Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0962 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Agricultural Process Engineering

Subtopic: Cleaning, Grading and Sorting

Question Statement:

In an air screen grain cleaner with two sieves (top scalping sieve and bottom grading sieve):

Options:

  • (A) Top sieve retains large impurities while passing good grain; bottom sieve retains good grain while passing small weed seeds and dust
  • (B) Top sieve retains fine dust
  • (C) Bottom sieve retains large sticks
  • (D) Both sieves have identical hole size

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Scalper sieve perforations exceed grain dimensions to scalp away coarse straw/stones; bottom sieve perforations are smaller than grain dimensions to sift out dirt and broken debris.
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