AE 1 FIRST EXAM

1. ____________is usually defined as art or science of producing crops and livestock on a farm and their
preparation and marketing for use by human.
2. The application of any and all branches of engineering to the extent that they may be used in farming, in
rural living, rural processing of farm products, and such allied activities as malaria control and wildlife
conservation is called?____________
3. In the 1986 catalogue of the University of Nebraska, the school of Agriculture listed two courses –
______________ and practical mechanics.
a. Agriculture c. Engineering
b. Agricultural Engineering d. Theoretical Mechanics
4. Agricultural Engineering is divided into five major areas of specialization. Which of the following is
not?
a. Farm Power and Machinery c. Processing Agricultural Products
b. Rural Electrification d. Water Resources Engineering
5. This aspect of agricultural engineering deals with all the activities, processes, structures, and machines
which convert agricultural raw materials into finished consumer goods.
a. Processing Agricultural Products c. Farm Structures
b. Farm Power and Machinery d. Rural Electrification
6. Select which of the following below is the broad objectives of agricultural engineering. (Encircle more
than 1)
a. To improved and retain the quality of the agricultural products
b. To utilize profitably farm by-products
c. To enhance the economic development of all stake-holders
d. To conserve and use more efficient natural resources
e. To improve nutritional standards for betterment of health
7. There are two systems of units, the metric or SI system and the _______________.
8. The prefix Mega is equivalent to?
a. 109 d. 106
3
b. 10 e. 10-3
-6
c. 10
9. 10-2 is equivalent to what prefix?
a. Deca d. Deci
b. Centi e. Hecto
c. Milli
10. Which of the following is not a unit for volume?
a. Pound c. Quart
b. Cubic Feet d. Pint
11. Which of the two is an English unit for temperature?
a. °F b. °C
12. ________ is that action which causes or tends to cause motion or a change of motion of an object.
a. Pressure c. Force
b. Work d. Velocity
13. If the result of a force acting through a distance is work. What is the rate of doing work?
14. 2 meter is equivalent to?
a. 2,000 centimeters c. 2,000 decimeters
b. 2,000 millimeters d. 2,000 kilometers
15. One yard is equivalent to how many feet?
a. 2 c. 3
b. 4 d. 5
16. 1 foot is equivalent to how many inches? ____________
17. 1 kilogram is equivalent to?
 a. 10 hectograms c. 10 decagrams
b. 10 grams d. 10 centigrams
18. Which of the following is the formula in converting degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius?
a. 9 c. 9
° F= ( ° C ) +32 ° F= ( ° C )−32
5 5
b. 5 d. 5
° C= ( ° F−32 ) ° C= ( ° F +32 )
9 9
19. It is the amount of force or thrust exerted over a given area.
a. Force c. Work
b. Torque d. Pressure
20. There are two classification of agricultural machines: Agricultural Field Equipment and
__________________.
21. It deals with study of application, use, and management of various agricultural machines, tools, and
equipment used for production and post-production operation.
a. Agricultural Machinery b. Agricultural Mechanization
22. It is the development, manufacture and extension of appropriate agricultural tools, implements, and
machinery and other renewable sources of energy for agricultural production and development and post
harvest operations.
a. Agricultural Machinery b. Agricultural Mechanization
23. Which of the following does not belong to group?
a. Farmstead Equipment c. Agricultural Tractors
b. Agricultural Implement d. Self-Propelled Machines
24. __________ is a traction machines designed primarily to supply power to agricultural implements and
farmstead equipment.
25. These are equipment other than agricultural field equipment used in agricultural operation for
production of food and fiber.
a. Farmstead Equipment c. Agricultural Tractors
b. Agricultural Implement d. Self-Propelled Machines
26. It is designed with integral power unit to provide both mobility and power for performing agricultural
operations.
a. Farmstead Equipment c. Self-Propelled Machine
b. Agricultural Implement d. Agricultural Tractor
27. These are equipment used to gather and separate the produced from the panicles and make it ready for
primary processing operation.
a. Crop Maintenance Equipment c. Harvesting and Threshing Equipment
b. Milling Equipment d. Storage Equipment
28. Primary tillage is also called as? _______________
29. The draft of the plow on the ground is 18%; draft due to turning furrow slice is 34%; draft due to cutting
slice, 48%.
a. True b. False
30. An implement with individually mounted concave disc blades which cut, partially or completely invert
soil slices to bury surface material, and pulverize the soil is called?
a. Moldboard Plow c. Disk Plow
b. Rotary Plow d. Chisel Plow
31. This part is rotary plow is called? ______________
32. Secondary tillage stirs soil at depths _________.
a. 6 inches to 36 inches c. 3 inches to 6 inches
b. 6 inches to 26 inches d. 3 inches to 9 inches
33. Which of the following is a secondary tillage implements? (encircle more than 1)
a. Disk Plow d. Disk Harrow
b. Moldboard Plow e. Spike-Tooth Harrow
c. Spring Tooth Harrow
34. Machine used to place seeds such as corn, rice, etc in the soil is? ______________
35. Machine used to place plant parts such as sugar cane cuttings, rice seedlings, etc. in a prepared soil is?
_________________
36. It is randomly scattering of seeds on the surface of the field.
a. Drill Seeding d. Precision Planting
b. Hill Dropping e. Broadcasting
c. No-Till Planting
37. Placing of group of seeds at about equal interval in rows is called?
a. Drill Seeding d. Precision Planting
b. Hill Dropping e. Broadcasting
c. No-Till Planting
38. One of the functions of a seeder/planter is to meter seeds/plant parts of different size and shapes.
a. True b. False
39. Machine that place rice seedling at a proper spacing in a well prepared paddy soil. _______________
40. Which of the following is not a basic parts of a seeder?
a. Press Wheel d. Furrow Opener
b. Shank e. Metering Device
c. Ground Wheel
41. Quality of seed and method of seed treatment is affect the performance of seeder/planter.
a. True b. False
42. Weeds are called ___________ because they rob the farmer of his profits by reducing yields, lowering
the quality of crop and reducing the land value.
43. _________________ is an operation that requires some kind of tool that will stir the surface of the soil
to a shallow depth in such a manner that young weeds will be destroyed and crop growth promoted.
44. Give one factor affecting hand-operated sprayer. _________________________________
45. ________________is a machine for carrying barnyard manure to he field, shredding it uniformly over
the land.
46. ________________ is the process of gathering matured crops that is ready for processing or
consumption.
47. ________________is a mechanical harvester that cuts the panicles and place it on a windrow.
48. ________________is a mechanical harvester that do not cut the panicle during harvesting operation but
it strip-off the grain from the panicle by combing action.
49. ________________ is a corn harvester that snaps the corn and shell it in the field.
50. ________________ is the process of detaching the grains from the panicle by means of impact or by
rubbing action.
51. There are two types of mechanical thresher according to the method of feeding: Hold-on Thresher and
________________.
52. The process of converting paddy to milled rice with outmost care to prevent breakage of kernel and
improve its recovery is called? ________________
53. ________________ is the process of making the milled rice smooth.
54. ________________t is the removal and separation of husk from paddy with minimum damage to the
grain.
55. ________________ is the process of removing the excess moisture from the product that is above its
equilibrium moisture content to minimize deterioration or spoilage.
56. ________________ is the main part of the thresher that separates the grains from the panicle (equipped
with pegs, rasp bar, or wire loop on its periphery).
57. Enumerate one factor affecting the threshing capacity of a thresher. ________________
58. A mechanical dryer used to remove moisture from a product by blowing artificially heated air until the
required moisture content is attained.
a. Heated-Air Mechanical Dryer c. Unheated-Air Mechanical Dryer
b. Flat-Bed Dryer d. Vertical-Bin Dryer
59. Which of the following is not an advantage of mechanical drying?
a. Drying can be done in a longer period.
b. Drying can be done regardless of the weather condition.
c. More products can be dried per unit space.
d. Programming of farm activities can be more convenient and more profitable.
60. ________________is a machine used to separate color rice grain. These are commonly used by large-
scale rice milling plant to produce good quality rice.
61. ________________ is a machine use for separating different size of broken rice, bran, and dust.
62. It is where the product undergoes drying process during operation. It may be inside a bin, a cylinder, a
tray, or a cyclone.
a. Drying Chamber c. Burner
b. Heat Exchanger d. Safety Control Network
63. If the paddy passes on a huller, the product is?
a. Milled Rice c. Brown Rice
b. Bran d. Embryo
64. It is the removal of foreign material such as rice straws, stones, weed seeds, etc from the paddy.
a. Cleaning c. Hulling
b. Milling d. Threshing
65. It is a device that supplies the needed heat for drying.
a. Heat Exchanger c. Fan or Blower
b. Burner d. Drying Chamber
66. A type of mechanical dryer wherein the granular product is passed continuously through a drying
chamber utilizing agitator until the product reaches the specified moisture content reduction per pass and
subsequent cooling is effected through the tempering bins before subjecting to another pass.
a. Continuous Flow Dryer c. Recirculating -Type Dryer
b. Heated-Air Mechanical Dryer d. Unheated-Air Mechanical Dryer
67. There are three types of threshing units. These are rasp bar, wire loop, and __________.
68. ____________ is a type of harvester used to dig and separated the roots of the crop from the soil.
69. There are six simple machines. These are lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, pulley, and
___________.
70. A lever is a bar that pivots from a fixed point called? ____________
71. It has a fulcrum somewhere in the middle, between your input force and the output force.
a. First Class Lever c. Third Class Lever
b. Third Class Lever
72. The output force, or the load being moved, is in the middle, between your input force and the fulcrum.
a. First Class Lever c. Third Class Lever
b. Second Class Lever
73. The input force is applied in the middle, while the load (or output) and fulcrum are at either end.
 a. First Class Lever c. Second Class Lever
b. Third Class Lever
74. It is a flat surface with one end propped up higher than the other, like a long piece of wood resting on a
ledge.
a. Lever d. Inclined Plane
b. Wedge e. Pulley
c. Screw
75. It is an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder.
a. Lever d. Inclined Plane
b. Wedge e. Pulley
c. Screw
76. When the fulcrum is closer to the output force than the input force, the mechanical advantage is less than
one.
a. True b. False
77. If distance is gained, then the strength of the force lessens. If strength is gained, the distance a force
travels lessen.
a. True b. False
78. A machine made up of a combination of simple machine is called? ____________
79. ____________ make work easier, but they don't lessen the work done.
80. One meter is equivalent to?
a. 39.37 inches c. 3.28 inches
b. 0.3048 inches d. 1.6094 inches