Area 1 MECHANIZATION

piston

Which of the following is not part of a force pump?

a. inlet valve

b. piston

c. plunger

d. discharge valve

high torque - low speed

The windmill for water pumping is characterized as:

a. low torque - high speed

b. high torque - high speed

c. high torque - low speed

d. low torque - low speed

PCARRD

Which of the following agencies is not based in a university?

a. AMTEC

b. PhilSCAT

c. AMDP

d. PCARRD

payback period

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

up to 6 inches

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

vertical clearance

Bend downward of the point of the share to make the plow penetrate the soil to the proper depth is:

a. tilt angle

b. disc angle

c. horizontal suction

d. vertical clearance

all of the above

General-purpose tillage equipment is 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

solid drill planter

The IRRI drum seeder is an example of:

a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter

c. solid drill planter

d. broadcaster

transplanter

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

electric motor

The power unit for driving centrifugal pumps for household use is usually:

a. electric motor

b. gasoline engine

c. diesel engine

d. kerosene engine

stripping

The most recently developed system of harvesting and threshing of rice is:

a. mechanical harvesting & threshing

b. combining

c. stripping

d. all of the above

reaper-windrower

A machine that cuts standing crop, conveys the cut crop to one side, and lays them down in an orderly manner is called:

a. sickle

b. reaper-windrower

c. reaper-binder

d. stripper

cutting of standing crop

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

two-element, scissor-type action

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

high power &throw-in feeding

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

Irrigation and drainage

What section is not yet included in the PAES as of 2014?

a. Production/postharvest machinery

b. Irrigation and drainage

c. agricultural structures

d. engineering materials

Efficiency drops with small pulley size.

Which is true about V-belt and pulley drive?

a. It cannot be used for long center distance drive.

b. Efficiency drops with small pulley size.

c. Its application is limited only for parallel drive.

d. Excessive high load increases efficiency.

rotary type

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

application rate

Which of the following is not measured in calibrating a sprayer?

a. nozzle discharge

b. effective working width

c. walking speed

d. application rate

propeller pump

. 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

10 mm/day

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

producer gas

It is made by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances like coal and wood.

a. natural gas

b. propane

c. LPG

d. producer gas

low speed - light loaD

The tractor is generally characterized as:

a. high speed - heavy load

b. high speed - light load

c. low speed - heavy load

d. low speed - light loaD

10 - 37%

Before the adoption of mechanized harvest and postharvest operations for rice, field losses were:

a. 5 - 15%

b. 10 - 27%

c. 10 - 37%

d. 20 - 30%

6 to 36 inches

Primary tillage involves cutting the soil to a depth of:

a. up to 3 inches

b. 3 to 6 inches

c. 6 to 18 inches

d. 6 to 36 inches

transverse dimension of plow

The perpendicular distance between the wing and point of the share determines the:

a. longitudinal dimension of plow

b. transverse dimension of plow

c. diagonal dimension of plow

d. maximum dimension of plow

2000

.The development of PAES started in:

a. 1985 b. 1990 c. 1995 d. 2000

RA 7394

The Consumer Act of the Philippines of is covered under:

a. DA AO 11 S2001

b. PRC BR 05 S2002

c. RA 7394

d. RA 8559

BPS-DTI

Agency of the government charged with the development of the Philippine National Standards (PNS):

a. BOAE-PRC

b. NAFC-DA

c. BPS-DTI

d. DOH

Furrow crown

It is the peak of the turned furrow slice.

a. Furrow crown

b. Furrow slice

c. Furrow wall

d. None of the above

straw outlet

Threshing efficiency basically is determined from weight of grain obtained at the ___ to the grain input fed at the feeding trays.

a. straw outlet

b. oscillating screen outlet

c. blower outlet

d. All of the above

0.50 to 0.65

Grain-straw ratio requirement for testing a rice thresher ranges from ___.

a. 0.35 to 0.50

b. 0.50 to 0.65

c. 0.65 to 0.80

d. All of the above

approaching the top dead center

Ignition of fuel in a gasoline fuel engine usually starts when the piston is __________.

a. at the top dead center

b. moving downward the bottom dead center

c. approaching the top dead center

d. None of the above

Drawbar horsepower

It is the power developed by the engine of a tractor which is available for pulling, dragging or similar tractive effort.

a. belt horsepower

b. brake horsepower

c. Drawbar horsepower

d. indicated horsepower

Bulldozing

The pushing or rolling of soil by a

a. Bulldozing

b. Chiselling

c. Subsoiling

d. None of the above

Weeder

A mechanically-operated machine that removes weeds or grasses from the crops.

a. Seeder

b. Weeder

c. Cultivator

d. None of the above

Weeding index

The ratio between the numbers of weeds removed by the weeder to the number of weeds present per unit area.

a. Weeding index

b. Weeding rate

c. Weeding capacity

d. None of the above

Farm budget

The projection of cash inflow and outflow of a farm to estimate the incremental net benefit of the life of the project is known as:

a. Farm budget

b. Farm plan

c. Farm inventory

d. Farm contract

high torque - low speed

The gearbox placed on first gear will develop...

a. high torque - high speed

b. low torque - low speed

c. high torque - low speed

d. low torque - high speed

inflation

It results in the reduction of the purchasing power of monetary unit.

a. deflation

b. devaluation

c. incision

d. inflation

6

A six-bottom moldboard plow is to be used to plow a heavy soil. How many scrapers are there in the plow?

a. 2

b. 6

c. 4

d. None of the above

Shank

It is a part of the plow that connects the plow bottom and the frame.

a. Upper hitch point

b. Boom

c. Shank

d. None of the above

Mild steel

Material recommended by PAES for use as implement frame.

a. Mild steel

b. Cold rolled steel

c. Spring steel

d. None of the above

Carbon steel

Material recommended by PAES in the manufacture of disk blade.

a. Mild steel

b. Carbon steel

c. Cast iron

d. None of the above

Double action harrow

When a disk harrow consists of a front and rear gangs and is centrally positioned with the tractor, it is classified as _________?

a. Single action harrow

b. Double action harrow

c. Offset harrow

d. None of the above

Single action harrow

When a disk harrow consists of a front gang only and is centrally positioned with the tractor, it is classified as _________?

a. Single action harrow

b. Double action harrow

c. Offset harrow

d. None of the above

Offset harrow

When a disk harrow consists of a front and/or rear gangs and is not centrally positioned with the tractor, it is classified as _________?

a. Single action harrow

b. Double action harrow

c. Offset harrow

d. None of the above

Gang angle

The angle between the axis of the set of disks and the line perpendicular to the direction of the implement.

a. Disk angle

b. Gang angle

c. Implement angle

d. None of the above

hill-drop planter

The horizontal seed plate is used for:

a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter

c. solid drill planter

d. broadcaster

row-crop drill planter

Planters designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing greater than 36 cm is called:

a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter

c. solid drill planter

d. broadcaster

metering device

The groundwheel of a planter is normally related to the operation of the:

a. furrow opener

b. metering device

c. seed tube

d. double-disc closer

hill-drop planter

Planter designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills is called:

a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter

c. solid drill planter

d. broadcaster

Row-crop drill planter

The adjustable orifice with agitator is used for:

a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter

c. broadcaster

d. transplanter

forward speed

Parameter not required in the calibration of a planter is:

a. row spacing

b. ave. seed emergence

c. forward speed

d. groundwheel diameter

biological control

Method of pest control not considered engineering control is:

a. chemical control

b. biological control

c. mechanical control

d. a and b

pesticides

Sprayers are used primarily for the application of :

a. herbicides

b. insecticides

c. fungicides

d. pesticides

hollow fan nozzle pattern

Which of the following is not a spray nozzle pattern?

a. hollow cone nozzle pattern

b. solid cone nozzle pattern

c. hollow fan nozzle pattern

d fan nozzle pattern

weeding with push-type weeder

Operation with the highest manual labor requirement for lowland rice:

a. plowing with carabao

b. hand transplanting

c. weeding with push-type weeder

d. manual harvesting

adding liquid to a container with a fixed volume of air

Principle used in creating hydraulic energy in a lever-operated knapsack sprayer is:

a. adding air to a container with fixed volume of liquid

b. adding liquid to a container with a fixed volume of air

c. adding liquid to a container with an existing volume of liquid

d. adding air to a container with an existing volume of air

All of the above

It is a self-propelled machine having a single axle designed primarily to pull and propel trailed or mounted agricultural implement and machinery.

a. Walking-type tractor

b. Pedestrian tractor

c. Hand tractor

d. All of the above

14 pieces in one-inch thickness

A metal sheet with gauge number equal to 14 means___.

a. 14-mm thick

b. 14 pieces of metals sheet in a stock

c. 14 pieces in one-inch thickness

d. None of the above

10-40 degrees celcius

The required water temperature in testing pump.

increased water surface runoff

The development of a desirable soil structure for a seedbed does not include:

a. higher water infiltration rate

b. increased water surface runoff

c. greater water holding capacity

d. promotion of root penetration

furrowslice

Soil cut, lifted, inverted and thrown to one side of the blow bottom is termed:

a. furrow

b. furrowslice

c. backfurrow

d. Deadfurrow

Horizontal suction

Bend sideward of the point of the share to make the plow cut the proper width is:

a. vertical clearance

b. horizontal suction

c. disc angle

d. tilt angle

42 - 45 degrees

The angle the disc of a disc plow makes with the direction of travel to make it cut the proper width and allow it to rotate when moving forward is:

a. 15 - 25 degrees

b. 42 - 45 degrees

c. 55 - 60 degrees

d. 30 - 36 degrees

2-wheel tractor for wetland op

Floating power tillers are used in:

a. 2-wheel tractor for wetland op.

b. 2-wheel tractor for dryland op.

c. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op.

d. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op

sort the seeds

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

all of the above

Which of the following belong to the group of variable displacement pump?

a. centrifugal pump

b. mixed flow pump

c. air lift pump

d. all of the above

735.49 watts

1 pk is equal to ____________ watts

a. 735.49

b. 740.12

c. 760.00

d. None of the above

low first cost - low operating cost

The three-phase electric motor 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

service factor

Indicates the maximum load that can be safely carried by an electric motor under continuous operation:

a. duty rating

b. service factor

c. hp rating

d. current rating

a and b

Type of transmission system where the speed ratio depends on the teeth ratio of the two members:

a. gears

b. chain and sprocket

c. belt and pulley

d. a and b

End of compression

In a compression-ignition engine, the fuel is introduced into the cylinder at the:

a. start of intake

b. start of compression

c. end of intake

d. end of compression

once per cycle

A valve operates:

a. once per cycle

b. twice per cycle

c. 3X per cycle

d. 4X per cycle

25 - 36%

The thermal efficiency range for internal combustion engines is:

a. 25 - 36%

b. 36 - 50%

c. 50 - 75%

d. 75 - 90%

belt and pulley

Type of power transmission system where clutch action is possible:

a. direct coupling

b. chain and sprocket

c. belt and pulley

d. gears

50 - 90

Energy conversion efficiency (percent) of electric motors is:

a. 25 - 30

b. 30 - 36

c. 36 - 50

d. 50 - 90

Scrubber

Cleaning units for rice husk gasifier to remove gaseous pollutant and solid particles while cooling the gas at the same time.

a.Cyclone separator

b.Fabric filter

c. Scrubber

d.All of the above

Breeder Seeds

Seed produced by the Seed Production and Health Division form UP and certified 100% pure by the Seed Quality Control Services of the Bureau of Plant Industry.

a. Certified Seeds

b. Registered Seeds

c. Foundation Seeds

d. Breeder Seeds

735.50 watts

1 cv is equal to _________ watts

a. 735.50

b. 740.12

c. 760.00

d. None of the above

Time efficiency

It is the percentage ratio of the time a machine is effectively operating to the total time the machine is committed to the operation.

a. Operating time efficiency

b. Time efficiency

c. Effective time efficiency

d. All of the above

fasteners

Materials used to securely join separate parts of an object or structure are called

a. binders

b. fasteners

c. holders

d. clippers

AMMDA

Which of the following agencies does not belong to the Department of Agriculture?

a. BPRE

b. BPI

c. AMMDA

d. RAEG

101 - 199

Number series assigned to standards on agricultural production machinery:

a.01 - 99

b.101 - 199

c.201 - 299

d.301 - 399

The velocity of the knife of a reaper is faster than its forward velocity.

Which of the following statement is true?

a. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is faster than its forward velocity.

b. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is slower than its forward velocity.

c. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is the same with the forward velocity.

d. None of the above

the stripper detach the grains while the reaper cuts the panicle during

harvesting

The difference between a stripper and a reaper is that __________________.

a. the stripper cuts the panicle during harvesting

b. the reaper detach the grain during harvesting

c. the stripper detach the grains while the reaper cuts the panicle during

harvesting

d. None of the above

double

Heavy-duty type power tiller basically consists of _______ axles?

a. single

b. double

c. triple

d. None of the above

L- head arrangement

An engine valve arrangement wherein the intake and exhaust valves are located on one side of the cylinder block.

a. I - head arrangement

b. L- head arrangement

c. X- head arrangement

d. None of the above

left side of the operator seat

Hydraulic control level of a tractor are usually located at the ____________.

a. right side of the operator seat

b. left side of the operator seat

c. front of the operator seat

d. None of the above

All of the above

Drawbar types:

a. Fixed drawbar

b. Swinging drawbar

c. Link drawbar

d. All of the above

10 - 15%

Acceptable level wheel slip for two-wheel drive tractor on a tilled or soft soil.

a. 7 - 11%

b. 10 - 15%

c. 16 - 20%

d. None of the above

Drawbar horsepower

The power required in driving power harrows, rotary tiller, and other related equipment.

a. Brake horsepower

b. Drawbar horsepower

c. Power takeoff horsepower

d. All of the above

Thermocouple wire thermometer

Instrument for measuring furnace temperature.

a. Glass bulb thermometer

b. Dial type bimetallic thermometer

c. Thermocouple wire thermometer

d. All of the above

propeller pump

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

Manual harvesting and mechanical threshing

The conventional system of harvesting and threshing of rice in the Philippines is:

a. manual harvesting and threshing

b. Manual harvesting and mechanical threshing

c. mechanical harvesting and threshing

d. combining

Rated horsepower

Amount of power that the manufacturer specified for an engine.

a. Indicated horsepower

b. Brake horsepower

c. Rated horsepower

d. Belt horsepower

75 to 125 psi

Compression pressure for small gasoline engine.

a. 40 to 70 psi

b. 75 to 125 psi

c. 150 to 410 psi

d. None of the above

gasohol

This mixture of 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol is used as a fuel for spark ignition engine.

a. methyl ester

b. ethyl ester

c. gasohol

d. normal heptane

hydraulic ram

This pump uses the energy of a downward-flowing stream of water to lift a portion of the water to a higher level.

a. centrifugal pump

b. waterwheel

c. hydraulic ram

d. water turbine