GTU BE 8th Semester 2181707 Instrumentation for Agriculture and Food Processing(Departmental Elective – III) Summer 2018 Question Paper

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE – SEMESTER ?VIII (NEW) – EXAMINATION ? SUMMER 2018
Subject Code: 2181707 Date: 30/04/2018
Subject Name: Instrumentation for Agriculture and Food
Processing(Departmental Elective – III)
Time: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) What are the needs of food quality standards? 03
(b) List different engineering properties of soil. Explain any two in brief. 04
(c) Enlist different types of biosensors. Explain any three in detail with neat
sketch.
07

Q.2 (a) Why pH measurement of soil is necessary? 03
(b) Explain different methods of soil analysis in brief. 04
(c) Describe oil extraction process with flow diagram. 07
OR
(c) Draw a flow diagram of juice extraction control process and explain in
detail.
07
Q.3 (a) Draw a flow chart of production for sugar industry. 03
(b) Explain ion concentration measurement of soil in brief. 04
(c) Write a short note on: PLC application in cold storage and packaging
industry.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) List out various earth moving equipments and farm equipments. 03
(b) Depict the significance of water distribution and management in
agriculture.
04
(c) Explain Pesticides manufacturing and production in detail along with
neat sketch.
07
Q.4 (a) Discuss upstream and downstream control in brief with respect to canal
management.
03
(b) Discuss fermenter and control process in brief. 04
(c) Write a short note on Greenhouse instrumentation. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Draw the neat sketch of hydro power plant. 03
(b) Explain auto drip irrigation systems. 04
(c) Enlist different parameters for DAM automation. Explain DAM
automation in detail.
07
Q.5 (a) What is evaportranspiration? 03
(b) Brief about infrared & UV bio sensor methods in agriculture. 04
(c) Write a short note on Tidal Power. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw the structural diagram of hydel energy. 03
(b) What is smart grid? How it is different from conventional grid system. 04
(c) Write a short note on Wind Power. 07
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