Mahamaya College of Agricultural Engineering &

Technology
Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
(A.N.D.U.A. &T., Kumarganj Ayodhya U. P.)
Course Title: Engineering Property of Agricultural Course PFE-221
Produce No:
Class: B. Tech. Ag. Engg. Credit: 2(1+1)
Semester: II Session 2019-20
Mid Term Examination (Objective paper)
Time: 75 Min MM: 30
Instruction: - Attempt all questions from each section. Best 15 questions will be
considered for the marking. Each question is of 0.5 marks.
Section A :- Multiple choice questions

1. Angle of repose paddy

(a) 15-30 % (b) 30-45 %
(c) 45-60 % (d) None of the these
2. Bulk density of wheat
(a) 750-1000 kg/m3 (b) 1000-1250 kg/m3
(c) 1250-1500 kg/m3 (d) None of these
3. Terminal velocity of oats
(a) 5-6 m/s (b) 6-7 m/s
(c) 7-8 m/s (d) 8-9 m/s
4. Drag coefficient of soybean Punjab 1
(a) 0.41 (b) 0.43
(c) 0.45 (d) 0.47
5. Foods follow Hookean’ slaw
(a) Egg cell (b) Hard candies
(c) Both (d) Either of two
6. Area under loading curve of food is called

(a) Strain energy density (b) Resilience

(c) Hysteresis (d) None of the above

7. Greater resilience area under stress and strain curve of food will result into

(a) Less Energy recovery (b) More energy recovery

(c) No effect on Energy recovery (d) None of the above

8. Food subjected to small stress strain less than 0.1

(a) Less than 0.1 (b) Less than 0.01

(c) Less than 0.001 (d) Less than 1

9. Shear Strain is defined as change in angle between two planes that is

(a) Orthogonal (b) At a certain angle

(c) More than 90 degree (d) none of the above

10. When force is applied from all the direction will result in to change in volume the
modulus is called

(a) Shear modulus (b) Young modulus

(c) Bulk modulus (d) None of the above

11. In Gas displacement the pressure is kept in range of

(a) 400-700 Pa (b) 700-1000 Pa

(c) 1000-1300 Pa (d) 1300-1600 Pa
12.Percentage by weight of sucrose in solution is measured by
(a) Lactometer (b) Salometer
(b) Saccharometers (d) both by b and c
13.Gas displacement the initial pressure P1 is recorded when
(a) Valve 2 is closed (b) Valve 1 is open and valve 2 is closed
(c) Valve I & 2 are open and valve 3 closed (d) None
14. In compressible fluid the density is affected by
(a)Temperature (b) Pressure
(c) Both a & b (d) None
15. Input energy for Newtonian fluid to make it flow
(a) Stored as PE (b) Dissipated as PE
(c) Dissipated as Heat Energy (d) Stored as Heat Energy
16. Input energy for Hookeans solid to deform
(a) Stored as PE (b) Dissipated as PE
(c) Dissipated as Heat Energy (d) Stored as Heat Energy
17. Stokes law is used to calculate
(a)Drag coefficient (b) Terminal velocity
(c) Surface tension (d) Specific gravity
18.For any non-spherical particle, Sphericity is defined as _____
 a) 6Vp/DpPs b) 6Vp/PsSp
c) Vp/DpSp d) 6Vp/DpSp
19.Which of the following gives the total volume of the particles?
a) m/Pp b) Dp/ Pp
c) Mv/Pp d) Mv/Dp
20.The two basic methods of analysis are ______
a) Cumulative and Affirmative b) Cumulative and Frequency
c) Frequency and Affirmative d) Affirmative and Conservative
Section B :-Fill the blank
1.In case of hydrometer, density of liquid (ρl) is _______________
2.___________ hydrometer is used for measuring the density of liquid more than water
3. Percentage of sucrose by weight in a solution is measured _______________
4.Material showing elastic behaviour is known as_______________
5._______________ is important parameter in predicting diffusional properties of cellular
foods.
6.______ organic solvent is used for measuring density.
7.________ seed is used for measuring density of product by solid displacement method.
8.______________ is sometimes defined as the diameter of a sphere having the same volume
as the particle.
9.Particle size distribution analyzers, which determine, the size of particles and
_______________.
10.Aspect ratio is used to express __________ of materials.
11.________________ is a measure of the sharpness of the corners of the solid. Roundness
12.Commonly used gases in gas displacement are ________ and _________.
13.A block of mass 2 kg rest on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30o with the
horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the block and plane is 0.7.______
What will be the frictional force?
14.A block weighing 20 N rest on a, rough surface. A horizontal force of 8N is required before
the block starts to slide. Coefficient of static friction would be_________.
15.The length of a wire increases by 1% on suspending 2 kg weight from it, the linear stain in
the wire_________.
16.A hemispherical vessel of 300 mm diameter is completely filled with oil and water. If the
oil layer is 50 mm deep on the top, the volume of water in the vessel in litres is ______.
17._________ is the unit of specific gravity?
18.________ is the specific gravity of a substance with density 100 kg/m3 with respect to
reference substance of density 100 lb/m3 ?
19.__________is the specific gravity of a substance with mass 10 kg and volume 2 m3, with
respect to the reference density 50 g/m3?
20.________ is the mass of a cone of radius 1 m and height 3 m having specific gravity 0.1?
(Density of water = 1000 kg/m3)
Section C: - True and False
1.Modulus and Compliance are inversely proportional.
2.Rupture point correspond to microstructure failure.
3.The apparent modulus of elasticity in the secant definition is the slope of stress and
strain curve at a given point.
4.Rolling resistance offered by 10 mm diameter peas will be more than 5 mm diameter
peas.
5.Bulk density of substance is more than apparent density.
6.Intermediate diameter, which is the maximum diameter of the maximum projected.F
7.Blind pores in which one end is closed.
8.Sphericity can be defined in term of surface area.
9.Aspect ratio of average sized radish will be more than averaged sized capsicum.
10.Roundness of surface is indirectly associated with stresses.
11.Angle of repose of mustard will ne more than peas.
12.equalization in pressures between the two chambers is not isothermal.
13.High surface tension liquid is used in liquid displacement volume measurement.
14.Tetrachloroethylene is used in liquid displacement volume displacement method.
15.Solid and liquid are compressible.
16.Bio yield point in agriculture products is an indication of formation of new cell.
17.When a person walks on rough surface the frictional force exerted by the surface on the
person is opposite to the direction on his motion.
18.Poisson’s ratio is defined as the ratio of the strain in the direction parallel to the applied
force to the strain in the direction of the applied force.
19.Angle of repose of grain is lower than the internal angle of friction.
20.Deviatoric correspond to shape change.

Section D: - Match the column

Q.1.
1 Particle size a Projected area
2 Sphericity b Surface area per unit mass
3 Major diameter c Screen analysis
4 Ultrafine particles d Major diameter
5 Macroscopic examination e Size Analysis

Q.2.
1 Solid density a Broken peace
2 Materials density b Interior pores
3 Particle density c All pores
4 Bulk density d Structure modification
5 Apparent density e Internal pores
Q.3.
 1 Oleo meters a Two scale
2 Salometer b Liquids denser than water.
3 saccharometers c Percentage of sucrose by weight
4 Twaddell hydrometer d Percent saturation of salt solutions
5 Baume e Oil

Q.4.
1. Dilation a. (K⍴ C⍴ )1/2
𝑉𝑓 − 𝑉0
2. Modulus of elasticity b. 𝑉0
𝜋𝑝𝑟 4 𝑡
3. Modulus of rigidity c. 𝜇= 8𝑉𝑙
𝜎
4. Thermal effusively(e) d. 𝜀
𝜏
5. Poiseuille equation e. 𝛾