Question:medium

Which is the correct sequence to connect various components of drip irrigation systems in a banana field?
(A) Pump
(B) Fertilizer Tank
(C) Lateral
(D) Course Filter
(E) Main Line
(F) Fine Filter
(G) Drippers
Choose the correct answer from the options given below, which is the correct sequence of drip irrigation components.

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Filters sit close to the pump, and the pipe network always ends Main Line, then Lateral, then Drippers.
  • (A) - (B) - (C) - (D) - (E) - (F) - (G)
  • (A) - (D) - (F) - (B) - (E) - (C) - (G)
  • (A) - (C) - (B) - (D) - (E) - (F) - (G)
  • (A) - (E) - (F) - (C) - (B) - (D) - (G)
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Look at the last three positions first: water must travel Main Line then Lateral then Drippers, since a main line always feeds sub units before the crop level laterals and drippers. Option 1 ends with Fine Filter then Drippers, which is wrong because filtration must happen near the pump, not just before the emitters. Option 3 places the Lateral (C) right after the Pump, which cannot be right since laterals are the last small pipes near the plants, not the first fitting after the pump. Option 4 places the Main Line right after the pump and the filters at the very end, which is backward because unfiltered water would clog the drippers. Only option 2, Pump - Course Filter - Fine Filter - Fertilizer Tank - Main Line - Lateral - Drippers, keeps filtration early and ends Main Line - Lateral - Drippers in the correct physical order. \[\boxed{\text{Option 2}}\]
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