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1. The process of automatically and deliberately removing pre-selected
Loads from a power System in response to an abnormal condition in
order to maintain the integrity of the System.
A. Load shedding C. Load allocation
B. Load dropping D. Load balancing
2. Add (10011) base 2 to (25) base 8. Express answer in base 16.
A. 54 C. 24
B. 16 D. 28
3. An underground formation that contains sufficient saturated
permeable material to yield significant quantities of water
A. watertable C aquifer
B. reservoir D. water line
4. A man pushes at constant speed a 50-kg refrigerator a distance of
14 m across a level floor where the coefficient of friction is 0.40.
How much work does he do?
A. 2740 J C. 2620 J
B. 2710 J D. 2840 J
5. Struts are load carrying members of a frame structure which are
subjected to
A. Axial tension loads
B. Axial compressive loads
C. Torsional loads
D. Transverse loads
6. What force is required to punch a 20-mm diameter hole through a 10-
mm thick plate. The ultimate strength of the plate material is 450
MPa.
A. 241 kN C. 386 kN
B. 283 kN D. 252 Kn
7. Which of the following is NOT acceptable as a FORTRAN statement?
A. A=B C. AB=C*D
B. A=B+C D. A*B=C*D
8. A quarterback wants to throw a football at 20 m/s to a receiver 20
m away. At what angle should he throw it? Assume that the receiver
catches the ball at the same height as the quarterback released it,
and ignore air resistance.
A. 241/2 C. 451/2
B. 351/2 D. 501/2
9. Which transmission mode is used for data communication along
telephone lines?
A. Parallel C. Serial
B. Synchronous D. Asynchronous
10. A ₱1000 loan was made at 10% simple annual interest. It will take
how many years for the amount of the loan and interest to equal
₱1700?
A. 6 years C. 8 years
B. 7 years D. 9 years
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11. A surveyor uses a steel measuring tape that is exactly 50 m long
at a temperature of 20 C. What is its length on a hot summer day
when the temperature is 35 C. Coefficient of linear expansion is
1.2 x 10-5 K-1
A. 50.004 m C. 50.007 m
B. 50.006 m D. 50.009 m
12. At what temperature are the 1/2C and 1/2F scales are numerically
equal but of different signs?
A. -11.431/2 C. -14.131/2
B. -13.41 1/2 D. -40.121/2
13. Within elastic limit, the shear stress is proportional to shear
strain. What is the constant of propotionality of this statement
called?
A. Modulus of rigidity C. Young’s modulus
B. Modulus of elasticity D. Bulk modulus
14. A man borrowed P20,000 from a local commercial bank which has a
simple interest of 16% but the interest is to be deducted from the
loan at the time that the money was borrowed, and the loan is
payable at the end of one year. How much is the actual rate of
interest?
A.12% C.14%
B.10% D.19%
15. A system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded.
A. Grounding conductor C. Grounding Electrode conductor
B. Grounded conductor D. Grounding Equipment
16. A truck increases its speed uniformly from 13 km/hr to 50 km/hr in
25 seconds. What is the acceleration of the truck?
A. 0.216 m/s2 C. 0.622 m/s2
B. 0.411 m/s2 D. 0.924 m/s2
17. Which of the following computer program is NOT considered open-
source software?
A. Firefox C. Linux
B. Microsoft Office D. OpenOffice.org
18. It is usually determined by a disinterested third party to
establish a price good enough to both the seller and the buyer.
A. Fair value C. Common value
B. Market value D. Safe value
19. Determine the capacitance of a parallel combination of one 12- F
and two 6- F capacitors
A. 20 F C. 24 F
B. 22 F D. 26 F
20. A satellite orbits the earth 200 km above the surface. What speed,
in m/s is necessary for a circular orbit? The radius of the earth
is 6400 km and g = 9.2 m/s2
A. 7800 C. 6600
B. 7200 D. 6000
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21. Which of the following cast irons is heat-treated for ductility?
A. Gray iron C. White iron
B. Malleable iron D. Ductile iron
22. A steel marine propeller shaft 14 in. in diameter and 18 ft long
is used to transmit 5000 hp at 189 rpm. If G = 12 x 106 psi,
determine the maximum shearing stress
A. 1094.6 psi C. 3094.6 psi
B. 2094.6 psi D. 4094.6 psi
23. What is the maximum moment of a beam supported at both ends and
carries a uniform load of w throughout its entire length?
A. wL / 2 C. wL2 / 8
B. wL / 8 D. wL2 / 4
24. Convert the binary number 1010 to decimal number.
A. 12 C. 8
B. 16 D. 14
25. What physical property of a material that refers to the point at
which a material liquefies on heating or solidifies on cooling?
A. Melting point C. Refractive index
B. Curie point D. Specific heat
26. A loan was made years ago at 8% simple annual interest. The
principal amount of the loan has just been repaid along with ₱600
of interest. The principal amount of the loan was closest to
A. ₱300 C. ₱4000
B. ₱3000 D. ₱5000
27. A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth.
A. Grounding conductor C. Grounding electrode
B. Grounded conductor D. Grounded electrode conductor
28. What is the term used for the situation when FM signal dominate AM
signal?
A. captured effect C. amplitude effect
B. dominating syndrome D. frequency effect
29. A 15 kg solid gold statue is being raised from a sunken treasure
ship. What is the tension in the hoisting cable? The density of
gold and seawater are 19.3 x 103 and 1.03 x 103 kg/m3, respectively.
A. 125 N C. 146 N
B. 139 N D. 169 N
30. It is the change in shape and / or size of a continuum body after
it undergoes a displacement between an initial and a deformed
configuration
A. Deformation C. Deflection
B. Distortion D. Dilation
31. Approximately how much heat is required to change 25kg of ice at
10C to steam at 100C?
A. 18,125 Kcal C. 21,000 Kcal
B. 20,000 Kcal D. 22,000 Kcal
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32. What is the present value in pesos of a perpetuity of ₱16000
payable every end of 3 months if money is worth 10%, compounded
monthly
A. ₱434696 C. ₱634696
B. ₱534696 D. ₱734696
33. Fine in violation of RA 7920 is not less than ____ but not more
than ____
A. P10,000 ; P50,000 C. P5,000 ; P20,000
B. P20,000 ; P40,000 D. P15,000 ; P60,000
34. Suppose you throw a ball of mass 0.40 kg against a brick wall. It
hits the wall moving horizontally to the left at 30 m/s and rebounds
horizontally to the right at 20 m/s. If the ball is in contact with
the wall for 0.010 s, find the average force on the ball during the
impact
A. 1000 N C. 2000 N
B. 1500 N D. 2400 N
35. The flow in which the paths of individual particles cross each
other and the particles have no definite paths -.
A. turbulent flow C. laminar flow
B. critical flow D. steady flow
36. Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of
I. control unit
II. main store
III. arithmetic and logic unit
A. I,II C. I, II, III
B. I, III D. II,III
37. Gas is enclosed in a cylinder and a weighed piston as the top
boundary. The gas heated and expands from a volume of 0.04 m3 to
0.10 m3. The pressure varies such that PV = constant and the initial
pressure is 200 kPa. Calculate the work done by the system
A. 7.33 KJ C. 9.16 KJ
B. 8.29 KJ D. 9.27 KJ
38. Work-in process is classified as:
A. An asset C. An expenses
B. A liability D. An owner’s equity
39. A deep sea exploration vessel has a window of area 0.10 m^2. What
force is exerted on it by sea water (density 1030 kg/m3 at a depth
of 5000 m? Answer: 5.05 x 106 N
A. 5.05 x 106 N C. 8.05 x 106 N
B. 6.75 x 106 N D. 10.05 x 106 N
40. What is negative pressure?
A. absolute pressure C. gage pressure
B. vacuum pressure D. hydrostatic pressure
41. Determine the resulting pressure when one pound of air at 15 psia
and 200 F is heated at constant volume to 800 F?
A. 15 psia C. 36.4 psia
B. 28.6 psia D. 52.1 psia
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42. A boy throw a ball with the air resistance neglected. What will
happen to the acceleration?
A. decrease C. constant
B. increase D. decrease and increase
43. In a carnival ride the passengers travel in a circle of radius 5.0
m. The make one complete circle in 4.0 s. What is their
acceleration?
A. 10 m/s2 C. 12 m/s2
B. 11 m/s2 D. 13 m/s2
44. The hydrometer is an instrument which uses one of the following
theorems. Which one?
A. Bernoulli’s energy theorem
B. Pascal’s principle
C. Archimedes principle
D. Reynold’s principle
45. Which gas law states that the total volume occupied by a mixture
of gasses is equal to the sum of their pure component volume
constant temperature and pressure?
A. Amagat C. Graham
B. Dalton D. Charles
46. What refers to the stress in the material at the elastic limit?
A. Working stress C. Ultimate stress
B. Yield stress D. Maximum stress
47. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of beam,
having no external load is always_____.
A. Cubical C. Parabolic
B. Circular D. Linear
48. How many molecules are in 1 cm^3 of helium gas at 300 K?
A. 3.4 x 10^19 C. 1.4 x 10^19
B. 0.4 x 10^19 D. 2.4 x 10^19
49. A device used to measure the pressure of water discharged from a
nozzle or flowing in a pipe by having its open end in the water and
the other end connected to a gauge or
manometer
A. manometer C. piezometer
B. pitottube D. bourdon gauge
50. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same as the rate
of interest of 8% compounded quarterly?
A. 8.07 % C. 8.16 %
B. 8.12 % D. 8.24 %
51. Exemption from examination and registration granted foreign
electrical engineers shall be good only for
A. 6 months C. 2 years
B. 1 year D. 3 years
52. Which of the following is not a reserved word in PASCAL?
A. WHILE C. FILE
B. REPEAT D. PLAY
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53. Steel can be strengthened by the following except
A. quenching and temperature
B. annealing
C. work hardening
D. grain refinement
54. What is the formula for a straight line depreciation rate?
A. % net salvage value / estimated service life
B. 100% net salvage value / estimated service life
C. average net salvage value / estimated service life
D. (100% - % net salvage value) estimated service life
55. DSL means,
A. digital subscriber line
B. digital subscription line
C. digital standard line
D. digital service line
56. What material is widely used by the electric utilities in overhead
lines primarily because of its light weight and cost?
A. Aluminun C. Steel
B. Copper D. Bronze
57. A printed circuit board that has (at least) slots to connect cards
into. Often, they also include a CPU and memory is called _____.
A. Mainframe C. Motherboard
B. IDE port D. Server
58. A man paid a 10% down payment of P200,000 for a house and lot and
agreed to pay the balance on monthly installments for 5 years at an
interest rate of 15% compounded monthly. What was the monthly
installment in pesos?
A. P42,821.87 C. P43,102.23
B. P42,980.00 D. P43,189.03
59. The program for expansion, reinforcement, and rehabilitation of
the Transmission System which is prepared by the Grid Owner and
submitted to the DOE for integration with the PDP and PEP
A. transmission development program
B. transmission development plan
C. distribution development program
D. distribution development plan
60. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Wavelengths of visible light is greater than wavelengths of
microwaves.
B. Frequency of ultraviolet is greater than frequency of infrared.
C. Frequency of radio waves is }ess than frequency of infrared
waves,
D. Wavelength of x-rays is greater than wavelength of, gamma rays
61. An assembly language is a
A. low level programming language
B. Middle level programming language
C. high level programming language
D. internet based programming language
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62. What type of committee companies or corporations created for a
shortterm purpose only?
A. Interim committee C. Standing committee
B. Temporary committee D. Ad hoc committee
63. The dry air is composed of how many percent nitrogen?
A. 73.1% C. 76.1%
B. 74.4% D. 78.1%
64. In a mixed gas such as air, the rms speed of different molecules
are _____.
A. Proportional to molecular mass
B. Independent or molecular mass
C. Proportional to square root of molecular mass
D. Inversely proportional to square root of molecular mass
65. A stone is dropped from the top of a tall building and 1 sec later
a second stone is thrown vertically down with a velocity of 60
ft/sec. How far below the top of the building will the second stone
overtake the first?
A. 34.5 ft C. 39.4 ft
B. 42.6 ft D. 28.7 ft
66. What is the smallest unit of information handled by a computer?
A. Bit C. Cel
B. Byte D. Character
67. What is the unit of strain?
A. Pa C. N-m
B. unit less D. N-m/s
68. a certain process, 500 cal of heat are supplied to a system, and
at the same time 100 joules of work are done. What is the increase
in the internal energy of the system?
A. 546.8 cal C. 427.6 cal
B. 476.1 cal D. 523.9 cal
69. A rectangular shape symbol in a flow chart represent,
A. process C. begin/end
B. decision D. connector
70. A nominal interest of 3% compounded continuously is given on the
account. What is the accumulated amount of P10 000 after 10 years?
A. P13 610.10 C. P13 498.60
B. P13 500.10 D. P13 439.16
71. Which of the following portion of hard disk space served as RAM?
A. Cache C. Read only memory
B. Random memory D. Virtual memory
72. Refers to the tariff paid for the conveyance of electric power and
energy though the Grid or a Distribution System
A. use-of-line charge C. universal charge
B. subsidize charge D. wheeling charge
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73. The basic part of a centrifugal pump that imparts velocity to
liquid, resulting from centrifugal force as it is rotated
A. casing C. shaft
B. impeller D. eye
74. Eighty grams of brass (specific heat 0.092 cal/g-K) at 292˚C is
added to 200 g of water (specific heat 1 cal-K) at 14˚C in an
insulated container of negligible heat capacity. What is the final
temperature of the system?
A. 23.9 °C C. 28.4 °C
B. 20.5 °C D. 25.2 °C
75. Heat that cause change in temperature at without a change in phase.
A. Sensible Heat C. Thermo Heat
B. Latent Heat D. None of the above
76. A notice issued by the system operator when the contingency reserve
is less than the capacity of the largest synchronized generating
unit or power import from a single interconnection, whichever is
higher
A. red alert C. blue alert
B. yellow alert D. green alert
77. An engineer deposited ₱200 quarterly in her savings account for
three years at 6% interest, compounded quarterly. Then for five
years she made no deposits or withdrawals. The amount in the account
after eight years is closest to
A. ₱1200 C. ₱3000
B. ₱2400 D. ₱3600
78. What is the transfer of heat due to motions of a fluid near the
surface of an object?
A. Insulation C. Convection
B. Radiation D. Conduction
79. A bank charges 12% simple interest on a P300.00 loan. How much
will be repaid if the loan is paid back in one lump sum after three
years?
A. P408.00 C. P551.00
B. P415.00 D. P450.00
80. What refers to the strategic statement that identifies why an
organization exists, its philosophy of management, and its purpose
as distinguished from other similar organizations in terms of
products, services and markets?
A. Corporate mission C. Corporate character
B. Corporate vision D. Corporate identity
81. In hospitals, the general lighting load required shall be
_________.
A. 16 C. 28
B. 24 D. 32
82. A 150-g mass has a velocity v = (2i + 6j) m/s at a certain instant.
What is its kinetic energy?
A. 30 J C. 3 J
B. 3000 J D. 300 J
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83. For straight pulls, the length of the pull box shall NOT be less
than _______ the outside diameter over sheath of the largest
shielded or lead covered conductor or cable entering the box.
A. 24 times C. 8 times
B. 48 times D. 32 times
84. In which of these computer operating systems can a
document in HTML (hypertext markup language) format
be viewed?
I. Mac OS III. Windows
II. Linux IV. Unix
A. I and III only C. I, III, and IV only
B. I, II, and III only D. I, II, III, and IV
85. 22.0 J of heat is added to 2 moles of a monatomic ideal gas. In
the process the gas does 10 J of work. By how much does the
temperature of the gas increase?
A.0.52 K C.0.32 K
B.0.72 K D.0.42 K
86. Matt is downloading an 800 kB file from the internet using his
28.8k modem. How long will it take him to finish downloading?
A. 0.46 min C. 3.8 min
B. 3.7 min D. 4.1 min
87. Water hammer can be handled by the following methods:
I. using a surge surpresor
II. using a surge relief valve
III. using a surge tank with a free water surface
A. I,II C. I, II, III
B. I, III D. II,III
88. At her highest point, a girl on the swing is 7 feet above the
ground, and at her lowest point, she is 3 feet above the ground.
What is her maximum velocity?
A. 10 fps C. 14 fps
B. 12 fps D. 16 fps
89. What type of carbon is produced when wood is heated intensely in
the absence of air?
A. Carbon black C. Coke
B. Charcoal D. Diamond
90. Calculate the molecular mass of methanol (CH4O), given the atomic
masses of C = 12.01 g, H = 1.008 g and O = 16 g.
A. 29.018 amu C. 32.042 amu
B. 34.241 amu D. 30.026 amu
91. How much oil at 200 C must be added to 50g of the same oil at 20 C
to heat it to 70 C?
A. 16.2g C. 18.2g
B. 17.2g D. 19.2g
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92. Conductors in open wiring on insulators shall be rigidly supported
at intervals NOT exceeding __________.
A. 1500 C. 1000
B. 2000 D. 1300
93. When loads are applied proportionately to a frame structure
containing its members in one plane, the structure is called
A. Grid frame C. Space frame
B. Plane frame D. Truss frame
94. An aspirator of vacuum pump that creates a negative pressure on
the filtrate side of the filter to hasten the process of filtering
A. sludge pump C. sewage pump
B. filter pump D. drawdown pump
95. A store policy is to charge 3% interest every two months on the
unpaid balance in charge accounts. The effective interest rate is
closest to
A. 6% C. 21%
B. 18% D. 19%
96. What type of conflict do managers encounter when there is
disagreement on issues of territorial power or hidden agenda?
A. Politics C. Technical opinion conflict
B. Ambiguous roles D. Managerial procedure conflict
97. Which of the following best defined the phrase “Likely to become
energized”?
A. Failure of insulation
B. High-voltage equipment
C. Near energized electrical equipment
D. Equipment that is exposed to lightning
98. Under which of the following type of loading does fatigue occur?
A. Repeated load C. Static load
B. Plane load D. High load
99. Water flows through a garden hose at a rate of 0.60 l/s. The inner
diameter of the hose is 1.6 cm. The water squirts out through a
nozzle of inner diameter 0.8 cm. At what velocity does water flow
in the hose? At what velocity does water leave the nozzle?
A. 10 m/s C. 12 m/s
B. 16 m/s D. 14 m/s
100. When a close coded helical spring is subjected to an axial load
, it is said to be under
A. beading C. torsion
B. shear D. tension
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