AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

COMPREHENSIVE BOARD
EXAM REVIEWER
Agricultural Processing, Structures,
and Allied Subjects

by

Engr. Alexis T. Belonio

Department of Agricultural Engineering and
Environmental Management
College of Agriculture
Central Philippine University
Iloilo City

TGIM Review Center

Institute of Agricultural Engineering
TGIM Corporation
Manila
2004
1. Paddy minus rice hull.
a. Milled rice
b. Rough rice
c. Brown rice
d. None of the above
2. Brown rice minus bran and embryo.
a. Rough rice
b. Brown rice
c. Milled rice
d. None of the above
3. A type of rice mill that is characterized by low milling recovery.
a. Steel flueted rice mill
b. Multi-pass rice mill with stone disk huller
c. Multipass rice mill with rubber roll huller
d. None of the above
4. A product coming out of paddy separator that goes back to the hulling machine.
a. Brown rice
b. Rough rice
c. Brown rice and milled rice
d. None of the above
5. A machine that is placed after the whitening machines to make the surface of
milled rice shiny.
a. Sifter
b. Grader
c. Polisher
d. All of the above
6. Rice milling machine use to separate smaller to larger milled rice particles.
a. Cleaner
b. Paddy separator
c. Sifter
d. None of the above
7. The percentage weight of milled rice over the weight of paddy imputed into the
rice mill.
a. Head rice recovery
b. Milling recovery
c. Milling efficiency
d. All of the above
8. The percentage weight of milled rice whose length remain is ¾ of the original
length over the weight of milled rice.
a. Milling recovery
b. Head rice recovery
c. Milling efficiency
d. All of the above
9. Which of the following do not belong to grains?
a. Rye
b. Barley
c. Wheat
d. Rice
e. None of the above
10. Which of the following do not belong to cereal grains?
a. Corn
b. Wheat
c. Sunflower
d. None of the above
11. A paddy separator is usually placed in a rice mill __________ .
a. before the hulling machine
b. before the whitening machine
c. before the aspirator
d. None of the above
12. A type of rice hulling machine
a. Rubber roll
b. Steel flueted
c. Disk stone
d. Centrifugal
e. All of the above
13. The kerosene burner of a flat be dryer is basically placed __________ .
a. before the drying bin
b. before the air moving unit
c. before the plenum chamber
d. None of the above
14. A size reduction equipment suitable for reducing shelled corn particles for feed
grains.
a. Steel flueted mill
b. Roller mill
c. Hammer mill
d. None of the above
15. A size reduction equipment suitable for moist product.
a. Attrition mill
b. Hammer mill
c. Roller mill
d. None of the above
16. A material handling equipment.
a. Bucket elevator
b. Screw conveyor
c. Flat belt conveyor
d. Pneumatic convyor
e. All of the above
17. Factor influencing incubation and hatching of poultry eggs.
a. Temperature
b. Relative humidity
c. Ventilation
d. Turning of eggs
e. All of the above
18. Recommended temperature for incubating poultry eggs.
a. 35.5 C
b. 37.5 C
c. 39.5 C
d. None of the above
19. Incubation period for chicken eggs.
a. 16 days
b. 21 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above
20. Incubationperiod for duck eggs.
a. 16 days
b. 21 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above
21. Incubation period for quail eggs.
a. 16 days
b. 21 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above
22. Wood obtained from log after slicing into various sizes.
a. Planed lumber
b. Rough lumber
c. Yard lumber
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
23. The widest surface of wood lumber
a. End
b. Edge
c. Face
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
24. Concrete mixing proportion of 1:2:4 means ____________ .
a. 1 cubic foot of cement, 2 cubic foot of sand, 4 cubic foot of gravel
b. 1 part cement, 2 parts of sand, and 4 parts of gravel
c. 7.84 bags of cement, 0.44 cubic meter of sand, and 0.88 cubicmeter of
gravel per cubicmeter of concrete
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
25. Recommended concrete mixing proportion for reinforced concrete.
a. 1 : 2 : 3
b. 1 : 2 : 4
c. 1 : 3 : 6
d. None of the above
26. Recommended concrete mixing proportion for machinery foundation
a. 1 : 2 : 3
b. 1 : 2 : 4
c. 1 : 3 : 6
d. None of the above
27. A wood chips exploded into fibers under high pressure steam.
a. Plywood
b. Particle board
c. Hardboard
d. None of the above
28. A wood chips, curls, fibers, flakes, and pressed into sheet and othr molded shapes.
a. Plywood
b. Particle board
c. Hardboard
d. None of the above
29. Part of structure that supports the floor joist
a. Slab
b. Girder
c. Beam
d. None of the above
30. It is a structural member supporting the traverse load with each end resting on a
support.
a. Beam
b. Slab
c. Pier
d. None of the above
31. It is the effect of external forces that acts upon th structure causing the adjacent
section of a member to slip from each other.
a. Shear
b. Strength
c. Moment
d. None of the above
32. It is the tendency of a force to cuase rotation about a certain point of axis.
a. Shear
b. Strength
c. Moment
d. None of the above
33. Known as silent-type centrifugal blower
a. Forward curve centrifugal blower
b. Radial-type centrifugal blower
c. Backward curve centrifugal blower
d. All of the above
34. Connecting fans in series will __________________.
a. produce the same flow rate
b. increase air flow rate
c. produce the same pressure head
d. All of the above
35. Connecting fans in parallel will _________________ .
a. produce the same flow rate
b. increase air flow rate
c. produce the same pressure head
d. All of the above
36. An example of rotary pump.
a. Gear pump
b. Lobe pump
c. Vane pump
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
37. A pump well adapted for high pressure pumping of fluid.
a. Rotary
b. Reciprocating
c. Diaphragm
d. None of the above
38. A conveying element that serves as mixing device for a vertical-type feed mixer.
a. Belt
b. Bucket
c. Auger
d. All of the above
39. Operating speed of attrition mill.
a. less than 1200 rpm
b. 1200 to 2500 rpm
c. 2500 to 3500 rpm
d. All of the above
40. Operating speed of hammer mill.
a. less than 1500 rpm
b. 1500 to 4000 rpm
c. 4000 rpm and above
d. All of the above
41. Size reducing device that produces cooler product during milling operation.
a. Steel-flueted mill
b. Roller mill
c. Hammer mill
d. Attrition mill
e. All of the above
42. The reason why increase in temperature of the product is minimized during milling
process especially for high moisture grain because ________.
a. it will cook the product
b. it contribute to decomposition of the material
c. it adds to the cost of energy during milling operation
d. None of the above
43. A type of fruit washer suitable for removing sandy or loamy soil as well as spray
residue.
a. Shaker washer
b. Brush washer
c. Rotary drum washer
d. All of the above
44. Material characteristics affecting cleaning, sorting, or grading operation.
a. Size
b. Shape
c. Specific gravity
d. Surface characteristics
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
45. It is a device that separates dissimilar particles in a liquid.
a. Cyclone separator
b. Centrifuge
c. Gravity separator
d. None of the above
46. PAES recommended slope for window ledges of milking parlor to prevent
accumulation of dirt, water or debris.
a. 15 deg
b. 30 deg
c. 45 deg
d. All of the above
47. Minimum width for doors of milking parlor.
a. 1.0 m
b. 1.5 m
c. 2.0 m
d. None of the above
48. Minimum space requirement on holding area and wash pen for milking parlor.
a. 1.50 m2/animal
b. 2.23 m2/animal
c. 3.01 m2/animal
 d. None of the above
49. Recommended lighting requirement for holding area such as milking parlor,
poultry dressing plant, etc.
a. 100 lumen/m2
b. 200 lumen/m2
c. 300 lumenr/m2
d. None of the above
50. General lighting requirement for milking parlor, poultry dressing plant, etc.
a. 100 lumen/m2
b. 200 lumen/m2
c. 300 lumenr/m2
d. None of the above
51. It is the process of bleeding, defeathering, evicerating, and from which the head,
shanks, crop, oil gland, and other inedible parts of birds are removed.
a. Shackling
b. Dressing
c. Slaugthering
d. None of the above
52. It is the process of restraining birds prior to slitting
a. Shackling
b. Dressing
c. Slaugthering
d. None of the above
53. Minimum floor slope requirement for poultry dressing plant
a. 2 to 4 %
b. 5 to 7%
c. 8 to 10%
d. None of the above
54. It is an arrangement of compost mix in long, narrow piles that are periodically
turned to maintain aerobic condition.
a. Windrow composting
b. Bin composting
c. Ground composting
d. None of the above
55. Typical composting time for windrow type composting method.
a. 2 months
b. 4 months
c. 6 months
d. All of the above
56. Typical composting time for aerated static pile composting method.
a. 2 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 6 weeks
d. All of the above
57. Typical composting time for In-vessel composting method
a. 1 month
b. 2 months
c. 3 months
d. None of the above
58. Oxygen requirement for composting in aerobic condition.
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. None of the above
59. Lighting requirement for working tables in poultry dressing plant, tissue culture
laboratory room, etc.
a. 100 lumen/m2
b. 200 lumen/m2
c. 500 lumenr/m2
d. None of the above
60. A controlled decomposition of organic matter by micro-organism mainly bacteria
and fungi into humus-like product.
a. Digestion
b. Composting
c. Natural decomposition
d. None of the above
61. What is the input current to a 5 hp single phase electric motor use to drive a
hammer mill at 2200 rpm. The input voltage is 220 volt. Assume a power factor
of 0.98.
a. 14.5 amp
b. 17.3 amp
c. 20.4 amp
d. None of the above
62. Negatively charge of electricity.
a. Atom
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. All of the above
63. It is the strength of an electron current.
a. Voltage
b. Resistance
c. Ampere
d. All of the above
64. It is the electrical pressure that cause the electron to move through a conductor
a. Voltage
b. Resistance
c. Ampere
d. All of the above
65. Electricity that flows in one direction.
a. Direct current
b. Alternating current
c. Alternating and direct current
d. None of the above
66. Electricity constantly reverses its direction of flow.
a. Direct current
b. Alternating current
c. Alternating and direct current
d. None of the above
67. The flow of current from in DC is ___________.
a. Negative to positive
b. Positive to negative
c. Negative to negative
d. None of the above
68. It is an aggregate for concrete with particles retained on a 5-mm sieve.
a. Coarse aggregate
b. Fine aggregate
c. Very fine aggregate
d. All of the above
69. It is an aggregate for concrete with particles passing through a 5 mm sieve
a. Coarse Aggregate
b. Fine aggregate
c. Very fine aggregate
d. All of the above
70. Which of the following are masonry material:
a. Concrete hallow block
b. Adobe stone
c. Bricks
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
71. Tie wire refers to ________
a. Gauge no. 14 GI wire
b. Gauge no. 16 GI wire
c. Gauge no. 20 GI wire
d. All of the above
72. Tie wire is order in terms of _________
a. feet
b. meter
c. kilogram
d. None of the above
73. A kilogram of tie wire is approximately __________ .
a. 25 meters
b. 53 meters
c. 75 meters
 d. None of the above
74. A temporary boarding, sheathing, or pan used to produce the desired shape and size
of concrete.
a. Scaffolding
b. Form
c. Staging
d. None of the above
75. A temporary structure of wooden poles and planks providing platform for workers
to stand on while erecting or repairing of building.
a. Scaffolding
b. Form
c. Staging
d. None of the above
76. It is a more substantial framework progressively buildup as building rises up.
a. Scaffolding
b. Form
c. Staging
d. None of the above
77. A metal sheet used for roofing, gutter, flashing, downspout, ridge, hip, and valley
roll.
a. Plain GI sheet
b. Corrugated GI sheet
c. Plan BI sheet
d. All of the above
78. Standard width if Corrugated GI Sheet.
a. 60 cm
b. 80 cm
c. 100 cm
d. None of the above
79. Standard length of Corrugated GI Sheet.
a. 150 cm
b. 240 cm
c. 300 cm
d. 360 cm
e. All of the above
80. It is a thermometer used to measure temperature generated by the difference in
voltage between the junction of two dissimilar metals.
a. Bimetallic thermometer
b. Thermocouple thermometer
c. Thermo-anemometer
d. All of the above
81. A type of dryer used to remove water from a solutions or suspensions and dry the
resulting powder to a moisture content that approaches equilibrium with the
exhaust drying air.
a. Freeze drying
b. Spray drying
c. Tray drying
d. All of the above
82. Machine used to concentrate milk, fruit, and vegetable juices, jams and jellies by
boiling of a portion of the water.
a. Evaporator
b. Dryer
c. Centrifuge
d. None of the above
83. A thermometer with a gauze-covered bulb that permit to determine the relative
humidity of the air.
a. Dry bulb thermometer
b. Wet bulb thermometer
c. Dew point thermometer
d. All of the above

84. A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer heat from __________ .
a. hot stream to cold stream
b. cold stream to hot stream
c. neutral temperature stream to cold stream
d. None of the above
85. Which of the following are types of heat exchanger:
a. Parallel flow
b. Counter flow
c. Cross flow
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
86. Which of the following statement is true in radiation heat transfer?
a. Bodies that emit radiant energy can also absorb it.
b. Bodies that emit radiant energy cannot absorb it.
c. Bodies that emit radiant energy can or cannot absorb it.
d. None of the above
87. Radiant energy from perfect emitter are know as __________ .
a. Black body
b. Gray body
c. Blue body
d. None of the above
88. It is the ratio of the coefficient of thermal capacity of a material to that of water.
a. Specific weight
b. Specific heat
c. Specific density
d. All of the above
89. The heat exchange when a material changes its state of molecular aggregation
without change in temperature.
a. Latent heat
b. Specific heat
c. Sensible heat
d. All f the above
90. What is the heat equivalent of 10 hp in BTU?
a. 2545 BTU
b. 25450 BTU
c. 254500 BTU
d. None of the above
91. Ohm law states that __________ .
a. I = V / R
b. I = V/Z
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
92. A 12-ampere air-moving device with a power factor of 0.85 was connected to a
240-volt line. What is the power in the circuit?
a. 2,200 watts
b. 2,448 watts
c. 2,848 watts
d. None of the above
93. Determine the current flow in a circuit having a resistance of 55 ohms on a 120
volt supply.
a. 20 amp
b. 24 amp
c. 26 amp
d. All of the above
94. A circuit ahs a resistance of 20 ohms and the current flows at 12 amperes.
Determine the voltage.
a. 210 volt
b. 240 volt
c. 280 volt
d. All of the above
95. Two-twenty (220) volt line is advantageous over the 120 volt line for the reason
that ______________ .
a. economy is attained by using smaller wire
b. there is lower power loss
c. there is smaller percentage of power drop
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
96. It is a simple static device consisting of a magnetic core wherein primary and
secondary windings are made and is used to increase or reduce voltages.
a. Circuit breaker
b. Transformer
c. Inverter
d. None of the above
97. Compute monthly electrical cost for the following appliances in use:
Electric iron - 1,200 watts - 2 hours
Water heater - 1,000 watts - 3 hours
Toaster - 2,300 watts - 30 minutes
Assume a power cost of P3.50 per kW-hr for 30 days consumption.
a. P546.25
b. P598.67
c. P635.25
d. None of the above
98. An electrical conductor consisting of group of wires twisted to form a metallic
string.
a. Wire
b. Cable
c. Stranded wire
d. None of the above
99. What is the size in square millimeter of the cable 250 MCM?
a. 120.6 mm2
b. 126.7 mm2
c. 162.7 mm2
d. None of the above
100. It is the intensity of light per unit area.
a. Illumination
b. Foot candle
c. Flux
d. None of the above
101. Factors affecting illumination:
a. Brightness
b. Contrast
c. Glare
d. Diffuseness
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
102. It is the amount of light flux density.
a. Lumen
b. Footcandle
c. Flux
d. None of the above
103. One foot candle is equal to __________ .
a. Lumen per unit area
b. Lumen per unit volume
c. Lumen per unit length
d. All of the above
104. A 40 watt fluorescent lamp 120cm long produces 3,200 lumens of light in a room
having a general dimension of 10 ft x 20 ft. What is the illumination of the floor?
a. 14 footcandle
b. 16 footcandle
c. 18 footcandle
d. None of the above
105. Which of the following size reduction equipment that reduces the size of particle
by impact?
a. Roller mill
b. Attrition mill
c. Hammer mill
d. All of the above
106. Which of the following size reducing equipment that reduces the size of particle by
crushing and shearing?
a. Roller mill
b. Attrition mill
c. Hammer mill
d. All of the above
107. The horizontal feed mixer is advantageous compared to vertical feed mixer for the
reason that __________ .
a. it has shorter mixing time
b. high power requirement
c. it is much cheaper to mill per kilogram of feed
d. All of the above
108. It is a size-reducing machine that reduces the size of the material by pressing or
squeezing until the material breaks.
a. Roller mill
b. Attrition mill
c. Crusher
d. All of the above
109. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Fibrous materials are difficult to powder compared to crystalline materials.
b. Moist grains are more difficult to grind compared to dry grains.
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
110. In order to minimize turbulence and improve the efficiency of a fan, it is
recommended that ___________ .
a. straightening vanes be provided behind the fan rotor
b. straightening vanes be provided in front of the fan rotor
c. straightening vanes should not be provide for the fan rotor
d. All f the above
111. A chain-type conveyor.
a. Trolley conveyor
b. Scraper conveyor
c. Apron conveyor
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
112. It is conveyor usually used in meat processing plant which convey the product as
they are being hanged.
a. Trolley conveyor
b. Scraper conveyor
c. Apron conveyor
d. None of the above
113. A type of chain conveyor that is used for granular and non-abrasive materials.
a. Trolley conveyor
b. Scraper conveyor
c. Apron conveyor
d. All of the above
114. It is a moving platform type chain conveyor.
a. Trolley conveyor
b. Scraper conveyor
c. Apron conveyor
d. None of the above
115. Standard pitch for screw conveyor.
a. Pitch is equal to the diameter
b. Pitch is 3/4 the diameter
c. Pitch is 1-1/2 the diameter
d. None of the above
116. Maximum inclination for installation of horizontal screw conveyors.
a. Up to 10 degrees
b. Up to 20 degrees
c. Up to 30 degrees
d. All of the above
117. The ratio of the volume of air that enters a room to the volume of air of the empty
room.
a. Air change ratio
b. Air to volume ratio
c. Air to room ratio
d. None of the above
118. It is the process of ensuring adequate protection and safe delivery of a product
from the producer to the ultimate consumer.
a. Marketing
b. Storage
c. Packaging
d. None of the above
119. Handling of product which includes steps to make a harvest commodity more
suitable for manufacturers or consumers.
a. Primary processing
b. Secondary processing
c. Tertiary processing
d. All of the above
120. Space requirement for processing plants for fresh fruits and vegetables.
a. 15 square meters per ton
b. 20 square meters per ton
c. 25 square meters per ton
d. None of the above
121. General lighting requirement for fruit and vegetable processing plant.
a. 100 lumen/m2
b. 200 lumen/m2
c. 500 lumen/m2
d. None of the above
122. It is a building designed for fabrication, repair, and maintenance of tools,
implements, equipment, and parts of structures and provides a place where tools,
supplies, spare parts are stored.
a. Machinery shed
b. Workshop
c. Warehouse
d. None of the above
123. An area to protect machinery from weather, theft, vandalism, and to allow easy
maintenance and adjustment of machine.
a. Machinery shed
b. Workshop
c. Warehouse
d. None of the above
124. Recommended light level for machine shed.
a. 50 lumen/m2
b. 100 lumen/m2
c. 200 lumen/m2
d. None of the above
125. Storage method of fruits and vegetables where the produce are placed in boxes
which in turn are stacked in storage room.
a. Controlled atmosphere storage
b. Bulk storage
c. Pallet storage
d. None of the above
126. It is a method of storage of product in an artificial condition in which the
proportion of carbon dioxide and/or oxygen is precisely limited.
a. Modified atmosphere storage
b. Controlled atmosphere storage
c. Bulk storage
d. None of the above
128. Storage method where the produce is piled in room-sized bins which exerts forces
that must be resisted by the building walls.
a. Controlled atmosphere storage
b. Bulk storage
c. Pallet storage
d. None of the above
129. In windrow composting pile the recommended height should be ________ .
a. less than 1 m
b. between 1 to 2 m
c. between 2 to 3 meters
d. All of the above
130. Minimum temperature requirements for composting pile.
a. 45 C
b. 55 C
c. 65 C
d. None of the above
131. Moisture requirement to maintain bacteria during composting.
a. 40 to 50%
b. 50 to 60%
c. 60 to 70%
d. None of the above
132. Particle size requirement for composting materials.
a. Less than 5 mm
b. Between 5 to 50 mm
c. Greater than 50 mm
d. None of the above
133. Floor slope requirement for cattle pen.
a. Not less than 3 degrees
b. Less than 3 degrees
c. 3 degrees
d. None of the above
134. Floor slope requirement for hog pen.
a. Not less than 2.4 degrees
b. Less than 2.4 degrees
c. 2.4 degrees
d. None of the above
135. Minimum height of ceiling for slaughterhouses for swine, small, and large animals.
a. At least 2 m from the floor
b. At least 3 m from the floor
c. At least 4 m from the floor
d. All of the above
136. Minimum temperature required for water to maintain at slaughterhouse at
sanitizing compartment.
a. 62 C
b. 82 C
c. 92 C
d. None of the above
137. Minimum temperature requirement in cold storage compartment of slaughterhouse.
a. 2 C and below
b. 10 C and below
c. 15 C and below
d. None of the above