This set of Farm Tractor Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Types of Tractors and Energy Sources”.
1. What is the prime purpose of a tractor?
a) Creating higher tractive force
b) Ploughing
c) Soil inversion
d) Driving
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Explanation: Tractor is a farm vehicle used for creating higher traction at the low-speed range. The traction (a kind of interaction) is a force applied through the wheels to the soil surface. The other processes are also done by tractors, but they are not primarily meant for traction.
2. What term is used to refer a self-propelled machine utilized for harvesting, threshing, separating of crops?
a) Thresher
b) Combine
c) Reaper
d) Windrower
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Explanation: Combine is a term for a machine doing all such actions. If it has an engine for operation it is called as self-propelled combine and it is also operated with an incorporated tractor. Reaper is for cutting crops. Thresher is for separating grains from the plants. Windrower is for setting the crops in a row after cutting.
3. Which type of tractor is designed to operate in both directions?
a) Orchard tractor
b) Harvester
c) Reversible tractor
d) Planter
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Explanation: Reversible tractor is a multiple side utilizable tractor. It can be used bidirectionally like an earthmover. Orchard tractor is specially designed for horticultural use in fruit orchards.
4. Which is referred as a single axle walking type tractor?
a) Power tiller
b) Leveller
c) Small tractor
d) Mower
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Explanation: Power tiller is an operator walking behind tractor in which handle, hand clutch and other such operating devices are designed accordingly. It is smaller in size suitable for fragmented tiny land pieces. Most of the farm operations can be done by it. The power tiller is introduced by Japan.
5. Which factors determine the crawler tractor suitable for use on soft, low friction and uneven ground such as mud, snow?
a) Lower ground clearance
b) Large contact area between soil and tracks
c) Higher torque
d) Track strength
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Explanation: Track exerts a lower force per unit area on the ground compared to wheeled tractor for the same weight. The track-type tractor has more tractive efficiency and they possess good stability in the steep slopes of hilly regions.
6. Which tractor is known as a driverless tractor?
a) Autonomous tractor
b) UAV
c) Power tractor
d) Automated tractor
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Explanation: The autonomous tractor is an unmanned vehicle with all its control in a station. It is a kind of automation in farming. The tractors work on the pre-fed data. They also use wireless technologies such as GPS, laser systems to operate on a farm for finding the correct path, obstacles etc.
7. Which kind of tractor is used for inter – cultivation purpose of row crops?
a) Garden tractor
b) Row crop tractor
c) Standard tractor
d) Special tractor
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Explanation: The Row crop tractor is a specially designed tractor used for all the inter cultivation processes such as weeding, spraying and so on. They are versatile in operations. They have more ground clearance for ease operation between rows.
8. Tractor is a slow-moving vehicle.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Tractor is intended for farm utilization. It is an off-road vehicle. The farm operation needs a slower speed range. All tractors should be fixed with the triangle symbol of red colour in its periphery for indicating it’s a slow-moving vehicle.
9. Which tractor has power wheels at the front axle?
a) 2 wheel drive tractor
b) 4 wheel drive tractor
c) 8 wheel drive tractor
d) powered tractor
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Explanation: The 4 wheel drive tractor has four wheels which are powered by the engine for effective operation. The front wheels are also involved in producing traction. It is generally made with a higher power range about 70 HP. In 2 wheel drive tractor, the front wheels are towed wheels, which are only for steering purpose.
10. Which part of a tractor is for conveying the power to implements attaching to it?
a) Power Take-Off unit (PTO)
b) Drawbar
c) Hydraulic unit
d) Ignition system
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Explanation: PTO is transferring power from the engine through a metal shaft of specified rpm (revolutions per minute). It is used for operating such as rotation, threshing in case of thresher and other such operations in the farm.
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