Preface The book “Question Bank on Agricultural Engineering” humbly circumscribes the nine years solved papers of GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Agricultural Engineering examination. The book will be suitable enormously to the aspirants preparing for GATE examination. Solved papers of 2007 to 2015 have been given in the book to familiarize the aspirants with the current trends of questions asked in GATE Agricultural Engineering Examination. Past year papers enlighten the students and tune up their vision. Their contribution is really great and graceful for the students, to have an idea of the exam pattern. Therefore, attempts have been made to present the book in self- study format. The book is written in simple language and is divided into various chapters, so that students can prepare according to the syllabus. Finally, the author wishes to express his gratitude to Dr. A. K. Sharma, Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Department, C.T.A.E. Udaipur for their valuable suggestions. The author gratefully acknowledges assistance from Er. Rohit Sharma. The author also would like to acknowledge his elder brother Er. Sachin Godara for encouraging him to write the book. The author is particularly indebted to New India Publishing Agency (NIPA), Delhi for publishing the work. Above all the author would like to thank Mr. Neeraj Kumar Kamra for their inspiration.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering – 2015