MOCK BOARD EXAM REVIEWER

1. Water is running into a hemispherical bowl having a radius of 10 cm at a constant rate of 3 cm3/min.
When the water x cm. deep, the water levels is rising at the rate of 0.0149 cm/min. What is the value of
x?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5

2. If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is
A. 59°
B. 57°
C. 60°.
D. 58°

3. A player making a long jump is an example of?

A. Rotatory motion.
B. Projectile motion.
C. Spinning motion.
D. Horizontal motion.

4. A college freshman borrowed P2,000 from a bank for his tuition fee and promised to pay the amount
for one year. He received only the amount of P1,920 after the bank collected the advance interest of
P80.00. What was the rate of discount?
A. 3.67 %
B. 4.00 %
C. 4.15 %
D. 4.25 %

5. A cable 200 m long weighs 50 N/m and is supported from two points at the same elevation.
Determine the required sag if the maximum tension that the cable can carry shall not exceed 8000 N.
A. 35.1 m
B. 28.2 m
C. 40.3 m
D. 31.3 m

6. The radius of earth is?

A. RE = 7.45 X 106 m
B. RE = 6.45 X 106 m
C. RE = 9.45 x 106 m
D. RE = 6.38)< 106 m

7. The inverse laplace transform of ( 2s – 18 ) / ( s2 + 9 )

A. 2 cos x – sin 3x
B. 2 cos 3x – 6 sin 3x
C. 3 cos 2x – 2 sin 6x
D. 6 cos x – 3 sin 2x

8. What is the positively charged particle of an atom?

A. Electrons
B. Protons
C. Neutron
D. Molecule

9. Water is pouring into conical vessel 15 cm deep and having a radius of 3.75 cm across the top. If the
rate at which the water rises is 2 cm/sec, how fast is the water flowing into the conical vessel when the
water is 4 cm deep?
A. 2.37 m3/sec
B. 5.73 m3/sec
C. 6.28 m3/sec
D. 4.57 m3/sec
10. Larger the moment arm, the greater will be the?
A. Torque
B. Momentum
C. Axis of rotation.
D. Velocity

11. If two forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they must be equal in magnitude and their line of
action must be along
A. none of these.
B. the perpendicular to both the lines
C. the same line in opposite sense
D. the same line in the same sense

12. Which of the following materials has permeability slightly less than that of free space?
A. Paramagnetic materials
B. Non-magnetic materials
C. Ferromagnetic materials
D. Diamagnetic materials

13. In order to measure the flow with a venturimeter, it is installed in

A. any direction and in any location
B. horizontal line
C. inclined line with flow upwards
D. inclined line with flow downwards

14. Which of the following is NOT an extensive property of a material?

A. Length
B. Volume
C. Density
D. Weight

15. If you are appointed as a division manager, your first task is most likely to
A. Set goals
B. Determine the resources needed
C. Set a standard
D. Develop strategies and tactics

16. If ln (ln y) + ln y = ln x, find y’.

A. x/(x + y)
B. x/(x – y)
C. y/(x + y)
D. y/(x – y)

17. In an isothermal process

A. there is no change in temperature
B. there is no change in enthalpy
C. there is no change in internal energy
D. all of these

18. The point of contraflexure occurs in

A. cantilever beams
B. fixed beams
C. simply supported beams
D. overhanging beams

19. What is the area between y = 0, y = 3×2, x = 0, x – 2?

A. 8 sq. units
B. 24 sq. units
C. 12 sq. units
D. 6 sq. units

20. Solve (x + y) dy = (x – y) dx
A. x2 + y2 = C
B. x2 + 2xy + y2 = C
C. x2 – 2xy – y2 = C
D. x2 – 2xy + y2 = C

21. The S.I. unit of Modulus of elasticity is

A. all
B. Newton/mm2
C. Newton/cm2
D. Newton/m2

22. N-s/m2 is used in S.I. system for

A. Mass density
B. Dynamic viscosity
C. Weight density.
D. Kinematic viscosity

23. What is defined as an alloy of iron and carbon, with the carbon being restricted within certain
concentration limits?
A. Steel
B. Wrought Iron
C. Cast Iron
D. Tendons

24. If the tearing efficiency of a riveted joint is 50%, then ratio of rivet hole diameter to the pitch of
rivets is
A. 0.50
B. 0.20
C. 0.80
D. 0.70

25. If the nominal interest rate is 3%, how much is P5,000 worth in 10 years in a continuous
compounded account?
A. P5,750
B. P6,750
C. P7,500
D. P6,350

26. The integral of cos x with respect to x is

A. sin x + C
B. sec x + C
C. –sin x + C
D. csc x + C

27. If the axis of rotation does not pass through the body the rotatory motion is said to be?
A. Spin motion.
B. Orbital motion.
C. Oscillatory motion.
D. Circular motion.

28. Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle efficiency for the same compression ratio and heat
input because in Otto cycle
A. heat rejection is lower
B. maximum temperature is higher
C. expansion and compression are isentropic
D. combustion is at constant volume

29. A transmission cable 300 m long, weighs 600 kg. The tensions at the ends of the cable are 400 kg and
450 kg. Find the distance of its lowest point to the ground.
A. 145 m
B. 148 m
C. 150 m
D. 153 m
30. Evaluate the limit of (x^2 – x – 6)/(x^2 – 4x + 3) as x approaches 3.
A. 3/2
B. 3/5
C. 0
D. 5/2

31. At what temperature, given mass of a gas that occupies a volume of 2 litres at N.T.P. will occupy a
volume of 4 litres, if the pressure of the gas is kept constant ?
A. 273°K
B. 273°C
C. 200°C
D. 100°C

32. Measurement of the amount of dry gas collected over water from volume of moist gas is based on
the
A. Boyle's law.
B. Avogadro's hypothesis.
C. Charle's law.
D. Dalton's law of partial pressures

33. From among the following, choose one which is not an exothermic process.
A. Ammonia synthesis
B. Catalytic cracking
C. Methanol synthesis
D. Oxidation of Sulphur

34. The half life for the first order decomposition of nitromethane, CH3NO2, at 500K is 650 seconds. If
the initial concentration of CH3NO2 is 0.500M, what will its concentration be (M) after 1300 seconds
have elapsed?
A. 0.425
B. 0.250
C. 0.140
D. 0.125

35. What is the order with respect to A?

A. 1
B. first
C. zero
D. Second

36. The slow rate of a particular chemical reaction might be attributed to which of the following?
A. a low activation energy
B. a high activation energy
C. the presence of a catalyst
D. the temperature is high

37. Marsh gas mainly contains

A. C2H2
B. CH4
C. H2S
D. CO

38. Ethyl benzene CANNOT be prepared by ______.

A. Wurtz reaction
B. Clemmensen reduction
C. Friedel-Crafts reaction
D. Wurtz-Fittig reaction

39. Which gas is obtained on treating aluminium carbide with diluted HCl
A. Methane
B. Ethane
C. Ethyne
D. Acetylene

40. The half-reaction that occurs at the anode during the electrolysis of molten sodium bromide is:
A. 2 Br- Br2 + 2 e-
B. Br2 + 2 e- 2 Br-
C. Na+ + e- Na
D. Na Na+ + e-
E. 2 H2O + 2 e- 2 OH- + H2

41. Which of the following is the strongest oxidizing agent?

A. Pb2+
B. I2
C. Ag+
D. Pb
E. Cu2+

42. Which of the following is an empirical formula?

A. P4O10
B. H2O2
C. N2O
D. C2H4

43. The chemicals that are created in a chemical reaction.

A. Reactants
B. Neither
C. Products
D. Both

44. The law that the induced e.m.f. and current always oppose the cause producing them is due to
A. Faraday
B. Lenz
C. Newton
D. Coulomb

45. A coil with negligible resistance has 50V across it with 10 mA. The inductive reactance is
A. 50 ohms
B. 500 ohms
C. 1000 ohms
D. 5000 ohms

46. H2 + O2  H2O, What are the coefficients used to balance?

A. 2, 0, 2
B. 2, 1, 2
C. 2, 2, 2
D. 0, 2, 2

47. What kind of reaction is it? NaS + ZnNO3 → NaNO3 + ZnS

A. Double Displacement
B. Decomposition
C. Single Displacement
D. Sythesis

48. A compound is 25.9% nitrogen and 74.1% oxygen. Find its empirical formula.
A. N4O6
B. NO
C. N2O5
D. N2O4

49. Epinephrine (adrenaline) is a hormone secreted into the bloodstream in times of stress. It contains
59.0% C, 7.15% H, 26.20% O, and 7.65% N and has a molar mass of 183 g/mol. What is its molecular
formula?
A. C9H13NO3
B. C5H11N3O2
C. C7H9N2O
D. C8H12NO2

50. A concentration cell is constructed by placing identical Cu electrodes in two Cu2+ solutions. If the
concentrations of the two Cu2+ solutions are 1.0 M and 0.0020 M, calculate the potential of the cell.
A. 0.020 V
B. 1.2 V
C. 0.030 V
D. 1.0 V
E. 0.080 V

51. For a voltaic (or galvanic) cell using Ag,Ag+ (1.0 M) and Zn,Zn2+ (1.0 M) half-cells, which of the
following statements is incorrect?
A. The zinc electrode is the anode.
B. Electrons will flow through the external circuit from the zinc electrode to the silver electrode.
C. Reduction occurs at the zinc electrode as the cell operates.
D. The mass of the zinc electrode will decrease as the cell operates.
E. The concentration of Ag+ will decrease as the cell operates.

52. How long (in hours) must a current of 5.0 amperes be maintained to electroplate 60 g of calcium
from molten CaCl2?
A. 27 hours
B. 8.3 hours
C. 11 hours
D. 16 hours
E. 5.9 hours

53. In an electrolytic cell the electrode at which the electrons enter the solution is called the ______ ;
the chemical change that occurs at this electrode is called _______.
A. anode, oxidation
B. anode, reduction
C. cathode, oxidation
D. cathode, reduction
E. cannot tell unless we know the species being oxidized and reduced.

54. Ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4. The product formed is
A. C2H4
B. C2H6
C. CH3COOC2H5
D. C2H2

55. Organic compounds are found only in.

A. Mineral kingdom
B. Animal kingdom
C. Vegetable kingdom
D. Both animal and vegetable kingdom

56. An aqueous solution of a substance on electrolysis gives ethane. The substance is

A. Ethyl acetate
B. Active acid
C. Acetamide
D. Potassium acetate

57. The age of the Shroud of Turin in determined by radiocarbon dating. A Geiger counter measures 14.2
counts per minute (c.p.m.) in a sample of the shroud compared to 15.4 c.p.m. from carbon-14 in a living
organism. If the half-life is 5760 years, what is the age of the shroud in years? The radioactive decay of
carbon-14 follows first order kinetics.
A. 1.20 x 10-4
B. 674
C. 5760
D. 330

58. The minimum additional energy, above the average internal energy, which the. reacting molecules
must possess so that their collision result in a reaction is known as?
A. Average kinetic energy.
B. Activation energy
C. Threshold energy.
D. None of these
59. A reversible liquid phase endothermic reaction is to be carried out in a plug flow reactor. For
minimum reactor volume, it should be operated such that the temperature along the length
A. decreases
B. is at the highest allowable temperature throughout.
C. increases
D. first increases and then decreases.

60. The reaction between oxygen and organic material is a/an __________ reaction.
A. endothermic
B. biochemical
C. photochemical
D. Exothermic

61. Haemoglobin is a/an

A. enezyme
B. amino acid
C. biological catalyst
D. Protein

62. For a heterogeneous catalytic reaction

A. free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end
of reaction.
B. the surface of the catalyst does not play an important role during reaction.
C. the catalyst does not form an intermediate complex with the reactant.
D. a relatively small amount of catalyst can cause the conversion of large amount of reactants which
does not mean that catalyst concentration is important.

63. Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and

A. glycerene
B. nitro glycerene
C. salt petre
D. Dynamite

64. Sucrose content in the raw juice extracted from sugar cane is about __________ percent.
A. 80 - 85
B. 15 - 20
C. 1 - 2
D. 50 - 60

65. Esterification reaction produces

A. soap
B. vanaspati
C. mercaptans
D. Detergent

66. Viscose rayon is chemically

A. regenerated cellulose acetate
B. regenerated cellulose nitrate
C. cellulose nitrate
D. cellulose acetate

67. A catalyst
A. initiates a reaction.
B. lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules.
C. cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction.
D. is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants

68. What causes cavitation in centrifugal pump?

A. Low suction pressure
B. High suction pressure
C. High suction velocity
D. Low barometric pressure

69. Which of the following is not a dimension-less parameter?

A. Euler number
B. Specific gravity
C. Fanning friction factor
D. None of these

70. For the transfer of solution of thick slurry, the pump used is a __________ pump.
A. centrifugal
B. diaphragm
C. gear
D. Reciprocating

71. For a particle settling in water at its terminal settling velocity, which of the following is true?
A. Weight = buoyancy + drag
B. Buoyancy = weight + drag
C. Drag = weight
D. Drag = buoyancy + weight

72. Drying operation under vacuum is carried out to

A. dry those materials which have very high unbound mositure content.
B. reduce drying temperature.
C. increase drying temperature.
D. dry materials having high bound moisture content.

73. In a solution containing 0.30 Kg mole of solute and 600 kg of solvent, the molality is
A. 0.50
B. 0.60
C. 2
D. 1

74. Air initially at 101. 3 kPa and 40°C and with a relative humidity of 50%, is cooled at constant pressure
to 30°C. The cooled air has a
A. higher wet bulb temperature.
B. higher relative humidity
C. higher absolute (specific) humidity.
D. higher dew point.

75. __________ columns are used for liquid dispersion in a continuous gas phase.
A. Packed
B. Pulse
C. Sieve plate
D. Bubble cap

76. All pipes of a particular nominal size have the same

A. none of these
B. thickness
C. outside diameter
D. inside diameter

77. The ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity in case of laminar flow of a Newtonion
fluid in a circular pipe is
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 0.66
D. 2

78. The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the
A. displaced volume of the fluid.
B. submerged body.
C. horizontal projection of the body.
D. volume of fluid vertically above the body.

79. A reactor is generally termed as an autoclave, when it is a

A. high pressure batch reactor.
B. high pressure tubular reactor.
C. atmospheric pressure CSTR.
D. atmospheric pressure tank reactor.

80. The rate constant of a chemical reaction increases by 100 times when the temperature is increased
from 400 °K to 500 °K. Assuming transition state theory is valid, the value of E/R is
A. 8987°K
B. 8764°K
C. 9210°K
D. 8621°K

81. All of the following alloying elements of steel increases hardness but sacrifice ductility, except
A. nickel
B. molybdenum
C. vanadium
D. Chromium

82. In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature ‘t’ at height ‘h’ above the sea level in metres
is given by (where, temperature at sea level is 15°C and t is in °C.)
A. t = 15 - 0.0035 h
B. t = 0.0035 h - 15
C. t = 15 - 0.0065 h
D. t = 15 + 0.0065 h

83. Which is the most undesirable component in kerosene?

A. Naphthenes
B. i-paraffins
C. n-paraffins
D. Aromatics

84. When is a separation process not required in a manufacturing process?

A. When there is a decomposition reaction
B. When there is a complete conversion
C. When the byproducts are in form of gases
D. When the reaction is reversible

85. Which of the following separation techniques is NOT used in the process of manufacturing of citric
acidS?
A. Ultrafiltration
B. Ion-exchange
C. Crystallization
D. Distillation

86. Chemical reactions require feed mixtures from non-renewable resources like coal, petroleum. What
is used in place of non-renewable sources?
A. Sunlight
B. Biomass
C. Biodiesel
D. Microorganisms

87.

Will the above reaction require a separation process?

A. Yes
B. No

88. The rate of convective heat transfer between a solid boundary and adjacent fluid is given by
A. Q = (t s - t f)
B. Q = h A (t s - t f)
C. Q = h A
D. Q = h (t s - t f)

89. In case of homogeneous plane wall, there is a linear temperature distribution given by
A. t = t2 - (t2-t1) x/ δ
B. t = t1 + (t2-t1) δ/x
C. t = t1 + (t2-t1) x
D. t = t1 + (t2-t1) x/ δ

90. The heat energy propagation due to conduction heat transfer will be minimum for
A. Water
B. Lead
C. Air
D. Copper

91. A hot fluid is being conveyed through a long pipe of 4 cm outer diameter and covered with 2 cm
thick insulation. It is proposed to reduce the conduction heat loss to the surroundings to one-third of the
present rate by further covering with same insulation. Calculate the additional thickness of insulation
A. 14 cm
B. 13 cm
C. 11 cm
D. 12 cm

92. Heat is being transferred by convection from water at 48 degree Celsius to glass plate whose surface
is exposed to water at 40 degree Celsius. The thermal conductivity of water is 0.6 W/m K and the
thermal conductivity of glass is 1.2 W/m K. The spectral gradient of temperature in the water at the
water glass interface is 10 -4 K/m. The heat transfer coefficient in W/m2 K is

A. 0.0
B. 750
C. 6.0
D. 4.8

93. For an air(A)-water vapour(B) mixture, the partial pressure of the air is 5 pa and the total pressure of
the system is 15 pa. The molal absolute humidity is
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2

94. The diffusivity of copper in copper increases by how many times when the temperature is increased
from 500 ° C to 1000 °C?
A. 200000
B. 100000
C. 150000
D. 170000

95. Find the gas phase mass transfer co-efficient for a unbound moisture to remove if the flux is 5
kg/sq.m sec and the difference in humidity of the liquid and the main stream is 0.5 units.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 30
96. Find the representation AB in the batch drying curve.

A. Constant drying region

B. Falling rate period
C. Equilibrium moisture content
D None of the mentioned

97. How many types of reactors are there?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. Many number

98. What is the lost work is absolute temperature is 303K and the change in entropy is 1000KJ/h-k
A. 697KJ/h-k
B. 303000KJ/h
C. 3030KJ/h
D. 30300KJ/h-k

99. Which of the following reynold’s number represents a turbulent flow?

A. 500
B. 700
C. 2500
D. 6000

100. For the given manometer

A. P1 + ρ1d2g = P2 + ρ2d2g
B. P1 + ρ1d1g = P2 + ρ2d2g
C. P1 + ρ1d1g = P2 + ρ2d2g + ρ3d3g
D. None of the mentioned