ibps-so 2016 · Question 356 of 394

A custom hiring centre proposed under a farm mechanisation scheme has annexed to its project report the daily work capacity of each implement it will own, because the whole income projection of the centre rests on the area each machine can cover in a working day and on the rate charged for that area. The eld o cer appraising the proposal has to check the gure entered against the tractor-drawn mouldboard plough, which will do the primary tillage of heavy soils and turn the furrow slice over completely to bury the weeds and the residue. He notes that the gure must correspond to a working day of about eight hours at the normal speed and depth for the implement, allowing for turning at the headlands and for time lost, and that an in ated gure would make the projected income of the centre unattainable. The work capacity of a mould-board plough is about

1. A0.2 to 0.4 hectare per day
2. B0.5 to 0.8 hectare per day
3. C1.0 to 1.2 hectare per day
4. D1.5 to 2.0 hectares per dayCorrect
5. E4.0 to 5.0 hectares per day