Agricultural Engineering Recalled Board Exam Questions 2012

AREA 2 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage and Allied
Subjects August 22, 2012 8am-1pm
1. It is the term use to describe the process of removing plants with unwanted
characteristics, small and undesirable plants.
a. culling b. rouging(answer.Spelling pakitignan) c. weeding d. _________ 2. The most
common irrigation method used for low land farming.
a. basin. b. border c. leeves and dike d. strip boarder 3. What type of flow is commonly
employed to pipes:
a. steady-non uniform b. steady- uniform c. laminar d. rapid change 4. The following are
type of close conduit except:
a. pipe b. orifice c. weir. d. culvert 5. Pitot tube is an instrument used to determine what
characteristic of fluid?
a. pressure b. flow c. temperature d.velocity. 6. It is said to be the major factor that
causes soil erosion.
a. irrigation. b. precipitation c. evaporation d. transpiration 7. What is the maximum
suction head of a tubewell?
a. 30 ft b. 50 ft c.40 ft d. 60 ft 8. A type of sprinkler irrigation known for its high initial cost
but low labor cost.
a. self propelled center pivot b. boom type sprinkler c. lateral move sprinkler d.
overhead sprinkler 9. Darcy equation is used only to what type of flow?
a. laminar b. quasi-steady c. steady d.__________ 10. It is the science that deals with
the study of weather, water movement (blah blah blah)
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a. hydrologic cycle b. meteorology c.hydrometeorology. d.___________ 11. An
instrument used to determine the wind speed.
a. anemometer. b. barometer c. wind vane d.sling_______ 12. An instrument that
measures the intensity of sunshine radiation received at ye earth surface.
a. pyrheliometer. b. pytometer c. piezometer d. pyrometer 13. Almost 47% of the total
drainage goes to what part of the world?
a. Pacific Ocean b. Indian Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean d. Southern Ocean 14. Ground
water is also known as:
a. capillary water b. intermediate (blah blah) c. capillary fringe d. ____________ 15.
Which of the following factor/s affect soil erosion?
a. % slope b. size of watershed c. shape of slope d. all of the above. 16. The following
are ways to reduce soil erosion. Among the following, which is the best way to reduce
soil erosion?
a. reduce energy b. interception c.________ d._________ 17. What do you measure
when using a coordinate method? a. area b. slope c. elevation d. distance 18. The
formula which determines the interrelation between Darcy and Chezy Coefficient. *too
long formula for each choices. Wala ako natandaan 19. It refers to the composite part of
the irrigation system that divert water from natural bodies of water such as river, stream
and lakes.
a. main canal b. irrigation structure c. diversion dam d. headwork. 20. A submain is laid
in a depression and the laterals join the submain from each side alternately. The land
along the submain is double drained, but since it is in a depression, it is probably
requires more drainage.
a. natural b. double main c. herringbone. d. Gridiron 21. Convert 1 hp to KW
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a. 0.746. b. 1 c. 1.34 d. 1.5 22. A type of cropping system where in different crops are
palnted in an area one after the other each season.
a. strip cropping b. cropping pattern c. mixed cropping d. relay cropping. 23. Used if the
entire area is to be drained and is usually more economic. Laterals enter the submain
from one side only to minimize the double drainage that occurs near the submain
a. natural b. double main c. herringbone. d. Gridiron 24. How many ft of water are there
in a atm?
a. 33.93. b. 34.93 c. 32.93 d. 31.93 25. It is the term used to piglets in one farrowing.
a. weaning b. litter. c. piglet d. farrow 26. A division in the biogas digester that prevents
slurry from premature exit into sludge/outlet tank.
a. digester b. freeboard c. baffle board d. filling line 27. It is the residue that comes out
at the digester after the substrate is digested/ processed inside the digester.
a. sludge b. effluent. c. influent d. slurry 28. Field Capacity can retain water against a
tension of how many atmospheres?
a. 15 b. 5 c.1/3 d. 10 29. What should be the velocity of a 90O triangular weir if it has an
average height of _____m.
*use formula V= 1.4 H
5/2

30. What characteristic of soil is needed to cease a stripper from its operation?
a. hard b. soft. c._____ d.______ 31. Second important reason for cross breeding. The
term is used to explain the fact that hybrids or crossbreed are usually better off and
more vigorous than their parents.
a. value added characteristics b. superiority
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c. heterosis. d._______ 32. Find the area bounded by the coordinates
(_,_);(_,_) and (_,_). (unable to memorize the given kasi) 33. A type of terracing with 6-8
% slope.
a. bench b._____broad c.______ d.__________ 34. It consists of filling the casing with
water so that air trapped in the pump does not hinder its operation and reduce efficiency
a. trapping b. priming. c. filling d. airing 35. According to USDA soil classification, 0.1
mm is categorized as:
a. medium sand b. silt c. clay d. fine sand. 36. A type of irrigation system where water is
delivered just below the root of plants (something like that)
a. Sub-irrigation b. Surface Irrigation c.________ d. ___________ 37. A trapezoidal weir
discharges water Q=______,;bottom width=_____m; velocity of _____m/s and hydraulic
conductivity of ____. What is the depth? *tas iyong susunod e same tanong, same
given. Ang nawawala naman ay iyong bottom width. Ganun lang. kahit di ka na
magcompute. 38. Uses legumes to cover............. *ang sagot dito ay buffer. Tignan nyo
nalang meaning nya. 39. A method use to reduce soil erosion which follows the
contour......... *ang sagot dito ay contour. Tignan nyo nalang meaning nya. 40. What is
the recommended top width of earth embankment?
a. 3.5 m. b. 5 m c. 10 m d. 15 m 41. What is the recommended top width of earth
embankment?
a. 2.4 m b. 3.5 m c.7.5 m d. 12.5 m 42. Small Farm reservoir has a standard height of:
43. An eath embankment has a depth of 15 m, what should be the top width?
* use the formula W= 0.4 H+1 44. There are 7 blue balls and
4blue balls in the container. After the first ball was drawn, the drawn ball and returned to
the container, another ball was drawn. What is the possibility that the 2 balls are both
blue?
a.49/121. b.4/121
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c.2/7 d._______ 45. Universal Soil Loss Equation has the formula of
USLE= CPSLKRM. Determine the total soil loss if C=__, P=__,S=__, L=__, K=__,
R=__, M=__. Blah blah blah...
*given lahat. Direct substitution. 46. An earth embankment type
constructed of relatively homogenous soil material and wither keyed into the impervious
foundation stratum or is constructed with an upstream blanket impervious materials.
This type is limited to low fills and to sites having sufficient volume of satisfactory fill
materials available.
a. simple. b. diaphragm c. core/zone d._______ 47. A pipe with a diameter of 3 ft has a
velocity of 7.5 fps. Suddenly, the pipe diameter increased to 4 ft. What will be the new
velocity? 48. Property of an aquifer.......blah blah blah
hydraulic conductivity ang sagot. 49. A type of survey that deals with the contour of the
surveyed location.
a. topographic survey b. physical survey c. __________ d. __________ 50. A type of
survey that delineates building........
a. topographic survey b. physical survey, c. __________ d. __________ 51. An
instrument used to determine the distance, angle......
*engineers transit 52. In measuring distance between two points
with an obstruction, what should be the method/s to be used?
a.parallel b. sway c.similar trangle d. all of the above 52. Determine the power develop
of a pump given Q____gpm and H___ft
*use formula P=QH/33,000 53. Given FC, PWP, AM, find Mc
*use formula Mc= (FC-PWP)AM + PWP *basta ang sagot dito ay
20 %. 54. A method of measuring evaporation that uses climatological data....
a. Blaney-Cridle b. Jensen c. Penman d. Solar Radiation 55. A method of measuring
evaporation that uses energy...........
a. Thornwaite b. Jensen c. Penman d. ______
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56. Probability occurrence. ( I forgot the problem but I still have the solution and answer)
=1-(1-1/40)
20

= 0.397 or 397% 57. Application efficiency (no further info.

Basta iyon ung sagot sa kung ano mang tanong dyan ☺) 58. The ratio of water
beneficially used on the project, farm of field to the amount of water delivered to the
farm expressed in percent
a. water use efficiency. b. conveyance eff. c. application eff. d. water storage eff.
*madaming computation ng trapezoidal weir, either missing si Q, V, A. b. d, n, or P.
*madami ding SFR at earth embankment. Iyong mga standard nila. *area bounded by a
curve
Contributors (PSU): T.M.Q.Ancheta M.F.Collado M.N. Dulay J.D. Gelacio M. L. Rafael
R.B. Villacorte
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