1. What is the acid test ratio?

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

b) The ratio of all assets to actual current liabilities.
c) The ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory) to the total current liabilities.
d) The ratio of gross margin to opening, sales, and administrative expense.

ANS: The ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory) to the total current liabilities.

2. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the solutions?
a) Extraneous solutions b) Trivial solutions c) Conditional solutions d) Ambiguous solutions

ANS: Trivial solutions

3. What is the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms present in a molecule?
a) Molecular weight b) Mole c) Molecular formula d) Quantum formula

ANS: Molecular weight

4. What is the freezing point of mercury at standard atmospheric pressure?

a) -10°F b) -38°F c) -30.4°F d) -41.2°F

ANS: -38°F

5. The board of Mechanical Engineering has quasi-legislative powers. What does it mean by quasi-legislative
powers?
a) Control b) Supervisory c) Evaluating d) Rule making

ANS: Rule making

6. The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1 gram per gram-atom. What is the mass of a hydrogen atom?
a) 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom b) 6.02 x 10-23 g/atom
c) 1 g/atom d) The mass is too small to calculate

ANS: 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom

7. The equation y = s1 + s2x is an algebraic expression for which of the following choices?
a) a cosine expansion series b) a circle in polar form
c) projectile motion d) a straight line

ANS: a straight line

8. In electricity, how do you call the rate of charge flow?

a) Potential difference b) Current c) Voltage d) Power

ANS: Current

9. This law in electrical circuits states, “The algebraic sum of currents entering a node (or a closed boundary)
is zero”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirchhoff’s current law b) Ohm’s current law
c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

ANS: Kirchhoff’s current law

10. This law in electrical circuits state, “The algebraic sum of all voltages around a closed path (or loop) is
zero”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirchhoff’s current law b) Ohm’s current law
c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

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ANS: Kirchhoff’s voltage law

11. In electrical, what is the SI unit of conductance?

a) Ohm b) Mho c) Siemens d) Ampere

ANS: Siemens

12. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 Ampere?

a) 1 Coulomb per second b) 1 Joule per Coulomb
c) 1 Volt per Ampere d) 1 Ampere per Coulomb

ANS: 1 Coulomb per second

13. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of lower
degree. What is this mathematical process?
a) Decompositionb) Rationalizationc) Factoring d) Polynomial damping

ANS: Factoring

14. It is a kind of obligation which has no condition attached.

a) Pure b) Gratuitous c) Receivables d) Private

ANS: Gratuitous

15. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither increasing
nor decreasing. What is this point commonly called?
a) Maximum point b) Minimum point c) Point of tangency d) Point of inflection

ANS: Point of inflection

16. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the center, the foci and vertices?
a) Transverse axis b) Conjugate Axis c) Asymptotic axis d) Major Axis

ANS: Transverse axis

17. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two integers?
a) Natural b) Rational c) Irrational d) Surd

ANS: Irrational

18. How do you call the opposite of the prefix nano?

a) Peta b) Tera c) Giga d) Hexa

ANS: Giga

19. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a) Obtuse b) Oblique c) Scalene d) Isosceles

ANS: Scalene

20. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a) Polar distance b) Coordinate c) Abscissa d) Ordinate

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ANS: Abscissa

21. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most frequent score. How do you call this measure of
central tendency?
a) Median b) Mode c) Mean d) Deviation

ANS: Mode

22. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 mil?

a) One-tenth of an inch b) One-thousandth of an inch
c) One millionth of an inch c) One-half of an inch

ANS: One-thousand of an inch

23. A polygon with ten sides is said to be:

a) Dodecagon b) Decagon c) Decahedron d) Dodecahedron

ANS: Decagon

24. What is the logarithm of a negative number?

a) Complex number b) Real number c) Irrational number d) Imaginary number

ANS: Complex number

25. Any number expressed in place-value notation with base 12 is known as:
a) Duodecimal b) Deontic c) Decile d) Dedekind

ANS: Duodecimal

26. Another name for derivative is said to be:

a) Differential manifold b) Partial derivative c) Differential from d) Differential coefficient

ANS: Differential Coefficient

27. Another term for rhombus is said to be:

a) Dichotomy b) Diamond c) Cyclic quadrilateral d) Bi-rectangular

ANS: Diamond

28. A prefix denoting a multiple of ten time any of the physical units of the system international.
a) Deka b) Nano c) Hecto d) Exa

ANS: Deka

29. The father of plane geometry:

a) Euclid b) Pythagoras c) Aristotle d) Galileo

ANS: Euclid

30. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given data leads to two solutions. How do you
call this case?
a) Ambiguous case b) Quadratic case c) Extraneous case d) Conditional case

ANS: Ambiguous case

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 31. It is a type of polygon in which each interior angle must be less than or equal to 180°, and all vertices 'point
outwards' away from the interior. How do you call this polygon?
a) Concave Polygon b) Convex polygon c) Regular polygon d) Irregular polygon

ANS: Convex polygon

32. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals of time where the first payment is made after
several periods, after the beginning of the payment. How do you call this payment?
a) Deferred annuity b) Delayed annuity c) Progressive annuity d) Simple annuity

ANS: Deferred annuity

33. What do you think is the negotiation of wage rates, conditions of employment, etc. by representatives of the
labor force and management?
a) Union trade b) Union rally c) Collective bargaining d) Cooperative

ANS: Collective bargaining

34. How do you call a type of bond where the corporation’s owner name is recorded and the interest is paid
periodically to the owners with their asking for it?
a) Registered bond b) Preferred bond c) Incorporator’s bond d) Bail bond

ANS: Registered bond

35. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential of the denominator?
a) Co-logarithm b) Logarithm c) Product d) Derivative

ANS: Logarithm

36. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?

a) Nonagon b) hexagon c) Pentagon d) Heptagon

ANS: Nonagon

37. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of n factorial, which is in symbolic form (n!),
where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula b) Diophantine formula
c) Richardson-Duchman formula d) Stirling’s Approximation

ANS: Striling’s Approximation

38. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water?

a) All matter has mass
b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than that of water
c) The density of ivory soap is unity
d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of water

ANS: The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of water

39. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence between the two planes is expressed
by measuring the:
a) Reflex angle b) Dihedral angle c) Polyhedral angle d) Plane angle

ANS: Dihedral angle

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 40. What do you think is the output or sales at which income is insufficient to equal operating cost?
a) Break-even point b) Depreciation c) Investment d) Cash flow

ANS: Break-even point

41. What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset due to a decrease in the quantity available as a
coal, oil and timber in forests?
a) Depletion b) Amortization c) Depreciation d) Investment

ANS: Depletion

42. What can you say about the present worth of all depreciation over the economic life of the item?
a) Maintenance b) Capital recovery c) Depreciation recovery d) Annuity

ANS: Depreciation recovery

43. What do you think is the provision in the contract that indicates the possible adjustment of material cost
and labor cost?
a) Secondary clause b) Specification c) Escalatory clause d) General provision

ANS: Escalatory clause

44. This is the process of determining the value of certain property for specific reasons. Guess, what is this?
a) Amortization b) Investment c) Appraisal d) Depreciation

ANS: Appraisal

45. How do you call those products or services that are directly used by people to satisfy their wants?
a) Consumer goods and services b) Producer goods and services
c) Necessity products and services d) Luxury products and services

ANS: Luxury products and services

46. These are used to produce consumer goods and services. Guess, what are these?
a) Consumer goods and services b) Producer goods and services
c) Necessity products and services d) Luxury products and services

ANS: Producer goods and services

47. What do you think are those products or services that are required to support human life and activities that
will be purchased in somewhat the same quantity even though the price varies considerably?
a) Consumer goods and services b) Producer goods and services
c) Necessity products and services d) Luxury products and services

ANS: Necessity products and services

48. How do you call a cylinder with elliptical cross section?

a) Ellipsoid b) Cylindroid c) Hyperboloid d) Paraboloid

ANS: Cylindroid

49. How do you call a market whereby there is only one buyer of an item for which there are no goods
substitutes?
a) Monopoly b) Monopsony c) Oligopoly d) Oligopsony

ANS: Monopsony

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 50. Which statement about a charge placed on a dielectric material is true?
a) The charge increases the conductivity of the material.
b) The charge is confined to the region in which the charge was placed.
c) The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere.
d) The charge is instantly carried to the material’s surface.

ANS: The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere.

51. Which of the following is not a property of magnetic field lines?

a) Magnetic field lines have no beginnings and no ends.
b) The lines cross themselves only at right angles.
c) The line intersects surfaces of equal intensity at right angles.
d) The field is stronger where the lines are closer together.

ANS: The lines cross themselves only at right angles.

52. Tesla is a unit of which of the following?

a) Magnetic Induction b) Inductance c) Capacitance d) Magnetic flux

ANS: Magnetic flux

53. What is a pole pitch?

a) The angle at which the pole windings are wound.
b) The space on the stator allocated to two poles.
c) The space on the stator allocated to one pole.
d) The mica used to insulate the poles from each other.

ANS: The space on the stator allocated to one pole.

54. How do you call a polygon with 10,000 sides?

a) Hectogon b) Chilliagon c) Myriagon d) Octacontagon

ANS: Myriagon

55. Any line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side is called as:
a) Newton line b) Secant c) Cevian d) Euclidian line

ANS: Cevian

56. It is any influence capable of producing a change in the motion of an object.

a) Force b) Acceleration c) Friction d) Velocity

ANS: Force

57. How do you call the amount needed at the beginning of operations and permits the enterprise to begin
functioning before it receives any income from the sales of its product or service.
a) Initial working capital c) Equity
b) Regular working capital d) Annuity

ANS: Initial working capital

58. In the problem of writing the equation of a certain curve with respect to another axes in which the new axes
are parallel to the original axes and similarly directed is known as:
a) Translation of axes c) Notation of axes

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b) Reversal of axes d) Relocation of axes

ANS: Translation of axes

59. How do you call a ring shaped surface or solid obtained by rotating a circle about a coplanar line that does
not intersect?
a) Torus b)Annulus c) Circloid d) Annular

ANS: Torus

60. If the eccentricity is less than one, then curve is known as:
a) Ellipse b) Hyperbola c) Parabola d) Circle

ANS: Ellipse

61. What can you say to the following statement: “the volume of a circular cylinder is equal to the product of
its base and altitude”?
a) Postulate b) Corollary c) Theorem d) Axiom

ANS: Theorem

62. What is the study of the properties of figures of three dimensions?

a) Physics b) Solid geometry c) Plane geometry d) Trigonometry

ANS: Solid geometry

63. A type of bond, without any security behind them except a promise to pay by the issuing corporation is
known as:
a) Collateral trust bond c) Debenture bond
b) Mortgage bond d) Joint bond

ANS: Debenture bond

64. A situation whereby payment is made for work not done. The term also applies to the case where more
workers are used than a reasonable requirement for efficient operation.
a) Downtime pay b) Check-in-pay c) Feather bidding d) Moon lighting

ANS: Downtime pay

65. The difference between what a negotiable paper is worth in the future and its present worth is known as:
a) Book value b) Salvage value c) Sunk value d) Discount

ANS: Discount

66. The temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant temperature to produce saturation.
a) Absolute temperature c) Dew point
b) 273 K d) Critical temperature

ANS: Dew point

67. A net force that will give a mass of one gram an acceleration of 1 cm/s2 is said to be:
a) Newton b) Ergs c) Kilogram forced) Dyne

ANS: Dyne

68. A change in position, specified by a length and a direction is said to be:

a) Displacement b) Acceleration c) Velocity d) Dynamic equilibrium

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ANS: Displacement

69. The process of one substance mixing with another because of molecular motion is known as:
a) Adhesion b) Diffusion c) Cohesion d) Confusion

ANS: Diffusion

70. Those coal that arises at the result of a change in operations or policy or it is the ratio of a small increment
cost and a small increment of output.
a) Increment cost b) Differential cost c) Marginal cost d) Promotion cost

ANS: Increment cost

71. The index that gives the rate earned per share based on current price per share is called as:
a) Price-earning ratio c) Dividend yield
b) Operating expense ratio d) Equity ratio

ANS: Dividend yield

72. A regular polygon having 12 regular pentagons is called as:

a) Icosahedron b) Octahedron c) Dodecahedron d) Tetrahedron

ANS: Dodecahedron

73. Two angles whose sum is 360° is called:

a) Explementary angles c) Supplementary angles
b) Complimentary angles d) Elementary angles

ANS: Explementary angles

74. What is annuity?

a) The future worth of a present amount.
b) A series of uniform amounts over a period of time.
c) The present worth of a future amount.
d) An annual repayment of a loan.

ANS: A series of uniform amounts over a period of time.

75. When using net present worth calculations to compare two projects, which of the following could
invalidate the calculation?
a) Use of the same discount rate for each period
b) Differences in the magnitudes of the projects
c) Evaluating over different time periods
d) Mutually exclusive projects

ANS: Evaluating over different time periods

76. What must two investments with the same present worth and unequal lives have?
a) Different equivalent uniforms annual cash flows
b) Identical salvage values
c) Different salvage values

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d) Identical equivalent uniform annual cash flows

ANS: Different equivalent uniforms annual cash flows

77. Which of the following is true regarding the minimum attractive rate of return used in judging proposed
investments?
a) It is much smaller than the interest rate used to discount expected cash flows from investments.
b) It is frequently a policy decision made by an organization’s management.
c) It is larger than the interest rate used to discount expected cash flow from investments.
d) It is not relevant in engineering economy studies.

ANS: It is frequently a policy decision made by an organization’s management.

78. Which of the following situations has a conventional cash flow so that an internal rate of return can be
safely calculated and used?
a) Your company undertakes a mining project in which the land must be reclaimed at the end of the project.
b) You invest is a safe dividend stock and receive dividends each year.
c) You leave a car and pay by the month.
d) Your company invests heavily in a new product that will generate profits for two years. To keep profits high for
10 years, the company plans to reinvest heavily after two years.

ANS: You invest is a safe dividend stock and receive dividends each year.

79. 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 model with no shortages?
a) Recording is done when the inventory is zero.
b) There is an upper bound on the quantity ordered.
c) The entire reorder quantity I delivered instantaneously.
d) The demand rate is uniform and constant.

ANS: There is an upper bound on the quantity ordered.

80. Which of the following events will cause the optimal lot size, given by the classic EOQ model with no
shortages, to increase?
a) A decrease in inventory carrying cost b) A decrease in demand
c) An increase in demand d) a or c above

ANS: An increase in demand

81. What is a borrower of a particular loan almost always required to do during repayment?
a) Pay exactly the same amount of principal each payment.
b) Repay the loan over and agreed-upon amount of time.
c) Pay exactly the same amount of interest each payment.
d) Pay the interest only whenever failure to pay the principal.

ANS: Repay the loan over and agreed-upon amount of time.

82. How do you classify work-in process?

a) A liability b) An expense c) A revenue d) An asset

ANS: An asset

83. What is the indirect cost (IPC) spending variance?

a) The IPC volume adjusted budget minus the total IPC absorbed.
b) The IPC volume budget [fixed + volume (variable IPC rate)].

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c) The difference between actual IPC and IPC volume, adjusted budget.
d) The difference between actual IPC and IPC absorbed.

ANS: The difference between actual IPC and IPC volume, adjusted budget.

84. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main cause of this
phenomenon?
a) Air resistance b) Gravity c) Surface tension d) Viscosity of fluid

ANS: Surface tension

85. Which of the following elements and compounds is unstable in its pure form?
a) Hydrochloric acid b) Carbon dioxide c) Sodium d) Helium

ANS: Sodium

86. What is the actual geometric shape of the methane molecule?

a) Tetrahedral b) Pyramidal c) Square planar d) Liner

ANS: Tetrahedral

87. A substance is oxidized when which of the following occurs?

a) It losses electrons b) It becomes more negative
c) It gives off heat d) It absorbs energy

ANS: It losses electrons

88. Reactions generally proceed faster at higher temperatures because of which of the following?
a) The molecules are less energetic b) The activation energy is less
c) The molecules collide more frequently d) Both b & c above

ANS: Both b & c

89. Which one of the following statements regarding organic substance is false?
a) Organic matter is generally stable at very high temperature.
b) Organic substance generally dissolve in high-concentration acids.
c) All organic matter contains carbon.
d) Organic substance generally do not dissolve in water.

ANS: Organic substance generally do not dissolve in water.

90. Which of the following affects most of the electrical and thermal properties of materials?
a) The weight of the atoms.
b) The weight of the protons.
c) The electrons, particularly the outermost one .
d) The magnitude of electrical charge of the protons.

ANS: The electrons, particularly the outermost one.

91. What are valence electrons?

a) The electrons of complete quantum shells b) Electrons with positive charge
c) The outer-shell electrons d) The K-quantum shell electrons

ANS: The outer-shell electrons

92. How do you call the strong bond between hydrogen atoms?

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a) Ionic and metallic bond b) The covalent bond
c) The ionic bond d) The metallic bond

ANS: The covalent bond

93. What are Van der Waals forces?

a) Forces present only in gases b) Forces not present in liquids
c) Primary bond between atoms d) Weak secondary bonds between atoms

ANS: Weak secondary bond between atoms

94. Which of the following materials is not a viscoelastic material?

a) Metal b) Plastic c) Rubber d) Glass

ANS: Metal

95. In molecules of the same compositions, what are variations of atomic arrangements known as?
a) Isomers b) Polymers c) Monomers d) Crystal system

ANS: Isomers

96. Which of the following is false?

a) The acceleration of a body rotating with a constant angular velocity is zero.
b) Angular momentum for rigid bodies may be regarded as the product of angular velocity and inertia.
c) The radius of gyration for a mass of uniform thickness is identical to that for a planar area of the same shape.
d) Kinematics is the study of effects of motion, while kinetics is the study of the causes of motion.

ANS: The acceleration of a body rotating with a constant angular velocity is zero.

97. Which statement about a charge placed on a dielectric material is true?

a) The charge increases the conductivity of the material.
b) The charge is confined to the region in which the charge was placed.
c) The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere.
d) The charge is instantly carried to the material’s surface.

ANS: The charge is confined to the region in which the charge was placed.

98. Points that lie in the same plane:

a) Coplanar b) Collinear c) Oblique d) Parallel

ANS: Coplanar

99. What do you call the one-fourth of a great circle?

a) Cone b) Pyramid c) Chord d) Quadrant

ANS: Quadrant

100.A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same distance from a point within, called the center.
a) Arc b) Radius c) Circle d) Chord

ANS: Circle

101.What do you call the replacement of the original cost of an investment?

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a) Pay off b) Return on investment c) Breakeven d) Capital recovery

ANS: Pay off

102.If f”(x1) = 0, then the point (x1,y1) is called:

a) Minimum point b) Maximum point c) Inflection point d) Critical point

ANS: Inflection point

103.Adding more solute to an already saturated solution will cause the excess solute to settle to the bottom of
the container. What is this process called?
a) Precipitation b) Hydration c) Dehydration d) Saturation

ANS: Precipitation

104.The length of time at which the original cost of capital used to purchase a unit has already been recovered.
a) Economic life b) Write off period c) Physical life d) Salvage life

ANS: Write off period

105.The actual interest earned by a given principal is known as:

a) Compound interest b) Simple interest c) Effective interest d) Nominal interest

ANS: Effective interest

106.It is a statement of truth which is admitted without proof. What do you call this?
a) Axiom b) Theorem c) Corollary d) Postulate

ANS: Axiom

107.Type of ownership in business where individual exercise and enjoy the right in their own interest.
a) Pure ownership b) Private ownership c) Equitable ownership d) Public ownership

ANS: Private ownership

108.What do you call the amount of money paid for the use of borrowed capital or income produced by money
which has been loaned?
a) Percentage b) Income c) Release amount d) Interest

ANS: Interest

109.What is the decrease in value of a property due to the gradual extraction of its contents?
a) Depletion b) Property loss c) Depreciation d) Appreciation

ANS: Depreciation

110.The coefficient of friction for dry surfaces:

a) Depends only on the finish condition of the surfaces.
b) Does not depend on the materials.
c) Depends on the composition of the materials only.
d) Depends on the materials and the finish conditions of the surface.

ANS: Depends on the materials and the finish conditions of the surface.

111.What can you say about a cantilever having a uniformly increasing load toward the fixed end?
a) It has a uniform shear. b) It will have maximum bending moment midway to the beam.

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c) It has a reaction equal to the load. d) It has a reaction equal to one half of the load.

ANS: It has a reaction equal to one half of the load.

112.Galvanized iron is a term referring to an iron coated with which of the following?
a) Zinc b) Tin c) Aluminum d) Magnesium

ANS: Zinc

113.How do call an energy required to move 1 Coulomb of charge through an element.

a) Current b) Voltage c) Power d) Resonance

ANS: Voltage

114.This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by adding the last pair of preceding terms
such as the sequence (1, 1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a) Euler’s number b) Fermat number c) Fibonacci number d) Fourier series

ANS: Fibonacci number

115.What is the temperature in degrees Celsius of a molecule at absolute zero?

a) 0 oC b) – 273 oC c) – 32 oC d) 273 oC

ANS: -273°C

116.If at an angle measures x degrees, what is the measure in radians?

π 180 180 π 180
x x
a) 180 b) π c) x d) πx

xπ
ANS: 180o

117.This law states, “The voltage, v, across a resistor is directly proportional to the current, i, flowing through
the resistor”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirchhoff’s Law b) Ohm’s Law c) Ampere’s Law d) Gauss’ Law

ANS: Ohm’s law

118.How do you call an angle that is greater than 180 degree but less than 360 degrees?
a) Complex b) Reflex c) Obtuse d) Exterior

ANS: Reflex

119.In electricity, it is an ability of an element to resist the flow of current. What is this?
a) Resonance b) Conductance c) Inductance d) Resistance

ANS: Resistance

120.In electrical circuits, how do you call the reciprocal of resistance?

a) Resonance b) Conductance c) Inductance d) Resistance

ANS: Conductance

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 121.How do you call a line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of a side? It is also
called as inradius, the radius of an incircle.
a) Radius b) Apothem c) Circumradius d) Inradius

ANS: Apothem

122.Which of the following is the equivalent of one circular mil?

π π π π
( 0. 01 )2 ( 0. 001 )2 ( 0. 0001 )2 ( 0. 00001 )2
a) 4 b) 4 c) 4 d) 4

π
( 0. 001 )2
ANS: 4

123.How do you call a method of describing a set where the elements are separated by commas and enclosed by
braces?
a) Tabular or roster form b) Equal form
c) Rule form d) Equivalent form

ANS: Tabular or roster form

124.This is the amount of a property in which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for the property when
neither one is under the compulsion to buy or sell. What do you call this value?
a) Fair value b) Goodwill value c) Book value d) Market value

ANS: Market value

125.This is a type of bond whose guaranty is in lieu on railroad equipment. What is this type of bond?
a) Equipment b) Debenture bond c) Registered bond d) Infrastructure bond

ANS: Infrastructure bond

126.If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates of which of the following axioms in algebra?

a) Transitive axiom b) Reflexive axiom c) Replacement axiom d) Symmetric axiom

ANS: Symmetric axiom

127.If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these lines is said to be:
a) Parallel b) Perpendicular c) Skew d) Non-intersecting

ANS: Perpendicular

128.This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by adding the squares of all preceding terms
such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…). How do you call this numbers?
a) Triangular numbers b) Tetrahedral numbers c) Cubic numbersd) Pyramidal numbers

ANS: Pyramidal numbers

129.It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas are obtained or derived by mathematical
manipulations of previously proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a) Mathematical induction b) Mathematical deduction

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ANS: Mathematical induction

130.What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the zone’s base?
a) Spherical wedge b) Spherical solid c) Spherical triangle d) Spherical segment

ANS: Spherical segment

131.How do you call the line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a) Latus rectum b) Axis of the parabola c) Transverse axis `d) Major axis

ANS: Axis of the parabola

132.What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance between the vertices in either hyperbola or
ellipse?
a) Eccentricity b) Latus rectum c) Variance d) Deviation

ANS: Eccentricity

133.It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another. How do you call this?
a) Conditional expression b) Inequality
c) Interval d) Domain

ANS: Inequality

134.What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?

a) Centroid b) Incenter c) Orthocenter d) Circumcenter

ANS: Orthocenter

135.What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?

a) Briggsian logarithm b) Naperian logarithm c) Cologarithm d) Mantissa

ANS: Naperian logarithm

136.What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear function under limiting conditions or
constraints?
a) Iteration b) Linear programming c) Differentiation d) Integration

ANS: Linear programming

137.Which of the following items classified a polygon?

a) Angles b) Diagonals c) Sides d) Number of nodes

ANS: Sides

138.When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the slope m is:
a) Less than zero b) Greater than zero c) Equal to zero d) Equal to 1

ANS: Less than zero

139.The ratio between the quick assets to the current liabilities

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a) Acid test ratio b) Current ratio c) Working amount d) Marginal ratio

ANS: Acid test ratio

140.It is the additional cost of producing one more unit of a product.
a) Sunk cost b) Marginal cost c) Variable cost d) Fixed cost

ANS: Marginal cost

141.What is the quantity in addition to the economic order quantity use to anticipate sudden change of demand
and the delay of the ordered quantity?
a) Safety stock b) Safety allowance c) Tolerance stock d) None of these

ANS: Safety stock

142.The ratio of a number is 4:7 where number 4 is referred to as the antecedent. How do you call number 7 in
this ratio?
a) Consequent b) Minuend c) Augend d) Dividend

ANS: Consequent

143.What is a pair of angles when added together will be equal to 360o?

a) Supplementary angle b) Conjugate angle
c) Complimentary angle d) Explimentary angle

ANS: Conjugate angle

144.For a given function, it is found that f(t) = f(- t). What type of symmetry does f(t) have?
a) Odd Symmetryb) Even Symmetry c) Rotational Symmetry d) Quarter-wave Symmetry

ANS: Even symmetry

145.Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90o and 180o?
a) The tangent is positive b) The cotangent is positive
c) The cosine is negative d) The sine is negative

ANS: The cosine is negative

146.What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?

a) Secant b) Sine c) Cosine d) Tangent

ANS: Sine

147.What type of curve is generated by a point, which moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while
traveling with a constant speed, V, parallel to the axis?
a) A cycloid b) An epicycloidsc) A hypocycloid d) A helix

ANS: A helix

148.How do you call the area bounded by two concentric circles?

a) Disk b) Annulus c) Ring d) Sector

ANS: Annulus

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 149.Determine, which of the following is incorrect between lease and outright purchase of equipment?
a) Leasing fees needed working capital.
b) Leasing reduces maintenance and administrative expenses.
c) Leasing offers certain tax advantage.
d) Leasing offers less flexibility with respect to technical obsolescence.

ANS: Leasing offers certain tax advantage.

150.What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset due to a decrease in the quantity available as a
coal, oil and timber in forests?
a) Depletion b) Amortization c) Depreciation d) Investment

ANS: Depletion

151.The angle which the line of sight to the object makes with the horizontal which is above the eye of the
observer is called as:
a) Angle of elevation b) Acute angle c) Angle of depression d) Bearing

ANS: Angle of elevation

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