Paes (Agricultural Structures)
Paes (Agricultural Structures)
Paes (Agricultural Structures)
Prepared by:
a. Culling
b. Gestating
c. Farrowing
d. All of the above
Answer: c. Farrowing
Place for piglets inside the farrowing pen
a. Crowding pen
b. Creeping area
c. Farrowing pen
d. All of the above
a. Dry sows
b. Gestating sows
c. Weanling
d. All of the above
a. Farrowing pen
b. Farrowing stall
c. Farrowing crate
d. All of the above
a. Farrowing pen
b. Farrowing stall
c. Farrowing crate
d. Both b and c
a. Litter index or
farrowing index
b. occupancy
c. Farrowing crate
d. litter
Answer: a. Litter index or farrowing
index
Female swine that has not farrowed
a. Grower
b. Gilt
c. Boar
d. litter
Answer: b. Gilt
Number of days an animal stays in a pen
a. 30 day-pen
b. Occupancy
c. Farrowing pen
d. litter
Answer: b. Occupancy
Fattener is a swine for meat production
usually starts at
a. 16 kg
b. 15 kg
c. 18 kg
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 15 kg
Swine which are 66 kg and up
a. Grower
b. Finisher
c. Fattener
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Finisher
Swine from 40 to 65 kg
a. Grower
b. Finisher
c. Fattener
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Grower
Piglets born in one farrowing.
a. litter
b. Finisher
c. Fattener
d. None of the above
Answer: a. litter
PAES 401 – Agricultural Structures –
Housing for Swine Production. The
building shall be constructed in an
orientation and the structure for
marketable animals shall be located near
the service road.
a. north-east
b. south-east
c. east-west
d. None of the above
Answer: c. east-west
The sows and piglets remain in the
farrowing house until weaning. After
weaning, piglets are moved to a nursery
house, then to a growing house and
finally to a finishing house until they are
ready for slaughter
a. four-unit system
b. two-unit system
c. One-unit system
d. None of the above
a. 0.11 m2/animal
b. 0.20 m2/animal
c. 0.70 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.11 m2/animal
b. 1.20 m2/animal
c. 7.40 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.11 m2/animal
b. 1.20 m2/animal
c. 7.40 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.11 m2/animal
b. 1.80 m2/animal
c. 7.40 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1 m
According PAES 401, Building sidewalls
shall have a minimum height of and
shall made of durable materials.
a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1 m
According PAES 401, at least
roof overhang shall be provided to ensure
shade and to protect the swine from
a. one-meter
b. two-meter
c. three-meter
d. None of the above
Answer: a. one-meter
According PAES 401, the recommended
slat width for farrowing sows and piglets
(up to 30 kg)
a. 20-25 mm
b. 18 – 25 mm
c. 25 – 30 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 18 – 25 mm
According PAES 401, the recommended
slat width for finishers
a. 20-25 mm
b. 60 – 100 mm
c. 25 – 30 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 60 – 100 mm
According PAES 401, the recommended
slat spacing for finishers
a. 10 – 20 mm
b. 60 – 100 mm
c. 25 – 30 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 10 – 20 mm
According PAES 401, the recommended
slat spacing for weaners
a. 10 – 20 mm
b. 10 – 14 mm
c. 25 – 30 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 10 – 14 mm
According PAES 401, concrete slats shall
be used preferably for swine over
, including gestating sows.
a. 80 kg
b. 30 kg
c. 45 kg
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 30 kg
Farrowing pens shall be provided with
to avoid crushing by the sow
a. Gate
b. Wall
c. Farrowing crate
d. None of the above
a. 1.80 m
b. 8 m
c. 2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1.80 m
According PAES 401, the minimum width of stall
of farrowing crate is
a. 1.80 m
b. 0.60 m
c. 2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 0.60 m
According PAES 401, the minimum width of
creep of farrowing crate is
a. 0.50 m
b. 0.60 m
c. 2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 0.50 m
According PAES 401, the minimum height of
creep of farrowing crate is
a. 1 m
b. 0.60 m
c. 0. 40 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 0. 40 m
According PAES 401, the minimum height of
stall of farrowing crate is
a. 1 m
b. 0.60 m
c. 2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1 m
Finishing pen with a dimension of 1.5 m x 4.8
m shall accommodate
a. 10 finishers
b. 20 finishers
c. 25 finishers
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 10 finishers
Growing pen with a dimension of 1.5 m x 4.8 m
shall accommodate
a. 10 growers
b. 20 growers
c. 25 growers
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 20 growers
Minimum height of pen partition for swine
under 25 kg.
a. 0.70 m
b. 0.90 m
c. 1 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 0.70 m
Minimum height of pen partition for Sow
a. 0.70 m
b. 0.90 m
c. 1 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1 m
Minimum height of pen partition for Boar
a. 0.70 m
b. 0.90 m
c. 1.2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1.2 m
According to PAES 401, the dimension of the
gate of the shall be
a. 600 mm
b. 1000 mm
c. 6 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 600 mm
According to PAES 401, primary walkways shall
have a minimum of
a. 1.2 m
b. 1.4 m
c. 1.5 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1.5 m
According to PAES 401, secondary walkways
shall have a minimum of
a. 1.2 m
b. 1.0 m
c. 1.5 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 1.0 m
According to PAES 401, heaters shall be
installed in creep areas to provide newborn pigs
its required temperature until they
are 3 days old.
a. 27 oC – 35 oC
b. 34 oC
c. 20 oC – 30 oC
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 27 oC – 35 oC
According to PAES 401, heat lamps shall be
placed above the floor.
a. 766 mm
b. 756 mm
c. 762 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 762 mm
According to PAES 401, heat lamps shall be
placed above the Sow.
a. 166 mm
b. 156 mm
c. 152 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 152 mm
Minimum recommended length of feeding
trough per swine for 15 to 25 kg swine
a. 150 mm/animal
b. 156 mm/animal
c. 152 mm/animal
d. None of the above
a. 300 mm/animal
b. 356 mm/animal
c. 200 mm/animal
d. None of the above
a. 300 mm
b. 356 mm
c. 200 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 300 mm
According to PAES 401, feeding trough depth
shall be at least
a. 300 mm
b. 250 mm
c. 200 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 250 mm
Recommended lighting intensity for swine
housing for inspection areas
a. 150 lux
b. 250 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
a. 50 lux
b. 250 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 50 lux
Minimum ventilation rates under normal
condition for farrowing unit (sow and litter)
a. 0.09 m3/min
b. 0.28 m3/min
c. 0.8 m3/min
d. None of the above
a. 0.09 m3/min
b. 0.28 m3/min
c. 0.12 m3/min
d. None of the above
a. 30 oC
b. 32 oC
c. 34 oC
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 30 oC
Maximum temperature for housed swine in still
air for new born piglets
a. 30 oC
b. 32 oC
c. 35 oC
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 35 oC
Material used as bedding for animals
a. litter
b. Hay
c. Grass
d. None of the above
Answer: a. litter
Materials that are placed around the brooder
stoves to prevent the chicks from straying too
far away from the heat supply until they learn
the source of heat
a. litter
b. Brooder guard
c. Insulator
d. None of the above
a. open-sided housing
b. Enclosed housing
c. Farmstead
d. None of the above
a. 900mm;2m
b. 300mm;2m
c. 400mm;3m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 900mm;2m
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, the door shall be covered with
mesh wire netting
a. 25 mm
b. 30 mm
c. 50 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 25 mm
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, slotted floor (if welded wire is
used). It should have mesh.
a. 624 mm2
b. 625 mm2
c. 650 mm2
d. None of the above
a. 10 m – 12 m
b. 13 m – 15 m
c. 10 m – 14 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 10 m – 12 m
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, for slotted floor (if welded wire is
used). The wire shall be supported every
.
a. 300 mm
b. 310 mm
c. 650 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 300 mm
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, litter material shall be at least
deep over the cemented floor.
a. 50 mm – 100 mm
b. 60 mm – 120 mm
c. 80 mm – 130 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 50 mm – 100 mm
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, during the first 48 hrs, chicks shall
receive a total of 23 hrs of light at of
illumination
a. 50 W/m2
b. 35 W/m2
c. 45 W/m2
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 35 W/m2
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, during the first 48 hrs, chicks shall
receive a total of 23 hrs of light at 35 W/m2 of
illumination. This amount should supplied by
approximately of light bulb.
a. 5.0 W
b. 3.5 W
c. 4.5 W
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 3.5 W
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, Hovers shall be maintained at a
minimum clearance of above the
back of the birds.
a. 120 mm
b. 125 mm
c. 129 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 120 mm
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, aisles and walkways between doors
walls shall be at least
a. 2 m
b. 1 m
c. 1.9 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 1 m
According to PAES 402 – Housing for Broiler
Production, length of linear feeder for 4 weeks
and below
a. 4 m/100 birds
b. 5 m/100 birds
c. 9 m/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 5 pcs/100 birds
b. 4 pcs/100 birds
c. 6 pcs/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 1 pc/100 birds
b. 4 pcs/100 birds
c. 6 pcs/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. Slotted type
b. Litter type
c. slot-litter type
d. None of the above
a. Slotted type
b. Litter type
c. slot-litter type
d. None of the above
a. Slotted type
b. Litter type
c. slot-litter type
d. None of the above
a. Bird’s nest
b. Box nest
c. Community nest
d. None of the above
a. 14 m2/100 birds
b. 15 m2/100 birds
c. 17 m2/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 14 m2/100 birds
b. 6 m2/100 birds
c. 17 m2/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 14 m2/100 birds
b. 9 m2/100 birds
c. 17 m2/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 14 m2/100 birds
b. 6 m2/100 birds
c. 17 m2/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 5 m2/100 birds
b. 6 m2/100 birds
c. 17 m2/100 birds
d. None of the above
a. 23 mm/bird
b. 18 mm/bird
c. 20 mm/bird
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 20 mm/bird
According to PAES 403, The recommended
space requirement for waterers for layers shall
be
a. 23 mm/bird
b. 18 mm/bird
c. 20 mm/bird
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 20 mm/bird
According to PAES 403, The recommended
space requirement for feeders for layers shall
be
a. 65 mm/bird
b. 18 mm/bird
c. 20 mm/bird
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 65 mm/bird
Mature male goat
a. doe
b. buck
c. lamb
d. None of the above
Answer: b. buck
Sheep under six months of age
a. doe
b. buck
c. lamb
d. None of the above
Answer: c. lamb
Young goat under six months old either sex
a. doe
b. kid
c. lamb
d. None of the above
Answer: b. kid
Mature female goat that has kidded
a. doe
b. kid
c. lamb
d. None of the above
Answer: a. doe
Animals can move freely in or out the housing
area and into the paddock or feeding area
a. Loose type
b. Shed type
c. pen-barn type
d. None of the above
a. 0.8 m2/animal
b. 0.5 m2/animal
c. 1 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.8 m2/animal
b. 0.9 m2/animal
c. 1 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.8 m2/animal
b. 0.9 m2/animal
c. 1.1 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 150 m2 / 50 head
b. 40 m2 / 50 head
c. 90 m2 / 50 head
d. None of the above
a. 1.5 m
b. 1.2 m
c. 2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1.5 m
Area with its physical facilities used for cattle
fattening
a. Crowding pen
b. feedlot
c. corral
d. None of the above
Answer: b. feedlot
Mature female that has already calved
a. cow
b. bull
c. heifer
d. None of the above
Answer: a. cow
Female between two to three years of age
which has not given birth
a. cow
b. bull
c. heifer
d. None of the above
Answer: c. heifer
Minimum floor space requirement of shed area
for cattle
a. 4 m2/animal
b. 5 m2/animal
c. 6 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 4 m2/animal
Minimum floor space requirement of loafing
area for cattle
a. 4 m2/animal
b. 5 m2/animal
c. 6 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 5 m2/animal
According to PAES 405, the minimum height of
the top of the roof beam shall be
from the floor
a. 5 m
b. 2.5 m
c. 7 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 2.5 m
According to PAES 405, pen walling and post
shall be preferably made of G.I. pipes schedule
a. 40
b. 20
c. 28
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 40
According to PAES 405, each post shall be
provided with concrete protectors
a. 150 mm
b. 140 mm
c. 600 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 150 mm
According to PAES 405, the minimum space
requirement for feeding shall be
a. 300 mm/animal
b. 750 mm/animal
c. 600 mm/animal
d. None of the above
a. 30%
b. 40%
c. 26%
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 30%
According to PAES 405, ramp height for tractor
trailer
a. 0.7 m
b. 6 m
c. 1.2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1.2 m
According to PAES 405, ramp height Pick-up
truck
a. 0.7 m
b. 6 m
c. 1.2 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 0.7 m
According to PAES 405, the gutter shall have a
minimum width of
a. 460 mm
b. 200 mm
c. 590 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 460 mm
According to PAES 405, the gutter shall have a
minimum depth of
a. 460 mm
b. 200 mm
c. 590 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 200 mm
According to PAES 405, the gutter shall have a
minimum depth of
a. 460 mm
b. 200 mm
c. 590 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 200 mm
Enclosure for confining and handling livestock
a. corral
b. Working chute
c. Holding pen
d. None of the above
Answer: a. corral
Chute leading the cattle from the crowding pen
to holding chute/squeeze
a. corral
b. Working chute
c. Holding pen
d. None of the above
a. corral
b. Working chute
c. Holding pen
d. None of the above
a. 90%
b. 58%
c. 23%
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 58%
According to PAES 406 – Cattle Ranch,
minimum space requirement for holding pen for
Up to 270 kg cattle
a. 1.3 m2 / animal
b. 1.4 m2 / animal
c. 1.5 m2 / animal
d. None of the above
a. 0.6 m2 / animal
b. 0.5 m2 / animal
c. 1.5 m2 / animal
d. None of the above
a. Loose housing
b. Open side housing
c. Closed housing
d. None of the above
a. Pasturation
b. Parturition
c. furrowing
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Parturition
Minimum floor space requirement for dairy
cattle for Calves (up to 3 months)
a. 1 m2/animal
b. 2 m2/animal
c. 3 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1 m2/animal
Minimum floor space requirement for dairy
cattle for Calves (3 – 6 months)
a. 1 m2/animal
b. 2 m2/animal
c. 3 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 2 m2/animal
Minimum floor space requirement for dairy
cattle for Calves (7 months – 1 yr)
a. 1 m2/animal
b. 2 m2/animal
c. 3 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 3 m2/animal
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, the minimum concrete floor thickness
shall be
a. 76 mm
b. 98 mm
c. 60 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 76 mm
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, a pen shall be provided for every
mature cows
a. 28 - 30
b. 20 - 25
c. 30
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 20 - 25
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, minimum feeding space requirement for
dairy cattle for calves ( 3 – 6 months)
a. 45 mm/animal
b. 40 mm/animal
c. 30 mm/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 45 mm/animal
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, minimum feeding space requirement for
dairy cattle for calves ( 7 months – one year)
a. 45 mm/animal
b. 50 mm/animal
c. 30 mm/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 50 mm/animal
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, minimum feeding space requirement for
dairy cattle for yearling, heifer, milking and dry
cows
a. 45 mm/animal
b. 75 mm/animal
c. 30 mm/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 75 mm/animal
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, adequate lighting shall be provided
within the housing. For food storage
should be provided
a. 30 lux
b. 70 lumen/m2
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 30 lux
According to PAES 407 – Housing for Dairy
Cattle, adequate lighting shall be provided
within the housing. For pens should be
provided by the pens
a. 70 lux
b. 70 lumen/m2
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
a. 1:3
b. 1:5
c. 1:4
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1:4
According to PAES 408 – Carabao feedlot, the
minimum space requirement shall be
a. 4 m2/animal
b. 6 m2/animal
c. 7 m2/animal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 4 m2/animal
Philippine water buffalo or swamp buffalo
a. cow
b. caracow
c. carabao
d. None of the above
Answer: c. carabao
Philippine water buffalo or swamp buffalo
a. cow
b. caracow
c. carabao
d. None of the above
Answer: c. carabao
Building or a portion of building where milking
occurs but where no animals are housed
a. Milking parlor
b. Milking house
c. Milking center
d. None of the above
a. back-out stall
b. walk-through
c. Combined
d. None of the above
a. back-out stall
b. walk-through
c. Combined
d. None of the above
Answer: b. walk-through
Area provided to accommodate animals before
killing
a. Holding area
b. walk-through
c. Combined
d. None of the above
a. 2 m
b. 2.4 m
c. 2.5 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 2.4 m
According to PAES 409 – Milking Parlor,
windowsill shall be at least from the
finish floor line
a. 1 m
b. 2.4 m
c. 2.5 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1 m
According to PAES 409 – Milking Parlor, door
shall have a minimum width of
a. 1 m
b. 1.4 m
c. 1.5 m
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1.5 m
According to PAES 409 – Milking Parlor,
minimum lighting intensity for milking center for
Milker/milking operator’s area
a. 600 lux
b. 500 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
a. lairage
b. corral
c. Detention pen
d. None of the above
Answer: a. lairage
Refers to cattle and carabao
a. Small animals
b. Very small animals
c. Large animals
d. None of the above
a. Small animals
b. Very small animals
c. Large animals
d. None of the above
a. Slaughterhouse
b. Milking parlor
c. Butcher’s house
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Slaughterhouse
Separate compartment in the lairage used to
confine sick or suspended animals
a. Slaughterhouse
b. Detention pen
c. Butcher’s house
d. None of the above
a. Slaughterhouse
b. Tie-up type
c. Loose type
d. None of the above
a. Slaughterhouse
b. Tie-up type
c. Loose type
d. None of the above
a. 7 m
b. 10 m
c. 20 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 10 m
For large animals,the space requirement for
loose type should be
a. 2.23 m2/animal
b. 3.30 m2/animal
c. 0.56 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 2.23 m2/animal
b. 3.30 m2/animal
c. 0.56 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 2.23 m2/animal
b. 3.30 m2/animal
c. 0.56 m2/animal
d. None of the above
a. 110 lux
b. 130 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
a. Scalding
b. Sticking
c. Gambrelling
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Sticking
Suspending the carcass for particular operation
a. Scalding
b. Sticking
c. Gambrelling
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Gambrelling
Lowering of animal into steam to prepare skin
for dehairing
a. Scalding
b. Sticking
c. Gambrelling
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Scalding
Preparation of carcass after evisceration, ready
for storage or sale
a. Bleeding
b. Dressing
c. Splitting
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Dressing
Remove as much blood from the carcass as
possible before further handling
a. Bleeding
b. Dressing
c. Splitting
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Bleeding
Dividing carcass into parts
a. Bleeding
b. Dressing
c. Splitting
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Splitting
Cleaning the carcass by burning the hair
a. Singeing
b. Stunning
c. Pithing
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Singeing
Renders the animal insensible before it is killed
a. Singeing
b. Stunning
c. Pithing
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Stunning
Insertion of a rod or coiled wire through the
hole in the skull of the cattle made by the
captive bolt to destroy the brain and spinal cord
to prevent reflex muscular action and possible
injury
a. Singeing
b. Stunning
c. Pithing
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Pithing
Digestive tract of ruminants such as the
stomach, or the intestines which still contain
fecal matter
a. Black offal
b. Green offal
c. offal
d. None of the above
a. Meat
b. Green offal
c. offal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Meat
Black or green offal
a. “A” Slaughterhouse
b. “AA” Slaughterhouse
c. “AAA” Slaughterhouse
d. None of the above
a. “A” Slaughterhouse
b. “AA” Slaughterhouse
c. “AAA” Slaughterhouse
d. None of the above
a. “A” Slaughterhouse
b. “AA” Slaughterhouse
c. “AAA” Slaughterhouse
d. None of the above
a. “A” Slaughterhouse
b. “AA” Slaughterhouse
c. “AAA” Slaughterhouse
d. None of the above
a. 300 m
b. 200 m
c. 100 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 200 m
Process of restraining birds prior to slitting
a. shackling
b. Pugnating
c. Trenching
d. None of the above
Answer: a. shackling
Trough that collects the waste from a larger
area and directs the flow to a drain opening
a. culvert
b. canal
c. Trench drain
d. None of the above
a. culvert
b. canal
c. Trench drain
d. None of the above
a. split-type plant
b. multi-digester plant
c. Integrated plant
d. None of the above
a. split-type plant
b. multi-digester plant
c. Integrated plant
d. None of the above
a. split-type plant
b. multi-digester plant
c. Integrated plant
d. None of the above
a. Division board
b. Baffle board
c. Free board
d. None of the above
a. Retention time
b. Filling time
c. Methanization time
d. None of the above
a. Slurry
b. Sludge
c. Methanogens
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Slurry
Anaerobic bacteria that act upon organic
materials and in the process, produce biogas
a. Slurry
b. Sludge
c. Methanogens
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Methanogens
Settled portion or precipitate of the slurry; a
mud-like, semi-solid mass
a. Slurry
b. Sludge
c. Methanogens
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Sludge
Temperature range of 20 oC – 40 oC where
mesophilic bacteria operates
a. scum temperature
b. Mesophilic temperature rage
c. Biogas temperature
d. None of the above
a. scum
b. Mesophilic rage
c. Biogas
d. None of the above
Answer: a. scum
Mixture of (composed of 50 to 70 percent
methane and 30 to 40 percent carbon dioxide)
produced by methanogenic bacteia
a. scum
b. Mesophilic rage
c. Biogas
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Biogas
According to PAES 413 – Biogas Plant, the
estimated daily quantity of available manure for
(Cow) work animal
a. 7.50 kg/day/animal
b. 6.67 kg/day/animal
c. 0.075 kg/day/animal
d. None of the above
a. 7.50 kg/day/animal
b. 6.67 kg/day/animal
c. 0.075 kg/day/animal
d. None of the above
a. 20 – 30 days
b. 15 – 25 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 15 – 25 days
For anaerobic digestion of organic materials, a
carbon/nitrogen ratio should be within the
range of
a. 1:20 – 1:30
b. 1:15 – 1:20
c. 1:35 – 1:40
d. None of the above
a. 1:20
b. 1:15
c. 1:35
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 1:35
The C/N ratio should not be more than
a. 20 – 40 days
b. 15 – 25 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 20 – 40 days
Consist of liquid waste and slurry resulting from
the production of livestock and poultry; and
processing of crops, livestock and poultry
a. lagoon
b. Compost pit
c. Well
d. None of the above
Answer: a. lagoon
Presence of free oxygen is not required
a. aerobic
b. liners
c. anaerobic
d. None of the above
Answer: c. anaerobic
Storage where liquid waste is stored before
final disposal
a. Holding pond
b. Fish pond
c. Holding Chamber
d. None of the above
a. Manure
b. Sludge
c. Suspended solids
d. None of the above
a. Manure
b. Volatile solids
c. Suspended solids
d. None of the above
a. Lot runoff
b. Volatile solids
c. Suspended solids
d. None of the above
a. Influent
b. Effluent
c. Grit
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Effluent
Non-biodegradable component of liquid waste
composed of sand, gravel, cinders or heavy
solid materials
a. Influent
b. Effluent
c. Grit
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Grit
Treatment that causes substances in liquid
waste to readily settle or float
a. Primary treatment
b. Secondary treatment
c. Tertiary treatment
d. None of the above
a. Primary treatment
b. Secondary treatment
c. Tertiary treatment
d. None of the above
a. 0.0485
b. 0.0295
c. 0.0729
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 0.0295
Sludge accumulation ratio for swine
a. 0.0485
b. 0.0295
c. 0.0729
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 0.0485
The minimum acceptable depth for anaerobic
lagoons shall be
a. 1.8 m
b. 2.0 m
c. 2.4 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 1.8 m
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
2000
a. R.A. 8559
b. R.A. 9003
c. R.A. 8535
d. None of the above
a. Composting amendment
b. Windrow composting
c. Waste
d. None of the above
a. Curing
b. Windrow composting
c. Composting
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Curing
Interim containment of waste after generation
and prior to collection for ultimate recovery
a. Canister
b. container
c. Storage
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Storage
Any item used to improve the compost structure
and to increase porosity to allow internal air
movement
a. Bulking agent
b. leachate
c. Waste
d. None of the above
a. 4 months
b. 4 weeks
c. 7 – 30 days
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 4 months
Typical composting time for aerated static pile
method
a. 4 months
b. 4 weeks
c. 7 – 30 days
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 4 weeks
Removal of heat from the interior of the
greenhouse
a. ventilating
b. cooling
c. heating
d. None of the above
Answer: b. cooling
Prevents excess solar radiation in the
greenhouse
a. removing
b. covering
c. shading
d. None of the above
Answer: c. shading
The greenhouse should be placed with the
ridge in a orientation to reduce
interior shading from the structure itself
a. East to west
b. South to east
c. North to south
d. None of the above
a. 80 m
b. 50 m
c. 30 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 50 m
For most greenhouses, a maximum ventilation
rate of is recommended
a. 8%
b. 2%
c. 5%
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 2%
Growth of protoplasts, cells, tissue, shoot tips,
roots, anthers, embryos, flowers and meristems
in a laboratory
a. Horticulture
b. Tissue culture
c. Agriculture
d. None of the above
a. disinfection
b. sterilization
c. asepsis
d. None of the above
Answer: b. sterilization
Condition that describes the freedom of plant
materials, culture medium, confines of the
culture vessel from containing microorganism
a. disinfection
b. sterilization
c. asepsis
d. None of the above
Answer: c. asepsis
Flow air currents in which air currents do not
intermingle
a. Turbulent flow
b. Laminar flow
c. Streamline flow
d. None of the above
a. Controlled atmosphere
storage
b. Bulk storage
c. Pallet bin storage
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Controlled atmosphere
storage
Produce is placed in boxes or pallet bins which
in turn are stacked in storage room
a. Controlled atmosphere
storage
b. Bulk storage
c. Pallet bin storage
d. None of the above
a. Controlled atmosphere
storage
b. Bulk storage
c. Pallet bin storage
d. None of the above
a. Cell pack
b. burlap
c. Pallet
d. None of the above
Answer: b. burlap
Individual divisions in a carton formed by
fiberboard dividers, each cell to contain one
fruit
a. Cell pack
b. burlap
c. Pallet
d. None of the above
a. 60 mm
b. 70 mm
c. 80 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 80 mm
The space between the ceiling and the stack
shall be
a. 600 mm
b. 700 mm
c. 300 mm
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 300 mm
Recommended lighting intensity for fruit and
vegetable storage for refrigerated storage room
a. 100 lux
b. 50 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 50 lux
Recommended lighting intensity for fruit and
vegetable storage for refrigerated storage room
a. 100 lux
b. 50 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 50 lux
R factor of fiberglass, board
a. 88 – 95%
b. 85 – 90%
c. 80 – 85%
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 88 – 95%
Recommended relative humidity condition for
storage of Egg plant
a. 88 – 95%
b. 85 – 90%
c. 90 – 95%
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 90 – 95%
Recommended relative humidity condition for
storage of banana (lacatan, green)
a. 88 – 95%
b. 85 – 90%
c. 90 – 95%
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 85 – 90%
Recommended relative humidity condition for
storage of honeydew
a. 88%
b. 85%
c. 90%
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 85%
Process of classifying into groups according to a
set of recognized criteria of quality and size,
each group bearing an accepted name and size
grouping
a. grading
b. Sizing
c. Primary processing
d. None of the above
Answer: a. grading
Product handling which includes steps to make
more suitable for manufacturers or consumers
a. grading
b. Sizing
c. Primary processing
d. None of the above
a. grading
b. Sizing
c. Primary processing
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Sizing
According of PAES 418 – Primary Processing
Plant for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, the capacity
of the processing plant shall be calculated
based on the volume of commodity being
processed. An area of of commodity
shall be provided
a. 20 m2/ ton
b. 30 m2/ ton
c. 40 m2/ ton
d. None of the above
a. 2 - 5
b. 4 - 5
c. 5 - 6
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 2 - 5
According of PAES 418 – Primary Processing
Plant for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, the door
shall have a minimum width of
a. 1.6 m
b. 1.5 m
c. 1.3 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 1.5 m
Recommended lighting intensity for working
table for fruit and vegetable processing plant
a. 50 lux
b. 500 lux
c. 259 lux
d. None of the above
a. warehouse
b. Bin storage
c. Farmstead
d. None of the above
Answer: a. warehouse
Storing of paddy or corn kernels in bags usually
made of jute (gunny) or polyethylene and
normally accommodates 44 – 50 kilos
a. warehouse
b. Bag storage
c. Farmstead
d. None of the above
a. Moisture content
b. Fumigation
c. Dunnage
d. None of the above
a. Moisture content
b. Fumigation
c. Dunnage
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Dunnage
Process of using chemicals to control insects in
a form of fumes
a. Moisture content
b. Fumigation
c. Dunnage
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Fumigation
The standard pallet size should be
a. 154 cm x 62 cm
b. 152 cm x 61 cm
c. 154 cm x 89 cm
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 152 cm x 61 cm
Bagged grains with 14% moisture content or
lower could be piled in
a. Japanese method
b. Chinese method
c. Filipino method
d. None of the above
a. Japanese method
b. Chinese method
c. Filipino method
d. None of the above
a. Japanese method
b. Chinese method
c. Filipino method
d. None of the above
a. Japanese method
b. Chinese method
c. Filipino method
d. None of the above
a. 20m x 48m
b. 10m x 30m
c. 25m x 78m
d. None of the above
a. 20m x 48m
b. 10m x 30m
c. 25m x 78m
d. None of the above
a. 20m x 48m
b. 10m x 30m
c. 25m x 78m
d. None of the above
a. 20m x 48m
b. 75m x 142m
c. 25m x 78m
d. None of the above
a. 6.0 meters
b. 5.0 meters
c. 4.0 meters
d. None of the above
a. 3 W/m2
b. 5 W/m2
c. 3.5 W/m2
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 3 W/m2
Building for fabrication, repair and maintenance
of tools, implements, equipments and parts of
structures and provides a place where tools,
supplies and spare parts are stored
a. Warehouse
b. Workshop
c. Machinery shed
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Workshop
Area to protect machinery from weather, theft,
vandalism and allow easy maintenance and
adjustment of machines
a. Warehouse
b. Workshop
c. Machinery shed
d. None of the above
a. Gasoline
b. Oil
c. Hazardous material
d. None of the above
a. 45 m
b. 10 m
c. 60 m
d. None of the above
Answer: a. 45 m
Recommended lighting intensity for Machine
Shed
a. 200 lux
b. 100 lux
c. 50 lux
d. None of the above
Answer: c. 50 lux
Granular material of mineral composition such
as sand, gravel, shell, crushed and uncrushed
stone or lightweight
a. backfill
b. aggregates
c. borrow
d. None of the above
Answer: b. aggregates
Removal and disposal of trees, vegetation or
other unwanted materials form ground surface
a. clearing
b. grubbing
c. Removing
d. None of the above
Answer: a. clearing
Structural component of specified thickness. It
may consist of one layer or more
a. borrow
b. bridge
c. course
d. None of the above
Answer: c. course
Drainage structure that may or may not, directly
support and that extends across and beneath a
highway street, driveway, alley, arterial, or other
public way
a. culvert
b. bridge
c. course
d. None of the above
Answer: a. culvert
Removal of water from the road area by the use
of culverts, ditches, channels and other several
structures
a. spillway
b. drainage
c. gradient
d. None of the above
Answer: b. drainage
Act of cutting, digging, or scooping to remove
material
a. Backfilling
b. Excavation
c. Borrowing
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Excavation
Determination of the degree of compactness of
the soil
a. Market road
b. Farm road
c. Farm to market road
d. None of the above
a. Grubbing
b. Clearing
c. Removing
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Grubbing
Form of stone, brick, concrete block, concrete,
or other similar building material that have
been bonded together with mortar to form a
structure
a. Riprap
b. Masonry
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Masonry
Quarried stone especially selected, graded and
placed to prevent erosion and thereby preserve
the shape of a surface, slope, or underlying
structure
a. Riprap
b. Masonry
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Riprap
Graded portion of a highway between top and
side slopes, prepared as a foundation for the
pavement structure and shoulder
a. Road carriageway
b. Road bed
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
a. Road carriageway
b. Road bed
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
a. Road carriageway
b. Road bed
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
Answer: c. Roadway
Part of the roadway next to the travelled way or
auxiliary lanes that provide lateral support of
base and surface courses and is an emergency
area for vehicles
a. Road carriageway
b. Road shoulder
c. Roadway
d. None of the above
a. Standards
b. Specifications
c. Service
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Specifications
Refers to the bridges, culverts, wall, buildings,
foundations, water tanks, transmission towers,
cribbing, caissons or coffer dams, other similar
features which may be encountered in the work
and are classified as structures
a. Structures
b. Salvage materials
c. Specification
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Structures
Vehicular and non-vehicular movement along a
route such as pedestrians, vehicle, animals, etc
a. Turn-out section
b. Traffic
c. Bridges
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Traffic
National Building Code of the Philippines
(1972)
a. R.A. 9296
b. R.A. 6541
c. R.A. 8559
d. None of the above
a. R.A. 9296
b. R.A. 6541
c. R.A. 8559
d. None of the above
a. Cove
b. Windowsill
c. Pedestal
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Cove
Process of removing feather from the skin of
poultry animal after scalding to prepare its
meat for food
a. Singeing
b. Defeathering
c. Flaying
d. None of the above
Answer: b. Defeathering
Animal species regarded as pest
a. Vermin
b. Germs
c. Worms
d. None of the above
Answer: a. Vermin
Slaughtering area
a. Gambrelling table
b. Scalder
c. Kill floor
d. None of the above
a. 300 m
b. 200 m
c. 400 m
d. None of the above
Answer: b. 200 m
According to PAES 422 - 1 – Poultry Dressing/
Slaughtering Plant (Part 1 – Small Scale), , all rooms
in which poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or otherwise
processed shall have at least of light intensity
on all working surfaces
a. 400 lux
b. 323 lux
c. 200 lux
d. None of the above
a. 538 lux
b. 326 lux
c. 210 lux
d. None of the above