H Flashcards
Minimum soil manipulation necessary for crop production or for meeting
tillage requirements under existing soil condition.
a. No-tillage planting
b. Much tillage
c. Minimum tillage
d. None of the above
c. Minimum tillage
A tool which cuts plants materials and soil ahead of another tool.
a. Coulter
b. Jointer
c. Injector
d. Two of the above
d. Two of the above (Coulter & Jointer)
The force to propel an implement in the direction of travel.
a. Draft
b. Drawbar horsepower
c. Side draft
d. None of the above
a. draft
The angle, in a vertical plane perpendicular to the direction of travel, between a centralized tool or reference axis and the soil surface.
a. Tilt angle
b. Lift angle
c. Side angle
d. None of the above
a. Tilt angle
It is deep chiselling below 16 in. For the purpose of loosening soil for
root growth and/or water movement.
a. Ridging
b. Chiselling
c. Subsoiling
d. None of the above
c. Subsoiling
The ratio of the clearance volume from the total volume.
a. Compression ratio
b. Air fuel ratio
c. Bore stroke ratio
d. None of the above
a. Compression ratio
Conversion of solid into combustible carbon monoxide through thermo
chemical reaction.
a. Digestion
b. Carbonization
c. Gasification
d. Pyrolysis
c. Gasification
Power transmitted to the pistons by the gas in the cylinder
a. Brake horsepower
b. Indicated horsepower
c. Drawbar horsepower
d. Flywheel horsepower
b. Indicated horsepower
. A device that connects and disconnects power input to the power output.
a. Clutch
b. Gear
c. Pulley
d. None of the above
a. Clutch
The space when the piston is at the top dead center
a. Piston displacement volume
b. Clearance volume
c. Total volume
d. None of the above
b. Clearance volume
How many piston strokes are there in one revolution of a crankshaft.
a. One
b. Two
c. Four
d. None of the above
b. Two
How many times the intake valve opens in 4 stroke-cycle engine running at
2000 rpm.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 500
d. None of the above
a. 1000
A device which connects or disconnects engine crankshaft to the
transmission box or driven machine.
a. Differential gear
b. Clutch
c. Actuator
d. None of the above
b. Clutch
Firing order for 8-cylinder V piston
a. 1-6-8-4-3-2-7-5
b. 1-8-7-3-6-5-4-2
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
c. All of the above
Number of times the intake valve opens in a single-cylinder four-stroke
cycle after completing 200 revolutions.
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
d. None of the above
b. 100
Which of the following operation is not done by a stripper?
a. cutting of standing crop
b. stripping
c. cleaning of grains
d. conveying of grains to the tank
a. cutting of standing crop
The cutting mechanism most commonly employed by reapers and combines is:
a. slicing & tearing
b. high velocity, single-element, impact action
c. two-element, scissor-type action
d. all of the above
c. two-element, scissor-type action
The IRRI axial-flow thresher 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
d. high power &throw-in feeding
The greatest heat loss for a 4-stroke cycle, spark ignition engine with a
thermal efficiency of 23% is attributed to:
a. cooling system
b. friction
c. exhaust gases
d. radiation
c. exhaust gases
This gas is a mixture of butane and propane and may be used to a
considerable extent as engine fuel.
a. biogas
b. LPG
c. producer gas
d. natural gas
b. LPG
This refers to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature 1
lb of water 1ºF.
a. specific heat
b. thermal conductivity
c. heating value
d. Btu
d. Btu
It is the partial or complete interruption of the fuel flow in the fuel
system as a result of vaporization of the fuel and the formation of gas
bubbles at some point.
a. stalling
b. vapor lock
c. detonation
d. explosion
b. vapor lock
A soil mass cut, lifted, pulverized, inverted, and thrown to one side of
the plow bottom.
a. Furrow crown
b. Furrow slice
c. Furrow wall
d. None of the above
b. Furrow slice
. It is a vertical axis windmill with a very low tip-speed ratio.
a. Cretan
b. Savonius
c. Darrieus
d. 2-bladed airfoil type
b. Savonius
This fuel is obtained from the fermentation of wet wastes such as animal
dung in the absence of oxygen. This gaseous fuel contains up to 60
percent methane.
a. producer gas
b. carbon monoxide
c. liquefied petroleum gas
d. biogas
d. biogas
In the operation of this ideal engine, the combustion of fuel occurs
instantaneously such that the pressure rises at constant volume.
a. Diesel cycle engine
b. Otto cycle engine
c. compression ignition engine
d. Carnot cycle engine
b. Otto cycle engine
An engine with a clearance volume of 120 cm3 and whose bore and stroke are
10 cm and 10 cm, respectively, is most possibly:
a. a gasoline engine
b. a diesel engine
c. a compression ignition engine
d. a jet engine
a. a gasoline engine
The ideal air-fuel ratio in terms of weight for methane (CH4) is:
a. 14.5:1
b. 16.7:1
c. 15.2:1
d. 17.3:1
d. 17.3:1
The ideal air-fuel ratio in terms of weight for cetane (C16H34) is:
a. 15:1
b. 16:1
c. 14:1
d. 17:1
a. 15:1
The octane rating of a mixture of 3 liters of normal heptane and 27
liters of isooctane is:
a. 50
b. 100
c. 20
d. 90
d. 90