All Subjects Process Plant Design General Agriculture Storage Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer Process Technology and Machinery Design of Processing Machinery Post Harvest Unit Operations Agri-Project Planning and Management Material Handling, Packaging and Transport Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering Properties and Quality of Biomaterials
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Dark period is critical in which type of plant?
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Which of the following is NOT a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming?

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Fe deficiency is mostly seen in crops growing on
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EDV (Essentially Derived Varieties) are those which are derived from
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What is the role of "companion planting" in agriculture?

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Agri-Project Planning and Management

2 Topics
Network Planning Techniques: PERT (Probabilistic/Event) & CPM (Deterministic/Activity) Critical Paths Project Feasibility & Financial Appraisal: Techno-Economic Feasibility, Break-Even Analysis, Payback Period & BCR

Design of Processing Machinery

3 Topics
Design of Crop Dryers & Aeration Systems: In-Bin Drying Dynamics, Deep Bed Aeration & Fluidized Bed Sizing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) & Machine Elements: Belt Drives, Gears for Intersecting Shafts & CAD Drafting Design of Grain Cleaners & Cyclones: Cyclone Separator Cut-Off Diameter (Lapple Equation) & Air Flow Sizing

Engineering Properties and Quality of Biomaterials

4 Topics
Physical, Gravimetric & Aerodynamic Properties: True/Bulk Density, Porosity, Sphericity & Terminal Velocity Rheological & Textural Properties: Viscoelastic Moduli, Texture Profile Analysis (TPA) & Flow Behavior Thermal & Dielectric Properties: Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity & Dielectric Constant Optical Properties & Food Quality Grading: Transmittance (Beer-Lambert Law), Hunter L*a*b* Color & Sensory Evaluation

General Agriculture

6 Topics
Agronomy, Tillage & Field Crop Production Agricultural Entomology, Nematology & Crop Protection Soil Science, Plant Nutrition & Reclamation Active Cell Biology, Plant Physiology & Biochemistry Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Science Crop Genetics, Plant Breeding & IPR

Heat and Mass Transfer

4 Topics
Fluid Dynamics & Vapour Compression: Bernoulli's Theorem, Pipe Friction & Heat Pump Reverse Carnot COP Steady & Unsteady State Heat Conduction: Fourier's Law, Biot Number, Fourier Number & Heisler Charts Convective Heat Transfer & Psychrometrics: Heat Exchangers, Psychrometric Properties & Wet Bulb Depression Sorption Thermodynamics & Moisture States: Moisture Sorption Isotherms, BET & GAB Models & Water Activity

Instrumentation and Process Control

3 Topics
Data Logging & Virtual Instrumentation: Microprocessor Data Loggers, Graphical Programming & SCADA Process Transducers & Sensors: Primary Sensing Elements, Transduction Principles & Bimetallic Temperature Gauges Artificial Intelligence & Automation: Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Fuzzy Logic & Automated Quality Sorting

Material Handling, Packaging and Transport

3 Topics
Food Packaging Materials & Barrier Polymers: Polymeric Films, Multilayer Laminates, EVOH & Gas Permeability Cold Chain Management & Modified Atmosphere: Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), Cold Storage & IoT Tracking Bulk Material Handling & Elevators: Bucket Elevators, Screw Conveyors, Belt Conveyors & Pneumatic Conveying

Post Harvest Unit Operations

5 Topics
Membrane & Physical Separation: Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis & Centrifugal Separation Size Reduction & Mechanical Expression: Crushing Laws (Rittinger, Kick, Bond), Hammer Mills & Oil Expellers Thermal Processing Kinetics: D-Value, z-Value, F0 Lethality & Microbial Death Inactivation Models Grain Cleaning & Separation Operations: Air-Screen Cleaners, Specific Gravity Separators & Magnetic Cleaners Grain Milling & Hulling Technology: Rice Milling (Engelberg, Rubber Roll), Pulse Dehulling & Flour Milling

Process Plant Design

3 Topics
Plant Location & Layout Optimization: Site Selection Criteria, Process Flowcharts & Secondary Access Roads Anaerobic Industrial Effluent Processing: Anaerobic Digestors, Biogas Recovery & Industrial ETP Design Food Processing Wastewater Treatment: Primary Screening, Secondary Biological Treatment & BOD/COD Reduction

Process Technology and Machinery

3 Topics
Food Extrusion Cooking Technology: Single/Twin Screw Extruders, Net Output Dynamics & Expanded Snack Foods Advanced Non-Thermal Processing: High Pressure Processing (HPP), Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) & Ultrasound Grain Wet Milling & Industrial Bioprocesses: Corn Wet Milling, Starch-to-Ethanol Fermentation & Protein Recovery

Storage Engineering

3 Topics
Grain Storage Structures & Preservation: Traditional Bins, Metallic Silos, CAP Storage & Controlled Atmosphere Storage Entomology & Grain Fumigation: Biotic Spoilage Agents, Phosphine Gas Fumigation & Dockage Estimation Grain Storage Physics & Pressure Distribution: Janssen's Deep Bin Theory, Airy's Shallow Bin & Wall Pressures
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