(Paper) MPPSC: Online Examination of State Engineering Service (Pre.) Exam - 2014 Second Paper (Agricultural Engineering)

 

Q1 : Geologic erosion is also called as

ANormal erosion
B Natural erosion
C Chemical erosion
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q2 : Source of Soil detachment in splash erosion is -

A Run off
B Rain drop
C Soil particle size
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q3 : The hygrometer measures

ATemperature
B Isotherms
C Isohyets
D Contours

Answer Key: A

Q4 : The lines joining the places having equal rainfall are called

AIsobaths
B Isotherms
C Isohyets
D contours

Answer Key: C

5 : The life of reservoir is decided based upon

A Run off volume only
B Sediment concentration of runoff volume only
C Both (Run off volume only & Sediment concentration of runoff volume only)
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q6 : The furrow irrigation in which furrows are constructed with a little slope on contour is called

A Contour furrow irrigation
B Flat-planted basin
C Wild flooding
D Sloping furrow irrigation

Answer Key: A

Q7 : The average annual rainfall of India is

A 120 cm
B 150 cm
C 180 cm
D 210 cm

Answer Key: A

Q8 : The following watershed gives highest peak discharge for the same area

AFern shaped
B Fan shaped
C Square shaped
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q9 : The ratio of crop evaportranspiration and reference evaportransperation is called

ACrop coefficient
B Pan factor
C Crop factor
D Stress factor

Answer Key: A

Q10:The lysimeter measures -

A Humidity
B Temperature
C Evapotranspiration
D Wind velocity

Answer Key: C

Q11 :The surveying is basically conducted for preparing a

A Map
B Cross section
C Sketch
D Drawing

Answer Key: A

Q12 :Sprinkler irrigation system performance is considered satisfactory when the minimum value of the uniformity coefficient

A 65 percentage
B 75 percentage
C 85 percentage
D 95 percentage

Answer Key: C

Q13 : Centrifugal pumps discharge the water from the suction head of-

A 5 to 6m
B 10 to 15m
C 15 to 20m
D 20 to 25m

Answer Key: A

Q14:The following is considered as agronomic measures for soil and water conservation

ATerracing
B Bunding
C Contour Cropping
D Trenching

Answer Key: C

Q15: The following is not the in-situ water harvesting practice

A Contour Bunding
B Farm ponds
C Nala Plugging
D Drop Inlet structure

Answer Key: D

Q16: The length of a chain is measured from

A Center of one handle to centre of other handle
B Outside of one handle to inside of other
C Outside of one handle to outside of other handle
D Inside of one handle to inside of other

Answer Key: C

Q17: A network of gully is called as-

A Gullied area
B Ravine area
C Hilly area
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q18: A Cross staff is an instrument used for

A Setting our right angles
B Measuring approximate horizontal angles
C Measuring bearings of the lines
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q19 : The grassed water way is used to

ACarry irrigation water
B Safe disposal of excess runoff
C Grow quality grasses
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q20 : An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth represents the

A Contour line
B Contour surface
C Contour gradient
D Level line

Answer Key: A

Q21:SCS curve number method is used for estimation of

A Runoff
B Rainfall amount
C Rainfall intensity
D Cumulative infiltration

Answer Key: A

Q22 : The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon

A Length of the offset
B General layout of the chain lines
C Scale of the plotting
D Importance of the features

Answer Key: B

Q23 :Satellite data contains

A Colour
B Symbology
C Patterns
D Digital numbers

Answer Key: D

Q24 : Remote sensing techniques can not be employed for the purpose of

A Improving natural resource management
B Land use
C Protection of environment
D To identify the gender of the population

Answer Key: D

Q25 : The method of plane surveying can be used when the extent of area is less than

A 250 sq. km
B 500 sq. km
C 2500 sq. km
D 5000 sq. km

Answer Key: A

Q26 : Doubling the diameter of screen in the tube well the increase in discharge is about

A 0-5%
B 5-10%
C 10-15%
D 15-20%

Answer Key: B

Q27 : The curvature of the earth is considered in

A Plane surveying
B Geodetic surveying
C Hydrographic survey
D Aerial survey

Answer Key: B

Q28 : The alignments of the canals are generally taken along

A The ridge line
B Across the contour line
C Valley line
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q29 : Engineering measures to control the soil erosion is

A Vegetative barrier
B Inter cropping
C Contour and graded bunding
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: C

Q30 : In drip Irrigation design, the design criteria is based on an emitter flow variation of -

A 5%
B 10%
C 15%
D 20%

Answer Key: B

Q31: Darcy law is valid when flow is

A Turbulent
B Transient
C Laminar
D Quasi steady

Answer Key: C

32 : The discharge rates of drip emitters usually ranges from

A 2-10 litres/day
B 2-10 litres/hr
C 2-10 litres/min
D 2-10 litres/sec.

Answer Key: B

Q33 : Almost all natural ground water motion has Reynolds number

A Less than 1
B 1 – 10
C 10 – 500
D More than 500

Answer Key: A

Q34 : Which crop can withstand the highest water table

A Wheat
B Lucerne
C Rice
D Cotton

Answer Key: C

Q35 : For given values of top width and water depth of water surface in a channel, in which section seepage will be maximum

A Triangular
B Rectangular
C Trapezoidal
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q36 : Leaching is the process to reduce the salts from

A Deep aquifer
B Water course
C Root zone
D Canal

Answer Key: C

Q37 : Drip irrigation system performance is considered satisfactory when the minimum value of the uniformity coefficient is

A 5%
B 75%
C 85%
D 95%

Answer Key: D

Q38 : lkaline soils are best reclaimed by

A Leaching
B Addition of gypsum to soil
C Providing good drainage
D Addition of gypsum to soil and leaching

Answer Key: D

Q39 : Soil moisture content

A Decreases with soil moisture tension
B Increases with soil moisture tension
C Does not change with soil moisture tension
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q40 : Drainage coefficient is the depth of water drained from the area in -

A 06 hours
B 12 hours
C 24 hours
D 72 hours

Answer Key: C

Q41 : The detachability of which of the following soil is the lowest

A Clay
B Silt
C Sand
D Sandy loam

Answer Key: A

Q42 : The Transportability of which of the following soil is the lowest

A Clay
B Silt
C Sand
D Sandy loam

Answer Key: C

Q43 : The 2 hour unit hydrograph is having 50 hours base period. To derive constant discharge in the S- curve, following numbers of 2 hour unit hydrograph has to be added by respective lagging -

A 48
B 52
C 25
D 50

Answer Key: C

Q44 : For the stream gauging following instrument can be useful -

A Pan evaporimeter
B Current meter
C Sediment load sampler
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

45 : Graded terrace is recommended in -

A High rainfall area
B Steep hills
C Low rainfall area
D Soil having high permeability

Answer Key: A

46 : Wind erosion is most common in-

A Humid region
B Semi arid region
C Arid region
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: C

Q47 : Silvi pasture system involves -

A Growing trees only
B Growing trees and grasses
C Growing grasses only
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q48 : Salinity in irrigation water is measured by

A SAR value
B Electrical conductivity value
C pH value
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q 49 : Which one of the following is supplemental structure for drainage system

A Pump outlet
B Lateral drain
C Water course
D vertical drainage

Answer Key: A

Q50 : Mole drains are used in -

A Sub Surface drainage
B Surface drainage
C Sub Surface drainage and Surface drainage
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q51 : Firing sequence of 6 cylinder engine in which no two adjacent cylinder have power stroke -

A 1-2-3-4-5-6
B 1-5-3-6-2-4
C 1-5-4-6-3-2
D 1-4-2-5-6-3

Answer Key: B

Q52 : Implement used to break hard pan of soil is -

A M.B. Plough
B Disc Harrow
C Rotavator
D Subsoiler

Answer Key: D

Q53 : When piston is at the top of its stroke, it is said to be -

A TDC
B TLC
C BDC
D BLC

Answer Key: A

Q54 : Compression ratio of diesel engine varies from -

A 13:1 to 28:1
B 12:1 to 24:1
C 14:1 to 22:1
D 10:1 to 15:1

Answer Key: C

Q55 : Raspbar type threshing cylinder are generally used in -

A Paddy threshers
B Wheat threshers
C Maize threshers
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q56 : Burning of air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber before the piston has reached the TDC is called -

A Knocking
B Ignition
C Pre ignition
D Calorific Value

Answer Key: C

Q57 : Caster angle varies from -

A 4⁰ -8⁰
B 0⁰ - 4⁰
C 10⁰ -12⁰
D 12⁰ -16⁰

Answer Key: B

Q58 : In a 4 wheel tractor front tyres, ballast are normally used -

A To increase traction
B To increase stability
C To decrease front wheel slippage
D To decrease the noise of the tractor

Answer Key: B

Q59 : Weight transfer in a tractor implement system is caused by

A Weight of operator
B Traction force
C Tractor slip
D Application of pull

Answer Key: D

Q60 : In compression ignition system of diesel engine, the temperature is varies from -

A 450-550⁰C
B 600-750⁰C
C 900-1050⁰C
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q61 : A mower knife is said to be in proper registration when -

A The center of the knife section is at the center of the cutter bar guard
B The center of the knife section is at the left hand side of the cutter bar guard
C The center of the knife section is at the right hand side of the cutter bar guard
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q62 : Field efficiency of implement is expressed by -

A

B

C

None of these is correct

Answer Key: B

Q63 : Farming operation which requires maximum energy is -

A Sowing operation
B Tillage operation
C Interculture operation
D Harvesting operation

Answer Key: B

Q64 : Safe noise level for human being in db is

A 0-80
B 80-90
C 90-100
D 100-110

Answer Key: B

Q65 : udder is used for

A Harvesting operation
B Sowing operation
C Threshing operation
D For Churning of soil

Answer Key: D

Q66  : Maximum noise level from a tractor near operator's ear should not exceed -

A 85db
B 90db
C 95db
D 100db

Answer Key: B

Q67  :In arc welding, the electric arc is produced between the work and the electrode by -

A Voltage
B Flow of current
C Contact resistance
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: C

Q68 : The cold chisels are normally made with the help of -

A Casting
B Rolling
C Piercing
D Forging]

Answer Key: D

Q69 : Mufflers are provided to control -

A Vibration
B Noise
C Speed
D Fuel consumption

Answer Key: B

Q70 : During the threshing, if grain gets broken the reason may be due to -

A High drum speed
B Low drum speed
C More concave clearance
D Sieve slope is not correct

Answer Key: A

Q71 : The first tractor company introduced in India is -

A Escort
B Mahindra
C Eicher
D Ford

Answer Key: C

Q72 : Center of gravity of a tractor is located -]

A 1/3^rd of wheel base ahead of rear axle
B 1/4^th of wheel base ahead of rear axle
C 2/3^rd of wheal base ahead of rear axle
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A 

Q73 : The IHP of engine indicated on -

A Power on piston
B Power on flywheel
C Power on drawbar
D Power on crank shaft

Answer Key: A

Q74 : ertical suction of a plough influences -

A Pulverization
B Width of cut
C Depth of cut
D Direction of pull

Answer Key: C

Q75 : The disc angle of good plough varies between -

A 200 to 250
B 300 to 410
C 420 to 450
D 600 o 720

Answer Key: C

Q76 : In dry basis m.c. is 25%, what will be m.c. on wet basis -

A Less than 25%
B More than 25%
C Equal to 25%
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q77 : The relationship between EMC & Rh for biological materials has been given by -

A Perry
B Janssen
C Handerson
D Rankine

Answer Key: C

Q78: Deep bed drying is having layer of -

A Beow 20cm
B 20cm
C Above 20cm
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: C

Q79:Ridge planting is generally not used in the areas of -

A Low rain fall
B High rain fall
C Sandy soil
D Clay soil

Answer Key: C

Q80 : A popular size of burr mill has 30cm diameter plates, operating between -

A 400 to 500 rev/min
B 650 to 750 rev/min
C 850 to 950 rev/min
D 1050 to 1150 rev/min

Answer Key: B

Q81 : Size of seed drill is determined by the -

A No of furrow openers
B Spacing between two furrow openers X number of furrow openers
C Size of ground wheel
D Size of seed and fertilizer box

Answer Key: B

Q82 : rientation of the greenhouse is normally suitable in

A ast-West
B North-West
C South-East
D South-West

Answer Key: A

Q83 : The degree of soil pulverization can be measured by -

A Bulk density of soil
B Moisture content of soil
C Void ratio of soil
D Draft of implement

Answer Key: A

Q84 : In batch dryer, the air temperature is seldom exceeds -

A 400C
B 420C
C 450C
D 480C

Answer Key: C

Q85 : The floor area (m2) per head in deep litter poultry house is -

A 0.1
B 0.4
C 0.8
D 0.9

Answer Key: B

Q86 : In attrition mill, the size of the food grains is reduced by -

A Shear and crushing
B Impact and shear
C Impact and crushing
D Only due to impact

Answer Key: A

Q 87 : Aerodynamic properties does not depend on - 

A Frontal area
B Orientation of the particle
C Thermal conductivity of the material
D Physical properties of the material\

Answer Key: C

Q88 : Which operation is carried out during dry milling process -]

A Grading
B Pitting
C Conditioning
D Polishing

Answer Key: D

Q89 : In general, the LPDE polyethylene covering material used for green house -

A 100 micron
B 200 micron
C 1000 micron
D 2000 micron

Answer Key: B

Q90 : Moisture vapour transmission rate of aluminum foil is :

A High
B Medium
C Low
D Very high

Answer Key: C

Q91 : For the designing of a 2m2 green house, the maximum live load should be-

A 10 kg
B 20 kg
C 30 kg
D 50 kg

Answer Key: C

Q92 : Which physical property measures the sharpness of the corners of solid material -

A Roundness
B Sphericity
C Size
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q93 : The higher value of angle of internal friction indicates that the material is -

A Cohesive
B Easily flowing
C Normal flowing
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q94 : Whenever a plough works round a strip of ploughed land its known to be -

A Casting
B Gathering
C Deep ploughing
D Puddling

Answer Key: B

Q95 : At wind farms, wind speed is measured -

A On the surface of earth
B At the sea level
C At 10m height
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: C

Q96 : On an average sunny day, the hot water at about 600C from a solar collector of two square meter can provide -

A 200 litre
B 250 litre
C 300 litre
D 350 litre

Answer Key: A

Q97 : Solar flat plate water heater available in the market is generally designed for the temperature range of water -

A 40 to 600 C
B 60 to 800 C
C 80 to 1000C
D 100 to 1200 C

Answer Key: B

Q98 : Solar energy is converted by solar cells into -

A Electrical energy
B Chemical energy
C Mechanical energy
D None of these is correct

Answer Key: A

Q99 : Minimum wind speed required for wind mill for proper working is -

A 5 kmph
B 10 kmph
C 15 kmph
D 20 kmph

Answer Key: B

Q100 : One horse power is equal to -

A 0.7355 kW
B 0.6355 kW
C 0.5355 kW
D 0.8355 kW

Answer Key: A

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