Miscellaneous Elements

The equilibrium cooling of a steel contaning 0.8% carbon

results in a product with little use because it is extremely
brittle. Which of the following is the primary reason for this
poor characteristic?
a. The material has not been cold-worked.

b. The austenite grains are too small, and the

carbide grains are too large.

c. Thick layers of iron carbide surround the coarse

ferrite grains.

d. The carbide forms thin plates that are brittle

Ductile cast iron and gray cast iron, both containing 4% carbon. Ductile
cast iron , however, has a higher tensile strength and is considerably
more ductile. Which of the following is the major difference that
accounts for the superior properties of the ductile iron?

a. The gray cast iron contains iron carbide, whereas the

ductile iron contains graphite.

b. The gray cast iron contains flakes of graphite, whereas

the ductile iron contains spheroids of graphite.

c. The ductle iron is tempered to give better properties.

d. The ferrite grains in the gray cast iron are excessively

large.
In preparing a metallographic iron specimen, the
grain boundaries are made most visible by which of
the following steps?

a. Grinding the sample with silicon carbide abrasive .

b. Polishing the sample with Al2O3.

c. Mounting the sample in an epoxy resin mold.

d. Etching the sample in a 2 % solution of nitric acid in

alcohol.
Which of the following statement is false ?

a. Low-alloy steels are a minor group and are rarely used.

b. Low-alloy steels are used in te heat-treated condition.

c. Low-alloy steels contain small amounts of nickel and

cromium.

d. In the AISI and the SAE steel specifications, the last two
digits define the carbon content of the steel in weight.
A concrete highway curve with a radius of 500 ft is banked to
give lateral pressure equivalent to f=0.15. For what coefficient of
friction will skedding empend for a speed of 60 mph.

a. <0.360 c. >0.310

b. >0.360 d. <0.310
Which of the following statement is false?

a. High strenght low-alloy steels are not as strong non-

alloy carbon steels.

b. Small amounts of copper increase the tensile strenght

of steels.

c. Small amount of silicon i steel have little influence on

toughness or fabrication.

d. Additions of small amounts of silicon steel can cause a

marked decreased in yield strength of the steel.
Which of the following statements is false?

a. Stainless steels contains large amount of cromium

b. There are three basic types of stainless steels:

martensitic, austenitic, and ferritic.

c. The non-magnetic stainless steels contain large

amounts of nickel.

d. Stabilization of the face-centered cubic crystal structure

of stainless steels imparts a non-magnetic characteristic
to the alloy.
Which of the following would most likely require a steel
containing 0.6 % carbon that has been spheroidized,
cold drawn, and slightly tempered?

a. A bridge beam c. A cutting tool

b. A water pipe d. A ball bearing

A circuits draws 5000 kVa with a power factor of 0.72.
What size capacitor is require to increase the power
factor to 0.86? The 60 Hz line voltage is 220V ( rms )

a. 0.07 F

b. 14 F

c. 0.04 F

d. 160 F
For a completely corrosion-resistance stainless steel, what
minimum percentage of chromium in the alloy is required?

a. 1.1 %

b. 3.2 %

c. 8.3 %

d. 11 %
Where do stress concentrations occur?
I. Near the points of application of concentration loads
II. Along the entire lenght of high distributed loads
III. At discontinuities

a. I and II c. II and III

b. I and III d. I, II and III

What is the definitions of normal strain, ε? (δ is
elongation, and L is the length of the specimen.)
a. ε=(L+δ)/L

b. ε=(L+δ)/δ

c. ε=δ/(L+δ)

d. ε=δ/L
In a stress-strain diagram, what is the correct
term for the stress level at ε = 0.2 % offset?
a. The elastic limit

b. The plastic limit

c. The offset rupture stress

d. The offset yeild stress

Under which type of loading does fatigue occur?

a. Static bond

b. Plane load

c. High load

d. Repeated load
A specimen is subjected to a load. When the is load removed,
the strain disappears. From the information, which of the
following can be deduced about this metal?

a. It is elastic.

b. It has a high modulus of elasticity.

c. It is plastic.

d. It does not obey Hooke’s law.

Which of the following may be the Poisson
ratio of a material?
a. 0.45

b. 0.50

c. 0.55

d. 0.60
The shear strain, ε, along a shaft is: ε=r (dφ/dx) ”r” is the shaft radius,
and (dφ/dx) is the change of the angle of twist with respect to the axis
of the shaft. Which condition is not necessary for the above equation
to be a valid.
a. The area of the interest must be free of connections
and other load of applications.

b. The material must be isotropic and homogeneous

c. The loading must result in the stress being a couple

acting along the axis.

d. r must be the radius of the shaft

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 is the definition of instantaneous
velocity?
a. v = dxdt

b. v = ∫ xdt

c. v = dx/dt

d. v = lim ∆t/∆x
Δt→0
Which of the following statement is false?

a. The time rate of chabge of angular momentum about a

fixed point is equal to tyhe moment of the external
forces acting on the system about the point.

b. The coefficient of restitution can be less than zero.

c. The frictional forces always to resist motion.

d. Momentum is conserved during the elastic collisions.

Which of the following is false?
a. Kinematics is the study of the effects of motion, while
kinetics is the study of the causes of motion.

b. The radius of gyration for a mass of uniform thickness is

identical to that for a planar atre of the same shape.

c. Angular momentum for a rigid body may be regarded

as the product of angular velocity and inertia.

d. The acceleration of a body rotating with a constant

angular velocity is zero.
Which of the following is false?
a. wavelenght of visible light > wavelenght of
microwaves

b. frequency of radio waves < frequency of infrared

waves

c. wavelenght of x-rays > wavelenght of gamma rays

d. frequency of ultraviolet < frequency of infrared

What type of materials usually has a higher
index of reflection?
a. Lighter materials

b. Heavier materials

c. Denser materials

d. Less dense materials

Accoding to the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, which of the
following statements are true?
I. As the electron orbits the proton, it constantlt radiates light
with a frequency equal to irs frequency of revolution.
II. The electron orbits the proton in certain orbits that can
be found bt assuming that its angular momentum us
quantized.
III. Because of quantization of angular momentum,
calculations using the Bohr model and those based on
classical physics can never give the same results.
IV. When an electron orbiting a proton changes states to
a lower energy level, the frequency of the radiation given
off is proportional to the change in energy. This accounts for
the hydrogen spectrum. II and IV I, II and III II, III and IV

A. I and II C. I, II and III

B. II and IV D. II, III and IV
Consider the bending energy of an electron in the K-
shell (Ek) and L-shell (EL) of the same material. Which
of the following is true?
a. Ek=EL/4

b. Ek=EL/2

c. Ek=EL

d. Ek=4EL
Which of the following statements concerning quantum theory and
the shell model of the atom are false?
I. The energy of an atom is dependent upon all four of the
quantum number (n, I, m, m ) assocviated with it, except for
hydrogen, which only depends on n.
II. According to the Pauli exclusion principle. Two electrons in
an atoms may have the same values for quantum number n, I,
and m only.
III. The three quantum numbers n, I, and m arise from
buondary conditions is the solution of Schrodinger’s equation.
IV. There is a fourth quantum number associated wiyh the spin
of the electron, m which can only have values +½ and -½.
V. If an atom in the ground state has it last electron in the M-
shell (n = 3). There must be at least ten electrons in that atom.

a. I only c. II and III

b. IV only d. II and V
In an atom such as sodium, there is one electron in the outermost sell
(in this case n=3). Which of the following statements is true regarding
the energy required to excite an electron in the n=1 shell compared to
that required to excite an electron in the n=2 shell?
a. It is greater because the electron is closer than the proton, and
thus the coulomb attractive force is much stronger.

b. It is greater because the shell next to it is full. Thus by the Pauli

exclusion principle, it must jump to the first shell which is not full,
in this case the n = 3 shell

c. It is greater because an elactron must first jump to the n= 3 shell

form the n = 2 shell. Then the electron form the n = 1 shell can
jump to the n = 2 shell.

d. It is equal to the energy required to excite an electron in the n = 2

shell because in both cases the electron makes a jump to the next
shell.
A particle is in a one dimensional box of lenght 2L.
What is the energy level of thge ground state?

a. h2/32mL2

b. h2/16mL2

c. h2/8mL2

d. h2/4mL2
Electrons are in a one dimensional box of lenght 2L. What is
the relationship between the Ef, the Fermi energy Ē, the
average energy?

a. Ē = Ef/4

b. Ē = Ef/3

c. Ē = Ef/2

d. Ē = Ef
A state of energy E1 with a lifetime of τ1 decays into the state of
energy E2. The state of E2 then decays with a lifetime of τ2 into
the state of E3. It is known that τ1=2τ2. Initially, all of the atoms
(quantity N0) are in the E1 state. Calculate the number of atoms
E2 which are the state of E2 at any constant in time, t.

a. N0[e(-t/τ1)-e(-2t/τ1)]

b. 2N0[e(-t/τ1)-e(-2t/τ1)]

c. N0[e(-t/τ1)+e(-2t/τ1)]

d. 2N0[e(-t/τ1)+e(-2t/τ1)]
Which of the following statements about
nuclear fusion is false?
a. A type of fusion reaction releases less energy than a
typical fusion reaction.

b. Because of the enrgy required to produce nuclear

fusion, it cannot be used by man.

c. A typical fusion reaction releases more energy per unit

mass than a typical fission reaction.

d. Fusion has advantages over fission because of a greater

availability of fuel and a lack of some of the dangers
fission.
What is the total relivistic energy of the particle if it
mass is equal to 1 slug when it traveling with a certain
speed, v?
a. 1

b. c2 – 1

c. c2

d. c2 + 1
A sequence denotes __________

a. Order

b. Permutation

c. Combination

d. Series
A series defined as the __________

a. Sum

b. Quotient

c. Difference

d. Product
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
If the sequence has n terms, then it is ________

a. A finite sequence

b. An infinite sequence

c. A series

d. A function
The terms of arithmetic sequence has a
common __________
a. Factor

b. Difference

c. Product

d. Quotient
The sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence
is called:
a. Arithmetic series

b. The last term of the sequence

c. Geometric series

d. The common difference

A geometric sequence is characterized by a
constant __________
a. Ratio

b. Difference

c. Number of terms

d. Sum
A sequence {tn} is function whose domain is the
set of __________
a. Real numbers

b. Positive integers

c. Number of terms

d. Infinite series
The sequence (1, 2, 3, 4, ....) in the terms pf the
number of elements is called __________
a. Infinite sequence

b. Finite sequence

c. An infinite set

d. Infinite series
The sequence (1, 2, 3, 4, ....) is an example of
__________
a. An arithmetic sequence

b. Harmonic sequence

c. Geometric sequence

d. Fibonacci sequence
In finding the sum of a geometric sequence, the
common ratio r, should not equal to __________

a. zero

b. 1

c. The common difference

d. The first term

The geometric mean of two numbers is equal to
__________
a. Square of the product of the two numbers

b. The differnce of the two numbers

c. The product of the two numbers

d. The quotient of the two numbers

The defining equation of an arithmetic sequence
is __________
a. Cubic function

b. Quadratic function

c. Not a linear function

d. Linear function
In the equation of an arithmetic sequence,
tn=t1+(n-1)d the y-intercept is __________
a. tn

b. t1

c. n

d. d
The set A consist of elements {1, 3, 6}, and the set B
consists of elements {1, 2, 6, 7}. Both sets come from
the universe of {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. What is the
intersection, Ā ∩ B?
a. {2, 7}

b. {2, 4, 5, 7, 8}

c. {2, 3, 7}

d. {4, 5, 8}
The lenght of the time during which property
may be operated at a profit:
a. Life

b. Lenght of time

c. Physical life

d. Economic life
The logarithm of 1 to any base is:

a. Indeterminate

b. Zero

c. Infinity

d. One
Form of business/company ownership:

a. Partnership

b. Corporation

c. Single proprietor

d. a, b and c
Form of summary of assets and liabilities and
net worth:
a. Balance method

b. Break even point

c. Balance sheet

d. Production
In an cantilever beam witha concentrated load
at the free end, the moment is:
a. Constant along the beam

b. ¼ maximum half way out on the beam

c. Maximum at the wall

d. Maximum at the free end

The ideal reversible carnot cycles involves four
basic processes. What type of process are they?
a. All isentropic

b. All isothermal

c. Two adiabatic and two isentropic

d. Two isothermal and two isentropic

What is the expression of the heat of vaporazation?
Hg = enthalpy of the saturated vapor
hf = enthalpy of the saturated liquid

a. hf

b. hg

c. h2g

d. hg – hf
What is the origin of the energy conservation
equation used in flow system?
a. First Law of Thermodynamics

b. Second Law of Thermodynamics

c. Newtons Second Law of Motion

d. Newtons First Law of Motion

What is the name for a vector that represents
the sum of two vectors?
a. scalar

b. tensor

c. resultant

d. tangent
The worth of a property equal to the original
cost less depreciation:
a. Earning value

b. Scrap value

c. Book value

d. Face value
A situation whereby payments is made for 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. Cardioid

b. Epicylcoid

c. Cycloid

d. Hypocycloid
Grand total of the assets and operational
capability of a corporation:
a. Authorized capital

b. investment

c. Earning value

d. Money market
The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) is defined as the order
quantity which minimizes the inventory cost per unit time.
Which of the following is not an assumption of the basic
(EOQ) with no shortages.
a. The demand rate is uniform and constant.

b. There is a positive cost in each unit inventoried.

c. There is an upper bound in the quantity ordered.

d. The entire reorder quatity is delivered instantaneously.

Note: There is no upper bound on the quantity ordered.

EOQ = √2aK/h
where:
a= the constant depletion rate(items per unit)
K= the fixed cost per order, P
h= the inventory storage cost (P per item per unit time)
Ductile cast iron and gray cast iron both contains 4 percent
carbon. Ductile cast iron, however, has a higher tensile strenght
and is considerably more ductile. Which of the following is the
major difference that accounts for the superior properties of the
ductile iron?
a. The gray cast iron contains flakes of graphite whereas
the ductile iron contains spheroids of graphite.

b. The gray cast iron contains iron carbide whereas the

ductile iron contains graphite.

c. The graphite particles of the gray cast iron are

excessively large.

d. The ductile iron is tempered to give better properties.

When using net present worth calculations to compare two
projects, which of the following could invalidate the
calculations?

a. Mutually exclusive projects

b. Evaluation over different time periods

c. Nonconventional cash flows

d. Difference in the magnitude of the projects.

The loss of weight of a body submerged in a
fluid is:
a. Proportional to the weight

b. Proportional to the depth of submergence

c. Equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

d. Independent of the volume of the body

Two basic classification of pumps are:

a. Reciprocating & rotary

b. Positive displacement & kinetic pumps

c. Centrifugal & turbine pumps

d. Gear pump & ram

Hydraulic power is expressed in whp in English
units, in SI it is expressed in:
a. Kilowatt- hour

b. wkw

c. Water hp

d. 1 hp
In the design of grit chambers

a. There should be a 5 to 1 ratio of the lenght to depth

b. Baffles are essential

c. The maximum velocity of flow is 1 ft/sec

d. Temperature is an important factor

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. Perpetuity inventory system

c. Physical inventory system

d. Periodic inventory system

How is the material purchase price variances
defined?
a. (quantity issued – std. Quantity)(std. Price)

b. (actual price – std. Price)(quantity used)

c. (quantity purchased – quantity used)(actual price)

d. (quantity purchased x actual price)- (quantity

purchased x std. Price)
Additional information to prospective bidder on
contract documents issued prior to bidding date:
a. Delicts

b. Escalatory clause

c. Technological assesments

d. Bid bulletin
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
Parties whose consent or signature in a contract
is not considered intelligent:
a. Dead person

b. Senior citizens

c. Demented person

d. Minors
An index of short term paying ability is called:

a. Receivable turn - over

b. Profit margin rate

c. Current ratio

d. Acid – test ratio

The greatest unit pressure the soil can
continuously withstand:
a. Yield point

b. Bearing strength

c. Ultimate strength

d. Point of rupture
Cost of things that are neither labor or
materials:
a. Labor cost

b. Construction cost

c. investment

d. expenses
Which of the following statements is false?

a. The addition of small amounts of molybdenum to low-

alloy steels makes makes it possible to harden and
strengthen thick peices of the metal by the heat
treatment.

b. Low- alloy steels are a minor group and are rarely used.

c. Low- alloy steels are used in the heat treated condition.

d. Low-alloy steels contain small amount of nickel and

chromium.
10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix:

a. micro

b. femto

c. tera

d. atto
How many significant digits do 10.097 have?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5
The arithmetic mean of a and b is

a. √ab

b. (a + b)/2

c. ab/2

d. (a-b)/2
What expression is equivalent to log [x/(y+z)]

a. log(x)+log(y)+log(z)

b. log(x)-log(y+z)

c. log(y)+log(x+z)

d. log(x)-log(y)-log(z)
Angles are measured from positive horizontal axis,
and the positive direction is counterclockwise. What
are teh values of sin B and cos B in the 4th quadrant?
a. sin B > 0 and cos B < 0

b. sin B < 0 and cos B < 0

c. sin B > 0 and cos B > 0

d. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0

What conic section is described by the following
equation?
4x2 - y2 + 8X + 4Y = 15
a. Parabola

b. ellipse

c. Hyperbola

d. circle
One Joule of work is done by a force of one
Newton acting through a distance of:
a. One meter

b. One inch

c. A foot

d. One cm
The first derivative of kinetic energy with
respect to time is:
a. power

b. work

c. momentum

d. force
In a centrifugal pump, if the impeller is kert the same
and the speed varied, the pump output shall change
in accordance to the equation:
a. Q1/Q2 = N2/N1

b. Q1=Q2

c. Q1+N1 = Q2+N2

d. Q2/Q1 = N2/N1
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
What is the acid test ratio?

a. The ratio of owner’s equity to the total current

liabilities

b. The ratio of all assets to total liabilities

c. The ratio of gross margin to operating sales and

administrative expenses

d. The ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory)

to the total current liabilities
What is the formula for a straight line
depreciation rate?
a. (100% - % net salvage value)/estimated service life

b. % net salvage value/estimated service life

c. 100% net salvage value/estimated service life

d. Average net salvage value/estimated service life

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 tim spent traveling from the plant entrance
to the place of work.

a. Portal-to-portal pay

b. Downtime pay

c. All-in pay

d. Lost time pay

 Which of the following methods is most suited in
evaluating/comparing alternatives with different
(finite) lives?
a. Rate of return method

b. Present worth method

c. Urgency rating method

d. Uniform annual cost method

Those funds that are required to make the
enterprise on project on going concern
a. Working capital

b. Accumulated amount

c. banking

d. Principal or present worth

A diagram drawn to help visualize and simplify
problem having diverse receipts and disbursements.

a. budget

b. investment

c. Year-end-convention

d. Cash-flow
The peso amount as earned from the
investment or project is called
a. ROI

b. surplus

c. interest

d. ROR
The lenght 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
Modes of extinguishing obligations when
auditor abandons his right to collect:
a. condonation

b. forfeiture

c. Dept cancellation

d. Liquidated damages
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
A thermodynamic system which undergoes a cyclic
process during a positive amount of work is done by
the system:
a. Reversed Rankine cycle

b. Heat pump

c. Reversible-irreversible

d. Heat engine
The transmission of heat from hot body to a cold
body by electromagnetic waves is called:
a. conduction

b. absorption

c. convection

d. radiation
With regard to corrosion of metals, passivation
is the process that:
a. Intensifies deterioration temporarily

b. Changes the composition of meatal

c. Inhibits further deterioration

d. Alter the grain size of the metal

(U + pv ) is a quantity called

a. Flow energy

b. Shaft work

c. enthalpy

d. Internal energy
An adiabatic process with no work done is:

a. isometric

b. throttling

c. isobaric

d. polytropic
If an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to
one half its original volume and to twice its original
temperature, the pressure:
a. doubles

b. quadruples

c. Remains constant

d. halves
The increase in enthalpy of a subtance when it
undergoes some phase change at constant pressure
and temperature:
a. Heat of fusion

b. Heat of vaporization

c. Heat of transformation

d. Heat of crystallization
If the anti-freeze at a certain temperature has a
concentration opf a known value, what will be its
behavior as it progressively cools?
a. It remains a liquid until the temperature drops to a
certain point

b. Cooling the solution below the limit liquifies the

entire mixture

c. It freezes out most of the water into ice

d. Its stoppage in cooling will result in water and ice

mixture
Dew point is which of the following?

a. Adiabatic saturation temperature

b. Temperature of grains of moisture per lb of bone

dry air

c. Temperature of of 50 % RH

d. Wet bulb temperature

Air used for comfort cooling shall maintain a
movement of from:
a. 4570 to 7620 mm/min

b. 7800 to 9200 mm/min

c. 8500 to 10 000 mm/min

d. 8.00 to 10.0 m /min

A type of boiler which incorporates furnace water
cooling in the circulatory system is otherwise known
as:
a. Integral-grate boiler

b. None of the above

c. Integral-furnace boiler

d. Integral-cogeneration boiler
One of the best known safety practices in
industrial plant is:
a. To provide alert security guards

b. To provide machines with appropriate guards

c. To maintain a fire brigade

d. To train delivery personnel

Which of the four does not belong to the group?

a. Class D Fire – fire caused by LPG

b. Class B Fire – fire caused by oil and other

hydrocarbons

c. Class C Fire – electrical fire

d. Class A Fire – fire caused by light combustible

materials like paper and wood
All heavy machinery should be supported on solid
foundation of sufficient mass and base area to
prevent or minimize transmission of
a. Objectionable vibration to the building and
occupied space

b. Objectionable vibration of forces from nearby

machine

c. Better control of drainage system

d. Objectionable sound coming the exhaust

On existing installation boiler, the lowest factor
of safety permissible shall be
a. 7

b. 6

c. 5

d. 4.5
The age limit of a horizontal return tubular flow or cylinder
boiler having a longitudinal lap joint and operating at a
pressure in excess of 0.345 Mpa or 3.45 bar gage shall be:

a. 18 years

b. 35 years

c. 30 years

d. 20 years
Which of the process where work done is zero?

a. isentropic

b. polytropic

c. isometric

d. isobaric
A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is removed,
the strain disappears. From this information, which of the
following can be deduced about this material?

a. It is elastic

b. It is plastic

c. It has a high modulus of elasticity

d. It is ductile
The parabola y = -x2+x+1 opens:

a. To the right

b. To the left

c. Downward

d. Upward
The equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dy + E = 0

a. circle

b. hyperbola

c. parabola

d. ellipse
One radian equivalent to:

a. 52°

b. 45°

c. 90°

d. 57.3°
In a quadratic equation, if the quantity under
the radical is equal to ‘’0’’ the roots are:
a. imaginary

b. Real and unequal

c. Complex and unequal

d. Real and equal

Log to the base 10 of 32 =

a. Log to the base 19 of 8

b. Log to the base 10 of 9

c. Log to the base 10 of 6

d. 2 log to the base 10 of 3

Which of the statements below is not correct?

a. d(en)=en du

b. d(u/v )=(vdu-dv)/v2

c. d(cosu)=-sinu du

d. d(sinu)=-cosu du
The equation of a straight line is y = mx + b, where m
is the slope and b is the intercept. If two straight line
are perpendicular, their slopes are:
a. negative

b. Negative reciprocals

c. positive

d. equal
The difference between the sum of the absolute dynamic
head at the outlet of the pump and the sum of the absolute
dynamic head at the inlet, corrected to ythe certerline of the
pump is:

a. Total dynamic suction lift

b. Net positive suction head

c. Total dynamic head

d. Developed head
The measure of fluid’s resistance when acted
upon by an external force is called:
a. Tackiness

b. density

c. Flash point

d. viscosity
A leak from a faucet comes in separates drops. Which
of the following is the main cause of thois
phenomenon?
a. Surface tension

b. Viscosity of the fluid

c. Air resistance

d. Gravity
A concrete mixtures of 1:3:5 means a mixtures
of:
a. 6 measures of gravel; 1 measure of sand and 3 of
cement

b. 1 measure of Portland cement; 3 measures of gravel; 5

of sand

c. 1 measure of cement; 3 measures of sand; 5 measure of

gravel

d. 1 measure of cement; 3.5 measures of sand and 5 of

gravel
The heat transfer posses in cooling tower
consists of a transfer of heat from water to:
a. None of the above

b. Ice

c. Unsaturated air

d. Vapor
A process has a pressure range of 0.001-1 atmosphere. A
pressure measuring instrument to register the pressure at all
times, the instrument needed for the job is:

a. Mercury manometer

b. Metallic diaphragm

c. Water manometer

d. Bourdon pressure gage

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature
one lb. Of that substance one degree Fahrenheit.

a. BTU

b. Specific heat

c. Latent heat

d. Relative heat
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
The temperature of the air that has gone
through an adiabatic saturation process:
a. Kelvin temperature

b. Boiling temperature

c. Dew point temperature

d. Wet bulb temperature

The study of the properties and behavior of
atmospheric air is known as :
a. Gas dynamic

b. thermodynamics

c. psychometrics

d. atmospherics
One of the two types of nonmaterial nuclear
radiation is:
a. Rutherford radiation

b. Betatron radiation

c. Transmutation radiation

d. Gamma radiation
A ton of refrigeration is the amount of cooling
produced by one ton of ice (2000 lbs) melting over a
period of 24 hrs. It is equivalent to:
a. 4.76 kW

b. 0.746 kW

c. 3.516 kW

d. 1.341 kW
The stroke whereby burned gases are discharged
through the upward movement of the piston in a
valve of an ICE which is open
a. Intake stroke

b. Exhaust stroke

c. Power stroke

d. Compression stroke
In the flow process, neglecting KE and PE
changes, -V dp represent which item below?
a. Enthalpy change

b. Flow energy

c. Shaft work

d. Heat transfer
Worth of property as shown on the accounting
records of an enterprise:
a. Use value

b. Fair value

c. Market value

d. Book value
Form of business/company ownership

a. corporation

b. a, b & c

c. partnership

d. Single proprietor
Profit margin ratio is the percentage of each pesos 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 compares the revenues of
the period with the expenses incurred to gain those
revenues:
a. Liquidated damages

b. Book value

c. Statements of assets and liabilities

d. Profit and los

Cost of things that are neither labor or material:

a. Investment

b. Construction cost

c. expenses

d. Labor cost
A series of equal payments occuring at equal
periods of time:
a. Installment

b. perpetuity

c. Amortization

d. Annuity
Decrease in value of a physical property with
passage of time:
a. valuation

b. depreciation

c. depletion

d. interest
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
Association of two or more individuals for the
purpose of operating a business as co-owners of
profit.
a. Organization

b. Company

c. Partnership

d. Corporation
What is the work-in-process classified as?

a. An asset

b. A revenue

c. A liability

d. An expense
If a cost is a function of the independent
variable, the cost is said to be a:
a. Incremental cost

b. Fixed cost

c. Direct cost

d. Variable cost
Which of the following five situations are examples of making mutually
exclusive decisions?
I. The maintenace department has requested a new air compressor an
either a large paint booth or addition air compressor.
II. The machine shop needs new inspection amd locating equipment.
III. The steno pool needs either a new, faster word processor or an
additional office assistant.
IV. The budget committee must decide among building an employee’s
convenience store, an on-site cafeteria, an enclosed pool, or an in-
house exercise room.
V. The newly elected union representative must must resign due to a
conflict of interest.
a. I, II, and IV c. I, III and V

b. II, III and V d. I, II and V

Type of ownership in the business where individuals
exercise and enjoy rights in their own interest:

a. Equitable

b. Public

c. Private

d. Pure
All proposed installation, addition or alteration involving
machinery, mechanical equipment or processes shall be
covered bt plans and specifications prepared by or under the
supervision of a:

a. Mechanical Plant Engineer (MPE)

b. Professional Mechanical Engineer (PME)

c. Rigestered Mechanical Engineer (RME)

d. Certified Plant Mechanic (CPM)

Penal provision of a contract to compensate for the
losses incurred by one party due to the failure to
comply with the contract provisions:
a. Dacion-en-pago

b. Force majeure

c. Liquidated damages

d. Quasi-delicts
The highest space in the organization chart of a
corporation is always occupied by:
a. Board of Directors

b. President

c. Chairman

d. Stock holders
In a business environment, balancing the books means
reconciling checkbook and bank statements and posting all
accounting entries in such a way as to maintain the equality of
the basic accounting equation.

a. Plant, property and equipment and other assets

b. Assets = current liabilities + owner’s equity

c. Owner’s and stockholders equity and liability

d. Assets = liabilities + owner’s equity

To be binding and enforceable, written contract documents
must satisfy the basic requirements, thus, there must be clear,
specific and definite offer with no room, for
misunderstanding; there must be some form of condotional
future consideration, (i.e. Payments); and
a. There must be a third party

b. There must be an acceptance of the offer

c. There must be a bond

d. There must be an arbitrator

Which of the following is the basis of Bernoulli’s
law of fluid flow?
a. The principle of conservation of energy

b. The principle of conservation of mass

c. The continuity equation

d. Fourier’s Law
The source of power which acts as the prime mover
for the generator, with horsepower ranging from 100
to 5000.
a. Steam engine

b. motor

c. Gasoline engine

d. Diesel engine
The property of a circuit or circuit elements to
impede current flow.
a. Inductance

b. Conductivity

c. Capacitance

d. Resistance
The logarithm of negative number is:

a. Irrational number

b. Imaginary number

c. Real number

d. Complex number
The general second degree equation has the
form Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
a. B2–4AC=0

b. B2–4AC=1

c. B2–4AC>0

d. B2–4AC<0
In general triangles the expression
(sinA)/a=(sinB)/b=(sinC )/c is called:
a. The Law of Sines

b. Euler’s formula

c. Law of Cosine

d. Pythagorean Theorem
An angle more than π radian but less than 2π
radians is:
a. Straight angle

b. Obtuse angle

c. Reflex angle

d. Related angle
What type of curve is generated by a point which
moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while
traveling at a constant speed, v, parallel to the axis?

a. Spiral of Archimedes

b. Helix

c. Cycloid

d. Hypocycloid
The balance sheet is a statement showing the financial
status of the company at any given time. Which of the
statements is not a part of the balance sheet?

a. Liabilities

b. Cost of goods and sold

c. Asset

d. Net worth
Cash money credit necessary to establish and
operate an enterprise:
a. Funds

b. Assets

c. Capital

d. liabilities
The worth of property which is equal to the
original cost less depreciation:
a. Scrap value

b. Book value

c. Earning value

d. Face value
Intangible assets of a corporation or company

a. Investment

b. Dacion-en-pago

c. Equity

d. Patents
Refers to cost of merchandise which excludes
freight ang insurance.
a. Freight on board

b. Deventures

c. Sunk cost

d. Book value
This form of business ownership is a legal entity possessing
many of the legal powers of individuals. It can hold title to
property, sue and be sued in its own name. It is called:

a. Corporation

b. General partnership

c. Company

d. Individual proprietorship
Additional information to prospective bidders on
contract documents issued prior to bidding date:

a. Technological assessment

b. Delicts

c. Bid bulletin

d. Escalatory clause
A fund into which annual deposits of A are made in
order to accumulate fund F at N years in the future:

a. Amortization

b. Depreciation

c. Annuity

d. Sinking fund
A civil wrong committee by one person causing
damage to another person or his property or
reputation:
a. Tort

b. Material breach

c. Negligence

d. Fraud
Formation of bubbles in a low-pressure area in a
centrifugal pump and later their sudden collapse is
called:
a. Corrosion

b. Cavitation

c. Compression

d. Explosion
Momentum = Force X ___

a. velocity2

b. velocity

c. ½ velocity

d. time
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

The greatest unit pressure the soil can
continuously withstand:
a. Yield point

b. Point of rupture

c. Bearing strength

d. Ultimate strength
The hardness of steel may by increased by heating by
approximately 1500° F and quenching in oil or water
if:
a. The carbon content is about 3.0%

b. The carbon content is 0.2 % to 2.0 %

c. The carbon is below is 0.2 %

d. The steel has been hot rolled instead of cast

A process of welding materials in molten od in vaporous state
without application of mechanical pressure or blow. Such
welding may be accomplished by the oxy-acetylene or by
hydrogen flame of by electro arc. It is called:

a. Cold welding

b. MIG welding

c. TIG welding

d. Fusion welding
Used as a guide to selecting the most efficient
centrifugal pump.
a. Specific speed

b. Bernoulli’s equation

c. Impeller type

d. Overall efficiency
Which of the following is not true regarding the
Blasius boundary layer solution?
a. It permits one to calculate the skin friction on a
plate.

b. It is an approximate solution

c. It is valid for laminar flow

d. It is valid only for potential flow

A chemical method of feedwater treatment wherein
water is passed through a bed of sodium zeolite
Nasub2Z which reacts with calcium and magnesium
salts:
a. Thermal treatment

b. Lime soda treatment

c. Ion exchange treatment

d. Demineralization process
The hardness of water is given in ppm (parts per
million, i.e. pounds per million of water). This harness
is:
a. The total number of pounds of calcium and magnesium
bicarbonate in the water.

b. The total number of pounds of sodium carbonate in the

water per million pounds of water.

c. The total number of pounds of salt (sodium chloride) in

the water per million pounds of water

d. The total number of pounds of dissolved solids in the

water per million pounds of water.
Heat transmission carried by the movement of heated
fluids away from a hot body, as in the heating of water
by a hot surface.

a. radiation c. convection

b. absorption d. conduction
For comfort cooling, at an air movement of 4.57m/min to
7.62m/min with the loving zone and 55 to 60% relative humidity.
The effective temperature to be maintained shall be:

a. 18°-20.5°C c. 22°-25°C

b. 24°-26°C d. 20°-23.3°C
The type of cooler extensively used for
medium and large size diesel engines.

a. Radiator cooler c. Plate cooler

b. Shell and tube cooler d. Disk cooler

An instrument for measuring high
temperature gases:

a. manometer c. plenometer

b. pyrometer d. anemometer
In energy transformation process in which the resultant
condition lacks the driving potential need to reverse
the process, the measure of this loss is expressed as:

a. Entropy decrease of the system

b. Specific heat ratio of the system

c. Entropy increase of the system

d. Enthaply increase of the system

The system is said to be in
thermodynamic equilibrium:
a. Where there is no tendency towards spontaneous
change
b. When all its parts are at the same temperature
c. If it has no tendency to undergo futher chemical
reaction
d. When the system is not accelerating
The equilibrium temperature that a regular
thermometer measures if exposed to atmospheric air
is:

a. Wet bulb temp c. Dew point

b. Dry bulb temp d. °C

The power output of the engine is
increased through:

a. all c. scavenging

b. Super-changing d. Turbo-changing
A closed vessel intended for use in heating water or for
application of heat to generate or other vapor to be
used externally to itself is called:

a. Unfired pressure vessel

b. Steam generator
c. Boiler or steam generator
d. Boiler
The sum of the three types of energy
at any point in the system is called:

a. Pressure head c. enthalpy

b. Bernoulli’s theorem d. 25-28°C

The temperature of the air with humidity of 55-60% to
be used for comfort cooling shall maintain at:

a. 24-27°C c. 20-23°C

b. 16-19°C d. 25-28°C
Entropy is the measure of:

a. The change in enthalpy of a system

b. Randomness or disorder
c. The heat of the substance
d. The internal energy of gas
On the hoist or load block or some equally visible space
of every hoist designed to lift its load vertically shall be
legibly marked:

a. Its brand and model

b. Its motor horsepower of KW
c. Its electrical voltage
d. Its rated load capacity
The percent of total solids in most
domestic sewage is approximately:

a. 1.0 c. 0.01

b. 0.1 d. 10
Galvanized iron is a term referring to
iron coated with

a. tin c. zinc

b. magnesium d. aluminum
The sum of the sides of a polygon:

a. perimeter c. square

b. hexagon d. circumference
A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same
distance from apoint within, called the center:

a. arc c. cirlce

b. radius d. chord
One-fourth of a great circle:

a. cone c. quadrant

b. circle d. sphere
Points that lie on the same plane:

a. coplanar c. oblique

b. parallel d. collinear
The study of properties of figure in
three dimensions:

a. physics c. Solid geometry

b. Plane geometry d. trigonometry

The volume of a circular cylinder is equal
to the product of its base and altitude:

a. axiom c. theorem

b. postulate d. corollary
What is an annuity?

a. A series of equal payments at equal time

periods
b. The cost of manufacturing a product
c. An investment that yields and equal amount
of interest each year
d. The overhead cost per unit of production
An index of short-term paying ability
is called:

a. Receivable turn-over c. Current ratio

b. Profit margin ratio d. Acid-ratio test

Direct labor cost incurred in the factory and direct materials
costs are the costs of all materials that go into production. The
sum of these two direct costs are known as:

a. GS & A expenses
b. Operation and maintenace costs
c. Prime cost
d. O & M costs
An artificial expense that spreads the purchase price of
an asset or ther property over a number of years:

a. depreciation c. amnesty

b. Sinking fund d. bond

Estimated value at the end of the
useful life:

a. Salvage value c. Economic life

b. Compounded d. Balance sheet

annually
Consists of the actual counting or determination of the
actual quantity of materials on hands as of a given
date:

a. Physical inventory c. Technological

assessment
b. Material update d. Material count
The total income equalsthe total
operating cost:

a. Balance sheet c. Check and balance

b. In-place value d. Break-even-no-gain-

no-loss
Kind of obligation which has no
condition attached:

a. analytic c. gratuitous

b. pure d. private
Mechanically and electrically
operated brakes shall be inspected:

a. Every time there is complaint

b. periodically
c. Every month
d. As often as necessary
For a fixed curing time, the ultimate
strength of concrete

a. Is independent of water content if cured for a

sufficiently long time
b. Increases with a decrease in water content
c. Decreases with a decrease in water content
d. In independent of curing pressure
Reynolds number maybe calculated
from:

a. Diameter, density, and absolute viscosity

b. Diameter, velocity and absolute viscosity
c. Characteristics length, mass flow rate per
unit area, and absolute viscosity
d. Diameter, velocity and surface tension
When the thin-bore, hollow glass tube is inserted into a
container of mercury, the surface of the mercury in the
tube

a. Is below the container surface due to

adhesion
b. Is below the container surface due to
cohesion
c. Is level with the surface of the mercury in the
container
d. Is above the container surface due to
cohesion
Absolute viscosity is essential independent of
pressure and is primarily dependent on:

a. temperature c. Specific gravity

b. density d. velocity
The sum of the pressure head, and the velocity
head remains constant, this is known as:

a. Boyle’s law
b. Archimedes principle
c. Torrecelli’s theorem
d. Bernoulli’s theorem
A leak from a faucet comes out in seperate drops.
Which of the following is the main cause of this
phenomenon?

a. Surface tension c. gravity

b. hydrometer d. Viscosity of fluid

An instrument for measuring specific
gravity of fluids.

a. hygrometer c. flowmeter

b. hydrometer d. psycrometer
A type of compressor which is often used
for supercharging diesel engines.

a. Centrifugal c. Roots blower

compressor

b. Axial compressor d. Rotative compressor

The ratio of the weight of the water vapor mixed with
a-kg of dry air to the weight of saturated vapor at the
same temperature mixed with a kg of dry air:

a. Relative humidity c. Humidity ratio

b. Saturation ratio d. Specific gravity

What is the latent heat of fusion
required to turn ice to liquid?

a. 2256kJ/kg c. 334kJ/kg

b. 970Btu/lbm d. 166Btu/lbm
The ratio between average demand
and the maximum demand.

a. Load factor c. Power factor

b. Demand factor d. Capacity factor

If an initial volume of saturated steam is expanded
isothermally to twice the initial volume, the pressure

a. halves c. increases

b. Remains the same d. decreases

Each miniature boiler shall be provide with a blow-off
connection, not less than 12.7mm iron size, in direct
connection with the:

a. Side of the lowest water space

b. none
c. Lowest water space
d. 5mm above the lowest water space
Where ground water or surface water are used for
feedwater, water hardness of 0-10ppm shall be
considered and alkalinity of:

a. pH 8 to pH 9 c. pH 8 to pH 10

b. pH 9 to pH 10 d. pH 10 to pH 11
What is the value of the work done for a
closed, reversible, isometric system?

a. Positive or negative c. positive

b. negative d. zero
Turbojet engine thrust is produced
by:

a. The thrust reaction of the turbine blading.

b. The additional weight of the injected fuel.
c. The “ram” effect of the intake air.
d. The acceleration of the gases through the
engine.
The second law of thermodynamics
states that:

a. Energy cannot be neither created nor

destroyed.
b. Heat energy cannot be completely
transformed into work.
c. There is no tendency towards spontaneous
change.
d. Mass is indestructible.
How much must the valve raised from its seat to
obtain a full opening to the size of the valve?

a. ½ of diameter c. ¾ of diameter

b. ¼ of diameter d. 3/8 of diameter

Which of the statements is not true? In a simple
parallel circuit with only one active source and three
resistive loads. Rsub2 and Rsub3.

a. The reciprocal of the equivalent resistance is

the sum of the reciprocals of the individual
resistance.
b. The total current is the sum of the leg
currents.
c. The equivalent resistance is the sum of the
reciprocals of the individual resistances.
d. The voltage drop is the same across all legs.
A polygon having 5 sides:

a. square c. triangle

b. hexagon d. pentagon
b to the m/n th power equals

a. nth root of b to the m power

b. 1/n square root of b to the m power
c. b to the m + n power
d. b to the m power over n
All circles having the same center but
with unequal radii are called

a. Tangent circles c. Eccentric circles

b. Unequal circles d. Concentric circles

A plane with closed broken line is a

a. sector c. polygon

b. arc d. circle
Provisions in a contract for construction to allow cost
adjustmentsdue to changes in cost of materials and
statutory minimum wage:

a. Escalatory clause c. General conditions

b. specifications d. Quasi-delicts
Money paid for the use of borrowed
capital.

a. Depletion cost c. interest

b. discount d. Overhead cost

Minimum grade of mechanical engineer required
to supervise operation of a 500kW diesel engine

a. RME c. CPM

b. PME d. MPE
What is the work process classified
as:

a. A revenue c. An expense

b. A liability d. An asset
Damages that are specified in the contract to insure
that if the contract becomes disputed the amount of
damages are agreed upon in advance.

a. Liquidated damages c. General damages

b. Nominal damages d. Special damages

Represents the loss due to mechanical function of
the moving parts of the engine expressed in hp as

a. combined c. brake

b. indicated d. friction
The study of the properties and behavior
of atmospheric air is known as

a. Gas dynamics c. thermodynamics

b. psychrometrics d. atmospheric
The energy that changes the phase of
a substance.

a. specific c. latent

b. fusion d. sensible
The velocity of an object divided by
the velocity of sound called

a. Micreslson’s number c. Velocity number

b. Planck’s number d. Mach number

Acid will react with fly-ash in cooler areas of the boiler
to form hygroscopic salts. Which of the following
belongs to the group of hygroscopic salts?

a. Hydrogen disulfide c. Ammonium

trisulfate
b. Sodium bisulfate d. All of these
The purpose of the multi-stage
compression is to:

a. Prevent its ignition should the temperature

becomes too high
b. Reduce compressor work and thus save
power
c. Prevent vaporization of the lube oil
d. All of these
What is the temperature at which
water freezes using the kelvin scale?

a. 373 c. 237

b. 273 d. 406
Following the ASA code for the pressure piping, which
pipe is used in power plants for small control lines,
condenser tubes and for tubular water heaters?

a. Copper alloy c. Carbon steel

b. Cast iron d. Wrought iron

The gas from sludge digestion tank is
mainly composed of:

a. Carbon monoxide c. methane

b. nitrogen d. Hydrogen sulfide

Vickers, Knoop and Brinell are all

a. Hardness test c. Nobel winners in

metallurgy
b. Magnetic test d. Thermo const
Dichlorodiclouromethane is

a. Freon 22 c. butane

b. Freon 21 d. Freon 12
SI system for power

a. joule c. newton

b. pascal d. watt
In electrical circuits, the potential difference
across terminal of circle elements is called

a. voltage
b. Current measured in amperes
c. Resistance measured in ohms
d. Power in watts
A zener diode can be used in a circuit
to provide a stable reference for

a. current c. impedance

b. voltage d. resistance
Basic unit of length of the SI system

a. meter c. millimeter

b. decimeter d. centimeter
In mounting a machine, it should be leveled by driving
wedges between the machine base and concrete
foundation and with aid of

a. A hose and water c. A steel rule

b. A tri-square d. A spirit level

Any influence capable of producing a change
in the motion of an object is called

a. force c. vector

b. acceleration d. velocity
In an AC circuit, the opposition to current flow due to
combination of resistance and reactance is called

a. capacitance c. resistance

b. impedance d. Inductive reactance

The unit prefix nano is opposite to

a. mega c. tera

b. giga d. exa
The statement the truth of which follows
with little or no proof from a theorem

a. axiom c. conclusion

b. hypothesis d. corollary
It is the series of equal payments
occuring at equal intervals of time

a. annuity c. amortization

b. debt d. deposit
The quantity of the certain commodity that is offered
for sale at a certain price at a given place and time

a. demand c. stocks

b. supply d. goods
The place where buyers and sellers
come together

a. market c. Recreation center

b. business d. Buy and sell section

1 torr is equivalent to a pressure of
__________.

a. 1 atmosphere c. 14.7 psia

b. 2mm Hg d. 1/760 atmosphere

Part of diesel plant that supplies
sufficient diesel fuel during operation

a. Fuel storage tank c. Surge tank

b. Lub oil tank d. Compressed air tank

The machine should be placed on new foundation until
__________ days have elapsed depending on the
volume of the foundation.

a. 4 to 7 c. 5 to 6

b. 7 to 10 d. 3 to 6
32.2 ft/s2 in SI is equivalent to

a. 9.81 m/s2 c. 9.88 m/s2

b. 9.18 m/s2 d. 9.82 m/s2

1 calorie id equivalent to

a. 4.187 J c. 4.187 kJ

b. 252 btu d. 778 ft-lb

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 c. Fouriers’ law

b. Kirchoff’s law d. Joule-Thompson law

What is the standard temperature is
the US

a. Fahrenheit c. Celsius

b. Rankine d. Kelvin
What is annuity?

a. A series of equal payments at equal time

periods
b. The cost of amnufacturing the product
c. The overhead cost per unit of production
d. An investment that yields an equal amount of
interest
An adiabatic process

a. Allows heat transfer into the system but not

out of the system
b. Allows heat transfer out of the system but
not into the system
c. May be reversible
d. Is one in which enthalpy remains unchanged
Which if the statement is true?

a. Entropy always decreases

b. Entropy increases up to the critical
temperature, then it decreases
c. Theoretically, entropy may be zero at less
enough temperature
d. Entropy does not change in a throttling
process
One of the main difference between
cast iron and steel is that

a. Steel has higher silicon content

b. Steel has lower carbon content
c. Steel always contains alloying metals such as
nickel, chromium, manganese and vanadium
d. Steel cannot be annealed whereas cast iron
can
Firm A use full absorption costing while firm B was
variable product costing. How will the finance
statements of these companies differ?

a. Firm A has a higher cost of goods sold and

therefore, smaller profit
b. Firm A has a higher cost of goods sold, higher
inventory value, and higher retained earnings
c. Firm A has a smaller cost of goods sold and a
larger profit
d. There are no difference
What property in real number is
A+(B+C)=(A+B)+C

a. associative c. commulative

b. distributive d. derivative
A place closed curve, all points of which are the same
distance from a point within called the center is

a. hyperbola c. ellipse

b. circle d. parabola
What conic section is represented by
x2-4y2+8x+4y=15

a. circle c. hyperbola

b. ellipse d. parabola
Tera is opposite to

a. nano c. giga

b. pico d. deca
The derivative of kinetic energy with
respect to time is

a. momentum c. energy

b. power d. work
Maintenance shop and machine room shall be at least
__________ mm in height from the floor to the ceiling

a. 3000 c. 2000

b. 2500 d. 1500
What is acid test ratio?

a. The ratio of owner’s equity to total current

liabilities
b. The ratio of all assets to total liabilities
c. The ratio of current assets, exclusive of
inventory, to total current liabilities
d. The ratio of profit after taxes of equity
Grand total of the assets and operational
capability of a corporation

a. Authorized capital c. capital

b. assets d. Total capital

Which of the following methods is most suited in
evaluating/comparing alternative with difference finite
lives?

a. ROR
b. Distributive annual cost method
c. ROI
d. Uniform annual cost method
The new mechanical engineering law which
was signed last february 12, 1998 is known as

a. RA 8945 c. RA 8459

b. RA 8954 d. RA 8549
Maximum plant capacity in which a licensed
ME is allowed to operate tend or maintain

a. 300 kw c. 2000 kw

b. 1000 kw d. 6000 kw
For a mechanical plant with capacity of 100 kw or over
but not more than 3000 kw, the personel required must
be at least one

a. CPM c. CPM, ME or PME

b. ME d. PME
A legally binding agreement between
two persons having an agreement

a. Sign-up c. contract

b. agreement d. deal
A tax on import is called

a. Export tax c. Export tariff

b. Import tax d. Import tariff

Kind of obligation which has no
condition attached

a. Deal c. gratuitous

b. agreement d. favor
Time rate of doing work

a. power c. energy

b. heat d. momentum
Which is true about water as a reference
temperature when/if enthalpy is zero

a. Vapor pressure is zero

b. Internal energy is negative
c. Entropy is non-zero
d. Specific volume is zero
Which of the following is the correct
formula for specific speed of pump?

a. Ns=(N√Q)/H3/4 c. Ns=(Q√N)/H3/4

b. Ns=(N√H)/Q3/4 d. Ns=(Q√H)/N3/4
The standard acceleration due to
gravity in english unit

a. 35.2 ft/sec2 c. 45.2 ft/sec2

b. 32.2 ft/sec2 d. 23.2 ft/sec2

Nickel-molybdenum alloys are

a. hastelloys c. invars

b. hastalloys d. martensites
Which is a family of halogen?

Answer: Fluorine
PV = constant us what law?

a. Charles law c. Boyle’s law

b. Pascal’s law d. Zeroth’s law

The topmost ring in a piston

a. Compression ring c. Scraper ring

b. Oil ring d. O ring

The study of motion with reference to the
forces which causes the motion is called

a. kinetics c. kinematics

b. acceleration d. motion
What is the gauge used to measure
0.001 to 1 atm pressure?

a. barometer c. psychometer

b. Mercury manometer d. hydrometer

What is the latent heat of fusion
required to turn ice to liquid?

a. 2545 kJ/kg c. 433 kJ/kg

b. 334 kJ/kg d. 343 kJ/kg

Which of the statements is not true? In a simple
parallel circuit with only one active source and three
resistive load, R1, R2 and R3.

a. The equivalent resistance is equal to the

reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of the
individual resistances
b. The equivalent resistance is not equal to the
sum of the individual resistances
c. The equivalent resistance is not equal to the
sum of the reciprocals of the individual
resistances
d. The equivalent resistance is the sum of the
reciprocals of the individual resistances
The center of gravity of an isosceles triangle
whose height is H on the median line

a. 2/3 H from the base

b. 3/4 H from the vertex
c. 1/3 H from the vertex
d. 2/3 H from the vertex
Share of participation in a corporation

a. partnership c. franchise

b. stock d. monopoly
Which is not a qualification of an
applicant for ME board examination?

a. He must be a holder of BSME degree

b. He must be a citizen of the Philippines
c. He must be at least 18 years old
d. He must be a certified Plant Mechanic
What is the unit of force in SI?

a. Joule c. Watt

b. Newton d. Hp
Any influence capable of producing a
change in the motion of an object

a. force c. velocity

b. vector d. acceleration
Finding the resultant of two or more
forces is called

a. Composition of c. Resolution of forces

forces

b. Concurrent forces d. Collinear forces

If the impeller is held constant and the speed
varied, the following ratio can be maintained.

a. H2/H1 = (N2/N1)2 c. N2/N1 = (Q2/Q1)2

b. Q2/Q1 = N2/N1 d. H2/H1 = N2/N1

The standard equation of a straight
line y-y1=m(x-x1) is called

a. Point-slope form c. Slope-intercept form

b. Slope form d. Two-point form

Which of the following is most suited in evaluating
and comparing alternatives with different lives?

a. ROR method c. Present worth

method

b. ROI method d. Uniform annual cost

method
Adding gallium to pure germanium is
an example of the process

a. P-type doping c. blassing

b. N-type doping d. seeding

To be responsible and in-charge of the preparation of
the plans, design and estimates of a mechanical plant

a. PME c. ME

b. CPM d. CPM, ME or PME