Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0220 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 2: Farm Machinery

Farm Machinery

Subtopic: Functional requirements, principles of working, construction and operation of manual, animal, tractor and renewable energy operated equipment for tillage, sowing, planting, fertilizer application, inter-cultivation, spraying, mowing, chaff cutting, harvesting and threshing

Question Statement:

In a combine harvester, 'concave clearance' is intentionally tapered such that:

Options:

  • (A) The inlet clearance is wider than the outlet clearance to accommodate bulky unthreshed crop and gradually compress it
  • (B) Inlet and outlet clearances are identical
  • (C) Outlet clearance is wider than inlet
  • (D) Clearance is zero at the center

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Tapered concave (typically $15-20\text{ mm}$ inlet, $3-5\text{ mm}$ outlet) provides smooth progressive threshing without choking.
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