CSS Agriculture Questions & Answers - Part-4 - Set 32

1)   In fixed dome type biogas plant, the gas holder is made of:

a. Metal
b. Cement and bricks
c. Wooden
d. Stone
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cement and bricks

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   In floating type biogas plant, gas holder is made of:

a. Metal
b. Wood
c. Cement and bricks
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Metal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Which of the biogas plant has digester tank and gasholder as combined unit?

a. Floating dome type
b. Fixed dome type
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fixed dome type

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Insulated metal of solar cooker is:

a. Black from outside
b. Black from inside
c. Black from out and inside
d. White from out and inside
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Black from outside

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   A mirror used to reflect sublight in box type solar cooker is:

a. Convex
b. Concave
c. Plane
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Plane

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Which of the following items utilizes direct energy of sun:

a. Solar heater
b. Solar cooker
c. Solar cell
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   The use of reflector in solar heating devices is to:

a. Increase efficiency
b. Decrease efficiency
c. Create greenhouse effect
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increase efficiency

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   A group of solar cell is:

a. Solar cap
b. Solar panel
c. Solar node
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solar panel

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Chute spillways are used at:

a. Mild slope
b. Steep slope
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Steep slope

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Chute spillways are constructed at:

a. Gully head
b. Along the gully bed
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gully head

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Downstream section of straight drop spillway is called as:

a. Apron
b. Stilling basin
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) & (b)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   An instrument used for measuring the solar radiation is:

a. Thermometer
b. Pyrheliometer
c. Thermocouple
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pyrheliometer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   An instrument, which measures the total or global radiation over a hemispherical field of view is:

a. Pyranometer
b. Thermister
c. Thermocouple
d. Thermometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pyranometer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Contour trenching is performed to:

a. Control the landslide from the hill face
b. Conserve the moisture
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Conserve the moisture

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   A vertical angle of the projection of sun's rays on the horizontal plane and direction of sun's rays is called:

a. Zenith angle
b. Altitude angle
c. Hour angle
d. Incident angle
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Altitude angle

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Flate plate collector is generally used for:

a. Room heating
b. Water heating
c. Lighting
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Room heating

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Of the following solar air heater is applicable in:

a. Heating buildings
b. Drying of agriculture products
c. Air-conditioning of buildings
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Wind energy is a form of:

a. Solar energy
b. Wave energy
c. Biogas energy
d. Ocean energy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solar energy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   The energy wind is converted into:

a. Chemical energy
b. Mechanical energy
c. Electrical energy
d. Biomass energy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mechanical energy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   In a windmill, tip speed ratio increases with:

a. Increase of number of blades
b. Decrease of number of blades
c. Independent of blade number
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Decrease of number of blades

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   An instrument used to measure wind speed is:

a. Dynamometer
b. Anemometer
c. Hygrometer
d. Thermometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Anemometer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Hot magma is a source of:

a. Solar energy
b. Wind energy
c. Geothermal energy
d. Tidal energy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Geothermal energy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Contour trenches are constructed:

a. On contour of the land
b. Not on the contour of the land
c. Along the land slope
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: On contour of the land

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Heat flow in the ground is measured in bore holes to a depth of about:

a. 25 metres
b. 50 metres
c. 75 metres
d. 100 metres
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 100 metres

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   One heat flow unit is equal to:

a. 10-6 cal/cm2/sec
b. 10-8 cal/cm2/sec
c. 10-9 cal/cm2/sec
d. 10-8 cal/cm2/sec
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10-6 cal/cm2/sec

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   According to US geological survey, geothermal energy is all heat stored in the earth's crust above 15?C to a depth of:

a. At 10 Km
b. Below 10 Km
c. Above 10 Km
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: At 10 Km

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Geothermal energy from the earth's interior is:

a. Exhaustible
b. Inexhaustible
c. Non-renewable
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Inexhaustible

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Todal power is dissipated by:

a. Friction
b. Eddies current
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) & (b)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   The tides in a period of 24 hours 50 minutes are:

a. One high and one low
b. One high and two low
c. Two high and two low
d. Two high and one low
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Two high and two low

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   The neap tides occurs when:

a. Sun is at right angle with respect to the earth
b. Moon is at right angle with respect to the earth
c. Sun and moon are at right angle with respect to the earth
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sun and moon are at right angle with respect to the earth

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   The gradient for generation of power by heat engine in OTEC plant utilizes

a. Pressure gradient
b. Temperature gradient
c. Moon gradient
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Temperature gradient

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   The fossil fuel is:

a. Coal
b. Natural gas
c. Oil
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Calorific value of coal is about:

a. 2000 kcal/kg
b. 4600 kcal/kg
c. 6300 kcal/kg
d. 8300 kcal/kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8300 kcal/kg

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Calorific value of natural gas ranges between:

a. 10-15 Kj/kg
b. 20-30 Kj/kg
c. 33.50 KJ/kg
d. 50-75 KJ/kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 33.50 KJ/kg

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Calorific value of hydrogen gas is:

a. 50 KJ/kg
b. 100 KJ/kg
c. 150 KJ/kg
d. 180 KJ/kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 150 KJ/kg

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Solar energy can be directly converted into electrical energy, by a method is:

a. Thermoelectric
b. Thermionic
c. Magneto hydrodynamic
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Shoulder bounds are provided to:

a. Retain the runoff over benches
b. Provide stability to the outer edge of bench
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) & (b)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   The first nuclear power station came into operation (1957) at:

a. IEA
b. England
c. Germany
d. China
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: IEA

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   In biogas plant digestion (biological process) occurs in absence of:

a. Oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Hydrogen
d. Methane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oxygen

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Biogas is a mixture of:

a. Methane and carbon dioxide
b. Ethane and carbon dioxide
c. Ethane and methane
d. Ethane and carbon mono oxide
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Methane and carbon dioxide

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   The optimum C:N ratio for maximum microbiological activities is:

a. 10;1
b. 15;1
c. 25;1
d. 30;1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 30;1

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   The gas production per unit volume of digester capacity will be maximum when the diameter to depth ratio of digester will be in the range of:

a. 0.66 to 1.00
b. 0.75 to 1.20
c. 0.85 to 1.30
d. 0.90 to 1.40
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.66 to 1.00

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Solar radiation reaches the earth in the form of:

a. Beam radiation
b. Defuse radiation
c. Beam and defuse radiation
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Beam and defuse radiation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   Temperature attainable with concentrating collector as compared to flat plate collector is:

a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Equal
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Higher

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   According to NASA, a standard value for solar constant is:

a. 1.353 kW/m2
b. 1.533 kW/m2
c. 1.755 kW/m2
d. 1.850 kW/m2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.353 kW/m2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   Thermal efficiency of Magneto hydrodynamic system is about:

a. 40-45.0
b. 50-55
c. 60-65%
d. 70-75
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 60-65%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   Ocean waves contain:

a. Kinetic energy
b. Potential energy
c. Static energy
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   A contribution of hydropower in total world evergy power is about:

a. 6%
b. 8%
c. 111%
d. 12%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 6%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   The amount of solar energy reaching a specific location on the surface of the earth at a specific time:

a. Solar constant
b. Insulation
c. Solar radiation
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Insulation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   If the pH range of slurry is between 4 and 6 the slurry is:

a. Acidic
b. Alkaline
c. Alkaline
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Acidic

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


51)   The proportion of wet cow dung and water in slurry seed to the digester is

a. 1;1
b. 1;2
c. 1;3
d. 1;4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1;1

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


52)   The quantity of gas produced by one kg of dry dung is about:

a. 0.156 m3
b. 0.160 m3
c. 0.175 m3
d. 0.186 m3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.186 m3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


53)   In a 30 days of retention period, the production of gas/kg of fresh dung is:

a. 0.04 m3
b. 0.05 m3
c. 0.06 m3
d. 0.08 m3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.06 m3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


54)   Biogas can be used to operate:

a. SI engine
b. CI engine
c. Both SI and CI engine
d. Not possible to operate engine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both SI and CI engine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


55)   Heat value of the gas produced in gas fire is about:

a. 950-1200 kcal/m3
b. 1000-1300 kcal/m3
c. 1200-1500 kcal/m3
d. 1500-1800 kcal/m3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 950-1200 kcal/m3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


56)   In anaerobic digestion, biogas production by bacterial decomposition is:

a. Presence of oxygen
b. Absence of oxygen
c. Presence of CO2
d. Absence of CO2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Absence of oxygen

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


57)   The wet process of biomass digestion involves:

a. Pyrolysis and Gasification
b. Hydrogenation and liquefication
c. Liquenfication and pyrolysis
d. Anaerobic digestion and fermentation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Anaerobic digestion and fermentation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


58)   The dry process of biomass digestion involves:

a. Pyrolysis and liquenfication
b. Anaerobic digestion and fermentation
c. Fermentation and pyrolysis
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pyrolysis and liquenfication

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


59)   Solar energy reaches top of the earth's surface consist of:

a. Ultraviolet radiation
b. Infrared radiation
c. Visible light
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All are correct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


60)   The solar radiation receives from the sun after its direction has been changed is:

a. Beam radiation
b. Diffuse radiation
c. Direct radiation
d. All are correct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Diffuse radiation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!