1. The act regulating the practice of 5.

The substance that is added to the

agriculture and biosystems engineering tractor for the purpose of changing
in the Philippines. traction and stability.

a. Republic Act No. 8559 a. Ballast

b. Republic Act No. 9513 b. Cage wheel
c. Republic Act No. 10915 c. Plow
d. None of the above d. Hydraulic lift

2. The Renewable Act of 2008. 6. The center of gravity of a standard two-

wheel-drive tractor is located ___.
a. Republic Act No. 8559
b. Republic Act No. 9513 a. at the mid center of the tractor
c. Republic Act No. 8749 b. 1/3 of the wheel base ahead of the rear
d. None of the above wheel axle of the tractor
c. near the front axle wheel of the tractor
3. Which of the following statements is d. None of the above
true in accordance with the Republic
Act 8749 (Air Pollution Control Policy)? 7. It is a large domesticated four- footed
animal that is used for power in
a. It is allowed to import, manufacture, agriculture?
sell, etc. leaded gasoline in the
Philippines. a. Poultry and Livestock animal
b. It is allowed to import, sell, use, etc. b. Draft animal
engine or its components that uses c. Dairy animal
leaded gasoline. d. None of the above
c. It is not allowed to manufacture, sell,
import, etc. leaded gasoline or engine 8. Using biogas as fuel for engine can
and its components in the Philippines. replace ___ of diesel fuel.
d. None of the above
e. All of the above a. 60%
b. 80%
4. PAES 101:2000 refers to: c. 100%
d. None of the above
a. General safety in agricultural machinery
b. Operator’s manual content and 9. The type of steam boiler commonly used
presentation in food industry.
c. Method of sampling
d. All of the above a. Fire-tube boiler
b. Water-tube boiler
c. Power boiler
d. None of the above
10. The air required for complete 15. At the downward stroke of the two-
combustion of combustible gases. stroke cycle engine, which of the events
are taking place?
a. Stoichiometric air
b. Primary air a. Power & intake, exhaust
c. Secondary air b. Compression
d. All of the above c. Power & exhaust
d. None of the above
11. The amount of heat required to raise
the temperature of one pound water by 16. The amount of power available in human
one degree Fahrenheight. for useful work.

a. kCal a. 0.5 hp
b. BTU b. 0.25 hp
c. Joule c. 0.1 hp
d. None of the above d. None of the above

12. The air requirement for gasification of 17. The minimum energy requirement of
agricultural wastes ranged from ___. human.

a. 10-20 % of stoichiometric air (SA) a. 1,250 cal/day

b. 20-30 % of SA b. 1,500 cal/day
c. 30-40 % of SA c. 1,750 cal/day
d. None of the above d. 2,000 cal/day
e. None of the above
13. The burning temperature of most
agricultural wastes. 18. The power generated from falling water.

a. 100⁰-200⁰C a. Hydro power

b. 300⁰-400⁰C b. Biomass power
c. 500⁰-600⁰C c. Wind power
d. None of the above d. None of the above

14. The specific gravity of gasoline is at the 19. A turbine used for hydro system
range of ___. wherein pressurized water is converted
to a high-speed jet by letting the water
a. 0.67 to 0.76 pass through a nozzle.
b. 0.79 to 0.85
c. 0.85 to 0.91 a. Impulse turbine
d. All of the above b. Reaction turbine
c. Water wheel
d. None of the above
20. The power of an engine specified by the 25. The ratio between the number of
manufacturer. weeds removed by the weeder to the
number of weeds present per unit area.
a. Indicated horsepower
b. Brake horsepower a. Weeding index
c. Rated horsepower b. Weeding rate
d. All of the above c. Weeding capacity
d. None of the above
21. A metal sheet with gauge number equal
to 14 means___. 26. The power take-off rpm of a lawn
mower and garden ride-on tractors.
a. 14-mm thick
b. 14 pieces of metals sheet in a stock a. 1000 rpm
c. 14 pieces in one-inch thickness b. 540 rpm
d. None of the above c. 2000 rpm
d. None of the above
22. The required water temperature in
testing pump. 27. When a machine is driven directly from
the shaft of a power source, the power
a. 10⁰C and below is transmitted using ___.
b. 10⁰C – 40⁰C
c. 40⁰C - 60⁰C a. gear drive
d. None of the above b. sprocket and chain drive
c. direct drive
23. The criteria used in evaluating the d. None of the above
performance of a machine.
28. The ratio between the mass of fuel
a. Machine performance consumed per unit time and the
b. Operator performance corresponding power measured.
c. Reliability of machine
d. Environment and safety a. Specific fuel consumption
e. Cost of operation b. Fuel to mass ratio
f. All of the above c. Fuel consumption rate
d. None of the above
24. A mechanically-operated machine that
removes weeds or grasses from the 29. The mechanical manipulation of soil for
crops. any purpose.

a. Seeder a. Land grading

b. Weeder b. Tillage
c. Cultivator c. Earth moving
d. None of the above d. None of the above
30. The pushing or rolling of soil by a 35. The burning efficiency of rice hull
steeply inclined blade. furnaces is between:

a. Bulldozing a. 70-80 %
b. Chiselling b. 80-90 %
c. Subsoiling c. 90 and less than 100
d. None of the above d. All of the above

31. A type of pump that develops most of 36. The thermal efficiency of rice hull
the suction and discharge head by furnaces is between
propelling or lifting action of the
impeller vanes in the water. a. 40-70 %
b. 70-90 %
a. Axial-flow pump c. 10-40 %
b. Centrifugal pump d. All of the above
c. Mixed-flow pump
d. None of the above 37. Situation where a change in price does
not lead to change in demand.
32. Parameter not required in determining
the field capacity of a planter: a. Inelastic
b. Perfectly inelastic
a. width of planter c. Elastic
b. forward speed of planter d. Perfectly elastic
c. No. of seeds per hill
d. efficiency of planter 38. An agency wherein it is responsible for
organizing and serving as secretariat in
33. A type of gas producer which has the Agricultural and Fisheries
ability to gasify wet fuel. Mechanization RDE Network.

a. Updraft a. DOST
b. Down draft b. DA
c. Cross draft c. PHILMECH
d. Fluidized bed d. PCCARD

34. Rice hull gasifier efficiency normally 39. Seed produced from the Registered
ranged from: Seed by accredited seed producers and
distributed to farmers for commercial
a. 50-70 % production.
b. 70-80 % a. Certified Seeds
c. 80-90 % b. Registered Seeds
d. None of the above c. Foundation Seeds
d. Breeder Seeds
40. The greater the number of blades of the 46. Bend downward of the point of the
wind machine, ___ the torque. share to make the plow penetrate the
a. the higher soil to the proper depth is:
b. the lower
c. the same a. tilt angle
d. None of the above b. disc angle
c. horizontal suctio
41. The ratio of the heat released by the d. vertical clearance
fuel of a heated-air mechanical dryer to
the theoretical heat available from the 47. A machine that cuts standing crop,
fuel. conveys the cut crop to one side, and
a. Burner efficiency lays them down in an orderly manner is
b. Furnace efficiency called:
c. Combustion efficiency
d. None of the above a. sickle
b. reaper-windrower
42. The most recently developed system of c. reaper-binder
harvesting and threshing of rice is: d. stripper
a. mechanical harvesting & threshing
b. combining 48. The draft of a plow is dependent on the
c. stripping
d. all of the above a. size of the plow
b. plowing depth
43. Which of the following is not measured c. type of soil
in calibrating a sprayer? d. All of the above
a. nozzle discharge
b. effective working width 49. The groundwheel of a planter is
c. walking speed normally related to the operation of
d. application rate the:
a. furrow opener
44. Which of the following statements is b. metering device
incorrect: The higher the pressure, c. seed tube
a. the larger the droplet size d. double-disc closer
b. the higher flow rate
c. the wider the spray angle 50. Soil cut, lifted, inverted and thrown to
d. all of the above one side of the plow bottom is termed:

45. The bulk density of rice husk. a. furrow

a. 50-80 kg/m3 b. backfurrow
b. 100-120 kg/m3 c. furrow slice
c. 140-160 kg/m3 d. dead furrow
d. None of the above