MIDTERMS

Question 1

Indicators of Agricultural Mechanization

Answer 1

Degree of Mechanization
Levels of Mechanization
Mechanization Index

Question 2

The levels of Mechanization

Answer 2

1. Hand tool Technology
2. Draft Animal Technology
3. Engine Power Technology
4. Renewable Energy Technology

Question 3

The levels of Mechanization

Answer 3

1. Hand tool Technology
2. Draft Animal Technology
3. Engine Power Technology
4. Renewable Energy Technology

Question 4

Key Factors influencing a successful mechanization program

Answer 4

1. Socio-economic factors
2. Availability if Mechanization Support Infrastructure
3. Land and Agro-ecological factors

Question 5

Motorization vs Tractorization

Answer 5

Motorization refers to the introduction of engine-powered machine to an agricultural production system while Tractorization refers to the introduction of tractors to a system

Question 6

Classification of Tractors based on Structure

Answer 6

1. Wheel Type
2. Crawling Type
3. Walking Type

Question 7

Classification of Tractors based on purpose

Answer 7

1. General Purpose Tractors
2. Row Crop Tractor
3. Special Purpose Tractor

Question 8

Factors to be considered in tractor selection

Answer 8

1. Land holding capacity
2. Cropping Pattern
3. Soil Conditions
4. Climate Conditions
5. Repair facilities
6. Running cost
7. Initial cost and resale value
8. Test Report

Question 9

Hitching Systems of Tractor Drawn Implements

Answer 9

1. Trailed Implement
2. Semi-mounted implement
3. Mounted Implement

Question 10

Important Terms related to tractors

Answer 10

1. Wheel base
2. Ground clearance
3. Track
4. Turning space
5. Cage wheel

Question 11

What is tillage?

Answer 11

It is the preparation/conditioing of soil prior to sowing

Question 12

Types of preparatory tillage

Answer 12

1. Primary Tillage
2. Secondary Tillage

Question 13

Types if Tillage

Answer 13

1. On-Season
2. Off-seasn Tillage

Question 14

Special purpose tillage

Answer 14

1. Blind Tillage
2. Sub soiling
3. Clean Tillage
4. Wet Tillage
5. Dry tillage

Question 15

Midern Concept of Tillage

Answer 15

1. Zero Till Farming
2. Stubble Mulch farming
3. Conservation Tillage
4. Minimum Tillage

Question 16

Methods of ploughing

Answer 16

Casting & Gathering

Question 17

Ploughing System

Answer 17

Normal & Contour

Question 18

Kinds of Plough

Answer 18

1. Mouldboard Plough
2. County/Indigenous Plough
3. Disc Plough

Question 19

Methods of Sowing

Answer 19

1. Traditional Method
2. Broadcasting
3. Drilling
4. Dibbling
5. Check Row
6. Seed Dropping
7. Transplanting
8. Hill Dropping

Question 20

It is a machine for placing the seeds in a continuous flow in furrows at uniform rate
and at controlled depth with or without the arrangement of covering them with soil.

Answer 20

Seed Drill

Question 21

Components of Seed drill

Answer 21

1. Furrow Opener
2. Covering Device
3. Seed box
4. Frame
5. Seed-metering mechanism

Question 22

It is normally used for those seeds which are larger in size and can not
be used by usual seed drills.

Answer 22

Planter

Question 23

is an implement for inter cultivation with laterally adjustable tines or discs to work between
crop rows

Answer 23

Cultivator

Question 24

Examples of Weeder

Answer 24

1. Hand held hoe
2. Long handle weeders
3. Engine Operated Weeder
4. Engine Operated rotary tiller

Question 25

It is used for both intercultural and secondary tillage operations namely stirring the soil, uprooting the weeds, breaking clods, covering seeds etc.

Answer 25

Engine Operated Weeder

Question 26

It is a walking type tiller used for plains and hilly regions

Answer 26

Engine Operated Rotary Tiller

Question 27

Types of Furrow Opener

Answer 27

1. Shovel 2. Shoe 3. Disc

Question 28

Types of Sprayers

Answer 28

1. Knapsack Sprayer 2. Portable power sprayer 3. Mist dust sprayer 4. Knapsack power sprayer 5. Htp Sprayer 6. Orchard Sprayer

Question 29

Components of a sprayer

Answer 29

1. Tank 2. Spray Gun 3. Nozzle 4. Hose 5. Pressure Gauge 6. Pressure Regulator 7. Agitator 8. Air Chamber 9. Pump 10. Valves 11. Strainer 12. Spray Boom

Question 30

Components of Nozzle

Answer 30

1. Nozzle body 2. Swirl playe 3. Nozzle disc

Question 31

Harvesting Action

Answer 31

1. Slicing 2. Tearing 3. High velocity single element impact 4. Two element scissor type

Question 32

Related terms with harvesting

Answer 32

1. Swath 2. Reaper Binder 3. Reaper 4. Windrow 5. Windrower 6. Sickle 7. Mower

Question 33

Types of Mower

Answer 33

1. Flail Mower 2. Gang Mower 3. Reciprocating Mower 4. Horizontal Rotary Mower 5. Conventional Mower 6. Cylinder Mower

Question 34

Types of Thresher

Answer 34

1. Raspbar type 2. Dummy type 3. Hammer mill type 4. Spike-tooth type 5. Wire loop type 6. Axial flow type 7. Syndicator type

Question 35

Factors affecting quality & efficiency of Thresher

Answer 35

1. Crop 2. machine 3. Operational

Question 36

Components of a Combine Harvester

Answer 36

1. Thresher 2. Cutting section 3. Cleaner 4. Grain Tank 5. Straw walkers

Question 37

Which oart of a combine collects grains

Answer 37

Grain tank

Question 38

Which part of a combine separated grains from immature grains and straw particles

Answer 38

Cleaner

Question 39

Part of a combine which separates grain from straw

Answer 39

Straw walker

Question 40

Part of a combine which contain one or more threshing cylinders

Answer 40

Thresher

Question 41

usually consists of straw lifters for lifting especially lodged crop, a cutter bar for cutting the straw above the ground, a reel for feeding the cut crop into the conveying system and conveyors for transporting the crop to the threshing components.

Answer 41

Cutting Section