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GK - Agriculture

Description: GK Agriculture and General Knowledge Questions for Placement Papers, UPSC, Agriculture
Number of Questions: 25
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High compression petrol engines are used in some tractors and have high performance in

  1. U.S.A.

  2. Germany

  3. Japan

  4. Holland


Correct Option: A

Which is not included in the sources of energy, getting for agricultural work?

  1. Diesel engine

  2. Electric motor

  3. Bullocks

  4. Cow


Correct Option: D

Soil turning plough makes the furrow of which type (shape)?

  1. 'V' shape

  2. 'L' shape

  3. 'O' shape

  4. No definite shape


Correct Option: B

Bakhar is generally used in-

  1. U. P.

  2. Bundelkhand

  3. Vindhya Pradesh

  4. In all the States/parts of India (in All India)


Correct Option: B

In which condition, roller is used ?

  1. Where soil is wet

  2. Where clods are present in soil

  3. Where soil is friable

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following 'hoe' is bullock drawn?

  1. Akola hoe

  2. Sharma hoe

  3. Wheel hoe

  4. Naini type hoe


Correct Option: A

Which of the following tool is used for measuring the draft of agricultural implements?

  1. Dynamometer

  2. Hydrometer

  3. Galvanometer

  4. Barometer


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is used for lifting water from 8-10 m depth?

  1. Washer Rahat

  2. Hand pump

  3. Mayadar lift

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Wrought iron contains carbon (per cent) -

  1. 0.05 - 1%

  2. 1 - 2%

  3. 2 - 3%

  4. 3 - 4%


Correct Option: A

The best method of ploughing through deshi plough is-

  1. Outside to inside ploughing

  2. Inside to outside ploughing

  3. Ploughing by making halai

  4. Ploughing by making furrow from one side of field


Correct Option: C

The major defects of rubber belts are-

  1. Costly

  2. Slips on wet

  3. Early rubbed

  4. Increased due to heat


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is best for driving machine from low power to slow speed?

  1. Belts & pulley

  2. Spur gear

  3. Toothed wheel & chains

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Chaff - cutter is driven by-

  1. Hand

  2. Bullocks

  3. Electric power

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The tool used for making deep pit in wood is-

  1. Adge

  2. Saw

  3. Draw knife

  4. Chisel


Correct Option: D

'Try square' is used by-

  1. Blacksmith

  2. Carpenter

  3. Potter

  4. Farmers


Correct Option: B

Brace machine is used for-

  1. Making hole in wood

  2. Scrapping the wood

  3. For smoothing the wood

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

'Forging' is said-

  1. Heating the iron

  2. Beating the hot iron

  3. Converting into desired shape by beating the iron

  4. Beating iron and making hole in it


Correct Option: C

The roller of cane-crusher is made-up of which steel?

  1. Cast iron

  2. Gun metal

  3. High carbon steel

  4. Wrought iron


Correct Option: A

How much width belt would be needed if 20 H. P. is to be transferred through a belt of 10 plies, where speed of belt is 1460 r.p.m.?

  1. 4 cm

  2. 8 cm

  3. 5 cm

  4. 6 cm


Correct Option: B

If the rate of electricity is rupee one per unit, then, a 20 h. p. electric motor, having approx. 100% efficiency will require how much cost (Rs.) on 100 hours running to irrigate the field?

  1. 500

  2. 1000

  3. 1500

  4. 2000


Correct Option: C

If the distance between two pullies, having the diameter of 45 cm and 39 cm, is 3.2 metre, then what would be length of required flate belt?

  1. 6.8 m

  2. 7.72 m

  3. 9.4 m

  4. 7.2 m


Correct Option: B

The Torque- a power to generate revolutions is expressed as (its unit is kg metre) -

  1. Length of arm (m) x Force (kg)

  2. Length of arm (cm) x Force (kg)

  3. Length of arm (m) x Force (g)

  4. Length of arm (rom) x Force (mg)


Correct Option: A

The area of an acre is-

  1. 0.40

  2. 0.80

  3. 1.10

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

Man power is considered equal to how much horse power (h.p.)?

  1. 0.1

  2. 0.2

  3. 0.3

  4. 0.4


Correct Option: A

A three-tine furrow plough is ploughing at a speed of 2 km/hr and the each furrow size is 20 cm wide and 12 cm deep furrow. How much time, it would require to plough 5 hectare land?

  1. 41 hours 40 minutes

  2. 40 hours 55 minutes

  3. 20 hours 55 minutes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
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