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As per ICAR assessment, which agri operation utilises farm mechanisation the most?

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Seed bed preparation - more than 70%

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As per ICAR assessment, which agri operation utilises farm mechanisation the least?

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harvesting & threshing operations - <32%

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As per ICAR assessment, which 2 cereals have the highest share of farm mechanisation in threshing and harvesting?

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Rice & Wheat 60-70%

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Share of Ground Level Credit (GLC) for farm mechanisation of the total for agriculture is?

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2.73%

According to NABARD 2018 report

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In which crop is mechanisation level highest for sowing?

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Wheat at 65%

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According to NABARD 2018 report on Farm Mechanisation, overall % of Farm Mechanisation in India is?

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40-45%
i.e.

about 40 acres in every 100 acres is mechanised

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Which multi-lingual app by MoAFW is the ‘uberisation of agriculture’?

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FARMS app
Farm Machinery Solution

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Which country produces 1/3rd of the world’s tractors and is the world’s largest tractor producer?

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India

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Which scheme aims to promote in-situ management of Crop Residue to control the air pollution problem of NW India?

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Promotionof Agricultural Mechanisation Scheme

Subsidises machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue

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When was the scheme ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation’ launched?

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2018-19

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Acc to world Bank by when will half of India’s population be urban? What will be the share of workers in agriculture by then?

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2050
25.7% by 2050

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Because of Farm Mechanisation consumption of seed fertiliser has reduced by?

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15-20%

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Because of Farm Mechanisation cropping intensity has increased by?

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5-20%

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Because of Farm Mechanisation efficiency has increased by?

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15-20%

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  1. Reduced Consumption of Seed Fertilizer
  2. Increased cropping intensity
  3. Decrease in human power availability
  4. Increased efficiency
    Which of the above are benefits of farm mechanisation seen in India?
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1, 2 & 4
3 - Increase in human power availability since 2014 to 2018

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Because of Farm Mechanisation Available Human Power in Agriculture has increased to?

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2.49 kW in 2018-19

From 0.77 kW in 2014-15

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Target of GoI is to increase human power availability in agriculture to 4kW by?

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2030

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What is the Degree of Farm Mechanisation in India?

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47% as of 2021-22
is mechanised in India

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What is Degree of Farm Mechanisation?

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Mechanical Power/Cultivable Area

amount of mechanical power per unit of cultivable area

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Sources of Farm Power are?

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Human, Animal, Machinery, Electrical, Renewable

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Power of an Average Human and an average pair of bullocks on a farm?

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Human: 0.1 HP
Animal: 1 HP

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World’s First Tractor by George H Harris was introduced in Chicago in which year?

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1890

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Power tiller was first introduced where and when?

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In Japan, in 1947

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Tractor manufacturing was started in India first by and when?

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By M/s Eicher Good Earth
in 1960-61

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When was power tillers 1st introduced in India?
1963
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Who started producing Ford Tractors and When?
Escorts Limited 1971
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3 Types of tractors?
Wheel, Crawler, Walking/Power/Small
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Walking Type Tractor is also known as?
Power Tiller or Small Tractor
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Power of tractor to be considered for a Land Holding?
1HP for 2ha of land i.e 20-25HP for 40ha of land
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Power of tractor recommended for fields with adequate irrigation facility
1.5 ha/HP Eg: 30-35 HP for 40 ha of land
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In India, 4 wheel tractor for agricultural operations are fitted with engines with how much power?
25-80 HP
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In India, Walking Type tractors are fitted with engines of power?
8-12 HP
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What is the average land holding of a farmer in India?
1.08 ha
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When were power tillers introduced in India?
In 1963 - from Japan
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Tyre Inflation pressure of Power Tillers ranges from?
1.1 - 1.4 kg/cm2
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A plough that forms a **V-Shaped furrow** with 15-20cm top and 12-15cm depth
Indigenous Plough
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What is the capacity of the - animal drawn - indegenous plough?
0.4 ha/day in 8 hours
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A plough that does 4 jobs (CLIP) and are available for multiple types of tractors
Mould Board (MB) Plough
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MB Plough has 4 jobs, they are?
**CLIP** Cutting the Furrow Slice Lifting the Furrow Slice Inverting the Furrow Slice Pulverising the Furrow Slice
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What is the capacity of the MB Plough?
1.5-2 ha/day
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Disc angles and Tilt angles of the Disc Plough - imp
Disc Angle: 40-45 degree Tilt Angle: 15-25 degree
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A Primary tillage implement that is specifically **used where MB plough is not useful** and is necessary for **deep ploughing**
Disc Plough
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A Primary Tillage implement that is designed to break up hard layers or pans **without bringing them to the surface** - imp
Sub-Soil Plough
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Primary Tillage implement used for breaking hard pans and **for deep ploughing (60-70 cm)** without disturbing top layer much
Chisel Plough
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A Primary Tillage Implement has **2 MB Ploughs**, one for turning the soil to the right and the other for turning to the left
Ridge Plough
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A Primary Tillage Implement that **cuts through and pulversises the soil**, done by either blades or tynes and is used on light soils
Rotary Plough
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A **heavy implement** with 1 or 2 MBs, **Used to form listed furrows** (broken furrows with small dams and basins) to **prevent free runoff from rainfall and blowing off the soil in low rainfall areas**
Basin Lister
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Which Secondary Tillage Equipment is also known as tiller or tooth harrow?
Tractor Drawn Cultivator
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Which Secondary Tillage Equipment is used for finer operations like **breaking clods and working it to a fine tilth** during seedbed preparation
Tractor Drawn Cultivator
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A cultivator that can be used in fields practising **stubble mulch farming** - where ordinary implements don't work **due to clogging**
Sweep Cultivator
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Capacity of Sweep Cultivator?
1.75-2.5 Ha/day
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What type of cultivator can also be used as a harvesting implement for groundnut?
Sweep Cultivator
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Managing the weed and bringing the seedbed to finer tilth in **shallow cultivation** for operations like preparation of seedbed, destroying weeds, etc.
Harrow. 2 types: Disc and blade harrow
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Capacity of Disc Harrow
2.5 ha/day
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Indigenous Blade Harrow is aka
Guntaka It consists of a beam
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This tillage implement has **teeth resembling long spikes** to smoothen or level the land
Spike Tooth Harrow
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Spike Tooth Harrow is aka?
Peg Tooth Harrow, Drag Harrow, Section Harrow or Smoothing Harrow
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Capacity for Junior Hoe Cultivator
1.5 Ha/day
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Tillage implement that throws soil to the right and left - **operating in tendem**
Offset Disc Harrow
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Considered the most important tillage implement it **Provides a fine degree of soil pulverisation.** It is directly mounted on the tractor
Rotary Tiller
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Benefits of Rotary Tiller
1. Effective pulverisation ensures good plant growth 2. Cutting & mixing of stubbles & roots, and mixing with soils 3. Levelling the Field
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3 Different Types of Blades used in Rotary Tiller
1. L type Blade 2. Twisted Blade 3. Straight Blade
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Height of stagnant water, required for rice cultivation? Hulling % of rice?
5-20cm 66% or 2/3rd
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Water stagnation of 0-30 cm in paddy cultivation is considered deep, intermediate or shallow?
Shallow
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water depth of 0-50cm in paddy cultivation is considered as?
Intermediate
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Stangnant water of 0-100 cm for 5-6 months for paddy cultivation is considered?
Semi-deep
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Water level more than 1m and may reach 3-5m for paddy cultivation, they are called? Rice sown in these areas are called?
Deep water Floating Rice
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Secondary tillage implement that churns soil and water together to form an impermeable layer so that water doesn't trickle down.
Puddler
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Name the 8 primary tillage implements
**MID-SCRBR** Mould Board Plough Indigenous Plough Disc Plough Sub-Soil Plough Chisel Plough Ridge Plough Basin Plough Rotary Plough
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Plough specifically used where MB Plough is not useful
Disc Plough
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Secondary Tillage implements used for Rice Cultivation
**PLCC** Puddler Long Handle Weeder Cultipacker Cage Wheels
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Mechanisation level for sowing is highest for?
Wheat at 64%
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Name the Horticulture Implements
1. **Po**st hole dibbler 2. **Di**bbler 3. **T**ractor operated **Tu**rmeric Harvestor 4. Tractor drawn canopy **shake** 5. Self Propelled **Harvest**ing Unit 6. **Pow**er Tiller 7. **Mow**ers | **Po**lite **Di**ggers Tend Tunes, Shake crops, Harvest, Power Mowers
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Name Post Harvest Machineries
1. **Sick**le 2. **Mo**wer 3. Self-Propelled **Paddy Harvest**or 4. **Combine**d | Sick Mo Combines Paddy Harvest
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A machine used for **placing seeds in a continuous stream in furrows** at uniform rate and at controlled depth with an arrangement of covering the seeds with soil
Seed Drill
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Types of Furrow openers
4 types: - Shovel Type - stony fields - Shoe Type - Black soil - Hoe Type - Loose soil - Disc Type - Single disc: sticky soil, Double Disk: trashy soil
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A sowing equipment for sowing larger seeds which cannot be handled by seed drills.
Planters
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which fruits are difficult to transplant?
Watermelon, Musk melon, Squash Cucumber
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Capacity of manual paddy transplanter?
1.25 ha/day
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Capacity of Self-Propelled or Automatic Paddy Transplanter?
0.05-0.1 ha/hr
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Range of High Volume Sprayer, Low Volume Sprayer and Ultra Low Volume sprayer?
HV: >400 L/ha LV: 5-400 L/ha ULV: <5L/ha
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Example of LV sprayer and their ranges
Hand Atomizer: 45-100 L/ha Rock Sprayer: 70-90L/ha Pedal Sprayer: 110-135 L/ha
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Capacity of Rock sprayer & Pedal Sprayer
R = 1.5 ha/day P = 1 ha/da
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Example of High Volume Sprayer
Knapsack Sprayer (hand operated & motorised)
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Pressure, Capacity and Application Rate of Knapsack Sprayer?
P = 3-12 kg/cm2 C = 0.5-1 ha/day R = 500 L/day
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Parboiling is a term associated with?
Rice
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Water soluble vitamins in rice?
Niacin, riboflavin, thiamin present in germ & pericarp
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Where was parboiling of rice developed and why?
In India To reduce post harvest losses
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The terms Scouring/Pearling/Whitening is associated with?
Rice
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By product of scouring is?
Rice Bran Animal feed and oil extraction
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Early maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?
110 days | 90-120 days
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Late maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?
130-136 days
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Medium maturing varieties of paddy take how many days for harvest?
113 to 125 days
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Fixed cost of a tractor include?
- Depreciation - Interest on capital - Housing - Insurance - Taxes
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Operation cost of a tractor is?
- Fuel - Lubricants - Repairs and Maintenance - Wages
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Which states have a vast potential for wind energy?
Southern and western states
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India has the ___ highest wind installed capacity in the world
4th
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Wind power capacity is highest in which state? It has a share of?
Tamil Nadu 29% Followed by Maharashtra
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Wind power capacity in the past 6 years has grown 1.8 times to ___
38.26 GW
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National institute of wind energy is located in? It is under ministry of?
Chennai MoNRE
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India's rank in Solar Power Capacity? Rank in wind power capacity? Rank in Renewable energy?
S - 5th W - 4th R- 4th

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