This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Farm Machinery > Power Equipment > Farm Machinery And Power – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Farm Machinery And Power Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pliers used by linemen, electrical contractors and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components. A) Needle-Nose Pliers. B) Lineman's Pliers. C) Kleins. D) Power Gripper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lineman's Pliers. 2. In the second half of the 19th C, which development led to the other three? A) Use of mass production. B) The formation of corporations. C) Growth of industrializatoin. D) Increase in factory workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth of industrializatoin. 3. After 1812, why was there such a focus on building transportation systems in the United States? A) To increase the free enterprise economy. B) To send tourists to see the Wild West. C) To increase the command economy. D) So loved ones in the west could their family in the north. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To increase the free enterprise economy. 4. In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of heavy industry in the United States? A) Increased government regulation of industries. B) Employee ownership of heavy industries. C) New production techniques that increased efficiency. D) Court decisions that allowed unions in heavy industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New production techniques that increased efficiency. 5. Equipment used to spread materials in agricultural area. A) Plow. B) Tractor. C) Cultivator. D) Spreader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spreader. 6. What major population trend occurred in the U.S. during the industrial expansion of the late 19th C? A) The number of people living on farms increased. B) The migration from cities to rural areas grew. C) The flow of immigration to the U.S. decreased. D) The size and number of cities increased dramatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The size and number of cities increased dramatically. 7. What caused the manufacturing of goods to change from homes to factories? A) Industrialization. B) Bessemer Process. C) Cotton Gin. D) Plantation development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization. 8. What was a major effect of mechanizationof farming in the United States in the late 1800s? A) The size of farms decreased. B) U.S. farm exports decreased. C) Food supplies increased to feed urban dwellers. D) Unemployed factory workers could find jobs in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food supplies increased to feed urban dwellers. 9. Drill that utilizes electricity as a power source to provide greater force than a person could provide. A) Lineman's Pliers. B) Needle Nose Pliers. C) Power Sander. D) Power Drill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power Drill. 10. A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or by animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds. A) Tractor. B) Plow. C) Rake. D) Cultivator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plow. 11. A power saw with a rapidly rotating toothed disk. A) Power Drill. B) Safety Glasses. C) Circular Saw. D) Power Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular Saw. 12. A mechanical implement for breaking up the soil and uprooting weeds. A) Plow. B) Spreader. C) Cultivator. D) Planter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultivator. 13. It is a knife-like instrument used mostly as a chopping tool. It is commonly used for the cutting of trees, the cutting of tall weeds and grasses, and the chopping of tree branches. A) Bolo. B) Crowbar. C) Shovel. D) Rake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bolo. 14. A vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction. A) Tractor. B) Cultivator. C) Plow. D) Planter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tractor. 15. A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip rather than the rectangular tip of a standard (flat-blade) screwdriver. A) Standard Screwdriver. B) Phillips Screwdriver. C) Measuring Tape. D) Power Drill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phillips Screwdriver. 16. A tool utilized for measuring. Commonly used for carpentry. A) Standard Screwdriver. B) Wire Strippers. C) Measuring Tape. D) Curved Claw Hammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measuring Tape. 17. The change brought about by mechanization in American agriculture in the late 1800s led farmers to A) Grow more crops at a reduced cost to consumers. B) Request and end to agricultural tariffs. C) Demand a greater role for government in agriculture. D) Become more dependent on animal power in planting seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow more crops at a reduced cost to consumers. 18. Glasses utilized to protect the eyes of wearers. A) Costas. B) Safety Glasses. C) Ray Bans. D) Shades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safety Glasses. 19. A unit of powered machinery that uses a rotating blade or blades to cut vegetation. A) Reel Mower. B) Rotary Mower. C) Planter. D) Cultivator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotary Mower. 20. What was the principle reason for the rapid economic growth in the United Staes during the late 1800s? A) Decline in U.S. agriculture. B) Development of cheap sources of energy. C) Increases of American imports. D) Greater spending on defense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Development of cheap sources of energy. Next →Related QuizzesFarm Machinery QuizzesFarm Machinery And Power Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books