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BR, LOAN i Post Graduate School | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Ney’ Examination for Admission to Ph.D, Programme 2011-2012 | Discipline Discipline Code : 03; Sub code-O1 : Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) i Roll No! Please Note: (@ This question paper contains 13 pages. Please check whether all the pages are this set. Report discrepancy, if any, immediately to the invigilator. printed (ii) There shall be NEGATIVE marking for WRONG answers in the Multiple Choice type questions (No. 1 to 130) which carty one mark each. For every wrong answer 0.25 mark will be deducted, PART~ I (General Agriculture) Multiple cholce questions: (No. 1 to 30), Choose the correct answer (a, b,c or d) and enter your choice in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR - answer sheet as per the instructions given on the answer sheet. 1, Which of the following crops have been approved for commercial cultivation in India? a) Bt cotton and Bt brinjal b) Bt colton and Golden Rice 8) Bt maize and Bt cotton 4) Bteotton only 2. This year (2010-11) the expected food grain production in India Is 2). 242 million tonnes bb) 220 milion tonnes ©) 236 milion tonnes. @) 260 milion tonnes 3. The genome of which of the following crops: is stil not completely sequenced? a) Rice b) Soybean ©) Sorghum d) Wheat 4, According to tiie Approach Paper to the 12" Five Year Plan, the basic objective of the 42! Plan is Inclusive growth ») Sustainable growth ©) Faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth @) Inclusive and sustainable growth 2) b) 9 ¢) a) » ° 9) a) ») ° 4) a) ») °) 4) To address the problems of sustainable and holistic development of rainfed areas, including appropriate farming and livelihood system approaches, the Government of India hhas set up the National Rainfed Area Authority National Watershed Development Project for Rained Areas National Mission on Rainfed Areas Command Area Development and Water ‘Management Authority ‘Which of the following sub-schemes are not covered under the Rashiriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Extending the Green Revolution to eastern india Development of 80,000 pulses and oilseeds vilages in identified watersheds National Mission on Saffron National Mission on Bamboo The minimum support price for the common variety of paddy announced by _ the Government of India for the year 2010-11 was 21030 71000 980 © 950 According to the Human Development Report 2010 of the United Nations, India's rank in terms of the human development index is 119 134. 169 182 Subject : PhD — Agricultural Engineering (Agrtcultural Processing & Structures)- 2011, 2 9. Which of the following does not apply to SRI ‘method of paddy cultivation? 2) Reduced water application b) Reduced plant density 6) Increased application of chemical fertlizers @) Reduced age of seedlings 10. Which organic acid, often used as a preservative, occurs naturally in cranberries, prunes, cinnamon and cloves? a) Citic acid b) Benzole acid ©) Tariarie acti ) Lactic acid 11. Cotton belongs to the family a) Cruciferae b) Aftacarciaceae ©) Malvaceae. 9) Solanaceae 12. Photoperiodism is 8) Bending of shoot towards source of light 'b) Effect of lightidark durations on physiological processes ©) Movement of chloroplast in cell in response to light 4) Effect of ight on chlorophyll synthesis 18, Ergot disease Is caused by which pathogen ‘on which host? ) Clavioops purpurea on rye b) Puccinia reconaita on wheat ©) Drechiera sorokiniana on wheat d) Albugo candida on mustard 14. Rocks ate the chief sources of parent materials over which soils are developed, Granite, an important rock, is classified as @). Igneous rock b) Metamorphic rock ©) Sedimentary rock 6). Hybrid rock 16. Which one of the following ie a Kharif rop? 2) Pear millet b) Lentil ©) Mustard 9) Wheat 16. The coefficient of variation (CV) Is calculated by the formula a) (Meanis.D.) x 100 b) (S.D/Mean) x 100 ) S.D/Mean d) Mean/S.0. ‘17. Which of the following is commonly referred to as muriate of potash? @) Potassium nitrate b) Potassium chloride ©) Potassium sulphate 4) Potassium silicate 48. inbred lings that have same genetic constitution but differ only at one locus are called a) Muti lines ) Monohybria ©) Isogenic lines» d) Pure lines 419, For appiying 100 kg of nitrogen, how much ‘urea would one use? a) 45K9 b) 111 kg ©) 222Kg ) 333k9 20. The devastating impact of plant disease on human suffering and survival was. first realized by epidemic of a) Brown spot of rice in Bengal 'b) Late blight of potate in USA 6) Late blight of potato in Europe d) Rust of wheat in india 21. The species of rice (Oryza) other than ©. sativa that Is cultivated is a) 0. rufipugon b) 0. longisteminata ©) 0. glaborrima 8) 0. nivare 22, The enzyme responsible for the fxation of COs in mesophyll cells of C-4 plents is a) Malic enzyme b) Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxylase ©) Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase 4) RUBP carboxylase 23, Which one of the following is a ‘Vertisot'? a) Black cotton soit b) Red sandy loam soi) ) Sandy loam sodic soil d) Submontane (Tarai) soll 24. What is the most visible _physleat characteristic of calls in metaphase? a) Elongated chromosomes b) Nucleus visible but chromosomes not ©) Fragile double stranded loose chromosomes d) Condensed paired:chromosomes on the cell plate Subject ; PD — Agricultural Engineering (Age/eultural Processing & Structures) ~ 2011 3 25. All weather phenomena like rain, fog and mist occur in 2) Troposphere b) Mesosphere ©) lonosphere 9) Ozonosphere 26. Which of the following elements is common {o all proteins and nucleic acids? @) Sulphur b) Magnesium hee 4) Phosphorous 27. Silt has intermediate characteristics between a) Sand and loam b) Clay end foam ©} Loam and gravet 4) Sand and clay 28. Certified seed is produced from a) Nucleus seed b) Breeder seed ©) Foundation seed ) Truthful seed 29. Seedtess banana ie an a) Autotriploid b) Autotetrapiold ©) Allotriptoid 4) Allotetraploid 30. Which one of the following is used to test the goodness-of fit ofa distribution? 2) Normal test b) ttost ©) Chi-square test d) Fetest PART- I (Subject Paper) Multiple cholce questions (No. 31 to 130). Choose the correct answer (a, b, ¢ or d) and enter your choice in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR - answer sheet as per the: instructions given on the answer sheet. 21.6 hp moter with mechanical efficiency of 60 per cent works for 2 hour, The energy ‘consumed by the motor wil be a) 16.67 kwh b) 12.5 kwh ©) 4.4 kwh d) None of the above 32. A point moves in a straight line so that its displacement x metres at time seconds is given by x"= 141, te acceleration ata tine gue a) 1° 5) ue ©) tix-th’ @) tieate 38, The halfife of radium is 1600 years, The fraction of a sample of radium that would remain alter 6400 years is a) 114 , i b) 12 2 18 4) 16 34. Three identical dice are rofed, The probability that the same number will appear ‘on each of them is a) 16 . b) ine ©) 186 ) 9/28 235. If 4 and 2a are the characteristic X-rays and gammacrays respectively, then the elation between them is a) Ate b) Aho + ©) AP : o) iste 36. A rope 1 cm in diameter breaks if the tension in it exceeds 600 N. The maximum tension that may be given to a similar rope of diameter 2.cm is a) 500N b) 1000 ©) 1500N ) 2000N 37. The theoretical husk content of common Indian pulses varies from a) 5-10% b) 10-15% 9) 15-20% d) More than 20% 38. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase will be in its a) Radius b) Area 9) Volume d) Mass 39. According to Jansser’s theory, the lateral pressure in a deep bin is 2) PLE WRAL b) PL=KWRip ©) P= Wa [1-008 d) None of the above Subject : PAD ~ Agricultural Fngineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) ~ 201% 4 40, 2. The dimensional For a given source of radiation, the ‘absorbance and reftectance values are 0.25 and 0.85, respectively for a surface. The Value of the transmittance should be 0.5 0.10 0.05 0.00 Two towns A and B are 60 km apart. A school is to be bul to serve 180 students in town A and 0 students in town B. ifthe total distance travelled by all 200 students is to be as small a8 possible, then the school should be but at Town 8. 45 km from town A Town A 45 km from town B formula for Young's modulus is Mute mT? More wire . Current in a circuit is wattless If Inductance in the circuit is zero Resistance in the circult is zero Current is alternating Resistance and inductance both are zero Thermal conductivity of a wall is increased to four times the existing value. Consequently, the conductive heat flux, other parameters remaining the same, in comparison to the initia! value will be 0.25 times. 0.5 times. 2 times times. ‘A dimensionless number formed using thermal diffusivity, time and length Is known as Biot number Fourjer number Prandlt| number Lewis number A thermodynamic process taking place at ‘constant volume is termed as Isobaric Isochoric Isentropic Adiabatic a) b) °) 4) 60. a) b) °) a 51 a) 3 a ») °) Which of the following processes does not belong to milk processing? Homogenization Pasteurization Cooling Curing . What is the area requirement (m) for a cow Ina stanchion barn? 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 100 tonnes of paddy was harvested at 229% (w.b) moisture content and it has to be brought to a moisture content of 16% (w.b.). ‘What is the estimated weight of paddy after drying? B04t 91.8t 93.0t 94.2t Other factors remaining same, lowering storage temperature by 6°C should Reduce the storage period to half Increase the storage period by 60% Inorease the storage period by a factor of two Not affect the storage period significantly ‘One of the parameters of the performance of a cyclone separator is the particle diameter. ‘The chance of a partice for separation Increases linearly with the size of the particle Decreases linearty with the particle diameter Decreases with the square of the particle diameter Increases with the square of the particle diameter . Moisture content in an agriouiturat produce is 80% (w.b,). Its moisture content on dry basis willbe “3-4: ‘Subject : PhD ~ Ageteultural Engineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) ~ 2011 5 64, In hyperbolic function, tanhx is equal to ef e* a) ere ») ° 5. In F-test, the test criterion F is the ratio of a) Means b) CV's ©) Variances 4) None of the above 56. The Stefan-Boltzman law is applicable for heat transfer by ) Radiation b) Conduction ©) Convection ) Both conduction and convection 57. The-main purpose of blanching of vegetables Isto a) Destroy bacteria >) Destroy microorganisms ©) Inactivate enzymes d) Accelerate enzymatic process 68. Thermal diffusivity («) can be expressed as a) UAAT (KA) (AT/AX) ©) mO,aT 9 & PCy 89. Convective heat transfer coefficient is expressed by the following dimensionless ‘umber a) Prandtl b) Grai c) Nusteit 4) Reynold 60. Sorghum is ground from the average particle size of 4 mm to 0.4 mm, Feed rate of the mill is 100 kg/h and power requirement is 8 KW, ‘The Rittinger’s constant of the sorghum will be a) 0.022 b) 14.17 ©) 13.88 d) 22.22 ot. Ratio of diameter of the largest Inscribing circle to the diameter. of the smallest circumscribing circle is called Roundness Shape factor Spheriity None of the above . Total heat content or energy level of a material is called Enthalpy Entropy ‘Thermal conductivity Heat transfer coefficient Aton of reffigeration is equivatent to 60 KCal/min 100 KCalimin 500 KCal/min 1000 KCalimin Equillbrium moisture curve is a plot between Molsture content and relative humidity ‘Temperature and relative humidity (Moisture content arid air temperature Moisture content and air velocity . in convection drying of agricultural materials, rate of drying can be controlled by Air temperature Air velocity Humidity Allof the above A bin whose relative dimensions are such that the plane of rupture meets the grain surface before it strikes the opposite side is called Pusa bin Shallow bin Vertical bin Deep bin The major forces acting on a cyclone separator are Impact end fictional Gravity and centritugal Frictional and centrifugal ‘Shear and impact . Suitable moisture content for safe storage of paddy is in the range of 46% 10-12% 16-18% 22.26% Subject : PhD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Procesiing & Stricwurés) 2011-7 60. a) b) 3 % 70. a) °) a) 76. Tne indented cylinder separators separstes the materials on the “basis of one of the following properties of material Relative width Relative thickness. Relative density Relative length Supercritical fluid extraction technique Is suitable for extraction of Essential oi! Protein Carbohydrate Germ oi! . Cryogenics can be effectively used for Rice milting Oil milling ‘Splce miling Pulse miling LSU dryers basically @ Co-current flow dryer ‘Counter current flow dryer Cross flow batch dryer ‘Through flow batch dryer Heat sterilization process for Low acid food High acid food High protein food High fat food Is generally suitable Ain’ theory i applicable design of Cleaners, Dryers Screw conveyors Silo . If bulk density of a material Is given as 600 kgim® and true density as 1000 kg/m’, its porosity will be 20% o 40% 60% 66.66% The heat transfer area of a single effect evaporator is given as 2 m? and gverall neat transfer coefficient as 2000 Jmi*s"c", The temperature difference across the evaporator 's 80°C. The heat transfer (q, Kuls) in the evaporator will be 20 200 500 2000 6 ”. Psychrometric chart is a graphical representation of Phiyeical properties of air ‘Chemical properties of air Thermodynamie properties of air Physical propertios of water vapour . Ball mills are generally used for Coarse grinding of particles Ultra fine grinding of particies ‘Medium to fine grinding of particies Coarse to uitra fine grincing of particles Fire bricks are used to Reflect heat Protect building against fire Increase heat ow Decrease heat flow Solid foods are generally Elastic Viscoplastic Viscoelastic Plastic Size reduction of grains is caused by impact in Gyratory crushers Crushing rolls Hammer mill Jaw crusher . Hermetically sealed containers are essential for ‘Vacuum and pressure packaging Aseptic packaging Flexible packaging Controlied atmosphere packaging . For grain conveying through belt conveyors, the belt speed should be in the range of 0.1 100.5 mis 2.51028mis 10,8 to 15.0 mvs 2010 25 ms ‘The full form of HACCP in relation to food processing is Hazard Analysis Central Control Point Hazard Agricultural Commodity Control Point Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Hazard Analysis for Critical Control of Products: - The bolting point of mk is 89.1°C 99.1°C sore 100.17°C 4 Subject : PaD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) - 2011 Pal 86. Devalue (decimal reduction time) depends upon @) Temperature b) Number of microorganisms initlally present In the product ©) Heating tine @) Death rate constant 87. in modified atmosphere packaging 8) CO, and 0; levels increase b) CO; level increases and O, level decreases ¢) CO; level decreases and O; level increases 4d) CO, and 0; levels remain constant 88. In which type of barn, the cows are housed and milked in the same building a) Loose housing barn b) Open air barn ©) Stanchion barn 6) None of the above 89. Wax coating on fruits and vegetables is done to a) Retard respiration b) Retard dehydration ©) Enhance appearance 4) Allof the above 90.As the difference between dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature of air increases @) Relative humidity increases b) Relative humidity decreases ©) No change in relative humidity d) Relative humidity approaches to zero 91. The evaporative cooling system is very much ctfective for storage of fruits and vegetables inthe regions with a) High temperature and high relative humility ») Low temperature and low relative humidity ©) Low temperature and hight relative humidity 4) High temperature and low relative humidity 92. Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering 4& Technology (CiPHET) is situated at a) Bhopal b) New Dethi ©) Ludhiana 4) Thahjaur 93. Wet miling of maize is performed to produce mainly a) Flour b) Semotina ©) Starch ¢) Fine flour 94. The higher and lower temperature in a ‘refrigerator working on, reversed cycle are 30°C and 2°C. The capacity of the machine Is 38 KW. Its cosfficient of performance (COP) willbe a) 9.82 : b) 0.98 °) 048 4d) 0.10 98. The process of Yewaxing in oils is performed fo remove a) Wax i b) Organic impurities ©) Moisture 4) Allofthe above 896. Bio-gas contains mainly a) Carbon monoxide b) Ethyione ©) Nitrogen ‘¢) Methane vs 97. A cylindrical sto of 3.0 m clamster and 20m in height is filed with wheat. The hydaulic ‘aclus ofthe silo will be a) 0.15m b) 075m ©) 1.50m 9) 6am ‘98. Soxhlet apparatus Is used for 8) Liquid sotid extraction b) Protein analysis ©) Carbohydrate analysis d) Solid-gas extraction 99. The chemical used to control rodents in storage godowns is a) Methy! bromide b) Zine phosphide ©) Phosphide 4d) Ethy! bromide 100. The unit operation not included in the Agro- processing is a) Drying and dehydration b) Miling ©) Harvesting and threshing 4) Cleaning and grading 101. Protein and oil content in percentages of soybean are a) 10end 60 b) 20and 40 ©) 30and 30 d) 40 and 20 Subject : PhD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) ~ 2011 8 102, Foods are frozen by direct immersion method at a temperature of a) -18°C b) 28°C 45°C a 82°C 103. The most effective evaporator type is a) Plate ©) Rising film ©) Falling flm d) Shell and tube, 104. Mest spoilage and pathogenic bacteria Which ‘contaminate food materiais have water actiiy in the range of a) 0,750.80 105. A 5 kg block sides down a place inclined at 30°C to the horizontal. Hf y=0.2, its acceleration is 8) 0.98 mis? b) 3.2misr ©) 4.9 mis? 9) 16 mus? 108. The part of a vapour compression refrigeration system, which absorbs heat from the refrigerated space is 2) Compressor b) Evaporator ©) Condenser 4) None of the above 107. An equipotential line isthe line of 8) Constant siope 6) Zero slope ©) Constant pressure d) Zero pressure 108. The solvent used in oll extraction from rice bran is 2) Ethyl alcohol b) Ammonia water. ©) Methyl alcohol d)Hexane 109, Rheology Is the sclence of 8) Deformation in the metals ») Stress and strain behaviour of metals ©) Deformation and flow in the visco-elastic ‘materials d) Flow of viscous products 110. Hydrociones are used for ) Water measurement b) Hydroelectric power generation ©} Separation of solids from liquids @) Mixing of solids In water 114, b) °) ¢) 118, a) ») ° ¢) | Constituents of a mixture of water and soybean cll could be easly separated by Filtration Decantation Evaporation Fractionation 2. Which ohe of the following thermometers is the most sensitive? Bimetaitic Resistance ‘Thermocouple Thermistor Percent oll content of rice bran trom parboiléd rice is about 10-15 16-20 20-25 26-30 Porosity is @ property that Changes as a result of change in colour and surface of the product Changes es a resuit of change In shape and particle density Changes as a result of change in angle of repose Remains constant ‘Amongst the drying methods Microwave drying results in highest shrinkage Conventional eirdrying develops lowest shrinkage Freeze drying resuits in highest shrinkage Conventional air-drying develops highest shrinkage . Parbolling is a hydrothermal process which is done for Denaturation of protein femoval of ol from rice bran Gelatinization of starch Drying of paddy In wheat, endosperm material constitutes 40% of the weight of kerne! 50 to 60 % of the weight 70 to 80 % of the weight Above 60% of the weight Tofu is a product of Rice Wheat Soybean Chickpea. ‘Subject : PAD — Agricultural Engineering (Ageleultaral Processing & Structures) ~ 2011 9 119, Osmotic dehydration is 2) Immersion of a produce In a diluted solution of brine or sugar b) Immersion of @ produce in a hypertonic, solution ©) immersion of a produce in water d) Heating of a produce for dehydration 120, High carbon steels have carbon percentage In the range of a) 01-04 b) 05-16 ) 20-30 4d) More than 3.0 121, Post harvest losses in food grains are Teported to be a)” 3%-7% b) 8% 12% ©) 13%17% d) > 18% 122, The material with oscilating screen is separated due to difference in a) Size b) Shape ©) Density 4) Surface properties 128. More suitable conveyor for transportation of slloky materials, 8) Apron conveyor b) Belt conveyor ©) Screw conveyor ) Pneumatic conveyor 124. Which of the following temperature measuring devices will have least accuracy? a) Clinical thermometer b) Alcohol thermometer ©) Optical Pyrometer d) Nitrogen filed thermometer . Ideal fluid is a) Whose density is zero b) Whose viscosity is zero ©) Whose conductivity is zero e velocity is zero 126. nthe concurrent/co-flow drying a) Grain with minimum moisture content meets the air with highest drying potential b) Grain with “maximum moisture content ‘meets the air with minimum drying potential ©) Grain with imeximum moisture content ‘meets the air with maximum drying potential @) Grain moisture content does not play @ role 4127. Critical moisture content is the a) "Maximum moisture content that will sustain a rate of flow of free moisture to the surface of the grain b) Minimum moisture content that will sustain a tate of flow of free moisture to the surface of the grain ©) Minimum — moisture content that will accelerate the flow of free moisture 4) Maximum moisture content that will sustain accelerate the flow of free moisture 428. The extent of attrition of parties in the fluidized bed drying Is @) Proportional to cube ofthe air/gas velocity 5) Proportional to square ofthe air velocity ©) Equal to the air velocity @) Inversely proportional to air velooty 128. The recommended airflow rate for aeration of grain in slog is 8) 0.08 - 0.25 mc/minitonne 0) 0.05 - 0.75 m*iminvtonne ©) 05 ~0.75 m’/minitonne 4d) 0.26-0.75 m*/minftonne 130. Ohmic heating is a process in which a) Food liquids and solids are heated separately ) Food liquids and solids are heated separately but cooled together ©) Food liquids and solids are heated ‘simultaneously 4) . Has no relevance to food processing Matching type questions (No. 131 to 140); all questions carry equal marks. Choose the correct answer (a, b, c, d or e) for each sub-question (i #, ill, iv and v) and enter your choice in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR - answer sheet as per the Instructions given on the answer sheet. 131. ) Weir's taw a) Heat conduction ‘) Newton's iaw b) Relationship of ‘wavelength and temperature li) Fourters law 'y) Kirchhof?s few vegetables v) Hertz contact stress theory) Radiation 132, }) Nuseett a) Heat engine Einstein ) Convection i) Stokes ©) Viscous flow iv) Carnot 4) Photosiectrcity ¥) Clausius ©) Second law of thermo ‘ynamics ©) Cooling of substance d) Damage of fruits and Subject : PRD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Processing & Structures) 2011 10 133. Match the following laws with the related Phenomena ; |) MaxWell's law 2) Mass transfer iil) Fick's law b) Fluid flow {ll) Navier-Stokes’ law. ©) Size reduction |v) Schrodinger's equation d) Electre-magnetism ¥) Bond's law ) Uncertainty principle 134, Match the following materiale with their ‘Most appropriate thermal conductivity: values (Wink) ) Mercury 2) 0.556 i) Gola ') 0.024 {i Diamond ©) 480 Water 9) 8.21 ¥) Air ) 2300 136, ') Colour sorter 2) Temperature il) Relative humidity —_b) Removal of rice bran ii) Whitening «) Bond's law iv) Thermocoupte 4) Optical properties ¥) Milling of food grains ¢) Sling psychrometer 136, ) Size reduction _a) Majority of food spolage i) High exit b) Storage of oilseeds at temperature high moisture li) Microorganism —_¢) Low efffciency of drier iv) Reneidity 4) Miling of grain by crushing W) Aflatoxins ©) Development of FFA 197. }) Cleaning ——_a) Moisture equalization i). Grading 1b) Removal of moisture ii) Drying ‘¢) Removal of few large particles In the intial process. {v) Scalping 4) Classification of cleaned product into quailty fraction ¥) Tempering _@) Removal of foreign and undesirable matters 138, i) Psychrometer, a) Size reduction device ll) Cyclone separator) Grain size il) Indent grain separator c) Electrostatic force iv) Electrostatic separator d) Relative humility v) Hammer mil ) Centritugal force 139. }) Slump test ) Calorific value of fuel ii) Plate loading test ) Consistency of concrete mix. ©) Sensory evaluation 4) Consistency of liquid food iil) Rheometer test 'y) Organolyptic test ¥) Bomb-

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