Area III Agricultural Mechanization, Power, Machinery and Equipment and Allied Subjects Practice Exam

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• Twelve man-days is most equivalent to which work arrangement?
• Crude oil is mainly composed of what?
• In machine testing, who shall operate, adjust and shall decide on matters related to the operation of the machine?
• Which agency oversees mechanization research and development in agriculture?
• Arrange the seed types in the typical production sequence from source to distribution.
• Which factor does not primarily influence spray application effectiveness?
• Agency of the government charged with the development of the Philippine National Standards (PNS):
• Which of the following correctly identifies the range used for standards numbers in agricultural machinery?
• The IRRI drum seeder is an example of which planter type? (variant)
• Before the adoption of mechanized harvest and postharvest operations for rice, field losses were:
• Which planter is typically designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills?
• Which crop has the highest annual production in the Philippines among the following?
• Break-even point is defined as the sales level at which
• Which term is not described among the seed types listed?
• The amount of any material applied per unit treated by a sprayer is called what?
• It is a vertical axis windmill with a very low tip-speed ratio.
• The IRRI drum seeder is an example of which planter type?
• Tools used to make holes or change the size or shape of holes.
• Which market structure is defined by many sellers offering differentiated products?
• An engine operating with no external load is described as being in which condition?
• What is the acceptable wheel slip percentage for a two-wheel drive tractor operating on tilled or soft soil?
• Which implement is highly saleable with annual sales between 16,000 and 20,000 units?
• Which device is used to measure the quantity of oil in the crankcase?
• Which term describes intangible products that offer financial, legal, medical, or recreational benefits to customers?
• Which set of items best describes devices used to securely join parts of machinery?
• Which of the following is not a mechanical function of a planter?
• Which term represents wealth in money or property that can be used to produce more wealth?
• What term describes the removal of burned gases from the combustion chamber?
• Which term describes the extra margin of strength provided to prevent parts failure?
• Weeding index calculation: If a field has 40 weeds per square meter before weeding and 8 after, what is the weeding index?
• The standard throttling adjustment of an engine is best represented by which value?
• What is the Carbon to Nitrogen ratio (CN) in biogas?
• The thermal efficiency of rice hull furnaces is between?
• The Japanese combine is characterized by which of the following?
• Which term refers to taxes on imported goods?
• In the wattage conversion context, which value is the watt equivalent of 1 pk?
• What is the recommended spacing for planting rice?
• What is the firing order for a four-cylinder engine with the sequence 1-3-4-2?
• Which term describes the application of chemical over the entire area to be treated?
• If you invest P50,000 today at 9% interest, how many years are required for the investment to be worth P125,000?
• If a test run is interrupted due to malfunction, the proper protocol is to
• Identify the state hosting the international tractor testing center.
• Which term describes freshly cut trees and large logs, typically about four inches thick?
• What term describes growing more than one crop on the same land in one year?
• Weeding index measures what?
• Ignition timing for diesel engine.
• The stoichiometric amount of air for gasification falls in which range?
• What is the required water temperature range in testing a pump?
• Break-even analysis helps determine the minimum sales volume required to avoid losses. Which option best represents this concept?
• In typical practice, how many units of LOKS does a farmer have?
• A levy based upon the weight or quantity of imported/exported merchandized goods is called?
• Primary reason for low engine oil pressure during operation?
• What term describes the sequence in which cylinders fire in an internal combustion engine?
• What percentage is contingency cost?
• The IRRI drum seeder is an example of:
• Which of the following is not based in a university? AMTEC, Phil SCAT, AMDP, PCARRD
• Which planter is used for row spacing greater than 36 cm?
• What is the density of gasoline fuel?
• The depth of the plow is dependent on which factors?
• In corn processing, where is the grain separated from the cob?
• Which three factors collectively determine the depth to which a plow can penetrate during field plowing?
• Which gas producer type can gasify wet fuel?
• Which term describes the professional services and inputs used by operators?
• Which government agency develops the Philippine National Standards (PNS)?
• Which color smoke indicates a rich fuel mixture in engines?
• Diesel engines typically require ignition timing in the range of:
• Which term refers to the process of inspecting, testing, repairing and adjusting an engine to restore peak efficiency?
• An engine condition in which it has abnormally increased its temperature due to faulty cooling, lubricating, and other mechanical trouble.
• In gasification processes, the primary product gas is which compound?
• Which device is designed to deposit seeds into furrows?
• Materials used to securely join separate parts of an object or structure are called:
• The horizontal seed plate is used for:
• The portion of an implement designed to connect the implement to a power source is called
• Head rice is defined as grain whose length is at least what fraction of the average whole grain length?
• An AE is promoting agricultural machineries, this implies that an AE can be?
• The direct type of power transmission system has what efficiency?
• What is the prevailing ad valorem tax rate in the Philippines?
• The device with adjustable orifice and agitator used for sowing seeds is called?
• Which tariff is based on the weight or quantity of goods rather than their value?
• Primary tillage equipment that cuts the soil to a depth of 6 to 18 inches is called:
• In an ideal Otto engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at:
• The gasoline engine is characterized as:
• What is the device that connects and disconnects power input to the power output?
• The excessive amount of tars produced in the combustion of agricultural waste is primarily due to what?
• What is the PTO rpm of a lawn mower and garden ride-on tractor?
• A seed produced from breeder seeds and distributed to all members of the Seed Net and selected seed producers in every province for further multiplication is called:
• Which instrument is used to measure furnace temperature?
• Which term describes the motor type in which the field winding is connected in parallel with the armature?
• In an ideal diesel engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at:
• AFMECH LAW governs mechanization in which sectors?
• If a product can satisfy consumer needs, it possesses what attribute?
• Which motor type is described as low initial cost - low operating cost?
• Which term describes the process of breaking fuel into fine droplets (atomization)?
• How many times greater is the power of a carabao over a man?
• Which device adjusts the air-fuel mixture to be rich on high load and lean on under load?
• Which entity is most closely associated with ensuring AES reach to all municipalities in a local governance framework?
• Among the following, which body is primarily responsible for disseminating AES to all municipalities?
• What range represents the thermal efficiency of engines?
• Seed produced from Foundation seed and distributed to all accredited seed producers for mass production is called?
• In policy terms, the primary channel for AES dissemination across all municipalities is which entity?
• Which organization acronym stands for manufacturing and distributing agricultural machinery?
• According to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) water requirement for rice production is:
• Which seeder component is used specifically to calibrate seed metering rate?
• A valve operates:
• A piece of wood that is one square foot and one inch thick is called a what?
• Which factor among nozzle diameter, spraying time, forward speed, and spray material is most affecting sprayer performance?
• Which term describes the process of inspecting and adjusting an engine to achieve peak efficiency?
• Which machine is commonly used for tillage in small-scale mechanization?
• Which of the following is not one of the three main sources of power for mechanization?
• In wind turbine technology, which term refers specifically to a vertical-axis design with a relatively low tip-speed ratio?
• The development of PAES started in what year?
• In a four-stroke engine, which event is characterized by the exhaust of burned gases?
• Which soil-working part is used by push-type weeders in wetland?
• In combustion systems, which air is supplied to ensure complete combustion of fuel gases?
• Which market structure is characterized by many firms selling similar products and differentiating them?
• Which state houses the international tractor testing center?
• Which engine component reduces vibration and stores energy?
• What is the term for the sum of the piston displacement and the clearance volume?
• Which term best describes a tangible product that can be touched and seen?
• Which of the following statements best describes a direct drive power transmission system's efficiency?
• IRRI axial-flow threshers are described as what type?
• Which role described as promoting agricultural machinery and may function as a sales engineer?
• The three-phase electric motor is characterized as:
• What value corresponds to the PTO rpm for lawn mowers and garden ride-on tractors?
• Which of the following gives the highest brake power value?
• Which law deals with the mechanization of agriculture and fisheries?
• It is the part of an engine where valve is positioned.
• Ignition timing for gasoline engine.
• What is the air required for complete combustion of combustible gases?
• The burning temperature of most agricultural waste is in which range?
• Seed produced from the Registered seed by accredited seed producers and distributed to farmers for commercial production is called?
• Which state is home to the international testing center for tractors?
• If during the test run, the machine slope due to breakdown or malfunctions, the test should be?
• Which cropping method involves growing two or more crops in alternate rows?
• In rice milling, which device is used to remove bran from brown rice?
• Which tillage term refers to conventional tillage commonly used on farms?
• Which term is used interchangeably with 'threshing cylinder' in some literature?
• What is the warranty period for a hand tractor from the date of purchase?
• Gear oil is used for which component?
• Which agency is not based in the university?
• The IRRI drum seeder is an example of which planter type?
• It serves as the lubricating system too and sometime it is called oil sump.
• Seed produced from Foundation Seed and distributed to all accredited seed producers for mass production is called:
• What is the term for the act of analyzing, testing, and measuring an engine to remedy the cause of trouble?
• Which agency does not belong to the Department of Agriculture?
• Which pump type is most commonly used for domestic and irrigation purposes, featuring an impeller inside an involute casing?
• What is the angle in the soil surface plane perpendicular to the direction of travel between the tool axis and the line perpendicular to the direction of travel?
• What term refers to the bend downward of the point of the share to make the plow penetrate the soil to the proper depth?
• Solid blocks or masses that are cut, sheared or broken loose by tillage tool.
• The three main sources of power for mechanization include:
• Which cropping method involves growing two or more crops in alternate rows?
• What term describes tangible products that consumers can evaluate by touching, seeing, or hearing?
• The rate of performance when a machine runs at its rated speed with full width is called:
• Which engine component also serves as the lubrication reservoir and is sometimes called an oil sump?
• Which project structure may be prepared, signed and sealed by an Architect, Civil Engineer, and Agricultural Engineer?
• Which option best identifies the major factor driving erosion in many regions?
• A board foot is defined as a piece of wood that measures one square foot and one inch thick. Which option correctly states this definition?
• On a planter, which component controls the rate of seed discharge?
• In the equation for horsepower, Hp=QxH/3960xEff, H is total head in: ft., ft/min, meters, meters/min
• Planter designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills is called:
• The primary factor that affects the performance of the sprayer is
• Which instrument is typically used to diagnose ignition and other electrical problems of an engine?
• Drying efficiency is defined as the ratio of
• What is the speed range of a medium-speed engine?
• Which option best identifies the major factor driving soil erosion in many regions?
• Level of mechanization in Rice (hp/ha)?
• Standard throttling adjustment of an engine.
• Identify the pump type that uses an impeller inside a fixed casing and is widely used for various fluid-handling needs.
• The standard hydraulic cylinder stroke length is best described as?
• The classes of risks in agriculture results from which factor?
• Which pest control method is not considered an engineering control?
• Machine operation in which two or more machines perform their own respective operation simultaneously is called:
• Gasoline density is approximately which value?
• If seeding rate is 15 kg/ha, how many kilograms of seed are needed to seed 200 hectares?
• An engine part where power takes place.
• The ground wheel of a planter is normally related to the operation of which component?
• What is the minimum seeding rate for rice when using a precision seeder?
• What is the described compression pressure range for small gasoline engines?
• Which type of equipment has an adjustable orifice with agitator?
• What is the sum of the piston displacement and the clearance volume called?
• What compression pressure range is typical for a small gasoline engine?
• Which statement reflects the warranty period for a hand tractor?
• Which term indicates the maximum load that can be safely carried by an electric motor under continuous operation?
• Which cropping practice involves cultivating more than one crop on the same land in a single year?
• In an ideal Otto engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at:
• What is produced by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances like coal and wood?
• What is the central part of a plow where the share, moldboard, and landside are attached?
• What term defines the ratio, in percent, of grain weight lost as scattering during threshing to the total grain input?
• The rate of machine performance measured under actual field time is known as:
• What is the process called when fuel is broken into fine droplets by high-velocity air flowing through a nozzle?
• What is the minimum methane content in biogas for it to combust?
• What is the term for a government tax on imported goods?
• Why is high viscosity engine oil considered desirable to use?
• ROPS stands for which of the following?
• The international testing center for tractors is located in which state?
• Which component of a rice mill removes the bran layer from brown rice?
• Which option lists the depth range for the primary implement with the correct value 6-36 inches?
• What is the typical speed range for a medium speed engine?
• When calibrating a sprayer, the agricultural engineer's primary action is to
• What is the RA number for the Renewable Act of 2008?
• Number series assigned to standards on agricultural production machinery is:
• Burning efficiency of rice hull furnaces is between what percent?
• Which instrument is typically used to measure furnace temperature by converting thermal gradients into electrical signals?
• During testing, who is typically responsible for operating and adjusting the machine and deciding on operation matters?
• RA 11203 is commonly known as which law?
• Which implement is used to plant seed in a furrow?
• These designs were introduced to increase tractor safety. What is the safety feature?
• From land preparation up to post harvest, which crop is highly mechanized in the Philippines?
• In mechanization, hp/ha is a measure of what concept?
• The typical depth for primary tillage equipment is:
• What term describes the unplowed strip around a field used to turn agricultural equipment?
• Which fuel type is most suitable for an updraft gasifier based on the given descriptions?
• What is the standard stroke travel length for a hydraulic cylinder?
• Which metric is considered a discounted measure of project worth?
• In seeder and planter tests, the minimum test area for a manual seeding implement is not less than how many square meters?
• Rice hull gasifier efficiency normally ranges from which interval?
• Which instrument is used to diagnose engine ignition and electrical problems?
• Certified seeds are intended for distribution to which group for farming?
• What term describes a situation where imports equal exports?
• What is the threshing efficiency of the mechanical rice thresher?
• What term refers to a knocking sound produced due to incomplete combustion inside an engine?
• Draft of plows is primarily determined by?
• Which government entity is chiefly tasked with disseminating AES to all classes of municipality?
• In order to self-ignite the air-fuel mixture in a diesel engine, which condition must be high enough?
• A heavy duty power tiller typically consists of which axle configuration?
• What is the PTO rpm of a lawn mower and garden ride-on tractors?
• Which of the following is a binding agreement enforceable by law?
• Characteristics of a manager except:
• Which organization is responsible for manufacturing and distributing agricultural machineries?
• Which factor greatly affects the lifespan of agricultural implements?
• What term describes the useful service life of a machine before it becomes unprofitable due to obsolescence or wear?
• Which accounting concept accounts for wear and tear of fixed assets over time?
• From land preparation up to post harvest production in the Philippines, which crop is highly mechanized?
• In the horsepower equation Q x H / 3960 x Eff, what does Eff represent?
• Part of rice thresher which encloses threshing cylinder and allows the separation of the grains from the panicle?
• Which term refers to freshly cut trees, raw logs and large sizes of sawn logs that are usually 4 inches thick?
• A binding agreement that the courts will enforce.
• The efficiency of a direct power transmission system is typically what percentage?
• Seed produced from the registered seed by accredited seed producers and distributed to farmers for commercial production is called:
• Which metric represents a discounted measure of project worth?
• PD 1096 is an example of which type of regulatory instrument?
• Planter designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing greater than 36 cm is called:
• Agricultural machine highly salable in the Philippines?
• The grain-straw ratio range for testing a rice thresher is?
• What term describes the power required to pull an attached implement?
• What is the term for the angle of the disk plows in reference to the vertical plane?
• Which crop in the Philippines has the highest production per year?
• The rate of performance obtained if a machine performs its function 100% of the time of a given operating speed using 100% of its theoretical width.
• Which range best describes the thermal efficiency of rice hull furnaces?
• What term denotes a sequence of equal payments made at equal intervals of time?
• The Consumer Act of the Philippines is covered under:
• In a four-stroke engine, which event is characterized by the exhaust of burned gases?
• The following are methods of reducing risks in agriculture, except:
• The international tractor testing center is located in which state?
• What is the device at the rear of a tractor used to propel power implements?
• Which parameter is not required in determining the field capacity of a planter?
• If a machine is committed to operation for 9 hours and operates effectively for 7 hours, its time efficiency is closest to which value?
• Which engine type is described as low initial cost - high operating cost?
• Which term defines the maximum load a component can sustain beyond which failure is likely?
• Too much fuel or too little air in combustion chamber is described as which issue?
• According to AMDP 1997, level of mechanization (hp/ha) for rice and corn?
• From the concept of optimizing machine capacity, which arrangement is recommended?
• Registered seeds are used to produce which seed class for commercial production?
• If mechanical work is done at a rate of 1 ft-lb per second, what is its equivalent in watts?
• What is the upper bound of the safe height range for sack piles (18-25 sacks)?
• Which tillage type is traditionally performed?
• A direct type of the power transmission system has an efficiency of how much?
• How many volumes of PAES were adopted by the Department of Agriculture?
• It is a part of the plow that connects the plow bottom and the frame.
• A loud sound emanating from an engine generally due to losses or worn parts, pre-ignition or detonation. What is it called?
• What is the useful service life of the machine before it becomes unprofitable for its original purpose due to obsolescence or wear?
• One BTU is equal to how many calories?
• The abnormal rapid combustion occurring simultaneously with normal combustion manifested by the loss of power, overheating, rough operation, and sharp ringing sound is commonly called what?
• What term describes rapid burning of a portion of fuel in the engine's combustion chamber?
• Which motor type has the field winding connected in parallel with the armature?
• This rating is given to diesel fuels for their ability to burn without detonating as compared with the performance of reference fuels.
• Horsepower per hectare (hp/ha) is a measure of which concept in agriculture?
• The Rice Tariffication law of 2019 is also known as which Republic Act number?
• What implement is described as cutting rice stalks and laying them on one side before threshing?
• Heavy duty type power tiller basically consists of ______ axles.
• A situation where a change in price does not lead to change in demand is described as
• Dissemination of AES to all classes of municipality is primarily managed by which government entity?
• In production, the recommended depth of the primary implement is within which range?
• Identify the state hosting the international testing center for tractors.
• In plow construction, what is the function of the frog?
• What term is also known as the ad valorem tax?
• The international testing center for tractors is located in which U.S. state?
• Which factor is a major determinant of the life expectancy of agricultural equipment?
• Which implement is used to plant seed in a furrow?
• Which pair of consecutive farm operations can increase cropping intensity when done mechanically?
• When heat alone is used to melt and flow metal together, the process is known as?
• Diesel engine knocking is typically caused by what timing issue?
• Minimum allowable safe height of sack pile in bag storage?
• Gasoline engine knocking is typically caused by what timing condition?
• Which stroke of a four-stroke cycle engine occurs when the piston moves upward and both valves are closed?
• What is the bulk density range of rice husk?
• What is the typical bulk density range for rice husk?
• Which grain-straw ratio range is used for testing a rice thresher?
• This fuel mixture of 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol is used as a fuel for spark ignition engines. What is it called?
• Head rice is determined by grain length; it is at least what fraction of the average grain length?
• What is the typical function of a reaper?
• What term describes applying chemicals uniformly over the entire treated area?
• Dissemination of AES to all classes of municipality is primarily the responsibility of which administrative unit?
• Which agency is associated with mechanization research and development in agriculture?
• Which cropping practice involves growing two or more crops simultaneously and intermingled with no row arrangement?
• It is part of an engine where the valves are positioned. Which component is this?
• In the firing order 1-3-4-2, which cylinder fires second?
• Dissemination of AES across municipal classes is chiefly the role of which body?
• A knocking sound produced due to incomplete combustion of fuel inside the combustion chamber of an engine is called what?
• Which type of soil working parts is utilized by push-type weeders for wetland?
• In a compression-ignition engine, which device introduces the fuel into the cylinder?
• An engine running without load is in which condition?
• The clutch is normally in what position?
• Which engine component includes the valves and forms the top boundary of the combustion chamber?
• Which engine part provides a passage for air, fuel and exhaust gases to pass?
• Which device is used to measure the quantity of oil in the crankcase?
• Foundation seeds are typically used to produce which seed class for mass production?
• What is the primary gas produced during gasification?
• To optimize the capacity of a machine, it is recommended to have
• Which component in a wind energy system converts wind energy to electrical energy for outputs above 100 kW?
• The power rating classification for four-wheel standard light tractor?
• Which device is used to deposit seeds into a furrow?
• What is the distance the piston travels in one direction called?
• In spray application, which term defines the amount of material applied per unit treated?
• Which cropping practice involves growing two or more crops simultaneously and intermingled with no row arrangement?
• Which seed type is produced from the registered seed by accredited seed producers and distributed to farmers for commercial production?
• Which processing stage uses the shelling drum?
• On what date did the Philippines adopt the metric system?
• What type of power do PTO shafts deliver?
• PAES minimum space for birds per 100 birds?
• Threshing cylinder is also known as which component?
• What is the typical Carbon to Nitrogen ratio range in biogas production?
• Sequential firing or combustion of the fuel charge inside the engine in the combustion chamber is called what?
• What term describes the decline in the value of a tangible asset due to wear and aging?
• An agricultural engineering license is a type of asset that is?
• What is the process by which a farm manager looks ahead to the future and contemplates alternative courses of action for the farm?
• In AMDP 1997, the level of mechanization for rice and corn (hp/ha)?
• Which parameter is not required in the calibration of a planter?
• Actual rate performance of machine on land or crop processed in a given time based upon total field time.
• The asset type for a professional license is?
• What is the recommended top width of an earth embankment?
• Amount paid for hiring equipment and operating services to perform a certain task.
• What term describes the percentage ratio of the time a machine is effectively operating to the total time it is committed to the operation?
• Which engine cycle uses constant pressure during combustion?
• What is the space inside the cylinder when the piston is at the top dead center position called?
• Exchange of goods and services is typically governed by what price term?
• The building code of the Philippines is executed through which instrument?
• Which secondary tillage operation pulverizes, smoothens, and packs the soil during seedbed preparation and also helps control weeds?
• What is the percentage by weight of oxygen in air?
• Which device at the rear of the tractor transmits engine power to an attached implement?
• What is the unplowed portion of land used for turning tractors and implements called?
• What is the term for the period between original acquisition and final disposal of an asset through successive owners?
• What is the API gravity of a premium gasoline?
• One pk is equal to how many watts?
• In allocating AES information to municipalities, which level of government is typically responsible?
• Which factor among the following most affects sprayer performance?
• Which component of a seeder is used to calibrate the seed metering device?
• The IRRI axial-flow thresher is characterized as?