COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

DUMAGUETE CITY

PRELIM EXAMINATION IN

FMM200A: Basic Farm Machineries and Mechanization

SY 2023-2024

NAME: DATE:

SCORE:

Note: Erasures are allowed because everybody deserves a second chance.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 points each)

Direction: Encircle the correct answer.

1. These mechanical devices, including tractors and implements, used in farming to save labor.
a. Farm Machineries c. Tools
b. Farm equipment d. Farm labor

2. It is any type of machinery used in agricultural used on a farm to help with farming.
a. Farm Machineries c. Farm tools
b. Farm equipment d. Farm labor

3. It is used to plow or till the soil. It slices, breaks, or cuts the soil.
a. Tillage equipment c. Planting equipment
b. Seeding equipment d. Application equipment

4. It is used to apply dry or liquid type fertilizers, pesticides and growth regulators to crops.
a. Tillage equipment c. Planting equipment
b. Seeding equipment d. Application equipment

5. Which one of the following is not a secondary tillage tool?

a. Disc plow c. Mould board
b. Disc harrow d. None of these

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 6. Which of the following farming is a replacement of human and animal power by
mechanical power for different farm operation?
a. Mechanical farming c. Both
b. Mixed farming d. None of these

7. The mowers are designed to cut

a. Wheat c. Mustard
b. Paddy d. Grass

8. It is a farming management concept that utilizes various technologies to optimize crop yields
while minimizing inputs such as water, fertilizer, and pesticides.
a. Permaculture c. Organic Agriculture
b. Precision Agriculture d. Inorganic Agriculture

9. A technology enables farmers to precisely map field boundaries, track equipment movements,
and collect geospatial data that helps in creating precise application maps for inputs like
fertilizers and pesticides.
a. ICT c. GPS
b. GIS d. VRT

10. A machine used to detach the grains from the panicles

a. Thresher c. Baler
b. Sheller d. Seeder

II. IDENTIFICATION (2 points each)

Direction: Identify what is being described and write your answer on the space provided before each
item number.

1. An implement with spikes or disks that is used to cultivate the soil by

pulverizing and smoothing it.

2. An implement used to loosen the soil and control weeds between rows of
growing crops.

3. Equipment used to pick, reap, or otherwise gather crops.

4. A piece of equipment that uses tanks, pumps, and nozzles to apply liquid
materials.

5. A system that uses satellites and computers to tell a farmer his or her exact
location in a field.

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 6. A motorized vehicle that is used to pull heavy loads and to provide power to
operate implements.

7. An implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil

8. An implement used to place seeds in the soil at the proper rate, depth, and spacing.

9. An implement used to plant seeds for germination.

10. A machine used to harvest crops as it moves across a field.

11. A machine used to harvest crops by picking.

12. A piece of equipment used to harvest forage crops that have been cut, dried, and
placed in rows.

13. A system used with GPS to make maps or grids of a field.

14. This machine is used to sort products according to sizes.

15. It is used to cut fresh produce into chips

III. Essay (10 points each)

Direction: Write your answer on a short bond paper. Submit this activity together with your
assessment.
Criteria: Content: 4 points Organization of Idea: 4 points Grammar: 2 points

1. Why agricultural machineries and equipment important?

2. Enumerate and discuss the factors affecting tillage and soil preparation.

3. Discuss what is Precision Agriculture and its benefits.

4. Give at least 5 machines used in Crop Production and its uses.

5. Give at least 5 machines used in Animal Production and its uses.

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Write your answers here in your Essay.

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 “Relax! Exam rani, mas naa pakay chance makapasar kaysa makauyab, OA!”

Break a Leg!

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