List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

Which of the following is recognized as best way to define, evaluate and control risk to ensure food safety?

If force of friction of material is \(1 / 4^{\text{th}}\) of the force normal to the surface of contact, then coefficient of friction will be equal to:

Which among the following equipment utilizes centrifugal force?

Specific heat of water is:

Seed priming is a process of:

Force employed in hammer mill is:

Angle of repose of wheat is approximately:

In a process of separation of particle using cyclone separator, centrifugal force acting on the particle can be increased by:

Which among the following is a fat soluble vitamin?

The process of storing grain in a gas tight container to deplete oxygen and accumulate carbon dioxide is known as:

Lateral pressure exerted by grain in a silo was found to be 2000 kg.m\(^{-2}\). If the Rankine's coefficient is 0.5, vertical pressure in the silo will be:

Parboiling of paddy is a:

In case of loose housing type of dairy barn:
A. Floor space requirement per cow is less as compared to stall barn
B. Feed consumption per cow is less than stall barn arrangement
C. Cows are milked in milking parlor
D. Labour requirement is less
E. Possibility of spread of disease is low
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Match List I with List II

List I & List II
A. Parboiling & I. Paddy
B. Under runner huller & II. Corn milling
C. Loose housing barn & III. Wheat
D. Tempering degerming & IV. Milking parlor

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In a separation process, efficiency of a screen can be improved by:
A. Using multiple screens one above the other
B. Using screen knockers
C. Uniformly feeding the material over full width of the screen
D. Using lower percentage open area of screen
E. Setting high degree of inclination
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If the water activity of food is 0.5 to 0.6, then:
A. Enzymatic activity is completely ceased
B. No bacterial activity takes place
C. No non-enzymatic browning activity
D. No mold growth on food
E. Lipid does not oxidise
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Statement I: Fluidized bed drying is best suitable for granular material.
Statement II: Fluidized bed drying can be effectively used for purees and slurries.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Rubber roll shellers are used in wheat milling for dehusking.
Statement II: In rubber roll sheller, two rollers rotate in opposite direction but at the same speed.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Falling rate period of drying process is one during which:
A. Drying rate depends mainly on properties of food material
B. Moisture is not available on the surface of food material
C. Drying rate decreases
D. Drying rate depends only on the capacity of drying air to pickup moisture from the surface
E. Drying rate remains constant
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Sequence of unit operations in process of refining of crude oil:
A. Deodourization
B. Removal of soaps
C. Winterization
D. Neutralization
E. Bleaching
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Statement I: FSSAI was established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Statement II: ISO 9000 series relates to food safety measures.
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Assertion A: Angle of repose of grains changes with moisture content.
Reason R: Moisture content affects linear dimensions of grains.
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Assertion A: Blanching is recommended pretreatment for dehydration of vegetables.
Reason R: Hot water affects polyphenol oxidase.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: Radiation is the quickest mode of heat transfer.
Reason R: Electromagnetic waves penetrate into the object.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Assertion A: PUSA bin is a simple moisture free storage structure.
Reason R: PUSA bin is recommended as indoor structure.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: