usb INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR Date: FINAN, Time: 2/3 Hrs., Full Marks: 22.., Deptt: Agri. & Food. pneering No of students: #6. Mid/End Autiimr/ Spring Semester Examination: Mid_ Awdhanon. 2915 Sub No: AG3108), sub. Name: Agricatiwer). Machinery. DD. ve. 8. 1h (HB. Aech (H)/M. Se. 1M. Teh (Dua, Instruction(s): Answer. al\ questions, 1). State the primary objective of planting operation. ( 1) 2). Compare between planting on ridges and planting on furrows. ( 1) 3). Explain the purpose of grading of seeds. ( 1) 4). Explain the concept of hill dropping of seeds. (1) 5). Explain the disadvantage of broadcast seeding. ( 1) ©). Explain why covering of seeds is needed in crop sowing systems. ( 1) 7). Explain the use of press wheels used in row crop planters. ( 1) 8). Distinguish between fungicide spray and insecticide spray. (1) 9). Explain the relationship between spray droplet sizes and spray application rate. (1) 10), Explain why overlap is provided in hydraulic sprays. ( 1) 11). Sketch a metering unit used for liquid ammonia fertilizer applicator. Name the parts. (2) 12). Name two types of bulk flow seed metering devices. Explain them briefly. ( 2) 13). Explain a device used for semi-automatic planting of sugar cane sets. (2) 14). Define number mean diameter and volume mean diameter of hydraulic spray droplet spectrum. Explain how they can be used to express the quality of spray. ( 2) 15). Draw schematically an air carrier sprayer and name the components. What is the disadvantage of the air carrier sprayer? ( 2) 16). Aside dressing fertilizer application unit is to place 2 bands per row on a crop having a I meter row spacing, It is desired to apply a fertilizer having an apparent specific gravity of 0.85 at a rate of 560 kg/ha. If the distributor is calibrated by driving the machine forward a distance of 30 meter, what would be the mass of the material collected from each delivery tube when the distributor is properly adjusted? ( 2%) 17). A field sprayer is equipped with nozzles having a rated delivery of 0.42 litre/minute of water at 275 kPa pressure. The nozzle spacing on the boom is 51 em. Each kilogram of active ingredient (2, 4 — D) is mixed with 80 litre of water and the desired application rate is 0.95 kg of chemical per hectare. Estimate the required forward speed of tractor. (2%) 18). What are the methods available for production of droplets for a spray used in agriculture? Explain them briefly. (5) OK eK exe