Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1092 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 2: Farm Machinery

Farm Machinery

Subtopic: Cotton Pickers and Strippers

Question Statement:

In spindle-type mechanical cotton pickers, mature seed cotton is pulled from open bolls by:

Options:

  • (A) Rotating tapered barbed spindles that moisten and wind the lint
  • (B) Counter-rotating stripper rolls
  • (C) Suction fans without mechanical contact
  • (D) Reciprocating cutter bars

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Spindle pickers use grooved or barbed spinning spindles washed with water/detergent to selectively wind and extract open locks of seed cotton while leaving green bolls intact.
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