted to 14 inches. Groundwheel diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding Adjustment
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
Gear Setting Speed (kph) Max. Draft (kg) Increase in draft due to speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
a. AMTEC b. PhilSCAT
c. AMDP d. PCARRD
87. The following are considered discounted measures of project worth:
a. up to 3 inches b. up to 6 inches
c. up to 12 inches d. up to 18 inches
89. Bend downward of the point of the share to make the plow penetrate the soil to the proper depth
is:
a. ft. b. m
c. km d. mile
92. General-purpose tillage equipment are used in:
a. 2-wheel tractor for wetland op. b. 4-wheel tractor for dryland op.
c. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op. d. all of the above
93. Planter designed to place seedlings in rows and in hills is called:
a. 5 mm/day b. 10 mm/day
c. 15 mm/day d. 20 mm/day
100. If the specific yield of a particular well is 3 gpm/ft drawdown and the discharge rate of the pump
is 30gpm, the total drawdown is: (
a. 1 ft b. 3 ft
c. 10 ft d. 30 ft
101. Which of the following operation is not done by a stripper?
a. low power & hold-on feeding b. low power & throw-in feeding
c. high power & hold-on feeding d. high power &throw-in feeding
104. What section is not yet included in the PAES?
Discharge (gm)
Seeding Adjustment
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
Determine actual field capacity when tilling is done along the shorter field direction:
a. 0.23 ha/hr b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr d. 0.29 ha/hr
111. A field measuring 45 m X 90 m is to be prepared using a 1-m upland power tiller at a speed of 3
kph. Assume a 10% overlap between passings and 9 seconds turn around time at the end of each
pass.
a. Thailand b. Philippines
c. Malaysia d. Indonesia
113. The gasoline engine is characterized as:
a. low first cost – high operating cost b. low first cost – low operating cost
c. high first cost – high operating cost d. high first cost – low operating cost
114. Using the specifications of the transmission system of the metering devise (horizontal seed plate)
of the two-row corn planter, determine the expected hill spacing. Row spacing = 75 cm,
groundwheel diameter = 60 cm, no. of cells of seedplate = 20, T1 = 6t, T2 = 18t, T3 = 10t and T4
= 25t.
a. 0.62 m b. 0.81 m
c. 0.71m d. 0.92 m
115. The three-phase electric motor is characterized as:
a. low first cost – high operating cost b. low first cost – low operating cost
c. high first cost – high operating cost d. high first cost – low operating cost
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