1.

It is the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest, and of a body in motion to continue moving with
unchanged velocity.
A. Inertia
B. Mass
C. Moment of Inertia
D. Moment of Mass

2. One pound force is equivalent to

A. 4.45N
B. 5.54N
C. 1 kg-m/s^2
D. 9.8 N

3. These are forces whose lines of action all pass through a common point.
A. concurrent forces
B. coplanar forces
C. reaction forces
D. parallel forces
4 It is a tangential force acting on an object that opposes the sliding of that object across an
adjacent surface with which it is in contact.
A. Normal force
B. Frictional force
C. Perpendicular force
D. opposing force

5. A system that can exchange neither matter nor energy with its surroundings.
A. isolated system
B. closed system
C. open system
D. thermodynam,ic system

6. It represents the exchange of energy between a system and its surroundings.

A. work
B. internal energy
C. thermal energy
D. heat energy

7. If A⋅B = AB =, then the angle between A and B is

A. π/2
B. zero
C. π
D. none of the above
Answer B

8. To calculate for the force exerted on a charged particle by a magnetic field, _________ is
used.
A. vector product
B. scalar product
C. dot product
D. vector sum
Answer A
9. It consists of two forces, equal in magnitude , in parallel, but in opposite directions.
A. couple
B. concurrent forces
C. opposite forces
D. reaction forces

10. It states that the moment of force about any point is equal to the algebraic sum of all moments of the
components of the force about that point.
A. Varignon's theorem
B. Bernouli's theorem
C. Pappus' theorem
D. Noether's theorem

11. It is the maximum stress that may be developed during a simple tension test such that the stress is a linear
function of strain.
a. Proportional limit
b. Elastic limit
c. Yield point
d. None of these

12. The ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range.

a. Resilience
b. Toughness
c. Brittleness
d. Ductility

13. The four P’s of marketing are the following except:

A. Product
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Publicity
Answer D
14. A type of annuity where the payments are made at the start of each period, beginning from the first period.
A. annuity due
B. ordinary annuity
C. deferred annuity
D. perpetuity

15. A substance that losses electron during an oxidation reduction process.

A. oxidizing agent
B. catalyst
C. reducing agent
D. solvent

16. The ratio of the number of moles per liter of a solution.

A. molarity
B. molality
C. mole fraction
D. none of these
17. Unsolicited and unwanted commercial and promotional advertisements and surveys.
A. promotional advertisements
B. commercial
C. spam messages
D. push messages
Answer C

18. A service for sending messages to mobile phones that use Global System for Mobile Communications in text
format.
A. Spam
B. Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
C. Broadcast Messaging Service (BMS)
D. Short Messaging Service (SMS)
Answer D

19. Refers to the guidelines for the registration of VoIP service providers and resellers.
A. MC No. 3-11-2005
B. MC No. 07-08-2005
C. MC No. 06-08-2005
D. MC No. 03-03-2005
Answer A

20. Refers to the rules and regulation on broadcast messaging service.

A. MC No. 3-11-2005
B. MC No. 03-03-2005
C. MC No. 06-08-2005
D. MC No. 04-07-2005
Answer B

21. The energy of a quantum of electromagnetic radiation is ___ frequency of the electromagnetic radiation.
a. Inversely proportional to
b. Directly proportional to
c. Inversely proportional to the square of
d. Directly proportional to the square of

22. The focal length is positive for a

a. Concave mirror
b. Convex mirror
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

23. It is the heat absorbed or given off by a substance that changes its temperature.
A. sensible heat
B. specific heat
C. latent heat
D. none of these

24. A process carried out at constant pressure.

A. Isentropic
B. Isobaric
C. adiabatic
D. sothermal

25. The property of a solution that depends on the number of solute particles present not on the nature of the
particles.
A. boiling point
B. colligative
C. vapor pressure
D. osmotic pressure

26. The density of oxygen at STP is

A. 0.143 g/li
B. 1.43 g/ml
C. 1.43 g/li
D. 22.3 g/li

27. There is an increase in potential if a charge is moved ___ the electric field.
A. i. in the direction as
B. ii. against
C. both i. and ii.
D. in line with

28. An electric field caused by an infinite uniform line charge will produce an equipotential surface that is
A. cylindrical
B. planar
C. spherical
D. all of these

29. It refers to the ease with which a metal can be machined to an acceptable surface finish.
A. Finishability
B. Machinability
C. Metallicity
D. None of these

30. The reciprocal of Bulk Modulus of any fluid is called

A. volume stress
B. compressibility
C. shape elasticity
D. volume strain

31. Direct control is the control that is exercised after the deviations from plans have occurred. Which of the
following is not the underlying assumption of direct control?
A.   Performance can be measured
B.   Personal responsibility is absent
C.   The time expenditure is warranted
D.   Mistakes can be discovered in time
Answer B

32. What simple interest rate is equivalent to a simple discount rate of 8 % discounting an amount of P 1,000 due
at the end of 3 months?
A. 8.7 %
B. 7.36 %
C. 7.41 %
D. 8.64 %

33. Under the rules and regulation on the allocation and assignment of 3G radio frequency bands, assignees shall
start commercial operation not later than _____ from date of award;
A. 30 months
B. 90 months
C. 60 months
D. 120 months
Answer A

34. Under the rules and regulation on the allocation and assignment of 3G radio frequency bands, an additional
SUF of _____ shall be imposed on each authorized 3G network operator for every 100,000 additional
subscribers/users in excess of the first 4 million subscribers/users.
A. 1M
B. 3M
C. 2M
D. 4M
Answer C

35. Management by Objectives (MBO) is a joint setting of goals and objectives by superiors and subordinates. If
you were responsible for setting up an MBO program, which of the following steps would you need to complete
before the others?
A.   Establish specific goals for various departments, subunits and individuals
B.   Formulate action plans
C.   Clarify organizational roles
D.   Implement and maintain self-control
Answer C

36. In buying a drill, the buyer was offered the options of paying P 2,500 cash at the end of 30 days or P 2,700 at
the end of 120 days.
At what rate is the buyer paying simple interest if he agrees to pay at the end of 120 days?
A. 24 %
B. 27 %
C. 32 %
D. 30 %

37. BPI bank charges 1 1/2 % per month for the BPI express credit card. What effective rate is it charging?
A. 18 %
B. 16 %
C. 19 %
D. 17 %

38. What is the force exerted by the atmosphere on a 2 cm2 area on the top of your head?
a. 10N
b. 30 N
c. 20 N
d. 40N

39. A compound contains 21.6% Na, 33.3% chlorine and 45.1% oxygen. Determine its empirical formula. Atomic
mass: Na=23 Cl=35.453 O=16
A. Na2Cl2O3
B. NaClO3
C. Na3Cl2O
D. NaClO

40. Two bars of equal length but different materials, suspended from a common support have loads 500N and
5,000N, respectively.
If bar 1 is to be ten times stronger the bar 2, what mus be the cross-sectional area of bar 2? ( bar 1 cross-sectional
area = 10 mm2.)
A. 1 mm^2
B. 0.1 mm^2
C. 100 mm^2
D. 1000mm^2

41. At what speed must a particle move in order to double its mass?
A. 2.6x10^8 m/s
B. 2.7x10^8 m/s
C. 2.8x10^8 m/s
D. 2.9x10^8 m/s

42. The horn of a stationary car has a frequency of 500Hz, a truck passes away from it at 72kph. What frequency
does the person in the car hears now if the velocity of sound in air is 340m/sec?
A. 470Hz
B. 450Hz
C. 525Hz
D. 550Hz

43. A laboratory room keeps a vacuum of 0.1kPa. What net force does that put on the door of size 2m by 1m?
A. 30N
B. 160N
C. 100N
D. 200N

44. The density of 2.03M solution acetic acid in water is 1.017g.ml. Calculate the molality of the solution.
A. 22.7m
B. 0.272m
C. 2.27 m
D. 0.0277m

45. If A = 3ax + 4ay and B = 7ax + 24ay, the vector having the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is
A. 5ax + 20ay
B.15ax + 10ay
C. 20ax + 15ay
D. 15ax + 20ay
Answer D

46. What is the angle between ax + ay + az and ay?

A. π/6
B. π/4
C. π/3
D. 54.74O
Answer D
47. Show that points P1(5,2,-4), P2(1,1,2) and P3(-3,0,8) all lie on a straight line. Determine the shortest distance
between the line and point P4 (3,-1,0)
A. 6.422
B. 4.226
C. 2.426
D. 2.246
Answer C

48. Which of the following are the characteristics of the planning process usually adopted in Japanese
Management style?
I. Long-term orientation.
II. Individual decision-making.
III. Decisions flowing from bottom to top and back.
IV. Slow decision-making.
A. Both (I) and (II) above
B. Both (I) and (III) above
C. Both (II) and IV) above
D. (I), (III) and (IV) above
Answer D

49. According to "expectancy theory", the probability of an individual acting in a particular way depends on
I. The personality of the individual and the likelihood it will change.
II. The company and its potential to be moving in the right direction.
III. The situation.
IV. The strength of that individual's belief that the act will have a particular outcome and on whether the
individual values that outcome.
A. Only (I) above
B. Only (IV) above
C. Both (I) and (III) above
D. Both (II) and (IV) above
Answer B

50. Managers vary in their assumptions about people working in an organization. Which of the following manager
types would best describe an individual who believes that most people dislike work and will avoid it whenever
possible?
A. Creative manager
B. Transformational manager
C. Theory Y manager
D. Theory X manager

51. What is the frequency of oscillation of a 25gram body suspended to a string of elastance k = 0.44N/m
A. 0.66 Hz
B. 0.33 Hz
C. 1.2 Hz
D. 2.8Hz

52. A hydraulic press has an input cylinder 1inch in diameter and an output cylinder of 6 inches in diameter.
Assuming 100 % efficiency, find the force exerted by the output piston when a force of 10 lbs is applied to the
input piston.
A. 60
B. 360
C. 600
 D. 6

53. The post is to be pulled out of the ground using two ropes. The first rope is subjected to a force of 600lbs
directed at 60o from the horizontal.
If the resultant force acting on the post is to be 1200 lbs, vertically upward, determine the force T in the other
rope.
A. 644lbs
B. 544lbs
C. 744lbs
D. 344lbs

54. A force of 7kN acts at an angle of 126.87o with respect to horizontal and a 3kN force directed downwards.
Determine the magnitude of F directed at an angle θ below the x- axis so that the system is in equilibrium.

A. 4kN
B. 3kN
C. 5kN
D. 6kN

55. In the city water tower, water is pumped up to a level 25 m above ground in a pressurized tank with air at 125
kPa over the water surface.
Assuming the water density is 1000 kg/m3 and standard gravity, find the pressure required to pump more water in
at ground level.
A.245kPa
B.370kPa
C. 125kPa
D.500kPa

56. A 2.5 m tall steel cylinder has a cross sectional area of 1.5 m2. At the bottom with a height of 0.5 m is liquid
water on top of which is a 1 m high layer of gasoline. The gasoline surface is exposed to atmospheric air at 101 kPa.
What is the highest pressure in the water?
A. 98kPa
B. 101kPa
C. 113kPa
D. 142kPa
57. A steel wire is 4.0 m long and 2 mm in diameter. If the wire elongates by 1.273mm, how much mass is attached
to the wire? Young’s Modulus of Elasticity for steel is 196Gpa.
A. 10kg
B. 20kg
C. 980N
D. 196N

58. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100mm and thickness of 19.35mm. What is the maximum
tensile load of the tube
if the stress is limited to 120MN/m2?
A. 100kN
B. 200 kN
C. 300kN
D. 400kN

59. A man expects to receive P 20,000 in 10 years. How much is that money worth now considering interest at 6 %
compounded quarterly?
A. P 12,698.65
B. P 11,025.25
C. P 17,567.95
D. P 15,678.45

60. Find the accumulated amount of P 500 per year for five years with interest compounded continuously at the
annual rate of 8 %.
A. P 2, 520
B. P 2,953
C. P 3, 550
D. P 5,040

61. Sofia works in one of seven research and development departments at General Automobile Corporation. This
would suggest that General Automobiles has a
A. Functional structure                          
B. Divisional structure
C. Flat structure
D. High degree of centralization            
Answer B

62. If J = 4xzay (A/m2), the current I flowing through a square surface with corners at (0, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 2), and
(0, 0, 2) is
A. 4 A
B. 8 A
C. 16 A
D. 32 A
Answer C

63. JIT (Just-In-Time) inventory control is an approach to inventory control that stresses on having materials arrive
just when they are required in the production process. Which of the following does not apply to Just-In-Time (JIT)
system?
A. Suppliers need to be located in close proximity
B. Organization must have ISO 9001 certification
C. Reliable transportation facilities should be available
D. Suppliers need to be capable of providing high quality materials
Answer B
64. Find electric flux density D for a dielectric material with E = 0.15ax V/m and Xe = 4.25.
A. 9.673 pC/m2
B. 6.973 pC/m2
C. 6.793 pC/m2
D. 6.397 pC/m2
Answer B

65. If E = 150ar (V/m) at the surface of a 5-cm conducting sphere centered at the origin, what is the total charge Q
on the sphere’s surface?

A. 43.721pC
B. 42.713pC
C. 47.123pC
D. 41.723pC

66. A solid sphere of radius 2 m is located at the origin. The charge density inside the sphere is 1 (C/m 3). The charge
density outside of the sphere is zero. Assuming that the electric potential at infinity is zero, calculate the electric
potential due to the solid sphere at any point outside of the sphere, i.e. in the region of r > 2 m.

A. V  83rVolts

B. V  8 Volts
3r

C. 3
V  Volts
8r

D. V  38rVolts
Answer B
67. There are three concentric spherical shells having radius a, b, and c respectively. Charges are uniformly
distributed on the three shells. The charge density on the innermost shell (r = a) is λ/a2 (in Coulombs/meter2). On
the middle shell (r = b) the charge density is – λ/b2 (C/m2), and on the outmost shell (r = c) the charge density is λ/c2
(C/m2). Calculate the electric field in the region of b ≤ r ≤ c.

A. 13.03ar + 3.43a V/m

B. 10.33ar + 4.33a V/m
C. 10.33ar + 4.33aθ V/m
D. 0 V/m
Answer D

6.1 Physics, Vector Analysis, Electromagnetics

68. The electric potential at the origin is 1 V, and that at point (3, 4, 5) is 8 V when the reference point of the
voltage is placed at infinity. Now the reference point is moved to the origin, calculate the electric potential at point
(3, 4, 5).
A. 5V
B. 6V
C. 7V
D. 8V
Answer C

69. Find the speed of sound waves in a metal rod of Young’s Modulus of Elasticity 295.2GPa if its density is 8.2
g/cm3?
A. 1580m/s
B. 1590m/s
C. 6,000m/s
D. 6,100m/s
70. An object placed 10 cm away from a concave mirror with focal length of 30cm will produce
A. a real image 20 cm in front of the mirror
B. a virtual image 25 cm behind the mirror
C. a virtual image 15 cm behind the mirror
D. a real image 6 cm in front of the mirror

71. If the displacement is doubled, the elastic potential energy of the system will
A. Double
B. Be halved
C. Quadruple
D. Be reduced to ¼

72. 1.381x10-23 J/k is known as

A. Molar Gas constant
B. Avogadro’s Number
C. Boltzmann’s Constant
D. Planck’s constant

73. Under force to voltage analogy, resistance is analogous to

A. Mass
B. Elastance
C. Damping
D. Displacement

74. What is the photon energy associated with green blue light of wavelength of 500 nanometers?
A. 8x10-19J
B. 2x10-19J
C. 4x10-19J
D. 5x10-19J

76. A light ray in air is incident on a glass surface at an angle of 30deg from the normal. If the angle between the
refracted light ray and the normal is 25deg, what is the index of refraction of the glass?
A. 1.183
B. 1.088
C. 1.4
D. 0.85

77. The demand for a commodity varies inversely as the price of the commodity, but not proportionately. This
refers to
A. law of demand
B. law of supply
C. law of supply and demand
D. law of diminishing returns

78. It refers to the capacity of a commodity to satisfy human wants.

A. need
B. utility
C. supply
D. demand
79. A machine shop purchased 10 years ago a milling machine for P 60,000. A straight line depreciation reserve had
been provided on a 20 years life of the machine. The owner of the machine shop desires to replace the old milling
machine of a modern unit with many advantages costing P 100,000. It can sell the old unit for P 20,000. How much
new capital will be required for the purchase?
A. P 40,000
B. P 50,000
C. P 60,000
D. P 70,000

80. A graduating ECE is going to make P 350,000/yr with a certain Electronic Corporation. A total of 10 % of the
ECE salary will be placed in the mutual fund of their choice. The ECE can count on a 3 % salary increase with the
standard of living increases for the next 30 years of employment. If the ECE is aggressive and places their
retirement in a stock index fund that will average 12 % over the course of their career, what can the ECE expect at
retirement?
A. P 10.5 M
B. P 10.6 M
C. P 10.7 M
D. P 10.8 M

81. A rectangular-shaped, open-top steel barge is 10m by 3.0m and has sides 1.0m high. The mass of the barge is
8.0 × 103kg. How much mass can the barge hold if it can safely sink 0.75m?
A. 12,000kg
B. 13,000kg
C. 14,000kg
D. 15,000kg

82. An iceberg floats in seawater. What percentage of the iceberg is submerged?

A. 92%
B. 8%
C. 29%
D. 71%

83. Calculate the speed at which liquid flows out a small hole in the bottom of a large tank containing liquid to
a depth of 1.0m.
A. 1.1 m/s
B. 2.2 m/s
C. 3.3 m/s
D. 4.4 m/s

84. What is the specific heat of a substance that absorbs 2.5 x 103 joules of heat when a sample of 1.0 x 104 g of
the substance increases in temperature from 10.0C to 70.0C?
A. 0.0042J/g-C
B. 0.0024 J/g-C
C. 0.0042 g-C/J
D. 0.0024 g-C/J

85. A tornado rips off a 100 m^2 roof with a mass of 1000 kg. What is the minimum vacuum pressure needed to do
that if we neglect the anchoring forces?
A. 9.8kPa
B. 0.98kPa
C. 0.098kPa
D. 980kPa
86. Calculate the volume at which a 5.46 li of gas at 100 C will occupy at 0 C at the same pressure?
A. 3 li
B. 4 li
C. 5 li
D. 6 li

87. Determine the mole-fractions of 46 glycerine dissolved in 36 g water. MW glycerine = 92 .

A. 0.8
B. 0.2
C. 0.6
D.0.4

88. The molecular weight of an organic compound is 58. Determine the molality of a solution containing 24g of
organic compound dissolved in 600g water.
A. 0.275
B. 0.285
C. 0.375
D. 0.7

89. How many H atoms are present in a 0.235g Ammonia?

A. 2.49x10^22
B. 8.31 x10^21
C. 2.94x10^22
D. 8.13x10^21

90. Caustic soda, NaOH, can be prepared commercially by reaction of Na2CO3 , with slaked lime, Ca(OH)2. How
many grams of NaOH can be obtained by treating by treating 1kg of Na2CO3 with Ca(OH)2? (Na=23, O = 16, H = 1,
C = 12)
A. 755
B. 575
C. 655
D. 675

91. A nominal interest of 3 % compounded continuously is given on the account. What is the accumulated amount
of P 1,000 after 10 years?
A. P 13,620.10
B. P 13,500.10
C. P 13,498.60
D. P 13,439.16

92. How long will it take money to double itself if invested at 5 % compounded annually?
A. 7
B. 15
C.21
D. 28

93. A homogenous 800kg bar is supported at either end by a cable. ( Bronze on one end and steel on the other
end. If the cross-sectional area of bronze is 43.6 mm 2 and that of steel is 32.7mm2, what is the maximum stress in
MPa on each cable?
A. 120, 90
B. 90, 120
C. 90, 210
D. 120, 210
94. Cross product of two vectors will result to a new vector that is ___ to the plane where the two vectors are
placed.
A. Parallel
B. tangential
C. Perpendicular
D. opposite in direction

96. A baseball is hit at a 45° angle and a height of 0.90m. The ball travels a total distance of 120m. What is the
initial velocity of the ball?
A. 32.1 m/s
B. 33.1 m/s
C. 34.1 m/s
D. 35.1 m/s

97. A 3,200-lb elevator cab is supported by a cable in which the maximum safe tension is 4,000 lb. What is the
greatest upward acceleration the elevator can have?
A. 32.2 ft/sec^2
B. 128.8 ft/sec^2
C. 8.05 ft/sec^2
D. 4.025 ft/sec^2

98. A conical pendulum of length 1.2m moves in a circle of radius 0.20m. What is the period of the pendulum?
A. 1.1 s
B. 2.2 s
C. 3.3 s
D. 4.4 s

99. A 5.0g pellet is compressed against a spring in a gun of mass 300g. The spring is released and the gun allowed
to recoil with no friction as the pellet leaves the gun. If the speed of the recoiling gun is 8.0m/s, what is the speed
of the pellet?
A. 840m/s
B. 408 m/s
C. 804m/s
D. 480m/s

100. A man keeps a 1 kg toy airplane flying horizontally in a circle holding onto a 1.5 m long string attached to its
wing tip. The string is always in the plane of the circular flight path. If the plane flies at 10 m/sec, find the tension in
the string.
A. 28 N
B. 67 N
C. 15 N
D. 18 N