I Flashcards
Which does not describe a corporation?
a. It is subject to fewer legal restrictions than other types of
business organization.
b. Its activities are limited to those stated in its charter.
c. It enjoys perpetual life.
d. Ownership is readily transferred.
a. It is subject to fewer legal restrictions than other types of
business organization.
This is the most common cause of short life of lead acid battery. It
results when a cell or battery is permitted to remain in a discharged
condition for some length of time such that the lead sulfate hardens and
cannot be readily converted to its former state.
a. Carburetion
b. deposition
c. colloid formation
d. sulfation
d. sulfation
In a spark ignition system, it prevents arcing in the breaker point and
helps intensify the spark in the spark plug.
a. distributor
b. condenser
c. ignition coil
d. secondary winding
b. condenser
It is the ratio of the horsepower output of an engine to the fuel
horsepower.
a. mechanical efficiency
b. thermal efficiency
c. power efficiency
d. volumetric efficiency
b. thermal efficiency
This must be high enough in order to self-ignite the air fuel mixture
in a diesel engine.
a. compression temperature
b. valve compression
c. intake pressure
d. engine pressure
a. compression temperature
It is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal
combustion engine. It works by providing an environment for a chemical
reaction wherein toxic combustion by-products are converted to less-toxic
substances.
a. muffler
b. header
c. turbocharger
d. catalytic converter
d. catalytic converter
Which of the following agencies is not based in a university?
a. AMTEC
b. PhilSCAT
c. AMDP
d. PCARRD
d. PCARRD
. General-purpose tillage involves cutting and pulverizing the soil to a
depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. up to 6 inches
c. up to 12 inches
d. up to 18 inches
b. up to 6 inches
The following are considered discounted measures of project worth:
a. payback period
b. internal rate of return
c. benefit-cost ratio
d. net present value
a. payback period
Width of cut of the disc plow is influenced by:
a. disc diameter
b. depth of cut
c. disc angle
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Planter designed to place seedlings in rows and in hills is called:
a. row-crop drill planter
b. hill-drop planter
c. solid drill planter
d. transplanter
d. transplanter
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
d. all of the above
It is the ratio of the drawbar power and the wheel axle power.
a. Lugging efficiency
b. Traction efficiency
c. Mechanical efficiency
d. None of the above
b. Traction efficiency
Optimum axle speed for puddling-type floating tiller.
a. 100 rpm
b. 250 rpm
c. 340 rpm
d. None of the above
b. 250 rpm
The sum of all resistance acting on the tractor.
a. Coefficient traction
b. Running resistance
c. Rolling resistance
d. None of the above
b. Running resistance
Running resistance of a tractor includes
a. Rolling resistance
b. Air and acceleration resistance
c. Slope resistance
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Weight transfer means
a. To move paddy from field to the granary
b. To transfer torrens title from the landlord to the tenant
c. To shift implements weight to the tractor’s drive wheel in order to
improve traction
d. None of the above
c. To shift implements weight to the tractor’s drive wheel in order to
improve traction
Automatic Draft Control in a modern farm tractor:
a. Automatically controls the amount of air passing through the
radiator to regulate the operating temperature of the engine
b. Positions the implement at a constant height or depth relative to
the tractor
c. Is the hydraulic implement hitch system which automatically raises
or lowers a soil engaging implement to maintain its draft at a pre
selected value
d. None of the above
c. Is the hydraulic implement hitch system which automatically raises
or lowers a soil engaging implement to maintain its draft at a pre
selected value
An international testing center for tractor.
a. International Rice Research Institute
b. International Farm Machinery Institute
c. NEBRASKA
d. None of the above
c. NEBRASKA
When a machine is driven directly from the shaft of a power source, the
power is transmitted using:
a. Gear drive
b. Sprocket and chain drive
c. Direct drive
d. None of the above
c. Direct drive
Belt size designation for agricultural V-belt is:
a. A, B, C, D, E
b. HA, HB, HC, HD, HE
c. AA-BB-CC-DD-EE
d. None of the above
b. HA, HB, HC, HD, HE
It is a gripping device between power source.
a. Clutch
b. Chain
c. Springs
d. None of the above
a. Clutch
Machine element that transmit torque and power.
a. Pulley
b. Bearing
c. Shaft
d. None of the above
c. Shaft
A universal joint is:
a. A connector which can be used on all brands of tractor
b. Used to transmit power between two intersecting shafts usually when
the angle between them is variable
c. A prohibited drug used universally
d. None of the above
b. Used to transmit power between two intersecting shafts usually when
the angle between them is variable
A drum seeder is highly suitable for rice a seed that was
_______________.
a. freshly stored before planting
b. pre-germinated before planting
c. milled before planting
d. All of the above
b. pre-germinated before planting
It is used to fasten shaft pulleys and hubs of gears together.
a. Bolt
b. Springs
c. Keys
d. None of the above
c. Keys
. Which of the following statement is true?
a. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is faster than its forward
velocity.
b. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is slower than its forward
velocity.
c. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is the same with the forward
velocity.
a. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is faster than its forward
velocity.
During seeding and planting, which of the crop production activities is
simultaneously in operation?
a. Weeding
b. Irrigating
c. Fertilizing
d. Spraying
c. Fertilizing
The metering device of a seeder basically is used to uniformly feed the
seed into the _______________.
a. covering device
b. seed tube
c. furrow opener
d. None of the above
b. seed tube
Part of a rice transplanter that places the seedlings into the prepared
paddy field.
a. Feed tray
b. Picker
c. Handle
d. None of the above
b. Picker
If you are an engineer to mechanize lowland rice farm that is usually
flooded, what primary tillage implement would you recommend?
a. Spiral-type tiller
b. Disc-type tiller
c. Puddling-type tiller
d. None of the above
c. Puddling-type tiller
Which of the following primary tillage equipment for small rice farm with
higher field capacity?
a. Disc plow
b. Spiral plow
c. Puddling-type tiller
d. Comb harrow
c. Puddling-type tiller
. Select a farm operation that can only be done with the use of a machine:
a. plowing
b. spraying
c. harvesting
d. threshing
b. spraying
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
a. low first cost – high operating cost
An engine valve arrangement wherein the intake and exhaust valves are
located in the cylinder head.
a. I - head arrangement
b. L- head arrangement
c. X- head arrangement
d. None of the above
a. I - head arrangement
Type of soil working parts utilized by push-type weeders for wetland
operation:
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
c. rotary type
Which of the following is not measured in calibrating a sprayer?
a. nozzle discharge
b. effective working width
c. walking speed
d. application rate
d. application rate
. Which of the following does not belong to the group of positive
displacement pumps?
a. lift pump
b. force pump
c. rotary pump
d. propeller pump
d. propeller pump
According to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), water
requirement for rice production is:
a. 5 mm/day
b. 10 mm/day
c. 15 mm/day
d. 20 mm/day
b. 10 mm/day
Standard tractors are 4-wheel tractors with power rating of:
a. 32 to 49 hp
b. 50 to 69 hp
c. 70 to 89 hp
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
In what type of engine is the fuel introduced into the cylinder at the
end of compression?
a. 4-stroke-spark-ignition engine
b. 4-stroke-compression-ignition
c. 2-stroke-spark-ignition
d. a and b
b. 4-stroke-compression-ignition
The mechanical function of the planter does not include:
a. sort the seeds
b. meter the seeds
c. deposit the seeds
d. cover the seeds
a. sort the seeds
The air required for complete combustion of combustible gases.
a. Stoichiometric air
b. Primary air
c. Secondary air
d. All of the above
c. Secondary air
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound water
by one degree Fahrenheit.
a. kCal
b. BTU
c. Joule
d. None of the above
b. BTU
The burning temperature of most agricultural wastes.
a. - 100-200
b. - 300 -400
c. - 500 -600
d. None of the above
b. - 300 -400 C
The air requirement for gasification of agricultural wastes ranged from
___.
a. 10-20 % of stoichiometric air (SA)
b. 20-30 % of SA
c. 30-40 % of SA
d. None of the above
c. 30-40 % of SA
. The specific gravity of gasoline is at the range of ___.
a. 0.67 to 0.76
b. 0.79 to 0.85
c. 0.85 to 0.91
d. All of the above
a. 0.67 to 0.76
At the downward stroke of the two-stroke cycle engine, which of the
events are taking place?
a. Power & intake, exhaust
b. Compression
c. Power & exhaust
d. None of the above
a. Power & intake, exhaust
. The amount of power available in human for useful work.
a. 0.5 hp
b. 0.25 hp
c. 0.1 hp
d. None of the above
c. 0.1 hp
The minimum energy requirement of human.
a.1,250 cal/day
b.1,500 cal/day
c.1,750 cal/day
d.2,000 cal/day
d.2,000 cal/day
Which of the following statement is true?
a. Field efficiency decreases with the increase in theoretical field
capacity.
b. Field efficiency decreases with the increase in effective field
capacity.
c. Field efficiency does not increase with the increase in theoretical
field capacity.
d. None of the above
a. Field efficiency decreases with the increase in theoretical field
capacity.
. It is the radius of the circle within which the implement can make its
shortest run in the field.
a. Radius of run
b. Minimum turning distance
c. Turning radius
d. None of the above
c. Turning radius
It is the travel of the machine across or around a field from a selected
starting point adjacent to the first.
a. Round
b. Trip
c. Operation
d. None of the above
a. Round
One half of the travel from one end of the field to the other.
a. Round
b. Trip
c. Operation
d. None of the above
b. Trip
It describes the practice of dividing the field into sub-areas and
operating on these sub-areas individually.
a. Operating in lands
b. Field operation
c. Field division
d. None of the above
a. Operating in lands
__________ unprocessed area that provides room for making turns.
a. Headland
b. Turn strips
c. Turning radius
d. None of the above
b. Turn strips
Pattern efficiency of headland pattern in a square field.
a. 93.0%
b. 95.7%
c. 84.0%
d. None of the above
a. 93.0%
What part of the internal combustion engine is usually made of cast iron
and the primary function is to maintain uniform engine speed by carrying
the crankshaft through those intervals when it is not receiving energy
from a piston?
a. connecting rod
b. governor system
c. flywheel
d. accelerator
c. flywheel
A type of plow that is widely adapted in breaking different types of soil
for turning and covering crop residues.
a. Rotary plow
b. Moldboard plow
c. Disk plow
d. All of the above
b. Moldboard plow
The power required in pulling an implement.
a. Wheel power
b. Brake power
c. Drawbar power
d. None of the above
c. Drawbar power
Tillage equipment which displaces and shatters soil, used to reduce soil
strength and to bury or mix plant materials and fertilizers in the tilled
layer.
a. Primary tillage equipment
b. Seeding and planting equipment
c. Secondary tillage equipment
d. None of the above
a. Primary tillage equipment
. A tillage implement consisting of two or four gangs of concave disks.
a. Disk plow
b. Disk harrow
c. Cultivator
d. None of the above
b. Disk harrow
. Mechanical manipulation of soil for any purpose.
a. Land grading
b. Tillage
c. Earth moving
d. None of the above
b. Tillage
Tillage implements which shatters or loosen the soil without complete
burial or mixing of surface materials.
a. Chisel plow
b. Lister plow
c. Disk plow
d. None of the above
a. Chisel plow
A procedure in which planting is made directly into an essentially
unprepared seedbed.
a. Zero tillage
b. No-tillage planting
c. Reduced tillage
d. None of the above
a. Zero tillage
The pushing or rolling of soil by a steeply inclined blade.
a. Bulldozing
b. Chiselling
c. Subsoiling
d. None of the above
a. Bulldozing
A secondary tillage operation which pulverizes, smoothens, and packs the
soil during seeded preparation and also controls weeds.
a. Harrowing
b. Listing
c. Chiselling
d. None of the above
a. Harrowing
A tillage and land forming operation using a tool which splits the soil
and turns two furrows laterally in opposite directions, thereby providing
a ridge-and-furrow soil configuration.
a. Listing
b. Harrowing
c. Chiselling
d. None of the above
a. Listing
