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 tractor-mounted seed drill, the fluted roller metering mechanism is primarily suited for metering:
Options:
(A) Cereal grains such as wheat, barley, and oats with continuous seed flow
(B) Delicate single seeds of cotton and maize at precise intervals
(C) Whole potato tubers
(D) Sugarcane setts
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Fluted rollers provide volumetric continuous delivery of grains; exposing more flute length increases seeding rate per revolution.