Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:3171719 Date:27/12/2021
Subject Name: Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
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.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS

Q.1 (a) Discuss the role of instrumentation in agriculture sector in detail. 03

(b) Discuss the significance of automation in food processing. 04
(c) What is FSSAI? Explain its feature, functions and importance. 07

Q.2 (a) Give the difference between short term preservation and long-term 03
preservation in food processing.
(b) Define biosensor. Draw & discuss various components of biosensor. 04
(c) Enlist various processes associated with heat processing in food 07
processing. Explain any two in detail.
OR
(c) Explain various processes associated with mechanical processing in 07
food processing.
Q.3 (a) Give difference between label-free and label-based biosensor. 03
(b) Discuss the characteristics of biosensor. 04
(c) Give detail classification of biosensor. Discuss any two types in detail. 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Discuss various types of hazards in foods. 03
(b) Explain the role of SCADA in water distribution system. 04
(c) Discuss the role of irrigation canal management. Explain various types 07
of canal control methods.
Q.4 (a) Discuss the role of SCADA in DAM management. 03
(b) Discuss chemigation and nutrigation in drip irrigation system. 04
(c) Enlist the salient features of water distribution network. Discuss types 07
of water distribution system in detail.
OR
Q.4 (a) Enlist different machinery and equipment used in agriculture. Discuss 03
any two.
(b) Discuss robotic mechanism in earth moving equipments. 04
(c) Explain various components of auto drip irrigation system. 07

Q.5 (a) Define greenhouse. Discuss the role of carbon dioxide in plant growth. 03
(b) Discuss the role of light, temperature and humidity of crop 04
microclimate in greenhouse environment.
(c) Explain the role of PLC and DCS in packaging industry. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Give the difference between natural ventilation and forced ventilation 03
in greenhouse.
(b) Give the advantages of greenhouse. 04
(c) Explain various instrumentation used in greenhouse. 07

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2022
Subject Code:3171719 Date:06/06/2022
Subject Name:Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) What are future challenges for agriculture sector and explain how instrumentation 03
can play vital role to solve it.
(b) What do you mean by automation explain how it can helpful in food Industry. 04
(c) What is Precision Agriculture what are its advantages and disadvantages compare 07
to traditional agriculture?

Q.2 (a) Explain CIP process in food processing industry. 03

(b) Explain corrective, predictive and preventive maintenance in food industry. 04
(c) What is the need of food quality standards? Enlist and explain the standards 07
established by Government of India for food quality.
OR
(c) Explain how Remote Sensing can be useful in agriculture. 07

Q.3 (a) Which is biggest dam of Gujarat? Enlist its technical specifications and list 03
out various instruments used for dam automation.
(b) Explain automation uses in the cold storage system. 04
(c) Draw and explain of plant layout for any one food industry. 07
OR
Q.3 (a) What are standards for milk to sell in commercial market? Enlist 03
instruments or method used to measure milk fat.
(b) Explain instrumentation set up for sugar plant. 04
(c) Write a short note on irrigation water distribution management and control. 07

Q.4 (a) Differentiate conventional and non-conventional energy sources. 03

(b) Explain hydraulic and pneumatic control with advantages and 04
disadvantages.
(c) Explain importance of metrology department. Enlist parameters which are 07
monitored and instruments used for same.
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain Auto drip irrigation systems. 03
(b) Explain concept of downstream canal control. 04
(c) Write a short note on Rain Gauges. 07

Q.5 (a) Explain automation used in farm equipments. 07

(b) Explain CO2 measurement and control in greenhouse. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain Automation in earth moving equipments. 07
(b) Explain in detail leaf area and length evapotranspiration measurement 07

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2022
Subject Code:3171719 Date:07-01-2023
Subject Name:Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
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.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) What do you mean by automation explain how it can helpful in food 03
Industry.
(b) Discuss the role of instrumentation in agriculture sector in detail. 04
(c) What is FSSAI? Explain its feature, functions and importance for any 07
food item.

Q.2 (a) What is Remote Sensing and how it is useful in agriculture? 03

(b) Define biosensor. Explain any two biosensor in detail with necessary 04
diagram.
(c) Explain upstream and downstream canal automation and control 07
strategy in detail.
OR
(c) Explain basic canal controller and characteristic in detail. 07

Q.3 (a) Explain various structure of green house with necessary diagram. 03
(b) Explain plant evaportranspiration & respiration process in detail. 04
(c) Explain PLC programming logic and SCADA for packaging system. 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain temperature measurement and control in green house 03
automation.
(b) Explain electromagnetic radiations photosynthesis process in detail. 04
(c) Explain various parameter importance in green house automation. 07

Q.4 (a) Explain any two parameter of agro-metrological instrumentation 03

weather stations.
(b) Discuss water distribution and nutrigation in drip irrigation system. 04
(c) Discuss the role of SCADA in DAM management. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain water delivery system in canal automation. 03
(b) Discuss robotic mechanism in earth moving equipments. 04
(c) Explain PLC programming logic and SCADA for cold storage systems 07
in detail.

Q.5 (a) Explain control system of harvesters cotton pickers. 03

(b) Explain hydraulic control circuits in tractor. 04
(c) Explain PLC programming logic and SCADA for humidity and 07
temperature control in green house automation.

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Q.5 (a) Discuss carbon dioxide enrichment measurement & control in 03
greenhouse environment.
(b) List out various earth moving equipments and farm equipments. 04
(c) Explain various components of auto drip irrigation system. 07

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE – SEMESTER- VII EXAMINATION-SUMMER 2023
Subject Code: 3171719 Date: 30/06/2023
Subject Name: Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
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.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Discuss various types of hazards in food. 03
(b) Describe the role of instrumentation in agriculture field. 04
(c) Explain various processes associated with “heat processing” in 07
food processing sector.

Q.2 (a) Discuss the basic principle of calorimetric type biosensor. 03

(b) Differentiate short term preservation and long-term preservation 04
in food processing.
(c) Discuss the basic principle of biosensor and their characteristics. 07
Explain various components of biosensors.
OR
(c) What is FSSAI? Explain its feature, functions and significance. 07

Q.3 (a) Discuss the application of biosensor in food industries. 03

(b) Compare label-free and label-based biosensor. 04
(c) Explain the upstream and downstream control methods in 07
irrigation canal management.
OR
Q.3 (a) Enlist the essential requirements of good water distribution 03
network
(b) Describe the role of SCADA in dam monitoring. 04
(c) Explain various types of water distribution system. 07

Q.4 (a) Discuss various machinery and equipment used in the agriculture 03
industry.
(b) Describe the role of automation in earth moving equipments. 04
(c) Explain the structure & various components of commercial drip 07
irrigation system.
OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss the role of automation in cold storage system 03
(b) Describe the role of PLC & SCADA in packaging industry 04

(c) Explain the instrumentation used in cotton harvester along with its 07
control mechanism.

Q.5 (a) Discuss the biosensors used in agriculture 03

(b) Describe the role of “humidity” in greenhouse. 04

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 (c) Discuss the significance of greenhouse technology. Also explain 07
instrumentation used in greenhouse.
OR
Q.5 (a) “Ventilation is an essential tool to control the internal environment 03
of greenhouse”. State true or false. Justify your answer.
(b) Describe the role of “temperature” in greenhouse. 04
(c) Explain leaf area and length evapotranspiration measurement in 07
detail.

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2023
Subject Code:3171719 Date:16-12-2023
Subject Name: Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
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.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS

Q.1 (a) Describe construction and working of Cold storage plant. 03

(b) How the knowledge of instrumentation will helpful to reduce the impact of 04
crop failure? Describe it in brief.
(c) List the sensors implemented in agricultural practices for assessing soil 07
quality. Describe at least three in detail.
Q.2 (a) What are the corrective steps towards implementation of proper engineering 03
knowledge over farmland practices for narrowing uncertainty associated
with agriculture?
(b) What is remote sensing? Briefly describe how it is helpful to design 04
precision agriculture practices over farmland.
(c) Write a short note on “Electronic Nose”. 07
OR
(c) Brief the working, benefits and limitation of Wireless Sensor Network 07
(WSN) in agriculture.

Q.3 (a) Describe the inputs applying to agricultural practices which are certain and 03
measurable as well uncertain and random
(b) What are the objectives of food safety measures? Describe How FSSAI 04
standard helpful to achieve it?.
(c) Differentiate the working principle of Bio sensor versus electrochemical 07
sensors. Draw and describe ISFET sensors with its limitation.
OR
Q.3 (a) Draw the schematic of DAM and briefly describe the parameters to be 03
measured and control using SCADA.
(b) Compare modern techniques of irrigation with traditional one. 04
(c) List the parameter which required implementing downstream canal 07
control. Describe design of wireless SCADA over downstream canal
control.

Q.4 (a) Describe any one method to find adulteration in food items like milk, oil, 03
spices etc.
(b) Draw and describe working of package counting system using PLC 04
(c) What is water distribution? How will SCADA software provides complete 07
management solution? Brief it
OR
Q.4 (a) List the name of farm equipment which you know. Explain at least any one 03
with it schematic and working.
(b) Why tractor is called universal farming equipment? Discuss it in detail. 04
(c) Draw and describe working of Hydraulic power pack in excavator. 07

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Q.5 (a) Differentiate electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic source of energy 03
which useful in automation and traction mechanism.
(b) Describe the method to measure carbon dioxide from green house using 04
proper instrumentation
(c) Which weather parameters to be monitored to estimate evaportranspiration 07
from the plants? Describe it
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw and describe wind speed and direction measurement system 03
(b) Discuss the usage of IR based spectroscopy for estimating photosynthesis in 04
the plants.
(c) Implement engineering solution using HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air 07
conditioning) over green house.
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 Enrolment No./Seat No_____________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2024
Subject Code:3171719 Date:30-05-2024
Subject Name:Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS

Q.1 (a) Brief the necessity of instrumentation knowledge to agriculture and 03

food processing.
(b) Write the physio-chemical properties of soil. Brief any two. 04
(c) Explain the role of Precision agriculture in today farming practices 07

Q.2 (a) List the various water distribution method and describe one of the 03
method with suitable diagram.
(b) Draw and describe Rain gauge 04
(c) What is VOC? How will Electronic Nose play vitol role in today 07
agricultural practices. Describe it in detail.
OR
(c) Describe with suitable diagram how Remote Sensing is improving crop 07
failure treat associated with farming practices.

Q.3 (a) Brief the one of the food processing technique which helpful to decide 03
fruit ripeness.
(b) How many techniques are available to measure Soil Moisture? Describe 04
any one with neat sketch.
(c) Draw and describe the working of potentiometric type bio sensors in 07
details
OR
Q.3 (a) .What are the importances of Food Standards? Describe about FSSAI 03
Standard in brief.
(b) What are the adverse effects of excess pH over soil fertility? Brief the 04
one of the measuring method of soil pH.
(c) Draw and describe the functional diagram of Cold Storage 07

Q.4 (a) Draw and describe hydraulic pack system over tractor trolley loading and 03
unloading mechanism.
(b) What is the available method for irrigation? List it and explain surface 04
irrigation method
(c) Draw and describe the upstream and downstream control over DAM. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Draw the schematic of Dam and name the parameters to be measured for 03
DAM control.
(b) Draw functional diagram of Cold Stogare and describe its operation in 04
brief.
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 (c) Draw and describe the Drip irrigation method. Write at least 2 07
important benefits over conventional one.

Q.5 (a) Draw and describe an application of pneumatic system over earth moving 03
equipment.
(b) How do you maintain the humidity in greenhouse plant. Brief it 04
(c) Explain with schematic how weather station is helpful to control 07
Greenhouse operation in details
OR

Q.5 (a) What is Evaportranspiration? Brief how it helpful to decide plant 03

health.
(b) How will Infra-red spectrometers are helpful to evaluate plant health? 04
Briefly explain it.
(c) What do you understand the meaning of Energy harvesting? Explain 07
twith neat sketch the working of Solar Power generating plant.

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 Enrolment No./Seat No_______________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE- SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2024
Subject Code:3171719 Date:11-12-2024
Subject Name: Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
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.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

Q.1 (a) Write the physio-chemical properties of the soil. Brief any two. 03
(b) What are the objectives of food safety measures? Give it justification with suitable example. 04
(c) Explain the role of Precision agriculture in todays farming practices 07

Q.2 (a) Draw and describe the working of Rain gauge 03

(b) Explain one of the technique to monitor fruit quality in industry. 04
(c) Brief one of the food processing technique which helpful to decide quantity of pulp in the 07
fruits.
OR
(c) Describe how Remote Sensing is helpful to make corrective measures for fertilization and 07
pesticide application.

Q.3 (a) Why water distribution system is required? Discuss it in brief. 03

(b) How many techniques are available to measure Soil electrical conductivity? Describe any 04
one with neat sketch.
(c) Draw and describe the working of ISFET Sensor 07
OR
Q.3 (a) What are the adverse effects of excess pH over soil fertility? Brief the one of the measuring 03
method of soil
(b) What is Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)? Draw the schematic of Electronic nose and 04
describe each component in details.
(c) Draw the functional diagram of Biosensor and describe each block in detail. 07

Q.4 (a) Draw and describe the working of pneumatic piston-cylinder over tractor trolley loading and 03
unloading mechanism.
(b) How irrigation is differ than water distribution system? Describe it in brief. 04
(c) Draw and describe the downstream water flow control over DAM 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Draw the schematic of Dam and name the parameters to be measured for DAM control. 03
(b) List the main parameters to be controlled in Cold Storage and describe briefly any two. 04
(c) Draw and describe the Sprinkler type irrigation method. Write at least 2 important benefits 07
over conventional one

Q.5 (a) Draw and describe an application of hydraulic power pack over earth moving equipment. 03
(b) How do you maintain the Moisture in greenhouse system?. Brief it 04
(c) Draw and describe the working of weather station. List the parameters which measures by it 07
also.
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw and describe the working of bottle filling system using PLC in Packing 03
(b) What is Evapotranspiration?.Brief how it helpful to decide plant health. 04
(c) How will Infra-red spectrometers are helpful to evaluate plant health? Briefly explain it. 07

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Enrolment No./Seat No_______________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2025
Subject Code:3171719 Date:23-05-2025
Subject Name:Instrumentation For Agriculture And Food Processing
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) Explain the need of Bio Sensor in agriculture sector with suitable example. 03
(b) Enlist the various sensors used in the food Industries, explain anyone in detail. 04
(c) Explain how Remote Sensing can be useful for agriculture. 07

Q.2 (a) Explain CIP process in food processing industry. 03

(b) Enlist the standards established by Government of India for food quality, explain 04
anyone.
(c) With P&ID explain the milk pasteurization process in the dairy industry. 07
OR
(c) Explain instrumentation set up for sugar plant. 07

Q.3 (a) What are the critical parameters for Dam and how they controlled by 03
automation?
(b) Explain how to measure the flow of water in open canal. 04
(c) Explain the need of automation in Green house 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain Drip irrigation system in details. 03
(b) Enlist types of canal structure, explain any one with neat sketch. 04
(c) Write a short note on weather station. 07

Q.4 (a) Explain importance of earth moving machines enlist various machines. 03
(b) What is the difference between tracked and wheeled Bulldozer? 04
(c) Explain usefulness of scrapper machine in agriculture also enlist 07
classification of scrappers.
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain working of seed metering device. 03
(b) What is the importance of various sensors used in farm machines. Explain 04
with suitable example.
(c) Explain automated fertigation system. 07

Q.5 (a) Enlist the parameters need to be controlled in cold storage. Explain 07
controlling of any two using automation.
(b) With schematic diagram explain working of hydraulic system. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Design and explain automatic weighing system for continue packaging line 07
using PLC and SCADA.
(b) Write short note on pneumatic system with neat sketch. 07

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