HIGHPRIO_O Flashcards
ASAE stands for
a. American Society of Automotive Engineers
b. American Society of Air-conditioning Engineers
c. American Society of Agricultural Engineers
d. All of the above
c. American Society of Agricultural Engineers
The optimum puddler speed for puddling-type floating tiller is
a. 100-150 rpm
b. 200-250 rpm
c. 300-350 rpm
d. None of the above
b. 200-250 rpm
Part of soil profile exploited by the roots of the plant.
a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
d. None of the above
b. Root zone
The soil profile modified by tillage or amendments for use by plant roots.
a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
d. None of the above
a. Root bed
When plowing requires for the soil to be incorporated or mixed with grasses and weeds, as an Agricultural Engineer you will recommend
a. Disc plow
b. Rotary plow
c. Moldboard plow
d. All of the above
b. Rotary plow
Manual transplanting of rice is advantageous over mechanical rice transplanter in terms of
a. Intelligence
b. Dexterity
c. Cost
d. None of the above
b. Dexterity
If soil clods are needed to be inverted during plowing, the agricultural engineer will recommend a
a. Disc plow
b. Moldboard plow
c. None of the above
d. All of the above
b. Moldboard plow
An agricultural engineer will recommend a _______ in order to loosen the soil during plowing
a. Subsoiler
b. Field cultivator
c. Chisel plow
d. None of the above
c. Chisel plow
It is a factor which considers the physical condition, heart-beat ratio, and body weight of a person when operating a machine.
a. Humanistic factor
b. Mechanical operation factor
c. Ergonomic factor
d. All of the above
c. Ergonomic factor
It is a machine which has one or more elements that rotates about a vertical axis and cut grass by impact.
a. Rotary mower
b. Grass cutter
c. Power scythe
d. All of the above
a. Rotary mower
Cocomethyl ester, also known as biodiesel, is a non-toxic, eco-friendly fuel having similar properties as diesel fuel. The process of transesterifying raw vegetable oil into cocomethyl ester requires the use of:
a. alcohol
b. oxygen
c. hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide
a. alcohol
A type of pump that develops most of the suction and discharge head by propelling or lifting action of the impeller vanes in the water.
a. Axial-flow pump
b. Centrifugal pump
c. Mixed-flow pump
d. None of the above
a. Axial-flow pump
The method in which planting is done directly onto an essentially unprepared seedbed.
a. Zero tillage
b. No-tillage planting
c. Reduced tillage
d. None of the above
a. Zero tillage
A machine that breaks the liquid droplets of effective size and distributes them uniformly over the surface or space to be protected, and regulates the amount of chemical solution to avoid excessive application that might prove harmful or wasteful.
a. Duster
b. Sprayer
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
b. Sprayer
The primary factor that affects the performance of the sprayer.
a. Spray-particle size
b. Spraying time
c. Spray materials
d. None of the above
a. Spray-particle size
A type of mechanical rice thresher that detaches and separates the grains from the panicles by feeding the rice-in-stalks into the machine.
a. Axial-flow thresher
b. Throw-in thresher
c. Hold-on thresher
d. None of the above
b. Throw-in thresher
Factors affecting the power requirement of a rice thresher.
a. Feeding rate
b. Moisture content
c. Length of straw
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
The following are the reasons why mechanization is a difficult problem in less developed countries, except:
a. social system
b. small farm size
c. resistance to change of some farmers
d. land conservation programs
d. land conservation programs
Draft of plows is primarily determined by the:
a. type of soil
b. speed of plowing
c. sharpness of cutting edge
d. overall adjustment of plow
a. type of soil
Which statement is not true?
a. Metal with high fusibility are usually high in weldability.
b. Toughness is the ability of a material to withstand bending and twisting.
c. Grain size is directly related to strength.
d. Malleability is the capability of a material to resist being shaped and formed.
d. Malleability is the capability of a material to resist being shaped and formed.
When Philippines did adopt the metric system?
a. January 1, 1980
b. January 1, 1981
c. January 1, 1982
d. January 1, 1983
d. January 1, 1983
____(X)____ is a market situation that exists when there are few suppliers of a product or service that the action by one results in _____(Y)_____ action by the others.
a. X = Perfect Competition; Y = indefinite
b. X = Monopoly; Y = Opposite
c. X = Monopoly; Y = Similar
d. X = Oligopoly; Y = Similar
d. X = Oligopoly; Y = Similar
Which does not belong to the group?
a. Ericson engine
b. Stirling engine
c. Wankle engine
d. Rankine engine
c. Wankle engine
These rely on the illumination-spectrum intensity coming from the sun.
a. thermal or heat-based applications
b. greenhouse applications
c. photovoltaic applications
d. solar pond principle
c. photovoltaic applications
The following are methods of reducing risks in agriculture, except:
a. Insurance
b. flexibility
c. future contract
d. aggregation
d. aggregation
The following are the characteristics of diesel engine compared to gasoline engine, except:
a. higher fuel – utilization efficiency
b. higher fuel consumption
c. higher compression ratio
d. higher air-fuel ratio
b. higher fuel consumption
Among the following statements, which demonstrates efficiency in operations?
i. Reducing the number of workers while the maintaining the same target yield.
ii. Increasing the number of workers while maintaining the same target yield.
iii. Increasing the target yield and maintaining the number of workers.
iv. Reducing the number of workers and reducing the target yield.
v. Increasing the number of workers and increasing the target yield.
a. i only
b. i, iii
c. i, iii, v
d. iii, iv
b. i, iii
It is an indicator of the amount of fuel in a furnace that is converted into ash.
a. burning efficiency
b. thermal efficiency
c. latent heat
d. heat utilization efficienc
a. burning efficiency
When viewed in front, tractor tires must be mounted with the V-pattern pointing in what direction?
a. Sideward
b. upward
c. downward
d. backward
c. downward
In any machine or structural member under an axial load, there are both tensile (and compressive) and shearing stresses on any plane oblique to the load. On such an oblique plane, the tensile or compressive stress normal to the oblique plane is less than what it is on a plane normal to the axis of the piece, while the shearing stress is greater. What angle on the plane does the shearing stress is a maximum?
a. 30O with the axis
b. 45O with the axis
c. 60O with the axis
d. 90O with the axis
b. 45 degree with the axis
Tires can be partially filled with water to improve traction.
a. Wheelbase
b. Rollover
c. drawbar
d. ballast
d. ballast
The mechanical function of the planter does not include:
a. sorting the seeds
b. metering the seeds
c. depositing the seeds
d. covering the seeds
a. sorting the seeds
A process by which a farm manager looks ahead to the future and contemplates alternative courses of action for the farm.
a. farm budgeting
b. farm planning
c. farming
d. farm management
b. farm planning
It refers to ratio of the kinetic energy of air that a windrotor can convert into mechanical energy over the theoretical maximum available from the wind.
a. Power coefficient
b. Speed coefficient
c. Torque coefficient
d. none of the above
a. Power coefficient
SAE number is an indicator of:
a. fuel utilization efficiency
b. maximum tire load
c. brake horsepower
d. oil viscosity
d. oil viscosity
___________ is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of products.
a. Advertising
b. Personal selling
c. Sales promotion
d. Public relations
a. Advertising
___________ often called mild steel bars in rectangular, angular and square shapes are useful in bench metal work. The bars can be pounded, twisted and bent into many shapes. Mild steel is often used as replacement for wrought iron, because it is less expensive.
a. round bars
b. cast iron bars
c. pig iron bars
d. hot rolled iron bars
d. hot rolled iron bars
transaction by your company this year involving the repayment in cash of a portion of the long term loan of the company in the amount of P 70,000.00 would have the following effect:
a. increase in assets = increase in liabilities
b. decrease in assets = decrease in liabilities
c. increase in assets = increase in ownership
d. increase in one asset= decrease in another asset
b. decrease in assets = decrease in liabilities
It results in the reduction of the purchasing power of monetary unit.
a. deflation
b. devaluation
c. incision
d. inflation
d. inflation
Time value of money and interest rate utilized together generate this concept which means that different sums of money at different times can be equal in economic value.
a. equivalence
b. equalization
c. equilibrium
d. equestrian
a. equivalence
It is used to seal engine components which are bolted to the sub-frame, the cylinder block, and the crankcase.
a. Oil
b. Grease
c. Gasket
d. None of the above
c. Gasket
An air cooled engine is basically equipped with
a. Pump
b. Fan
c. Fan and pump
d. None of the above
b. Fan
A rice hull gasifier reactor that produces less tar during operation.
a. Updraft
b. Crossdraft
c. Downdraft
c. Downdraft
The primary gas produced during gasification.
a. Methane
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Carbon monoxide
d. All of the above
c. Carbon monoxide
When an engine is diesel operated,
a. The moisture of air and fuel is taken in the cylinder
b. The fuel is compressed into the combustion engine
c. Air fuel ratio is not constant as the quantity of air drawn into the cylinder is not always the same
d. All of the above
c. Air fuel ratio is not constant as the quantity of air drawn into the cylinder is not always the same
When operating light equipment, it is recommended to use.
a. Four stroke gasoline engine
b. Two stroke gasoline engine
c. Four stroke diesel engine
d. All of the above
b. Two stroke gasoline engine
A four-stroke-cycle engine is advantageous to use than two-stroke-cycle engine for the reason that
a. It is easier to start the engine
b. Has regular intake and exhaust valves
c. Easy to lubricate
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A turbine used for hydro system wherein pressurized water is converted into a high speed jet by passing it through a nozzle.
a. Impulse turbine
b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
d. None of the above
a. Impulse turbine
A component part of solar electric system that converts sunlight to electricity
a. PV panel
b. Solar cell
c. Solar module
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
turbine for hydro system which runs completely filled with water.
a. Impulse turbine
b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
d. None of the above
b. Reaction turbine
Solar battery is rated in terms of
a. Dimension of the battery
b. Wattage
c. Ampere – hour
d. None of the above
c. Ampere – hour
The act of analyzing, testing, and measuring the engine to remedy the cause and trouble.
a. Servicing
b. Tune-up
c. Trouble shooting
d. All of the above
c. Trouble shooting
When strength is provided beyond what is needed as an extra margin of insurance against parts failure.
a. Factor of ignorance
b. Factor of safety
c. Reliability
d. None of the above
b. Factor of safety
An engine running without load is in.
a. Optimum running condition
b. Low running condition
c. Idle condition
d. None of the above
c. Idle condition
Two engines are rated 1 hp and the other is 1 ps. Which of the following statement is true?
a. 1 hp engine is stronger than 1 ps engine
b. Two engines are the same in strength
c. 1 ps engine is stronger than 1 hp engine
d. None of the above statement is true
c. 1 ps engine is stronger than 1 hp engine
Japanese engines are usually rated in terms of
a. Horsepower
b. Pferde starke
c. Watts
d. All of the above
b. Pferde starke
A kilogram fuel consumed by an engine per hr per amount of brake power is the _______.
a. fuel consumption rate
b. specific fuel consumption rate
c. specific fuel
d. None of the above
b. specific fuel consumption rate
A tractor type designed for operation with advantage under trees.
a. Standard tractor
b. All-purpose row crop tractor
c. Orchard tractor
d. All of the above
c. Orchard tractor
Which of the following is not driven by PTO shaft?
a. Rotary tiller
b. Power harrow
c. Moldboard plow
d. All of the above
c. Moldboard plow
It is a circular flat tool placed ahead of a plow used to cut plant material and soil.
a. Jointer
b. Pinion plow
c. Coulter
d. None of the above
c. Coulter
Angle in vertical plane parallel to the direction of travel between a tool axis and the soil surface.
a. Tilt angle
b. Side angle
c. Lift angle
d. None of the above
c. Lift angle
