Mechanization Power Machinery Equipment Allied

MECHANIZATION, POWER, MACHINERY
& EQUIPMENT & ALLIED SUBJECTS
BOARD EXAM COMPILATION AND REVIEW MATERIALS

UPDATED
Prepared by: ESTEH FRANK DFE

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY (CPU)
ILO-ILO CITY
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& EQUIPMENT & ALLIED SUBJECT
(A)
1. Which of the following is not part of a force pump?
a. inlet valve
b. piston
c. plunger
d. discharge valve
2. What do you call a device that forces more fuel mixture into the cylinders
than would be drawn in under normal atmospheric conditions, thus making
possible greater power output with the same piston displacement.
a. carburetor
b. supercharger
c. throttle
d. venturi
3. Arrange the following according to the process of management.
i. Selecting the right employees for the right position

ii. Formulation of the mission, vision, goals, objectives and
activities of the organization
iii. Conducting of annual performance evaluation of employees.
iv. Coordinating the employees and material resources of the
organization.
v. Orientation of personnel for the proper achievement of goals.
a. i, ii, iii, iv, v

b. ii, iv, I, iii, v
c. ii, I, v, iv, iii
d. ii, iv, I, v, iii
4. The gasoline engine is characterized as:
a. low first cost – high operating cost

b. low first cost – low operating cost
c. high first cost – high operating cost
d. high first cost – low operating cost
5. The thermal efficiency and mechanical efficiency of an engine are 40% and
72%, respectively. Determine the power equivalent of the fuel used if the
brake horsepower is 1.35 hp.
a. 2.0 kW
b. 4.0 kW
c. 2.5 kW
d. 3.5 kW
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6. A belt delivers a tangential force of 150 N on a half meter radius pulley
at a speed of 380 rev/min. What will be the power?
a. 2.0 kW
b. 0.5 kW
c. 3.0 kW
d. 3.5 kW
7. Commodity surplus occurs when the selling price is ____(X) ___, but
equilibrium is attained when the sellers agree to sell at a price at which
_____(Y)_____ are willing to buy.
a. X = High; Y = Vendors
b. X = Low; Y = Vendors
c. X = Low; Y = Consumers
d. X = High; Y = Consumers
8. For a 4 inches by 4 inches centrifugal pump with discharge of 250 gpm,

determine the size of the diesel engine. Efficiency of the pump is 65%, of
the belt transmission is 95%, and of the air-cooled system is 80%. Total head
is 30 ft.
a. 2.9 hp
b. 3.1 hp
c. 3.8 hp
d. 2.5 hp
9. Which pair is mismatched?
a. consumer good – personal effects

b. service – housecleaning
c. inelastic demand – food
d. producer good – clothes
10-12. A 1000-hectare farm shall be planted with hybrid corn, with the
following operations being mechanized:
Operation No of Passes Maximum Number of Days Required to Complete
Operation
Land Preparation:
Plowing 1 90 days
Harrowing 2 75 days
Planting 1 75 days
Spraying as required
Harvesting 1 90 days
Other information includes:

Width of cut of 3-bottom disc plows 160 cm
Width of cut of disc trailing harrow 220 cm
Corn planters 4-row units
Corn picker-sheller 1-row unit
Plowing, harrowing speed 4 kph
Row spacing 1 m
Field efficiency 80%
Planting and harvesting speed 5 kph
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10. Estimate the number of tractors needed.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
11. Estimate the number of picker-sheller.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
12. Assuming 100 days of maturity, what is the cycle time in days?
a. 270
b. 229
c. 291
d. 250
13. In management, this is doing the right things.
a. Efficiency
b. competence
c. reliability
d. effectiveness
14. Given the following data for a four-wheel tractor equipped with a three-
bottom disk plow.
Mass:
Tractor, kg 3800
Carried by the front wheel, kg 1600
Carried by the rear wheel, kg 2050
Wheel base, mm 3168
Drawbar dynamometer reading, kg 602
Angle between the horizontal and the line of draft 15O
Assuming dynamic condition of equilibrium while plowing, calculate the weight
(in kg) transferred from the front wheels if the drawbar clearance is 48 cm
from the ground level and the plane 16 cm horizontally from the soil vertical
reactions at the wheels. Neglect other minor forces acting on the tractor.
a. 92
b. 93
c. 94
d. 95
15. Of corresponding size and speed, single-cylinder engines compared to

multi-cylinder engines will require __________ flywheels.
a. Lighter
b. thinner
c. heavier
d. a or b
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16. The windmill for water pumping is characterized as:
a. low torque – high speed

b. high torque – high speed
c. high torque – low speed
d. low torque – low speed
17. If money is worth 8.7% simple interest, how long (in months) from today
will the value become P37,501.50 of a debt of P36,000.50 due 6 months from
today?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. 12
18. Which of the following agencies is not based in a university?
a. AMTEC
b. PhilSCAT
c. AMDP
d. PCARRD
19. The following are considered discounted measures of project worth:
a. payback period
b. internal rate of return
c. benefit-cost ratio
d. net present value
20. General-purpose tillage involves cutting and pulverizing the soil to a

depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. up to 6 inches
c. up to 12 inches
d. up to 18 inches
21. Bend downward of the point of the share to make the plow penetrate the
soil to the proper depth is:
a. tilt angle
b. disc angle
c. horizontal suction
d. vertical clearance
22. Width of cut of the disc plow is influenced by:
a. disc diameter
b. depth of cut
c. disc angle
d. all of the above
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23. In the equation C = 10 , W is width of cut expressed in:
a. ft.
b. m
c. km
d. mile
24. General-purpose tillage equipment is used in:
a. 2-wheel tractor for wetland op.

b. 4-wheel tractor for dryland op.
c. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op.
d. all of the above
25. Planter designed to place seedlings in rows and in hills is called:
a. row-crop drill planter

b. hill-drop planter
c. solid drill planter
d. transplanter
26. The IRRI drum seeder is an example of:

d. broadcaster
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27. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = 3960xEff , H is total head in:
a. ft.
b. ft/min
c. meters
d. meters/min
28. The power unit for driving centrifugal pumps for household use is
usually:
a. electric motor
b. gasoline engine
c. diesel engine
d. kerosene engine
29. The most recently developed system of harvesting and threshing of rice
is:
a. mechanical harvesting & threshing
b. combining
c. stripping
d. all of the above
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30. A machine that cuts standing crop, conveys the cut crop to one side, and
lays them down in an orderly manner is called:
a. sickle
b. reaper-windrower
c. reaper-binder
d. stripper
31. The Japanese combine is characterized as:
a. low power & hold-on feeding

b. low power & throw-in feeding
c. high power & hold-on feeding
d. high power & throw-in feeding
32. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted

moldboard plow. It took 11 hrs to complete the operation at a tractor speed
of 5 kph. Find the theoretical field capacity:
a. 0.46 ha/hr
b. 1.45 ha/hr
c. 1.13 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/hr
33. How many times greater is the power of a carabao over man?
a. 0.1
b. 1.0
c. 10
d. 100
34. The fertility of a particular field is such that maximum corn yield is
obtained with a population of 54,000 plants per hectare. A checkrow corn
planter is used which discharges 2 seeds/hill. Average emergence is 85%.
Row spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing:
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m
d. 1.0 m
35. The calibration of the 9X7 (9 rows X 7 inches row spacing) grain drill is
shown below. Row spacing is to be adjusted to 14 inches. Groundwheel
diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
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What is the seeding rate at ¾ adjustment?
a. 60 kg/ha
b. 70 kg/ha
c. 80 kg/ha
d. 90 kg/ha
36. A 5-m self-propelled combine makes an average stop of 4 min every time
its 2-ton grain tank is to be unloaded. Gross yield of the 20-ha field is 42
tons. The operating speed is 4.8 kph. The time for turning on the headland
at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the actual field capacity:
a. 1.5 ha/hr
b. 2.5 ha/hr
c. 2.0 ha/hr
d. 3.0 ha/hr
37. A 4-wheel tractor with 3X14 inches moldboard plow is to operate on clay
loam soil (specific draft = 0.56 kg/cm2) at a depth of 25.4 cm. The maximum
draft and percent increase in draft due to speed are:
Max. Draft Increase in draft due to

Gear Setting Speed (kph)
(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the drawbar horsepower to perform the operation.
a. 45 hp
b. 50 hp
c. 55 hp
d. 60 hp
38. The application rate of a certain chemical is recommended at 4 kg/ha.

The calibration test of a 16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows: Nozzle
discharge = 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and walking speed = 20 m/min
Determine the amount of chemical to mix with water per loading:
a. 102 gms/load
b. 160 gms/load
c. 200 gms/load
d. 240 gms/load
39. A field measuring 45 m X 90 m is to be prepared using a 1-m upland power

tiller at a speed of 3 kph. Assume a 10% overlap between passings and 9
seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass.
Determine the field efficiency in going the longer field direction:
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
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40. Select two consecutive farm operations which when done mechanically can
increase cropping intensity:
a. planting – spraying
b. irrigation – weeding
c. harvesting – plowing
d. harvesting – threshing
41. Which of the following operation is not done by a stripper?
a. cutting of standing crop

b. stripping
c. cleaning of grains
d. conveying of grains to the tank
42. The cutting mechanism most commonly employed by reapers and combines is:
a. slicing & tearing

b. high velocity, single-element, impact action
c. two-element, scissor-type action
d. all of the above
43. The IRRI axial-flow thresher is characterized as:

d. high power &throw-in feeding
44. What section is not yet included in the PAES as of 2014?
a. Production/postharvest machinery
b. Irrigation and drainage
c. agricultural structures
d. engineering materials

moldboard plow. It took 11 hrs to complete the operation at a tractor speed
of 5 kph. Find the actual field capacity:
a. 0.09 ha/hr
b. 0.5 ha/hr
c. 0.36 ha/hr
d. 1.5 ha/hr
46. Which is true about V-belt and pulley drive?
a. It cannot be used for long center distance drive.

b. Efficiency drops with small pulley size.
c. Its application is limited only for parallel drive.
d. Excessive high load increases efficiency.
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seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine actual field
capacity when tilling is done along the longer field direction:
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
48. Parameter not required in determining the field capacity of a planter:
a. width of planter
b. forward speed of planter
c. No. of seeds per hill
d. efficiency of planter
49. Type of soil working parts utilized by push-type weeders for wetland
operation:
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
50. Which of the following is not measured in calibrating a sprayer?
a. nozzle discharge
b. effective working width
c. walking speed
d. application rate
51. Which of the following does not belong to the group of positive
displacement pumps?
a. lift pump
b. force pump
c. rotary pump
d. propeller pump
52. According to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), water

requirement for rice production is:
a. 5 mm/day
b. 10 mm/day
c. 15 mm/day
d. 20 mm/day
53. If the specific yield of a particular well is 3 gpm/ft drawdown and the
discharge rate of the pump is 30gpm, the total drawdown is:
a. 1 ft
b. 3 ft
c. 10 ft
d. 30 ft
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54. It is made by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances like coal and
wood.
a. natural gas
b. propane
c. LPG
d. producer gas
55. A farmer figured that he needed 8 pieces 2” x 4” x 12’ and 10 pieces 2” x

3” x 12’ lumber to make tables and chairs for their barangay hall. He availed
them from a newly-opened local hardware shop, named J.E.R. Hardware Supplies,
which charges P25 for every board foot of lumber. However, to gain patronage,
the shop gave 15% discount for the first 50 board feet of purchased lumber.
How many board feet of lumber are needed for the farmer’s project?
a. 248
b. 156
c. 62
d. 124
56. How much did the farmer actually paid for his purchase?
a. approx. 4000 pesos

b. approx. 6000 pesos
c. approx. 3500 pesos
d. approx. 3000 pesos
57. How many degrees has the crankshaft rotated if the piston has traveled
4.25 cm with respect to its top dead position in a 3.5” by 5” diesel engine?
a. 60O
b. 45O
c. 90O
d. 75O
58. The tractor is generally characterized as:
a. high speed – heavy load

b. high speed – light load
c. low speed – heavy load
d. low speed – light loaD
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59. What is the depreciation factor per year of a hand tractor that is bought
at P150, 000.00, if it has no more value at the end of the fifth year?
a. 25,000 pesos/year
b. 30,000 pesos/year
c. 60,000 pesos/year
d. 15,000 pesos/year
60. What is the depreciation factor per year, of a hand tractor that is
bought at 60,000 Pesos, if it has no more value at the end of the fifth year?
a. 5000 pesos/year
b. 10,000 pesos/year
c. 12,000 pesos/year
d. 6000 pesos/year
61. What is the hand tractor’s book value after 3 years?
a. 48,000 pesos
b. 12,000 pesos
c. 24,000 pesos
d. 36,000 pesos

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the theoretical
field capacity
a. 0.25 ha/hr
b. 0.3 ha/hr
c. 0.35 ha/hr
d. 0.4 ha/hr
63. The three main sources of power for mechanization include:
a. human, animal & mechanical

b. human, electrical & mechanical
c. animal, electrical & mechanical
d. human, animal & electrical
64. Before the adoption of mechanized harvest and postharvest operations for
rice, field losses were:
a. 5 – 15%
b. 10 – 27%
c. 10 – 37%
d. 20 – 30%
65. In optimizing the capacity of a machine, it is recommended to have:
a. one small machine

b. one big machine
c. two or more small machines
d. all of the above
66. Primary tillage involves cutting the soil to a depth of:

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a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
67. Primary tillage equipment that cuts the soil to a depth of 6 to 18 inches
is called:
a. moldboard plow
b. subsoiler
c. chisel plow
d. spiral plow
68. The perpendicular distance between the wing and point of the share
determines the:
a. longitudinal dimension of plow

b. transverse dimension of plow
c. diagonal dimension of plow
d. maximum dimension of plow
69. Draft of plows is primarily determined by:
a. type of soil
b. speed of plowing
c. sharpness of cutting edge
d. overall adjustment of plow
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70. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = , H is total head in:
3960xEff
a. ft.
b. ft/min
c. meters
d. meters/min
71. The power unit for driving centrifugal pumps for household use is usually:
a. electric motor
b. gasoline engine
c. diesel engine
d. kerosene engine
a. sickle
b. reaper-windrower
c. reaper-binder
d. stripper

74. How many volumes of PAES were adopted by the Department of Agriculture?
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a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five

moldboard plow. It took 11 hrs. to complete the operation at a tractor speed
of 5 kph. Find the theoretical field capacity:
a. 0.46 ha/hr
b. 1.45 ha/hr
c. 1.13 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/hr
planter is used which discharges 2 seeds/hill. Average emergence is 85%. Row
spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing:
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m
d. 1.0 m
77. The acronym PAES means:
a. Philippine Agricultural Engineering Society

b. Professional Agricultural Engineering Society
c. Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards
d. Professional Agricultural Engineering Standards
78. The development of PAES started in:
a. 1985
b. 1990
c. 1995
d. 2000
a. AMTEC
b. PhilSCAT
c. AMDP
d. PCARRD
80. The word used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to

conform to the standard and from which no deviation is permitted:
a. Shall
b. Should
c. a or b
d. none of the above
81. What section is not yet included in the PAES?

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82. The Consumer Act of the Philippines of is covered under:
a. DA AO 11 S2001
b. PRC BR 05 S2002
c. RA 7394
d. RA 8559
83. Agency of the government charged with the development of the Philippine
National Standards (PNS):
a. BOAE-PRC
b. NAFC-DA
c. BPS-DTI
d. DOH
84. Two persons are threshing by “Hampasan” method. What is the total human
power generated by the two persons in one day if they work at an average of 6
hours?
a. 0.5 hp/person; 1.0 hp

b. 0.15 hp/person; 0.30 hp
c. 0.11 hp/person; 0.22 hp
d. 0.12 hp/person; 0.24 hp
85. It is the peak of the turned furrow slice.
a. Furrow crown
b. Furrow slice
c. Furrow wall
d. None of the above
86. Threshing efficiency basically is determined from weight of grain obtained

at the ___ to the grain input fed at the feeding trays.
a. straw outlet
b. oscillating screen outlet
c. blower outlet
d. All of the above
87. Grain-straw ratio requirement for testing a rice thresher ranges from ___.
a. 0.35 to 0.50
b. 0.50 to 0.65
c. 0.65 to 0.80
d. All of the above
88. Ignition of fuel in a gasoline fuel engine usually starts when the piston
is __________.
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a. at the top dead center
b. moving downward the bottom dead center
c. approaching the top dead center
89. It is the power developed by the engine of a tractor which is available

for pulling, dragging or similar tractive effort.
a. belt horsepower
b. brake horsepower
c. drawbar horsepower
d. indicated horsepower
90. One way of increasing engine power is to force more air into the cylinder
so that more power can be produced from each power stroke. This process which
uses a type of air compression device powered by the engine crankshaft is
called:
a. turbocharging
b. supercharging
c. power charging
d. air charging

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the field
efficiency in going the shorter field direction:
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 84.4%
d. 86%
92. The mechanical manipulation of soil for any purpose.
a. Land grading
b. Tillage
c. Earth moving
93. The pushing or rolling of soil by a steeply inclined blade.
a. Bulldozing
b. Chiselling
c. Subsoiling
94. The draft of a plow is dependent on the ___.
a. size of the plow

b. plowing depth
c. type of soil
d. All of the above
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95. The factors that affect the draft of the plow:
a. Soil condition
b. Hitch to the tractor
c. Topography
d. All of the above
96. What is the force required to pull a single-moldboard plow on a clay-loam

soil having a width and depth of cut of 30 cm and 15 cm, respectively. Soil
draft is 8 psi.
a. 314 kg
b. 253 kg
c. 157 kg
97. If the plow above has an average speed of 5 km/hr, what is its drawbar
horsepower?
a. 4.6 hp
b. 3.4 hp
c. 5.1 hp
98. The effective field capacity of the rotary tiller tilling theoretically at
0.4 ha/hr for efficiency of 85% is ___.
a. 0.34 ha/hr
b. 0.24 ha/hr
c. 0.43 ha/hr
99. The effective field capacity of 2 moldboard plows having 25-cm width each
plowing at a speed of 7 km/hr for a field efficiency of 80% is ___.
a. 0.20 ha/hr
b. 0.28 ha/hr
c. 0.32 ha/hr
d. 0.32 ha/hr
100. A mechanically-operated machine that removes weeds or grasses from the

crops.
a. Seeder
b. Weeder
c. Cultivator
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(B)
1. The ratio between the numbers of weeds removed by the weeder to the number
of weeds present per unit area.
a. Weeding index
b. Weeding rate
c. Weeding capacity
2. When a machine is driven directly from the shaft of a power source, the
power is transmitted using ___.
a. gear drive
b. sprocket and chain drive
c. direct drive
3. If 10-Hp engine drive has a belt capacity rating of 4.5 hp per belt, how
many pieces of belts are needed for the drive?
a. 1 to 2 belts
b. 2 to 3 belts
c. 4 to 6 belts
4. A rice thresher is to be driven by a 10-hp gasoline engine using V-belt

drive. The engine speed is 1800 rpm while the thresher cylinder speed is 650
rpm. The diameter of the engine pulley is 4 inches. What will be the recommended
diameter of the thresher’s pulley?
a. 6 in.
b. 11 in.
c. 14 in.
5. What is the recommended belt size for the B-type V-belt needed for the drive
above, if its center distance is 60 in.?
a. B169
b. B144
c. B196
6. The recommend size of the shaft for the thresher above is ___.
a. ½ in.
b. ¾ in
c. 1 in
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7. A diesel engine that operates at 2500 rpm will be used to drive an irrigation
pump, which should turn at 1000 rpm. The pulley diameter for the pump is 4
inches. What is the recommended pulley diameter for the engine?
a. 2 in.
b. 4 in.
c. 10 in.
8. The ratio between the mass of fuel consumed per unit time and the
corresponding power measured.
a. Specific fuel consumption

b. Fuel to mass ratio
c. Fuel consumption rate
9. Assume that you are the Agricultural Engineer in-charge of a 500-hectare

corn farm with soil type that gives 10 psi draft when plowing at a speed of 4
km/hr. Compute the drawbar horsepower required to pull a three-disk plow with
12 inches effective cut per disk at 6 inches plowing depth.
a. 14.3 hp
b. 23.4 hp
c. 34.5 hp
10. How many hectares of the farm above a tractor can plow in one day (16 hours
operation) if it is pulling a three-disk plow? Assume a total time loss of
30%.
a. 2 ha/day
b. 4 ha/day
c. 6 ha/day
11. How many days would be required to plow the entire 500-hectare farm above
if ten units of the same kind of tractor and plow will be used?
a. 8.3 days
b. 12.5 days
c. 15.4 days
12. Referring to the items above, how much fuel a tractor consumes in liters
per 16-hours day if the specific fuel consumption is 1 lb/dhp-hr and the
specific gravity of the fuel is 0.8?
a. 1546 liters
b. 130.0 liters/hr
c. 95.1 liters/hr
13. Calculate the drawbar hp required to pull a plow with 3X14-in bottoms at
the rate of 3.25 mph if the specific draft is 8 psi and depth of cut is 7
inches.
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a. 6.8 hp
b. 13.6 hp
c. 20 hp
d. 27.2 hp

tiller at a speed of 3 kph. Assume a 10% overlap between passings and 9 seconds
turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine actual field capacity when
tilling is done along the longer field direction.
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
15. As a rule of thumb, single-phase alternating current electric motor should

be used for applications requiring:
a. < 4 hp
b. < 5 hp
c. < 6 hp
d. < 7 hp
16. A 1.2-m wide floating tiller is used for rotary tilling/puddling a 24-m X
42-m wetland paddy field. The average speed of travel is 3 kph and turning at
the headlands takes 10 seconds. What is the field efficiency if the field is
worked along its length?
a. 71 %
b. 74 %
c. 79 %
d. 84 %

turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the field efficiency in
going the longer field direction.
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing.
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m
d. 1.0 m
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19. If there are 2.7M animals in the farms, 70 – 74 % of them are used for
draft work and 12M ha of agricultural lands, the contribution of animal power
in the farm is:
a. 0.12 hp/ha
b. 0.16 hp/ha
c. 0.21 hp/ha
d. 0.23 hp/ha

turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the field efficiency in
going the shorter field direction.
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
21. The projection of cash inflow and outflow of a farm to estimate the
incremental net benefit of the life of the project is known as:
a. Farm budget
b. Farm plan
c. Farm inventory
d. Farm contract
22. The gearbox placed on first gear will develop…
a. high torque - high speed

b. low torque – low speed
d. low torque – high speed
23. Tractor A can cover a 1-Ha field in 2 hrs, tractor B in 3 hrs, and tractor
C in 6 hrs. How long will it take to cover a 1-Ha field if the three
tractors worked together?
a. 0.5 hr
b. 1.0 hr
c. 1.5 hr
d. 2.0 hr
24. A transaction by your company this year involving the repayment in cash of
a portion of the long term loan of the company in the amount of P 70,000.00
would have the following effect:
a. increase in assets = increase in liabilities

b. decrease in assets = decrease in liabilities
c. increase in assets = increase in ownership
d. increase in one asset= decrease in another asset
25. It results in the reduction of the purchasing power of monetary unit.
a. deflation
b. devaluation
c. incision
d. inflation
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26. A six-bottom moldboard plow is to be used to plow a heavy soil. How many
scrapers are there in the plow?
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. None of the above
27. It is a part of the plow that connects the plow bottom and the frame.
a. Upper hitch point

b. Boom
c. Shank
28. Material recommended by PAES for use as implement frame.
a. Mild steel
b. Cold rolled steel
c. Spring steel
29. Material recommended by PAES in the manufacture of disk blade.
a. Mild steel
b. Carbon steel
c. Cast iron
30. When a disk harrow consists of a front and rear gangs and is centrally
positioned with the tractor, it is classified as _________?
a. Single action harrow

b. Double action harrow
c. Offset harrow
31. When a disk harrow consists of a front gang only and is centrally positioned
with the tractor, it is classified as _________?

c. Offset harrow
32. When a disk harrow consists of a front and/or rear gangs and is not
centrally positioned with the tractor, it is classified as _________?

c. Offset harrow
33. The angle between the axis of the set of disks and the line perpendicular
to the direction of the implement.
a. Disk angle
b. Gang angle
c. Implement angle
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34. The horizontal seed plate is used for:
d. broadcaster
shown below. Row spacing to be adjusted to 14 inches. Groundwheel diameter
is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at ¼ open seeding adjustment?
a. 5 kg/ha
b. 11 kg/ha
c. 8 kg/ha
d. 20 kg/ha
36. Planters designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing
greater than 36 cm is called:

d. broadcaster
37. The groundwheel of a planter is normally related to the operation of the:
a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
d. double-disc closer
38. Part of a planter that is always present in all planters regardless of

type and cropping system:
a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
d. furrow closer
39. A spark ignition engine was tested with BHP output of 9.6 horsepower. If
the ambient condition during the test is 30°C ambient air temperature, what
is the corrected BHP of the engine? The total atmospheric air condition is
1011 mbar.
a. 7.78 hp
b. 6.78 hp
c. 9.78 hp
d. 8.78 hp
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40. Two kilogram of rice is to be prepared for cooking. Estimate the time
required to cook it.
a. 10.92 min
b. 11.92 min
c. 12.92 min
d. 13.92 min
diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at ½ adjustment?
a. 25 kg/ha
b. 68 kg/ha
c. 38 kg/ha
d. 79 kg/ha
42. Planter designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills is called:

d. broadcaster
43. The adjustable orifice with agitator is used for:

c. broadcaster
d. transplanter
44. Parameter not required in the calibration of a planter is:
a. row spacing
b. ave. seed emergence
c. forward speed
d. groundwheel diameter
planter is used which discharges 2 seeds/hill. Average emergence is 85%.
Row spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing:
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m
d. 1.0 m
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diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding Adjustment
(9 rows for 10 revolutions of groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at ¾ adjustment?
a. 60 kg/ha
b. 70 kg/ha
c. 80 kg/ha
d. 90 kg/ha
47. Two persons are doing the threshing operation by “Hampasan” method. What
is the total human power generated by the two persons in one day if they work
an average of 6 hours?
a. 2.22 Hp
b. 1.22 Hp
c. 0.22 Hp
d. 0.12 Hp

d. transplanter
49. An engine was tested on a brake dynamometer at a speed of 2000 rpm. The
brake arm of the machine is 1.2 meters and it registers a load of 5 kg. What
is the shaft power of the engine?
a. 14.51 hp
b. 11.51 hp
c. 16.51 hp
d. 12.51 hp

d. broadcaster
a. width of planter
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diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at full open adjustment?
a. 60 kg/ha
b. 70 kg/ha
c. 80 kg/ha
d. 90 kg/ha
53. Using the specifications of the transmission system of the metering

devise (horizontal seed plate) of the two-row corn planter, determine the
expected hill spacing. Row spacing = 75 cm, groundwheel diameter = 60 cm,
no. of cells of seedplate = 20, T1 = 6t, T2 = 18t, T3 = 10t and T4 = 25t
a. 0.62 m
b. 0.81 m
c. 0.71m
d. 0.92 m
54. A person is working for 4 hours in a farm harvesting. Estimate the power
that can be generated by the person in doing the job.
a. 0.13 hp
b. 0.33 hp
c. 0.53 hp
d. 0.43 hp
55. Method of pest control not considered engineering control is:
a. chemical control
b. biological control
c. mechanical control
d. a and b
56. Sprayers are used primarily for the application of :
a. herbicides
b. insecticides
c. fungicides
d. pesticides
57. Which of the following is not a spray nozzle pattern?
a. hollow cone nozzle pattern

b. solid cone nozzle pattern
c. hollow fan nozzle pattern
d fan nozzle pattern
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58. Operation with the highest manual labor requirement for lowland rice:
a. plowing with carabao

b. hand transplanting
c. weeding with push-type weeder
d. manual harvesting
59. Principle used in creating hydraulic energy in a lever-operated knapsack

sprayer is:
a. adding air to a container with fixed volume of liquid

b. adding liquid to a container with a fixed volume of air
c. adding liquid to a container with an existing volume of liquid
d. adding air to a container with an existing volume of air
60. If mechanical work is done at a rate of 1 ft-lb/sec, what is its

equivalent in watts?
a. 43.7
b. 746
c. 0.74
d. 1.356
61. A water stream had the following data: average width = 12 ft

average depth = 2 ft; velocity per minute = 15 head = 4 ft. What is the
theoretical power available from the stream?
a. 2.72
b. 1.41
c. 207.31
d. 414.6
62. A multi-sail type windmill for pumping water has a diameter of 6 ft and
the wind velocity is 10 mph. Estimate the actual power of this windmill.
a. 0.06
b. 0.77
c. 5.45
d. 2.42
63. A 1,000 lb horse working continuously for several hours and walking at a
rate of 2 ½ mph can develop how much power?
a. 1.33
b. 1.0
c. 0.67
d. 10
64. It is a self-propelled machine having a single axle designed primarily to

pull and propel trailed or mounted agricultural implement and machinery.
a. Walking-type tractor
b. Pedestrian tractor
c. Hand tractor
d. All of the above
65. Warranty period for hand tractor from the purchase of the machine.
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a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 12 months
d. All of the above
66. A metal sheet with gauge number equal to 14 means___.
a. 14-mm thick
b. 14 pieces of metals sheet in a stock
c. 14 pieces in one-inch thickness
67. The required water temperature in testing pump.
–
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68. The criteria used in evaluating the performance of a machine.
a. Reliability of machine
b. Environment and safety
c. Cost of operation
d. All of the above
69. The development of a desirable soil structure for a seedbed does not
include:
a. higher water infiltration rate

b. increased water surface runoff
c. greater water holding capacity
d. promotion of root penetration
70. Soil cut, lifted, inverted and thrown to one side of the blow bottom is
termed:
a. furrow
b. furrowslice
c. backfurrow
d. Deadfurrow
71. Bend sideward of the point of the share to make the plow cut the proper
width is:
a. vertical clearance
b. horizontal suction
c. disc angle
d. tilt angle
72. The angle the disc of a disc plow makes with the direction of travel to
make it cut the proper width and allow it to rotate when moving forward is:
a. 15 – 25 degrees
b. 42 – 45 degrees
c. 55 – 60 degrees
d. 30 – 36 degrees
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SWEff
73. In the equation C = , C is capacity expresses in:
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a. m2/h
b. m2/day
c. ha/h
d. ha/day
74. Floating power tillers are used in:

d. 4-wheel tractor for wetland op
75. The mechanical function of the planter does not include:
a. sort the seeds

b. meter the seeds
c. deposit the seeds
d. cover the seeds

d. broadcaster
a. chemical control
d. a and b
78. Sprayers are used primarily for the application of :
a. herbicides
b. insecticides
c. fungicides
d. pesticides
79. Which of the following belong to the group of variable displacement pump?
a. centrifugal pump
b. mixed flow pump
c. air lift pump
d. all of the above
QxH
80. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = , Eff is:
3960xEff
a. efficiency of pump
b. efficiency of transmission
c. efficiency of prime mover
d. efficiency of the system
81. The direct type of power transmission system has: (code 52)
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a. 90% Eff
b. 95% Eff
c. 98% Eff
d. 100% Eff

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the field efficiency
in going the longer field direction:
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
83. Select two consecutive farm operations which when done mechanically can
increase cropping intensity:
a. planting – spraying
b. irrigation – weeding
c. harvesting – plowing
d. harvesting – threshing
84. 1 pk is equal to ____________ watts
a. 735.49
b. 740.12
c. 760.00
at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the field efficiency.
a. 78%
b. 83%
c. 87%
d. 90%

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass.Determine actual field
capacity when tilling is done along the shorter field direction.
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr

a. 77%
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b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
88. The gasoline engine is characterized as


no. of cells of seedplate = 20, T1 = 6t, T2 = 18t, T3 = 10t and T4 = 25t.
a. 0.62 m
b. 0.81 m
c. 0.71m
d. 0.92 m
90. The three-phase electric motor is characterized as.

91. Indicates the maximum load that can be safely carried by an electric
motor under continuous operation:
a. duty rating
b. service factor
c. hp rating
d. current rating
92. The piston goes up and the two valves remain closed is termed:
a. intake
b. compression
c. power
d. exhaust
93. Type of transmission system where the speed ratio depends on the teeth
ratio of the two members:
a. gears
b. chain and sprocket
c. belt and pulley
d. a and b
94. Determine the linear speed (kph) of a 2-wheel tractor given the following
specifications:
1st reduction 2nd reduction 3rd reduction Groundwheel

N1 = 2,400 rpm
D1 = 10 cm T3 = 15t T5 = 20t GW diam. = 40 cm
D2 = 30 cm T4 = 60 t T6 = 80t
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a. 3.25 kph
b. 3.75 kph
c. 4.25 kph
d. 4.75 kph
95. What is the wind power of a windpump having 5 meter diameter rotor at a
wind speed of 4 m/sec?
a. 733.6 watts
b. 753.6 watts
c. 713.6 watts
d. 783.6 watts
96. In a compression-ignition engine, the fuel is introduced into the

cylinder at the:
a. start of intake
b. start of compression
c. end of intake
d. end of compression
97. A valve operates:
a. once per cycle

b. twice per cycle
c. 3X per cycle
d. 4X per cycle
98. The thermal efficiency range for internal combustion engines is:
a. 25 – 36%
b. 36 – 50%
c. 50 – 75%
d. 75 – 90%
99. Type of power transmission system where clutch action is possible:
a. direct coupling
c. belt and pulley
d. gears
100. The gearbox placed on first gear will develop:

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(C)
1. What is the wheel axle power of a four-wheel tractor whose engine power is
equal to 150 Hp. The mechanical efficiency is 85%.
a. 117.5 hp
b. 127.5 hp
c. 137.5 hp
d. 157.5 hp
2. If an electric motor rated at 220 volts and 4.8 amperes is converted to

110 volts, then its rated current will be:
a. 2.4 A
b. 4.8 A
c. 7.2 A
d. 9.6 A
3. Energy conversion efficiency (percent) of electric motors is:
a. 25 – 30
b. 30 – 36
c. 36 – 50
d. 50 – 90
4. Calculate the maximum starting current for a ½-hp, 220-volt electric motor
with an H motor code (6.3 – 7.1 KVA/Hp).
a. 14 A
b. 15 A
c. 16 A
d. 17 A
5. If the amount of heat used in removing moisture from the grains in a

continuous-flow dyer is 3000 kJ/hr, what is the heat utilization efficiency
if the burner uses 6000 kJ/hr of fuel?
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 39%
d. 50%
6. Cleaning units for rice husk gasifier to remove gaseous pollutant and
solid particles while cooling the gas at the same time.
a. Cyclone separator
b. Fabric filter
c. Scrubber
d. All of the above
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7. Seed produced by the Seed Production and Health Division form UP and
certified 100% pure by the Seed Quality Control Services of the Bureau of
Plant Industry.
a. Certified Seeds
b. Registered Seeds
c. Foundation Seeds
d. Breeder Seeds
8. 1 cv is equal to _________ watts
a. 735.50
b. 740.12
c. 760.00
9. If you invest P50,000 today at 9% interest, how much time is required for
the investment to be worth P125,000?
a. 9 years
b. 10 years
c. 11 years
d. 12 years
10. It is the percentage ratio of the time a machine is effectively operating

to the total time the machine is committed to the operation.
a. Operating time efficiency

b. Time efficiency
c. Effective time efficiency
d. All of the above
11. Materials used to securely join separate parts of an object or structure

are called
a. binders
b. fasteners
c. holders
d. clippers
12. Determine the time in hours to plow a 3-ha field using a 15-cm animal-
drawn plow at a speed of 4 kph and efficiency of 75%
a. 56 hrs
b. 66 hrs
c. 76 hrs
d. 86 hrs
13. Determine the no. of days (8hrs/day) to plow a 10-ha field using a 3-
bottom moldboard plow drawn by a 4-wheel tractor at a speed of 5 kph and
filed efficiency of 76%. Width of cut of one bottom is 33 cm.
a. 2.75 days
b. 3.0 days
c. 3.3 days
d. 3.6 days
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14. Planter designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills is called

d. broadcaster
15. The most recently developed system of harvesting and threshing of rice is:
b. combining
c. stripping
d. all of the above
16. Which of the following agencies does not belong to the Department of
Agriculture?
a. BPRE
b. BPI
c. AMMDA
d. RAEG
17. Number series assigned to standards on agricultural production machinery:
a.01 - 99
b.101 - 199
c.201 - 299
d.301 – 399
18. Which of the following statement is true?
a. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is faster than its forward

velocity.
b. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is slower than its forward
velocity.
c. The velocity of the knife of a reaper is the same with the forward
velocity.
19. The difference between a stripper and a reaper is that

__________________.
a. the stripper cuts the panicle during harvesting

b. the reaper detach the grain during harvesting
c. the stripper detach the grains while the reaper cuts the panicle during
harvesting
20. Heavy-duty type power tiller basically consists of _______ axles?
a. single
b. double
c. triple
21. Twelve man-days is equivalent to:

a. one man working for 12 hrs
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b. three men working for three days
c. six men working for 2 hrs
d. four men working for 3 days
22. An engine valve arrangement wherein the intake and exhaust valves are
located on one side of the cylinder block.
a. I - head arrangement
b. L- head arrangement
c. X- head arrangement
23. Hydraulic control level of a tractor are usually located at the

____________.
a. right side of the operator seat

b. left side of the operator seat
c. front of the operator seat
24. Drawbar types:
a. Fixed drawbar
b. Swinging drawbar
c. Link drawbar
d. All of the above
25. Acceptable level wheel slip for two-wheel drive tractor on a tilled or
soft soil.
a. 7 - 11%
b. 10 - 15%
c. 16 - 20%
26. The power required in driving power harrows, rotary tiller, and other
related equipment.
a. Brake horsepower
b. Drawbar horsepower
c. Power takeoff horsepower
d. All of the above
27. Instrument for measuring furnace temperature.
a. Glass bulb thermometer

b. Dial type bimetallic thermometer
c. Thermocouple wire thermometer
d. All of the above
28. The application rate of a certain chemical is recommended at 4 kg/ha. The

calibration test of a 16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows: Nozzle discharge
= 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and walking speed = 20 m/min. Determine the
amount of chemical to mix with water per loading:
a. 102 gms/load
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b. 160 gms/load
c. 200 gms/load
d. 240 gms/load
29. Determine the size of the diesel engine to be used for a 4 inches X 4
inches centrifugal pump. Pump discharge is 200gpm. Total head is 24 ft. Pump
efficiency is 55%. V-belt efficiency is 95%. And air-cooled diesel engine
delivery rating is 70%.
a. 1.6 hp
b. 2.4 hp
b. 3.3 hp
d. 4.7 hp
30. Which of the following does not belong to the group of positive displacement
pumps?
a. lift pump
b. force pump
c. rotary pump
d. propeller pump
31. The conventional system of harvesting and threshing of rice in the

Philippines is:
a. manual harvesting and threshing

b. Manual harvesting and mechanical threshing
c. mechanical harvesting and threshing
d. combining
32. Amount of power that the manufacturer specified for an engine.
a. Indicated horsepower
b. Brake horsepower
c. Rated horsepower
d. Belt horsepower
33. A device that provides ignition to a gasoline engine.
a. Flywheel
b. Fuel injector
c. Carburetor
d. Spark plug
34. Device that connects and disconnects power input to the power output.
a. Clutch
b. Gear
c. Pulley
35. Compression pressure for small gasoline engine.
a. 40 to 70 psi
b. 75 to 125 psi
c. 150 to 410 psi
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37. This mixture of 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol is used as a fuel for spark
ignition engine.
a. methyl ester
b. ethyl ester
c. gasohol
d. normal heptane
38. This pump uses the energy of a downward-flowing stream of water to lift a
portion of the water to a higher level.
a. centrifugal pump
b. waterwheel
c. hydraulic ram
d. water turbine
39. It is a gasoline fuel additive which helps improves the anti-knocking

characteristics of fuels but which has been recently discovered to be
dangerous to living beings.
a. methanol
b. ethanol
c. tetraethyl lead
d. gasohol
40. A secondary tillage operation which pulverizes, smoothens, and packs the
soil during seedbed preparation and also controls weeds.
a. Harrowing
b. Listing
c. Chiselling
41. The power take-off rpm of a lawn mower and garden ride-on tractors.
a. 1000 rpm
b. 540 rpm
c. 2000 rpm
42. Power machines that cut sheet metals, angle bars, round bars, or square
bars by shear action of two moveable blades that are made to move by maximized
leverage.
a. Sheet metal circular cutter

b. metal cutting power saw
c. Square shearing cutter
d. Power shears
43. In a 200 ha corn project, the fields have to be tilled in 30 days. What is
the width of the heavy offset disk harrow should be selected if the tractor to
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be used operates at 3.125 mph. Assume a 75% field efficiency and an 8 hour
working day:
a. 2.22
b. 4.33
c. 10.11
d. 8.66
44. A 3-ha field was plowed using a 15-cm wide animal-drawn plow at 4 kph and
field efficiency of 75%. The draft required to pull the plow is 60 kg. Find
the distance traveled to plow the field.
a. 66.67 km
b. 133.33
c. 200 km
d. 266.67 km
a. tilt angle
b. disc angle

b. stripping
47. Twelve man-days is equivalent to the output of:
a. 3 men X 4 days
b. 6 men X 2 days
c. 12 men X 1 day
d. all of the above
48. When heat alone is used to melt and flow metal together, the process is
known as _______.
a. Soldering
b. Pressure welding
c. Fusion Welding
49. Component parts of a seeder that is used to calibrate the seed metering
device.
a. Furrow wheel
b. Ground wheel
c. Support wheel
d. All of the above
50. A central part of a plow where the share, moldboard, and landside are
attached.
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a. Frame
b. Frog
c. Shank
51. Engine cooling method.
a. air cooled
b. water cooled
c. air and water cooled
d. All of the above
52. Seed produced from breeder seeds and distributed to all members of the
Seed Net and selected seed producers in every province for further
multiplication.
a. Certified Seeds
b. Registered Seeds
c. Foundation Seeds
d. Breeder Seeds
53. It is the useful service life of the machine before it becomes

unprofitable for its original purpose due to obsolescence or wear.
a. Machine economic life

b. Machine life span
c. Machine service life
54. Angle in the soil surface plane perpendicular to the direction of travel
between the tool axis and the line which is perpendicular to the direction of
travel.
a. Tilt angle
b. Side angle
c. Lift angle
55. Seed produced from Foundation Seed and being distributed to all
accredited seed producers for mass production.
a. Certified Seeds
b. Registered Seeds
c. Foundation Seeds
d. Breeder Seeds
56. Seed produced from the Registered Seed by accredited seed producers and
distributed to farmers for commercial production.
a. Certified Seeds
b. Registered Seeds
c. Foundation Seeds
d. Breeder Seeds
57. Machine operation in which there are two or more machines performing
their own respective operation simultaneously.
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a. Individual operation
b. Parallel operation
c. Series operation
58. Machine operation in which there are two or more machines performing
their own respective operation in sequence.
c. Series operation
59. Machine operation in which one or more similar machines are operated as
one unit.
c. Series operation
60. A type of gas producer which has the ability to gasify wet fuel.
a. Updraft
b. Down draft
c. Cross draft
d. Fluidized bed
61. The gasification rate of rice hull ranged from
a. 90-105 kg/m2-hr
b. 110-210 kg/m2-hr
c. 210-240 kg/m2-hr
62. Rice hull gasifier efficiency normally ranged from
a. 50-70 %
b. 70-80 %
c. 80-90 %
63. The caloric value of fuel is
a. The amount of heat contained by the fuel per unit weight

b. The heat needed to burn a certain weight of fuel
c. The weight of fuel to be heated
64. A type of rice husk furnace that burns the fuel while it is being spread
in a circular pattern inside the combustion chamber.
a. Step grate furnace

b. Suspended air furnace
c. Cyclone furnace
d. All of the above
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65. The thermal efficiency of the furnace is the ratio of
a. The amount of fuel used to the amount of heat generated during

combustion
b. The amount of heat generated during combustion to the amount of fuel
used
c. The amount of heat delivered to the amount of heat available in the
fuel used
66. The burning temperature of most agricultural waste
a. 100-200C
b. 300-400 C
c. 500-600 C
67. A high-cetane fueled engine uses
a. Diesel as fuel and is difficult to start engine at lower temperature

b. Diesel as fuel and is easy to start at higher temperature
c. Gasoline fuel and is easy to start at lower temperature
68. High viscosity engine oil is desirable to use because
a. Its viscosity changes easily with a change in temperature

b. Its viscosity does not change easily with the change in temperature
c. Its viscosity changes even without a change in temperature
69. Engine oil having high flash and fire point indicates.
a. High boiling point

b. High evaporation rate
c. High heating value
d. All of the above
70. In order to increase the resistance of engine oil, the formation of

certain acidic product that may cause corrosion of certain type of bearing
the recommended additive to use is.
a. Anticorrosive
b. Antioxidants
c. Dispersants
d. All of the above
71. An additive purposely to provide a protective film on bearing surfaces

thus preventing any acid to corrode metal parts.
a. Anticorrosive
b. Antioxidants
c. Dispersants
d. All of the above
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72. Additives to cause carbon particles in the engine to remain in suspension
in oil.
a. Anticorrosive
b. Antioxidants
c. Dispersants
d. All of the above
73. The burning of portion of fuel in the combustion chamber of an engine at

a rate faster than the desired.
a. Knocking
b. Detonation
c. Misfiring
d. All of the above
74. A device used to measure the quantity of oil in a crankcase.
a. Dipstick
b. Oil gauge
c. Oil stick
75. A device that provides a rich mixture of fuel during high load and lean
mixture during under load.
a. Carburetor
b. Economizer
c. Fuel regulator
d. All of the above
76. The lubrication system of an engine is basically
a. To reduce wear and tear of an engine

b. To act as complement of the cooling system
c. To act seal between the piston and cylinder wall
d. All of the above
77. When a diesel engine knocks, the trouble is
a. The diesel fuel ignition timing is late

b. Incorrect type of spark plug
c. Incorrect engine lubrication and wrong grade oil
d. All of the above
78. When a gasoline engine knocks, the problem is
a. The spark timing is too far advance

b. Incorrect type of spark plug
c. Incorrect type of fuel
d. All of the above
79. If the engine timing is advance
a. The spark plug ignites earlier than the fuel while piston is
completing the compression stroke
b. The spark plug ignites earlier than the fuel while the piston is at
the intake stroke
c. The spark ignites earlier than the fuel while moving downward
immediately after the power stroke
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d. All of the above
80. It is the act of checking, testing, measuring, repairing and adjusting

the engine in order to bring it to the peak efficiency.
a. Trouble shooting
b. Tune-up
c. Timing adjustment
d. All of the above
81. The coefficient of traction for wheel-type tractor is highest for

a. Concrete road
b. Fine sand
c. Sandy loam soil
d. All of the above
82. The rapid explosion of mixture of fuel and air within the cylinder when
ignited by spark plug is in _____.
a. Constant volume combustion

b. Constant temperature combustion
c. Constant pressure combustion
d. All of the above
83. The relatively slow burning as the fuel is injected into a highly
compressed heated air is.
a. Constant volume combustion

b. Constant temperature combustion
c. Constant pressure combustion
d. All of the above
84. The gross heating value of diesel is
a. Higher than gasoline

b. Higher than kerosene
c. Higher than ethanol
d. All of the above
85. Which of the following is true in the operating gasifier for internal
combustion engine?
a. Only 50 to 70 % of the diesel oil can be replaced by gas producer.

b. Gasoline and diesel can be fueled with gas producer.
c. The power output of gasoline engine at arbitrary rpm will increase
by 30 to 50 % when fueled with producer gas.
d. All of the above
86. An injection system used in small stationary diesel engine consisting

essentially of a high pressure pump and an injection nozzle.
a. Air injection system

b. Solid injection system
c. Automized injection system
87. An engine running at a speed of 2000 rpm is classified as
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a. Low speed engine
b. Medium speed engine
c. High speed engine
88. A primary tillage operation which manipulates the soil to a greater depth
than 300 mm.
a. Reservoir tillage
b. Deep tillage
c. Ridge tillage
89. A secondary-tillage implements which stirs the soil using multiple number
of disk blade arranged on a gang.
a. Spike tooth harrow

b. Disk harrow
c. Two of the above
90. A trailing harrow that is hitched too high to the drawbar will . . .
a. Have too deep penetration

b. Have right penetration
c. Have too shallow penetration
91. A kind of chemical used for spraying which form finely divided solid
particles when mixed with water.
a. Emulsion
b. Suspension
c. Solution
d. All of the above
92. Growing of more than one crop on the same land in one year
a. Mixed crop
b. Multiple cropping
c. Inter-cropping
93. Growing of two or more crops simultaneously and intermingled with no row
arrangement.
a. Mixed cropping
b. Inter-cropping
c. Multiple cropping
94. Growing of two or more crops in alternate rows.
a. Inter-planting
b. Inter-cropping
c. Inter-culture
d. All of the above
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95. It is a practice of planting short-term annual crop with long-term annual
or biennial crops.
a. Inter-planting
b. Inter-cropping
c. Inter-culture
d. All of the above
96. It is the cultivation of one crop underneath a perennial crop.
a. Inter-planting
b. Inter-cropping
c. Inter-culture
d. All of the above
97. Application of chemical to a small restricted area, usually to control

the spread of pest.
a. Spot treatment
b. Space application
c. Direct application
d. All of the above
98. Dispersion of liquid or dry particles in air in such a manner that target
pest is exposed to chemical.
a. Spot treatment
b. Space treatment
c. Direct application
d. All of the above
99. Application of chemical to the steam, fruit, leaves, needles, or blades

of the plant.
a. Direct application
b. Foliar application
c. Space application
d. All of the above
100. Application of chemical to a specific area such as row, bed, or base of

the plant.
a. Direct application
b. Spot treatment
c. Space application
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(D)
1. Application of chemical over entire area to be treated.
a. Basal application
b. Band application
c. Broadcast application
2. Calculate the drawbar hp required to pull a plow with 3X14-in bottoms at

the rate of 3.25 mph if the specific draft is 8 psi and depth of cut is 7
inches.
a. 6.8 hp
b. 13.6 hp
c. 20 hp
d. 27.2 hp

capacity when tilling is done along the longer field direction.
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
4. A sprayer containing 100 liters of mixture operates at a nozzle discharge

of 0.2 liters per minute per nozzle. If the sprayer boom consists of 6
nozzles, at what time does the sprayer mixture be changed?
a. 1.39 hours
b. 2.39 hours
c. 3.39 hours
d. 4.39 hours
5. A tractor with a 9-in pulley is belted to a prony brake having a 24-in

pulley. If the tractor engine pulley speed is 950 rpm, the brake arm is 54
in, and the net load is 60 lb., what is the hp developed?
a. 25.2
b. 18.3
c. 34.6
d. 52.4
6. Compute the number of plants required for a 2-hectare corn farm with the
following seed spacing: Plant spacing, 0.25 m and row spacing, 0.45 m.
a. 180, 777.8 plants or hills

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b. 177, 777.8 plants or hills
c. 166, 777.8 plants or hills
d. 111, 777.8 plants or hills
7. A drawbar dynamometer shows that the average pull required for a certain
machine is 12.5 kilo nt. If the tractor travels 25 m in 3.5 min, what is the
power developed?
a. 1.5 hp
b. 2.5 kilowatt
c. 6.667 hp
d. 0.567 kw
8. In a four-stroke cycle engine, it is the event during which the piston is

moving upward and the two valves are close.
a. power
b. intake
c. compression
d. exhaust
9. During this event, fresh supply of fuel enters the cylinder as the piston
moves downward and the intake valve opens.
a. compression
b. intake
c. exhaust
d. power
10. The engine referred to in question no. 38 above is a:
a. 2-stroke cycle diesel engine

b. 4-stroke cycle spark ignition engine
c. 2-stroke cycle spark ignition engine
d. 4-stroke cycle diesel engine
11. A 1000 kg carabao traveling at v kph is pulling a moldboard plow whose

width of cut is w centimeter at a depth of d inches. If the unit draft of
soil is s nt/cm2, the total horizontal pull (in nt) exerted by the carabao
is:
a. 5.85 swd
b. 7.83 swd
c. 2.54 swd
d. 3.85 swd
12. A 30-disk double-offset-disk harrow is travelling at a speed of 10 kph.

If the disk diameter is 40 cm spaced at 30cm, what is the cutting width of
the harrow? What is its theoretical field capacity?
a. 5.6 ha/hr
b. 9.6 ha/hr
c. 2.6 ha/hr
d. 8.6 ha/hr
13. A 4-cylinder, 120 mm × 120 mm engine turns at 2000 rpm. What is the
total engine displacement?
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a. 500π cm3
b. 250π cm3
c. 1000π cm3
14. It refers to ratio of the kinetic energy of air that a windrotor can
convert into mechanical energy over the theoretical maximum available from the
wind.
a. Power coefficient
b. Torque coefficient
c. Betz coefficient
d. Speed coefficient
15. A constant pressure cycle
a. Gasoline engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Steam engine
16. Determine the theoretical power available from a stream using the
following data: average width = 6 meters; average depth = 16 inches; speed =
10 ft/min; height of drop = 1.5 meter.
a. 1.82hp
b. 1.63 hp
c. 1.82 kW
d. 2.45 kW
17. The electrolyte solution of the lead-acid battery consists of 2 parts of

sulphuric acid and 5 parts water. The concentrated acid has a specific gravity
of:
a. 1.500
b. 2.000
c. 1.750
18. In an ideal Diesel engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at :
a. constant pressure
b. constant temperature
c. constant volume
d. constant enthalpy
19. In an ideal Otto engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at :
c. constant volume
20. There are 1000 heads of chicken in a poultry farm. Estimate the kilos of
dung that can be produced by the chicken within 1 month.
a. 2,050 kg
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b. 2,250 kg
c. 2,950 kg
d. 2,850 kg
21. Which of the following statements is incorrect: The higher the pressure
a. the larger the droplet size

b. the higher flow rate
c. the wider the spray angle
d. all of the above
22. How much water is produced by an engine each hour if it burns 25 liters
of premium gasoline per hour?
a. 20.45 liters
b. 25.93 liters
c. 30.56 liters
d. 32.55 liters
23. A prony brake test of an engine shows that the crankshaft rotates at 1000
rpm. The brake arm length is 60 inches and the net load on the scales is 50
lb. What is the power developed?
a. 48 kW
b. 35 kW
c. 42 hp
d. 26,180 ft-lb/min
24. A 1.2-m wide floating tiller is used for rotary tilling/puddling a 24-m X
42-m wetland paddy field. The average speed of travel is 3 kph and turning at
the headlands takes 10 seconds. What is the field efficiency if the field is
worked along its length?
a. 71 %
b. 74 %
c. 79 %
d. 84 %
25. Application of chemical to the base of a tree around the trunk or by

injection into slasher or cuts.
b. Broadcast application
c. Band application
26. The traditional system of harvesting and threshing of rice is:

b. manual harvesting and mechanical threshing
d. combining
27. Among the factors affecting the choice of harvesting and threshing system,
which one is the major factor?
a. kind of crop
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b. timeliness of operation
c. topography
d. farm size
28. The threshing action most commonly employed by a mechanical thresher for
rice is:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. all of the above
29. A paddy seeder was imported from Timbuktu with the following
specifications:
Groundwheel diameter = 47.24 inches Fixed row spacing = 250 mm Hopper capacity
= 20 kg. Designed working speed = 3 miles/hour Engr. Drunken is to calibrate
the seeder for paddy sowing. What groundwheel rpm must he set to simulate the
designed working speed?
a. 21.34
b. 26.58
c. 36.21
d. 10.21
30. Remote control hydraulic cylinders with internal diameters of 2.5 inches
and 3.5 inches with 1000 lbs/in2 maximum pressure are available for tractors.
What is the maximum force that can be developed by the 3.5-inch cylindrers?
a. 9.7 lbs
b. 9,620 lbs
c. 9,620 kg
d. 9.7 kg
31. A 4-cylinder, 120 mm × 120 mm engine turns at 2000 rpm. What is the total
engine displacement?
a. 500π cm3
b. 250π cm3
c. 750π cm3
convert into mechanical energy over the theoretical maximum available from the
wind.
b. Torque coefficient
c. Betz coefficient
d. Speed coefficient
33. Determine the theoretical power available from a stream using the following
data: average width= 6 meters; average depth = 16 inches; speed = 10 ft/min;
height of drop = 1.5 meter.
a. 1.82hp
b. 1.63 hp
c. 1.82 kW
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d. 2.45 kW
34. This rating is given to diesel fuels for their ability to burn without
detonating as compared with the performance of reference fuels.
a. octane rating
b. cetane rating
c. heptane rating
d. alcohol rating

sulphuric acid and 5 parts water. The concentrated acid has a specific gravity
of:
a. 1.500
b. 2.000
c. 1.750
d. 1.835
36. In an ideal Diesel engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at:
c. constant volume


moldboard plow. It took 11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor speed
of 5 kph. Find the field efficiency.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
shown below. Row spacing to be adjusted to 14 inches. Groundwheel diameter is
1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
a. 5 kg/ha
b. 11 kg/ha
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c. 8 kg/ha
d. 20 kg/ha
40. The following are methods of reducing risks in agriculture, except:
a. Insurance
b. flexibility
c. future contract
d. aggregation
41. A 4-m combine traveling at 5 kph can empty its 1.5-ton grain tank in 2
minutes. When unloading on-the-go, it has an 86% field efficiency. Field
yield is 3.5 tons/ha. What would be the field efficiency if the combine
stopped to load?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 85%
42. Application of chemical in parallel strips leaving the area between

strips free of chemicals.
b. Broadcast application
c. Band application
43. Solid blocks or masses that are cut, sheared or broken loose by tillage
tool.
a. Furrow slice
b. Clod
c. Loose soil
44. It is a change in the value of a machine.
a. Cost reduction
b. Depreciation
c. Loss of value
45. Actual rate performance of machine on land or crop processed in a given

time based upon total field time.
a. Theoretical field capacity

b. Effective field capacity
c. Field efficiency
d. All of the above
46. The rate of performance obtained if a machine performs its function 100 %
of the time of a given operating speed using 100 % of its theoretical width.
a. Theoretical field capacity

c. Field capacity
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47. The amount paid for hiring equipment and operating services to perform a
certain task.
a. Custom cost
b. Operating cost
c. Variable cost
48. The ratio of engine power used in performing an operation to engine power
available.
a. Field load factor

b. Engine efficiency
c. Engine performance ratio
d. All of the above
49. The amount of any material applied per unit treated by a sprayer.
a. Through put rate

b. Application capacity
c. Application rate
d. All of the above
50. How much oxygen does air have?
a. 23.2% by volume
b. 23.2% by weight
c. 15.3% by weight
d. 15.3% by volume
51. For complete combustion of gasoline, how much air is needed?
a. 11.1 kg/kg of fuel

b. 12.5 kg/kg of fuel
c. 15.1 kg/kg of fuel
d. 8.2 kg/kg of fuel
52. The bore of an engine is 8 cm and the stroke is 11 cm. Find the piston
displacement.
a. 55.23 cm3
b. 155.35 cm3
c. 789.30 cm3
d. 552.92 cm3
53. A prony brake test of a 4-stroke cycle 7.5-cm × 10-cm engine was
conducted. The lever arm was 75 cm at a net force of 60 N and speed of 1000
rpm. Determine the bhp of the engine.
a. 4.7
b. 60
c. 7.6
d. 6.3
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54. It is a special shaft that extends to the rear of the tractor and is
designed to provide power to integral mounted or trailing implements such as
mowers, balers, and Rotavator.
a. PTO
b. drawbar
c. differential
d. hitch
55. It is an instrument used for testing specific gravity of a liquid.
a. hydrometer
b. hygrometer
c. viscometer
d. density meter
56. It is a special arrangement of gears so constructed and located in the

transmission system of an automotive machine that it will permit one driving
member to rotate slower or faster than the other and at the same time propel
its share of the load.
a. gear box
b. automatic transmission
c. differential
d. PTO
57. It refers to the driving force developed by a wheel or any other traction
device.
a. rolling resistance
b. traction
c. inertia
d. pull
58. It is engine part whose primary function is to maintain uniform engine

speed by absorbing some energy during the power strokes and providing power
during the idle strokes.
a. governor
b. accelerator
c. flywheel
d. crankshaft
59. It is the theoretical maximum percentage of the kinetic energy of air

which a windrotor can convert into mechanical energy.
a. 82.5%
b. 50.5%
c. 59.3%
d. 10.0%
60. In a spark ignition engine, fresh supply of fuel and air mixture enters
the cylinder as the piston moves downward and the intake valve opens during
this event.
a. exhaust
b. intake
c. power
d. compression
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61. In order to properly stop the forward motion of the 4-wheel tractor, the
operator has to step on the:
a. brake pedal
b. clutch pedal
c. brake and clutch pedals
d. accelerator
62. What is the prevailing ad valorem tax in the Philippines?
a. 5 percent
b. 2 percent
c. 10 percent
d. 20 percent
63. What is the process by which a farm manager looks ahead to the future and
contemplates alternative courses of action for the farm?
a. Budgeting
b. Farm Economics
c. Farm Planning
d. Efficiency of Production
64. These are the economic resources owned by a business which are expected
to benefit future operations:
a. inventories
b. assets
c. liabilities
65. Which of the following is not a good reason for using Farm Plans?
a. For review and analysis of objectives.

b. Serve as a central facilitating aid.
c. Provide a basis for evaluation and improvement.
66. The following are all processes of proper management, except ________.
a. Planning
b. Leading
c. Controlling
d. Procrastinating
67. Which of the following statements is not a good labor management

practice.
a. Planning a labor calendar.

b. Providing social life and giving out bonuses and profit sharing, to
enhance productivity.
c. Doing everything there is to do in order to save the rainy days for
resting.
d. Developing initiative, goodwill, cooperation and respect.
68. Which among the following is/are not functions of farm management
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a. Keeping records and accounts.
b. Controlling and directing the various resources.
c. Managing labor, land and capital.
d. None of the above.
69. The classes of risks in agriculture results from:
a. Human factors
b. Statements b, and c
c. Liquidity
d. Natural factors
70. This involves planning the procurement and utilization of funds and
controlling the financial operations to insure effective utilization of
funds.
a. Farm Budget
b. Marketing Management
c. Production Management
d. Financial Management
71. Which of the following is not a function of management?
a. Controlling and directing the various resources

b. Management of labor
c. Methods of reducing risks in agriculture
d. Farm records
72. In financial analysis, what is the ideal current ratio?
a. 1:1
b. 2:1
c. 3:1
d. 2:2
73. It is the cost outlay of the firm for the wear and tear of machines,
buildings and implements.
a. credit
b. depreciation cost
c. discount rate
74. What is the term used for the amount of funds available for payment at
any given time?
a. Current assets
b. Accounts receivables
c. Net working capital
d. Capital
75. Which of the following is not a method of valuation of inventory?
a. original cost
b. original cost less depreciation
c. normal market value
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76. What is the “book value of an asset?”
a. A tax levied on an import.

b. The value of an asset after subtracting depreciation
c. Also called as the ‘net benefit.’
d. The exchange value of goods or services in terms of money.
77. A farmer uses a hand tractor with 20 cm moldboard plow. How many
kilometers must he walk to plow one hectare?
a. 45 km
b. 37 km
c. 57 km
d. 50 km
78. If he overlaps each pass by 10%, how many kilometers more will he have to
walk to plow one hectare?
a. 4.70 km
b. 5.56 km
c. 1.98 km
d. 8.03 km
79. An engine at 2000 rpm is to drive a pump to run at 1000 rpm. The engine
drive pulley is 15 cm in diameter and there is a 10% belt slippage. What
should be the diameter of the pulley on the pump?
a. 23 cm
b. 27 cm
c. 24 cm
d. 26 cm
80. How many hectares can be plowed in one hour by a tractor operating at 5
kph and is pulling 3 moldboard plows with a total width of cut of 160 cm at a
depth of 14 cm?
a. 0.80 ha/h
b. 1.80 ha/h
c. 2.80 ha/h
d. 3.80 ha/h
81. What is the total draft in kilogram pull if there is a draft of 0.45
kg/cm2?
a. 1108 kg
b. 1008 kg
c. 1008 kg
d. 1018 kg
82. How many hectares can be plowed in 3 hours if 8% of the time is spent on
headland turning?
a. 2.208 ha
b. 1.208 ha
c. 0.208 ha
d. 3.208 ha
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83. A 2-hectare farm is to be planted by a 4-row rear mounted corn planter
traveling 5km/h with a row spacing of 1 meter. The field is twice as long as
its width. If 3 minutes is spent for each head land turn;
How many turns will the planter make to plant the whole area?
a. 21 turns
b. 22 turns
c. 23 turns
d. 24 turns
84. How many hours are needed to plant the whole field if the plant rows run
along the longer length?
a. 2.2 hours
b. 1.2 hours
c. 2.9 hours
d. 2.7 hours
85. How many percent of the total planting time in was spent in headland
turning?
a. 52.54%
b. 54.54%
c. 58.54%
d. 51.54%
86. If the planter delivered an average of 12 seeds per linear meter, how
many seeds are needed for the entire area including the headlands? Planting
is along the longer side.
a. 210,000 seeds
b. 240,000 seeds
c. 220,000 seeds
d. 230,000 seeds
87. A sprayer is operating at 6 kph, covering 30 hectares in 6 hours. 20% of

the time was spent on headland turning and tank filling. What is the
effective swat boom of the sprayer?
a. 10.42 meters
b. 12.42 meters
c. 14.42 meters
d. 15.42 meters
88. If the area is increased to 40 hectares, what should be the operating

speed to finish spraying in 6 hours with 20% time loss?
a. 8.0 kph
b. 6.0 kph
c. 4.0 kph
d. 2.0 kph
89. A farmer will use an 8-row grain drill for planting paddy. Its
groundwheel is one meter in diameter designed for slip operation. Row spacing
is adjustable. He will follow a 100-kg/ha seeding rate recommendation. If the
row spacing is 25 cm, how much paddy (in grams) must the drill deliver for
one revolution?
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a. 69.8 grams
b. 64.8 grams
c. 62.8 grams
d. 61.8 grams
90. If 1000 seeds weighs 25 grams and assuming uniform distribution, how many
seeds must there be per linear meter along the row?
a. 180 seeds/m
b. 100 seeds/m
c. 190 seeds/m
d. 110 seeds/m
91. If the seed germination rate is 90%, how many rice plants will be
established per square meter?
a. 160 seeds will grow
b. 960 seeds will grow
c. 660 seeds will grow
d. 360 seeds will grow
92. If the working speed is 5 km/h, how much time is needed to plant a square
2-hectare field at 20cm row spacing?
a. 2.5 hours
b. 3.5 hours
c. 4.5 hours
d. 1.5 hours
93. If the optimum pulling load of the carabao is about 35 percent of its
body weight and weighs 250 kg.
a. 77 kg
b. 107 kg
c. 97 kg
d. 87 kg
94. A four-stroke-spark-ignition engine needs a magneto to operate.
a. contact point
b. fuel pump
c. gas tank
d. float valve
95. Compact tractors are four-wheel tractors with power rating below 32 hp.
a. 80 Kw
b. 24 Kw
c. 70 Kw
d. 90 Kw
96. The differential facilitates the turning of the tractor.
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a. gear lever
b. 3-pt hitch
c. pto
d. steering wheel
97. For high speed engines, the intake valve opens at TDC and closes after
BDC.
a. 54 degrees
b. 50 degrees
c. 44 degrees
d. 40 degrees
98. Spark-ignition engines use gasoline as fuel.
a. carburetor
b. injection nozzle
c. metering valve
d. plunger
99. In a four-stroke cycle engine, compression is the event during which the
piston is moving upward and the two valves are close.
a. power stroke
b. intake stroke
c. compression stroke
d. exhaust stroke
100. In a compression-ignition engine, fresh supply of fuel and air mixture

enters the cylinder as the piston moves downward and the intake valve opens.
a. exhaust stroke
b. intake stroke
c. compression stroke
d. power stroke
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MECHANIZATION
, POWER, MACHINERY
(E)
1. If it is desired to reverse the four-wheel tractor to the right, the

steering wheel must be turned.
a. backwards
b. counterclockwise
c. clockwise
d. forward
2. The flywheel is the part of the engine which absorbs the power from the
crankshaft during the idle strokes and returns it during the power stroke.
a. True
b. False
c. Neither
3. A 1000 kg carabao traveling at v kph is pulling a moldboard plow whose

width of cut is w centimeter at a depth of d inches. If the soil draft.is s
kg/sq.cm. What is the total pull (in lb) being exerted by the carabao?
a. 5.85 swd
b. 5.95 swd
c. 5.59 swd
4. At the given velocity, how long will it take to plow a rectangular field W
meters wide and L meters length.
a. lw/10VW
b. Lw/10vW
c. lW/10Vw
d. LW/10vw
5. If the weight of the carabao is increased to 1,500 kg by how many percent

is the total pull exerted by the carabao increased.
a. 50%
a. 33.33%
b. 30%
c. 53.33%
6. If each succeeding pass overlaps the previous pass by 10 %, by how much

longer will it take to plow the same field.
a. LW / 90 vw
b. LW / 9 vw
c. Lw / 9 vW
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d. Lw / 90 vW
7. A two-hectare rice field whose length is twice its width is to be
harvested by a stripper combine whose average speed will be 5 kph. Field
sampling of the crop showed 0.60 kg paddy per sq. meter. If the combine was
able to finish the area in two hours, how wide is the swath of the combine?
a. 2 m
b. 79 in
c. 6.6 ft
d. all of the above
8. Based on the field area sampling what will be the total yield of the 2-
hectare field?
a. 12,000 kg
b. 423,288 oz
c. 12,200x 10 3 g
d. 26,840 lbs
9-12. A 6-nozzle boom sprayer is mounted at the back of a four wheel tractor.
The nozzles are arranged 150 cm. apart along the boom length. Each nozzle has
a 60 degree spray angle. Each nozzle delivers k 1/min. At what height must
the boom be raised, relative to the ground level, so that the spray from each
nozzle does not overlap upon reaching the top of the rice plant canopy which
is 50 cm tall?
a. 108 cm
b. 180 cm
c. 93.3 cm
d. 309.8 cm
10. What is the effective swath of the boom sprayer.
a. 150 cm
b. 750 cm
c. 75 cm
d. 900 cm
11. If the tractor travels at 5 kph with 95% field efficiency, what will be
the spraying capacity (in ha/hr).
a. 4.25
b. 4.52
c. 4.28
d. 470
12. If each nozzle delivers one liter per minute, how many liters per hectare
will the boom sprayer deliver?
a. 84.11 li/ha
b. 184.11 li/ha
c. 16 li/ha
d. 17 li/ha
13. When demand exceeds supply, there is

a. surplus
b. over-production
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c. shortage
d. glut
14. _____ refers to the cost of the best foregone alternative
a. sunk cost
b. opportunity cost
c. investment cost
d. depreciation cost
15. The fundamental _____ equation is given as “Assets = Liabilities +

Owner’s Equity.”
a. accounting
b. present economy
c. overhead
d. time value
16. The table below shows a specific plan for repaying a loan within a period
of 3 years:
Year Interest Principal Total end

earned for payment of year
the year payment
1 3,000 12,000 15,000
2 1,560 7,440 9,000
3 672 ? 6,232
The missing value in the table is equal to:
a. P4,560
b. P3,640
c. P5,560
d. P3,085
17. A certain project has the following cash flow:
N 0 1 2 3 4
Initial -
cost P40,000
Revenues 40,000 Y 30,000 Y
Expenses 25,000 20,000 15,000 20,000
18. If the desired MARR is 18%, the value of Y that will make the project
acceptable is closest to
a. P22,568
b. P52,390
c. 28,695
d. 34,716
19. You are interested in buying a farm implement worth P80,000. Your
available cash is only P25,000 to pay for the downpayment. The remaining
balance will be amortized over a period of 18 months at an interest rate of
24% compounded monthly. Which will give the correct amount of monthly
payments?
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a. A = P80,000 (A/P, 6.25%, 12)
b. A = P80,000 (A/P, 6.25%, 12)/18
c. A = P55,000 (A/P, 2%, 18)
d. A = P20,000 (A/P, 1.33%, 18)
20. Mang Andoy secured a loan from a bank in the amount of P250,000 at an
interest rate of 15% compounded quarterly. The loan will be paid back in 36
equal monthly installments. Which is closest to Mang Andoy’s monthly payment?
a. P7,208
b. P6,972
c. P8,644
d. P9,568
21. A workshop tool costs P18,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 10

years and a salvage value of P3,000. At 15%, what is the capital recovery of
the tool?
a. P3,900
b. P3,740
c. P2,990
d. P3,440
22. Which will provide the largest annual effective rate?
a. 14% per year compounded quarterly

b. 15% compounded monthly
c. 14.75% compounded weekly
d. 15.25% compounded semi-annually
23. For an investment, the following information is known:

Benefits: P500,000 per year
Operating & Maintenance Cost: P250,000 per year
Investment cost: P1.5M
Salvage value: 0
What is the benefit/cost ratio for this investment if MARR is 10% and project
duration is 8 years?
a. 1.65
b. 1.23
c. 1.46
d. 0.978
24. Which machine would you recommend given the following information and a
desired MARR of 10%:
New Machine Used Machine
First cost P44,000 P23,000
Annual revenues 18,000 18,000
Annual operating 7,000 9,000
cost
Annual repair cost 210 350
Overhaul every 2 0 1,900
years
Overhaul every 5 2,500 0
years
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Salvage value 4,000 3,000
Life, years 15 8
a. new machine
b. used machine
c. used is as good as new
d. do not use either machine
25. If you invest P20,000 now in a business venture that promises to return
P39,479 in 6 years, how many years would it take to get a return of at least
P30,000?
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years
26. If a person deposits P5,000 now at 8% per year interest and plans to
withdraw P500 per year every year starting 1 year from now, until what year
can he make full P500-withdrawals?
a. 21 years
b. 20 years
c. 19 years
d. 18 years
27. The monthly interest rate equivalent to an effective semi-annual rate of

4% is
a. 0.544%
b. 0.656%
c. 0.812%
d. 0.667%
28. The IRR of the cash flow below is closest to:
End of year 0 1 2 3 4 5
Cash flow -P10,000 -P6,000 P5,000 P5,000 P5,000 P10,000
a. 8.6%
b. 11.3%
c. 14.4%
d. 17.4%
29. Which is the oldest form of direct or indirect solar energy?
a. Photovoltaic
b. Ocean thermal energy conversion
c. Flat-plate collectors
d. Hydropower
30. Photovoltaic cells work by
a. storing solar energy as electricity for long periods of time

b. amplifying the energy of the sun
c. using solar energy to release electrons from one layer of the cells
to migrate to another layer, thereby setting up an electric current
d. a and c
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31. When biomass is combined with microorganisms in anaerobic conditions, the
result is
a. an electric current
b. butane
c. propane
d. methane and nutrient rich sludge
32. The power grid is
a. the network of fluid-filled tubes in a roof-mounted solar water

heater
b. the reaction chamber inside a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell
c. also called the power tower, and has been taken out of service due
to the costs of upkeep
d. the network of electrical lines that carry electricity from power
plants to the customers
33. The process of producing both electricity and capturing waste heat is
called
a. active heat absorption

b. regeneration
c. cogeneration
d. passive heat absorption
34. It is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal

combustion engine. It works by providing an environment for a chemical
reaction wherein toxic combustion by-products are converted to less-toxic
substances.
a. muffler
b. header
c. turbocharger
d. catalytic converter
33. Cocomethyl ester, also known as biodiesel, is a non-toxic, eco-friendly

fuel having similar properties as diesel fuel. The process of
transesterifying raw vegetable oil into cocomethyl ester requires the use of:
a. alcohol
b. oxygen
c. hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide
34. It is the ratio of the actual weight of fuel inducted by the engine
during the intake stroke to the theoretical weight of air that should have
been inducted by filling the piston displacement volume with air at
atmospheric temperature and pressure.
a. volumetric capacity
d. volumetric measure
b. volumetric parameter
c. volumetric efficiency
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35. A 85 mm × 85 mm engine runs at 2,000 rpm. What is the maximum piston
speed inside the cylinder?
a. 105 m/s
b. 17.8 m/s
c. 25 m/s
d. 75 m/s
36. A diesel engine was tested for a continuous 3 hours of operation. It

consumed at total of 5 liters and developed a constant power of 7.5 kW. If
the fuel contains 45.46 MJ/kg, what is the approximate thermal efficiency?
a. 40%
b. 35%
c. 33%
d. 25%
37. A 4-cylinder 120 mm × 100 mm engine turns at 1,750 rpm. If the

individual cylinder’s clearance volume is 110 cm3, what is the engine’s
compression ratio?
a. 8:1
b. 9:1
c. 10:1
d. 11:1
38. Among the fuels that belong to the paraffin group, this has three carbon
atoms in its molecular structure. It is the main component of LPG.
a. pentane
b. Ethane
c. Butane
d. propane
39. This vertical axis windmill has a very low tip speed ratio and power
coefficient of less than 0.2. The rotor is usually constructed using a
cylindrical tank cut axially into two and installed vertically face to face
at an offset position.
a. Savonious
b. Cretan
c. Darrieus
d. Multibladed
a. 20.45 liters
b. 25.93 liters
c. 30.56 liters
d. 32.55 liters
41. A tractor travels at a speed of 4mph. It pulls a drawbar load of 2,000

lb. What is the drawbar power expended by the tractor?
a. 42 kW b. 31 hp
c. 16 kW d. 28 kW
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42. The engine crankshaft provides 30 hp at 1700 rpm. What is the torque
exerted?
a. 100 ft-lb
b. 93 nt-m
c. 126 nt-meter
d. 60 nt-meter
43. A prony brake test of a motor gave the following data: Force = 1.5 lb;
Length of arm = 2 ft; N (rpm) = 1720. What is the power developed?
a. 0.98 hp
b. 0.98 kw
c. 1.523 kw
d. 1.523 hp
44. The ideal air-fuel ratio for using kerosene as an engine fuel is :
a. 10:1
b. 15:1
c. 13:1
d. 12:1
45. What is the average linear speed of the piston for a 4.5 × 6 in. engine
with a crankshaft speed of 1000 rpm.
a. 8 m/s
b. 1,900 in/min
c. 160 ft/min
d. 4,787 cm/min
46. What is the piston displacement volume in liters of a four stroke cycle
4-cylinder 15 × 18 cm engine rotating at 2000 rpm.
a. 12.72
b. 63.30
c. 15.83
d. 79.12
47. A 4-stroke cycle, 4-cylinder engine having a cylinder dimension of 25 ×

50 cm rotates at 154 rpm. The imep is 7.5 kpa. The ihp is:
a. 31
b. 14.2
c. 17.2
d. 97
48. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
a. A person must be efficient to be effective.

b. A person may be effective without being efficient.
c. A person may be efficient without being effective.
d. Statements a and c
49. Among the following statements, which demonstrates efficiency in

operations?
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a. Reducing the number of workers while maintaining the same target
yield.
b. Increasing the target yield and maintaining the number of workers.
c. Reducing the number of workers and reducing the target yield.
d. Statements a and c.
50. The study of the ways and means of organizing land, labor and capital and
the application of technical knowledge and skill in order that the farm may
be made to yield the maximum net returns is called _______.
a. Management
b. Farm Management
c. Economics
d. Scientific Method
51. A farmer’s success is dependent on several factors, of which are:
a. Proper selection of farm type and size based on the available

capital, labor and other resources.
b. Age, strength, maturity and his ability to communicate well in
English.
c. Giving due importance to land and water conservation and record
keeping of all transactions of the farm.
d. Statements a, c, d.
include:

termed:
a. furrow
b. furrowslice
c. backfurrow
d. Deadfurrow
width is:
c. disc angle
d. tilt angle
make it cut the proper width and allow it to rotate when moving forward is:
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SWEff
56. In the equation C = , C is capacity expresses in:
10
a. m2/h
b. m2/day
c. ha/h
d. ha/day

a. sort the seeds

b. meter the seeds
d. cover the seeds

d. broadcaster
a. chemical control
d. a and b
QxH
61. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = , Q is pump output in:
3960xEff
a. gallons
b. gpm
c. liters
d. lps
62. Which of the following is not a typical example of a small single-

cylinder engine?
a. air-cooled gasoline engine

b. water-cooled gasoline engine
c. air-cooled diesel engine
d. water-cooled diesel engine

Philippines is:

d. combining
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64. Average harvesting losses of rice at maturity date is 3.35 %, but two
weeks after maturity date this will increase to:
a. 5.63%
b. 8.64%
c. 40.70%
d. 60.46%

c. broadcaster
d. transplanter
a. row spacing
c. forward speed
67. Soil working part utilized by push-type weeders for dryland operation is:
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
68. Which of the following statements is incorrect: The higher the pressure,

d. all of the above
69. In a water pumping system, the source of water is usually at a:
a. lower elevation than pt. of delivery

b. equal elevation than ….
c. higher elevation than ….
d. a and c
70. Which of the following is not part of a force pump?
a. inlet valve
b. piston
c. plunger
d. discharge valve
field efficiency of 75%. The draft required to pull the plow is 60 kg. Find
the time required to plow the field:
a. 11.11 hrs
b. 22.22 hrs
c. 44.44 hrs
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d. 66.66 hrs
diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at full open adjustment?
a. 60 kg/ha
b. 70 kg/ha
c. 80 kg/ha
d. 90 kg/ha
at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the field efficiency:
a. 78%
b. 83%
c. 87%
d. 90%

The calibration test of a 16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows: Nozzle
discharge = 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and walking speed = 20 m/min
Determine the total volume of water applied per hectare:
a. 200 liters
b. 300 liters
c. 400 liters
d. 500 liters

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass.
Determine actual field capacity when tilling is done along the shorter field
direction:
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr

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a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
77. Which of the following countries follow the mechanization model of low
land area to farmer ratio?
a. Thailand
b. Philippines
c. Malaysia
d. Indonesia


no. of cells of seedplate = 20, T1 = 6t, T2 = 18t, T3 = 10t and T4 = 25t.
a. 0.62 m
b. 0.81 m
c. 0.71m
d. 0.92 m
80. The three-phase electric motor is characterized as:

81. An ordinary gasoline engine uses about 0.4 kg of fuel/kW-hr. What is the
approximate thermal efficiency?
a. 20%
b. 19%
c. 30%
d. 35%
82. A diesel engine burns 0.25 kg of fuel/kW-hr. What is the approximate

thermal efficiency?
a. 40%
b. 35%
c. 32%
d. 25%
83. Determine the drawbar power required to pull a plow with a 3-14 in bottom
at a rate of 3.5 mph if the unit draft is 8 psi of furrow section and depth
of cut is 7 in.
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a. 21.95
b. 22.35
c. 44.75
d. 52.87
84. What is the piston displacement for a 10 cm × 15 cm engine with 4

cylinders?
a. 2,459 cm3
b. 4,567 cm3
c. 4,712 cm3
d. 1,283 cm3
85. How much power can a horse deliver if it is continuously pulling 120 lb
load for several hours and walking at a rate of 2.5 mph?
a. 1 hp
b. 0.8 hp
c. 0.75 hp
d. 1.2 hp
86. It is the ratio of the volume of distilled water to the volume of

chemically pure, concentrated sulfuric acid in a lead-acid cell.
a. 3:1
b. 4:1
c. 5:2
d. 1:2
87. Calculate the theoretical power available from a stream using the
following data: average width – 12 ft; average depth- 2 ft; speed – 15
ft/min; height of drop- 4 ft.
a. 2.7 hp
b. 1.5 hp
c. 4.2 kW
d. 5.4 kW
88. What is the compression ratio of a 2-stroke cycle 3” × 4” engine if the

clearance volume is 5 in3. The speed of operation is 1000 rpm.
a. 6.1
b. 7.1
c. 6.7
d. 9.1
89. Calculate the location of the center of gravity of 7800 lb-tractor with
respect to the rear axle if the wheelbase is 90 in. The static weight on the
front wheels is 2300 lb.
a. 30”
b. 26.5”
c. 60.5”
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d. 45.5”
pulley. If the tractor engine pulley speed is 950 rpm, the brake arm is 54
in, and the net load is 60 lb., what is the hp developed?
a. 25
b. 18.3
c. 34
d. 52
91. Gloria had P1,500, part of which she invested in an account that earns
simple interest of 6.5% per year, and the remainder in an account that earns
4.5% compounded annually. If at the end of 1 year, Gloria’s money amounted to
P1,583.50, how much was her investment in each of the account?
a. P800 and P700

b. P600 and P900
c. P950 and P550
d. P750 each
92. It is an articulated connection between a link and the tractor.
a. Hitch point
b. Link point
c. Implement point
d. All of the above
93. A lending institution for small-scale enterprises lends P4,000 per

client. At the end of one month, the client had to repay P4,020. What is the
nominal annual interest rate?
a. 6%
b. 8%
c. 10%
d. 12%
94. A farmer just made the first quarterly payment of P900 in interest for a
loan that carries an interest rate of 12 % per year, compounded quarterly.
The original amount of the loan is:
a. P18,750
b. P35,000
c. P140,000
d. P30,000
95. The person responsible for helping the organization achieve its goal is
called_______.
a. Planner
b. Leader
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c. Organizer
d. Manager
96. The interest on the loan is
a. 8%
b. 10%
c. 12%
d. 14%
97. Compute the net present value at i=15% per year, compounded annually, for
the cash flow below:
End of 0 1 2 3 4
year
Cash - P12,000 P12,000 P12,000 P12,000
flow P40,000
a. P1,582
b. P5,741
c. P3,048
d. P2,692
98. An obligation of P20,000 is to be repaid at a rate of P4,000 per year

plus the interest that is owed based on the beginning-of-the-year unpaid
principal. If the loan has to be repaid over a 5-year period, at an interest
rate of 10%, what is the total amount of interest to be repaid?
a. P7000
b. P6,000
c. P6,380
d. P8,000
99. An irrigation control dam with a 100-year life has an initial cost of
P15M. The gates in the dam must be replaced every five years, at a cost of
P2M. If the interest rate is 8% per year, compounded annually, what is the
capitalized worth of the annual cost of maintaining the dam?
a. P5.683M
b. P7.248M
c. P4.261M
d. P6.148M
100. An agricultural engineer purchased a new machine for P18,000. It is

expected to have a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of P3,000. At
i=15%, how much additional revenue must the machine generate to at least
recover its cost?
a. P3,900
b. P3,557
c. P2,990
d. P3,440
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(F)
1. The management process by which managers think their through in advance

and where the organization’s mission, vision, goals and objectives are made
is called ___________.
a. organizing
b. controlling
c. staffing
d. planning
2. What is the ratio of output over input?
a. planning
b. efficiency
c. effectiveness
3. The fund collected by the government to finance its activities.
a. credit
b. tax
c. enterprise
d. dividend
4. What is the term used for the effective and efficient use of scarce
resources to achieve organizational goals?
a. Farm Management
b. Management
c. Agriculture
d. Agricultural Economics
5. It is the process of management where managers coordinate the human and

material resources of the organization.
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Staffing
d. leading
6. A payment for the use of money, generally stated as a percentage of the

amount or principal borrowed is called __________.
a. duty
b. credit
c. dividend
7. This is also known as the ad valorem tax.

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a. tax
b. capital
c. value added tax
d. interest
8. Which of the following is not a managerial role:
a. mediator
b. monitor
c. liaison
9. Which of the following Cs in marketing is directly linked with the place

or distribution decision?
a. customer satisfaction
b. cost recovery
c. convenience
d. communication
10-11. A certain project has the following cash flow:
Cash flow for each year

0 1 2 3 4
Initial -
cost P30,000
Revenues 40,000 30,000 30,000 25,000
Expenses 20,000 18,000 10,000 12,000
10. If the desired MARR is 15%, the project’s NPV is
a. P22,568
b. P25,000
c. P24,033
d. P17,048
11. The benefit cost ratio obtained by the traditional (conventional) method
for the project above is
a. 0.90
b. 1.15
c. 1.23
d. 1.0
12. An agricultural firm can invest into a 15-year project that will produce
an annual revenue of P200,000 per year. Initial investment required is
P165,000, while yearly operating expenses will be P145,000. What is the IRR
for this opportunity?
a. 18.5%
b. 26.4%
c. 33.1%
d. 36.0%
13. A machine purchased for P45,000 had a depreciable life of 4 years. It

will have an expected salvage value of P5,000 at the end of its depreciable
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life. Using the-sum-of-the-years digits method, what is the depreciation
amount for year 3?
a. P8,000
b. P12,000
c. P10,000
d. P18,000
14. Which of the following are characteristics of a good channel of

distribution?
a. It has a good track record.

b. It has the capability to handle a wide variety of products.
c. It has growth potential
d. All of the above.
15. Promotion corresponds to what C of marketing?
a. Communication
b. Convenience
c. Cost
d. Customer satisfaction
16. Which is not an English or English derived unit?
a. foot
b. Pascal
c. ft-lb/sec
d. pounds
17. Which is not an SI unit?
a. psi
b. Pascal
c. Newton
d. Ampere
18. A sprayer designed to charge the spray droplet so that there is a

powerful attraction between the plants and the charged droplet.
a. Electromagnetic sprayer
b. Electrolytic sprayer
c. Electrostatic sprayer
d. All of the above
19. It is used to protect tractor operator from dust, noise, rain and heat.
a. Operator’s shield
b. Chasis
c. Cab
20. A device that transfer seed from the seedbox to the coulter tube at a
fixed rate
a. Seed feeder
b. Seed distributor
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c. Seed metering device
d. All of the above
21. A device at a header of a combine for severing the plant stalk.
a. Cutting mechanism
b. Star wheel
c. Pickup
22. A device for gathering crops on a window of a combine.
a. Header
b. Pickup
c. Star wheel
23. A transport machine used in agriculture suitably designed for coupling to

an agricultural tractor or self-propelled combine.
a. Agricultural wagon
b. Agricultural loader
c. Agricultural trailer
24. A harvest residue discharged from cleaning devices of a combine.
a. Foreign matters
b. Cut straw
c. Chaffs
25. What is the application rate of a granular broadcast spreader required to

apply 1 ton of manure at a distance of 1000 meters. The machine swath is 2
meters.
a. 500 kg/ha
b. 5000 kg/ha
c. 50,000 kg/ha
26. An external shaft on an agricultural tractor other than the PTO which
provides rotational power to implements that are usually front and side
mounted.
a. Belt drive shaft

b. Secondary PTO
c. Auxiliary PTO
27. A rotating device located inside the hopper of gravity flow applicator
and broadcast spreaders to enhance delivery of granules to the adjustable
orifice of the machine.
a. Mixer
b. Stirrer
c. Agitator
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28. In ASAE, safety code for laboratory equipment and typical application,
the safety yellow color stands for
a. Danger stop
b. Warning
c. Caution
29. A safety gray color at the ASAE safety code is code for
a. Floor or work area around machines and Equipment

b. Areas with radiation hazard
c. Traffic and housekeeping areas
d. All of the above
30. When pipeline is painted with green and white color, the safety code
means that the pipe contains
a. Liquid of inherently low hazard

b. Flammable or explosion materials
c. Fire extinguishing materials
d. All of the above
31. The standard length of stroke of hydraulic remote control cylinders for
trailing-type agricultural implement is
a. 6 to 12 inches
b. 8 to 16 inches
c. 10 to 20 inches
32. Minimum thrust per drawbar horsepower of hydraulic remote control

cylinder for trailing type agricultural implement.
a. 68 kg
b. 78 kg
c. 88 kg
33. Assume that you are the Agricultural Engineer of 500-hectare corn farm
with soil type that gives 10 psi draft when plowing at a speed of 4 km/hr.
Compute the drawbar horsepower required to pull a three-disk plow with
effective width of cut of 12 inches per disk at a plowing depth of 6 inches.
a. 14.3 hp
b. 23.4 hp
c. 34.5 hp
34. How many hectares in item above does a tractor pulling a three disk plow
would be able to plow in one day (16 hours operation) assuming a total time
loss of 30 %?
a. 2 ha/day
b. 4 ha/day
c. 6 ha/day
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36. How many days in item above are required to plow the 500-hectare farm
using ten units of the same kind of tractor and plow?
a. 8.3 days
b. 12.5 days
c. 15.4 days
37. What is the amount of fuel consumed in liters per 16 hours day in item
above, of one tractor unit if the specific fuel consumption is 1 lb/dhp-hr
and the specific gravity of the fuel is 0.8?
a. 69.7 liters
b. 130.0 liters
c. 95.1 liters
38. The perpendicular distance between the upper hitch point and the common
axis of the lower hitch point of a tractor.
a. Mast height
b. Hitch vertical height
c. Stud height
39. The distance between lower hitch point measured at the base of the lower
hitch stud, or the distance between the inner most restraining means provided
on the implement.
a. Lower hitch-point spread

b. Lower hitch point distance
c. Lower hitch point clearance
40. ASAE classification for slow moving vehicle such as animal-drawn or

motorize conveyance, including implements in tow should not be exceeded a
travel speed of
a. 30 kph
b. 40 kph
c. 50 kph
41. For safety purposes, slow-moving vehicle such as agricultural machines

must be provided with
a. Rear bumper to protect the machine from impact

b. Identification emblem to guide motorist that the machine is slow-
moving
c. Signal light when traveling
42. What is the cutting width of the single disk harrow set at 18 degree
working angle containing 20 disks spaced at 30 cm? Disk diameter is 40 cm.
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a. 553.5 cm
b. 453.7 cm
c. 540.6 cm
43. If the harrow in item above is a tandem disk harrow, what is the cutting
width of the machine?
a. 589.5 cm
b. 567.4 cm
c. 530.6 cm
44. A 30-disk double-offset-disk harrow is travelling at a speed of 10 kph.

If the disk diameter is 40 cm spaced at 30 cm, what is the cutting width of
the harrow?
a. 860.5 cm
b. 875.4 cm
c. 850.3 cm
45. What is the theoretical field capacity of the harrow in item above?
a. 8.6 ha/hr
b. 8.7 ha/hr
c. 8.5 ha/hr
46. The identification of the given tire with its maximum recommended load
when used in specific type service.
a. Tire rating
b. Tire lug rating
c. Ply rating
d. All of the above
47. A machine that is used with small plow and harrow designed for rice
farming operation.
a. Puddling-type floating tiller

b. Power tiller
c. Hydro tiller
d. All of the above
48. It is part of moldboard plow that is used to cut the soil.
a. Moldboard
b. Share
c. Shin
49. The effective field capacity of 2 moldboard plows having 25 cm width each
plowing at a speed of 7km/hr for a field efficiency of 80% is:
a. 0.20 ha/hr
b. 0.28 ha/hr
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c. 0.32 ha/hr
50. An engine that burns fuel inside the cylinder.
a. External combustion engine

b. Internal combustion engine
c. Sterling engine
51. A mechanical breaking up of fuel into spray droplets by high velocity of

air passing through a jet.
a. Atomization
b. Carburetion
c. Turbo charging
52. Suppose a 4-cylinder engine has a bore of 3.5 in. and a stroke of 4.0
in., what is the engine displacement.
a. 154 in3
b. 175 in3
c. 225 in3
53. Engine having fuel injected into the combustion chamber near the end of
the combustion stroke and is ignited by heat of compression only.
a. Gasoline engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Steam engine
54. Firing order of 4-cylinder engine.
a. 1-2-3-4
b. 1-3-4-2
c. 1-2-4-3
55. Engine system that reduces the temperature of the cylinder.
a. Ignition System
b. Carburetor System
c. Cooling System
56. The primary gas produced during gasification.
a. Methane
b. Carbon Dioxide
c. Carbon Monoxide
d. All of the above
57. When a biogas contains 40 % methane and 60 % carbon dioxide,
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a. The biogas can be used for cooking
b. The biogas can run gas refrigerator
c. The biogas can be used for lighting
58. A biogas is generated inside the
a. Gas holder
b. Mixing tank
c. Digester
59. The feed material to water ratio for biogas generation is
a. 1:0.5 to 1:1
b. 1:1 to 1:2
c. 1:2 to 1:3
60. A digester for biogas is to be designed to accommodate 30 liters of dung

per day. If the feed-material-to-water ratio is 1:1 and the designed
retention time is 80 days, what is the capacity of the digester?
a. 4800 liters
b. 5200 liters
c. 6100 liters
61. A solid biomass fuel burning device used for domestic cooking water
heating, smoking, roasting and simmering.
a. Furnace
b. Cookstove
c. Biomass oven
62. The percentage primary air requirement based on the total air for the
combustion of fuel in a cookstove.
a. 80 %
b. 60 %
c. 40 %
63. Elements necessary for combustion.
a. Fire
b. Air
c. Fuel
d. All of the above
64. Air required for complete combustion of combustible gasses.
a. Stoichiometric air
b. Primary air
c. Secondary air
d. All of the above
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65. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound water
by one degree Farenheight.
a. Kcal
b. BTU
c. Joule
66. The excessive amount of tars produced in the combustion of agricultural

waste is primary due to:
a. Insufficiency of fuel
b. Less air is used
c. Too much air used
67. Open-fire stove has a thermal efficiency of:
a. 3-11 %
b. 11-20 %
c. 20-30%
d. All of the above
68. A chamber where combustion of fuel takes place.
a. Damper
b. Chimney
c. Fire box
69. The thermal efficiency of a cookstove can be increased by:
a. Increasing the amount of fuel

b. Using more air for the fuel
c. Insulating the stove
d. All of the above
70. The power output of an agriwaste-fired multiple-burner stove can be

increased by:
a. Providing large connecting tunnel for the pot holes

b. Increasing the height of the chimney
c. Providing damper to control the flow of passage of air
d. All of the above
71. The recommended angle for the inclined metal grates on the step-grate-
type stove.
a. 45-60 deg
b. 30-40 deg
c. 60-80 deg
72. A gas produced from agricultural waste which is odorless, tasteless,

colorless and flammable.
a. Biogas
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b. CO
c. CH4
73. The primary gas produced during anaerobic digestion of agricultural

wastes.
a. CH4 & H2S
b. CH4 & CO2
c. CH4 & CO
d. All of the above
74. C-N ratio suitable for anaerobic digestion of agriwaste.
a. 10:1 to 20:1
b. 20:1 to 30:1
c. 30:1 to 40:1
75. The power output of diesel engine, when powered with gas producer at an
arbitrary speed will be reduced by
a. 10-20 %
b. 30-50 %
c. 50-70 %
76. The percentage amount of diesel fuel can be replaced by gas producer
a. 20-40 %
b. 50-70%
c. 90-100%

efficiency in going the longer field direction.
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
spacing = hill spacing. Find the spacing.
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.75 m
c. 0.65 m
d. 1.0 m
80. If there are 2.7M animals in the farms, 70 – 74 % of them are used for
draft work and 12M ha of agricultural lands, the contribution of animal power
in the farm is:
a. 0.12 hp/ha
b. 0.16 hp/ha
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c. 0.21 hp/ha
d. 0.23 hp/ha

efficiency in going the shorter field direction.
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%
82. The projection of cash inflow and outflow of a farm to estimate the
incremental net benefit of the life of the project is known as:
a. Farm budget
b. Farm plan
c. Farm inventory
d. Farm contract
83. Type of engine that can be fueled with producer gas.
a. Gas engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Gasoline engine
d. All of the above
84. The bulk density of rice husk.
a. 50-80 kg/m3
b. 100-120 kg/m3
c. 140-160 kg/m3
85. What is the power of the rotor if the 3-meter windpump operates at 3 mps
wind speed? Assume a power coefficient for the windpump rotor of 0.4.
a. 15.8 WATTS
b. 25.8 WATTS
c. 45.8 WATTS
d. 35.8 WATTS
86. As a rule of thumb, single-phase alternating current electric motor

should be used for applications requiring:
a. < 4 hp
b. < 5 hp
c. < 6 hp
d. < 7 hp
87. Type of engine commonly used for tractors:
a. 4-stroke-spark-ignition engine
b. 4-stroke-compression-ignition
c. 2-stroke-spark-ignition
d. 2-stroke-compression-ignition
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88. Determine the compression ratio of the engine with the following
specifications: Total volume = 70 cc, Bore = 4 cm and stroke = 5 cm
a. 63/1
b. 10/1
c. 7/1
d. 5/1

number of sprayer loadings per hectare:
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
operation:
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
a. nozzle discharge
c. walking speed
d. application rate

total volume of water applied per hectare:
a. 200 liters
b. 300 liters
c. 400 liters
d. 500 liters
94. If a cow can provide a draft of 60 kg, how much draft can be provided by
2 cows together?
a. 144 kg
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b. 154 kg
c. 164 kg
d. 174 kg
a. centrifugal pump
b. mixed flow pump
c. air lift pump
d. all of the above
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at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the theoretical field
capacity of the combine:
a. 1.2 ha/hr
b. 2.4 ha/hr
c. 3.6 ha/hr
d. 4.8 ha/hr
98. Which of the following is not a part of a typical lift pump?
a. inlet valve
b. piston
c. plunger
d. bucket valve
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99. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = , Q is pump output in:
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a. gallons
b. gpm
c. liters
d. lps
100. Which of the following is not a typical example of a small single-cylinder

engine?

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(G)
Agriculture?
a. BPRE
b. BPI
c. AMMDA
d. RAEG

d. a and c
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3. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = , H is total head in:
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a. ft.
b. ft/min
c. meters
d. meters/min
4. The power unit for driving centrifugal pumps for household use is
usually:
a. electric motor
b. gasoline engine
c. diesel engine
d. kerosene engine

a. 5 mm/day
b. 10 mm/day
c. 15 mm/day
d. 20 mm/day

discharge rate of the pump is 30 gpm, the total drawdown is:
a. 1 ft
b. 3 ft
c. 10 ft
d. 30 ft

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d. combining
8. Among the factors affecting the choice of harvesting and threshing

system, which one is the major factor?
a. kind of crop
c. topography
d. farm size
9. A pump was tested in measuring the flow rate using a 90-degree triangular
weir. Tests have shown that the head of water into the weir averages at
13 cm. What is the average rate of flow of the pump?
a. 12.02 lps
b. 14.02 lps
c. 11.02 lps
d. 13.02 lps
rice is:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. all of the above
minutes. When unloading on-the-go, it has an 86% field efficiency.
Field yield is 3.5 tons/ha. What would be the field efficiency if the
combine stopped to load?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 85%
a. 5.63%
b. 8.64%
c. 40.70%
d. 60.46%
13. The threshing action where grains are detached from their panicles when the
straw is pulled through a “V” shaped configuration is called:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. a and b
14. What is the theoretical field capacity of a 3-m combine traveling at 100
meters in 52 seconds?
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a. 0.03 ha/hr
b. 0.57 ha/hr
c. 1.45 ha/hr
d. 2.08 ha/hr
15. An internal combustion engine that produces two power stroke in two
revolution of the crankshaft.
a. Four-stroke cycle engine

b. Two-stroke cycle engine
c. One-stroke cycle engine
16. A fuel commonly used for external combustion engine.
a. Gasoline
b. Diesel
c. Biomass
17. Fuel used for constant volume cycle internal combustion engine.
a. Gasoline
b. Diesel
c. Biomass
18. Which of the following engine requires frequent maintenance?
a. Compression ignition engine

b. Spark-ignition engine
c. Air cooled compression ignition engine
d. All of the above
19. The direction of a crawler-type tractor can be maneuvered by __________
a. stopping the engine

b. stopping one of its wheels
c. using the stirring wheel
20. A crawler-type tractor of the same weight provides __________ soil

compacting pressure than wheel type tractor.
a. higher
b. lower
c. the same
21. How many grams of cotton seeds are required per row for a hectare of
farm, assuming a seeder is to be used in planting the seeds at 0.20-m row
spacing and 0.50-m plant spacing? The seeding rate is 10 kg/ha.
a. 0.1g
b. 0.3g
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c. 0.5g
d. 0.7g
22. This is the most common cause of short life of lead acid battery. It
results when a cell or battery is permitted to remain in a discharged
condition for some length of time such that the lead sulfate hardens and
cannot be readily converted to its former state.
a. detonation
b. sulfation
c. induction
d. carburetion
23. Engines are not normally used for:
a. 4-wheel tractors
b. power sprayers
c. 4-row harvesters
d. 1-ton rice mills
24. Type of engine commonly used for brush cutters.
d. 2-stroke –compression-ignition
25. Determine the no. of days (8hrs/day) to plow a 10-ha field using a 3-
bottom moldboard plow drawn by a 4-wheel tractor at a speed of 5 kph and
filed efficiency of 76%. Width of cut of one bottom is 33 cm.
a. 2.75 days c. 3.3 days

b. 3.0 days d. 3.6 days
26. Type of 2-wheel tractor equipped with a single-bottom moldboard plow and
comb-tooth harrow.
a. traction type
b. rotary type
c. standard type
d. general-purpose type
width is:
c. disc angle
d. tilt angle
28. A 2-ton capacity flat-bed dryer dries paddy from 20 to 14 percent in 10

hours. What is the drying capacity of the dryer?
a. 0.2 tons per hour

b. 0.9 tons per hour
c. 0.5 tons per hour
d. 0.6 tons per hour
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make it cut the proper width and allow it to rotate when moving forward
is:
30. Primary tillage involves cutting the soil to a depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
31. Which of the following do belong to crop maintenance equipment?
a. Plow and harrow

b. Weeder
c. Sprayer
d. All of the above
32. At the downward stroke of a two-stroke cycle gasoline engine, which of

the following events takes place?
a. Power, Exhaust, and Intake

b. Compression, Exhaust, and Power
c. Compression, Power, and Intake
d. Compression, Power, and Compression
33. Secondary tillage involves pulverizing the soil to a depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
34. Part of the moldboard plow bottom that receives the furrowslice, lifts,
inverts and throws it to one side is called:
a. share
b. moldboard
c. landside
d. frog

efficiency in going the longer field direction:
a. 77%
b. 80%
c. 83%
d. 86%

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a. disc diameter
b. depth of cut
c. disc angle
d. all of the above

a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
d. furrow closer

d. four men working for three days
39. Engine piston displacement will increase if the ____________.
a. piston diameter is increased

b. piston stroke is increased
c. All of the above
40. This fuel is made by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances like

coal, wood, charcoal, sawdust and other similar materials in an
atmosphere of air and steam. It is a mixture of carbon monoxide,
hydrogen, methane, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
a. gasohol
b. producer gas
c. natural gas
d. straight-run fuel
41. To minimize channel formation inside the gasifier reactor, the

superficial gas velocity on the bed of the char should not exceed.
a. 8-9 cm/sec
b. 15-20 cm/sec
c. 20-23 cm/sec
42. The air requirement for gasification of agricultural waste ranged from
a. 10-20 % of stoichiometric air (SA)

b. 20-30 % of SA
c. 30-40 % of SA
43. Number of times the exhaust valve opens in 2-stroke cycle engine running
at 2000 rpm.
a. 1000
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b. 2000
c. 1500
44. If the compression ratio is 1:17, the piston displacement volume for 10
cm3 piston clearance volume is
a. 160 cc
b. 170 cc
c. 200 cc
45. The speed of the engine is automatically regulated by ______
a. Hand lever
b. Governor
c. Flywheel
46. A type of engine that completes power stroke in one revolution of the
crankshaft.
a. Four-stroke cycle
b. Two-stroke cycle
c. All of the above
47. Number of pistons for 6 cylinder four stroke gasoline engine.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
48. One horsepower can generate heat energy equal to
a. 2455 BTU/hr
b. 2545 BTU/hr
c. 2445 BTU/hr
49. Considering that the engine in item above has a piston diameter of 4” and
piston stroke of 5”, what is the indicated horsepower of the engine
assuming a mean effective pressure of 102 psi.
a. 9.7 hp
b. 53.3 hp
c. 28.5 hp
50. Amount of power that the manufacturer specified for an engine.
b. Brake horsepower
c. Rated horsepower
d. Belt horsepower
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51. A device which uses fluid power to produce mechanical force and motion.
a. Governor
b. Accumulator
c. Actuator
52. Part of engine that which slides up and down the cylinder and transmits
power to the crankshaft.
a. Connecting rod
b. Cylinder block
c. Piston
d. Spark plug
53. A device that is used to actuate the throttle of an engine to increase

its speed.
a. Governor
b. Accelerator
c. Actuator
54. Distance of movement piston from the top dead to the bottom dead center.
a. Stroke
b. Bore
c. Valve clearance
d. None of the Above
55. Reduction of engine speed or flow of fuel.
a. Throttling
b. Clutching
c. Atomization
56. A device that permits the flow of fuel and of burned gases in one
direction only.
a. Check valve
b. Relief valve
c. Spark plug
57. An internal combustion engine that produces power in one revolution of

the crankshaft.
a. Four stroke cycle engine

b. Two stroke cycle engine
c. Rotary engine
58. A device that provides ignition to a gasoline engine.
a. Flywheel
b. Fuel injector
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c. Carburetor
d. Spark plug
59. During the power stroke, which of the following valve is open?
a. Intake
b. Exhaust
c. Intake and exhaust
60. Number of spark plugs for 6 cylinder diesel engine
a. 6
b. 12
c. 4
61. Usable power delivered by the engine
b. Brake horsepower
c. Rated horsepower
62. A device that meters the fuel air and mixes them into harmonious mixture
before the mixture enters the combustion chamber of an engine.
a. Governor
b. Air injector
c. Carburetor
d. All of the above
63. At the downward stroke of two-stroke cycle, which of the events are
taking place.
a. Power & intake

b. Compression & exhaust
c. Power and exhaust
64. The volume displaced by a piston in making upward and downward stroke.
a. Piston displacement volume

b. Clearance volume
c. Total volume
65. One pferde starke (ps) is equal to
a. 0.986 hp
b. 0.735 kw
c. 75 kgf-m/sec
d. All of the above
66. What is the approximate pull of a carabao whose weight is 1000 kilogram?
a. 100 kg
b. 150 kg
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c. 200 kg
67. A rice husk stove boils 2 liters of water and subsequently evaporated 0.5
liter. The initial temperature of water is 27C. The amount of fuel
consumed in boiling and evaporating water is 1.5 kg. What is the thermal
efficiency of the stove?
a. 5.2 %
b. 9.2 %
c. 12.5 %
68. A hand operated tractor which is suitable for both primary and secondary
tillage used when field has been soaked for at least half a day to soften
the soil.
a. Power tiller
b. Puddling-type floating tiller
c. Reaper
69. PAES recommended diameter of hole in the drawbar for four-wheel agricultural
tractor.
a. 30 mm
b. 33 mm
c. 36 mm
70. Front tread of four-wheel agricultural tractor is usually adjusted by

______.
a. changing bolt position of the front axle

b. changing the size of wheel
c. changing the front axle
71. The rear wheel for two-wheel and four wheel drive tractors are adjusted by
_____.
a. inverting the wheel disc
b. changing the rear axle
c. changing the position of the bolt of the rear axle
72. Types of brake system for agricultural tractors:
a. Internal expansion type

b. External expansion type
c. Disk type
d. All of the above
73. Acceptable level wheel slip for two-wheel drive tractor on a firm soil.
a. 7 - 11%
b. 10 - 15%
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c. 16 - 20%
74. Acceptable level wheel slip for four-wheel drive tractor on a tilled or
soft soil.
a. 6 - 10%
b. 8 - 13%
c. 10 - 16%
75. It is a single or pair of wheels with radially mounted tilling blades
attached to a common shaft or axle of a puddling-type floating tiller.
a. Cage wheel
b. Tilling wheel
c. Hydro wheel
76. Common designs of floatation structure for puddling-type floating tiller.
a. Elliptical-shaped
b. Boat type
c. Pontoon type
d. All of the above
77. Another term for puddling-type floating tiller
a. Rotary tiller
b. Float-assist tiller
c. Garden tiller
78. What type of fastener is used to fasten a metal part to wood?
a. Machine bolt
b. Lag screw
c. Carriage bolt
79. A type of disk harrow that is not directly parallel in position with the
tractor during operation.
a. Single action disk harrow

b. Double action disk harrow
c. Offset disk harrow
d. All of the above
80. The power that is required in pulling an implement.
a. Brake horsepower
d. All of the above
81. The power that is required in driving a pump shaft.
a. Brake horsepower
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d. All of the above
82. The power available at the engine shaft used in driving machinery.
a. Brake horsepower
d. All of the above
83. Variables affecting the drawbar horsepower:
a. Implement speed and width

b. Implement width and pulling force
c. Implement pulling force and speed
84. PS is a German acronym for ________________.
a. Pferdestark
b. Pferdstark
c. Pferdestarke
85. cv is a French acronym for ____________ .
a. Cheval-vapeur
b. Chevapeur
c. Chevalvapour
86. pk is Dutch acronym for ____________ .
a. Paardekracht
b. Pardkract
c. Padkracht
87. One (1)PS is equal to _________ watts
a. 735.49
b. 740.12
c. 760.00
88. A farm is planed be planted with corn at a spacing of 30 cm x 60 cm. As

engineer in-charge of the mechanization program of the farm which of the
following equipment would you recommend?
a. Drill
b. Row Crop Planter
c. Broadcaster
89. Instrument for measuring the speed of a shaft.
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a. Odometer
b. Anemometer
c. Tachometer
d. All of the above
90. Instrument for measuring low-pressure head.
a. Dial type pressure gauge

b. Manometer
c. Orifice
91. It is a set of concave discs.
a. Gang
b. Disc set
c. Disc frame
92. Ferrous metals are metals that contain __________.
a. Copper
b. Aluminum
c. Iron
d. All of the above
93. Which of the following is not a part of a typical lever-operated knapsack

sprayer?
a. tank
b. pump
c. pressure gage
d. nozzle
94. Suppose a 4-cylinder engine has a bore of 3.5 in. and a stroke of 4.0 in,
what is the piston displacement of the engine?
a. 171.1 in3
b. 153.9 in3
c. 159.2 in3
d. 143.1 in3
95. Calculate the indicated horsepower of a six- cylinder engine, 4" bore and
4" stroke, 1500 rpm, 80 psi mean effective pressure.
a. 36.11 hp
b. 38.61 hp
c. 57.1 hp
d. 46.61 hp
96. This scientific phenomenon is the basic principle of operation of spark

ignition systems of engines. It says that a change in the magnetic flux
in a conducting circuit produces current in the circuit.
a. electromagnetic induction c. Boyle’s law

b. ohm’s law d. Charles’ law
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97. A designer has a choice between gray iron and aluminum for an instrument
mounting in a power plant. Either material would serve equally well under
the same conditions of use. The per-kilogram cost of aluminum and gray
iron is P650 and P430, respectively. Each casting made of aluminum would
cost P315 to machine while the corresponding cost for the gray iron would
be P276. The casting made of aluminum would weigh 0.59 kg while that of
the iron would be 1.09 kg. The cost per piece of aluminum casting is
closest to:
a. P744.70
b. P698.50
c. P564.85
d. P825.30
98. Draft of disc harrows increases and penetration __________ with speed.
a. remains the same

b. increases
c. decreases
d. a or b
99. Find the piston size of a 4-stroke, 4-cylinder engine, given the
following:
I. crankshaft rotation 2500 rpm

II. mean effective pressure 162 psi
III. indicated horsepower 125
IV. bore-stroke ratio 1:1.5
a. bore = 3.15”: stroke = 4.72”

b. bore = 3.73”: stroke = 5.59”
c. bore = 6.30”: stroke = 9.45”
d. bore = 2.49”: stroke = 3.73”
100. The maximum horizontal projection of a tool in the soil perpendicular to

the line of motion.
a. tool width
b. tool clearance
c. tool operating width
d. tool orientation
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(H)
1. Which does not describe a corporation?
a. It is subject to fewer legal restrictions than other types of

business organization.
b. Its activities are limited to those stated in its charter.
c. It enjoys perpetual life.
d. Ownership is readily transferred.
2. This is the most common cause of short life of lead acid battery. It
results when a cell or battery is permitted to remain in a discharged
condition for some length of time such that the lead sulfate hardens and
cannot be readily converted to its former state.
a. Carburetion
b. deposition
c. colloid formation
d. sulfation
3. In a spark ignition system, it prevents arcing in the breaker point and

helps intensify the spark in the spark plug.
a. distributor
b. condenser
c. ignition coil
d. secondary winding
4. A dynamometer test shows that an engine delivers an average output of 35

hp at a speed of 1650 rpm. What torque is exerted in ft-lb?
a. 0.0034
b. 95
c. 111.5
d. 130.6
5. What is the total piston displacement for a 3” × 4” four-stroke cycle

engine with 4 cylinders?
a. 21,000 in3
b. 113 in3
c. 28 in3
d. 150 in3
6. It is the ratio of the horsepower output of an engine to the fuel

horsepower.
a. mechanical efficiency
b. thermal efficiency
c. power efficiency
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d. volumetric efficiency
7. The axle of a power tiller was tested on a Prony-brake dynamometer. The

force delivered at 1-m brake arm was 300 kg at a speed of 25 rpm.
Determine the torque and the shaft power of the machine. Also, compute
the specific fuel consumption of the engine driving the power tiller if
it consumes diesel at a rate of 0.9 liters per hour.
a. 181.06 g / kW-hr c. 581.06 g / kW-hr
b. 381.06 g / kW-hr d. 281.06 g / kW-hr
8. An engine uses about 0.8 lb of fuel/hp-hr. If the heating value of the

fuel is 20,000 Btu/lb, what is the thermal efficiency?
a. 20.5%
b. 15.9%
c. 17.2%
d. 24.6%
9. At a wind velocity of 10 m/s, a 4-meter-diamater windmill for generating

electricity can approximately generate:
a. 1.26 kilowatts
b. 1.73 kilowatts
c. 10.65 kilowatts
d. 3.57 kilowatts
10. A 4-stroke cycle, 4 cylinder engine has a cylinder dimension of 25 cm ×

50 cm. The speed of rotation is 154 rpm and the imep is 7.5 kg/cm2. What
is the Ihp.
a. 76 hp
b. 108 hp
c. 124 hp
d. 145 hp
11. This must be high enough in order to self-ignite the air fuel mixture
in a diesel engine.
a. compression temperature
b. valve compression
c. intake pressure
d. engine pressure
12. What is the cutting width of the single-disk harrow set at 18-degree
working angle containing 20 disks spaced at 30 cm? Disk diameter is 40
cm.
a. 1.82 m
b. 3.82 m
c. 2.82 m
d. 5.82 m
13. It is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal

combustion engine. It works by providing an environment for a chemical
reaction wherein toxic combustion by-products are converted to less-toxic
substances.
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a. muffler
b. header
c. turbocharger
a. AMTEC
b. PhilSCAT
c. AMDP
d. PCARRD
15. The following are considered discounted measures of project worth:
a. payback period
b. internal rate of return
c. benefit-cost ratio
d. net present value

depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. up to 6 inches
c. up to 12 inches
d. up to 18 inches
a. disc diameter
b. depth of cut
c. disc angle
d. all of the above
SWEff
18. In the equation C = , W is width of cut expressed in: (code 16)
10
a. ft.
b. m
c. km
d. mile
19. General-purpose tillage equipment are used in:

d. all of the above

d. transplanter
21. Optimum axle speed for puddling-type floating tiller.

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a. 100 rpm
b. 250 rpm
c. 340 rpm
22. It is the ratio of the drawbar power and the wheel axle power.
a. Lugging efficiency
b. Traction efficiency
c. Mechanical efficiency
23. The sum of all resistance acting on the tractor.
a. Coefficient traction
b. Running resistance
c. Rolling resistance
24. Running resistance of a tractor includes
a. Rolling resistance
b. Air and acceleration resistance
c. Slope resistance
d. All of the above
25. Weight transfer means
a. To move paddy from field to the granary

b. To transfer torrens title from the landlord to the tenant
c. To shift implements weight to the tractor’s drive wheel in order to
improve traction
26. A tractor pulls a 1.0 meter wide heavy duty offset disk harrow at an
operating speed of 6 kph. What is the theoretical field capacity of the
machine?
a. 0.6 ha/hr
b. 0.06 ha/hr
c. 6 ha/hr
27. Automatic Draft Control in a modern farm tractor:
a. Automatically controls the amount of air passing through the

radiator to regulate the operating temperature of the engine
b. Positions the implement at a constant height or depth relative to
the tractor
c. Is the hydraulic implement hitch system which automatically raises
or lowers a soil engaging implement to maintain its draft at a pre-
selected value
28. An international testing center for tractor.
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a. International Rice Research Institute
b. International Farm Machinery Institute
c. NEBRASKA
29. When a machine is driven directly from the shaft of a power source, the
power is transmitted using:
a. Gear drive
b. Sprocket and chain drive
c. Direct drive
30. Belt size designation for agricultural V-belt is:
a. A, B, C, D, E
b. HA, HB, HC, HD, HE
c. AA-BB-CC-DD-EE
31. It is a gripping device between power source.
a. Clutch
b. Chain
c. Springs
32. Machine element that transmit torque and power.
a. Pulley
b. Bearing
c. Shaft
33. It is used to fasten shaft pulleys and hubs of gears together.
a. Bolt
b. Springs
c. Keys
34. A universal joint is:
a. A connector which can be used on all brands of tractor

b. Used to transmit power between two intersecting shafts usually when
the angle between them is variable
c. A prohibited drug used universally
a. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is faster than its forward
velocity.
b. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is slower than its forward
velocity.
c. The velocity of the flat belt of a reaper is the same with the forward
velocity.
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36. A drum seeder is highly suitable for rice a seed that was
_______________.
a. freshly stored before planting

b. pre-germinated before planting
c. milled before planting
d. All of the above
37. During seeding and planting, which of the crop production activities is
simultaneously in operation?
a. Weeding
b. Irrigating
c. Fertilizing
d. Spraying
38. The metering device of a seeder basically is used to uniformly feed the
seed into the _______________.
a. covering device
b. seed tube
c. furrow opener
39. Part of a rice transplanter that places the seedlings into the prepared
paddy field.
a. Feed tray
b. Picker
c. Handle
40. If you are an engineer to mechanize lowland rice farm that is usually
flooded, what primary tillage implement would you recommend?
a. Spiral-type tiller
b. Disc-type tiller
c. Puddling-type tiller
41. Which of the following primary tillage equipment for small rice farm with
higher field capacity?
a. Disc plow
b. Spiral plow
c. Puddling-type tiller
d. Comb harrow
42. Select a farm operation that can only be done with the use of a machine:
a. plowing
b. spraying
c. harvesting
d. threshing
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43. What is the hydraulic power required by a windpump to deliver water at a
rate of 15 m3/day with a head of 10 meters? Assume 10 hours water pumping
per day.
a. 10.8 watts
b. 20.8 watts
c. 30.8 watts
d. 40.8 watts

45. What is the rotor speed of a windpump having a rotor diameter of 4 m at a

design speed of 3 m/s? The rotor will contain 12 blades with expected TSR
of 2.
a. 18.7 rpm
b. 58.7 rpm
c. 28.7 rpm
d. 38.7 rpm
46. An engine valve arrangement wherein the intake and exhaust valves are
located in the cylinder head.
a. I - head arrangement
b. L- head arrangement
c. X- head arrangement
operation:
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
a. nozzle discharge
c. walking speed
d. application rate
49. Which of the following does not belong to the group of positive
displacement pumps?
a. lift pump
b. force pump
c. rotary pump
d. propeller pump
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a. 5 mm/day
b. 10 mm/day
c. 15 mm/day
d. 20 mm/day
discharge rate of the pump is 30gpm, the total drawdown is:
a. 1 ft
b. 3 ft
c. 10 ft
d. 30 ft
52. How much money do they need to purchase the wood materials for the work
benches? (Assume that a board foot of lumber costs 30 pesos)
a. 10,800 pesos
b. 12,600 pesos
c. 2,160 pesos
d. 2,520 pesos
53. A 4-ha field was plowed using a 3X12-inch tractor-mounted moldboard plow.
It took 11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor speed of 5 kph.
Find the field efficiency.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
54. Determine the size of the diesel engine to be used for a 4 X 4

centrifugal pump. Pump discharge is 200gpm. Total head is 24 ft. Pump
delivery rating is 70%
.
a. 1.6 hp
b. 2.4 hp
c. 3.3 hp
d. 4.7 hp
minutes. When unloading on-the-go, it has an 86% field efficiency. Field
stopped to load?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 85%
56. In what type of engine is the fuel introduced into the cylinder at the
end of compression?
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d. a and b
57. Standard tractors are 4-wheel tractors with power rating of:
a. 32 to 49 hp
b. 50 to 69 hp
c. 70 to 89 hp
d. all of the above
58. Compute the power that can be generated by a hydro-turbine with water
input of 40 lps with a head of 20 m. The turbine efficiency is 70%.
a. 1294 watts
b. 5994 watts
c. 4194 watts
d. 5494 watts
a. sort the seeds

b. meter the seeds
d. cover the seeds
60. Compute the drawbar pull of plow on a power tiller whose depth and width
of cut are equal to 10 cm x 8 cm. The number of plow bottom is 2. Soil
draft is equal to 5 psi. If the plow is drawn at a speed of 10 km/hr,
what is the drawbar horsepower of the plow?
a. 1.04 Hp
b. 2.04 Hp
c. 3.04 Hp
d. 4.04 Hp
61. The air required for complete combustion of combustible gases.
a. Stoichiometric air
b. Primary air
c. Secondary air
d. All of the above
62. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound water
by one degree Fahrenheit.
a. kCal
b. BTU
c. Joule
63. The air requirement for gasification of agricultural wastes ranged from
___.
a. 10-20 % of stoichiometric air (SA)

b. 20-30 % of SA
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c. 30-40 % of SA
64. The burning temperature of most agricultural wastes.
a. -
b. -
c. -
65. The specific gravity of gasoline is at the range of ___.
a. 0.67 to 0.76
b. 0.79 to 0.85
c. 0.85 to 0.91
d. All of the above
66. At the downward stroke of the two-stroke cycle engine, which of the
events are taking place?
a. Power & intake, exhaust

b. Compression
c. Power & exhaust
67. The amount of power available in human for useful work.
a. 0.5 hp
b. 0.25 hp
c. 0.1 hp
68. Compute the traveling speed of a tractor at 2nd gear with engine speed
set at 2400 rpm. The diameter of wheel of the tractor is 2 meters.
a. 67.6 kph
b. 63.6 kph
c. 65.6 kph
d. 61.6 kph
69. The minimum energy requirement of human.
a.1,250 cal/day
b.1,500 cal/day
c.1,750 cal/day
d.2,000 cal/day
70. If a diesel engine will be used to drive the pump in Problem 38, what is
the recommended horsepower for the engine? Engine efficiency is 80%.
a. 50.9 hp
b. 20.9 hp
c. 85.9 hp
d. 80.9 hp
71. A ten-hectare farm is to be planted with rice by broadcasting. If

planting is required to be finished within one day, how many people are
required to do the job?
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a. 3.5 persons
b. 4.1 persons
c. 6 persons
72. A person is doing a work for 4 hours, what is the power developed by that
person?
a. 0.09 hp
b. 0.13 hp
c. 0.15 hp
a. Field efficiency decreases with the increase in theoretical field

capacity.
b. Field efficiency decreases with the increase in effective field
capacity.
c. Field efficiency does not increase with the increase in theoretical
field capacity.
74. It is the radius of the circle within which the implement can make its
shortest run in the field.
a. Radius of run
b. Minimum turning distance
c. Turning radius
75. It is the travel of the machine across or around a field from a selected
starting point adjacent to the first.
a. Round
b. Trip
c. Operation
76. One half of the travel from one end of the field to the other.
a. Round
b. Trip
c. Operation
77. It describes the practice of dividing the field into sub-areas and
operating on these sub-areas individually.
a. Operating in lands
b. Field operation
c. Field division
78. __________ unprocessed area that provides room for making turns.
a. Headland
b. Turn strips
c. Turning radius
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79. Pattern efficiency of headland pattern in a square field.

a. 93.0%
b. 95.7%
c. 84.0%
80. An ordinary stationary gasoline engine uses about about 0.7 lb of

fuel/hp-h, what is the thermal efficiency?
a. 29.8
b. 9.1
c. 38.9
d. 18.2
81. A 4-cylinder four-stroke cycle engine with 3- by 4-in cylinders develops

19 hp at 1650 rpm. Compute the ihp if the mechanical efficiency is 85%.
a. 16.2
b. 22.4
c. 7.45
d. 26.4
82. Calculate the BHP of a 4-cylinder, 2-stroke cycle internal combustion

engine with 4" diameter and 5" stroke piston. The mean effective pressure
is 102 psi and the number of explosion per minute is 6600. The mechanical
efficiency of the engine is 80 percent.
a. 31.07 Hp
b. 21.07 Hp
c. 35.07 Hp
d. 33.07 Hp
83. What part of the internal combustion engine is usually made of cast iron
and the primary function is to maintain uniform engine speed by carrying
the crankshaft through those intervals when it is not receiving energy
from a piston?
a. connecting rod
b. governor system
c. flywheel
d. accelerator
84. A diesel engine that operates at 2500 rpm will used to drive an
irrigation pump which should turn at 1000 rpm. The pulley diameter for
the pump is 4 inches. What is the recommended pulley for the engine?
a. 2 in.
b. 4 in.
c. 10 in.
85. An irrigation pump shall be driven by a single cylinder engine. The set-
up has the following data: Engine rpm=2200, pump rpm=1800, Diameter of
Engine Pulley = 25 cm, what should the diameter of the second pulley be?
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a. 35.05 cm
b. 30.55 cm
c. 53.05 cm
86. The length of the flat-belt pulley drive with the following data is:
Diameter of first pulley=300 mm, diameter of the second pulley=400 mm,
center distance of the pulley shaft=10 meters.
a. 20.15 m
b. 21.09 m
c. 25.01 m
87. - 90. A corn sheller cylinder will be driven by 10 hp diesel engine thru
a V-belt drive. The engine has a speed of 1800 rpm while the required
speed of the corn sheller is 650 rpm. The effective diameter of the
driver pulley is 12 inches. What should be the diameter of the driven
pulley?
a. 25 in.
b. 33 in.
c. 42 in.
88. In the given problem in item above, what is the required length of V-belt
if the center distance between pulleys is 60 in.
a. 169 in.
b. 192.5 in.
c. 210 in.
89. If the belt has a capacity rating of 4.5 hp per belt, how many belts are
recommended for the drive?
a. 1 belt
b. 2 belts
c. 4 belts
90. What is the recommended shaft diameter for the driven machine in item
above?
a. 1/2 in.
b. 3/4 in.
c. 1 in.
91. A type of plow that is widely adapted in breaking different types of soil
for turning and covering crop residues.
a. Rotary plow
b. Moldboard plow
c. Disk plow
d. All of the above
92. The power required in pulling an implement.
a. Wheel power
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b. Brake power
c. Drawbar power
93. Tillage equipment which displaces and shatters soil, used to reduce soil
strength and to bury or mix plant materials and fertilizers in the tilled
layer.
a. Primary tillage equipment

b. Seeding and planting equipment
c. Secondary tillage equipment
94. A tillage implement consisting of two or four gangs of concave disks.
a. Disk plow
b. Disk harrow
c. Cultivator
95. Tillage implements which shatters or loosen the soil without complete
burial or mixing of surface materials.
a. Chisel plow
b. Lister plow
c. Disk plow
96. Mechanical manipulation of soil for any purpose.
a. Land grading
b. Tillage
c. Earth moving
97. A procedure in which planting is made directly into an essentially

unprepared seedbed.
a. Zero tillage
b. No-tillage planting
c. Reduced tillage
98. The pushing or rolling of soil by a steeply inclined blade.
a. Bulldozing
b. Chiselling
c. Subsoiling
99. A secondary tillage operation which pulverizes, smoothens, and packs the
soil during seeded preparation and also controls weeds.
a. Harrowing
b. Listing
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c. Chiselling
100. A tillage and land forming operation using a tool which splits the soil
and turns two furrows laterally in opposite directions, thereby providing
a ridge-and-furrow soil configuration.
a. Listing
b. Harrowing
c. Chiselling
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1. Minimum soil manipulation necessary for crop production or for meeting

tillage requirements under existing soil condition.
a. No-tillage planting
b. Much tillage
c. Minimum tillage
2. A tool which cuts plants materials and soil ahead of another tool.
a. Coulter
b. Jointer
c. Injector
d. Two of the above
3. The force to propel an implement in the direction of travel.
a. Draft
c. Side draft
4. The angle, in a vertical plane perpendicular to the direction of travel,

between a centralized tool or reference axis and the soil surface.
a. Tilt angle
b. Lift angle
c. Side angle
5. It is deep chiselling below 16 in. For the purpose of loosening soil for
root growth and/or water movement.
a. Ridging
b. Chiselling
c. Subsoiling
6. The ratio of the clearance volume from the total volume.
a. Compression ratio
b. Air fuel ratio
c. Bore stroke ratio
7. What is the mechanical efficiency of an engine having a brake horsepower

of 8 hp and an indicated horsepower of 10 hp?
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a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. 80%
8. Conversion of solid into combustible carbon monoxide through thermo-

chemical reaction.
a. Digestion
b. Carbonization
c. Gasification
d. Pyrolysis
9. Power transmitted to the pistons by the gas in the cylinder
a. Brake horsepower
b. Indicated horsepower
c. Drawbar horsepower
d. Flywheel horsepower
10. An engine has piston displacement of 38.4 in3. If the clearance volume of
the cylinder is 2.5 in3, what is the compression ratio?
a. 1:12
b. 1:16
c. 1:8
11. Number of explosion of piston on a single cylinder, four stroke cycle

engine in 100 revolution of the crankshaft.
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
12. A device that connects and disconnects power input to the power output.
a. Clutch
b. Gear
c. Pulley
13. The space when the piston is at the top dead center

b. Clearance volume
c. Total volume
14. How many piston strokes are there in one revolution of a crankshaft.
a. One
b. Two
c. Four
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15. What is the indicated horsepower, of a four-stroke, six-cylinder engine
having a 4” bore and 4” stroke. The engine speed is 1500 rpm and the
mean effective pressure is 80 psi.
a. 35 hp
b. 45 hp
c. 52 hp
16. How many times the intake valve opens in 4 stroke-cycle engine running at
2000 rpm.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 500
17. Two-stroke six-cylinder-internal-combustion engine has a cylinder bore of

4 inches and a stroke of 4 inches. If the engine is running at a speed
of 1500 rpm, what is the indicated horsepower of the engine? The mean
effective stroke is 80 psi.
a. 85 hp
b. 92 hp
c. 102 hp
18. A device which connects or disconnects engine crankshaft to the

transmission box or driven machine.
a. Differential gear
b. Clutch
c. Actuator
19. Firing order for 8-cylinder V piston
a. 1-6-8-4-3-2-7-5
b. 1-8-7-3-6-5-4-2
c. All of the above
20. Number of times the intake valve opens in a single-cylinder four-stroke

cycle after completing 200 revolutions.
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
21. A pump, which discharges 4 liters per second at a head of 6 meters, is

driven by an electric motor. The input current of the motor is 1.5 amp
while the input voltage is 220 volt. What is the overall efficiency of
the pump if the motor power factor is 0.98?
a. 42.7%
b. 52.7%
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c. 72.7%
d. 82.7%
its 2-ton grain tank is to be unloaded. Gross yield of the 20-ha field
is 42 tons. The operating speed is 4.8 kph. The time for turning on the
headland at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the actual
field capacity:
a. 1.5 ha/hr
b. 2.5 ha/hr
c. 2.0 ha/hr
d. 3.0 ha/hr

b. stripping

d. all of the above
25. The IRRI axial-flow thresher is characterized as:

headland at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the field
efficiency:
a. 78%
b. 83%
c. 87%
d. 90%
27. A pump was installed with a suction head of 6 meter and a discharge head
of 10 meters. The discharge rate of the pump is 60 liters per minute.
What is the water horsepower of the pump?
a. 0.810 hp
b. 0.610 hp
c. 0.410 hp
d. 0.210 hp
28. The greatest heat loss for a 4-stroke cycle, spark ignition engine with a
thermal efficiency of 23% is attributed to:
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a. cooling system
b. friction
c. exhaust gases
d. radiation
29. This gas is a mixture of butane and propane and may be used to a
considerable extent as engine fuel.
a. biogas
b. LPG
c. producer gas
d. natural gas
30. This refers to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature 1
lb of water 1ºF.
a. specific heat
b. thermal conductivity
c. heating value
d. Btu
31. It is the partial or complete interruption of the fuel flow in the fuel
system as a result of vaporization of the fuel and the formation of gas
bubbles at some point.
a. stalling
b. vapor lock
c. detonation
d. explosion
32. If a boom sprayer has 6 nozzles and each nozzle discharges 0.6 liter/
min, what is the application rate if the spray swath and walking speed is
25 m/min?
a. 480 liters/min
b. 470 liters/min
c. 460 liters/min
d. 450 liters/min
33. A soil mass cut, lifted, pulverized, inverted, and thrown to one side of
the plow bottom.
a. Furrow crown
b. Furrow slice
c. Furrow wall
34. Man as a power unit is very inefficient and ineffective. He is limited

to a continuous power output of:
a. 746 watts
b. 3,300 ft-lb/min
c. 0.1 kilowatt
d. 0.1 hp-hr
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35. The energy received from the sun, per unit of time, on a normal surface
at the average distance between the sun and earth outside the earth’s
atmosphere is equal to:
a. 1,353 w/m2
b. 690 w/m2
c. 460 w/m2
d. 1,533 w/m2
36. At a wind velocity of 10 m/s, a 3-meter-diamater windmill for pumping

water can approximately generate:
a. 1.54 kilowatts
b. 1.73 kilowatts
c. 10.65 kilowatts
d. 3.57 kilowatts
37. The maximum percentage of energy that can be obtained from the wind
through the use of any mechanical wind energy conversion device is:
a. 50%
b. 59.3 %
c. 25.5%
d. 40.7%
38. It is a vertical axis windmill with a very low tip-speed ratio.
a. Cretan
b. Savonius
c. Darrieus
d. 2-bladed airfoil type
39. Walking in the rice field operating the sprayer with a spray swath of 1
m, a person covers 220 m/min. If the nozzle discharge is 0.4 liter/min,
what is the application rate per hectare?
a. 100 liters /ha

b. 200 liters /ha
c. 300 liters /ha
d. 400 liters /ha
40. This fuel is obtained from the fermentation of wet wastes such as animal
dung in the absence of oxygen. This gaseous fuel contains up to 60
percent methane.
a. producer gas
b. carbon monoxide
c. liquefied petroleum gas
d. biogas
41. If a carabao pulls an implement with a draft of 1,000 nt at a speed of 4

kph, what is the approximate power generated?
a. 1 hp
b. 1.8 kW
c. 1.5 hp
d. 1.5 kW
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42. In the operation of this ideal engine, the combustion of fuel occurs
instantaneously such that the pressure rises at constant volume.
a. Diesel cycle engine

b. Otto cycle engine
c. compression ignition engine
d. Carnot cycle engine
43. An engine with a clearance volume of 120 cm3 and whose bore and stroke are
10 cm and 10 cm, respectively, is most possibly:
a. a gasoline engine
b. a diesel engine
c. a compression ignition engine
d. a jet engine
44. The ideal air-fuel ratio in terms of weight for methane (CH4) is:
a. 14.5:1
b. 16.7:1
c. 15.2:1
d. 17.3:1
45. The ideal air-fuel ratio in terms of weight for cetane (C16H34) is:
a. 15:1
b. 16:1
c. 14:1
d. 17:1
46. A 120-hectare farm is to be planted with corn. The row and hill spacing
are 50 cm and 40 cm, respectively. How many hills are to be planted in
the farm? If a 12-row drill planter is to be used at 10 kph implement
speed, what is the theoretical and effective field capacity of the
machine? Assume a field efficiency of 80%. If the field requires 3 seeds
per hill and has a percentage emergence of 90%, how many kilos of seeds
are needed for the entire area? Assume 0.1 g per seed.
a. 1000 kg
b. 2000 kg
c. 3000 kg
d. 4000 kg
47. The octane rating of a mixture of 3 liters of normal heptane and 27

liters of isooctane is:
a. 50
b. 100
c. 20
d. 90
48. The compression ratio of engines is directly related to its thermal

efficiency. Theoretically:
a. Otto-cycle engines have higher thermal efficiency than Diesel cycle

engines.
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b. Diesel-cycle engines have higher thermal efficiency than Otto-cycle
engines.
c. Otto-cycle and Diesel-cycle engines have approximately equal thermal
efficiency.
49. This kind of gasoline can be obtained by breaking up heavy molecules of

oil into lighter ones:
a. natural gasoline
b. cracked gasoline
c. straight-run gasoline
d. blended gasoline
50. Considering that there are 3M farms, 12M ha of agricultural lands and
assuming five farmers per farm, the human power contribution in the farm
is about:
a. 0.1 hp
b. 0.125 hp
c. 1.0 hp
d. 1.25 hp
51. Natural gas consists large of:
a. butane
b. pentane
c. propane
52. This fuel is obtained by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances,

like coal, wood, charcoal, sawdust, or similar materials, in an
a. LPG
b. natural gas
c. producer gas
d. biogas
53. The sequence by which the cylinder delivers the power stroke.
a. Ignition
b. Firing order
c. Flash point
54. Engine that burns fuel outside the cylinder.
a. Spark ignition engine

b. External combustion engine
c. Compression ignition engine
55. At the intake stroke of a diesel engine, what come in?
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a. Fuel and air
b. Fuel
c. Air
56. A device that creates ignition of fuel in a diesel engine.
a. Spark plug
b. Piston
c. Carburetor
57. During a certain period in a certain place where business is limited only
to selling meat, the rate of turnover of money is 147 and the total volume
of sales is 2,450 kg. If the selling price of meat per kilogram is P120,
how much currency is in circulation under the quantity theory of money?
a. P500
b. P1,000
c. P1,500
d. P2,000
58. What are the potential benefits from mechanization?
a. Increased cropping intensity and production

b. increased productivity of labor
c. reduction of losses
d. aota
59. The lever-operated manual knapsack sprayer method of test is found in:
a. PAES 113:2000
b. PAES 112:2000
c. PAES 113:2001
d. PAES 115:2000
60. Which is not a characteristic of a manager?
a. Politician
b. must balance competing goals
c. mediator
d. makes decisions difficult
61. It is the ratio of the weight of the shelled kernels collected at the main
outlet, to the total weight of the kernel input of the sheller, expressed
in percent.
a. shelling recovery
b. shelling loss
c. purity
d. shelling efficiency
62. Which of the following statement about a product is not true?
a. Ideas and services are examples of products

b. There are five levels of a product namely: core, generic, expected,
augmented and potential product
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c. A product is anything offered to a market for attention, acquisition
and consumption.
d. A good product is enough to warrant high sales in the market.
63. What three most important factors input into the determination of prices?
a. Cost, demand, competition

b. Target market, promotional expenses, distribution channels
c. Market share, competitive moves, substitutes
d. Demographics, purchasing habits, shelf position
64. The first step in pricing is:
a. determining the prices of competitors

b. setting pricing objectives
c. determining market’s sensitivity
d. evaluating different pricing methods
65. What factors would lead a marketer to adopt a going-rate pricing strategy?
a. There are no product differentiation and competitor moves are

uncertain.
b. The pricing policy is 20% recovery on production cost.
c. There is an unusually high demand for the product.
d. There are few substitutes for the product.
66. It is the time used in refueling, lubricating, tightening of chain, etc

of the machine.
a. Maintenance time
b. Machine adjustment time
c. Repair time
d. All of the above
a. Theoretical field capacity is less than effective field capacity.

b. Effective field capacity is more than effective field capacity.
c. Theoretical field capacity is equal to the effective field capacity.
68. It is a complete list of all physical assets at a specific point in time.

This list indicates the value of each item of property and the amount of
farm liabilities.
a. market list
b. farm capital
c. farm potential
d. farm inventory
69. For occupational settings, _____________ is (more specifically) a measure

of the acceptability of risk.
a. potential
b. freedom
c. clarity
d. safety
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70. Tools that are used to make holes or change the shape or size of holes
are called
a. layout tools
b. boring tools
c. cutting tools
d. driving tools
71. Obtained from OXOGENS, it is the most common shop material.
a. Silicon
b. steel
c. galvanized iron
d. wood
a. plowing
b. spraying
c. harvesting
d. threshing
73. If the speed ratio of the groundwheel over seedplate of a two-row corn
planter is 5.0, determine the plant population per hectare. Row spacing
is 75 cm. Groundwheel diameter is 60 cm. Ave. no. of seeds per hill is 2.
No. of cells of seedplate is 25. Ave. emergence of seeds is 85%.
a. 35,335 plts/ha
b. 45,445 plts/ha
c. 55,223 plts/ha
d. 60,071 plts/ha
74. The use of machinery does not only imply ownership, the following are also
considered viable options:
a. renting
b. custom hire service
c. joint ownership
d. borrowing
a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
76. Part of the moldboard plow bottom that receives the furrowslice, lifts,
a. share
b. moldboard
c. landside
d. frog
77. Gear oil is used for
a. Engine
b. Transmission box
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c. Hydraulic system
d. All of the above
78. Mean effective pressure for turbo-charge engine.
a. 300 psi
b. 200 psi
c. 400 psi
79. Engine valve that allows the entrance of fuel.
a. Exhaust valve
b. Intake valve
c. Check valve
80. Standard throttling adjustment of an engine.
a. 1/3
b. ½
c. ¾
81. Mean effective pressure of an engine.
a. 120 psi
b. 200 psi
c. 50 psi
82. Fuel for compression ignition engine.
a. Gasoline
b. Kerosene
c. LPG
83. A term used to describe the resistance of oil to flow.
a. Viscosity
b. Cetane Number
c. Volume weight
84. Ignition timing for gasoline engine.
a. 1-5 deg
b. 5-10 deg
c. 10-15 deg
85. Ignition timing for diesel engine.
a. 5-12 deg
b. 17-19 deg
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c. 20-26 deg
86. A type of engine that completes power stroke in two revolution of the
crankshaft.
a. Four-stroke cycle engine
b. Two-stroke cycle engine
c. All of the above
87. An engine that produce more power per unit weight.
b. Two-stroke cycle
c. All of the above
88. An engine which uses oil entirely as lubricant.
b. Two-stroke cycle
c. All of the above
89. An engine basically has
a. Larger cylinder diameter than piston diameter

b. Equal piston diameter than cylinder diameter
c. Larger piston diameter than cylinder diameter
90. A part of an engine which reduces vibration and stores energy.
a. Spark plug
b. Flywheel
c. Piston
91. If a 4-cylinder, 2-stroke-cycle internal-combustion engine has 600

explosions per minute, what is the engine rpm.
a. 125 rpm
b. 150 rpm
c. 200 rpm
92. What is the brake horsepower of the engine in item above if the
mechanical efficiency is 80 percent.
a. 8 hp
b. 31 hp
c. 35 hp
93. The indicated power of an engine is 69 horsepower. The brake horsepower

is 54. What is the mechanical of engine efficiency?
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a. 69 %
b. 78 %
c. 59 %
94. What is the thermal efficiency of an engine which uses 0.6-lb of fuel per
horsepower-hr. The fuel contains 20,000 BTU/lb.
a. 21.2 %
b. 34.5 %
c. 46.8 %
95. The brake constant is
a. 2 π R/c
b. 2 π RN
c. 2 π RFn/c
96. What is the brake constant value of dynamometer whose length of arm is
equal to 1m?
a. 0.082 sec/kg
b. 0.82 sec/kg
c. 2.8 sec/kg
97. A diesel engine four-stroke cycle with three cylinder has a cylinder bore
of 89 mm and a stroke of 130 mm. The compression ratio is 16:1 and
running at a speed of 2000 rpm. What is the piston displacement of the
engine per cylinder?
a. 809 cc
b. 1320 cc
c. 650 cc
98. The factors that affect the draft of the plow:
a. Soil condition
b. Hitch to the tractor
c. Topography
d. All of the above
99. Two pistons running at the same time in the same direction but performing
different strokes.
a. Running mate
b. Firing order
c. Valve timing
100. The greatest heat loss for a 4-stroke cycle, spark ignition engine with
a thermal efficiency of 23% is attributed to:
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a. cooling system
b. exhaust gases
c. friction
d. internal convection
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1. Percentage work done in pulling an average plow.
a. 50 %
b. 18 %
c. 30 %
2. Percentage work of plow used in cutting furrow slice.
a. 43 %
b. 58 %
c. 24 %
3. One of the two times in a year when the sun is farthest from the equator.
a. Equinox
b. eclipse
c. solstice
d. azimuth
4. A point in which all the horizontal and vertical forces in the plow
meets.
a. Side draft
b. Center of resistance
c. Center of gravity
5. Drawbar horsepower is a factor of:
a. Force exerted by plow

b. Speed of plow
c. All of the above
6. A two-wheeled and hand-operated tractor used primarily as a substitute

for draft animals.
a. Power tiller
b. Reaper
c. Seeder
7. Attachment to a tractor rear wheel to increase traction.
a. Ballast
b. Cagewheel
c. Stirring wheel
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8. Tractor part that controls the direction of the travel of the machine.
a. Rear wheel
b. Front wheel
c. Stirring wheel
9. A tractor device which automatically raises or lowers the implement in

operation to maintain a given draft
a. Automatic draft control

b. Automatic position control
c. 3-point linkage
10. The inherent characteristics of tractors to maintain or to produce

increased drawbar pull even if the speed is reduced.
a. Lugging ability
b. Mechanical efficiency
c. Coefficient traction
11. The lower PTO speed of standard four-wheel tractor is.
a. 540 rpm
b. 450 rpm
c. 640 rpm
12. It is the special arrangement of gears to permit driving member to rotate

slower or faster than the other and permit operation of driving wheels at
different speed for easy turn.
a. Spur gear
b. Planetary gear
c. Differential
13. It is a gear reduction of the tractor located in the power train between
the differential and the driving wheel and transmits power of low speed
and large tongue to the rear axles and wheels.
a. Differential
b. Universal joint
c. Final drive
14. Standard power-take-off speed of a tractor.
a. 100 rpm
b. 540 rpm
c. 1200 rpm
15. Standard number of spline for PTO shaft.
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a. 6 spline
b. 21 spline
c. 20 spline
d. All of the above
16. Standard shaft diameter of PTO shaft.
a. 35 mm
b. 45 mm
c. 50 mm
d. Two of the above
17. If farm tractor is rated at 80 horsepower, its metric equivalent is
a. 75 kw
b. 60 kw
c. 80 kw
18. The heat energy content of coconut shell charcoal is 14223 BTU/lb. How
many kilo calories are there in 10 kilos of coconut shell charcoal?
a. 78, 852.3 Kcal

b. 68, 852.3 Kcal
c. 87, 852.3 Kcal
19. The burning efficiency of rice hull furnaces is between
a. 70-80 %
b. 80-90 %
c. 90 and less than 100 %
d. All of the above
20. The thermal efficiency of rice hull furnaces is between
a. 40-70 %
b. 70-90 %
c. 10-40 %
d. All of the above
21. A corncob has a stoichiometric air requirement of 5.7 kg air/kg fuel. If

3 kg of corn cob is required to be burned per hour, how much air in m3/hr
is required for the system?
a. 3.68 m3/hr
b. 31.68 m3/hr
c. 13.68 m3/hr
22. It is an indicator of the amount of fuel in a furnace that is converted

into ash.
a. Burning efficiency
b. Thermal efficiency
c. Heat utilization efficiency
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23. A sugarcane fertilizer applicator is to apply 16 bags of fertilizer per

hectare. The fertilizer applicator is to be calibrated by driving the
applicator forward a distance of 200 meters. What is the weight of
fertilizer that should be collected from the delivery tube to get the
correct application rate (assume 1 bag = 50 kg, row spacing = 1.8 m):
a. 29 kg
b. 25 kg
c. 34 kg
d. 39 kg
24. Investment A costs P10,000 today and pays back P11,500 two years from now.
Investment B costs P8,000 today and pays back P4,500 each year for two
years. If an interest rate of 5% is used, what investment decision will you
make and why?
a. Choose investment A because it provides a net present value that is

P128 more than B.
b. Choose investment B because it provides a net present value that is
P128 more than A.
c. Choose investment A because it provides a net present value that is
P64 more than B.
d. Choose investment B because it provides a net present value that is
P64 more than A.
a. 10:1
b. 15:1
c. 13:1
d. 12:1
a. 12.72
b. 63.30
c. 15.83
d. 79.12
27. A 4-stroke cycle, 4-cylinder engine having a cylinder dimension of 25 ×

50 cm rotates at 154 rpm. The imep is 7.5 kpa. The ihp is:
a. 31
b. 14.2
c. 17.2
d. 97
28. What is the theoretical field capacity of a 3.0-meter-wide tandem-disk

harrow pulled by a 4-wheel drive tractor running at a speed of 10 kph?
a. 1 ha/hr
b. 2 ha/hr
c. 3 ha/hr
d. 4 ha/hr
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29. The act regulating the practice of agricultural engineering in the
Philippines.
a. Republic Act No. 8559

b. Republic Act No. 9513
c. Republic Act No. 8749
30. The Renewable Act of 2008.
a. Republic Act No. 8559

b. Republic Act No. 9513
c. Republic Act No. 8749
31. Which of the following statements is true in accordance with the Republic
Act 8749 (Air Pollution Control Policy)?
a. It is allowed to import, manufacture, sell, etc. leaded gasoline in

the Philippines.
b. It is allowed to import, sell, use, etc. engine or its components
that uses leaded gasoline.
c. It is not allowed to manufacture, sell, import, etc. leaded gasoline
or engine and its components in the Philippines.
32. A corn plantation requires a population of 37,000 plants per hectare. The
average emergence is 90 % and the row spacing is 1.2 meters. If the seeds
are to be drilled, what should be the seed spacing?
a. 0.30m
b. 1.30m
c. 2.30m
d. 3.30m
33. PAES 101:2000 refers to:
a. General safety in agricultural machinery

b. Operator’s manual content and presentation
c. Method of sampling
d. All of the above
34. The substance that is added to the tractor for the purpose of changing
traction and stability.
a. Ballast
b. Cage wheel
c. Plow
d. Hydraulic lift
35. A 4 x 6 rubber roller is used as husker for a rice mill. The faster
roller is directly driven by an electric motor at a speed of 1720 rpm.
What would be the required speed for the faster and slower rollers?
a. 1290 rpm
b. 1390 rpm
c. 1190 rpm
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d. 1490 rpm
36. The center of gravity of a standard two-wheel-drive tractor is located

___.
a. at the mid center of the tractor

b. 1/3 of the wheel base ahead of the rear wheel axle of the tractor
c. near the front axle wheel of the tractor
37. A tractor pulls a 1.0-meter-wide heavy-duty-offset disk harrow at an

operating speed of 6 kph. What is the theoretical field capacity of the
machine?
a. 0.6 ha/hr
b. 0.06 ha/hr
c. 6 ha/hr
38. A tractor operating at 3.5 mph develops a drawbar pull of 3000 pounds.
Estimate the required drawbar horsepower for the tractor.
a. 28.0 hp
b. 20.9 hp
c. 19.8 hp
39. The specific fuel consumption of a tractor is 0.3 lbs per BHP-hour. If
the heating value of the fuel is 19500 BTU/lb, what is the brake thermal
efficiency?
a. 43.5%
b. 33.5%
c. 23.5%
d. 13.5%
40. It is a large domesticated four-footed animal that is used for power in

agriculture?
a. Poultry and Livestock animal

b. Draft animal
c. Dairy animal
41. What is the approximate pull of a carabao whose weight is 1000 kilogram?
a. 100 kg
b. 150 kg
c. 200 kg
42. Compute the power developed by a 600-kg horse pulling an 80-kg load at a
speed of 0.9 m/sec.
a. 0.94 hp
b. 0.87 hp
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c. 0.99 hp
43. A 600-kg water buffalo is pulling a plow at a speed of 0.7 m/s, what is
the draft power of the animal?
a. 0.55 hp
b. 0.76 hp
c. 1.12 hp
44. A tractor operating at 3.5 mph develops a drawbar pull of 3000 pounds.
Estimate the required drawbar horsepower for the tractor.
a. 18 hp
b. 28 hp
c. 38 hp
d. 48 hp
45. If the animal in Item 12 is pulling a 10-cm wide plow, how long the
animal will travel in order to finish 1 hectare?
a. 75 km
b. 100 km
c. 125 km
46. A 16-hp rotary tiller is tilling at a depth of 10 cm. Its rotating tiller
has a width of 0.5 m. What is the specific power output of the machine if
it is traveling at a speed of 0.5 m/sec? Assume a power transmission
efficiency for the tiller of 0.80.
a. 0.382 Watts/cm3
b. 1.382 Watts/cm3
c. 2.382 Watts/cm3
d. 3.382 Watts/cm3
47. The heat energy content of coconut shell charcoal is 14223 BTU/lb. How
many kilo calories are there in 10 kilos of coconut shell charcoal.
a. 78, 852.3 Kcal

b. 68, 852.3 Kcal
c. 87, 852.3 Kcal
48. Open-fire stove has a thermal efficiency of ___.
a. 3-11%
b. 11-20%
c. 20-30%
d. All of the above
49. The recommended angle for the inclined metal grates on the step-grate-
type stove.
a. 45-60 deg
b. 30-40 deg
c. 60-80 deg
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50. Using biogas as fuel for engine can replace ___ of diesel fuel.
a.60%
b.80%
c.100%
51. The type of steam boiler commonly used in food industry.
a. Fire-tube boiler
b. Water-tube boiler
c. Power boiler
52. A farmer wishes to spray his vegetable farm at a rate of 300 gallons per
hectare. Sixteen nozzles, 18-inches apart will be used. The forward speed
of the tractor is at 5 kph. Compute the field capacity of the sprayer in
hectare per hour. What is the required pump capacity for the sprayer?
Also, what is the capacity per nozzle.
a. 3.6 ha/hr
b. 1.6 ha/hr
c. 2.2 ha/hr
d. 1.4 ha/hr
53. A rice husk stove boils 2 liters of water and subsequently evaporated 0.5
f fuel
consumed in boiling and evaporating water is 1.5 kg. What is the thermal
efficiency of the stove? Assume a heat of vaporization of water equal to
540 kCal/kg and a heating value of fuel equal to 3,000 kCal per kg.
a. 5.2 %
b. 9.2 %
c. 12.5 %
54. The thermal efficiency of a 1.2 kW biomass stove is 15%. If wood with
heating value of 4,000 kcal per kg is used as fuel, what is the wood
consumption per hour?
a. 1.6 kg per hour

b. 2.0 kg per hour
c. 2.4 kg per hour
55. What is the required airflow to gasify rice husk in a gasifier that
consumes 40 kg per hour of fuel? Consider an equivalence ratio of 0.3.
a. 56 kg of air per hr
b. 70 kg of air per hr
c. 86 kg of air per hour
56. If the amount of heat used in removing the moisture from the grains in a
continuous-flow dryer is 3000 kJ/hr, what is the heat utilization
efficiency of the dryer if the burner uses 6000 kJ/hr of fuel?
a. 10%
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b. 15%
c. 35%
d. 50%
57. A central part of a plow where the share, moldboard, and landside are
attached.
a. Frame
b. Frog
c. Shank
58. It is the traverse distance between two adjacent discs.
a. Disk distance
b. Disk clearance
c. Disk spacing
59. Metals high in weldability are usually high in __________ .
a. Fusibility
b. Malleability
c. Ductility
d. All of the above
60. Determine the bore of an engine if its clearance volume is 7.18 cc,
compression ratio is 8:1 and stroke is 4 cm.
a. 2 cm
b. 4 cm
c. 6 cm
d. 8 cm
61. Which of the following is not an example of fractional-horsepower

electric motor?
a. ¼ hp
b. 1.0 hp
c. 1 ½ hp
d. b and c
62. A 2-ton capacity flat-bed dryer dries paddy from 20 to 14 percent in 10

hours. Compute the moisture reduction per hour of the dryer.
a. 0.4 percent / hour

b. 0.6 percent / hour
c. 0.9 percent / hour
d. 0.8 percent / hour
63. Type of power transmission system where the center-to-center distance

between shafts is dictated by the diameters of the members.
a. direct coupling
c. belt and pulley
d. gears
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64. Theoretically, the intake valve:
a. opens at BDC/closes at BDC

b. opens at TDC/closes at TDC
c. opens at BDC/closes at TDC

d. opens at TDC/ closes at BDC
65. In a compression-ignition engine, intake is accomplished when:
a. piston goes down & IV opens

b. piston goes up & EV opens
c. piston goes down & EV opens
d. piston goes up & IV opens
66. It is a special arrangement of gears so constructed and located in the

transmission system of a 4-wheel tractor that permits one driving wheel
to rotate slower or faster than the other and at the same time propel its
share of the load.
a. gear box
b. differential
c. clutch
d. power take-off
include:

SWEff
68. In the equation C = 10 , C is capacity expressed in:
a. m2/h
b. m2/day
c. ha/h
d. ha/day
a. Hand tractor for wetland op.

b. Hand tractor for dryland op.

moldboard plow. It took 11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor
speed of 5 kph. Find the field efficiency.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
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loam soil (specific draft = 0.56 kg/cm2) at a depth of 25.4 cm. The
maximum draft and percent increase in draft due to speed are:

(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the tractor horsepower required to perform the operation:
a. 55 hp
b. 60 hp
c. 65 hp
d. 70 hp

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the
theoretical field capacity:
a. 0.25 ha/hr
b. 0.3 ha/hr
c. 0.35 ha/hr
d. 0.4 ha/hr
is called:
a. moldboard plow
b. subsoiler
c. chisel plow
d. spiral plow
74. A 3-bottom plow is plowing at a speed of 8 kph. The effective width per
plow bottom is 25 cm. If the plowing efficiency is 80%, what is the
theoretical field capacity?
a. 0.4 ha/hr
b. 0.6 ha/hr
c. 0.7 ha/hr
75. Time value of money and interest rate utilized together generate this
concept which means that different sums of money at different times can be
equal in economic value.
a. equivalence
b. equalization
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c. equilibrium
d. equestrian
76. A savings loan offers a 5.25% rate per annum compounded daily. What is the
effective annual rate?
a. 5.31%
b. 5.39%
c. 5.54%
d. 5.65%
77. An agriculturist considers an asset which will cost P90,000 at the time of
purchase. It has a ten-year life and a salvage value of P2,000. What is the
book value of the asset after 3 years using straight line depreciation?
a. P8,800
b. P26,400
c. P63,600
d. P81,200
78. Recommended chain and sprocket drive for tractor powered by 3.73 to 5.22
kW gasoline engine.
a. ANSI chain number 50

b. ANSI chain number 60
c. ANSI chain number 70
d. All of the above
79. Recommended chain and sprocket drive for tractor powered by 5.22 kW and
above gasoline engine.
a. ANSI chain number 50

b. ANSI chain number 60
c. ANSI chain number 70
d. All of the above
80. Welding by heating and then forcing the pieces together is called ______.
a. Fusion welding
b. Pressure welding
c. Inertia Welding
d. All of the above
81. The most common form of gas welding uses the gases _______ .
a. Acetylene and air
b. Acetylene and hydrogen
c. Acetylene and oxygen
d. All of the above
82. Spot welding is a form of welding known as ________ .
a. Flow welding
b. Resistance welding
c. Forge welding
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83. The metal that is melted from a pieces being joined is called the _________.
a. Filler metal
b. Weld metal
c. Base metal
84. A form of resistance welding used for welding sheet metal is ________.
a. Arc welding
b. Gas welding
c. Spot Welding
85. The size of screw driver is measured by ___________.
a. the length of the blade

b. its overall length
c. it diameter
86. With an interest rate of 8% compounded semi-annually, the value of P75,000

investment after 5 years is most nearly
a. P79,430
b. P88,620
c. 96,780
d. P111,010
87. A new agricultural engineer gets a loan of P10,000 today at an interest

rate of 15% and the first payment of P3,000 is made four years later. The
amount that is still due on the loan after the first payment is most nearly
a. P9,450
b. P11,380
c. P14,500
d. P17,420
88. An agricultural machine is purchased for P100,000 and has a useful life of
12 years. At the end of 12 years, the salvage value is P13,000. By straight
line depreciation, what is the accumulated depreciation at the end of 8
years?
a. P58,000
b. P42,000
c. P36,000
d. P64,000
89. With an interest rate of 8% compounded semi-annually, the value of P75,000

investment after 5 years is most nearly
a. P79,430
b. P88,620
c. 96,780
d. P111,010
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90. The time required for savings or sales to offset first costs, without regard
for the time value of money is called
a. discounted payback period

b. capital recovery period
c. return on investment period
d. simple payback period
91. It is an auxiliary plow-working element, mounted above the shin which

deposits the upper edge of the furrow in the furrow bottom.
a. Tail piece
b. Thrash board
c. Coulter
92. The size of a moldboard plow is determined ________________ .
a. from the wing of the share to the landside

b. from tip of the moldboard to the landside
c. from the top of the moldboard to the point of the share
93. It is a set of sprinkler nozzles.
a. Boom
b. Sprinkler laterals
c. Sprayer nozzle set
94. It is an auxiliary plow-working element, mounted above the shin which

deposits the upper edge of the furrow in the furrow bottom.
a. Tail piece
b. Thrash board
c. Coulter
95. The size of a moldboard plow is determined ________________.
a. from the wing of the share to the landside

b. from tip of the moldboard to the landside
c. from the top of the moldboard to the point of the share
96. What is the required drawbar pull for a 5-meter tractor drawn spike tooth
harrow with a specific draft of 89 kg/m?
a. 345 kg
b. 445 kg
c. 500 kg
97. What is the drawbar-horsepower of the implement in item above if it is

running at a speed of 6 kph?
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a. 8 hp
b. 10 hp
c. 2 hp
98. A secondary tillage implement consisting of one or two in-line gang

rollers used for crushing soil clods and compacting the soil.
a. Roller tiller
b. Packer
c. Roller harrow
99. A primary or secondary tillage implement used for broadcast or for strip
tillage and also used as chemical incorporators prior to planting.
a. Roller tiller
b. Roller harrow
c. Packer
100. It is a plow consisting of a strongly constructed frame and a vertical

leg drawn to subsoil and the bullet-shape attachments creates a tube like
cavity acting as a drainage channel.
a. Subsoiler
b. Bullet plow
c. Mole plow
d. All of the above
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1. In designing a rice thresher, the most important factors affecting

threshing efficiency is
a. rpm of the cylinder

b. Peripheral speed of the cylinder
c. Diameter of the cylinder
2. An insecticide that kills insects when insects suck on plant tissues.
a. Contact
b. Stomach
c. Systemic
d. All of the above
3. A hitch system for a tractor suitable for large, heavy implement for
trailer.
a. Three-point hitch system

b. Drawbar hitch system
c. Semi-mounted system
d. All of the above
c. constant volume

a. belt horsepower
b. brake horsepower
c. drawbar horsepower
d. indicated horsepower
6. One way of increasing engine power is to force more air into the cylinder
so that more power can be produced from each power stroke. This process
which uses a type of air compression device powered by the engine
crankshaft is called:
a. turbocharging
b. supercharging
c. power charging
d. air charging
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7. This fuel is made by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances like
coal, wood, charcoal, sawdust and other similar materials in an
a. gasohol
b. producer gas
c. natural gas
d. straight-run fuel
8. It is a toxic chemical with chemical formula CH3OH. Drinking even small

amounts can cause blindness. It is used on a limited basis to fuel
internal combustion engines, mainly by virtue of the fact that it is not
nearly as flammable as gasoline. It is harder to ignite than gasoline and
produces just one-eighth of the heat upon burning. It is also called wood
alcohol.
a. ethanol
b. methanol
c. isopropyl alcohol
d. gasohol
9. It is the process of combining the proper ratio of oxygen with a gaseous

form of a fossil fuel so it can combust. It usually involves all these
stages, from vaporizing a liquid fuel to letting it mix with air and
finally moving the mixture to where it can be burned.
a. oxygenation
b. carburetion
c. fuel injection
d. fuel induction
10. 83. It is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an

internal combustion engine. It works by providing an environment for a
chemical reaction wherein toxic combustion by-products are converted to
less-toxic substances.
a. muffler
b. header
c. turbocharger

transesterifying raw vegetable oil into cocomethyl ester requires the use
of:
a. alcohol
b. oxygen
c. hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide
during the intake stroke to the theoretical weight of air that should
have been inducted by filling the piston displacement volume with air at
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a. 105 m/s
b. 17.8 m/s
c. 25 m/s
d. 75 m/s

consumed at total of 5 liters and developed a constant power of 7.5 kW.
If the fuel contains 45.46 MJ/kg, what is the approximate thermal
efficiency?
a. 40%
b. 35%
c. 33%
d. 25%
15. A 4-cylinder 120 mm × 100 mm engine turns at 1,750 rpm. If the individual
cylinder’s clearance volume is 110 cm3, what is the engine’s compression
ratio?
a. 8:1
b. 9:1
c. 10:1
d. 11:2
a. pentane
b. ethane
c. butane
d. propane
17. A 4-stroke cycle engine is running at 2,400 rpm. If the range of

operation of the each intake valve is 220°, for how long is each intake
valve open?
a. 1.53 × 10-2 second

b. 7.64 × 10-3 second
c. 5.84 × 10-2 second
d. 6.43 × 10-2 second
a. 20.45 liters
b. 25.93 liters
c. 30.56 liters
d. 32.55 liters

a. 42 kW
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b. 31 hp
c. 16 kW
d. 28 kW
20. It is the amount paid for hiring equipment and operator services to
perform a certain task.
a. Machine fixed cost

b. Machine variable cost
c. Machine custom cost
21. Tractor A can cover a 1-Ha field in 2 hrs, tractor B in 3 hrs, and
tractor C in 6 hrs. How long will it take to cover a 1-Ha field if the
three tractors worked together?
a. 0.5 hr
b. 1.0 hr
c. 1.5 hr
d. 2.0 hr
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22. In the equation for horsepower, Hp = 3960xEff , Q is pump output in:
a. gallons
b. gpm
c. liters
d. lps
23. A hydro site offers a head of 50 m and a flow of 1.2 m3/s. With an
alternator speed requirement of 1500 rpm in a direct-drive transmission,
compute the specific speed of the turbine for the system. Assume a
turbine efficiency of 70%.
a. 230
b. 250
c. 240
d. 210

a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
25. A raised ridge left at the center of the strip of land when plowing
started center to center.
a. Back furrow
b. Dead furrow
c. Furrow
d. All of the above
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a. inlet valve
b. piston
c. plunger
d. bucket valve
27. What is the probable height of the flame in a step-grate stove with a
power output of 1000 BTU/hr?
a. 41.9 mm
b. 48.9 mm
c. 47.9 mm
d. 45.9 mm
28. Compute the power that can be generated by a hydro-turbine with water
input of 40 lps with a head of 20 m. The turbine efficiency is 70%.
a. 4.5 KW
b. 2.5 KW
c. 5.5 KW
d. 1.5 KW
termed:
a. furrow
b. furrowslice
c. backfurrow
d. Deadfurrow
30. The sequence of events which make up the cycle of operation of an engine
is:
a. I-C-P-E
b. I-P-C-E
c. C-E-I-P
d. P-I-C-E
31. Which of the following do not belong to seeder parts.
a. Furrow opener
b. Metering device
c. Covering device

d fan nozzle pattern
33. Single-axle machine powered by an engine ranging from 3 to 15 hp:
a. 2-wheel tractor
b. compact tractor
c. standard tractor
d. general-purpose tractor
34. A 2.4 meter sugar planter is used to transplant sugarcane to a 150-

hectare farm. The plant spacing is 60 cm while the row spacing is 120 cm.
Compute the number of hills the machine can plant for the entire area.
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What is the rate of planting in hills per hectare if the machine travels
at a speed of 6 kph? Estimate the number of tractors and of planter units
required to finish the entire area in 10 days with 8 hours/day operation.
Assume a planting efficiency of 80%.
a. 0.176 ha/hr
b. 0.336 ha/hr
c. 0.576 ha/hr
d. 0.896 ha/hr
35. Air-cooled engines are equipped with fins to:
a. increase air velocity

b. increase surface area
c. increase air volume
d. a and c
36. Which of the following countries follow the mechanization model of low
land area to farmer ratio?
a. Thailand
b. Philippines
c. Malaysia
d. Indonesia

The calibration test of a 16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows:
Nozzle discharge = 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and walking speed = 20
m/min. Determine the total volume of water applied per hectare.
a. 200 liters
b. 300 liters
c. 400 liters
d. 500 liters
exerted?
a. 100 ft-lb
b. 93 nt-m
c. 126 nt-meter
d. 60 nt-meter
a. 0.98 hp
b. 0.98 kw
c. 1.523 kw
d. 1.523 hp
a. 10:1
b. 15:1
c. 13:1
d. 12:1
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41. What is the average linear speed of the piston for a 4.5 × 6 in. engine
with a crankshaft speed of 1000 rpm.
a. 8 m/s
b. 1,900 in/min
c. 160 ft/min
d. 4,787 cm/min
a. 12.72
b. 63.30
c. 15.83
d. 79.12
43. A hand tool that permits the creation of threads on rods and shafts.
a. taps and die

b. lathe machine
c. tap wrench and tap
d. die and die stock
44. A tractor drive wheel under load rotates at 1200 revolution in passing a
newly cultivated field. At no load, the tractor drive wheel is able to
rotate at 1125 revolution. What is the percent slippage of the tractor
drive wheel?
a. 5.6 %
b. 6.2 %
c. 8.1 %
during the intake stroke to the theoretical weight of air that should
have been inducted by filling the piston displacement volume with air at

a. 105 m/s
b. 17.8 m/s
c. 25 m/s
d. 75 m/s
47. Assume that you are the Agricultural Engineer of a 500-hectare corn farm
with soil type that gives 10 psi draft when plowing at a speed of 4
km/hr. Compute the drawbar horsepower required to pull a three-disk plow
with effective cut of 12 inches per disk at a plowing depth of 6 inches.
a. 15.3 hp
b. 14.3 hp
c. 13.3 hp
d. 11.3 hp
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consumed at total of 5 liters and developed a constant power of 7.5 kW.
If the fuel contains 45.46 MJ/kg, what is the approximate thermal
efficiency?
a. 40%
b. 35%
c. 33%
d. 25%
49. Determine the speed of a hammer mill driven by an electric motor at a speed
of 1740 rpm. The motor pulley is 4 inches while the milling machine pulley
is 3 inches. Assume that there is no slip on the drive system.
a. 2320 rpm
b. 2420 rpm
c. 2520 rpm
d. 2620 rpm
50. The following tools could be used for lay out work, except__________.
a. micrometer
b. all of the above
c. marking gauge
51. Special nails like concrete nails are usually sold by ______.
a. Weight
b. Piece
c. a and b
d. Bags
52. In construction sites, shops and other work places, which should come
first?
a. Profit
b. cost cutting
c. Safety
d. Breaks
53. Field operating pattern where it has trips that parallel with each other,
are incremented successively by the operating width of the implement, and
initiated at one boundary and terminated at the opposite.
a. Circuitous pattern
b. Headland pattern
c. Alternation pattern
54. It describes the operation of the implement operation paralleling each

land’s boundaries and is commonly describes as “going around the field.”
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b. Headland pattern
55. It is sometimes used in processing established row crops and a

modification of continuous pattern.
b. Headland pattern
56. An angle of the plow in reference to the direction of travel of the plow.
a. Tilt angle
b. Disk angle
c. All of the above
57. If the engine mechanical efficiency, in item above, is 80 %, what is the

brake horsepower of the engine?
a. 53 hp
b. 35 hp
c. 65 hp
58. How many times the intake valve opens in 4 stroke-cycle engine running at
2000 rpm.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 500
59. Two-stroke six-cylinder-internal-combustion engine has a cylinder bore of

4 inches and a stroke of 4 inches. If the engine is running at a speed
of 1500 rpm, what is the indicated horsepower of the engine? The mean
effective stroke is 80 psi.
a. 85 hp
b. 92 hp
c. 102 hp
60. A device which connects or disconnects engine crankshaft to the

transmission box or driven machine.
a. Differential gear
b. Clutch
c. Actuator
61. A 4-ha field was prepared using a 1.2-m floating power tiller. It took 20
hrs to complete the operation at a speed of 2.5 kph. Determine the field
efficiency
a. 67%
b. 70%
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c. 76%
d. 80%
62. The advantages of seasoning lumber is/are:
a. reduce its weight

b. decrease shrinkage
c. increase its strength and resistance to decay
d. all of the above
63. Determine the tractor power required to work the soil using four 14-inch
moldboard plow bottoms at a depth of 10 inches and 6 kph. Field
efficiency = 75%. Soil specific draft = 8 lbs/inch2. Increase in draft
due to speed = 138%.
a. 50 hp
b. 60 hp
c. 70 hp
d. 80 hp
64. Domesticated animals used as power for agriculture.
a. Dairy animals
b. Draft animals
c. Game animals
65. Power available on human for useful work.
a. 0.1 hp
b. 0.5 hp
c. 0.3 hp
66. If a two-stroke 4-cylinder engine is running at 2000 rpm, the power

stroke per minute of the engine is
a. 4000
b. 8000
c. 2000
67. A person is doing a work for 4 hours, what is the power developed by the
person?
a. 0.09 hp
b. 0.13 hp
c. 0.15 hp
68. A device that converts electricity to mechanical power.
a. Rotor
b. Generator
c. Motor
69. A device that converts electricity from sunlight.

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a. Windpump
b. Photovoltaic
c. Generator
70. Wind machine that is used for lifting water.

a. Aeropump
b. Generator
c. Wind turbine
d. Windpump
71. Power generated from falling water.
a. Hydro power
b. Biomass power
c. Wind power
72. Vehicle designed to pull, propel, and supply power to operate machinery
used in agricultural operation.
a. Agricultural Tractor
b. Automobile
c. Payloader
73. The stirring wheel of the tractor can be found at
a. In front
b. At the rear
c. At the operator’s seat
74. A substance that is added to the tractor for the purpose of changing
traction and stability.
a. Ballast
b. Cage wheel
c. Plow
d. Hydraulic lift
75. Power drive that can be found at the rear of the tractor to propel power
implements and stationary machines.
a. Power take off drive

b. Hydraulic system
c. Differential gear
76. It is the minimum vertical distance between the soil surface and a
potentially obstructing machine element.
a. Vertical clearance
b. Machine height
c. Ground clearance
d. All of the above
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77. Angle in vertical plane perpendicular to the direction of travel between
the tool axis and the soil surface.
a. Tilt angle
b. Side angle
c. Lift angle
78. Standard rpm of a tractor PTO drive.

a. 600 rpm
b. 200 rpm
c. 540 rpm
79. It is the part of the moldboard plow that receives the furrow slice from
the share and turns to break, crush, and pulverize the soil.
a. Share
b. Shin
c. Moldboard
d. All of the above
80. The part of the moldboard plows which is used to cut the soil.
a. Share
b. Shin
c. Moldboard
d. All of the above
81. It is a part of the plow bottom which helps to counteract the side
pressure exerted by the furrow slice.
a. Shin
b. Landside
c. Share
82. A type of implement which is directly attached to the tractor and its
power lift is dependent upon the tractor engine for its general
operation.
a. Semi-integral
b. Integral-mounted
c. Trailing or pull
83. A type of implement which is supported by two or three wheels and is

hitched to the drawbar of the tractor where it is being pulled.
a. Integral-mounted
b. Trailing
c. Semi-integral
84. A type of plow which is equipped with plow bodies which turns the furrow
slice to one side only.
a. One-way plow
b. Two-way plow
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c. Two of the above
85. A type of plow which has two sets of bodies mounted symmetrically on a
share frame which can be rotated over 180 degrees along the longitudinal
axis.
a. Reversible plow
b. One-way plow
c. Lister plow
86. The draft of a plow is dependent on the:
a. Size of plow
b. Plowing depth
c. Type of soil
d. All of the above
87. Firing order for 8-cylinder V piston
a. 1-6-8-4-3-2-7-5
b. 1-8-7-3-6-5-4-2
c. All of the above
88. Engine mechanical efficiency.
a. Brake hp over indicated hp

b. Rated hp over indicated hp
c. Friction hp over flywheel hp
89. Number of times the intake valve opens in a single-cylinder four-stroke

cycle after completing 200 revolutions.
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
90. Part of an engine that converts reciprocating motion into rotary motion.
a. Crankshaft
b. Piston
c. Camshaft
91. System of number indicating the ignition quality of diesel fuel.
a. Octane rating
b. Cetane rating
c. Fuel index
92. Twenty-hp engine is equal to.

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a. 1524.44 kg-m/sec
b. 1254.2 kg-m/sec
c. 1425.44 kg-m/sec
93. Ten-hp engine is equivalent to
a. 7.46 kw
b. 76.4 watt
c. 0.746 kw
94. A substance that decreases the effect of friction and which is commonly
obtained from petroleum products.
a. Lubricant
b. Gear oil
c. Grease
d. All of the above
a. pentane
b. ethane
c. butane
d. propane
96. Wheel slip test of a tractor had shown that a wheel rotates by two-and-a-
half revolutions at a distance of 20 meters. If the tractor wheel has a
diameter of 2 meters, what is the percentage slip of the tractor wheel?
a. 27.89%
b. 47.89%
c. 67.89%
d. 17.89%
cylindrical tank cut axially into two and installed vertically face to
face at an offset position.
a. Savonious
b. Cretan
c. Darrieus
d. Multibladed
98. What is the application rate of a granular broadcast spreader required to

apply 1 ton of manure at a distance of 1000 meters. The machine swath is
2 meters.
a. 5500 kg/ha
b. 5550 kg/ha
c. 5000 kg/ha
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d. 5555 kg/ha
99. Sprayers are used primarily for the application of:
a. herbicides
b. insecticides
c. fungicides
d. pesticides

d. fan nozzle pattern
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(L)
a. centrifugal pump
b. mixed flow pump
c. air lift pump
d. all of the above
QxH
3960xEff
3. The direct type of power transmission system has:
a. 90% Eff
b. 95% Eff
c. 98% Eff
d. 100% Eff

d. combining
5. Among the factors affecting the choice of harvesting and threshing

system, which one is the major factor?
a. kind of crop
c. topography
d. farm size

rice is:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. all of the above

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moldboard plow. It took 11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor
speed of 5 kph. Find the field efficiency.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
field efficiency of 75%. The draft required to pull the plow is 60 kg.
Find the distance traveled to plow the field.
a. 66.67 km
b. 133.33
c. 200 km
d. 266.67 km
shown below. Row spacing to be adjusted to 14 inches. Groundwheel
diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
a. 5 kg/ha
b. 11 kg/ha
c. 8 kg/ha
d. 20 kg/ha
inches centrifugal pump. Pump discharge is 200gpm. Total head is 24 ft.
Pump efficiency is 55%. V-belt efficiency is 95%. And air-cooled diesel
engine delivery rating is 70%.
a. 1.6 hp
b. 2.4 hp
c. 3.3 hp
d. 4.7 hp
minutes. When unloading on-the-go, it has an 86% field efficiency.
Field yield is 3.5 tons/ha. What would be the field efficiency if the
combine stopped to load?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
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d. 85%

(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the tractor horsepower required to perform the operation.
a. 55 hp
b. 60 hp
c. 65 hp
d. 70 hp

seconds turnaround time at the end of each pass. Determine the
theoretical field capacity.
a. 0.25 ha/hr
b. 0.3 ha/hr
c. 0.35 ha/hr
d. 0.4 ha/hr
15. The three main sources of power for mechanization include:
a. human, animal & mechanical

b. human, electrical & mechanical
c. animal, electrical & mechanical
d. human, animal & electrical
a. 5 – 15%
b. 10 – 27%
c. 10 – 37%
d. 20 – 30%
17. In optimizing the capacity of a machine, it is recommended to have:
a. one small machine

b. one big machine
c. two or more small machines
d. all of the above
18. Primary tillage involves cutting the soil to a depth of :
a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
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c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
is called:
a. moldboard plow
b. subsoiler
c. chisel plow
d. spiral plow
determines the:

a. type of soil
b. speed of plowing
22. Determine the theoretical field capacity when a tractor operating at 6.4
kph is pulling four-36 cm moldboard plow bottoms at a depth of 20 cm.
a. 7.2 ha/day
b. 0.72 ha/hr
c. 0.18 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/day
greater than 36 cm is called:

d. broadcaster
a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube

a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
d. furrow closer
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sprayer is:


sprayer?
a. tank
b. pump
c. pressure gage
d. nozzle
a. inlet valve
b. piston
c. plunger
d. bucket valve
30. The ability to choose appropriate means of achieving a given objective is

called _______.
a. effectiveness
b. economics
c. efficiency
d. liquidity
31. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a manager:
a. responsible
b. politician
c. none of the above
d. decision maker
32. The art of applying business and scientific principles to the

organization and management of farm business enterprise for the purpose
of securing the greatest continuous profit is called ________.
a. Management
b. Scientific Method
c. Farm Management
d. Agricultural Economics
33. The term used for the process of management where it is aimed at getting
members of the organization to move in the direction that will achieve
its objectives.
a. Planning
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b. Directing
c. Organizing
d. Staffing
34. The management process by which managers think their through in advance
and where the organization’s mission, vision, goals and objectives are
made is called ______.
a. organizing
b. staffing
c. planning
d. controlling
35. Determine the efficiency of a 60-V starting system if the maximum power
required for cranking the engine is 10 hp and if the discharge for the
battery when the engine is cranked is 250 amperes.
a. 50%
b. 40%
c. 45%
d. 55%
36. One source of labor provided from outside of the family is called:
a. hired labor
b. labor management
c. family labor
d. fieldwork labor
37. The term “marketing” is best identified in today’s business world with
the concept of:
a. making a sale
b. satisfying customer needs
c. creating customer needs
d. communication through advertising
38. A want supported by buying power is best described as a:
a. demand
b. exchange
c. desire
d. need
39. Which of the following is true:
a. Want is more important to marketers than demand

b. The major objective of marketing is customer satisfaction at a profit.
c. Need is more important to modern-day marketers than wants.
d. Customer satisfaction even without profit is most important to
marketers.
40. Which of the following is not one of the four Cs of marketing?
a. communication
b. customer cost
c. customer solution/satisfaction
d. commitment
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41. A piece of wood that is one square foot and one inch thick.
a. stock
b. power routers
c. lumber
d. board foot
42. Fasteners that are externally threaded to allow the part being assembled
to be easily dismantled.
a. rivets
b. Bolts
c. hinges
43. A list of all the different pieces of materials needed for a job. It is
also called a “finish-stock list”.
a. bill of materials
b. a and c
c. working drawing
d. project plan
44. It refers to freshly-cut trees, raw logs and large sizes of sawn logs
that are usually 4 inches thick.
a. Sanded
b. Timber
c. Lumber
d. oxogens
45. Mango, Langka, Narra, Mancono are all ________.
a. Monocots
b. Dicots
c. Hardwoods
46. Refers to tools that are driven by electric motor, hydraulics, air, gas
engine, or forces other than, or in addition to human power. They are
generally stationary and are usually fixed in the shop.
a. portable power tools

b. power machines
c. hand tools
d. power tools
47. Machines with rotating knives that dress the edges of boards to a uniform
thickness.
a. Planers
b. grinders
c. Jointers
d. band saw
48. Coco lumber,buho, tinikan, sawali are all construction materials. They
are all __________.
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a. Hardwoods
b. monocots
c. Softwoods
d. Dicots
49. A piece of lumber that is 2 x 3 x 6 is how many board feet?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3
50. Types of guards designed to prevent contact with the moving parts by a
person and/or clothing.
a. Shield
b. cover
c. casing
d. aota
51. Compute the power generated by a multi-blade windmill with a rotor

diameter of 6.0 m. The average wind velocity is 10.95 m/s. Energy
conversion efficiency is 29.95% and power coefficient is 0.15. Assume
density of air is 1.2 kg/m3.
a. 0.8 kW
b. 1.0 kW
c. 1.2 kW
d. 1.5 kW
52. This must be high enough in order to self-ignite the air-fuel mixture in
a diesel engine.
b. intake pressure
c. valve compression
d. engine pressure
53. A power circular saw which rolls on a horizontal arm and has a blade that
could be raised or lowered and the arm could be rotated up to 45 deg in
both direction.
a. radial arm saw

b. cut off saw
c. tilting carbon table saw
d. portable power saw
54. Materials that are usually very corrosion resistant and are used mostly
for food handling equipments.
a. copper
b. mild steel
c. lead
d. stainless steel
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55. Which illustrates proper anaerobic digestion process?
a. biomass → saccharification → fermentation

b. biomass → liquefaction → saccharification
c. biomass → fermentation → liquefaction
d. biomass → fermentation → saccharification
56. White sugar, which sells for P26.50 per kg-pack, can be repacked and sold
by a retailer at a variable cost of P200 per 50kg-sack. If each sack of
sugar costs P750 and fixed costs amount to P30,000 per month, how many
sacks of white sugar must the retailer repack and sell each month to
break even?
a. 80 sacks
b. 70 sacks
c. 60 sacks
d. 90 sacks
57. Which is not a tractor safety measure?
a. Not refueling while the engine is hot.

b. Not shifting gears while going down a slope.
c. Keeping the hitches high.
d. Not using the differential lock when turning.
58. Which does not belong to the group?
a. disc harrow
b. field cultivator
c. packer
d. disc plow
59. Ply rating is an indicator of:
a. fuel utilization efficiency

b. maximum tire load
c. brake horsepower
d. oil viscosity
60. An engine with all intake valves in the cylinder head and all exhaust
valves in the cylinder block.
a. L-head
b. T-head
c. F-head
d. I-head
61. A machine initially worth P50,000 depreciates in value each year by 20%
of its value at the beginning of that year. Find its book value when it
is 9 years old.
a. P6,524.90
b. P6,690.12
c. P6,690.12
d. P6,710.89
62. Which is not included in the markings and labeling of tractors?
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a. type and size
b. parts and components
c. safety markings
d. country of manufacture
63. Which pair is mismatched?
a. indirect cooling – water-cooled engine

b. spark ignition – gasoline engine
c. Otto cycle – gasoline engine
d. constant volume process – diesel engine
64. It is the theoretical maximum percentage of the kinetic energy of air

which a windrotor can convert into mechanical energy.
a. 39.5%
b. 56.9%
c. 53.9%
d. 59.3%
65. Which is not a function of the crankcase?
a. oil reservoir
b. support for the shafts
c. housing for moving parts
d. nota
66. Based on the following:

edge-drop seed plate diameter 200 mm
number of cells 16
seed spacing 1.39 m
What is the linear speed (in meters per minute) for a corn planter when
planting at 8 km/hr?
a. 3.78
b. 7.83
c. 1.37
d. 8.37
67. Washers are primarily used:
a. to increase friction
b. to reduce compressive stress
c. to increase bearing surface
d. to tighten bolt-and-nut connection
68. Which is not true about chains?
a. Adapted to long or short distances

b. A large reduction of speed can be obtained if desired.
c. Size of sprocket and speed increases with the number of teeth.
d. With a large number of teeth, the angle of rotation will be also
large.
69. To ensure safety in the shop, which should be considered first?
a. recognize hazards
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b. conduct safety seminars
c. conduct workplace inspections
d. conduct incident investigations
70. Clamps, pliers are all examples of _______.
a. layout tools
b. turning tools
c. cutting tools
d. holding tools
71. Its design and structure permit it to drive large drill bits and apply
heavy pressures on the bits.
a. hand drill
b. drill press
c. breast drill
d. ratchet brace
72. It is guide in making a project and contains the necessary information to

accomplish the project.
a. working drawing
b. bill of materials
c. project plan
73. It has a motor-driven circular blade that may be adjusted for angled cuts
and is fed down to the material being cut.
a. radial arm saw

b. cut off saw
c. table circular saw
d. band saw
74. Which operation could be done with a welding machine?
a. Cut
b. join metals
c. thread
d. a, b, and d
75. ___________ are examples of permanent fasteners.
a. Nails
b. all of the above
c. bolts
76. In an ideal Diesel engine, the combustion of fuel occurs at :
b. constant enthalpy
c. constant temperature
d. constant volume
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b. constant volume
c. constant temperature

a. belt horsepower
b. indicated horsepower
c. brake horsepower
d. drawbar horsepower
79. A tandem-type disc harrow has a width of cut of 5.0 m, with each disc
measuring 620 mm in diameter. If the spacing between discs is 280 mm, how
many discs are there in the harrow?
a. 16
b. 20
c. 24
d. 32
80. The Philippine Government has devised a plan on the development of the
use of biofuels and renewable energy sources, also known as the BiGSHOW,
where Bi stands for Biofuels/ Biomass, G for Geothermal, S for Solar, H
for hydroelectric, O for ocean. What does W represents?
a. Water
b. wind
c. waste
d. wastewater
81. The threshing action where grains are detached from their panicles when
the straw is pulled through a “V” shaped configuration is called:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. a and b
a. 1985
b. 1990
c. 1995
d. 2000
a. 0.03 ha/hr
b. 0.57 ha/hr
c. 1.45 ha/hr
d. 2.08 ha/hr

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d. four men working for three days
Find the horsepower output of the animal:
a. 0.66 hp
b. 0.88 hp
c. 0.77 hp
d. 1.0 hp
diameter is 1.22 m.
Discharge (gm)
Seeding
Adjustment
groundwheel)
¼ Open 140
½ Open 460
¾ Open 740
Full Open 1,100
What is the seeding rate at ½ adjustment:
a. 25 kg/ha
b. 68 kg/ha
c. 38 kg/ha
d. 79 kg/ha
headland at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the
theoretical field capacity of the combine:
a. 1.2 ha/hr
b. 2.4 ha/hr
c. 3.6 ha/hr
d. 4.8 ha/hr

(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the highest gear setting that can sustain the draft requirement for
the operation:
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a. 1L
b. 2L
c. 3L
d. 4L

The calibration test of a 16-liter knapsack sprayer is as follows:
Nozzle discharge = 1.2 liters/min, swath = 1.5 m and walking speed = 20
m/min. Determine the number of sprayer loadings per hectare:
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
90. Which is true about V-belt and pulley drive?
a. It cannot be used for long center distance drive.

b. Efficiency drops with small pulley size.
c. Its application is limited only for parallel drive.
d. Excessive high load increases efficiency.

a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
a. plowing
b. spraying
c. harvesting
d. threshing
Agriculture?
a. BPRE
b. BPI
c. AMMDA
d. RAEG
94. The use of machinery does not only imply ownership, the following are
also considered viable options:
a. renting
b. custom hire service
c. joint ownership
d. borrowing

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a. up to 3 inches
b. 3 to 6 inches
c. 6 to 18 inches
d. 6 to 36 inches
96. Part of the moldboard plow bottom that receives the furrowlice , lifts,
a. share
b. moldboard
c. landside
d. frog
97. Type of plow developed in an effort to reduce friction in a sliding

bottom by using a rolling bottom is:
a. moldboard plow
b. disc plow
c. subsoilers
d. rototiller
98. A company purchases an asset for P10,000.00 and plans to keep it for 20
years. If the salvage value is zero at the end of the 20th year, what is
the depreciation in the 3rd year by SYD method?
a. P875.14
b. P785.41
c. P857.14
d. P758.14
SWEff
99. In the equation C = , S is speed of plowing in:
10
a. mps
b. kph
c. fpm
d. mph
100. Disc harrow consisting of four gangs of discs with two gangs in front
and two gangs at the rear is called:
a. single-action disc harrow

b. double-action disc harrow
c. off-set disc harrow
d. all of the above

(M)
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1. Planter designed to plant seeds in rows and in hills is called:

d. broadcaster
2. It indicates the ratio of the amount of heat given off by the furnace to
the system and the heat used from the fuel.
a. Burning efficiency
b. Thermal efficiency
c. Heat utilization energy
3. Which of the following is true in operating gasifier for internal

combustion engine?
a. Only 50 to 70 % of the diesel oil can be replaced by gas producer.

b. Gasoline and diesel can be fueled with gas producer.
c. The power output of gasoline engine at arbitrary rpm will decrease
by 30 to 50 % when fueled with producer gas.
d. All of the above
4. A rice hull gasifier reactor that produces less tar during operation.
a. Updraft
b. Cross draft
c. Down draft
d. All of the above
5. Power generated from moving air
a. Wind power
b. Hydropower
c. Photovoltaic cell
6. Wind is moving at 4 meters per second. If the rotor area is 2 square

meters, what is the wind power?
a. 80 watts
b. 125 watts
c. 95 watts
7. A gas produces putrefactive bacteria that breaks down organic material

under airless condition consisting mainly of methane and carbon dioxide.
a. Biofuel
b. Biogas
c. Gasifier
d. LPG
8. A device that converts kinetic energy of the wind to mechanical power.

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a. Rotor
b. Generator
c. Motor
9. The IRRI axial-flow thresher is characterized as: (code 67)

10. What section is not yet included in the PAES?

moldboard plow. It took 11 hrs. to complete the operation at a tractor
speed of 5 kph. Find the actual field capacity:
a. 0.09 ha/hr
b. 0.5 ha/hr
c. 0.36 ha/hr
d. 1.5 ha/hr
Find the time required to plow the field:
a. 11.11 hrs
b. 22.22 hrs
c. 44.44 hrs
d. 66.66 hrs
13. Determine the time in hours to plow a 3-ha field using a 15-cm animal-
drawn plow at a speed of 4 kph and efficiency of 75%
a. 56 hrs
b. 66 hrs
c. 76 hrs
d. 86 hrs
14. If the speed ratio of the groundwheel over seedplate of a two-row corn
planter is 5.0, determine the plant population per hectare. Row spacing
is 75 cm. Groundwheel diameter is 60 cm. Ave. no. of seeds per hill is 2.
No. of cells of seedplate is 25. Ave. emergence of seeds is 85%.
a. 35,335 plts/ha
b. 45,445 plts/ha
c. 55,223 plts/ha
d. 60,071 plts/ha
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15. Considering that there are 3M farms, 12M ha of agricultural lands and
assuming five farmers per farm, the human power contribution in the farm
is about:
a. 0.1 hp
b. 0.125 hp
c. 1.0 hp
d. 1.25 hp
16. A 4-ha field was prepared using a 1.2-m floating power tiller. It took 20
hrs to complete the operation at a speed of 2.5 kph. Determine the field
efficiency
a. 67%
b. 70%
c. 76%
d. 80%
17. Determine the tractor power required to work the soil using four 14-inch
moldboard plow bottoms at a depth of 10 inches and 6 kph. Field
efficiency = 75%. Soil specific draft = 8 lbs/inch2. Increase in draft
due to speed = 138%.
a. 50 hp
b. 60 hp
c. 70 hp
d. 80 hp
18. Determine the number of 13-cm animal drawn plows needed to complete
plowing a 3-ha field in one day (8 hrs/day). Field efficiency is 78% and
speed of travel is 3 kph.
a. 5 plows
b. 9 plows
c. 13 plows
d. 15 plows
19. If the speed ratio of seedplate over groundwheel of the two-row corn
planter is 0.20, determine the expected plant population/ha. Row spacing
is 75 cm. Groundwheel diameter is 60 cm. Average no. of seeds per hill is
2. Number of cells of seedplate is 20. Average emergence of seeds is 85%.
a. 48,000 plts/ha
b. 54,000 plts/ha
c. 60,000 plts/ha
d. 66,000 plts/ha
20. 5 pcs. of work benches are needed for the AE REVIEW 2011. The engineers
found out that they needed 10 pcs. of 2”x3”x12’ and 6 pcs. of 2”x2”x6’
for each work bench. How many board feet of lumber would they need for a
bench?
a. 420 board feet

b. 84 board feet
c. 72 board feet
d. 360 board feet
21. Percentage engine output to be attained when testing based on the maximum
rated power output.
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a. 60%
b. 80%
c. 100%
d. All of the above
22. Basic hand tools for engine maintenance:
a. Open wrench
b. Adjustable wrench
c. Screw driver (Philip and Flat)
d. All of the above
23. It is an articulated connection between a link and the implement.
a. Hitch point
b. Link point
c. Implement point
d. All of the above
24. It is an articulated connection between a link and the tractor.
a. Hitch point
b. Link point
c. Implement point
d. All of the above
25. It is the center to center distance between two front or rear wheels.
a. Wheel clearance
b. Wheel tread
c. Wheel distance
26. A type of four-wheel tractor where power is transmitted to all wheels of

the tractor.
a. Two-wheel drive tractor

b. Four-wheel drive tractor
c. Hydraulic drive tractor
27. A type of four-wheel tractor where power is transmitted to rear wheels

with small front wheels being pushed along.
a. Two-wheel drive tractor

b. Four-wheel drive tractor
c. Hydraulic drive tractor
28. Auxiliary gear shift lever of a tractor is usually located at the

____________.
a. right side of the operator seat

b. left side of the operator seat
c. front of the operator seat
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29. PAES recommended thickness of drawbar for four-wheel agricultural
tractor.
a. Not more than 32 mm

b. 32 mm
c. More than 32 mm

d. broadcaster
a. width of planter
32. One hundred liters per second of water is falling at a head of 10 meters.
The turbine efficiency is 80%. What is the hydraulic power of the hydro
system?
a. 8.7 kw
b. 87 kw
c. 7.8 kw
33. Average power density of solar heat striking the earth surface.
a. 1 kw/m2
b. 0.89 kw/m2
c. 0.58 kw/m2
34. The gearbox placed on first gear will develop…

cylindrical tank cut axially into two and installed vertically face to
face at an offset position.
a. Savonious
b. Cretan
c. Darrieus
d. Multibladed
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36. The Engineers are going to buy the wood materials from the J and P
Masangkay Contractors and Hardware Supplies, How much money do they need
to purchase the materials, if a board foot of lumber costs 24 pesos?
a. 2,016 pesos
b. 10,080 pesos
c. 2,400 pesos
37. When the owner of the J and P hardware recognized the two engineers
purchasing the materials, he gave them a 10 % discount on the purchase.
How much the two engineers did paid the hardware?
a. approx. 9,000 pesos

b. approx. 5,000 pesos
c. approx. 6,000 pesos
38. A more meaningful classification for tools would be based on ________.
a. material that they work on

b. use or function
c. user
d. cost
39. Wrought iron, steel, cast iron, pig iron are all _________.
a. Alloys
b. a and b
c. ferrous metals
d. non-ferrous metals
40. Which fastener has a cross mark slot on its head?
a. flat head
b. Phillips head
c. square head
d. all of the above
41. What year was the metric system first used in the Philippines?
a. 1980
b. 1983
c. 1981
d. 1982
42. The thickness of a metal sheet is designed by a series of numbers called

__________.
a. Schedule
b. gauge number
c. SAE number
d. ply rating
43. A mechanical breaking up of fuel into spray droplets by high velocity of

air passing through a jet.
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a. Atomization
b. Carburetion
c. Turbo charging
44. A device that is used to actuate the throttle of an engine to increase

its speed.
a. Governor
b. Accelerator
c. Actuator
45. Usable power delivered by the engine
b. Brake horsepower
c. Rated horsepower
46. A device that meters the fuel air and mixes them into harmonious mixture
before the mixture enters the combustion chamber of an engine.
a. Governor
b. Air injector
c. Carburetor
d. All of the above
47. A device that permits the flow of fuel and of burned gases in one
direction only.
a. Check valve
b. Relief valve
c. Spark plug
48. An internal combustion engine that produces power in one revolution of

the crankshaft.
a. Four stroke cycle engine

b. Two stroke cycle engine
c. Rotary engine
49. During the power stroke, which of the following valve is open?
a. Intake
b. Exhaust
c. Intake and exhaust
50. Number of spark plugs for 6 cylinder diesel engine
a. 6
b. 12
c. 4
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51. The volume displaced by a piston in making upward and downward stroke.

b. Clearance volume
c. Total volume
52. At the downward stroke of two-stroke cycle, which of the events are
taking place.
a. Power & intake

b. Compression & exhaust
c. Power and exhaust
53. The ratio of the clearance volume from the total volume.
a. Compression ratio
b. Air fuel ratio
c. Bore stroke ratio
54. Power transmitted to the pistons by the gas in the cylinder
a. Brake horsepower
b. Indicated horsepower
c. Drawbar horsepower
d. Flywheel horsepower
55. Suppose a 4-cylinder engine has a bore of 3.5 in. and a stroke of 4.0
in., what is the engine displacement.
a. 154 in3
b. 175 in3
c. 225 in3
56. An engine has piston displacement of 38.4 in3. If the clearance volume of
the cylinder is 2.5 in3, what is the compression ratio?
a. 1:12
b. 1:16
c. 1:8
57. Number of explosion of piston on a single cylinder, four stroke cycle

engine in 100 revolution of the crankshaft.
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
58. The space when the piston is at the top dead center

b. Clearance volume
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c. Total volume
59. How many piston strokes are there in one revolution of a crankshaft.
a. One
b. Two
c. Four
60. Engine having fuel injected into the combustion chamber near the end of
the combustion stroke and is ignited by heat of compression only.
a. Gasoline engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Steam engine
61. What is the indicated horsepower, of a four-stroke, six-cylinder engine

having a 4” bore and 4” stroke. The engine speed is 1500 rpm and the
mean effective pressure is 80 psi.
a. 35 hp
b. 45 hp
c. 52 hp
a. Ignition
b. Firing order
c. Flash point
63. Engine that burns fuel outside the cylinder.
a. Spark ignition engine

b. External combustion engine
c. Compression ignition engine
64. At the intake stroke of a diesel engine, what come in?
a. Fuel and air

b. Fuel
c. Air
65. A device that creates ignition of fuel in a diesel engine.
a. Spark plug
b. Piston
c. Carburetor
66. Two pistons running at the same time in the same direction but performing
different strokes.
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a. Running mate
b. Firing order
c. Valve timing
67. Distance of movement piston from the top dead to the bottom dead center.
a. Stroke
b. Bore
c. Valve clearance
d. None of the Above
68. Firing order of 4-cylinder engine.
a. 1-2-3-4
b. 1-3-4-2
c. 1-2-4-3
69. The cetane rating of alpha-methylnaphthalene is:
a. 50
b. 20
c. 80
70. This rating is given to diesel fuels for their ability to burn without
detonating as compared with the performance of reference fuels.
a. octane rating
b. cetane rating
c. heptane rating
d. alcohol rating
71. During the field demonstration of a rice reaper with 1.2-m cutter bar,
performance showed that the machine travels at an average speed of 3 kph.
The average width of the cutter bar actually utilized is 1.0 m. Time lost
for crossing the dike is 5 min/ha and for repair is 10 min/ha. Turning
and other idle time is 10% of the effective operating time while removing
field obstruction and clogging is 15 min/ha. What is the theoretical
field capacity of the machine?
a. 0.36 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.18 ha/hr
72. An irrigation pump is to be driven by a single-cylinder engine. The set-

up has the following data: Engine rpm=2200; Pump rpm=1800; and Diameter
of Engine Pulley=25 cm. What should the diameter of the second pulley be?
a. 35.05 cm.
b. 30.55 cm
c. 53.05 cm
inches centrifugal pump. Pump discharge is 200gpm. Total head is 24 ft.
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Pump efficiency is 55%. V-belt efficiency is 95%. And air-cooled diesel
engine delivery rating is 70%.
a. 1.6 hp
b. 2.4 hp
c. 3.3 hp
d. 4.7 hp

d. all of the above
75. The advantages of seasoning lumber is/are:
a. reduce its weight

b. decrease shrinkage
c. increase its strength and resistance to decay
d. all of the above
76. Manufacturer’ specification for float assisted tiller field capacity

based on PAE Standard.
a. to 2.5 kph
b. 2.5 to 4.0 kph
c. 4.0 to 6.5 kph
77. It is a set of sprinkler nozzles.
a. Boom
b. Sprinkler laterals
c. Sprayer nozzle set
78. What property of metal refers to its ability to resist penetration?
a. Hardness
b. Toughness
c. Strength
d. All of the above
79. The effective field capacity of the rotary tiller tilling theoretically
at 0.4 ha/hr for efficiency of 85% is:
a. 0.34 ha/hr
b. 0.24 ha/hr
c. 0.43 ha/hr
80. A single-bottom moldboard plows on a clay loam soil (8 psi draft) having
an effective width of cut of 0.3 m and a depth of cut of 15 cm. What is
the force exerted by a plow?
a. 2.30 kg
b. 2.53 kg
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c. 3.10 kg
81. What is the drawbar horsepower of the plow in item above if the plowing
speed is 5 kph?
a. 4.6 hp
b. 3.4 hp
c. 7.4 hp
82. The differential of a tractor is required when making a:
a. right turn
b. left turn
c. going straight
d. a and b
83. Fuel used by compression ignition engine is:
a. kerosene
b. methane
c. diesel
d. gasoline
a. 5 – 15%
b. 10 – 27%
c. 10 – 37%
d. 20 – 30%
85. Which of the following statements is incorrect: The higher the

pressure,:

d. all of the above
86. A process of providing the engine with additional amount of air and fuel
using a small turbine propelled by engine exhaust gas to increase power
by about 30%.
a. Turbocharging
b. Supercharging
c. Air and fuel injecting
87. The pivotal point of connection of hitch to the tractor or a center of

the articulated connection between link and the implement
a. Link point
b. Hitch pin
c. Hitch point
d. All of the above
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88. Which of the following is not a source of energy for farming?
a. Solar energy
b. Wind energy
c. Biomass energy
89. A conventional source of energy.
a. Human power
b. Draft Animal
c. Fossil fuel
d. All of the above
90. A non-conventional sources of energy
a. Biomass
b. Solar
c. Wind
d. All of the above
91. A steam engine is an example of ______________.
a. an internal combustion engine

b. an external combustion engine
c. a dual combustion engine
92. A constant volume cycle engine.
a. Gasoline engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Steam engine
93. A constant pressure cycle
a. Gasoline engine
b. Diesel engine
c. Steam engine
94. Power implements are usually connected to the ________ of the tractor.
a. wheel axle drive

b. power take-off drive
c. front wheel drive
95. Turbo charging tractor engine will increase the power output
approximately by _____.
a. 10 – 20 %
b. 20 - 30 %
c. 30 – 40 %
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96. Integral mounted implement are usually attached to the tractor through a
______.
a. single point hitch system of the tractor

b. double-hitch system of the tractor
c. three-point hitch system of the tractor
97. A semi-integral mounted type implements are usually attached to the

tractor through a _________.

98. Trailing-type implements are usually attached to the tractor through a

_________.

99. A part of mechanism that they may be added to a functional power unit,
not utilizing its mechanical power for the purpose of enhancing the
performance of that unit.
a. Auxiliary unit
b. Spare parts
c. Accessory
100. Power take-off of lawn mower and garden ride-on tractors.
a. 1000 rpm
b. 540 rpm
c. 2000 rpm
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(N)
1. A frame for protection of operators of compact utility tractors to

minimize the possibility of serious crushing injury to the operator
resulting from accidental upset.
a. Roll bar
b. Tractor shield frame
c. Roll-over protection structure
2. Maximum tire inflation pressure for agricultural implement.
a. 40 psi
b. 60 psi
c. 100 psi
3. A 4-ha field was plowed using a 3X12-inch tractor-mounted moldboard plow.

It took 11 hours to complete the operation at a tractor speed of 5 kph.
Find the field efficiency.
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
4. Determine the size of the diesel engine to be used for a 4 X 4

centrifugal pump. Pump discharge is 200gpm. Total head is 24 ft. Pump
delivery rating is 70%.
a. 1.6 hp
b. 2.4 hp
c. 3.3 hp
d. 4.7 hp
minutes. When unloading on-the-go, it has 86% field efficiency. Field
stopped to load?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 85%
6. Twelve man-days is equivalent to the output of:
a. 3 men X 4 days
b. 6 men X 2 days
c. 12 men X 1 day
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d. all of the above

of 0.2 liters per minute per nozzle. If the sprayer boom consist of 6
nozzles, what time does the sprayer mixture be changed?
a. 1.39 hours
b. 4.20 hours
c. 6.80 hours
8. It is a structural member of an implement where tillage tool is to the

beam attached.
a. Boom
b. Shank
c. Gang
9. When a disk plow is set on a vertical position, the plow will
a. Penetrate
b. Will not penetrate
c. Remain in position
10. It is a metallic or synthetic lining for a hole which reduces or prevents

abrasion between components of a machine.
a. Bearing
b. Bushing
c. Gasket
d. All of the above
11. A steel containing 0.035 – 0.4% carbon and is widely used for production
of steel plate, structural steel, bars, etc.
a. Mild steel
b. Hard steel
c. Soft centered steel
d. All of the above
12. A heat treatment method to increase the hardness of steel by rapid

cooling.
a. Tempering
b. Quenching
c. Annealing
13. A gas-metallic arc welding which uses inert gas shielding to produce a
cleaner and sounder weld compare with conventional welding.
a. Gas welding
b. MIG welding
c. TIG welding
d. All of the above
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14. A widely used method of welding aluminum, copper, stainless steel, and
other difficult-to-weld metals.
a. TIG welding
b. MIG welding
c. Gas welding
d. All of the above
15. A device suitable for cutting stainless steel plate.
a. Shear cutter
b. Plasma cutter
c. Acetylene gas cutter
d. All of the above
16. Ductility which is one of the properties of metals refers to:
a. Its resistance to penetration

b. How much the material absorb impact before it breaks
c. How much the material is deformed
d. All of the above
17. A type of bearing used to restrain endwise motion of a turning shaft or

withstand axial load.
a. Ball bearing
b. Thrust bearing
c. Roller bearing
18. A drive suitable for counter clockwise direction of shafts.
a. Open drive belt

b. Chain and sprocket
c. Gears
d. All of the above
19. A belt transmission suitable for cross-drive system.
a. V-belt
b. Timing v-belt
c. Flat belt
20. If the pulley to be driven requires to be turned in counterclockwise

direction, what drive system would you recommend?
a. Open drive
b. Quarter-turn drive
c. Cross-drive
d. All of the above
21. When one pulley is to be driven horizontally and the other pulley is to
be driven vertically, what drive system would you recommend?
a. Open drive
b. Quarter-turn drive
c. Cross drive
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d. All of the above
22. A thresher has a capacity of 30 cavans per hour. Three men are required
to operate the thresher. The other data are as follows:
Purchase price =P40,000 including engine
Utilization =1,500 hours per year, 8 hours/day
Estimated life = 7 years
What is the depreciation cost using straight line method?
a. 6,568.35/year
b. 784.56/year
c. 5,142.86/year
23. What is the total fixed cost in the item above if the cost of money is
21% per annum?
a. 10, 542.86/year
b. 13, 542.86/year
c. 12, 542.86/year
24. What is the total variable cost in the item above using the following
additional data?
Size of engine = 10 hp
Specific fuel consumption = 0.85 lb/BHP-hr
Cost of fuel = P13.60/liter
Fuel specific gravity = 0.76
Salary of Laborers = P100.00/day-person
a. 159,882.00/year
b. 234,765.00/year
c. 456,854.00/year
25. What is the threshing cost for the thresher above?
a. P3.85/cavan
b. P2.87/cavan
c. P2.78/cavan
26. It is a power transmission device used to deliver misaligned shaft.
a. Gears
b. Sprocket and chain
c. Universal joint
d. All of the above
27. It is a kind of steel used in making disk plow bottom.
a. Tool steel
b. Soft-centered steel
c. Molybdenum steel
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determines the:

a. type of soil
b. speed of plowing
a. 9.2 ha/day
b. 0.92 ha/hr
c. 0.18 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/day
31. Compute the average power output of a stove with a fuel consumption rate
of 5 kg of rice hull in 4 hours operation. The net calorific value of
rice hull is 3000 kcal/kg.
a. 3750 kcal/hr
b. 3550 kcal/hr
c. 3350 kcal/hr
d. 3450 kcal/hr
a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
33. Suppose an engine has a piston displacement of 38.4 in3. If the clearance
volume of the cylinder in 2.5 in3, what is its compression ratio?
a. 12.4
b. 19.4
c. 16.4
d. 11.4
34. A three-bottom disc plow is to be connected to a tractor, what tractor

hitch system would your recommend for the plow?
a. Drawn bar hitch type

b. Semi-mounted type
c. Direct mounted type
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35. A 4-cylinder 120 mm × 100 mm engine turns at 1,750 rpm. If the
individual cylinder’s clearance volume is 110 cm3, what is the engine’s
compression ratio?
a. 8:1
b. 9:1
c. 10:1
d. 11:1
a. 0.66 hp
b. 0.88 hp
c. 0.77 hp
d. 1.0 hp

(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the highest gear setting that can sustain the draft requirement for
the operation:
a. 1L
b. 2L
c. 3L
d. 4L

a. furrow opener
b. metering device
c. seed tube
d. furrow closer

a. moldboard plow
b. disc plow
c. subsoilers
d. rototiller
SWEff
40. In the equation C = 10 , S is speed of plowing in:
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a. mps
b. kph
c. fpm
d. mph
41. Disc harrow consisting of four gangs of discs with two gangs in front and
two gangs at the rear is called:

c. all of the above

speed of 5 kph. Find the theoretical field capacity:
a. 0.46 ha/hr
b. 1.45 ha/hr
c. 1.13 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/hr

(kg) speed (%)
1L 3.2 4,000 14
2L 4.8 3,100 28
3L 6.4 2,200 42
4L 8.0 1,300 56
Determine the drawbar horsepower to perform the operation:
a. 45 hp
b. 50 hp
c. 55 hp
d. 60 hp

depth of:
a. up to 3 inches
b. up to 6 inches
c. up to 12 inches
d. up to 18 inches
a. tilt angle
b. disc angle
46. It refers to the arrangement of soil particles in the soil layer.

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a. Soil texture
b. Soil structure
c. Soil moisture
d. All of the above

a. 7.2 ha/day
b. 0.72 ha/hr
c. 0.18 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/day
49. In a compression-ignition engine, the fuel is introduced into the

cylinder using this device.
a. intake manifold
b. intake valve
c. TDC
d. fuel injector

a. 42 kW
b. 31 hp
c. 16 kW
d. 28 kW
exerted?
a. 100 ft-lb
b. 93 nt-m
c. 126 nt-meter
d. 60 nt-meter
a. 0.98 hp
b. 0.98 kw
c. 1.523 kw
d. 1.523 hp

a. moldboard plow
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b. disc plow
c. subsoilers
d. rototiller
SWEff
54. In the equation C = , S is speed of plowing in:
10
a. mps
b. kph
c. fpm
d. mph
55. Disc harrow consisting of four gangs of discs with two gangs in front and
two gangs at the rear is called:

d. all of the above

c. broadcaster
d. transplanter
a. row spacing
c. forward speed
a. blade type
b. tine type
c. rotary type
d. all of the above
59. Which of the following statements is incorrect: The higher the pressure,

d. all of the above

d. a and c
61. It is the undisturbed or broken side of the furrow.
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a. Furrow crown
b. Furrow slice
c. Furrow wall
62. It refers to the relative proportion of the soil separates in a given

soil.
a. Soil texture
b. Soil structure
c. Soil moisture
d. All of the above
63. What is the total piston displacement for a 4 ½- by 6-in cylinder engine
having 4 cylinders and the crankshaft speed is 1000 rpm.
a. 381.7
b. 763.4
c. 1,145.1
d. 190.8
64. The power generated from falling water.
a. Hydro power
b. Biomass power
c. Wind power
65. One hundred liters per second of water is falling at a head of 10 meters.
The turbine efficiency is 80 %. What is the hydraulic power of the hydro
system?
a. 8.7 kw
b. 87 kw
c. 7.8 kw
66. For a 12-liter knapsack sprayer with swath of 1.6 m, nozzle discharge of
1.5 liters/min, and a walking speed of 18 m/min, computes for the amount
of a certain chemical to mix with water per loading. Application rate is
5kg/ha.
a. 100 grams/load
b. 115 grams/load
c. 125 grams/load
d. 140 grams/load
67. A 16-valve diesel engine usually have ___________ .
a. a single-piston cylinders
b. a six-piston cylinders
c. an eight-piston cylinders
68. Reduction of engine speed or flow of fuel.
a. Throttling
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b. Clutching
c. Atomization
69. A device which uses fluid power to produce mechanical force and motion.
a. Governor
b. Accumulator
c. Actuator
70. A turbine used for hydro system wherein pressurized water is converted to
a high-speed jet by letting the water pass through a nozzle.
a. Impulse turbine
b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
71. The power of an engine specified by the manufacturer.

b. Brake horsepower
c. Rated horsepower
d. All of the above
72. A two-stroke gasoline engine is running at a speed of 3,000 rpm. The

piston diameter is 4 inches while the stroke is 4.5 inches. What is the
speed of the piston?
a. 489 m/min
b. 537 m/min
c. 685 m/min
73. One-thousand gallons per minute (1000 gpm) of water is to be pumped from
a river to a farm 150-ft above the river. What is the required horsepower
to drive the pump, considering a pump efficiency of 70 % and the friction
and other losses of 20 % of the static head.
a. 61.8 hp
b. 64.8 hp
c. 60.8 hp
d. 67.8 hp
74. A 1.5-kW split-phase motor running at 1740 rpm is to be used to drive a

bucket elevator. The elevator should run at a speed of approximately 60
rpm. If the service factor for the bucket elevator is 1.3, what is the
design power for the drive?
a. 1.50 kW
b. 1.95 kW
c. 2.01 kW
75. What is the speed ratio for the drive in the item above if the motor
pulley is 4 inches?
a. 1: 20
b. 1: 29
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c. 1: 38
76. A solar dryer is used to reduce the moisture content of four tons of
paddy rice from 25% to 15% wet basis. What is the amount of moisture that
can be removed from the paddy?
a. 0.17 ton
b. 0.27 ton
c. 0.37 ton
d. 0.47 ton
77. Which of the following is suitable for the drive in the item above?
a. Type A
b. Type B
c. Type C
78. The average power density of solar heat striking the earth surface.
a. 1 kw/m²
b. 0.89 kw/m²
c. 0.58 kw/m²
79. Solar battery is rated in terms of ___.
a. dimension of the battery

b. wattage
c. ampere – hour
80. The capacity required for a 12-volt solar panel system is 73.6 watt-hour.
What is the ampere-hour capacity of the battery needed for the system?
a. 6.13 ampere-hour
b. 4.05 ampere-hour
c. 7.23 ampere-hour
81. Which is the oldest form of direct or indirect solar energy?
a. Photovoltaic
b. Ocean thermal energy conversion
c. Solar trough collectors
d. Hydropower
82. Photovoltaic cells work by
a. storing solar energy as electricity for long periods of time

b. amplifying the energy of the sun
c. using solar energy to release electrons from one layer of the cells
to migrate to another layer, thereby setting up an electric current
d. a and c
83. When biomass is combined with a microorganisms in anaerobic conditions,

the result is
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a. an electric current
b. butane
c. propane
d. methane and nutrient rich sludge
84. The power grid is
a. regeneration
b. the network of fluid-filled tubes in a roof-mounted solar water heater
c. the reaction chamber inside a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell
d. the network of electrical lines that carry electricity from power
plants to the customers
85. The process of producing both electricity and capturing waste heat is
called?
a. active heat absorption

b. regeneration
c. cogeneration
d. passive heat absorption
86. The loaded radius of the pneumatic tire of the ground-wheel driven grain
drill is 16 inches. The estimated slippage is 18% and the required ground
speed of the grain drill is 7 kph. How many revolutions should the wheel
be turned to achieved this:
a. 52 rpm
b. 60 rpm
c. 64 rpm
d. 56 rpm
87. In the expanded yellow corn production, the recommended plant population
for a population for a hybrid yellow corn is 67,000 plants/ha to be
planted in furrows 75 cm. The ground wheel of the above planter has an
effective radius of 45 cm and equipped with a sprocket with 40 teeth. The
ground wheel sprocket in turn drives a vertical seed plate with a
sprocket of 20 teeth. How many cells would be needed in the seed plate to
achieve the desired planting pattern (assume 88% germination rate):
a. 10
b. 12
c. 8
d. 16
88. A newly purchased grain drill is to be calibrated to determine the

appropriate seeding rate. The drill has 10 furrow openers spaced 25 cm
apart and is equipped with pneumatic tires. When the grain hopper is
filled at half its capacity and the tires are inflated at recommended
pressure, the loaded radius is measured at 38 cm. After turning the
wheels at 60 rpm for a period of 10 minutes, 13.4 kg of palay were
collected from the seed tubes. What is the seeding rate of the drill, in
cavans per hectare assuming 1 cavan = 44 kg:
a. 0.75
b. 0.65
c. 0.85
d. 0.95
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89. Wind is moving at 4 meters per second. If the rotor area is 2 square
meters, what is the wind power?
a. 80 watts
b. 125 watts
c. 95 watts
90. A single-phase 220-V electric motor has a current input of 4.5 amp. If
the power factor of the motor is estimated to be at 0.98, what is the
power input of the motor?
a. 970.2 watts
b. 870.2 watts
c. 770.2 watts
d. 670.2 watts
91. Wind pumps are suitable for high ___ operation.
a. torque
b. speed
c. power
92. The wind flows on a 2m-diameter rotor at a rate of 2 m/s. It suddenly

flows at 4 m/s, what would be the power output of the windmill?
a. 4 times
b. 6 times
c. 8 times
93. The greater the number of blades of the wind machine, ___ the torque.
a. the higher
b. the lower
c. the same
94. The size of the bottom of a furrower is measured from ___.
a. the distance between the plow bottoms

b. the left and to the right wing of the share of the plow bottom
c. the height of the share tip to the highest tip of the moldboard
95. An implement used for seedbed preparation, weed eradication, or fallow

cultivation subsequent to some form of primary tillage, equipped with
steel spring shanks.
a. Chisel plow
b. Field cultivator
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c. Spring tooth harrow
d. All of the above
96. The ratio of the heat released by the fuel of a heated-air mechanical
dryer to the theoretical heat available from the fuel.
a. Burner efficiency
b. Furnace efficiency
c. Combustion efficiency
97. The axial fan of a flat-bed dryer is driven by a 10-hp diesel engine. If
gasoline engine will be used to drive the fan instead of diesel engine,
what would be the size of the gasoline engine?
a. 9.5 hp
b. 10 .2 hp
c. 11.1 hp
98. The method of applying chemicals over the entire area to be treated.
b. Band application
c. Broadcast application
99. What is the application rate of a granular-broadcast spreader required to

apply 1 ton of manure at a distance of 1000 meters? The machine swath is
2 meters.
a. 500 kg/ha
b. 5000 kg/ha
c. 50,000 kg/ha
100. The center of resistance of moldboard plow is located
a. At the center of moldboard

b. At the center of share
c. At the intersection of moldboard and share

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1. ASAE stands for
a. American Society of Automotive Engineers

b. American Society of Air-conditioning Engineers
c. American Society of Agricultural Engineers
d. All of the above
2. The optimum puddler speed for puddling-type floating tiller is
a. 100-150 rpm
b. 200-250 rpm
c. 300-350 rpm
3. Part of soil profile exploited by the roots of the plant.
a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
4. The soil profile modified by tillage or amendments for use by plant

roots.
a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
5. When plowing requires for the soil to be incorporated or mixed with

grasses and weeds, as an Agricultural Engineer you will recommend
a. Disc plow
b. Rotary plow
c. Moldboard plow
d. All of the above
6. Manual transplanting of rice is advantageous over mechanical rice

transplanter in terms of
a. Intelligence
b. Dexterity
c. Cost
7. If soil clods are needed to be inverted during plowing, the agricultural

engineer will recommend a
a. Disc plow
b. Moldboard plow
c. None of the above
d. All of the above
8. An agricultural engineer will recommend a _______ in order to loosen the

soil during plowing
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a. Subsoiler
b. Field cultivator
c. Chisel plow
9. It is a factor which considers the physical condition, heart-beat ratio,

and body weight of a person when operating a machine.
a. Humanistic factor
b. Mechanical operation factor
c. Ergonomic factor
d. All of the above
10. Ten-hectares of rice farm is to be harvested manually in 2 days using

sickle (8hr/day). If the field efficiency is 80% and the man-
hour/hectare for harvesting is 60, how many persons will be needed to
harvest the rice?
a. 27 persons
b. 37 persons
c. 47 persons
11. Compute the power developed by 600 kg horse pulling 80-kg load at a speed
of 0.9 m/sec.
a. 0.94 hp
b. 0.87 hp
c. 0.99 hp
12. It is a part of seeder that eventually distributes seed in rows.
a. Metering device
b. Drive wheel
c. Seed hopper
13. It is a machine which has one or more elements that rotates about a
vertical axis and cut grass by impact.
a. Rotary mower
b. Grass cutter
c. Power scythe
d. All of the above

transesterifying raw vegetable oil into cocomethyl ester requires the use
of:
a. alcohol
b. oxygen
c. hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide
15. What is the effective field capacity of the machine in item above?
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a. 0.25 ha/hr
b. 0.30 ha/hr
c. 0.35 ha/hr
16. What is the time lost in turning and other idle time per hectare of the
reaper in item above?
a. 10 min
b. 17 min
c. 20 min
17. A type of pump that develops most of the suction and discharge head by
propelling or lifting action of the impeller vanes in the water.
a. Axial-flow pump
b. Centrifugal pump
c. Mixed-flow pump
18. One-thousand gallons per minute (1000 gpm) of water is to be pumped from
a river to a farm 150-ft above the river. What is the required horsepower
to drive the pump, considering a pump efficiency of 70% and the friction
and other losses of 20% of the static head?
a. 64.8 hp
b. 68.4 hp
c. 48.6 hp
19. A 6-meter wide harvester is harvesting corn at a rate of 100 kg per

minute. The effective width of the machine is 90% of its width. If it
runs at a speed of 2.5 kph, what is the effective field capacity and
harvesting rate of the machine in tons per hectare? Assume a machine
field efficiency of 70%.
a. 0.945 ha/hr; 6.3 tons per ha

b. 1.945 ha/hr; 7.3 tons per ha
c. 2.945 ha/hr; 8.3 tons per ha
d. 3.945 ha/hr; 9.3 tons per ha
20. What is the total head loss, in meters, of the pump system in item above?
a. 54.8 m
b. 48.5 m
c. 84.5 m
21. The method in which planting is done directly onto an essentially

unprepared seedbed.
a. Zero tillage
b. No-tillage planting
c. Reduced tillage
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22. Determine the number of hills in a 2-hectare farm planted with corn with
25-cm x 45-cm spacing.
a. 150,000 hills
b. 177,777 hills
c. 185, 877 hills
23. A corn plantation requires a population of 3,700 plants per hectare. The
average emergence is 90% and the row spacing is 1.2 meters. If the seeds
are to be drilled, what should be the seed spacing?
a. 0.4 m
b. 0.3 m
c. 0.2 m
24. A five-row seeder will be used to place 5 seeds per hill to a 100-hectare
farm. The row spacing of the seeder is 30 cm while the hill spacing is 25
cm. compute the number of hills to be planted for the entire area?
a. 12,888,666 hills
b. 13,333,333 hills
c. 14,121,122 hills
25. If the seeder in Item 62 travels at 15 kph, what is its theoretical field
capacity?
a. 2.25 ha/hr
b. 2.15 ha/hr
c. 2.01 ha/hr
26. A five-row reaper, with a spacing of 30 cm per row, is harvesting at a

speed of 2 kph. The field efficiency of the reaper is 70%. If the
specific draft of the machine is 2 kg per row, what is the power output
of the reaper?
a. 3.56 hp
b. 5.56 hp
c. 7.56 hp
d. 5.56 hp
27. What is the effective field capacity of the seeder above if it has 90%
field efficiency?
a. 2.025 ha/hr
b. 1.983 ha/hr
c. 1.869 ha/hr
28. How long does the machine finish the job if it will be operated at 8 hrs.
per day and 20 days per month?
a. 2 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
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29. A machine that breaks the liquid droplets of effective size and
distributes them uniformly over the surface or space to be protected, and
regulates the amount of chemical solution to avoid excessive application
that might prove harmful or wasteful.
a. Duster
b. Sprayer
c. All of the above
30. The primary factor that affects the performance of the sprayer.
a. Spray-particle size
b. Spraying time
c. Spray materials
31. A farmer wishes to spray his cotton plantation at a rate of 300 gallons
per hectare. Sixteen nozzles, 18 inches apart will be used. The forward
speed of the tractor is 5 kph. Compute the field capacity of the sprayer
in hectare per hour.
a. 5.6 ha/hr
b. 3.6 ha/hr
c. 4.7 ha/hr
32. What is the required pump capacity for the sprayer above?
a. 23.5 gpm
b. 18.3 gpm
c. 20.6 gpm
33. A type of mechanical rice thresher that detaches and separates the grains
from the panicles by feeding the rice-in-stalks into the machine.
a. Axial-flow thresher
b. Throw-in thresher
c. Hold-on thresher
34. Factors affecting the power requirement of a rice thresher.
a. Feeding rate
b. Moisture content
c. Length of straw
d. All of the above
35. A forage chopper will be driven by a 5-hp diesel engine through a V-belt
drive. The 10-in-diameter engine has a linear speed of 78.54 fps, while
the required speed of the equipment is 650rpm.Find the diameter of the
driven pulley.
a. 27.69 in
b. 29.67 in
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c. 26.79 in
d. 27.96 in
36. If the adjusted rated horsepower is 7.25 hp and the service factor is
1.4, find the number of belt(s).
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
37. The following are the reasons why mechanization is a difficult problem in
less developed countries, except:
a. social system
b. small farm size
c. resistance to change of some farmers
d. land conservation programs
38. Draft of plows is primarily determined by the:
a. type of soil
b. speed of plowing
39. What is the chicken population of a poultry house producing a slurry

volume of 700L for biogas production? Mixing ratio (dung to water) is 1:3
and daily dung production is 0.18 kg per chicken.
a. approx. 1300
b. approx. 500
c. approx. 975
d. approx. 1945
40. Which statement is not true?
a. Metal with high fusibility are usually high in weldability.

b. Toughness is the ability of a material to withstand bending and
twisting.
c. Grain size is directly related to strength.
d. Malleability is the capability of a material to resist being shaped
and formed.
41. When Philippines did adopt the metric system?
a. January 1, 1980
b. January 1, 1981
c. January 1, 1982
d. January 1, 1983
42. ____(X)____ is a market situation that exists when there are few
suppliers of a product or service that the action by one results in
_____(Y)_____ action by the others.
a. X = Perfect Competition; Y = indefinite

b. X = Monopoly; Y = Opposite
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c. X = Monopoly; Y = Similar
d. X = Oligopoly; Y = Similar
43. Compute the crankshaft rear axle speed ratio required to give travel
speed of 15 mph for a tractor having an engine speed of 2,000 rpm and
rear wheel that are 46 inch in diameter.
a. 18.24
b. 109.70
c. 25.21
d. 28.79
44. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Ericson engine
b. Stirling engine
c. Wankle engine
d. Rankine engine
45. These rely on the illumination-spectrum intensity coming from the sun.
a. thermal or heat-based applications

b. greenhouse applications
c. photovoltaic applications
d. solar pond principle
46. A 5-m self-propelled combine, running at 5.2 kph, stops for 4.2 minutes
whenever it unloads its 3-ton grain tank. Turning on the headlands at the
end of the 500-m field takes 12 seconds. If the gross yield for the 25-ha
field is 55 tons, how long will it actually take to finish the entire
operation?
a. 9.96 hrs
b. 10.56 hrs
c. 12.56 hrs
d. 11.23 hrs
47. What is the field efficiency?
a. 78%
b. 86%
c. 91%
d. 89%
48. Find the effective field efficiency.
a. 1.86 ha/hr
b. 2.23 ha/hr
c. 1.99 ha/hr
d. 2.51 ha/hr
49. The following are methods of reducing risks in agriculture, except:
a. Insurance
b. flexibility
c. future contract
d. aggregation
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50. The following are the characteristics of diesel engine compared to
gasoline engine, except:
a. higher fuel – utilization efficiency

b. higher fuel consumption
c. higher compression ratio
d. higher air-fuel ratio
51. A businessman needs an immediate cash of P80,000. He may borrow from any
of five possible lenders. The first charges an effective interest rate of
10.5%, the second at 9.6% (discounted), and the third at 10.4% compounded
semiannually. The fourth will require him to pay a lump sum of P90,000
after one year, while the fifth will be twelve equal end-of-the-month
payments of P7,500.00. Which is the best offer?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th
52. Among the following statements, which demonstrates efficiency in

operations?
i. Reducing the number of workers while the maintaining the same target
yield.
ii. Increasing the number of workers while maintaining the same target yield.
iii. Increasing the target yield and maintaining the number of workers.
iv. Reducing the number of workers and reducing the target yield.
v. Increasing the number of workers and increasing the target yield.
a. i only
b. i, iii
c. i, iii, v
d. iii, iv
53. A 2-in-diameter steel shaft rotates at 240 rpm. If the shearing stress is
limited to 12 ksi, determine the maximum horsepower that can be
transmitted.
a. 87.1 hp
b. 71.8 hp
c. 81.7 hp
d. 78.1 hp
54. The application rate of a granular broadcast spreader is 4500 kg/ha,

applying 0.8 ton of manure per 750-m distance. What is the swath of the
equipment?
a. 3.72 m
b. 7.32 m
c. 2.37 m
d. 3.27 m
55. It is an indicator of the amount of fuel in a furnace that is converted

into ash.
a. burning efficiency
b. thermal efficiency
c. latent heat
d. heat utilization efficienc
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56. Sugarcane harvesters are used to harvest 10,000 hectares of sugarcane
under the following conditions:
Harvester speed 5 kph
Row spacing of sugarcane 1.5 m
Field efficiency 75%
No. of working days per month 24
Ave. no of milling months 5
Working time 7:00-4:00, with 1-hr break
Calculate the total area harvested by 1 unit per season.
a. 720
b. 585
c. 660
d. 540
57. Calculate the number of units required.
a. 26
b. 27
c. 28
d. 29
58. When viewed in front, tractor tires must be mounted with the V-pattern
pointing in what direction?
a. Sideward
b. upward
c. downward
d. backward
59. In any machine or structural member under an axial load, there are both
tensile (and compressive) and shearing stresses on any plane oblique to
the load. On such an oblique plane, the tensile or compressive stress
normal to the oblique plane is less than what it is on a plane normal to
the axis of the piece, while the shearing stress is greater. What angle
on the plane does the shearing stress is a maximum?
a. 30O with the axis

b. 45O with the axis
c. 60O with the axis
d. 90O with the axis
60. Tires can be partially filled with water to improve traction.
a. Wheelbase
b. Rollover
c. drawbar
d. ballast
a. sorting the seeds

b. metering the seeds
c. depositing the seeds
d. covering the seeds
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62. A process by which a farm manager looks ahead to the future and
contemplates alternative courses of action for the farm.
a. farm budgeting
b. farm planning
c. farming
d. farm management
63. A 4-cylinder, 120 mm × 120 mm engine turns at 2000 rpm. What is the
total engine displacement?
a. 500π cm3
b. 250π cm3
c. 1000π cm3
convert into mechanical energy over the theoretical maximum available
from the wind.
b. Speed coefficient
c. Torque coefficient
65. Determine the theoretical power available from a stream using the
following data: average width = 6 meters;average depth = 16 inches; speed
= 10 ft/min; height of drop = 1.5 meter.
a. 1.82hp
b. 1.63 hp
c. 1.82 kW
d. 2.45 kW
66. SAE number is an indicator of:
a. fuel utilization efficiency

b. maximum tire load
c. brake horsepower
d. oil viscosity

sulphuric acid and 5 parts water. The concentrated acid has a specific
gravity of:
a. 1.300
b. 1.500
c. 2.000
68. ___________ is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion

of products.
a. Advertising
b. Personal selling
c. Sales promotion
d. Public relations
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69. ___________ often called mild steel bars in rectangular, angular and
square shapes are useful in bench metal work. The bars can be pounded,
twisted and bent into many shapes. Mild steel is often used as
replacement for wrought iron, because it is less expensive.
a. round bars
b. cast iron bars
c. pig iron bars
d. hot rolled iron bars
70. Engr. Masinaring and Engr. Sumallo were asked by Dean Avher to design 5
pcs. of work benches for the AE REVIEW 2010. The engineers found out that
they needed 10 pcs. of 2”x3”x12’ and 6 pcs. of 2”x2”x12’ for each work
bench. How many board feet of lumber would they need for a bench?
a. 324 board feet

b. 420 board feet
c. 84 board feet
d. 100 board feet
71. Tractor A can cover a 1-Ha field in 2 hrs, tractor B in 3 hrs, and
tractor C in 6 hrs. How long will it take to cover a 1-Ha field if the
three tractors worked together?
a. 0.5 hr
b. 1.0 hr
c. 1.5 hr
d. 2.0 hr
72. A transaction by your company this year involving the repayment in cash
of a portion of the long term loan of the company in the amount of P
70,000.00 would have the following effect:
a. increase in assets = increase in liabilities

b. decrease in assets = decrease in liabilities
c. increase in assets = increase in ownership
d. increase in one asset= decrease in another asset
73. It results in the reduction of the purchasing power of monetary unit.
a. deflation
b. devaluation
c. incision
d. inflation
74. Time value of money and interest rate utilized together generate this
concept which means that different sums of money at different times can be
equal in economic value.
a. equivalence
b. equalization
c. equilibrium
d. equestrian
75. Engr. Carl Vincent Ramos is due to pay P 50,000.00 at the end of the year
and P 150,000.00 five years from today. However, he was able to pay P
10,000.00 today and he plans to pay the balance in three years. How much
must Engr. Ramos pay at the end of three years if money is worth 10% per
annum? His payment is closest to:
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a. 51,663.94
b. 51,363.49
c. 51,636.94
d. 51,366.94
76. A savings loan offers a 5.25% rate per annum compounded daily. What is
the effective annual rate?
a. 5.31%
b. 5.39%
c. 5.54%
d. 5.65%
77. Investment A costs P10,000 today and pays back P11,500 two years from
now. Investment B costs P8,000 today and pays back P4,500 each year for
two years. If an interest rate of 5% is used, what investment decision
will you make and why?
a. Choose investment A because it provides a net present value that is

P128 more than B.
b. Choose investment B because it provides a net present value that is
P128 more than A.
c. Choose investment A because it provides a net present value that is
P64 more than B.
d. Choose investment B because it provides a net present value that is
P64 more than A.
78. An agriculturist considers an asset which will cost P90,000 at the time
of purchase. It has a ten-year life and a salvage value of P2,000. What
is the book value of the asset after 3 years using straight line
depreciation?
a. P8,800
b. P26,400
c. P63,600
d. P81,200
79. It is used to seal engine components which are bolted to the sub-frame,
the cylinder block, and the crankcase.
a. Oil
b. Grease
c. Gasket
80. An air cooled engine is basically equipped with
a. Pump
b. Fan
c. Fan and pump
81. A rice hull gasifier reactor that produces less tar during operation.
a. Updraft
b. Crossdraft
c. Downdraft
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d. All of the above
82. The primary gas produced during gasification.
a. Methane
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Carbon monoxide
d. All of the above
83. When an engine is diesel operated,
a. The moisture of air and fuel is taken in the cylinder

b. The fuel is compressed into the combustion engine
c. Air fuel ratio is not constant as the quantity of air drawn into the
cylinder is not always the same
d. All of the above
84. When operating light equipment, it is recommended to use.

a. Four stroke gasoline engine
b. Two stroke gasoline engine
c. Four stroke diesel engine
d. All of the above
85. A four-stroke-cycle engine is advantageous to use than two-stroke-cycle

engine for the reason that
a. It is easier to start the engine

b. Has regular intake and exhaust valves
c. Easy to lubricate
d. All of the above
86. A turbine used for hydro system wherein pressurized water is converted
into a high speed jet by passing it through a nozzle.
a. Impulse turbine
b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
87. A component part of solar electric system that converts sunlight to

electricity
a. PV panel
b. Solar cell
c. Solar module
d. All of the above
88. A turbine for hydro system which runs completely filled with water.
a. Impulse turbine
b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
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89. Solar battery is rated in terms of
a. Dimension of the battery

b. Wattage
c. Ampere – hour
90. The capacity require for 12-volt solar panel system is 73.6 watt-hour.
What is the ampere-hour capacity of the battery needed for the system?
a. 6.13 ampere-hour
b. 4.05 ampere-hour
c. 7.23 ampere-hour
91. The act of analyzing, testing, and measuring the engine to remedy the
cause and trouble.
a. Servicing
b. Tune-up
c. Trouble shooting
d. All of the above
92. When strength is provided beyond what is needed as an extra margin of

insurance against parts failure.
a. Factor of ignorance
b. Factor of safety
c. Reliability
93. An engine running without load is in.
a. Optimum running condition

b. Low running condition
c. Idle condition
94. Two engines are rated 1 hp and the other is 1 ps. Which of the following
statement is true?
a. 1 hp engine is stronger than 1 ps engine

b. Two engines are the same in strength
c. 1 ps engine is stronger than 1 hp engine
d. None of the above statement is true
95. Japanese engines are usually rated in terms of
a. Horsepower
b. Pferde starke
c. Watts
d. All of the above
96. A kilogram fuel consumed by an engine per hr per amount of brake power is
the _______.
a. fuel consumption rate

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b. specific fuel consumption rate
c. specific fuel
97. A tractor type designed for operation with advantage under trees.
a. Standard tractor
b. All-purpose row crop tractor
c. Orchard tractor
d. All of the above
98. Which of the following is not driven by PTO shaft?
a. Rotary tiller
b. Power harrow
c. Moldboard plow
d. All of the above
99. It is a circular flat tool placed ahead of a plow used to cut plant
material and soil.
a. Jointer
b. Pinion plow
c. Coulter
100. Angle in vertical plane parallel to the direction of travel between a

tool axis and the soil surface.
a. Tilt angle
b. Side angle
c. Lift angle
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1. Too little piston clearance will cause:
a. seizing in the cylinder as the engine gets hot

b. loss compression
c. loss of oil pumping
d. imperfect valve timing
2. A trench left when the plow bottom cuts and turns the furrow slice.
a. Back furrow
b. Dead furrow
c. Furrow
d. All of the above
3. If the rotor of the windmill originally at 2 meters is to be reduced to 1

meter, the power output of the machine will be reduced by
a. Two times
b. Three times
c. Four times
4. Wind flows on a 2-m diameter rotor at a rate of 2 m/s. Suddenly, the

wind flows at 4 m/s, what would be the power output of the windmill?
a. 4 times
b. 6 times
c. 8 times
5. Small gasoline engine basically has a compression ratio of
a. 6:1
b. 10:1
c. 3:1
6. A gasoline without ethylene bromide of having an octane rating of 87

which sometimes caused knocking on the engine.
a. Premium
b. Leaded
c. Unleaded
d. All of the above
7. It is a device used to generate high voltage current needed for spark

plug in small engine.
a. Distributor
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b. Contact point
c. Magneto
d. All of the above
8. A knocking sound produced due to incomplete combustion of fuel inside the

combustion chamber of an engine.
a. Detonation
b. Ignition
c. Carburetion
9. Part of a tractor that retards or stops one wheel during operation to be

able to make short turn.
a. Differential brake
b. Hand brake
c. Brake pedal
d. All of the above
10. Part of the tractor engine where pistons slide back and forth and are
replaced when damaged.
a. Cylinder block
b. Cylinder liner
c. Cylinder head
d. All of the above
11. A turbine and an air blower mounted ahead of the intake manifold of an
engine to force more air into the cylinder thereby increasing power
output of the engine by 10-15%.
a. Auxiliary reducer
b. Turbocharger
c. Power inducer
d. All of the above
12. A device that converts energy of animal to useful work.
a. Head yoke
b. Breast strap
c. Harness
13. If two animals having 0.75 hp each are harnessed together, the pulling
output of the two animals is
a. Greater than 1.5 hp

b. Equal to 1.5 hp
c. Less than 1.5 hp
14. It is the utilization of hand tools, implements for draft animals, and
mechanically-powered machines for agricultural land development,
production, harvesting and non-farm processing.
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a. Agricultural development
b. Agricultural mechanization
c. Agricultural machinery and equipment
d. All of the above
15. What is the force required to pull a single moldboard plow on a clay loam
soil having a width and depth of cut of 30 cm and 15 cm, respectively.
Soil draft is 8 psi.
a. 314 kg
b. 253 kg
c. 157 kg
16. A type of plow designed to reduce friction by making a rolling bottom

instead of slides along the furrow.
a. Moldboard
b. Rotary plow
c. Disk plow
17. Determine the number of 13-cm animal drawn plows needed to complete
plowing a 3-ha field in one day (8 hrs/day). Field efficiency is 78% and
speed of travel is 3 kph.
a. 5 plows
b. 9 plows
c. 13 plows
d. 15 plows
18. If the speed ratio of seedplate over groundwheel of the two-row corn
planter is 0.20, determine the expected plant population/ha. Row spacing
is 75 cm. Groundwheel diameter is 60 cm. Average no. of seeds per hill is
2. Number of cells of seedplate is 20. Average emergence of seeds is 85%.
a. 48,000 plts/ha
b. b. 54,000 plts/ha
c. c. 60,000 plts/ha
d. d. 66,000 plts/ha
19. 5 pcs. of work benches are needed for the AE REVIEW 2011. The engineers
found out that they needed 10 pcs. of 2”x3”x12’ and 6 pcs. of 2”x2”x6’
for each work bench. How many board feet of lumber would they need for a
bench?
a. 420 board feet

b. 84 board feet
c. 72 board feet
d. 360 board feet
20. How much money do they need to purchase the wood materials for the work
benches? (Assume that a board foot of lumber costs 30 pesos)
a. 10,800 pesos
b. 12,600 pesos
c. 2,160 pesos
d. 2,520 pesos
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21. A primary-tillage plow used for small rice farm.
a. Moldboard
b. Rotary
c. Spiral
d. All of the above
22. A primary-tillage plow for rice farming that is attached in replacement

to the cage wheel of a power tiller.
a. Rotary
b. Spiral
c. Disk
d. All of the above
23. An angle of the disk plows in reference to the vertical plane.
a. Tilt angle
b. Disk angle
c. All of the above
24. A plow that combines the primary and secondary tillage at the same time.
It is used to cut and to pulverize the soil.
a. Disk plow
b. Rotary plow
c. Chisel plow
d. All of the above
25. A plow primarily for loosening the soil.
a. Lister plow
b. Disk plow
c. Chisel plow
d. All of the above
26. A plow that is used to break up plow sole.
a. Chisel plow
b. Lister plow
c. Subsoiler
27. A gang arrangement on a disk harrow consisting of two gangs of disk

placed end to end which throws the soil in opposite direction.
a. Double-action
b. Single-action
c. Offset
28. A gang arrangement often called as “tandem harrow”.
a. Double-action
b. Single-action
c. Offset
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29. A mechanical device used in fabricating farm tools will cost P120,000
when purchased. Maintenance will be P10,000 per year. It will generate
revenues of P50,000 per year for five years. It has a salvage value of
P30,000. If the enterprise targets a minimum attractive rate of return of
15% per year, will you recommend that the device be purchased? Why?
a. No, because the computed IRR of 12% is less than the MARR.
b. No, because the computed IRR of 14% is less than the MARR.
c. Yes, because the computed IRR of 24% is more than the MARR.
d. Yes, because the computed IRR of 15% is just equal to the MARR.
30. Which of the following ratios cannot be calculated from a farm

enterprise’s balance sheet?
a. current ratio
b. acid test ratio
c. debt-to-equity ratio
d. inventory turnover ratio
31. Clearly assigning tasks, training, and supervising labor are among the
rules for ____________.
a. Labor Management
b. Hiring
c. Human Resources
d. Applying
32. This includes any goods employed in production other than land, labor,
buildings and fences.
a. infrastructures
b. property
c. capital
d. currency
33. Depth of plowing for common paddy field.
a. 5 to 10 cm
b. 10 to 15 cm
c. 15 to 20 cm
34. Depth of cultivated topsoil layer being practiced in modern upland

farming
a. 0 to 10 cm
b. 10 to 20 cm
c. 20 cm to 30 cm
35. In paddy field plowing operation using a four wheel tractor, which of the
following is true:
a. Smaller plots are much efficient to plow than larger plots.

b. Larger plots are much efficient to plow than smaller plots.
c. Smaller or larger plots have the same plowing efficiency.
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36. It is a wheel less cultivator that is used for domestic gardening.
a. Motor tiller
b. Power tiller
c. Puddling-type floating tiller
37. Machine performance is determined by _____________.

a. the rate and quality at which the operations are accomplished
b. the speed to accomplished the given operation
c. the power needed in accomplishing the given operation
38. The rate of machine performance is usually expressed in terms of _______.
a. quantity per unit time

b. quality per unit time
c. speed per unit time
d. All of the above
39. A gang arrangement in which the harrow is not centrally located with
respect to the tractor position.
a. Double-action
b. Single-action
c. Offset
40. Factors that influence the depth of penetration of disk harrow.
a. Angle disk
b. Angle of hitch
c. Size of disk
d. All of the above
41. The actual coverage rate by an implement based on the total field time.
a. Field efficiency
c. Theoretical field capacity
42. A moldboard plow has:
a. Lower draft than disk plow

b. Higher draft than disk plow
c. Equal draft than disk plow
d. All of the above
43. By increasing the disk angle, the penetration of a disk plow,
a. Will be improved
b. Will be the same
c. Will become poor
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44. The disk angle that will give the minimum draft for a disk plow for a
given width of cut is:
a. 30-35 deg.
b. 40-45 deg.
c. 45-50 deg.
45. Seeding directly into previously undisturbed soil.
a. Much tillage
b. No-till
c. Minimum tillage
46. A tillage operation traditionally performed in preparing a seedbed for a

given crop grown in a given geographical area.
a. Conventional tillage
b. Conservation tillage
c. Strip tillage
47. An implement with integral power unit designed to provide both mobility
and power for performing agricultural operation.
a. Mounted implement
b. Self-propelled machine
c. Trailed-mounted implement
48. A rotary tiller has 2 m operating width. If the tractor runs at a speed
of 2 km/hr, the theoretical field capacity of the machine is:
a. 4.0 ha/hr
b. 0.4 ha/hr
c. 0.04 ha/hr
49. The field capacity of the rotary tiller was measured at 0.23 ha/hr. If
the operating width and speed of the machines are 1.5 m and 2 kph,
respectively, the field efficiency of the tiller is:
a. 64 %
b. 77 %
c. 85 %

a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
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51. If the annual cost of living now for a farmer’s household consisting of 5
members is P180,000 per year, how much will it cost ten years from now if
inflation rate is 4.5%?
a. P279,530
b. P261,000
c. P239,480
d. P197,990
Agriculture?
a. BPRE
b. BPI
c. AMMDA
d. RAEG
53. How many times greater is the power of a carabao over man?
a. 0.1
b. 1.0
c. 10
d. 100
54. Compute the amount of power that can be developed by a 600-kg draft
animal pulling an 80-kg load at a speed of 0.9 m/sec.
a. 12 kg-m/sec or 0.36 hp
b. 71 kg-m/sec or 0.86 hp
c. 79 kg-m/sec or 0.56 hp
d. 72 kg-m/sec or 0.96 hp
55. The word used to indicate that among several possibilities one is
recommended as particularly suitable without mentioning or excluding
others:
a. Shall
b. Should
c. a or b
headland at the ends of the 500-m field is 15 seconds. Find the
theoretical field capacity of the combine:
a. 1.2 ha/hr
b. 2.4 ha/hr
c. 3.6 ha/hr
d. 4.8 ha/hr
57. The most recently developed system of harvesting and threshing of rice
is:
b. combining
c. stripping
d. all of the above
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a. sickle
b. reaper-windrower
c. reaper-binder
d. stripper
59. An engine that burns fuel inside the cylinder.
a. External combustion engine

b. Internal combustion engine
c. Sterling engine
60. Part of engine that which slides up and down the cylinder and transmits
power to the crankshaft.
a. Connecting rod
b. Cylinder block
c. Piston
d. Spark plug
61. A four-wheel tractor weighs 2.5 tons and runs in a deep mud soil during
rotary tilling operation. What is the rolling resistance of the tractor
wheel?
a. 0.225 kg
b. 0.625 kg
c. 0.425 kg
d. 0.825 kg
62. Tractor size is determined by _______________________.
a. weight, horsepower, and size and number of wheels

b. implement capacity, weight, and size and number of wheels
c. weight, horsepower, and implement capacity
d. weight, horsepower, and size ONLY
63. An open trench left between the adjacent strips of land after finishing
the plowing operation.
a. Back furrow
b. Dead furrow
c. Furrow
d. All of the above
SWEff
64. In the equation C = 10 , W is width of cut expressed in:
a. ft.
b. m
c. km
d. mile
65. General-purpose tillage equipment are used in:
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d. all of the above

speed of 5 kph. Find the actual field capacity:
a. 0.09 ha/hr
b. 0.5 ha/hr
c. 0.36 ha/hr
d. 1.5 ha/hr
Find the time required to plow the field:
a. 11.11 hrs
b. 22.22 hrs
c. 44.44 hrs
d. 66.66 hrs

capacity when tilling is done along the shorter field direction:
a. 0.23 ha/hr
b. 0.25 ha/hr
c. 0.27 ha/hr
d. 0.29 ha/hr
greater than 36 cm is called.

d. broadcaster

sprayer is:


sprayer?
a. tank
b. pump
c. pressure gage
d. nozzle
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72. Which of the following is not a typical example of a small single-
cylinder engine?


Philippines is:

d. combining
a. 5.63%
b. 8.64%
c. 40.70%
d. 60.46%
75. The threshing action where grains are detached from their panicles when
the straw is pulled through a “V” shaped configuration is called:
a. rubbing action
b. impact action
c. stripping action
d. a and b
a. 1985
b. 1990
c. 1995
d. 2000
a. 0.03 ha/hr
b. 0.57 ha/hr
c. 1.45 ha/hr
d. 2.08 ha/hr
a. 0.66 hp
b. 0.88 hp
c. 0.77 hp
d. 1.0 hp
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79. This must be high enough in order to self-ignite the air fuel mixture in
a diesel engine.
b. valve compression
c. intake pressure
d. engine pressure
80. These designs were introduced to increase tractor safety.
a. DTR
b. SRAF
c. ROPS
d. TE
81. Fuel used for constant pressure cycle internal combustion engine.
a. Gasoline
b. Diesel
c. Biomass
82. How many fuel injection pumps are there in 4 cylinder four stroke cycle
diesel engine?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
83. How many fuel injection pumps are there in 4 cylinder four stroke cycle
gasoline engine?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
84. Compression ring is usually located ____________ .
a. on top of the oil ring

b. beneath the oil ring
c. on the same position with the oil ring
85. Increasing the engine clearance volume will _____________.
a. increase the compression ratio

b. decrease the compression ratio
c. have the same compression ratio
86. The classes of risks in agriculture results from:
a. Human factors
b. Statements b, and c
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c. Liquidity
d. Natural factors
87. A prony brake test of an engine shows that the crankshaft rotates at 1000
rpm. The brake arm length is 60 inches and the net load on the scales is
50 lb. What is the power developed?
a. 48 kW
b. 35 kW
c. 42 hp
d. 26,180 ft-lb/min
a. sickle
b. reaper-windrower
c. reaper-binder
d. stripper


moldboard plow. It took 11 hrs to complete the operation at a tractor
speed of 5 kph. Find the theoretical field capacity:
a. 0.46 ha/hr
b. 1.45 ha/hr
c. 1.13 ha/hr
d. 1.8 ha/hr
91. A new agricultural engineer gets a loan of P10,000 today at an interest

rate of 15% and the first payment of P3,000 is made four years later. The
amount that is still due on the loan after the first payment is most
nearly
a. P9,450
b. P11,380
c. P14,500
d. P17,420
92. An agricultural machine is purchased for P100,000 and has a useful life
of 12 years. At the end of 12 years, the salvage value is P13,000. By
straight line depreciation, what is the accumulated depreciation at the
end of 8 years?
a. P58,000
b. P42,000
c. P36,000
d. P64,000
93. The time required for savings or sales to offset first costs, without
regard for the time value of money is called
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a. discounted payback period
b. capital recovery period
c. return on investment period
d. simple payback period
94. A 4-stroke cycle, 4 cylinder engine has a cylinder dimension of 25 cm ×

50 cm. The speed of rotation is 154 rpm and the imep is 7.5 kg/cm2. What
is the Ihp.
a. 76 hp
b. 108 hp
c. 124 hp
d. 145 hp
95. This fuel is obtained by partial combustion of carbonaceous substances,

like coal, wood, charcoal, sawdust, or similar materials, in an
a. LPG
b. natural gas
c. producer gas
d. biogas
a. Ignition
b. Firing order
c. Flash point
97. Engr. Carl Vincent Ramos is due to pay P 50,000.00 at the end of the year
and P 150,000.00 five years from today. However, he was able to pay P
10,000.00 today and he plans to pay the balance in three years. How much
must Engr. Ramos pay at the end of three years if money is worth 10% per
annum? His payment is closest to:
a. 51,663.94
b. 51,363.49
c. 51,636.94
d. 51,366.94

of 0.2 liters per minute per nozzle. If the sprayer boom consists of 6
nozzles, at what time does the sprayer mixture be changed?
a. 1.39 hours
b. 2.39 hours
c. 3.39 hours
d. 4.39 hours
pulley. If the tractor engine pulley speed is 950 rpm, the brake arm is
54 in, and the net load is 60 lb., what is the hp developed?
a. 25.2
b. 18.3
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c. 34.6
d. 52.4
100. Compute the number of plants required for a 2-hectare corn farm with
the following seed spacing: Plant spacing, 0.25 m and row spacing, 0.45
m.
a. 180, 777.8 plants or hills

b. 177, 777.8 plants or hills
c. 166, 777.8 plants or hills
d. 111, 777.8 plants or hills
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(ANSWERS)
A
1.B 11.C 21.D 31.A 41.A 51.D 61.C 71.A 81.B 91.A
2.B 12.D 22.D 32.A 42.C 52.B 62.B 72.B 82.C 92.B
3.D 13.D 23.B 33.C 43.D 53.C 63.A 73.A 83.C 93.A
4.A 14.B 24.D 34.A 44.B 54.D 64.C 74.C 84.C 94.D
5.D 15.C 25.D 35.A 45.C 55.D 65.C 75.A 85.A 95.D
6.C 16.C 26.C 36.C 46.B 56.D 66.D 76.A 86.A 96.B
7.D 17.D 27.A 37.B 47.B 57.A 67.A 77.C 87.B 97.A
8.C 18.D 28.A 38.B 48.C 58.C 68.B 78.D 88.C 98.A
9.D 19.A 29.C 39.C 49.C 59.B 69.A 79.D 89.C 99.B
10.D 20.B 30.B 40.C 50.D 60.C 70.A 80.A 90.B 100.B
B
1.A 11.B 21.A 31.A 41.C 51.C 61.A 71.B 81.D 91.B
2.C 12.A 22.C 32.C 42.B 52.D 62.A 72.B 82.C 92.B
3.B 13.C 23.B 33.B 43.A 53.C 63.C 73.C 83.C 93.D
4.B 14.B 24.B 34.B 44.C 54.A 64.D 74.A 84.A 94.B
5.B 15.B 25.D 35.B 45.A 55.B 65.B 75.A 85.B 95.B
6.B 16.D 26.C 36.A 46.A 56.D 66.C 76.B 86.A 96.D
7.A 17.C 27.C 37.B 47.C 57.C 67.B 77.B 87.A 97.A
8.A 18.A 28.A 38.B 48.D 58.C 68.D 78.D 88.A 98.A
9.A 19.B 29.B 39.C 49.C 59.B 69.B 79.D 89.C 99.C
10.B 20.C 30.B 40.B 50.C 60.D 70.B 80.D 90.B 100.C
C
1.B 11.B 21.D 31.B 41.C 51.D 61.B 71.A 81.A 91.B
2.D 12.B 22.B 32.C 42.D 52.C 62.A 72.C 82.C 92.B
3.D 13.C 23.B 33.D 43.A 53.A 63.A 73.B 83.C 93.A
4.C 14.B 24.D 34.A 44.C 54.B 64.C 74.A 84.C 94.B
5.D 15.C 25.B 35.B 45.D 55.B 65.C 75.B 85.D 95.A
6.C 16.C 26.C 36.A 46.A 56.A 66.B 76.D 86.B 96.C
7.D 17.B 27.C 37.C 47.D 57.B 67.B 77.A 87.C 97.A
8.A 18.A 28.B 38.C 48.C 58.C 68.A 78.A 88.B 98.B
9.C 19.C 29.B 39.C 49.B 59.A 69.A 79.C 89.B 99.B
10.B 20.B 30.D 40.A 50.B 60.A 70.B 80.B 90.D 100.A
D
1.C 11.C 21.A 31.D 41.B 51.C 61.C 71.C 81.C 91.D
2.C 12.D 22.B 32.A 42.C 52.D 62.C 72.B 82.A 92.A
3.B 13.D 23.B 33.C 43.B 53.D 63.C 73.B 83.D 93.D
4.A 14.A 24.D 34.B 44.B 54.A 64.B 74.A 84.A 94.A
5.B 15.B 25.A 35.D 45.B 55.A 65.D 75.D 85.B 95.B
6.B 16.C 26.A 36.A 46.A 56.C 66.D 76.B 86.B 96.D
7.A 17.D 27.B 37.C 47.A 57.B 67.C 77.D 87.A 97.C
8.C 18.A 28.B 38.B 48.A 58.C 68.D 78.B 88.A 98.A
9.B 19.C 29.A 39.B 49.C 59.C 69.C 79.B 89.C 99.C
10.D 20.B 30.C 40.D 50.B 60.B 70.D 80.A 90.B 100.B
240
(ANSWERS)
E
1.C 11.B 21.A 31.A 41.C 51.C 61.A 71.B 81.D 91.B
2.A 12.A 22.C 32.C 42.B 52.D 62.A 72.B 82.C 92.B
3.C 13.C 23.B 33.B 43.A 53.C 63.C 73.C 83.C 93.D
4.D 14.B 24.B 34.B 44.A 54.A 64.D 74.A 84.A 94.B
5.C 15.B 25.D 35.B 45.C 55.B 65.B 75.A 85.B 95.B
6.B 16.D 26.C 36.A 46.A 56.D 66.C 76.B 86.A 96.D
7.A 17.C 27.C 37.B 47.C 57.C 67.B 77.B 87.A 97.A
8.A 18.A 28.A 38.B 48.D 58.C 68.D 78.D 88.A 98.A
9.A 19.B 29.B 39.C 49.C 59.B 69.B 79.D 89.C 99.C
10.B 20.C 30.B 40.B 50.C 60.D 70.B 80.D 90.B 100.C
F
1.D 11.C 21.A 31.B 41.B 51.A 61.B 71.A 81.C 91.C
2.B 12.C 22.B 32.A 42.A 52.A 62.A 72.B 82.A 92.D
3.B 13.A 23.C 33.A 43.A 53.B 63.D 73.B 83.D 93.C
4.B 14.D 24.C 34.B 44.A 54.B 64.C 74.C 84.B 94.A
5.B 15.A 25.B 35.B 45.A 55.C 65.B 75.C 85.C 95.D
6.D 16.B 26.C 36.B 46.C 56.C 66.B 76.B 86.B 96.D
7.C 17.A 27.C 37.B 47.B 57.D 67.A 77.C 87.B 97.B
8.A 18.C 28.C 38.A 48.B 58.C 68.C 78.A 88.B 98.C
9.C 19.C 29.A 39.A 49.B 59.B 69.C 79.A 89.C 99.B
10.D 20.C 30.A 40.B 50.B 60.A 70.D 80.B 90.D 100.B
G
1.C 11.B 21.A 31.A 41.A 51.C 61.B 71.A 81.A 91.A
2.A 12.B 22.B 32.A 42.C 52.C 62.C 72.D 82.A 92.C
3.A 13.C 23.D 33.B 43.D 53.B 63.D 73.A 83.C 93.C
4.A 14.D 24.C 34.B 44.A 54.A 64.A 74.B 84.C 94.B
5.B 15.B 25.C 35.C 45.B 55.A 65.D 75.B 85.A 95.D
6.C 16.C 26.A 36.D 46.B 56.A 66.A 76.D 86.A 96.A
7.A 17.A 27.B 37.B 47.B 57.B 67.B 77.B 87.A 97.B
8.B 18.B 28.A 38.D 48.B 58.D 68.B 78.C 88.B 98.C
9.A 19.B 29.B 39.C 49.A 59.D 69.B 79.C 89.C 99.B
10.B 20.B 30.D 40.B 50.C 60.D 70.A 80.B 90.B 100.A
H
1.A 11.A 21.B 31.A 41.C 51.C 61.C 71.D 81.B 91.B
2.D 12.D 22.B 32.C 42.B 52.A 62.B 72.B 82.A 92.C
3.B 13.D 23.B 33.C 43.D 53.B 63.C 73.A 83.C 93.A
4.C 14.D 24.D 34.B 44.A 54.C 64.B 74.C 84.A 94.B
5.B 15.A 25.C 35.A 45.C 55.B 65.A 75.A 85.B 95.A
6.B 16.B 26.A 36.B 46.A 56.B 66.A 76.B 86.B 96.B
7.A 17.D 27.C 37.C 47.C 57.D 67.C 77.A 87.B 97.A
8.B 18.B 28.C 38.B 48.D 58.D 68.B 78.B 88.B 98.A
9.A 19.D 29.C 39.B 49.D 59.A 69.D 79.A 89.B 99.A
10.C 20.D 30.B 40.C 50.B 60.B 70.D 80.D 90.B 100.A
241
(ANSWERS)
I
1.C 11.B 21.C 31.B 41.C 51.D 61.A 71.D 81.A 91.B
2.D 12.A 22.C 32.A 42.B 52.C 62.D 72.B 82.D 92.A
3.A 13.B 23.A 33.B 43.A 53.B 63.A 73.D 83.A 93.B
4.A 14.B 24.C 34.B 44.D 54.B 64.B 74.C 84.B 94.A
5.C 15.B 25.D 35.A 45.A 55.C 65.A 75.B 85.B 95.A
6.A 16.A 26.B 36.B 46.B 56.B 66.A 76.B 86.A 96.A
7.D 17.B 27.D 37.B 47.D 57.D 67.D 77.B 87.B 97.A
8.C 18.B 28.C 38.B 48.A 58.D 68.D 78.A 88.A 98.D
9.B 19.C 29.B 39.B 49.B 59.A 69.D 79.B 89.C 99.A
10.B 20.B 30.D 40.D 50.B 60.D 70.B 80.C 90.B 100.B
J
1.B 11.A 21.C 31.A 41.A 51.A 61.D 71.D 81.C 91.B
2.A 12.C 22.A 32.A 42.A 52.A 62.B 72.B 82.B 92.A
3.C 13.C 23.A 33.A 43.A 53.B 63.D 73.A 83.A 93.A
4.B 14.B 24.D 34.A 44.B 54.A 64.B 74.B 84.C 94.B
5.C 15.D 25.B 35.A 45.B 55.A 65.A 75.A 85.A 95.A
6.A 16.D 26.A 36.B 46.A 56.D 66.B 76.B 86.D 96.B
7.B 17.B 27.B 37.A 47.A 57.B 67.B 77.C 87.C 97.B
8.C 18.A 28.C 38.A 48.A 58.C 68.C 78.A 88.A 98.B
9.A 19.C 29.A 39.A 49.A 59.A 69.A 79.B 89.D 99.A
10.A 20.A 30.B 40.B 50.B 60.B 70.B 80.B 90.D 100.C
K
1.B 11.A 21.B 31.D 41.A 51.C 61.A 71.A 81.B 91.B
2.C 12.A 22.B 32.C 42.A 52.C 62.D 72.A 82.B 92.A
3.B 13.B 23.A 33.A 43.D 53.B 63.D 73.C 83.B 93.A
4.C 14.C 24.B 34.C 44.B 54.A 64.B 74.A 84.A 94.D
5.C 15.D 25.A 35.B 45.C 55.C 65.A 75.A 85.A 95.D
6.B 16.D 26.C 36.B 46.B 56.B 66.C 76.C 86.D 96.A
7.B 17.A 27.D 37.C 47.B 57.A 67.B 77.A 87.C 97.A
8.B 18.B 28.C 38.C 48.C 58.A 68.C 78.C 88.A 98.C
9.B 19.C 29.B 39.A 49.A 59.B 69.B 79.C 89.B 99.D
10.D 20.C 30.A 40.B 50.D 60.B 70.D 80.A 90.A 100.C
L
1.D 11.C 21.A 31.C 41.D 51.B 61.D 71.B 81.C 91.B
2.D 12.B 22.B 32.C 42.D 52.A 62.B 72.C 82.D 92.B
3.D 13.C 23.A 33.B 43.A 53.A 63.D 73.B 83.D 93.C
4.A 14.B 24.B 34.C 44.B 54.D 64.D 74.D 84.D 94.C
5.B 15.A 25.B 35.A 45.D 55.A 65.D 75.D 85.B 95.B
6.B 16.C 26.C 36.A 46.B 56.A 66.A 76.A 86.B 96.B
7.C 17.C 27.A 37.B 47.A 57.C 67.C 77.B 87.B 97.B
8.B 18.D 28.C 38.A 48.B 58.D 68.D 78.D 88.C 98.C
9.C 19.A 29.C 39.B 49.D 59.B 69.A 79.D 89.C 99.B
10.B 20.B 30.A 40.D 50.D 60.C 70.D 80.B 90.B 100.B
242
(ANSWERS)
M
1.B 11.C 21.B 31.C 41.B 51.A 61.B 71.A 81.D 91.B
2.B 12.D 22.D 32.C 42.B 52.D 62.B 72.B 82.D 92.A
3.D 13.B 23.A 33.B 43.A 53.A 63.B 73.C 83.C 93.B
4.C 14.D 24.B 34.C 44.B 54.B 64.C 74.C 84.C 94.B
5.A 15.B 25.B 35.A 45.B 55.A 65.B 75.D 85.A 95.B
6.A 16.A 26.B 36.B 46.C 56.B 66.A 76.B 86.A 96.C
7.B 17.D 27.A 37.A 47.A 57.B 67.A 77.A 87.C 97.C
8.A 18.C 28.A 38.B 48.B 58.B 68.B 78.A 88.D 98.A
9.D 19.A 29.A 39.B 49.D 59.B 69.D 79.A 89.D 99.C
10.B 20.C 30.C 40.B 50.D 60.B 70.B 80.B 90.D 100.C
N
1.C 11.A 21.B 31.A 41.B 51.C 61.C 71.C 81.D 91.A
2.B 12.B 22.C 32.B 42.A 52.A 62.A 72.C 82.C 92.C
3.B 13.B 23.B 33.C 43.B 53.B 63.A 73.B 83.D 93.A
4.C 14.A 24.A 34.C 44.B 54.B 64.A 74.B 84.D 94.B
5.B 15.B 25.A 35.D 45.D 55.B 65.C 75.B 85.C 95.B
6.D 16.C 26.C 36.B 46.B 56.A 66.B 76.D 86.D 96.C
7.A 17.B 27.B 37.C 47.C 57.C 67.C 77.B 87.C 97.C
8.B 18.C 28.B 38.B 48.B 58.D 68.A 78.B 88.C 98.C
9.A 19.C 29.A 39.B 49.D 59.A 69.C 79.C 89.A 99.B
10.B 20.C 30.B 40.B 50.C 60.A 70.A 80.A 90.A 100.C
O
1.C 11.A 21.A 31.B 41.D 51.A 61.A 71.B 81.C 91.C
2.B 12.A 22.B 32.B 42.D 52.B 62.B 72.B 82.C 92.B
3.B 13.A 23.B 33.B 43.A 53.B 63.D 73.D 83.C 93.C
4.B 14.A 24.B 34.D 44.C 54.C 64.A 74.A 84.B 94.C
5.B 15.B 25.A 35.A 45.C 55.A 65.C 75.A 85.D 95.B
6.B 16.C 26.B 36.D 46.D 56.D 66.D 76.B 86.A 96.B
7.B 17.A 27.A 37.D 47.B 57.C 67.D 77.D 87.D 97.C
8.C 18.A 28.C 38.A 48.B 58.C 68.A 78.C 88.B 98.C
9.C 19.A 29.B 39.C 49.D 59.B 69.D 79.C 89.C 99.C
10.C 20.A 30.A 40.D 50.B 60.D 70.C 80.B 90.A 100.C
P
1.A 11.B 21.D 31.A 41.B 51.A 61.B 71.C 81.B 91.C
2.C 12.C 22.B 32.C 42.B 52.C 62.C 72.B 82.A 92.A
3.C 13.C 23.A 33.B 43.A 53.C 63.B 73.B 83.D 93.D
4.C 14.B 24.B 34.C 44.B 54.D 64.B 74.B 84.A 94.C
5.A 15.B 25.C 35.B 45.B 55.B 65.D 75.C 85.B 95.C
6.C 16.C 26.C 36.A 46.A 56.B 66.C 76.D 86.C 96.B
7.B 17.C 27.B 37.A 47.B 57.C 67.D 77.D 87.B 97.D
8.A 18.A 28.A 38.A 48.B 58.B 68.A 78.B 88.B 98.A
9.A 19.C 29.C 39.C 49.B 59.B 69.A 79.A 89.A 99.B
10.C 20.A 30.D 40.D 50.B 60.C 70.A 80.C 90.A 100.B
243
REFERENCES:
* Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards, 2nd ed.
*Biogas Plant Design by Arthur It. Tambong, 1992
* Renewable Energy Journal, various issues & authors
*Fundamentals of Environmental Science by G. C. Catchillar, 2008
* Handouts and fact sheets from various sources
*Mindanao State University – General Santos City College of Agriculture
*Agricultural Engineering Licensure Examination Review Class
*Philippine Society Of Agricultural Engineers Region IVAe Board Review
*Agricultural Processing, Structures, Electrification, And Allied Subjects By Alexis T. Belonio
*PSAE Region IV Agricultural Engineering Board Review Materials
*Soil and water conservation engineering, and allied subjects By Guiller B. Damian
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& EQUIPMENT & ALLIED SUBJECTS

BOARD EXAM COMPILATION AND REVIEW MATERIALS

Prepared by: ESTEH FRANK DFE

1. Which of the following is not part of a force pump?

3. Arrange the following according to the process of management.

i. Selecting the right employees for the right position

a. i, ii, iii, iv, v

4. The gasoline engine is characterized as:

a. low first cost – high operating cost

8. For a 4 inches by 4 inches centrifugal pump with discharge of 250 gpm,

9. Which pair is mismatched?

a. consumer good – personal effects

Other information includes:

11. Estimate the number of picker-sheller.

15. Of corresponding size and speed, single-cylinder engines compared to

a. low torque – high speed

18. Which of the following agencies is not based in a university?

19. The following are considered discounted measures of project worth:

20. General-purpose tillage involves cutting and pulverizing the soil to a

22. Width of cut of the disc plow is influenced by:

24. General-purpose tillage equipment is used in:

a. 2-wheel tractor for wetland op.

25. Planter designed to place seedlings in rows and in hills is called:

a. row-crop drill planter

26. The IRRI drum seeder is an example of:

a. row-crop drill planter

31. The Japanese combine is characterized as:

a. low power & hold-on feeding

32. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted

Max. Draft Increase in draft due to

38. The application rate of a certain chemical is recommended at 4 kg/ha.

39. A field measuring 45 m X 90 m is to be prepared using a 1-m upland power

41. Which of the following operation is not done by a stripper?

a. cutting of standing crop

a. slicing & tearing

43. The IRRI axial-flow thresher is characterized as:

a. low power & hold-on feeding

44. What section is not yet included in the PAES as of 2014?

45. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted

46. Which is true about V-belt and pulley drive?

a. It cannot be used for long center distance drive.

48. Parameter not required in determining the field capacity of a planter:

50. Which of the following is not measured in calibrating a sprayer?

52. According to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), water

55. A farmer figured that he needed 8 pieces 2” x 4” x 12’ and 10 pieces 2” x

a. approx. 4000 pesos

58. The tractor is generally characterized as:

a. high speed – heavy load

61. What is the hand tractor’s book value after 3 years?

62. A field measuring 45 m X 90 m is to be prepared using a 1-m upland power

63. The three main sources of power for mechanization include:

a. human, animal & mechanical

65. In optimizing the capacity of a machine, it is recommended to have:

a. one small machine

66. Primary tillage involves cutting the soil to a depth of:

a. longitudinal dimension of plow

69. Draft of plows is primarily determined by:

73. The Japanese combine is characterized as:

a. low power & hold-on feeding

75. A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch tractor-mounted

77. The acronym PAES means:

a. Philippine Agricultural Engineering Society

78. The development of PAES started in: