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
d. None of the above

3. Part of soil profile exploited by the roots of the plant.

a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
d. None of the above

4. The soil profile modified by tillage or amendments for use by plant

roots.

a. Root bed
b. Root zone
c. Tillage zone
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

12. It is a part of seeder that eventually distributes seed in rows.

a. Metering device
b. Drive wheel
c. Seed hopper
d. None of the above

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

14. 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

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

21. The method in which planting is done directly onto an essentially

unprepared seedbed.

a. Zero tillage
b. No-tillage planting
c. Reduced tillage
d. None of the above

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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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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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 d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

30. The primary factor that affects the performance of the sprayer.

a. Spray-particle size
b. Spraying time
c. Spray materials
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

32. What is the required pump capacity for the sprayer above?

a. 23.5 gpm
b. 18.3 gpm
c. 20.6 gpm
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
c. sharpness of cutting edge
d. overall adjustment of plow

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

61. The mechanical function of the planter does not include:

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
d. none of the above

64. 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. Speed coefficient
c. Torque coefficient
d. none of the above

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

67. 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. 1.300
b. 1.500
c. 2.000
d. none of the above

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
d. None of the above

80. An air cooled engine is basically equipped with

a. Pump
b. Fan
c. Fan and pump
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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89. Solar battery is rated in terms of

a. Dimension of the battery

b. Wattage
c. Ampere – hour
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

93. An engine running without load is in.

a. Optimum running condition

b. Low running condition
c. Idle condition
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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
d. None of the above

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