STUDENT I.D.

NUMBER: ____________________

THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

FINAL ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER 2013

Course Code and Title:

AGEN3001 Agriculture System Engineering

Programme:

B.Sc. in Crop Science and Technology

Date and Time:

Tuesday 17th December 2013

Duration:

9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS

EXAMINATION

Instructions to Candidates
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This paper has seven (7) pages and twenty-seven (27) questions.
You are required to answer any all ten (10) questions in Section A on the question paper.
You are required to answer all ten (10) questions in Section B on the question paper
You are required to answer all five (5) questions in Section C on the question paper.
You are required to answer one (1) question in Section D in the answer booklet provided.

Key Examination Protocol

1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to
plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an
examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or
trying to communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to
impersonation in relation to an examination.
2. The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic
evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTTs
academic regulations.
3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilators permission is NOT allowed.

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SECTION B
You are required to answer all questions in this section on the question paper.
Circle the correct word True of False as appropriate.
This section of worth ten (10) marks.

1.

25mm expressed in metres is 0.25m.

True
or
False

2.

Subsoiling implements are used to invert the top soil.

True
or
False

3.

In a seeding equipment the rate of application can be controlled by means of a ground.

wheel.
True
or
False

4.

Natural gas is an example of a fossil fuel.

True
or
False

5.

Tillage can improve the soil structure.

True
or
False

6.

A tensile force is a force which tends to shorten the component of a structure.

True
or
False

7.

Steel is an alloy of iron and calcium.

True
or
False

8.

Polyethene plastic is included as a part of concrete floors because it adds strength.

True
or
False

9.

Belt drives require lubrication.

True
or
False

10.

The purpose of a glow plug on an engine is to add power while operating.

True
or
False

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SECTION C
You are required to answer all five (5) questions in this section on the question paper.
This section is worth ten (10) marks.

1.

Give two (2) uses of the power takeoff shaft on a wheel tractor.

2.

What is meant by renewable energy?

3.

What type of farm machinery would you employ if the terrain was hilly and there is poor
soil conditions.

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4.

(a)

Give one reason why it is important to dry crops quickly after harvesting.

(b)

Give two (2) types of drying methods.

5.

Give two (2) components of a crop harvester.

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SECTION D
You are required to answer one (1) question in this section in the answer booklet provided.
This section is worth ten (20) marks.

1.

(a)

By means of diagrams, explain the principle of operation of a centrifugal pump

used in drainage systems.

(b) (i) What type of pump is used on a wheel tractor to pump diesel to the cylinders?
(ii) What type of pump is used to pump lubricant to various parts of the engine?

2.

Illustrate by means of diagrams a practical application of a hydraulic system.

The first diagram must show the ram extending.
The second diagram must show the ram contracting.
Show clearly on both diagrams the direction of flow of the fluid.

END OF EXAMINATION

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