A thresher has a capacity of 30 cavans per hour.

Three men are required to operate

the thresher. The other data are as follows: Purchase price = P40, 000 including
engine; Utilization = 1, 500 hours per year, 8 hours/day; and Estimated life = 7
years. What is the depreciation cost using straight line method?
Given: Purchse price - P40,000 including engine
Utilization - 1,500 hours per year, 8 hours per day
Estimated life - 7 years
Capacity - 30 cavans per hour
Labor - 3 persons
Required: Depreciation of the machine
Solution: D = [IC – 0.1 IC] / Ls
= [P40,000 – 0.1(P40,000)] / 7 years
= P5,142.86 / year

What is the total fixed cost in the item above if the cost of money is 21 % per
annum?
Given: Cost of money - 21% per annum
Required: Total fixed cost
Solution: Interest = P40,000.00 x 0.21
= P8,400.00 / years
FCt = P5,142.86 / years + P8,400.00 / years
= P13,542.86 / year

What is the total variable cost in the item above using the following additional
data?
Size of engine = 10 hp
Specific fuel consumption = 0.85 lb/BHP-hr
Cost of fuel = P13.60/liter
Fuel specific gravity = 0.76
Salary of Laborers = P100.00/day-person
Required: Total variable cost
Solution: Fuel density = 0.76 x 62.3lb/ft3 x ft3/28.317liter
= 1.67 lbs/liter
SFC = 0.85 lbs/hr-bhp x 10 hpx liter/1.67lb
= 5.08 liter/hr
Fuel cost = 5.08 liter/hr x 8 hr/dayxP13.6/liter
= P552.62/day
Labor Cost = 3 men x P100/day
= P300/day
Total Variable Cost = P852.62/day x day/8hr x 1500hr/year
= P159,882.00/year
What is the threshing cost for the thresher above?
Given: Total fixed cost - P13,542.86 / year
Total variable cost - 159,882.00 / year
Required: Threshing cost
Solution: Total cost = P13,542.86 / year + P159,882.00 / year
= P173,424.86 / year
Threshing cost = [P173,424.86 / year ] / [30 x 1,500 hr/yr]
= P3.85 / cavan

What is the length of arc of a v-belt on a 6 inches sheaves whose angle subtended
by the arc of belts is equal to 90 degree.
Given: Diametr of sheave - 6 inches
Arc of belt - 90 degrees
Required: Length of arc ofbelt
Solution: C = D/4
=  (6 in) / 4
= 4.7 in.

If 10 Hp engine drive has a belt capacity rating of 4.5 hp per belt, how many
numbers of belts are needed for the drive?
Given: Hp rating - 4.5 hp/belt
Engine hp - 10 hp
Required: Number of belts
Solution: No. of belts = 10 hp / 4.5 hp/belt
= 2.2 belts

A gasoline engine runs at 2500 rpm. It will be used to drive a burr mill which
should turn at 500 rpm. The pulley diameter for the mill is 8 inches. What is the
recommended pulley for the engine?
Given: Engine speed - 2500 rpm
Burr mill speed - 500 rpm
Mill pulley diameter- 8 in.
Required: Engine pulley diameter
Solution: D2 = N1 D1 / N2
= 500 rpm x 8 in / 2500 rpm
= 3.55 in
A centrifugal blower shall be driven by a gas engine. The set up are as follows:
Engine speed =2200 rpm; Blower speed=1800 rpm; Diameter of Engine Pulley=25
cm. What should the diameter of the blower pulley be ?
a. 28 cm
b. 31 cm
c. 61 cm
d. None of the above

382. Compute the length of belt for the flat-belt pulley having the following
data:
Diameter of the larger pulley = 1800 mm, Diameter of the smaller pulley =
400 mm, Center distance of the pulley shaft = 10 meters
a. 15 m
b. 23 m
c. 30 m
d. None of the above

383. A rice thresher is to be driven by 10-hp gasoline engine using a V-belt

drive. The engine is 1800 rpm while the thresher cylinder speed is 650
rpm. The diameter of the engine pulley is 4 inches. What will be the
recommended diameter of the thresher’s pulley?
a. 6 in.
b. 10 in.
c. 14 in.
d. None of the above

384. What is the recommended belt size for the B-type V-belt needed for the
drive above, if its center distance is 60 in.?
a. B169
b. B192
c. C192.
d. None of the above

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385. Recommend for the size of the shaft needed the thresher above.
a. ½ in.
b. ¾ in
c. 1 in
d. None of the above
395. A gear rotating at 800 rpm. It is being driven by another gear at 400 rpm.
What is the speed ratio of the gear drive?
a. 2
b. ½
c. 1
d. All of the above

399. A 4 inches wide flat belt is to be used for driving 12 inches and 24 inches
flat pulleys. What width of the pulleys would you recommend for the
drive?
a. 4 inches
b. 5 inches
c. 6 inches
d. All of the above

401. A motor running at a speed of 1725 rpm is driving a fan at a speed 2100
rpm. The motor pulley is 127 mm. What is the speed of the belt that drives
the fan?
a.. 688.24 m/min
b. 868.24 m/min
c. 886.24 m/min
d. None of the above

410. The recommended minimum number of sprocket teeth for high speed
operation.
a. 14-16 teeth
b. 18-24 teeth
c. 28-30 teeth
d. None of the above

a. 411.

413. Twenty-hp engine is equal to__________.

a. 1524.44 kg-m/sec
b. 1254.2 kg-m/sec
c. 1425.44 kg-m/sec
d. None of the above

414. The amount of material needed in testing thresher should have enough
samples to run the machine for at least _____ hour
a. one-half
b. one
 c. two
d. All of the above

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415. An engine rated at 100 pferde starke has an equal rating of ____ hp.
a. 96.8
b. 98.6
c. 101.4
d. None of the above

437. Suppose a 4-cylinder engine has a bore of 3.5 in. and a stroke of 4.0 in,
what is the engine displacement.
a. 154 in³
a. 175 in³
b. 225 in³
c. None of the above

438. An engine has a piston displacement of 38.4 in³. If the clearance volume of
the cylinder is 2.5 in³, what is its compression ratio?
a. 1:12
b. 1:16
c. 1:8
a. None of the above

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439. Number of explosion of piston on a single cylinder, four stroke cycle engine
in 100 revolution of the crankshaft.
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
d. None of the above

444. Number of times the exhaust valve opens in 2-stroke cycle engine running
at 2000 rpm.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 1500
d. None of the above
445. What is the indicated horsepower of a four-stroke, six-cylinder engine
having a 4” bore and 4” stroke. The engine is 1500 rpm and the mean
effective pressure is 80 psi.
a. 35 hp
b. 45 hp
c. 52 hp
d. none of the above

451. How many times the intake valve opens in 4-stroke-cycle engine running at
2000 rpm.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 500
d. None of the above

452. Two-stroke six-cylinder-internal-combustion engine has a cylinder bore of

4 inches and a stroke of 4 inches. If the engine is running at a speed of 1500
rpm, what is the indicated horsepower of the engine? The mean effective
stroke is 80 psi.
a. 85 hp
b. 91 hp
c. 102 hp
d. None of the above
458. Number of times the intake valve opens in a single-cylinder four-stroke
cycle after completing 200 revolutions.
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
d. None of the above

459. What is the mechanical efficiency of an engine having a brake horsepower

of 8 hp and an indicated horsepower of 10 hp?
a. 20 %
b. 40 %
c. 60 %
d. 80 %

463. Ten-hp engine is equivalent to _______.

a. 7.46 kw
b. 76.4 watt
c. 0.746 kw
d. None of the above
468. If the compression ratio is 1:17, the piston displacement volume for 100
cm3 piston clearance volume is
a. 6.25 cc
b. 170 cc
c. 200 cc
d. None of the above

471. Number of pistons for 6 cylinder four stroke gasoline engine.

a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. None of the above

481. One horsepower can generate heat energy equal to

a. 2455 BTU/hr
b. 2545 BTU/hr
c. 2445 BTU/hr
d. None of the above

484. If a 4-cylinder, 2-stroke-cycle internal-combustion engine has 600

explosion per minute, what is the engine rpm.
a. 125 rpm
b. 150 rpm
c. 200 rpm
d. None of the above

485. Considering that the engine in Item above has a piston diameter of 4” and
piston stroke of 5”, what is the indicated horsepower of the engine
assuming a mean effective pressure of 102 psi.
a. 9.7 hp
b. 53.3 hp
c. 28.5 hp
d. None of the above

486. What is the brake horsepower of the engine in Item above if the mechanical
efficiency is 80 percent.
a. 8 hp
b. 31 hp
c. 35 hp
d. None of the above
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487. The indicated power of an engine is 69 horsepower. The brake horsepower
is 54. What is the mechanical or engine efficiency.
a. 69 %
b. 78 %
c. 59%
d. None of the above

488. What is the thermal efficiency of an engine which uses 0.6-lb of fuel per
horsepower-hr. The fuel contain 20,000 BTU/lb.
a. 21.2 %
b. 34.5 %
c. 46.8 %
d. None of the above

489. The brake constant is _______

a. 2  R/c
b. 2  RN
c. 2  RFN/c
d. None of the above

490. What is the brake constant value of a dynamometer whose length of arm is
equal to 1m?
a. 0.1 sec/kg
b. 0.82 sec/kg
c. 2.8 sec/kg
d. None of the above

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491. A diesel engine four-stroke cycle with three cylinder has a cylinder bore of
89 mm and a stroke of 130 mm. The compression ratio is 16:1 and running
at a speed of 2000 rpm. What is the piston displacement of the engine per
cylinder?
a. 809 cc
b. 1320 cc
c. 650 cc
d. None of the above

492. What is the total power stroke per minute of the piston in item above?
a. 2000
b. 3000
c. 500
d. None of the above

493. In item above, what is the total displacement volume per min. of the
engine?
a. 9708 lpm
b. 8534 lpm
c. 9578 lpm
d. None of the above

494. In item above, what is the piston speed of the engine?

a. 520 m/min
b. 3672.76 m/min
c. 3725.23 m/min
d. None of the above

495. In item above, what is the stroke-to-bore ratio of the engine.

a. 1.00
b. 1.32
c. 1.46
d. None of the above
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496. A four-cylinder gasoline engine has a cylinder diameter of 20 cm and a
stroke of 40 cm. The cylinders run at a speed of 150 rpm. The engine is a
four-stroke cycle with a mean effective pressure of 8 kg/cm². What is the
area of the piston?
a. 314 cm²
b. 284 cm²
c. 167 cm²
d. None of the above
497. What is the length of stroke of the engine piston in meter in item above?
a. 0.40
b. 0.20
c. 0.8
d. None of the above

498. What is the power stroke of the engine per cylinder in item above?
a. 50
b. 75
c. 100
d. None of the above

499. What is the total power stroke of the engine in item above?
a. 150
b. 300
c. 75
d. None of the above

500. What is the indicated horsepower of the engine?

a. 46 hp
b. 66 hp
c. 56 hp
d. None f the above

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501. If the engine mechanical efficiency, in item above, is 80 %, what is the
brake horsepower of the engine?
a. 53 hp
b. 35 hp
c. 65 hp
d. None of the above

502. What is the stroke-to-bore ratio of the engine in item above?

a. 2.0
b. 1.6
c. 2.4
d. None of the above

503. If a two-stroke 4-cylinder engine is running at 2000 rpm, the power stroke
per minute of the engine is ________.
a. 4000
b. 8000
c. 2000
 d. None of the above

504. Power available on human for useful work.

a. 0.1 hp
b. 0.5 hp
c. 0.3 hp
d. None of the above

506. A person is doing a work for 4 hours, what is the power developed by the
person?
a. 0.09 hp
b. 0.13 hp
c. 0.15 hp
d. None of the above

510. Wind is moving at 4 meters per second. If the rotor area is 2 square meters,
what is the wind power?
a. 80 watts
b. 125 watts
c. 95 watts
d. None of the above
511. Average power density of solar heat striking the earth surface.
a. 1 kw/m²
b. 0.89 kw/m²
c. 0.58 kw/m²
d. None of the above

512. One hundred liters per second of water is falling at a head of 10 meters. The
turbine efficiency is 80 %. What is the hydraulic power of the hydro
system.
a. 8.7 kw
b. 87 kw
c. 7.8 kw
d. None of the above

a. None of the above

535. If farm tractor is rated at 80 horsepower, its metric equivalent is _______.

a. 75 kw
b. 60 kw
c. 80 kw
 d. None of the above

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536. The heat energy content of coconut shell charcoal is 14223 BTU/lb. How
many kilo calories are there in 10 kilos of coconut shell charcoal.
a. 78, 852.3 Kcal
b. 68, 852.3 Kcal
c. 87, 852.3 Kcal
d. None of the above

539. A corn cob has an stoichiometric air requirement of 5.7 kg air/kg fuel. If 3
kg of corn cob is required to be burned per hour, how much air in m³/hr is
required for the system.
a. 3.68 m³/hr
b. 31.68 m³/hr
c. 13.68 m³/hr
d. None of the above

548. A digester for biogas is to be designed to accommodate 30 liters of dung

per day. If the feed-material-to-water ratio is 1:1 and the designed retention
time is 80 days, what is the capacity of the digester.
a. 4800 liters
b. 5200 liters
c. 6100 liters

612. The capacity required for a 12-volt solar panel system is 73.6 watt-hour.
What is the ampere-hour capacity of the battery needed for the system?
a. 6.13 ampere-hour
b. 4.05 ampere-hour
c. 7.23 ampere-hour
d. None of the above

619. If the rotor of the windmill originally at 2 meters is to be reduced to 1

meter, the power output of the machine will be reduced by _______.
a. two times
b. three times
c. four times
d. None of the above

620. Wind flows on a 2-m diameter rotor at a rate of 2 m/s. Suddenly, the wind
flows at 4 m/s, what would be the power output of the windmill?
 a. 4 times
b. 6 times
c. 8 times
d. None of the above

629. If two animals having 0.75 hp each are harnessed together, the pulling
output of the two animals is ________.
a. greater than 1.5 hp
b. equal to 1.5 hp
c. less than 1.5 hp
d. None of the above

631. One pferde starke (ps) is equal to _____.

a. 0.986 hp
b. 0.735 kw
c. 75 kgf-m/sec
d. All of the above
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632. What is the approximate pull of a carabao whose weight is 1000 kilogram?
a. 100 kg
b. 150 kg
c. 200 kg
d. None of the above

633. A rice husk stove boils 2 liters of water and subsequently evaporated 0.5
liter. The initial temperature of water is 27C. The amount of fuel
consumed in boiling and evaporating water is 1.5 kg. What is the thermal
efficiency of the stove? Assume a heat of vaporization of water equal to 540
kCal/kg and heating value of fuel equal to 3,000 kCal per kg.
a. 5.2 %
b. 9.2 %
c. 12.5 %
d. None of the above

a. AISI 1021
b. AISI 1080
c. AISI 1045
d. None of the above

759. Compute the volumetric efficiency of a sprayer pump having a diameter of

20 cm and a stroke of 20 cm. The actual volume of water displaced per
stroke is 0.460 liter.
 a. 85%
b. 92%
c. 98%
d. None of the above

781. An engine was tested on a brake dynamometer at a speed of 2000 rpm. The
brake arm of the machine is 1.2 meters and it registered a load of 5 kg.
What is the shaft power of the engine?
a. 16.51 hp
b. 20.56 hp
c. 34.21 hp
d. None of the above

782. The engine fuel tank was completely filled with gasoline fuel before
testing. After 4 hours of continuous test 3.7 liters of fuel was used to reload
the tank completely. Test has shown that the engine shaft power was 10 hp.
What is the specific fuel consumption of the engine?
a. 87.4 g/kW-hr
b. 91.15 g/kW-hr
c. 100.45 g/kW-hr
d. None of the above

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783. A power tiller was tested on a 10 m wide plot. During the test, the machine
made 22 rounds to complete the plowing operation using two-0.3 m
diameter disk plow. What is the average swath of the power tiller?
a. 0.23 m
b. 0.32 m
c. 0.41 m
d. None of the above

784. The effective width of cut of a single bottom moldboard plow drawn by a
power tiller is 10 cm. If the machine will be used to plow a 2 hectare farm,
what is the total distance that would be traveled by the machine in order to
accomplished the task?
a. 200 m
b. 200 km
c. 200 miles
d. All of the above
785. The axle of a power tiller was tested on a Prony-brake dynamometer. The
force delivered at the brake arm of 1 m was 300 kg at a speed of 25 rpm.
Determine the torque.
a. 300 kg-m
a. 300 N-m
b. 300 ft-lb
d. None of the above

786. What is the shaft power of the power tiller above?

a. 5.59 hp
b. 5.95 hp
c. 9.55 hp
d. None of the above

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787. Also compute the specific fuel consumption of the engine that drive the
power tiller above if it consumes diesel at a rate of 0.9 liters per hour.
Density is 0.84 g/Li.
a. 181.06 g/kW-hr
b. 181.06 g/hr-kW
c. 0.181 kg/kW-hr
d. All of the above

788. Compute the friction head from a 6 meter depth suction pipe of a
centrifugal pump which discharges 0.2 m3/sec of water. The pipe nominal
diameter is 4 inches.
a. 0.864 m per 1000 meters length of pipe
b. 0.864 m per 100 meter length of pipe
c. 0.864 m
d. None of the above

789. A pump which discharges 4 liters per second at a head of 6 meters is driven
by electric motor. The input current of the motor is 1.5 amp while the input
voltage is 220 volt. What is the overall efficiency of the pump if the motor
power factor is 0.98?
a. 71.2%
b. 72.7%
c. 77.1%
d. None of the above
790. A pump was installed with a suction head of 6 m and a discharge head of 10
meters. The discharge rate of the pump is 60 liters per minute. What is the
water horsepower of the pump?
a. 0.210 hp
b. 0.120 hp
c. 0.210 kW
d. None of the above

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791. A pump was tested to measure the flow rate using a 90 degree triangular
weir. Tests have shown that the head of water into the weir averages to 13
cm. What is the average rate of flow of the pump?
a. 8.4 lps
b. 22.2 lps
c. 32.2 lps
d. None of the above

792. A 1.5 kW split phase motor running at 1740 rpm is to be used to drive a
bucket elevator. The elevator should run at a speed of approximately 60
rpm. If the service factor for the bucket elevator is 1.3, what is the design
power for the drive?
a. 1.50 kW
b. 1.95 kW
c. 2.01 kW
d. None of the above

793. What is the speed ratio for the drive above if the motor pulley is 4 inches?
a. 1: 20
b. 1: 29
c. 1: 38
c. None of the above

795. Compute the correction factor for a 9.6 BHP spark ignition engine tested at
30 C ambient air temperature and total atmospheric air condition of 1011
mbar.
a. 0.980
b. 1.019
c. 1.119
d. None of the above

796. What is the corrected BHP of the engine above?

a. 9.41 hp
 b. 9.78 hp
c. 10.742 hp
d. None of the above

797. A four-stroke naturally-aspirated diesel engine was tested on a prony brake

dynamometer and gives a BHP output of 14.2 horsepower. During the test
the ambient air temperature is 27 C while the total atmospheric pressure is
1020 mb. What is the corrected brake horsepower of the engine?
a. 14.2 hp
b. 14.3 hp
c. 14.6 hp
d. None of the above

806. A roller chain drive is to transmit 7.457 kW from a drive shaft to a driven
shaft of a fruit conveyor. The drive shaft operates at 1200 rpm while the
driven shaft must operate between 370 to 380 rpm. The center distance
between drive shafts as calculated is approximately 572 mm. What is the
design power for the drive if the service factor equal to 1.5?
a. 7.4 kW
b. 11.2 kW
c. 13.4 kW
d. None of the above

807. What is the power rating of the drive above if the design life is 5000 hours?
a. 11.2 kW
b. 6.9 kW
c. 3.7 kW
d. None of the above

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808. What is the speed ratio of the drive above?
a. 1.8
b. 3.2
c. 5.5
d. None of the above

809. If 11 teeth sprocket will be used for the drive shaft, how many sprocket
teeth will be used for the driven shaft?
a. 45 teeth
 b. 42 teeth
c. 40 teeth
d. None of the above

810. If the chain pitch is 12.7 mm, what is the length of chain needed for the
drive?
a. 100 pitches
b. 120 pitches
c. 140 pitches
d. None of the above

814. A three-pulley drive is used to deliver power from an electric motor at a

speed of 17720 rpm to two component parts if a machine. The motor pulley
has a diameter of 4 inches while the two machines has a pulley diameters of
6 inches and 8 inches, respectively. Neglecting the belt slip, what are the
speeds of the two pulleys above?
a. 1146 rpm & 860 rpm
b. 1010 rpm & 840 rpm
c. 980 rpm & 760 rpm
d. None of the above

815. If the center distances of the three pulleys above are: 24 in., 36 in., and
42 in. for pulley 4 to 6, 6 to 8, and 8 to 4 pulley diameters, respectively,
what is the recommended length of the belt needed above? Assume an
angle of arc of 135 for pulley 6 and 8, while 90 for pulley 4 inch
diameter.
a. 98.45 in.
b. 101.56 in.
c. 110.34 in.
d. None of the above

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816. A rice mill transmission drive uses a standard flat belt of 20 ft. long. The
pulley diameter of the power source is 6 inches. The pulley diameter of the
line shaft is 16 inches. What is the center distance required for the two
shafts?
a. 24.7 ft
 b. 20.3 ft
a. 8.55 ft
b. None of the above

817. What is the arc of contact of the small pulley above?

a. 177 degree
b. 210 degree
c. 221 degree
d. None of the above

818. What is the arc of contact of the larger pulley above?

a. 186 deg
b. 150 deg
c. 139 deg
d. None of the above

819. A soil pulverizer with pulley diameter of 4 inches runs at a shaft speed of
3,000 rpm. The 10 hp diesel engine will be used to operate at a speed of
1740 rpm. What will be the size of the pulley for the engine?
a. 7 in.
b. 5 in.
c. 3 in.
d. None of the above

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820. If the standard B72 V-belt will be used, what would be the center distance of
the pulley?
a. 27 in.
b. 30 in.
c. 35 in.
d. None of the above

821. What is the speed of the belt in m/s?

a. 10.17 m/s
b. 15.97 m/s
c. 22.56 m/s
d. None of the above

822. What is the arc of contact of the small pulley?

 a. 160 deg
b. 169 deg
c. 174 deg
d. None of the above

823. What is the arc of contact of the larger pulley?

a. 186 deg.
b. 178 deg
c. 172 deg
d. None of the above

824. An engine is transmitting 13 hp to an axial flow biomass shredder. The

engine pulley is 4 inches in diameter and runs at a standard speed of 1740
rpm. What is the effective pull of the belt?
a. 980.67 N
b. 1,001.86 N
c. 1,047.44 N
d. None of the above

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825. A flat belt with hp rating of 5 kW/mm will be used to transmit 10 hp. What
is the width of the belt needed for the drive? Assume a service factor of 2.0
and an arc correction factor of 0.79.
a. 3.78 mm
b. 2.98 mm
c. 2.68 mm
d. None of the above

826. A gasoline engine was tested on a prony brake dynamometer. The engine
runs at a speed of 200 rpm and registers a load of 100 kg to a 0.8 m brake
arm. What is the BHP of the engine?
a. 17 hp
b. 22 hp
c. 46 hp
d. None of the above

827. If the average ambient air temperature condition during test was 27C and
the atmospheric pressure is 1010 mbar, what is the corrected BHP of the
engine?
a. 0.98
b. 1.00
c. 1.01
 d. None of the above

828. A multi cylinder engine was tested on a prony brake dynamometer. The
average shaft torque of the engine was 250 kg-m at a speed of 1000 rpm.
What is the power output of the engine?
a. 652.6 kW
b. 562.5 kW
c. 256.6 kW
d. None of the above

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829. A ball bearing has a basic dynamic capacity of 1500N. During operation, the
actual load of the bearing unit is 152N. What is the life of the bearing in
years if it is to be operated continuously for 4 hrs. a day, 20 days per month
and 6 months per year operation? The bearing runs at 1000 rpm.
a. 34.5 years
b. 45.3 years
c. 53.4 years
d. None of the above

830. A five-row seeder will be used to place 5 seeds per hill to a 100 hectare farm.
The seeder row spacing is 30 cm while the hill spacing is 25 cm. Compute
the number of hills to be planted for the entire area?
a. 12,888,666 hills
b. 13,333,333 hills
c. 14,121,122 hills
d. None of the above

831. If the seeder travels at 15 kph, what is the theoretical field capacity of the
machine?
a. 2.25 ha/hr
b. 2.15 ha/hr
c. 2.01 ha/hr
d. None of the above

832. What is the effective field capacity of the machine if the field efficiency is
90%?
a. 2.025 ha/hr
b. 1.983 ha/hr
c. 1.869 ha/hr
d. None of the above
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833. How long does the machine finish the job if it will be operated at 8 hrs. per
day and 20 days per month?
a. 2 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
d. None of the above

834. If the seeds weigh 0.1 g/seed and requires 5 seeds per hill, what is the total
weight of the seeds needed? % germinability of seeds is 98%.
a. 6.8 tons
b. 6.2 tons
c. 7.9 tons
d. None of the above

835. A power tiller draws a two-row seeder at 30 cm spacing. The seeder has a 6-
pocket metering device and is driven by a 0.4 m ground wheel. If the
required hill spacing is 0.3 m, what is the recommended sprocket ratio for the
drive?
a. 1.43
b. 1.56
c. 2.01
d. None of the above

836. What is the theoretical field capacity of the implement if it will run at 4 kph?
a. 0.21 ha/hr
b. 0.24 ha/hr
c. 0.26 ha/hr
d. None of the above

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837. What is the effective field capacity of the implement if its field efficiency is
90%?
a. 0.201 ha/hr
b. 0.209 ha/hr
c. 0.216 ha/hr
d. None of the above
838. If the seeds per hole is required at 0.08 g/seed, how many kilos of seeds are
needed to finish 10 ha? Assume germination percentage at 90%.
a. 286 kg
b. 296 kg
c. 306 kg
d. None of the above

839. How many hills will be planted for the 10-hectare farm?
a. 999,999 hills
b. 1,111,111 hills
c. 2,111,111 hills
d. None of the above

840. How many days will the operation be finished?

a. 4.9 days
b. 5.7 days
c. 6.1 days
d. None of the above

841. If the speed ratio to be used is 1.5, what is the distance per hill?
a. 0.312 m
b. 0.314 m
c. 0.324 m
d. None of the above

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842. A water pump with a 0.2m diameter propeller discharges 60 lpm of water at
a head of 5 m. depth suction and 1 m. discharge. The pump is driven by an
electric motor at 1720 rpm. The pump efficiency is 72%, and 90%,
respectively. Compute the WHP.
a. 0.05 hp
b. 0.08 hp
c. 0.09 hp
d. None of the above

843. What is the BHP?

a. 0.11 hp
b. 0.12 hp
c. 0.13 hp
d. None of the above

844. What is the MHP?

 a. 0.12 hp
b. 0.13 hp
c. 0.14 hp
d. None of the above

845. If the speed of the pump is to be reduced to 1200 rpm, what is the capacity of
the pump?
a. 39 lpm
b. 41 lpm
c. 43 lpm
d. None of the above

846. What is the working head?

a. 2.85 m
b. 2.78 m
c. 2.63 m
d. None of the above

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847. What is the MHP?
a. 0.028 hp
b. 0.039 Hp
c. 0.041 hp
d. None of the above

848. Determine the width of cut of a six-800 mm diameter disk plow spaced at
350 mm.
a. 2.8 m
b. 2.7 m
c. 2.6 m
d. None of the above

849. What is the effective field capacity of eight-900 mm diameter disk plow
running at a speed of 10 kph. The disks are spaced at 500 mm. Assume a
plowing efficiency of 80%.
a. 3.76 ha/hr
b. 3.35 ha/hr
c. 3.01 ha/hr
d. none of the above

850. A farmer has a pump which discharges 100 lpm of water at a head of 10 m.
The pump is driven by an electric motor at a speed of 1700 rpm through a 4”
x 4” pulley-drive combination for the motor and the pump, respectively, what
would be the pump output if the motor pulley is changed to six inches
diameter?
a. 145 lpm
b. 150 lpm
c. 155 lpm
d. none of the above