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CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY

Don Severinodelas Alas Campus
Indang, Cavite
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www.cvsu.edu.ph
AE QUIZ BEE OFFICIAL LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PSAE PPG Luzon Convention

Easy Round
GENERAL MECHANICS: For this round, there are 41 questions to answer for 41 minutes.
Kindly write your answers on the space provided before the number. Select the BEST answer.
_______1.Agricultural Machinery and Management.This stands for the reputation of the
manufacturer and a guarantee of what lies beneath the paint.
a. Brand name
c. Warranty
b. Trade mark
d. All of the above
e.
_______2.Agricultural Machinery.It is the angle between the horizontal diameter of
the disk face and the direction of travel and is normally 42 to 45
a. Tilt angle
c. Disk angle
b. Vertical angle
d. Horizontal angle
e. _______3.Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.It is the amount of water vapour in
the air
a. Humidity
c. Relative humidity
b. Humidity ratio
d. Aridity
e.
_______4.Aquacultural Engineering.It is the basic part type that is principally used
for aquaculture. It can be constructed in a wide range of topographic conditions, have
simple construction and permits lower pumping cost and easier harvesting.
a. Watershed ponds
c. Embankment ponds
b. Excavated ponds
d. Farm pond
e.
_______5.Farm Economics.Cost of getting an activity started. It ordinarily occurs only
once for any given activity. An example of this is cost of land, design and construction
cost.
a. First cost
c. Investment cost
b. Initial cost
d. All of the above
e.
_______6.Farm Irrigation and Drainage.It is the rate of infiltration from a
furrow into the soil
a.
Infiltration rate
c.
Discharge rate
b.
Intake rate
d.
All of the above
e.
_______7.Rural Electrification.It is the minimum value of wattage for a generalpurpose barn.
a. 3,450 W
c. 4,530 W
b. 4, 350 W
d. 5,430 W
e.
_______8.Waste Management.An act providing for the development and promotion
of organic agriculture in the Philippines and for other purposes.
a. RA 10068 Organic Agriculture Act of 2007

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e.

e.
a.
b.
e.
a.
b.
e.

e.

e.

e.

e.

b. RA 10068 Organic Agriculture Act of 2008

c. RA 10068 Organic Agriculture Act of 2009
d. RA 10068 Organic Agriculture Act of 2010
f. _______9.Agronomy.Organic Substances that cause stem elongation.
a. Green sets
c. Scions
b. Longetivity tissues
d. Auxins
_______10.Engineering Thermodynamics.The Stefan-Boltzmann Law, Qe=EOAT4, is
used to compute for the heat or energy for radiation. What is the value of StefanBoltzmann constant?
a. 5.699 x 10-7 W/m2 K4
c. 5.699 x 10-8 W/m2 K4
b. 5.699 x 107 W/m2 K4
d. 5.699 x 108 W/m2 K4
_______11.Farm Power and Energy.The French horsepower, also referred to as
metric hp or Ps (pferdestarke) is equal to how many hp?
a. 0.746 hp
c. 7.46 hp
b. 0.9863 hp
d. 9.863 hp
_______12.Farm Structure.Also known as scroll saw, it is designed for sawing
curves. The saw cuts with the reciprocating action of the table.
Table saw
c.
Radial arm saw
Band saw
d.
Jig saw
_______13.Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. It is termed as the basic unit
of hydrology.
Drainage basin
c.
Drainage area
Catchment area
d.
All of the above
_______14.Animal Science. The series of processes by which an organism takes in
and assimilates food for promoting growth and replacing worn out or injured tissues.
a.
Eating
c.
Healing
b.
Vaccination
d.
Nutrition
_______15.Crop Processing. A quantity of a harvested crop put into a bin container
on a repetitive basis specifically for treatment such as drying.
a.
Bushels
c.
Batch
b.
Case
d.
All of the above
_______16.Farm Structure. Forms the nucleus of the farm operation where a wide
range of farm activities takes place.
a.
Farm Management
c.
Farmstead
b.
Agricultural Marketing and
d.
Farm Planning
Management
_______17.Agricultural Engineering Laws. The first Agricultural Engineering Law
was enacted by the fifth Congress of the Philippines in 1964 and was embodied in
______.
a.
RA3927
c.
RA2397
b.
RA2937
d.
RA7923
_______18.Agricultural Machinery and Management.Part of the moldboardplow
bottom that counteracts the side pressure exerted by the furrow slice on the plow
bottom.
a.
Share
c.
Shin
b.
Moldboard
d.
Landside

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b.
e.
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b.
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b.
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b.

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f.

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______19.Farm Economics. When demand exceeds supply there is ______.

a.
Surplus
c.
Either a or b
b.
Overproduction
d.
Neither a or b
_______20.Agricultural Machinery and Management.Cocomethyl ester, also known
as biodiesel, is a non-toxic, eco-friendly fuel having similar properties as diesel fuel.
The process of transesterfying raw vegetable oil into cocomethyl ester, requires the
use of ________
Carbon dioxide
c.
Alcohol
Hydrogen
d.
Oxygen
_______21.Farm Management.Detailing the work is included in which part of
management process?
Controlling
c.
Directing
Staffing
d.
Organizing
_______22.Soil and Water Conservation Engineering.The universal soil loss
equation, USLE, is the combination of rainfall, soil erodibility, crop management and
conservation practice factor and is written as A=RKLSCP, what is the unit of A?
Mg/ha
c. MT/ha
G/ha
d. Mt/ha
_______23.AquaculturalEngineering.It is the conversation of toxic ammonia and
intermediate from nitrate to relatively harmless nitrate.
Filtration
c. Nitrification
Denitrification
d. None of these
e.
_______24.Farm Structure. Wind loads and earthquake loads are classified as
live loads
a.
True
c.
Only wind loads
b.
False
d.
Only earthquake loads
_______25.Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. An ideal fluid flow is one that is
______.
a.
Frictionless
d.
Follows law of viscosity
b.
Viscous
e.
Also called as Newtonian
c.
Fluid Flow
_______26.Crop Processing.A type of dryer wherein the flow is traverse to the
direction flow of the product being dried is called
a.
Counterflow
c.
Concurrent
b.
Cross-flow
d.
Circulating
_______27.Animal Science.The scientific name for Goat
a.
Sus scrofa
c.
Capra hircus
b.
Ovisaries
d.
Anserdomesticus
_______28.Agronomy.It is the art and science of crop production
a.
Cropping
c.
Crop growing
b.
Farming
d.
Pathology
_______29.Farm Economy.Actual or exact rate of interest earned on the principal
during 1 year
a.
Effective annual rate
c.
Either a or b
b.
ia = (1+r/M)M-1
d.
Neither a or b

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b.
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b.
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b.
c.
a.
b.
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_______30.Farm Shop.Are steel sheets coated with a thin layer of zinc on the surface.
Commonly used for garbage cans, funnels, gutters, roofing, air ducts that need to
stand well against corrosive conditions.
a.
Iron sheet
c.
Galvanized sheet
b.
Galvanized iron sheet
d.
Aluminium sheet
_______31.Farm Power and Energy.When biomass is combined with a microorganism
in anaerobic conditions, the result is ________
a.
Electricity and LPG
c.
Methane and nutrient-rich
b.
Methane and iron
sludge
d.
Methane and carbon
_______32.Farm Economics.This is also known as the ad valorem tax.
a.
Credit
c.
Value added tax
b.
Profit
d.
Tax
_______33.Crop Processing.Materials that are very corrosion resistant and are used
mostly for food handling equipment.
Mild steel
c. Stainless steel
Alloy steel
d. Man of steel
_______34.Farm Irrigation and Drainage.It accounts for the losses before the water
is delivered into the field ditches
Application loss
c. Conveyance loss
Application efficiency
d. Conveyance efficiency
_______35.Soil and Water Conservation Engineering.Tensiometers are not capable of
measuring wide range of soil moisture content because they can only measure up to:
608 mmHg
d. None of the above
68.4 cmHg
e. All of these
0.68 atm
f.
_______36.Farm Power. In the equation of Horsepower, HP= QxH/3960xEff, Eff
there is:
Efficiency of engine
c. Efficiency of system
Efficiency of pump
d. Efficiency of machine
_______37.Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.Provides a heat transfer surface
through which heat can pass from refrigerated space or product into vaporizing
refrigerant.
a.
Evaporator
c.
Compressor
b.
Condenser
d.
Exhaust
_______38.Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.Medium of Heat Transfer that absorbs
heat by evaporating at a low temperature and gives up heat by condensing at a high
temperature and pressure.
a.
Refrigerant
c.
Evaporator
b.
Condenser
d.
All of these
_______39.Farm Structure. It is the heating and Slow Cooling of solid metal, usually
done to soften it.
a. Cold working
c. Pre-softening
b. Refrigerating
d. Annealing
_______40.AE Laws. It shall mean board of Agricultural Engineers.
a. Board
b. Commission

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c. Society
d. Chairman
_______41. It shall refer to a natural person who has been issued a certificate of
registration by Board of Agricultural Engineers and has taken the oath of profession
of Agricultural Engineers.
a. Agricultural Engineers
c. Registered
Agricultural
b. Licensed
Agricultural
Engineer
Engineer
d. All of the above
e.
f.
g.
h.
i. Average Round
1. Multiple Choice (SWCE)
j.
Hygroscopic water is the water retained about individual soil particles by
molecular action and can be removed by _____________.
a. Draining
b. Retaining
c. Heating
d. Gravitational force
k.
Answer: c. Heating
l.
2. True or False (Crop Processing)
m.
Godown is a technical term for warehouse used for storing paddy or rice either in
bulk or bag.
n.
Answer: True
o.
3. Enumeration (Design and Management)
p. Merrimans formula is used to compute/estimate dead load of roof trusses for wood.
Given the formula W=1/2 SL (1+0.1L), where W is the weight of one truss, expressed in
lbs, S is the __(a)__ and L is the __(b)__ of the truss.
q. Answer: a) bay and b)span
r.
4. Multiple Choice (Animal Science)
s. The gestation period for mare ranges from ______ days.
a. 70-110 days
b. 130-210 days
c. 240-290 days
d. 310-360 days
t.
Answer: d. 310-360 days
u.
5. Fill in the Blanks (Farm Shop)
v.
In Engineering / Farm shop, the safety cross color is ________.
w.
Answer: Green
x.
6. Solve (Farm Power and Energy)

y. What is the piston displacement for a 6 x 8 inches cylinder engine having 4 cylinders
and the crankshaft speed is 1500 rpm.
(6.5)2
D2
PD=
LnPD=
x 8 x 4 PD=1, 061.86 3
z. Answer:
4
4
aa.
7. Solve (Rural Electrification)
ab. Given a wire of 3/8 inches in diameter, find its area in circular mils
mil
1000

ac. Answer:
2
3
( )
D2
8
A=
A=
=0.1104 2 0.1104 2 x
4
4
ad.

110,446.617 mil 2 x

1.273 cmil
=140,598.5 cmil
2
1mil

ae.

8. Multiple Choice (Farm Structure)

af. Among the following names of wood/lumber, which is not a hardwood?
a. Ipil-ipil
b. Pine
c. Langka
d. Mahogany
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
ag.
Answer: b. Pine
ah.
9. Identification (Farm Machinery and Equipment)
ai. This is an implement that accomplishes primary and secondary tillage in single passing.
aj. Answer: Rotary Tiller
ak.
10. Identification (Fluid Mechanics)
al. It is the mathematical expression for the macroscopic flow of water through a porous
system.
am.
Answer: Darcys Law or Equation
an.
11. Identification (Refrigeration Engineering)
ao. It is a typical HCFC and one of the more environment friendly refrigerants, has been
introduced to the market just recently to replace existing CFC refrigerants.
ap. Answer: Tetrafluoroethylene or Tetrafluoroethane
aq.
12. Multiple Choice (Farm Machinery and Equipment)

ar. Before the adoption of mechanized harvest and postharvest operations for rice, field
losses are:
a. 5-10%
b. 7-14%
c. 10-27%
d. 10-37%
as.
Answer: 10-37%
at.
13. Part Identification. Farm Mechanization
au. What part of ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) that is usually made of cast iron and the
primary function is to maintain uniform speed of engine by carrying the crankshaft
through those intervals when it is not receiving energy from a piston?
av. Answer: Flywheel
aw.
14. Symbol (PAES)
ax. According to PAES 106, what symbol is this stands for?

ay.
az. Answer: Ammeter
ba.
15. Current events. Environmental Science
bb. Last December 5-9, 2014, a typhoon named Ruby poured on some parts of the
Philippines having a wind speed of 150 km/hr. What is the international name for
Typhoon Ruby?
bc. Answer: Hagupit
bd.
be.
bf.
bg.
bh.
bi.
bj.
bk.
bl.
bm.
bn.
bo.
bp.
bq.

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bs.
bt.
bu.
bv.
bw.
bx.
by.
bz.
ca.
cb.
cc.
cd.
ce.
cf.
cg.
1. Solve(Agricultural Waste Management)
ch. The table below shows the changes in DO with time of swine wastewater sample.
ci.
Time, day
cj.
Diluted Sample (DO,
ck.
Seeded Control (DO,
mg/L)
mg/L)
cl.
0
cm.
7.98
cn.
8.25
co.
1
cp.
5.05
cq.
8.18
cr.
2
cs.
4.13
ct.
8.12
cu.
3
cv.
3.42
cw.
8.07
cx.
4
cy.
2.95
cz.
8.03
da.
5
db.
2.60
dc.
7.99
dd.
de.
The wastewater is diluted by a factor of 1/20 using seeded dilution water. Ratio of
seed to sample and seed to control is 1.0. Compute for the BOD for 5 days @ 20 degrees
C when dilution water is seeded.
df.
Answer:
BOD=

( D1D5 )( B1B 5 ) f
( 7.982.60 )( 8.257.99 ) 1
BOD=
BOD=102.4 mg/ L
P
1
20

2. Multiple choice (Fluid Mechanics)

dg.
Consider turbulent flow through a smooth pipe. As the Reynolds number
increases, the friction factor ________.
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Exponentially increases
d. Exponentially decreases
e. Remains the same
dh.
Answer: b. Increases
di.

3. Solve(Refrigeration and Air Conditioning)

dj. 50 kg of shrimp harvested in a pond situated in Bohol are packed in insulated sheet metal
containers and mixed with crushed ice while in transport to the shrimp processing plant in
Manila. Initial temperature of the product is about 25C and it is desired to cool the
shrimp at approximately 0C during shipment. Estimate the product load in kJ. For
shrimp, the highest freezing temperature is -2.2C, Cp above freezing is 2.38 KJ/Kg-K,
Cp below freezing is 1.79 kJ/Kg-K and the latent heat of fusion is 254 kJ/Kg.
KJ
Q=mCp TQ=50 kg 3.38
( 250 ) Q=4,225 KJ
dk. Answer:
kgK

dl.

4. Solve (Irrigation and Drainage)

dm.
The critical depth in a rectangular channel with a bottom width of 4.0 cm for a
discharge of 5 m3/s is ________.
4m

s2
m
9.81

dn.
Answer:

m3 2
(5 )
s

2
3 Q
3
Y c = 2 Y c =
b g

do.
5. Solve (Farm Economics)
dp. If you invest P50,000 today @ 9% interest, how much time is required for the investment
to be worth P125,000?
125,000
F=P(1+i)n >125,000=50,000(1+0.9)n> log
=n log1.09
dq. Answer:
50,000
dr.

n=10.63 years

ds. NOTE: symbol > stands for next solution

dt.

6. Solve (Farm Mechanization)

du. A tractor travels at a speed of 5.7 mph. It pulls a drawbar load of 2000 lbs. What is the
drawbar power expanded by the tractor?
FxS
2,000 lb x 5.7 mph
DHP=
DHP=
dv. Answer:
>
> DHP=30.4 hp
375
375
dw.

7. Identification. Agricultural Waste Management

dx. For moisture content, oxygen and pH are the key factors that affects the composting
process in Agriculture Waste Management subject. Having optimum CN Ratio of 30:1,
what is the range of pH value during composting?
dy. Answer: 5.5-8.0pH
dz.
8. Identification (Current Events)
ea. According to Affiliated Renewable Energy Center (AREC), the 1 st commercial wind farm
in Southeast Asia is found in what country?
eb. Answer: Philippines (IlocosNorte)
ec.
9. Identification (Current Events Environmental Science). It is the term used to describe
the rotation of two tropical storms or hurricanes around a common center.
ed. Answer: Fujiwhara Effect
ee.
10. Bonus Question (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering)
ef. What reservoir has the smallest amount and least percentage of water on Earth?
eg. Answer: Biosphere(0.0006km3 x10,000,000 or0.00004%)
eh.
ei.
ej.
ek.
el.
em.
en.
eo.
ep.
eq.
er.
es.
et.
eu.
ev.
ew.
8. A
ex.
9. D
ey.
10. D
ez.
11. B
fa.
12. A
fb.
13. D
fc.
EASY ROUND ANSWERS
14. D
1. B
15. C
2. C
16. C
3. A
17. A
4. C
18. D
5. D
19. D
6. B
20. C
7. A
21. C

22. A
23. C
24. A
25. A
26. B
27. C
28. B
29. C
30. B
31. C

32. C
33. C
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. A
38. A
39. D
40. C
41. D

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