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1
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As per ICAR assessment, which agri operation utilises farm mechanisation the most?

A

Seed bed preparation - more than 70%

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As per ICAR assessment, which agri operation utilises farm mechanisation the least?

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harvesting & threshing operations - <32%

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As per ICAR assessment, which 2 cereals have the highest share of farm mechanisation in threshing and harvesting?

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Rice & Wheat 60-70%

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4
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Share of Ground Level Credit (GLC) for farm mechanisation of the total for agriculture is?

A

2.73%

According to NABARD 2018 report

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In which crop is mechanisation level highest for sowing?

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Wheat at 65%

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6
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According to NABARD 2018 report on Farm Mechanisation, overall % of Farm Mechanisation in India is?

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40-45%
i.e.

about 40 acres in every 100 acres is mechanised

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7
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Which multi-lingual app by MoAFW is the ‘uberisation of agriculture’?

A

FARMS app
Farm Machinery Solution

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Which country produces 1/3rd of the world’s tractors and is the world’s largest tractor producer?

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India

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9
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Which scheme aims to promote in-situ management of Crop Residue to control the air pollution problem of NW India?

A

Promotionof Agricultural Mechanisation Scheme

Subsidises machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue

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10
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When was the scheme ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation’ launched?

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2018-19

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11
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Acc to world Bank by when will half of India’s population be urban? What will be the share of workers in agriculture by then?

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2050
25.7% by 2050

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12
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Because of Farm Mechanisation consumption of seed fertiliser has reduced by?

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15-20%

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13
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Because of Farm Mechanisation cropping intensity has increased by?

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5-20%

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14
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Because of Farm Mechanisation efficiency has increased by?

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15-20%

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  1. Reduced Consumption of Seed Fertilizer
  2. Increased cropping intensity
  3. Decrease in human power availability
  4. Increased efficiency
    Which of the above are benefits of farm mechanisation seen in India?
A

1, 2 & 4
3 - Increase in human power availability since 2014 to 2018

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16
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Because of Farm Mechanisation Available Human Power in Agriculture has increased to?

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2.49 kW in 2018-19

From 0.77 kW in 2014-15

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17
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Target of GoI is to increase human power availability in agriculture to 4kW by?

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2030

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18
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What is the Degree of Farm Mechanisation in India?

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47% as of 2021-22
is mechanised in India

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19
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What is Degree of Farm Mechanisation?

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Mechanical Power/Cultivable Area

amount of mechanical power per unit of cultivable area

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20
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Sources of Farm Power are?

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Human, Animal, Machinery, Electrical, Renewable

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21
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Power of an Average Human and an average pair of bullocks on a farm?

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Human: 0.1 HP
Animal: 1 HP

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22
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World’s First Tractor by George H Harris was introduced in Chicago in which year?

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1890

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23
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Power tiller was first introduced where and when?

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In Japan, in 1947

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24
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Tractor manufacturing was started in India first by and when?

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By M/s Eicher Good Earth
in 1960-61

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25
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When was power tillers 1st introduced in India?

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1963

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26
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Who started producing Ford Tractors and When?

A

Escorts Limited
1971

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27
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3 Types of tractors?

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Wheel, Crawler, Walking/Power/Small

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28
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Walking Type Tractor is also known as?

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Power Tiller or Small Tractor

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29
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Power of tractor to be considered for a Land Holding?

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1HP for 2ha of land
i.e 20-25HP for 40ha of land

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30
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Power of tractor recommended for fields with adequate irrigation facility

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1.5 ha/HP
Eg: 30-35 HP for 40 ha of land

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31
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In India, 4 wheel tractor for agricultural operations are fitted with engines with how much power?

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25-80 HP

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32
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In India, Walking Type tractors are fitted with engines of power?

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8-12 HP

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33
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What is the average land holding of a farmer in India?

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1.08 ha

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34
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When were power tillers introduced in India?

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In 1963 - from Japan

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35
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Tyre Inflation pressure of Power Tillers ranges from?

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1.1 - 1.4 kg/cm2

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36
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A plough that forms a V-Shaped furrow with 15-20cm top and 12-15cm depth

A

Indigenous Plough

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37
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What is the capacity of the - animal drawn - indegenous plough?

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0.4 ha/day in 8 hours

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38
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A plough that does 4 jobs (CLIP) and are available for multiple types of tractors

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Mould Board (MB) Plough

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39
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MB Plough has 4 jobs, they are?

A

CLIP
Cutting the Furrow Slice
Lifting the Furrow Slice
Inverting the Furrow Slice
Pulverising the Furrow Slice

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40
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What is the capacity of the MB Plough?

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1.5-2 ha/day

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41
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Disc angles and Tilt angles of the Disc Plough - imp

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Disc Angle: 40-45 degree
Tilt Angle: 15-25 degree

42
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A Primary tillage implement that is specifically used where MB plough is not useful and is necessary for deep ploughing

A

Disc Plough

43
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A Primary Tillage implement that is designed to break up hard layers or pans without bringing them to the surface - imp

A

Sub-Soil Plough

44
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Primary Tillage implement used for breaking hard pans and for deep ploughing (60-70 cm) without disturbing top layer much

A

Chisel Plough

45
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A Primary Tillage Implement has 2 MB Ploughs, one for turning the soil to the right and the other for turning to the left

A

Ridge Plough

46
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A Primary Tillage Implement that cuts through and pulversises the soil, done by either blades or tynes and is used on light soils

A

Rotary Plough

47
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A heavy implement with 1 or 2 MBs, Used to form listed furrows (broken furrows with small dams and basins) to prevent free runoff from rainfall and blowing off the soil in low rainfall areas

A

Basin Lister

48
Q

Which Secondary Tillage Equipment is also known as tiller or tooth harrow?

A

Tractor Drawn Cultivator

49
Q

Which Secondary Tillage Equipment is used for finer operations like breaking clods and working it to a fine tilth during seedbed preparation

A

Tractor Drawn Cultivator

50
Q

A cultivator that can be used in fields practising stubble mulch farming - where ordinary implements don’t work due to clogging

A

Sweep Cultivator

51
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Capacity of Sweep Cultivator?

A

1.75-2.5 Ha/day

52
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What type of cultivator can also be used as a harvesting implement for groundnut?

A

Sweep Cultivator

53
Q

Managing the weed and bringing the seedbed to finer tilth in shallow cultivation for operations like preparation of seedbed, destroying weeds, etc.

A

Harrow.
2 types: Disc and blade harrow

54
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Capacity of Disc Harrow

A

2.5 ha/day

55
Q

Indigenous Blade Harrow is aka

A

Guntaka
It consists of a beam

56
Q

This tillage implement has teeth resembling long spikes to smoothen or level the land

A

Spike Tooth Harrow

57
Q

Spike Tooth Harrow is aka?

A

Peg Tooth Harrow, Drag Harrow, Section Harrow or Smoothing Harrow

58
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Capacity for Junior Hoe Cultivator

A

1.5 Ha/day

59
Q

Tillage implement that throws soil to the right and left - operating in tendem

A

Offset Disc Harrow

60
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Considered the most important tillage implement it Provides a fine degree of soil pulverisation. It is directly mounted on the tractor

A

Rotary Tiller

61
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Benefits of Rotary Tiller

A
  1. Effective pulverisation ensures good plant growth
  2. Cutting & mixing of stubbles & roots, and mixing with soils
  3. Levelling the Field
62
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3 Different Types of Blades used in Rotary Tiller

A
  1. L type Blade
  2. Twisted Blade
  3. Straight Blade
63
Q

Height of stagnant water, required for rice cultivation?
Hulling % of rice?

A

5-20cm
66% or 2/3rd

64
Q

Water stagnation of 0-30 cm in paddy cultivation is considered deep, intermediate or shallow?

65
Q

water depth of 0-50cm in paddy cultivation is considered as?

A

Intermediate

66
Q

Stangnant water of 0-100 cm for 5-6 months for paddy cultivation is considered?

67
Q

Water level more than 1m and may reach 3-5m for paddy cultivation, they are called? Rice sown in these areas are called?

A

Deep water
Floating Rice

68
Q

Secondary tillage implement that churns soil and water together to form an impermeable layer so that water doesn’t trickle down.

69
Q

Name the 8 primary tillage implements

A

MID-SCRBR
Mould Board Plough
Indigenous Plough
Disc Plough
Sub-Soil Plough
Chisel Plough
Ridge Plough
Basin Plough
Rotary Plough

70
Q

Plough specifically used where MB Plough is not useful

A

Disc Plough

71
Q

Secondary Tillage implements used for Rice Cultivation

A

PLCC
Puddler
Long Handle Weeder
Cultipacker
Cage Wheels

72
Q

Mechanisation level for sowing is highest for?

A

Wheat at 64%

73
Q

Name the Horticulture Implements

A
  1. Post hole dibbler
  2. Dibbler
  3. Tractor operated Turmeric Harvestor
  4. Tractor drawn canopy shake
  5. Self Propelled Harvesting Unit
  6. Power Tiller
  7. Mowers

Polite Diggers Tend Tunes, Shake crops, Harvest, Power Mowers

74
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Name Post Harvest Machineries

A
  1. Sickle
  2. Mower
  3. Self-Propelled Paddy Harvestor
  4. Combined

Sick Mo Combines Paddy Harvest

75
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A machine used for placing seeds in a continuous stream in furrows at uniform rate and at controlled depth with an arrangement of covering the seeds with soil

A

Seed Drill

76
Q

Types of Furrow openers

A

4 types:
- Shovel Type - stony fields
- Shoe Type - Black soil
- Hoe Type - Loose soil
- Disc Type - Single disc: sticky soil, Double Disk: trashy soil

77
Q

A sowing equipment for sowing larger seeds which cannot be handled by seed drills.

78
Q

which fruits are difficult to transplant?

A

Watermelon, Musk melon, Squash Cucumber

79
Q

Capacity of manual paddy transplanter?

A

1.25 ha/day

80
Q

Capacity of Self-Propelled or Automatic Paddy Transplanter?

A

0.05-0.1 ha/hr

81
Q

Range of High Volume Sprayer, Low Volume Sprayer and Ultra Low Volume sprayer?

A

HV: >400 L/ha
LV: 5-400 L/ha
ULV: <5L/ha

82
Q

Example of LV sprayer and their ranges

A

Hand Atomizer: 45-100 L/ha
Rock Sprayer: 70-90L/ha
Pedal Sprayer: 110-135 L/ha

83
Q

Capacity of Rock sprayer & Pedal Sprayer

A

R = 1.5 ha/day
P = 1 ha/da

84
Q

Example of High Volume Sprayer

A

Knapsack Sprayer (hand operated & motorised)

85
Q

Pressure, Capacity and Application Rate of Knapsack Sprayer?

A

P = 3-12 kg/cm2
C = 0.5-1 ha/day
R = 500 L/day

86
Q

Parboiling is a term associated with?

87
Q

Water soluble vitamins in rice?

A

Niacin, riboflavin, thiamin
present in germ & pericarp

88
Q

Where was parboiling of rice developed and why?

A

In India
To reduce post harvest losses

89
Q

The terms Scouring/Pearling/Whitening is associated with?

90
Q

By product of scouring is?

A

Rice Bran
Animal feed and oil extraction

91
Q

Early maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?

92
Q

Late maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?

A

130-136 days

93
Q

Medium maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?

A

113 to 125 days

94
Q

Fixed cost of a tractor include?

A
  • Depreciation
  • Interest on capital
  • Housing
  • Insurance
  • Taxes
95
Q

Operation cost of a tractor is?

A
  • Fuel
  • Lubricants
  • Repairs and Maintenance
  • Wages
96
Q

Which states have a vast potential for wind energy?

A

Southern and western states

97
Q

India has the ___ highest wind installed capacity in the world

98
Q

Wind power capacity is highest in which state? It has a share of?

A

Tamil Nadu 29%
Followed by Maharashtra

99
Q

Wind power capacity in the past 6 years has grown 1.8 times to ___

100
Q

National institute of wind energy is located in? It is under ministry of?

A

Chennai
MoNRE

101
Q

India’s rank in Solar Power Capacity?
Rank in wind power capacity?
Rank in Renewable energy?

A

S - 5th
W - 4th
R- 4th

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