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“ALL IS WELL”
• The loss weight of a body submerged in a fluid
is

• A. EQUAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY

DISLACED
• B. INDEPENDENT OF THE VOLUME OF THE
BODY
• C. PROPORTIONAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE
BODY
• D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
• A line segment joining two points on a circle

• A. SECTOR
• B. CHORD
• C. ARC
• D. TANGENT
• The point of concurrency of the perpendicular
bisector of the sides of the triangle.

• A. ORTHOCENTER
• B. CIRCUMCENTER
• C. CENTROID
• D. INCENTER
• It is defined as the motion of a rigid body in
which a straight line passing through any two
of its particle always remains parallel to its
position.

• A. ROTATION
• B. PLANE MOTION
• C. TRANSLATION
• D. KINEMATICS
• High alkaline water in a boiler causes

• A. PITTING
• B. FIRE CRACKS
• C. CORROSION
• D. CAUSTIC
• Priming is caused by

• A. TOO MUCH BLOWDOWN

• B. COLD FEEDWATER
• C. LOW HARDWATER
• D. LOAD SWINGS
• A thermodynamic system which undergoes a
cyclic process during a positive amount of
work is done by the system

• A. HEAT PUMP
• B. REVERSE RANKINE CYCLE
• C. HEAT ENGINE
• D. REVERSIBLE-IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS
• Amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of 1 pound of that substance one
degree Fahrenheit is

• A. BTU
• B. SPECIFIC HEAT
• C. RELATIVE HEAT
• D. LATENT HEAT
• The study of the condition of air and moisture
in the atmosphere

• A. THERMODYNAMICS
• B. ATMOSPHERICS
• C. GAS DYNAMICS
• D. PSYCHROMETRICS
• The gage used to measure 0.001 to
atmospheric pressure

• A. BOURDON
• B. WATER MANOMETER
• C. MERCURY MANOMETER
• D. METALLIC DIAGRAM
• Water in an open glass at room temperature is

• A. SATURATED LIQUID
• B. LIQUID WITH QUALITY IS ZERO
• C. COMPRESSED LIQUID
• D. LIQUID WITH QUALITY IS UNITY
• Which of the process where work is zero

• A. ISOPHEISTIC
• B. ISOMETRIC
• C. ISENTROPIC
• D. POLYTROPIC
• In an internal combustion engine, the stroke
that discharges gas inside the cylinder

• A. POWER
• B. INTAKE
• C. COMPRESSION
• D. EXHAUST
• An adiabatic process with no work done is

• A. THROTTLING
• B. ISOBARIC
• C. ISOMETRIC
• D. ISOTHERMAL
• Ina system, the sum of the internal energy and
the product of pressure and volume is

• A. ENTROPY
• B. ENTHALPY
• C. WORK
• D. HEAT
• Force on a submerge area

• A. WEIGHT
• B. FLUID PRESSURE
• C. FLUID FORCE
• D. DENSITY
• Hydraulic power is expressed in whp in English
units. In SI it is expressed in

• A. HP
• B. WKW
• C. KWH
• D. WHP
• One English hp is 746 Watts. In SI, one metric
hp is

• A. 736 WATTS
• B. 746 WATTS
• C. 756 WATTS
• D. 760 WATTS
• The point of concurrency of the angle bisector
of the triangle is called

• A. ORTHOCENTER
• B. CIRCUMCENTER
• C. CENTROID
• D. INCENTER
• One mechanical hp is equivalent to

• A. 16 BOILER HP
• B. 14.51BOILER HP
• C. 13.15BOILER HP
• D. 24 BOILER HP
• One mm of hg is equivalent to

• A. 13.13 KPA
• B. 3.313 KPA
• C. 0.1333 KPA
• D. 1.333 KPA
• Color for water pipes

• A. GREEN
• B. ORANGE
• C. VIOLET
• D. ULTRA RED
• An increase in heat enthalpy of a substance
when it undergoes a change of phase at
constant pressure and temperature.

• A. HEAT OF FUSION
• B. HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
• C. HEAT OF CRYSTALLIZATION
• D. HEAT OF TRANSFORMATION
• The ideal reversible Carnot Cycle revolves four
basic processes. They are:

• A. TWO ISENTROPIC
• B. ALL ISOTHERMAL
• C. ALL ISENTROPIC
• D. TWO ISENTROPIC AND TWO ISOTHERMAL
• The origin of the energy conservation
equation used in flow system.

• A. 1st LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

• B. NEWTON’S 2ND LAW OF MOTION
• C. 2ND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• D. NEWTON’S 1ST LAW OF MOTION
• Coefficient of friction for dry surfaces

• A. DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE MATERIAL

• B. DEPENDS ON THE MATERIAL AND ON THE
FINISH CONDITION OF THE SURFACE
• C. DEPENDS ONLY ON THE FINISH CONDITION
OF THE SURFACE
• D. DEPENDS ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE
MATERIAL ONLY
• For an existing boiler installation the lowest of
safety permissible shall be:

• A. 3.0
• B. 3.5
• C. 4.0
• D. 4.5
• Ratio between the actual demanded load to
the connected load

• A. USE FACTOR
• B. DEMAND FACTOR
• C. CAPACITY FACTOR
• D. UTILIZATION FACTOR
• The point of concurrency of the altitude of the
triangle.

• A. ORTHOCENTER
• B. CENTROID
• C. METACENTER
• D. INCENTER
• Which of the following is not a unit of work?

• A. DYNE
• B. WORK
• C. WATT-SEC
• D. NEWTON-METER
• The condition exists in an adiabatic throttling
process?

• A. VARIABLE ENTHALPY
• B. CONSTANT ENTROPY
• C. CONSTANT ENTHALPY
• D. VOLUME CONSTANT
• Specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its
density to the density of

• A. MERCURY
• B. WATER
• C. GAS
• D. AIR
• The weight of the column of air above the
earth

• A. AEROSTATC SURFACE
• B. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
• C. AIR PRESSURE
• D. WIND PRESSURE
• Gas is being heated at constant volume

• A. ISENTROPIC
• B. ADIABATIC
• C. ISOBARIC
• D. ISOMETRIC
• Heat normally flowing from a high
temperature body to a low temperature body
where in it is impossible to convert heat
without other effects is:

• A. 1ST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

• B. 3RD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• C. 2ND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• D. ZEROTH LAW
Form of energy associated with kinetic energy of
the random motion of large number of
molecules.

• A. HEAT
• B. HEAT OF FUSION
• C. KINETIC ENERGY
• D. ENTHALPY
• At what temperatures are two temperatures
scales, degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

• A. -20 DEGC
• B. -40 DEGC
• C. -30 DEGC
• D. 40 DEGC
• TURBOJET engine thrust is produces by:

• A. THRUST REACTION OF THE TURBINE

BLADING
• B. RAM EFFECT OF THE INTAKE FUEL
• C. ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF INJECTED FUEL.
• D. ACCELERATION OF THE CASES THROUGH
THE ENGINE
• The chemical most commonly used to spread
sedimentation of sewage is

• A. LIME
• B. COPPER SULFATE
• C. SULFURIC ACID
• D. ETHYLENE BLUE
• Most of the bacteria in seawage are

• A. SAPHROPYTIC
• B. DANGEROUS
• C. PARASITIC
• D. PATHOGENIC
• One of the two types of non- material nuclear
radiation is

• A. GAMMA RADIATION
• B. TRANSMUTATION RADIATION
• C. WALTON RADIATION
• D. BETATRON RADIATION
• If you wished the temperature distribution
within a room to be even as possible, would
you blow hot air into the room near the

• A. FLOOR
• B. CEILINGS
• C. WALLS
• D. DOOR
• Which is not a qualification for an applicant
for ME Board Examination?

• A. CERTIFIED PLANT MECHANIC

• B. HOLDER OF BSME DEGREE
• C. AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE
• D. A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
• The maximum power rating of mechanical
work or plant that can be tended or operated
by a certified plant mechanic is

• A. 37.3 kw
• B. 298.4 kw
• C. 223.8 kw
• D. 119.9 kw
• The most important factor in determining high
temperature behavior of an alloy is

• A. DISPERSION
• B. IONIZATION
• C. CRYSTALLIZATION
• D. COMPOSITION
• The loss weight of a body submerged in a fluid
is

• A. EQUAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY

DISLACED
• B. INDEPENDENT OF THE VOLUME OF THE
BODY
• C. PROPORTIONAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE
BODY
• D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
• A line segment joining two points on a circle

• A. SECTOR
• B. CHORD
• C. ARC
• D. TANGENT
• Foaming is caused by

• A. CHEMICALS
• B. SCALES
• C. HARD WATER
• D. SOFT WATER
• High alkaline water in a boiler causes

• A. PITTING
• B. FIRE CRACKS
• C. CORROSION
• D. CAUSTIC
• Priming is caused by

• A. TOO MUCH BLOWDOWN

• B. COLD FEEDWATER
• C. LOW HARDWATER
• D. LOAD SWINGS
• A thermodynamic system which undergoes a
cyclic process during a positive amount of
work is done by the system

• A. HEAT PUMP
• B. REVERSE RANKINE CYCLE
• C. HEAT ENGINE
• D. REVERSIBLE-IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS
• Amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of 1 pound of that substance one
degree Fahrenheit is

• A. BTU
• B. SPECIFIC HEAT
• C. RELATIVE HEAT
• D. LATENT HEAT
• The study of the condition of air and moisture
in the atmosphere

• A. THERMODYNAMICS
• B. ATMOSPHERICS
• C. GAS DYNAMICS
• D. PSYCHROMETRICS
• It is defined as the motion of a rigid body in
which a straight line passing through any two
of its particle always remains parallel to its
position.

• A. ROTATION
• B. PLANE MOTION
• C. TRANSLATION
• D. KINEMATICS
• The study of the condition of air and moisture
in the atmosphere

• A. THERMODYNAMICS
• B. ATMOSPHERICS
• C. GAS DYNAMICS
• D. PSYCHROMETRICS
• It is defined as the motion of a rigid body in
which a straight line passing through any two
of its particle always remains parallel to its
position.

• A. ROTATION
• B. PLANE MOTION
• C. TRANSLATION
• D. KINEMATICS
• The gage used to measure 0.001 to
atmospheric pressure

• A. BOURDON
• B. WATER MANOMETER
• C. MERCURY MANOMETER
• D. METALLIC DIAGRAM
• Water in an open glass at room temperature is

• A. SATURATED LIQUID
• B. LIQUID WITH QUALITY IS ZERO
• C. COMPRESSED LIQUID
• D. LIQUID WITH QUALITY IS UNITY
• Which of the process where work is zero

• A. ISOPHEISTIC
• B. ISOMETRIC
• C. ISENTROPIC
• D. POLYTROPIC
• In an internal combustion engine, the stroke
that discharges gas inside the cylinder

• A. POWER
• B. INTAKE
• C. COMPRESSION
• D. EXHAUST
• An adiabatic process with no work done is

• A. THROTTLING
• B. ISOBARIC
• C. ISOMETRIC
• D. ISOTHERMAL
• Ina system, the sum of the internal energy and
the product of pressure and volume is

• A. ENTROPY
• B. ENTHALPY
• C. WORK
• D. HEAT
• Force on a submerge area

• A. WEIGHT
• B. FLUID PRESSURE
• C. FLUID FORCE
• D. DENSITY
• Hydraulic power is expressed in whp in English
units. In SI it is expressed in

• A. HP
• B. WKW
• C. KWH
• D. WHP
• One English hp is 746 Watts. In SI, one metric
hp is

• A. 736 WATTS
• B. 746 WATTS
• C. 756 WATTS
• D. 760 WATTS
• One mechanical hp is equivalent to

• A. 16 BOILER HP
• B. 14.51BOILER HP
• C. 13.15BOILER HP
• D. 24 BOILER HP
• One mm of hg is equivalent to

• A. 13.13 KPA
• B. 3.313 KPA
• C. 0.1333 KPA
• D. 1.333 KPA
• Color for water pipes

• A. GREEN
• B. ORANGE
• C. VIOLET
• D. ULTRA RED
• The ideal reversible Carnot Cycle revolves four
basic processes. They are:

• A. TWO ISENTROPIC
• B. ALL ISOTHERMAL
• C. ALL ISENTROPIC
• D. TWO ISENTROPIC AND TWO ISOTHERMAL
• The origin of the energy conservation
equation used in flow system.

• A. 1st LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

• B. NEWTON’S 2ND LAW OF MOTION
• C. 2ND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• D. NEWTON’S 1ST LAW OF MOTION
• Coefficient of friction for dry surfaces

• A. DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE MATERIAL

• B. DEPENDS ON THE MATERIAL AND ON THE
FINISH CONDITION OF THE SURFACE
• C. DEPENDS ONLY ON THE FINISH CONDITION
OF THE SURFACE
• D. DEPENDS ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE
MATERIAL ONLY
• For an existing boiler installation the lowest of
safety permissible shall be:

• A. 3.0
• B. 3.5
• C. 4.0
• D. 4.5
• Ratio between the actual demanded load to
the connected load

• A. USE FACTOR
• B. DEMAND FACTOR
• C. CAPACITY FACTOR
• D. UTILIZATION FACTOR
• Which of the following is not a unit of work?

• A. DYNE
• B. WORK
• C. WATT-SEC
• D. NEWTON-METER
• The condition exists in an adiabatic throttling
process?

• A. VARIABLE ENTHALPY
• B. CONSTANT ENTROPY
• C. CONSTANT ENTHALPY
• D. VOLUME CONSTANT
• Specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its
density to the density of

• A. MERCURY
• B. WATER
• C. GAS
• D. AIR
• The weight of the column of air above the
earth

• A. AEROSTATC SURFACE
• B. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
• C. AIR PRESSURE
• D. WIND PRESSURE
• Gas is being heated at constant volume

• A. ISENTROPIC
• B. ADIABATIC
• C. ISOBARIC
• D. ISOMETRIC
• Heat normally flowing from a high
temperature body to a low temperature body
where in it is impossible to convert heat
without other effects is:

• A. 1ST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

• B. 3RD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• C. 2ND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• D. ZEROTH LAW
Form of energy associated with kinetic energy of
the random motion of large number of
molecules.

• A. HEAT
• B. HEAT OF FUSION
• C. KINETIC ENERGY
• D. ENTHALPY
• One of the two types of non- material nuclear
radiation is

• A. GAMMA RADIATION
• B. TRANSMUTATION RADIATION
• C. WALTON RADIATION
• D. BETATRON RADIATION
• With regards to corrosion of metals,
passivation is the process that

• A. INHIBITS FURTHER DETERIORATION

• B. INTENSIFIES DETERIORATION
• C. ALTER THE GRAIN SIZE OF THE METAL
• D. CHANGES METAL COMPOSITION
• At relatively high temperatures and low rates
of strains, structures will perform better if
their material is

• A. COARSE GRAINED
• B. BEHAVIOR IS INDEPENDENT OF GRAIN
• C. FINE GRAINED
• D. CHANGES METAL COMPOSITION
• Intermittent sand filters are primarily used to

• A. OXIDIZED PUTRECIBLE MATTER

• B. SUPPLY FERTILIZERS TO FARMERS
• C. REMOVE SOLIDS FROM SEWAGE
• D. NEUTRALIZE SLUDGE
• Quantity of chlorine in parts per million
required to satisfactorily chlorinate sewage is
usually

• A. 125-150
• B. 0-25
• C. 65-90
• D. 30-50
• Ratio of oxygen available to the oxygen
required for stabilization of sewage is called

• A. CONCENTRATION FACTOR
• B. RELATIVES STABILITY
• C. OXYGEN – ION CONCENTRATION
• D. BACTERIAL STABILITY FACTOR
• In the design of grit chambers

• A. MAXIMUM VELOCITY OF FLOW 1FT/S

• B. BAFFLES ARE ESSENTIAL
• C. TEMPERATURE IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
• D. RETENTION PERIOD SHOULD BE AT LEAST
30MIN.
• The greatest unit pressure the soil can
continuously withstand

• A. BEARING STRENGTH
• B. ULTIMATE STRENGTH
• C. YIELD POINT
• D. POINT OF RUPTURE
• An equation in which a variable appears under
a radical sign

• A. IRRATIONAL EQUATION
• B. IRRADICAL EQUATION
• C. RADICAL EQUATION
• D. LITERAL EQUATION
• The logarithmic of 1 to any base is

• A. INFINITY
• B. INDETERMINATE
• C. ZERO
• D. ONE
• All circle having the same center but unequal
radii are called

• A. CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
• B. ENCIRCLES
• C. CONCYCLIC
• D. TANGENT CIRCLES
• A plane closed curve, all points of which are
the same distance from a point within called
the center is

• A. ARC
• B. RADIUS
• C. CIRCLE
• D. CHORD
• A statement of equality between two ratios

• A. POWER FACTOR
• B. EVALUATION
• C. PROPORTION
• D. THEOREM
• A polygon with fifteen sides

• A. NONAGON
• B. DECAGON
• C. PENTEDECAGON
• D. DODECAGON
• The first derivative of kinetic energy with
respect to time

• A. FORCE
• B. MOMENTUM
• C. WORK
• D. POWER
• The point function where the second
derivative of function is equal to zero

• A. INFLECTION POINT
• B. POINT OF INTERSECTION
• C. MINIMA
• D. MAXIMA
• Linear momentum, is a product of mass and
velocity and this can be expressed also as a
function of

• A. FORCE, TIME
• B. FORCE, DISPLACEMENT
• C. FORCE, VELOCITY
• D. FORCE, ACCELERATION
• The name of vector representing the sum of
two vectors

• A. TANGENT
• B. RESULTANT
• C. SCALAR
• D. TENSOR
• A curve generated by a point which moves in
uniform circular motion about an axis, while
traveling with a constant speed parallel to the
axis

• A. EPICYCLOID
• B. HELIX
• C. CYCLOID
• D. SPIRAL OF ARCHIMEDES
• The tendency of liquid surface to contract

• A. SURFACE TENSION
• B. AIR RESISTANCE
• C. GRAVITY
• D. VISCOSITY OF FLUID
• Measure of the fluid resistance when acted
upon by an external force

• A. VISCOSITY
• B. DENSITY
• C. FLASH POINT
• D. TACKINESS
• An instrument for measuring high
temperature gases.

• A. PYROMETER
• B. AMMETER
• C. ODOMETER
• D. ANEMOMETER
• A rectangle with equal sides

• A. RECTANGLE
• B. SQUARE
• C. RHOMBUS
• D. TRAPEZOID
• The base unit for mass in the SI system of
measurement

• A. NEWTON
• B. HYLS
• C. KILOGRAM
• D. JOULE
• Absolute viscosity is derived unit describe as

• A. PASCAL SECOND
• B. NEWTON PER METER
• C. SQ. METER PER SECOND
• D. WATT PER METER KELVIN
• Kinematic viscosity is an SI derived unit
described as

• A. PASCAL SECOND
• B. SQ. METER PER SECOND
• C. WATT PER METER KELVIN
• D. NEWTON PER METER
• Property of the body which measures its
resistance to change in motion

• A. ACCELERATION
• B. MASS
• C. RIGIDITY
• D. WEIGHT
• Chemical method of feedwater treatment
which uses calcium hydroxide and sodium
carbonate as reagents.

• A. DEMINERALIZATION PROCESS
• B. THERMAL TREATMENT
• C. LIME SODA TREATMENT
• D. ION CHANGE TREATMENT
• If equal are added to equals, the sum are
equal

• A. THEOREM
• B. POSTULATE
• C. AXIOM
• D. COROLLARY
• A straight line perpendicular to one of two
parallel planes is perpendicular to the other
also

• A. THEOREM
• B. POSTULATE
• C. AXIOM
• D. COROLLARY
• Sum of sides of a polygon

• A. HEXAGON
• B. CIRCUMFERENCE
• C. PERIMETER
• D. SQUARE
• A quadriIateral whose opposite sides are equal

• A. PARALLELOGRAM
• B. TRIANGLE
• C. MEDIAN
• D. TRAPEZOID
• Locus point on a side which rolls along fixed
line

• A. CYCLOID
• B. CARDIOD
• C. EPICYCLOID
• D. HYPOSCYCLOID
• A specimen is subjected to a load. When the
load is removed, the strain disappears. The
material is:

• A. DUCTILE
• B. PLASTIC
• C. ELASTIC
• D. AT HIGH MODULUS ELASTICITY
• Study of motion without reference to the
forces which causes motion.

• A. KINEMATICS
• B. HYDRODYNAMICS
• C. STATICS
• D. AERODYNAMICS
• In a cantilever bam with a concentrated load
at the free end, the moment is

• A. MAXIMUM AT THE WALL

• B. MAXIMUM AT THE FREE END
• C. CONSTANT ALONG THE BEAM
• D. MAXIMUM AT MIDSPAN
• The process of determining the actual cost of
manufacturing a product or of rendering a
service is

• A. GENERAL INVENTORY
• B. COST ACCOUNTING
• C. LEDGER POSTING
• D. JOURNAL POSTING
• Means sums such as jury would award when
the case is presented to them upon its own
merits.

• A. UNLIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• B. LATE PAYMENTS
• C. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• D. ALL OF THESE
• A positive difference between the firms total
receipts or revenues and the total costs is
known as

• A. TOTAL PROFITS
• B. ISOQUANT
• C. TOTAL LOSSES
• D. DEFICITS
• Things that have value.

• A. ASSETS
• B. SPACE
• C. DAMAGES
• D. FIXED
• The actual accounts passing into and out the
treasury of financial venture.

• A. MONEY MARKET
• B. CHECK OUT
• C. BOND
• D. CASH FLOW
• A written contract, under seal, whereby a
corporation binds itself to pay a specific sum
of money to the owner of the bond.

• A. CORPORATION BOND
• B. COUPON BOND
• C. COLLATERAL BOND
• D. SEALED BOND
• A check drawn from a depositor against his
account which the bank has marked certified.

• A. MANAGERS CHECK
• B. PERSONA CHECK
• C. CERTIFIED CHECK
• D. COMPANY CHECK
• If an increase in the capital stock is made
when actually no additional value has been
paid either in cash or in money’s worth

• A. STOCK WATERING
• B. DEFLATION
• C. INFLATION
• D. DEPLETION
• A letter of request whereby one person,
usually a merchant or banker, requests some
other to advance money or to give a credit up
to a certain amount.

• A. CHECK
• B. LETTER OF DEBIT
• C. BILL OF CREDIT
• D. CONTRACT TO SHIP
• A written acknowledgement by a carrier that
he has received the goods for shipment

• A. PROMISES
• B. AGREEMENT
• C. PROMISSORY NOTE
• D. CONTRACT
• Means the sum agreed upon in advance by
the parties as compensation for a breach

• A. UNLIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• B. ADVANCE DAMAGES
• C. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• D. DELAYED PAYMENTS
• The process of exchange where no single
medium of exchange is used

• A. EXCHANGE
• B. PARTIAL
• C. BARTER
• D. HUNTER
• Acts as medium of exchange, as a common
denominator of values

• A. MONEY
• B. PESO
• C. DOLLAR
• D. GOLD
• Is one directed against an employer or
company and consists of members of the
union and their families withholding the
patronage.

• A. WORKERS RALLY
• B. EMPLOYERS RALLY
• C. PRIMARY BOYCOTT
• D. NONE OF THESE
• A condition whereby payment is made for
work not done or to the case where more
workers are used than are reasonable
requirement for efficient operation.

• A. EXTRA MONEY
• B. CALL-OUT PAY
• C. FEATHERBEDDING
• D. EXCESS PAY
• A term used to describe payment of an
employee for time spent on the property of an
employer though not actually working at the
job or time spent changing clothes to get
ready for work or time spent travelling from
the plant entrance to the place of work.

• A. TRAVEL PAY
• B. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
• C. POT PAY
• D. PORTAL-TO-PORTAL PAY
• Where employees for work and are sent home
without working a certain amount is paid to
the employees.

• A. CALL-OUT PAY
• B. EXTRA PAY
• C. BONUS PAY
• D. CALL-IN PAY
• This is the final step after a grievance has gone
through the various channels of shop reward

• A. ARBITRATION OF GRIEVANCE
• B. ANSWER TO GRIEVANCE
• C. SOLUITON TO GRIEVANCE
• D. SNACTIONS TO GRIEVANCE
• This is a general term applied to an employee
who feels he is or has suffered injustice

• A. CONVICT
• B. FORCED
• C. GRIEVANCE
• D. BIAS
• War veterans, eventhough not company
employees before the war, give credit for their
military service

• A. DEPARTMENT SENIORITY
• B. ABSOLUTE SENIORITY
• C. SYNTHETIC SENIORITY
• D. DEFINITE SENIORITY
• Only length of service in a particular
department is considered in computing
seniority

• A. DEPARTMENT SENIORITY
• B. SYNTHETIC SENIORITY
• C. ABSOLUTE SENIORITY
• D. OPEN WIDE SENIORITY
• Length of service with the company regardless
of the division or department is the yardstick
employed.

• A. PLANT WIDE SENIORITY

• B. OPEN SENIORIY
• C. NOTATION SENIORITY
• D. LIMITED SENIORITY
• A system which length of service is the
decisive element in deciding on promotions or
layoffs.

• A. MARIANA
• B. UNDERSTANDING
• C. BACK OFF
• D. SENIORITY
• Money which is remitted to the union is
deducted from the employees wages by the
employer for union dues or assessments.

• A. CHECK DOWN
• B. TAX FREE
• C. SAVINGS
• D. CHECKOFF
• This is a union security measure whereby a
union employee pledges to remain a union
member for the duration of collective
bargaining agreement.

• A. MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP
• B. MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
• C. UNION LAW
• D. UNION RULES AND REGULATIONS
• A term used to describe pay provided to the
employee for time lost on account of material
supply shortages or machine breakdowns.

• A. DOWN-TIME PAY
• B. UNDER TIME PAY
• C. SHORT-TIME PAY
• D. OVER TIME PAY
• Collective bargaining is conducted by the
union with an association of employers

• A. INDUSTRY WIDE BARGAINING

• B. WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS BARGAINING
• C. ASSOCIATES BARGAINING
• D. BUSINESS BARGAINING
• Normally these are phrases indicating that a
plant has only union members as employees
or one where the union is the recognized
bargaining agency.

• A. CLOSED SHOP
• B. OPEN SHOP
• C. EXCLUSIVE SHO
• D. UNION SHOP
• Normally these are phrases indicating that a
plant has only nounion members as
employees or where the union is not
recognized as such

• A. CLOSED SHOP
• B. OPEN SHOP
• C. EXCLUSIVE SHOP
• D. NOUNION SHOP
• This is an association of employees of an
industry regardless of the type of work or skill
possessed by the individual.

• A. INDUSTRIAL UNION
• B. WORKERS CLAN
• C. FIREMANS UNION
• D. SENIOR SHOP
• This is an association of employees possessing
a common interest or skill held together by
employment in a single occupation or a group
of closely related occupations.

• A. GANG
• B. ASSOCIATION
• C. CRAFT UNION
• D. ORDER CENTER
• When prices go up in general, there is:

• A. INFLATION
• B. DEFLATION
• C. DEPLETION
• D. DEPRECIATION
• It is defined as the cost of materials used
during the year divided by the average
investment in materials.

• A. INVENTORY TURNOVER
• B. ASSET TURNOVER
• C. CURRNET RATIO
• D. RECEIVABLE TURNOVER
• A loss of value occasioned by new
developments which place the older property
at a competitive disadvantage:

• A. INFLATION
• B. DEPLETION
• C. OBSOLESCENCE
• D. DEPRESSION
• An accounting book where the original record
of a transactions is ordinarily recorded.

• A. JOURNAL
• B. CREDIT ENTRY
• C. DEBIT ENTRY
• D. TRANSACTION RECORD
• A situation in which rival firms drive prices
down through attempts to undercut each
other’s price is called:

• A. PRICE WAR
• B. PRICE DISCRIMINATION
• C. PRICE LEADERSHIP
• D. OLIGOPOLISTIC MONOPOLY
• W hen using net present worth calculation to
compare two objects, which of the following
could invalidate the calculations.

• A. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PROJECTS

• B. EVALUATION OVER DIFFERENT PERIODS
• C. NON-CONVENTIONAL CASH FLOWS
• D. DIFFERENCE IN THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
PROJECTS
• The power or ability to obtain goods and
services with a promise to pay at a definite
future time.

• A. CREDIT
• B. DEFIT
• C. PURCHASING POWER
• D. WEALTH
• How far will an object in a standard
gravitational field drop in 13 seconds starting
from rest and neglecting air resistance?

• ANSWER: 2721 FT
• A situation in which the average price level
rises because suppliers have taken the
initiative to raise prices above the equilibrium
level or if they seek higher profits margins:

• A. DEMAND PULL
• B. STAGNATION
• C. COST PUSH
• D. RECESSION
• The exclusive right of a company to provide a
specific product or service in a stated region of
the country is:

• A. GOODW ILL
• B. LICENSE
• C. FRANCHISE
• D. MONOPOLY
• The act of charging two or more buyers or
sellers different prices for the same product
where the elasticities of supply or demand at
each price level differ among the markets:

• A. PRICE WAR
• B. PRICE MANIPULATION
• C. PRICE OPTIMIZATION
• D. PRICE DISCRIMINATION
• A formal organization of producers with an
industry forming a perfect collison purposely
formed to increase profit and block new
comers from the industry:

• A. MONOPOLY
• B. CORPORATION
• C. CARTEL
• D. COMPETITORS
• The type of goods in which the increase of
consumption of one decreases the marginal
rate of substitution for the other money and
its characterized by the leftward shift of the
demand curves as the price is increased

• A. COMPLEMENTARY GOODS
• B. SUBSTITUTE GOODS
• C. PRODUCER GOODS
• D. NONE OF THESE
• When the interest is compounded at the end
of each period of some finite length, like a
month, quarter or year, this type of
compounded payment is categorized as

• A. DISCRETE COMPOUNDING
• B. DISCOUNTING
• C. CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING
• D. SINKING FUND
• In this type of market, product of firms are
differentiated by name, color, package,
customer service, credit conditions,etc, even if
they are physically the same and its seller can
raise the price to some degree without losing
his sales.

• A. PERFECT COMPETITION
• B. PERFECT MONOPOLY
• C. OLIGOPOLY
• D. MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
• Certificate of indebtedness of a corporation
guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets
may be retired by

• A. USE OF SINKING FUND

• B. EITHER A OR C
• C. USE OF COLLABLE BONDS
• D. NONE OF THESE
• An increase in the quantity of any good
consume or acquired by an individual will
decrease the amount of satisfaction derived
from that good. This is known as

• A. LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURN

• B. LAW OF MARGINAL UTILITY
• C. LAW OF DIMINISHING UTILITY
• D. NONE OF THESE
• A situation in which an events can increase
the well being of one person without
decreasing the well being of someone else is

• A. PARETO OPTIMUM
• B. MINIMAX
• C. ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
• D. MAXIMIN
• Share of participation in a corporation

• A. PARTNERSHIP
• B. STOCK
• C. FRANCHISE
• D. MONOPOLY
• What is the latent heat of fusion required to
turn ice to liquid?

• A. 2545 KJ/KG
• B. 334 KJ/KG
• C. 433 KJ/KG
• D. 343 KJ/KG
• Time rate of doing work

• A. POWER
• B. HEAT
• C. ENERGY
• D. MOMENTUM
• A tax on import is called:

• A. EXPORT TAX
• B. IMPORT TAX
• C. EXPORT TARIFF
• D. IMPORT TARIFF
• PV = constant us what law?

• A. CHARLES LAW
• B. PASCAL’S LAW
• C. BOYLE’S LAW
• D. ZEROTH’S LAW
• Nickel-molybedenum alloys are:

• A. HASTEALLOYS
• B. HASTAALLOYS
• C. INVARS
• D. MARTENSITES
• The rate of heat conduction in a certain
direction is proportional to the temperature
gradient in that direction. This law is known
as:

• A. ZEROTH’S LAW
• B. KIRCHOFF’S LAW
• C. FOURIERS’ LAW
• D. JOULES-THOMPSON LAW
• The energy that changes the phase of a
substance

• A. SPECIFIC
• B. FUSION
• C. LATENT
• D. SENSIBLE
• The gas from the sludge digestion tank is
mainly composed of:

• A. CARBON MONOXIDE
• B. NITROGEN
• C. METHANE
• D. HYDROGEN SULFIDE
• Each miniature boiler shall be provided with a
blow-off connection, not less than 12.7 mm
iron size, in direct connection with the:

• A. SIDE OF THE LOWEST WATER SPACE

• B. NONE
• C. LOWEST WATER SPACE
• D. 5 MM ABOVE THE LOWEST WATER SPACE
• Mathematically, a thermodynamic property is
which of the following?

• A. A POINT FUNCTION
• B. A PATH FUNCTION
• C. AN INEXACT DIFFERENTIAL
• D. DISCONTINUOUS
• Mechanically and electrically operated brakes
shall be inspected:

• A. EVERY TIME THERE IS COMPLAINT

• B. PERIODICALLY
• C. EVERY MONTH
• D. AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY
• One minute of the great circle arc on the
surface of the earth is equivalent to

• A. 1 STATUTE MILE
• B. 1 NAUTICAL MILE
• C. 60 STATUTE MILE
• D. 60 NAUTICAL MILE
• An elevator weighing 2,000lb attains an
upward velocity of 116 fps in 4 sec with
uniform acceleration. What is the tension in
the supporting cables?

• ANSWER: 2,250 LB
• The radius of the earth used in spherical
trigonometry is

• A. 3989 STATUTE MILES

• B. 3979 STATUTE MILES
• C. 3969 STATUTE MILES
• D. 3959 STATUTE MILES
• What are valence electrons?

• A. THE OUTERSHELL ELECTRONS

• B. ELECTRONS WITH POSITIVE CHARGE
• C. THE ELECTRONS OF THE COMPLETE
QUANTUM SHELLS
• D. THE K-QUANTUM SHELL ELECTRONS
• What height of column of Hg is equivalent to a
pressure if 100 psig? The density of mercury is
848 lb/cu.ft.

• ANSWER: 17FT
• A statement of truth which follows with little
or no proof from the theorem.

• A. COROLLARY
• B. AXIOM
• C. POSTULATE
• D. CONCLUSION
• The action of bringing one geometric figure
into coincidence with another is called

• A. TRANSPOSITION
• B. TRANSLATION
• C. SUPERPOSITION
• D. PROJECTION
• Prisms are named according to their

• A. DIAGONALS
• B. SIDES
• C. VERTICES
• D. BASES
• The rate of laminar water flow in a saturated
soil can be calculated using:

• A. A MOODY DIAGRAM
• B. THE BERNOULLI EQUATION
• C. DARCY’S LAW
• D. THE HAZEN-WILLIAMS FORMULA
• The worth of property which is equal t the
original cost less depreciation:

• A. SCRAP VALUE
• B. BOOK VALUE
• C. EARNING VALUE
• D. FACE VALUE
• One joule of work is done by a force of one
Newton acting through a distance of:

• A. ONE CENTIMETER
• B. ONE INCH
• C. ONE METER
• D. ONE FOOT
• The moment of inertia of a plane figure:

• A. IS ZERO AT THE CENTROIDAL AXIS

• B. INCREASE AS DISTANCE OF THE AXIS
MOVES FARTHER FROM THE CENTROID
• C. DECREASES AS THE DISTANCE OF THE AXIS
MOVES FARTHER FROM THE CENTROID
• D. IS MAXIMUM AT THE CENTROIDAL AXIS
• The chemical process which occurs when
water is added to cement is

• A. OXIDATION
• B. BROWNIAN MOVEMENT
• C. PLASTIC FLOW
• D. HYDRATION
• What is the possible outcome of an
experiment called?

• A. A SAMPLE SPACE
• B. A RANDOM POINT
• C. AN EVENT
• D. A FINITE SET
• In the probability theory, what is the set of all
possible outcomes of an experiment called

• A. A SET OF RANDOM EVENTS

• B. A FUZZY SET
• C. A CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE
• D. A SPACE SAMPLE
• A number system using a place value ( or
base) of 60.

• A. SEXAGESIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM

• B. SEPTENARY NUMBER SYSTEM
• C. SENARY NUMBER SYSTEM
• D. SEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
• A number system using a place value ( or
base) of 20.

• A. SEXAGESIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM

• B. DOUDECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
• C. BIDECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
• D. VIGESIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
• In Roman numerals, the doorframe written
with the letter indicates that the number
equivalent the letter is to be multiplied by

• A. 100
• B. 1,000
• C. 100,000
• D. 1,000,000
• A goat is tied to a corner of a 30ft by 35ft
building. If the rope is 40ft long and the goat
can reach 1ft farther than the rope length,
what is the maximum area that a goat can
cover?

• ANSWER: 4034 FT^2

• In Roman numerals, the above the letter
indicates that the number equivalent the
letter is to be multiplied by

• A. 100
• B. 1,000
• C. 10,000
• D. 1,000,000
• 1 cubic meter is equivalent to 1

• A. SPAN
• B. SECTION
• C. SCRUPLE
• D. STERE
• 100 kilograms is equivalent to 1

• A. TON
• B. QUINTAL
• C. SECTION
• D. STERE
• An astronomical unit is approximately equal to

• A. 100 MILLION KM
• B. 125 MILLION KM
• C. 150 MILLION KM
• D. 175 MILLION KM
• The following type item, which is common to
both the fixed and operating cost an
enterprise is

• A. INTEREST
• B. DEPRECIATION
• C. TAXES
• D. SUPPLIES
• The center of gravity of an isosceles triangle
whose height H is on the median line

• A. 2/3 FROM THE VERTEX

• B. 1/3 H FROM THE VERTEX
• C. 2/3 H FROM THE VERTEX
• D. ¾ H FROM THE VERTEX
• The difference between the book value and
the actual lower resale value is

• A. SUNK COST
• B. SALVAGE VALUE
• C. FIXED COST
• D. RESALE VALUE
• It occurs when a unique product or service is
available only from a single supplier and entry
of all other possible suppliers prevented:

• A. INVENTORY
• B. MONOPOLY
• C. COMPETITION
• D. PROFITABILITY
• All of the following statements about protons
are correct, EXCEPT

• A. PHOTONS ARE SMALL QUANTA OF

ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
• B. ENERGY OF PHOTONS VARIES ACCORDING TO
E=hf, WHERE h IS PLANCK’S
• C. PHOTON ENERGY VARIES WITH SOURCE
INTENSITY, I.E. A BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCE EMITS
PHOTONS OF HIGHER ENERGY THAN A DIM SOURCE
• D. VELOCITY OF PHOTONS IN VACUUM IS C, THE
SPEED OF LIGHT, 3X10^10 CM/SEC
• The equation y=a1+a2x is an algebraic
expression for which the following choices?

• A. A COSINE EXPANSION SERIES

• B. PROJECTILE MOTION
• C. PROJECTILE ENERGY
• D. A STRAIGHT LINE
• All of the following are characteristic of
waves, EXCEPT:

• A. ENERGY OF A WAVE SERIES VARIES WITH THE

SQUARE OF ITS AMPLITUDE
• B. INTERFERENCE IS INTERACTIOON OF WAVES. THE
OBSERVED EFFECT IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF
SUPERPOSITION
• C. WAVE FREQUENCY CHANGES ON ENTERING A
MEDIUM WHERE THE VELOCITY OF PROPAGATION IS
CHANGED
• D. DIFFRACTION, OR BENDING OF A WAVE, OCCURS
AROUND THE EDGES OF OBSRACLES
• An amphoteric hydroxide is one which:

• A. HAS A VALENCE OF -2
• B. HAS BEEN CRAED BY BOMBARDMENT
WITH HIGH ENERGY PROTONS
• C. REACTSS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER
• D. MAY ACT AS EITHER A BASE OR AN ACID IN
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
• Hydrogen is common to all

• A. ACIDS
• B. SALTS
• C. OXIDES
• D. METALS
• Hard water is water which contains soluble
salts which of the following elements?

• A. SODIUM
• B. SULFUR
• C. CALCIUM
• D. CHLORINE
• Work or energy can be a function of all of the
following EXCEPT:

• A. FORCE AND DISTANCE

• B. TORQUE AND ANGULAR ROTATION
• C. POWER AND TIME
• D. FORCE AND TIME
• A body weighing 1000lbs falls 6 inches and
strikes a 2000 lbs (per inch) spring. What is the
deformation of the spring?

• ANSWER: 3 INCHES
• The hydraulic radius of an open-channel
section is defined as:

• A. THE WETTED PERIMETER DIVIDED BY THE

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA.
• B. THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA DIVIDED BY
THE TOTAL PERIMETER.
• C. THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA DIVIDED BY
THE WETTED PERIMETER.
• D. ONE-FOURTH THE RADIUS OF A CIRCLE
WITH THE SAME AREA.
• Which of the following is true for a fluid?

• A. IT CANNOT SUSTAIN A SHEAR FORCE

• B. IT CANNOT SUSTAIN A SHEAR AT REST
• C. IT IS A LIQUID ONLY
• D. IT HAS A VERY REGULAR MOLECULAR
STRUCTURE
• What is the absolute velocity of a real fluid at
a surface?

• A. THE SAME AS THE BULK FLUID VELOCITY

• B. THE VELOCITY OF THE SURFACE
• C. ZERO
• D. PROPORTIONAL TO THE SMOOTHNESS OF
THE SURFACE
• Which of the following id the most accurate
about a streamline?

• A. IT IS A PATH OF A FLUID PARTICLE

• B. IT IS A LINE NORMAL TO THE VELOCITY
VECTOR EVERYWHERE
• C. IT IS FIXED IN SPACE IN STEADY FLOW
• D. IT IS DEFINED FOR NON-UNIFORM FLOW
ONLY
• If the right circular cone is cut parallel with the
axis of symmetry, you would reveal:

• A. CIRCLE
• B. PARABOLA
• C. HYPERBOLA
• D. PARABOLA
• If the first derivative of the equation of a curve
is a constant, the curve is a:

• A. CIRCLE
• B. PARABOLA
• C. HYPERBOLA
• D. STRAIGHT LINE
• Which of the following is not true regarding
the Blasius boundary layer solution?

• A. IT IS VALID ONLY FOR POTENTIAL FLOW

• B. IT IS AN APPROXIMATE SOLUTION
• C. TI IS VALID FOR LAMINAR FLOW
• D. IT PERMITS ONE TO CALCULATE THE SKIN
FRICTION ON A FLAT PLATE
• The mass moment of inertia of a cylinder
about its central axis perpendicular to a
circular cross section is:

• A. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS RADIUS

• B. INDEPENDENT OF ITS RADIUS
• C. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS LENGTH
• D. INDEPENDENT OF ITS LENGTH
• Which of the following properties are
intensive properties?
I. Temperature
II. Pressure
III. Composition
IV. Mass
• A. I ONLY
• B. IV ONLY
• C. I AND II
• D. I, II AND III
• The moment of inertia of any plane figure is
can be expressed in units of length to the:

• A. FIRST POWER
• B. THIRD POWER
• C. SECOND POWER
• D. FOURTH POWER
• Structural steel elements subjected to torsion
develop:

• A. TENSILE STRESS
• B. SHEARING STRESS
• C. COMPRESSIVE STRESS
• D. BENDING STRESS
• The difference between the starting and the
ending inventory valuations, a term that
represents an inventory account adjust is
called:

• A. COST OF GOOD SOLD

• B. PERPETUAL INVENTORY SYSTEM
• C. PHYSYCAL INVENTORY SYSTEM
• D. PERIODIC INVENTORY SYSTEM
• Which of the following affects most of the
electrical and thermal properties of materials?

• A. THE ATOMIC WEIGHT EXPRESSED IN

GRAMS PER GRAM-ATOM
• B. THE ELECTRONS, PARTICULARLY THE
OUTERMOST ONES
• C. THE MAGNITUDE OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE
OF THE PROTONS
• D. THE WEIGHT OF THE ATOMS
• A 2500 lbf car is towing lbf trailer. The
coefficient of friction between all tires and the
road is 0.80. How fast can the car and trailer
travel around an unbanked curve radius 0,12
mile without either the car or trailer skidding?

• ANSWER: 87 MPH
• Which of the following is NOT a method of
non-destructive testing of steel casting and
forgings?

• A. RADIOGRAPHY
• B. MAGNETIC PARTICLE
• C. ULTRASONIC
• D. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
• What are Van der Waals forces?

• A. WEAK SECONDARY BONDS BETWEEN

ATOMS
• B. PRIMARY BONDS BETWEEN ATOMS
• C. FORCES BETWEEN ELECTRONS AND
PROTONS
• D. FORCES NOT PRESENT IN LIQUIDS
• Absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with
pressure and temperature and is defined as a
function of

• A. DENSITY AND ANGULAR DEFORMATION

RATE
• B. DENSITY, SHEAR STRESS AND ANGULAR
DEFORMATION RATE
• C. DENSITY AND SHEAR STRESS
• D. SHEAR STRESS AND SNGULAR
DEFORMATION RATE
• Total energy of a compressible or
incompressible fluid flowing across any
section in a pipeline is a function of

• A. PRESSURE AND VELOCITY

• B. PRESSURE DENSITY AND VELOCITY
• C. FLOW ENERGY, KINETIC ENERGY, HEIGHT
ABOVE DATUM AND INTERNAL ENERGY
• D. PRESSURE DENSITY, VELOCITY AND HEIGHT
ABOVE DATUM
• Which of the following is not a viscoelastic
material?

• A. PLASTIC
• B. METAL
• C. RUBBER
• D. GLASS
• In molecules of the same composition, what
are variations of atomic arrangements known
as?

• A. POLYMERS
• B. ISOMERS
• C. MONOMERRS
• D. CRYSTAL SYSTEM
• Which crystal structure possesses the highest
number of close-packed planes and close-
packed direction?

• A. SIMPLE CUBIC
• B. BODY-CENTERED CUBIC
• C. FACE-CENTERED CUBIC
• D. CLOSE-PACKED HEXAGONAL
• Modes of extinguishing obligations when
auditor abandons his right to collect:

• A. CONDONATION
• B. FORFEITURE
• C. DEBT CANCELLATION
• D. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• In a crystal structure, what is an interstitial
atom?

• A. AN EXTRA ATOM SITTING AT NON-LATTICE

POINT
• B. AN ATOM MISSING AT A LATTICE POINT
• C. A DIFFERENT ELEMENT AT A LATTICE POINT
• D. A LINE DEFECT
• Which of the following is a line defect in a
lattice crystal structure?

• A. TILT BOUNDARY
• B. SCREW DISLOCATION
• C. VACANCY
• D. SCHOTTKY IMPERFECTION
• Which of the following describes diffusion in a
crystal structure?

• A. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
• B. IT OCCURS ONLY IN ALLOYS, NEVER IN
PURE CRYSTAL
• C. IT OFTEN USES AN EXCHANGE OR VACANCY
MECHANISM
• D. IT OCCURS PRIMARYLY AS A RESULT OF
MECHANICAL WORK
• Which of the following may be the Poisson
ratio of a material?

• A. 0.45
• B. 0.50
• C. 0.55
• D. 0.60
• In bending of a rectangular beam under axial
loading, where is the location of maximum
shear stress?

• A. AT THE TOP EDGE

• B. AT THE BOTTOM EDGE
• C. AT THE NEUTRAL AXIS
• D. AT A LOCATION BETWEEN THE TOP EDGE
AND THE NEUTRAL AXIS
• How many degrees of freedom does a coin
rolling on the ground have?

• A. ONE
• B. TWO
• C. THREE
• D. FOUR
• What type of materials usually has a higher
index of reflection?

• A. LIGHTER MATERIALS
• B. HEAVIER MATERIALS
• C. DENSER MATERIALS
• D. LESS DENSE MATERIALS
• A sequence denotes

• A. ORDER
• B. PERMUTATION
• C. COMBINATION
• D. SERIES
• A series is defined as the

• A. SUM
• B. QUOTIENT
• C. DIFFERENCE
• D. PRODUCT
• What is expected head loss per mile of closed
circular pipe (17-in inside diameter friction
factor of 0.03) when 3300 gal/min of water
flow under pressure?

• ANSWER: 38 FT
• If the series has an infinite number of terms,
then it is

• A. AN INFINITE SERIES
• B. A SERIES
• C. A FINITE SERIES
• D. A FUNCTION
• In Roman numerals, the doorframe written
with the letter indicates that the number
equivalent t the letter is to be multiplied by

• A. 100
• B. 1,000
• C. 100,000
• D. 1,000,000
• A situation whereby payment is made work
not done. The term also applies to the case
where more workers are used than are a
reasonable requirement for efficient operation

• A. CHECK-IN-PAY
• B. FEATHER BEDDING
• C. DOWNTIME PAY
• D. MOON LIGHTNING
• Locus on points on a side which rolls along a
fixed line:

• A. CARDIOD
• B. EPICYCLOID
• C. CYCLOID
• D. HYPOCYCLOID
• Gross profit , sales less cost of goods sold, as a
percentage of sales is called:

• A. ROI RATIO
• B. PROFIT MARGIN
• C. GROSS MARGIN
• D. PRICE EARNINGS
• Cost of things that are neither labor or
materials:

• A. LABOR COST
• B. CONSTRUCTION COST
• C. INVESTMENT
• D. EXPENSES
• In an Imhoff tank:

• A. THE EFFLUENT CONTAINS VERY LITTLE

DISSOLVED OXYGEN
• B. THERE ARE NO SETTLING COMPARTMENTS
• C. THE SLUDGE AND RAW SEWAGE ARE NOT
MIXED
• D. THE SLUDGE AND FRESH SEWAGE ARE
WELL MIXED TO GIVE COMPLETE DIGESTION
• Liquid assets such as cash and other assets
that can be converted quickly into cash, such
as accounts receivable, and merchandise are
called:

• A. CURRENT ASSETS
• B. FIXED ASSETS
• C. TOTAL ASSETS
• D. LAND AND BUILDINGS
• A term used to describe payment of an
employee for time spent on the property of
the employer though not actually working at
the job. e.g. time spent changing clothes to
get ready for work or time spent travelling
from the plant entrance to the place of work.

• A. PORTAL-TO-PORTAL PAY
• B. DOWNTIME
• C. ALL-IN PAY
• D. LAND AND BUILDINGS
• The peso amount as earned from investment
or project is called

• A. ROI
• B. SURPLES
• C. INTEREST
• D. ROR
• The length of time, usually in years, for the
cumulative net annual profit to equal the
initial investment is called:

• A. RECEIVABLE TURNOVER
• B. RETURN ON INVESTMENT
• C. PRICE EARNING RATIO
• D. PAYBACK PERIOD
• Instead of the profits being paid out to the
stockholders or owners as dividends, they are
retained in the business and used to finance
expansion. This is called:

• A. RETAINED EARNINGS
• B. FLOW RATE
• C. BONDS
• D. DEPOSITS
• Dew point is which of the following?

• A. ADIABATIC SATURATION TEMPERATURE

• B. TEMPERATURE OF GRAINS OF MOISTURE
PER LB BONE DRY AIR
• C. TEMPERATURE OF 50% RH
• D. WET BULB TEMPERATURE
• The heat transfer posses in a cooling tower
consists of a transfer of heat fro water to:

• A. NONE OF THE ABOVE

• B. ICE
• C. UNSATURATED AIR
• D. VAPOR
• The system refrigeration which uses heat
energy to change the condition required in the
refrigeration cycle:

• A. ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION
• B. ICE REFRIGERATION
• C. STEAM-JET REFRIGERATION
• D. VAPOR COMPRESSION
• Profit margin ratio is the percentage each
peso of sales that is net income and the profit
margin is equal to:

• A. ROR
• B. PRICE EARNINGS
• C. NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES/NET SALES
• D. NET INCOME OWNER’S EQUITY
• Financial statement which compare the
revenues of the period with the expenses
incurred to gain those revenues:

• A. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
• B. BOOK VALUE
• C. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
• D. PROFIT AND LOS
• A series of equal payments occurring at equal
periods of time:

• A. INSTALLMENT
• B. PERPETUITY
• C. AMORTIZATION
• D. ANNUITY
• When vane control is used for mechanical
draft fans and where a wide load range is
required, it is advisable to use a:

• A. TWO-SPEED-DRIVE MOTOR
• B. SINGLE-SPEED-DRIVE MOTOR
• C. FOUR-SPEED-DRIVE MOTOR
• D. TRIPLE-SPEED-DRIVE MOTOR
• Used as a guide to selecting the most efficient
centrifugal pump.

• A. SPECIFIC SPEED
• B. BERNOULLI’S EQUATION
• C. TIG WELDING
• D. FUSION WELDING
• The impulse and momentum principle is
mostly useful for solving problems involving:

• A. VELOCITY ACCELERATION AND TIME

• B. FORCE ACCELERATION AND TIME
• C. FORCE VELOCITY AND TIME
• D. FORCE VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION
• A Process of welding materials in a molten or
in vaporous state without application of
mechanical pressure or blow. Such welding
may be accomplished by the oxy-acetylene or
by hydrogen flame of electro arc. It is called

• A. COLD WELDING
• B. MIG WELDING
• C. TIG WELDING
• D. FUSION WELDING
• A type of compressor which is often used for
overcharging diesel engines.

• A. CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR
• B. AXIAL COMPRESSOR
• C. ROOTS BLOWER
• D. ROTAATIVE COMPRESSOR
• Which of the following methods is most suited
in evaluating/comparing alternative with
difference finitive lives?

• A. ROR
• B. DISTRIBUTIVE ANNUAL COST
• C. ROI
• D. UNIFDORM ANNUAL COST METHOD
• If two or more lines have a single point which
lies on all of them, then they are

• A. COLLINEAR
• B. COPLANAR
• C. CONCURRENT
• D. CONJUGATE
• An angle greater than a straight angle but less
than two straight angles is known as __ angle.

• A. COMPLIMENT
• B. SUPPLEMENT
• C. COMPLEX
• D. REFLEX
• An angle greater than the right angle but less
than a straight angle.

• A. ACUTE ANGLE
• B. OBTUSE ANGLE
• C. REFLEX ANGLE
• D. OBLIQUE ANGLE
• A highest point of a figure relative to a
baseline or plane is called

• A. SUMMIT
• B. SUMMIT
• C. HIGHEST ORDINATE
• D. TERMINAL POINT
• A solid cut of a given solid by two non parallel
planes is called

• A. FRUSTUM
• B. PRISM
• C. TRUNCATED PRISM
• D. PRISMATOID
• Portion of regular solid left after cutting off
the upper part by a plane parallel to the base

• A. FRUSTUM
• B. UNGULA
• C. TRUNCATED SOLID
• D. PRISMATOID
• Formed by intersection of rays from one point
reflected or refracted from a curvature
surface.

• A. ENVELOP
• B. CAUSTIC
• C. EVOLUTE
• D. PENCIL
• Locus of the ultimate intersection or curves in
a system of curves

• A. EVOLUTE
• B. PENCIL
• C. ENVELOPE
• D. HELIX
• A curve or surface that is tangential to each of
the family of curves or surfaces.

• A. ENVELOPE
• B. PENCIL
• C. FAMILY
• D. CUSP
• A curve that describes the locus of the centers
of curvatures of another curve to which its
tangents are normal.

• A. INVOLUTE
• B. EVOLUTE
• C. CUSP
• D. LEMNISCATE
• ______ is the formed by intersection of rays
from the point reflected or refracted from a
curve surface.

• A. ENVELOPE
• B. EVOLUTE
• C. CAUSTIC
• D. PARABOLA
• All are scalar quantities except

• A. ACCELERATION
• B. SPEED
• C. ENERGY
• D. TEMPERATURE
• All are vector quantities except

• A. DISPLACEMENT
• B. ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY
• C. TORQUE
• D. MASS
• A quantitative measure of inertia

• A. WEIGHT
• B. MASS
• C. FORCE
• D. ACCELERATION
• Capacity to do work is called

• A. POWER
• B. ENERGY
• C. MOMENTUM
• D. IMPULSE
• Study of motion with reference to the force
which causes the motion

• A. STATICS
• B. DYNAMICS
• C. KINETICS
• D. KINEMATICS
• Branch of mechanics which deals with bodies
in motion.

• A. STATICS
• B. DYNAMICS
• C. KINETICS
• D. KINEMATICS
• Another term for modulus of elasticity

• A. BULK MODULUS
• B. SHEAR MODULUS
• C. YOUNG’S MODULUS
• D. MOMENTOF INERTIA
• A triangle inscribed in a given triangle whose
vertices are the feet of the three
perpendiculars to the sides from the same
point inside, the given triangle.

• A. INSCRIBED TRIANGLE
• B. PRIMITIVE TRIANGLE
• C. PEDAL TRIANGLE
• D. OBTUSE TRIANGLE
• A right triangle whose length of sides may be
expressed as ratio of integral units

• A. PEDAL TRIANGLE
• B. OBLIQUE TRIANGLE
• C. SCALENE TRIANGLE
• D. PRIMITIVE TRIANGLE
• Refers to the angular distance from the
equator measured along a meridian.

• A. LONGITUDE
• B. LATITUDE
• C. MERIDIAN
• D. DECLINATION
• An integer the sum of all its possible divisors
except the number itself is greater than the
integer is called

• A. ABUNDANT NUMBER
• B. PERFECT NUMBER
• C. DEFECTIVE NUMBER
• D. AMICABLE
• The second power of the standard deviation is
called

• A. MODE
• B. CENTRAL TENDENCY
• C. VARIANCE
• D. DISPERSION
• A rocket is moving through a vacuum. It
changes its velocity from 9020 ft/sec to 5100
ft/sec in 48 sec. How much power is required
to accomplish this if the rocket’s mass is
13,000 slugs?

• ANSWER: 1.36x10^7 HP
• The logarithm of the reciprocal of N is called
the ____ of N.

• A. ANTILOGARITHM
• B. COLOGARITHM
• C. NATURAL LOGARITHM
• D. BRIGGSIAN LOGARITHM
• A type of annuity where the payments are
made at the start of each period, beginning
from the first period.

• A. ORDINARY ANNUITY
• B. ANNUITY DUE
• C. DEFERRED ANNUITY
• D. PERPETUITY
• The difference between an approximate value
of a quantity and its exact value or true value.

• A. RELATIVE ERROR
• B. ABLSOLUTE ERROR
• C. MISTAKE
• D. RELATIVE ERROR
• A sequence having a defined first and last
terms is called

• A. INFINITE SEQUENCE
• B. CONVERGENT SEQUENCE
• C. DIVERGENT SEQUENCE
• D. FINITE SEQUENCE
• ARTICLE III, SECTION 21

• ANSWER: OATH
• ARTICLE V, SECTION 45

• ANSWER: SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

• ARTICLE V, SECTION 47

• ANSWER: TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

• ARTICLE V, SECTION 46

• ANSWER: REPEALING CLAUSE

• ARTICLE V, SECTION 44

• ANSWER: FUNDING PROVISIONS

• ARTICLE III, SECTION 17

• ANSWER: SCOPE OF EXAMINATION

• A conic section whose eccentricity is always
less than 1

• A. PARABOLA
• B. CIRCLE
• C. ELLIPSE
• D. HYPERBOLA
• Confocal conics are conics

• A. HAVING THE SAME FOCI

• B. HAVING NO FOCUS
• C. WHOSE FOCI COINCIDE WITH THE ORIGIN
• D. WHOSE FOCI COINCIDES WITH THE
VERTICES
• The operation finding the derivative of a
function

• A. DIFFERENTIATING
• B. DIFFERENTIATION
• C. DIFFERENTIAL
• D. INTEGRATING
• Which of the following is determinate?

• A. 0/0
• B. 0. ∞
• C. ∞. ∞
• D. ∞ ^0
• Who invented the symbol “∞” for infinity?

• A. JOHN STOCKTON
• B. JOHN VENN
• C. JOHN WALLIS
• D. JOHN NAPIER
• Varignon’s theorem is used to determinate __.

• A. LOCATION OF CENTROID
• B. MOMENT OF INERTIA
• C. MASS MOMENT OF INERTIA
• D. MOMENT AREA
• The theorem which is closely related to
d’Alembert’s theorem is the

• A. NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION

• B. NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION
• C. NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION
• D. BERNOULLI’S THEOREM
• The unit prefix nano is opposite to:

• A. MEGA
• B. GIGA
• C. TERA
• D. EXA
• If equals are divided by equals the quotient
are equal. This is a/an

• A. THEOREM
• B. COROLLARY
• C. AXIOM
• D. HYPOTHESIS
• The only integer with definite number of
divisors

• A. ZERO
• B. ONE
• C. NATURAL NUMBER
• D. NEGATIVE NUMBER
• Zero divided by zero is

• A. 1
• B. 0
• C. UNDEFINED
• D. INDETERMINATE
• In expanding (x+y)^n, the sum of exponents of
each term is

• A. n
• B. n-1
• C. n+1
• D. n/2
• A statement of equality between two ratios

• A. VALUATION
• B. THEOREM
• C. POWER FACTOR
• D. PROPORTION
• Which of the following are numbers whose
last digits are unchanged after the number has
been squared?

• A. PALINDROME NUMBERS
• B. ABUNDANT NUMBERS
• C. AUTOMORPHIC NUMBERS
• D. PERFECT NUMBERS
• In the proportion of four quantities, the 1st n
the fourth terms are referred to as the

• A. MEANS
• B. EXTREMES
• C. DENOMINATORS
• D. NUMERATORS
• An equation whose solution set is not the
entire set of real numbers is called a/an

• A. EQUIVALENT EQUATION
• B. CONDITIONAL EQUATION
• C. IDENTICAL EQUATION
• D. LINEAR EQUATION
• A property that indicates that is the product of
two factors is zero, then one (or both) of the
factors must also be zero

• A. ADDITIVE IDENTITY PROPERTY

• B. ZERO FACTOR PROPERTY
• C. MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY PROPERTY
• D. COMMULATIVE PROPERTY
• A solution of an equation which does not by
definition, satisfy its original equation, and
must therefore not be listed as an actual
solution

• A. TRIVIAL SOLUTION
• B. NULL SOLUTION
• C. EXTRANEOUS SOLUTION
• D. IMAGINARY SOLUTION
A number of the form a+bi, where a and b are
real numbers, is called

• A. NATURAL NUMBER
• B. RATIONAL NUMBER
• C. REAL NUMBER
• D. COMPLEX NUMBER
• The set with no elements is

• A. NULL SET
• B. SUBSET
• C. NO SET
• D. VOID SET
• The sum and product of conjugate numbers
are:

• A. COMPLEX NUMBERS
• B. REAL NUMBERS
• C. RATIONAL NUMBERS
• D. PURE IMAGINARY NUMBER
• The equation f(x)+0 of degree n has at most:

• A. n roots
• B. n+1 roots
• C. n-1 roots
• D. n/2 roots
• A system of m linear equations in n unknowns
where n>m, usually has

• A. FINITE SOLUTIONS
• B. INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS
• C. IMAGINARY SOLUTIONS
• D. TRIVIAL SOLUTIONS
• The square root of a whole number produces
an irrational number

• A. RADICAL
• B. IRRATIONAL
• C. SURD
• D. PARITY
• A number whose square root is a whole
number is a

• A. PERFECT SQUARE
• B. PURE NUMBER
• C. QUADRATIC NUMBER
• D. RATIONAL NUMBER
• Prime numbers that can be made from the
expression 2^n-1 are

• A. JORDAN PRIMES
• B. FERMAT PRIMES
• C. HAMILTON PRIMES
• D. MERSENNE PRIMES
• If the roots of an equation are zero, then they
are classified as

• A. HYPERBOLIC SOLUTION
• B. ZEROS OF FUNCTION
• C. EXTRANEOUS ROOTS
• D. TRIVIAL SOLUTION
• If a=b then b=a. This illustrates hat axiom in
algebra?

• A. SYMMETRIC AXIOM
• B. REFLEXIVE AXIOM
• C. TRANSITIVE AXIOM
• D. REPLACEMENT AXIOM
• A sequence of numbers where the succeeding
term is greater than the preceding term is
called

• A. DISSONANT SERIES
• B. CONVERGENT SERIES
• C. DIVERGENT SERIES
• D. ISOMETRIC SERIES
• 7+0i is

• A. AN IRRATIONAL NUUMBER
• B. REAL NUMBER
• C. IMAGINARY NUMBER
• D. A VARIABLE
• Which f the following is not classified as an
integer?

• A. NEGATIVE NUMBERS
• B. POSITIVE NUMBERS
• C. ZERO
• D. IMAGINARY NUMBERS
• A prime number has exactly how many
divisors/

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
• An integer number that is equal to the sum of
all its possible divisors except the number
itself is called

• A. AMICABLE NUMBER
• B. PERFECT NUMBER
• C. DEFECTIVE NUMBER
• D. REDUNDANT NUMBER
• An inequality is reversed if both sides are
multiplied by

• A. ZERO
• B. -1
• C. A POSITVE NUMBER
• D. A NEGATIVE NUMBER
• What determines the nature of the roots of a
quadratic equation/

• A. COEFFICIENT
• B. DISCRIMINANT
• C. FACTORS
• D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
• The number zero has no

• A. MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE
• B. MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY
• C. ADDITIVE INVERSE
• D. ADDITIVE IDENTITY
• The absolute value of non-zero number is

• A. ALWAYS ZERO
• B. ALWAYS POSITIVE
• C. ALWAYS NEGATIVE
• D. SOMETIMES ZERO AND SOMETIMES
POSITIVE
• If the same number is added to both sides of
an inequality, the inequality

• A. BECOMES NEGATIVE
• B. BECOMES POSITIVE
• C. IS REVERSED
• D. IS PRESERVED
• The rules of combining radicals follow the
rules for

• A. SIGNED NUMBERS
• B. LOGARITHMS
• C. FRACTIONAL EXPONENTS
• D. FACTORING
• There exists a unique number 0 such that
a+0=a for any number a.

• A. ADDITIVE PROPERTY
• B. EXISTENCE OF ADDITIVE INVERSES
• C. ZERO PROPERTY
• D. EXISTENCE OF AN ADDITIVE IDENTIY
• Any fraction which contains one or more
fractions in either numerator or denominator,
or both is called

• A. COMPLEX FRACTION
• B. COMPOUND FRACTION
• C. COMPOSITE FRACTION
• D. PARTIAL FRACTION
• A statement that two mathematical
expressions are equal

• A. EQUATION
• B. ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION
• C. PROPORTION
• D. IDENTITY
• The set of all real numbers that are solutions
of the equation is

• A. SOLUTION SET
• B. EQUIVALENT SET
• C. CONDITIONAL SET
• D. SET OF REAL NUMBERS
• An equation whose solution set is not the
entire set of real numbers is called a /an

• A. EQUIVALENT EQUATION
• B. CONDITONAL EQUATION
• C. IDENTICAL SET
• D. LINEAR EQUATION
• In algebra, the operation of the root
extraction is called

• A. EVOLUTION
• B. INVOLUTION
• C. REVOLUTION
• D. INDEXING
• Each of two or more numbers which is
multiplied together to form a product are
called

• A. TERMS
• B. EXPRESSION
• C. DIVIDENDS
• D. FACTORS
• Which of the following statements is NOT
true?

• A. THE SUM OF EVEN NUMBER IS EVEN

• B. THE DIFFERENCE OF EVEN NUMBER IS
EVEN
• C. THE PRODUCT OF EVEN NUMBERS IS EVEN
• D. THE QUOTIENT OF EVEN NUMBERS IS EVEN
• For every law of addition and subtraction,
there is a parallel law for multiplication and
division, except division by

• A. NEGATIVE VALUES
• B. ZERO
• C. ONE
• D. POSITIVE VALUES
• Refers exclusively to equations with integer
solutions

• A. DETERMINATE EQUATIONS
• B. DIOPHANTINE EQUATIONS
• C. INDETERMINATE EQUATIONS
• D. L’HOSPITAL’S EQUATIONS
• The angle formed by two chords connecting
the ends of the diameter is

• A. 45°
• B. 90 °
• C. 120 °
• D. 60 °
• A line that meets a plane but is not
perpendicular to it, in relation to the plane

• A. PARALLEL
• B. COPLANAR
• C. COLINEAR
• D. OBLIQUE
• Those fund that are required to make the
enterprise or project a going concern

• A. INITIAL INVESTMENT
• B. CURRENT ACCOUNTS
• C. WORKING CAPITAL
• D. SUBCRIBED CAPITAL
• The value which has a disinterested third
party, different from the buyer and seller, will
determine in order to establish a price
acceptable to both parties.

• A. MARKET VALUE
• B. GOODWILL VALUE
• C. FAIR VALUE
• D. FRANCHISE VALUE
• It is a series of equal payments occurring at
equal intervals of time where the first
payment is made intervals of time where the
first payment is made after several periods,
after the beginning of the payment.

• A. DEFFERED ANNUITY
• B. PROGRESSIVE ANNUITY
• C. DELAYED ANNUITY
• D. SIMPLE ANNUITY
• A method of depreciation where a fixed sum
of money is regularly deposited at compound
interest in a real or imaginary fund in order to
accumulate an amount equal to the total
depreciation of an asset at the end of the
asset’s estimated life.

• A. STRAIGHT LINE METHOD

• B. DECLINING BALANCE METHOD
• C. SINKING FUND METHOD
• D. SYD METHOD
• The lessening of the value of an asset due to
the decrease in the quantity available
(referring to the natural resources, coal, oil,
etc.)

• A. DEPRECIATION
• B. DEPLETION
• C. INFLATION
• D. INCREMENTAL COST
• The residual value of a company’s assets after
all outside liabilities (shareholders excluded)
has been allowed for

• A. DIVIDEND
• B. EQUITY
• C. RETURN
• D. PER VALUE
• The quantity of a certain commodity that is
brought at a certain price at a given time and
place

• A. DEMAND
• B. SUPPLY
• C. MARKET
• D. UTILITY
• Refers to the highest ordinate on the stress-
strain diagram

• A. RAPTURE STRENGTH
• B. ULTIMATE STRENGTH
• C. YIELD STRENGTH
• D. ALLOWABLE STRENGTH
• A kind of stress that is caused by forces acting
along or parallel to the area resisting force

• A. TENSILE STRESS
• B. BEARING STRESS
• C. SHEARING STRESS
• D. TANGENTIAL STRESS
• The difference between what a negotiable
paper is worth in the future and its present
worth is known as

• A. PROFIT
• B. DISCOUNT
• C. SUNK VALUE
• D. DEPRECIATION
• The process of determining the value of
certain property for specific reasons

• A. VALUATION
• B. LIQUIDATION
• C. INVENTORY
• D. VALIDATION
• If the 18th term of an arithmetic progression is
3 and the 52nd term is 139, what is 25th term?

• A. 27
• B. 31
• C. 35
• D. 39
• A kite is flying 100 ft above the ground,
moving in a strictly horizontal direction at a
rate of 10 ft/s. How fast is the angle between
the string and the horizontal changing when
there is 300 ft of string?

• A. -1/90
• B. -1/70
• C. -3/20
• D. -5/70
• What is the polar equation of the circle with
the given radius a=3/2, and with center in
polar coordinates, (3/2,pi)?

• A. r=-3cosӨ
• B. r=5cos Ө
• C. r=2sin Ө
• D. r=3sin Ө
• Find how far an airplane will move in landing,
if in t seconds after touching the ground its
speed in feet per second is given by the
equation V=180-18t.

• A. 900ft
• B. 300ft
• C. 200ft
• D. 150ft
• Find the radius of curvature for the curve
3y=x^3at (1, 1/3)

• A. sq. rt. Of 2
• B. sq. rt. Of 3
• C. 1
• D. 3
• A point moves along a parabola y^2=3x. Find
the approximate change in its distance from
the origin as its x coordinate from 1 to 1.1.

• A. 0.125
• B. 0.325
• C. 0.231
• D. 0.175
• The value of a machine after t years of service
is V(t)=100t^2-3000t+20,000 in pesos. At what
rate does the machine depreciate after 5
years?

• A. -2000
• B. -3000
• C. 1500
• D. 2350
• The dimension of a rectangle are continuously
changing. The width increases at the rate of 3
in/s while the length decreases at the rate of 2
in/s. At one instant the rectangle is 20-in
square. How fast is its area changing 3
seconds later?

• A. -16
• B. -24
• C. -32
• D. -45
• How many significant digits do the 7.93x10^-2
have?

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 4
• D. 5
• An open box is to be constructed from a 12 x
12 inch piece of cardboard by cutting away
squares of equal size from the four corners
and folding up the sides. Determine the size of
the cut-out that maximizes the volume of the
box?

• A. 128
• B. 231
• C. 350
• D. 274
• Given the equations: x+y+z+2, 3x-y-2z=4 and
5x-2y+3z=-7. Solve for y.

• A. 1
• B. -3
• C. -2
• D. 0
• In the ellipse (x squared)+3(y squared)+2x-
6y=0, find the length of the diameter which
has aslope of 1.

• A. 2 sq.rt. Of 2
• B. 3 sq.rt. Of 3
• C. 3 sq.rt. Of 7
• D. 5 sq.rt. Of 3
• A stock certificate of a mining company
guarantees a dividend of P100 at the end of
each year for 10 years and a final additional
payment at the end of 10 years of P1,200. If
the money is worth 12% effective, what is the
certificate worth now?

• A. 951.39
• B. 897.54
• C. 1095.54
• D. 789.45
• Find the equation of al points which are twice
as far from (4,4) and (1,1).

• A. x^2+y^2=8
• B. 2x^2+3y^2=10
• C. x^2+y^2=100
• D. xy=4
• Find the maximum area of a rectangle
inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 5 inches if
its base lies along the diameter of the semi-
circle?

• A. 25
• B. 5
• C. 100
• D. 35
• A television camera is located 5000ft from the
base of a rocket launching pad. The camera is
designed to follow vertical path of the rocket.
If the rocket’s speed is 500 ft/s when it has
risen 2000 ft, how fast is the camera’s angle of
elevation changing at this instant?

• A. 4.94 deg/s
• B. 5.48 deg/s
• C. 1.25 deg/s
• D. 2.35 deg/s
• A painting of height 3 ft hangs on a wall with
the bottom of the painting 6 ft above the
floor. How far from the wall should Lindsay,
whose eyes are 5 ft from the floor stand in
order to get the best view of painting. (The
best view occurs when the angle of vision
from the bottom to the top of the painting is
maximize)?

• A. 2 C. 5
• B. 3 D. 1.7
•
• A man at point A on the shores of a circular
lake of radius 1 mile wants to reach point B on
the shore diametrically opposite A. If he can
row a boat 3 mi/hr and jog 6 mi/hr, at what Ө
with the diameter should he row in order to
reach B in the shortest possible time?

• A. 45.12
• B. 35.12
• C. 73.23
• D. 23.45
• How much money should a man invest in a
bank account paying 8% annual interest
compounded continuously if he wants to use
the money to by 20,000 equipment in 4 years?

• A. 14,522.98
• B. 15,346.76
• C. 12,457.45
• D. 11,237.45
• According to Newton’s Law of Cooling, the
temperature of an object changes at a rate
proportional to the difference in temperature
between the object and the outside medium.
If an object whose temperature is 70°F is
placed in a medium whose temperature is
20°F and is found to be 40° after 3 minutes,
what will its temperature be after 6 minutes?

• A. 28 deg F C. 26 deg F
• B. 38 deg F D. 20 deg F
• A public health report states that t weeks after
the outbreak of a new strain of flu, the
number of people, in thousands, who will the
number of people, in thousands, who will
contract the disease is Q(t)=10/1+100e^-1.5t.
At what rate did people contract the disease
after two weeks?

• A. 2089 C. 2312
• B. 3125 D. 2908
• Find the volume obtained if the region
bounded by y=x^2 and y=2x is rotated about
the x-axis.

• A. 64pi/15
• B. 32pi/15
• C. 16pi/15
• D. 12pi/15
• A police car is 20ft away from a long straight
wall. Its beacon, rotating 1 revolution per
second, shines a beam of light on the wall.
How fast is the beam moving when it is closest
to the police car?

• A. 40pi ft/s
• B. 20pi ft/s
• C. 30pi ft/s
• D. 15pi ft/s
• A rectangle is to be inscribed in the ellipse
x^2/200+y^2/50=1. Determine its maximum
possible area?

• A. 200
• B. 100
• C. 300
• D. 150
• A factory operator bought a diesel generator
set for P 10,000 and agreed to pay the dealer
uniform sum at the end of each year for 5
years at 8% compounded annually, that the
final payment will cancel the debt for principal
and interest. What is the annual payment?

• A. 12 years
• B. 10 years
• C. 15 years
• D. 17 years
• An electric motor has a cash price of P8000. It
can also be bought on instalment basis with
down payment of P2000 and with periodic
equal payments at the end of every 6 months
for 5 years if interest is fixed at 8%
compounded semi-annually, how much is
each pay back period?

• A. 122.56 C. 739.75
• B. 439.56 D. 874.32
• A ski resort installs two new ski lift at a cost of
P1,800,000. The resort expects annual gross
revenue to increase P500,000 while it incurs
an annual expense of P50,000 for lift
operations and maintenance. What is the pay
back period?

• A. 4 years
• B. 3 years
• C. 2 years
• D. 7 years
• A woman went shopping for some canned
goods which were on sale. She bought three
times as many cans of tomato sauce as cans of
peaches and two times as many cans of tuna
as cans of peaches. If she purchased a total of
24 cans, how many cans of peaches did he
buy?

• A. 5 C. 4
• B. 8 D. 12
• A trapezoid has its 2 bases in meters in a ratio
of 4:5 with an altitude of 20 meters. If the
trapezoid has an area of 360m^2, find the two
bases.

• A. 20 and 16
• B. 8 and 10
• C. 40 and 32
• D. 12 and 50
• A spring whose normal length is 10 inches has
a modulus of 12 pounds per inch. How much
work is done in stretching this spring from the
length of 12 inches to a total length of 15
inches.

• A. 126 in-lb
• B. 109 in-lb
• C. 180 in-lb
• D. 200 in-lb
• A particles position ( in inches ) along the x-
axis after t seconds of travel is given by the
equation : x=24t^2-3t^3+10. What is the
particle’s average velocity, in in/sec. during the
first 3 seconds.

• A. 63
• B. 45
• C. 70
• D. 47
• A right circular tank of depth 12 feet and
radius of 4 feet is half full of oil weighing 60
pound per cubic foot. Find the work done in
pumping the oil to a height 6 feet above the
tank.

• A. 136 ft-tons
• B. 159 ft-tons
• C. 180 ft-tons
• D. 250 ft-tons
• Two cities 270 km apart lie on the same
meridian. Find their difference in latitude if
the earth’s radius is 3,960 km.

• A. 3/44 rad
• B. 2/44 rad
• C. 1/12 rad
• D. 5/27 rad
• A spherical snow ball melting in such a way
that its surface area decreases at the rate of 1
cm^3/min. How fast is its radius shrinking
when it is 3cm?

• A. -1/24pi
• B. -1/48pi
• C. -1/20pi
• D. -1/12pi
• A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a
rectangle with a length of 15 cm and whose
area is 150 sq. cm. It is then reshaped to
enclose a square. Find the area of the square
in cm^2.

• A. 156.25
• B. 125.72
• C. 453.72
• D. 187.45
• Find the area of the region bounded by the
parabola x=y^2 and the line y=x-2.

• A. 9/2
• B. 3/2
• C. 7/2
• D. 11/1
• Five horses are in a race. A woman picks two
of the horses in random, and bets one of
them. Find the probability “p” that a person
picked the winner.

• A. 1/10
• B. 2/5
• C. 3/10
• D. 7/10
• What is the value of square root – 7 x square
root of -10?

• A. Square root of 70
• B. Negative square root of 70
• C. imaginary
• D. Square root of 70 times i
• Hooke’s law states that within the limits of
elasticity the displacement produced in a body
is proportional to the fore applied, that is,
F=kx, where k is called modulus. Thus, if the
modulus of a spring is 20 pounds per inch, the
work required to stretch or compress the
spring a distance of 6 inches is

• A. 30 in-lb C. 35 in-lb
• B. 32 in-lb D. 55 in-lb
• Find the equation of the set of all points
equally distant from the y-axis and ( 4,0 ).

• A. Y^2-8x+16=0
• B. X^2-8y+16=0
• C. Y^2-10x+2=0
• D. X^2-5y-10=0
• The proportions of blood phenotypes A, B, AB
and O in the population of all Caucasians in
the US are reported as 0.41, 0.10, 0.04 and
0.45, respectively. If a Caucasian is chosen
randomly from the population, what is the
probability that he or she will have either type
A or type AB blood?

• A. 0.45 C. 0.15
• B. 0.35 D. 0.10
• Find the rectangular coordinates of (3(square
root of 2),45deg.).

• A. (3,3)
• B. (2,2)
• C. (1,1)
• D. ALL OF THESE
• Find the limit of [(x cubed) – 2x+5]/[2(x
cubed)-7] as x approaches infinity.

• A. 1/2
• B. 1/3
• C. 1/4
• D. 1/7
• Find all the values of m for which : y = e ( to
the power mx) is a solution of 6y”-y’-y=0 on ( -
infinity, + infinity ).

• A. m=-1/2, 2/3
• B. m=-3,1/3
• C. m=-1, 2, 3
• D. m=-1/3, 1/2
• A through filled with water is 2m long and has
a cross section in the shape of an isoclescles
trapezoid 30cm wide at the bottom, 60 cm
wide at the top, and a height of 50 cm. If the
through leks water at the rate of
2000cm^3/min, how fast is the water level
falling when the water is 20 cm deep?

• A. -5/21 cm/s C. -4/23 cm/s

• B. -3/45 cm/s D. -3/54 cm/s