The amount of company ‘s profit that the

board of directors of the corporation decides

to distribute the ordinary shareholders.

A. Dividend
B. Return
C. Share stock
D. Par value
A certificate of indebtnessof a corporation
usually for a period not less than 10 years and
guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets of
the corporation

A. Bond
B. T-Bills
C. Preffered stock
D. Common stock
A form of fixed-interest security issued by by
central or local government, companies,
banks or other institutions. They are usually a
form of long-term security, buy maybe
irredeemable, secured or unsecured.

A. Bond
B. T-Bills
C. Certificate of deposit
D. All of these
A type of bond where the corporation pledges
securities which it owns (stocks, bonds of its
subsidiaries).

A. Mortgage
B. Registered bond
C. Coupon bond
D. Collateral trust bond
A type of bond which does not have security
except a promise to pay by the issuing
corporation.

A. Mortgage bond
B. Registered bond
C. Collateral trust bond
D. Debenture bond
A type of bond issued jointly by two or more
corporations.

A. Joint bond
B. Debenture bond
C. Registered bond
D. Collateral trust bond
A type of bond whose guaranty is in lien on
railroad equipments.

A. Equipments obligations bond

B. Debenture bond
C. Registered bond
D. Infrastructure bond
If the security of the bond is a mortgage on
certain specified asset of a corporation, this
bond is classified as

A. Registered bond
B. Mortgage bond
C. Coupon bond
D. Joint bond
A type of bond where the corporation’s
owners name are recorded and the interest is
is paid periodically to the owners with their
asking for it

A. Registered bond
B. Preffered bond
C. Incorporators bond
D. All of these
This form of business ownership is a legal
entity possessing many of the legal powers of
individuals.

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 be increased by
heating to approximately 1500 °F and
quenching in oil or water if

A. The carbon content is above 3.0%

B. The carbon content is 0.2% to 2.0%
C. The carbon content is below 0.2%
D. The steel has been not rolled instead of cast
A process of welding materials in a molten or
in vaporous state without application of
mechanical pressure or blow. Such welding
may be accomplished by the oxy-acetylene or
by hydrogen flame or 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 effecient
centrifugal pump.

A. Specific speed
B. Bernoulli’s equation
C. Impeller type
D. Overall effeciency
For a simple beam supported at each end and
which is uniformly loaded

A. The shear at the center of the beam is zero

B. The moment diagram is a straight line
C. The shear at the reaction is a minimum
D. The maximum moment occurs at the
reaction
Point A in an irregular shaped rotating body is
3.05 m from an instantaneous axis. At the
same instant a point B in the body is to have
twice the velocity of A. The distance to B from
the axis is

A. 1.52 cm
B. 6.1 m
C. 305 cm
D. 6.2 m
A jet of water with a velocity of 36.6 m/s
strikes a flat plate perpendicular to its surface.
The force exerted on the plate if 9.1 kg per
minute of water are flowing is

A. 0. 658 kg
B. 5.45 kg
C. 2.73 kg
D. 9.1 kg
A 45.45 kg block resting on a horizontal plane
has a static coefficient of friction of 0.30 and
is acted on by a horizontal force of 9.1 kg.
Frictional resistance under the above
condition is

A. 36.36 kg
B. 2.73 kg
C. 13.64 kg
D. 9.1 kg
A center loaded simple beam 3.05 m long has
a reaction at one support of 22.73 kg. The
maximum bending moment is

A. 250 lb.ft
B. 500 lb.ft
C. 2400 lb.ft
D. 1000 lb.ft
The use of carbon in steel

A. Increase the hardness

B. Increase the resistance to shock
C. Increase the ductility
D. Decreases the resistance to fatigue
The loss of the weight of the body submerged
in a fluid is

A. Proportional to the depth of submergence

B. Equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
C. Independent of the specific gravity of the
fluid
D. Proportional to the weight of the body
To comply with the requirement of the
Mechanical Engineering Law on the minimum
compliment of mechanical engineers, a
mechanical plant with a combine prime
movers rating of 373 kW must have in its
employ the following (note:the plant is
operating in 3 shift)
A. 1 PME, 1 RME, and 1 CPM

B. 1 PME, 2 RME
C. 1 RME, 2 CPM
D. 1 RME is charge of every shift
Mechanical Plant Engineer (MPE) may be
allowed to take the licensure examination for
PME if

A. He has 4 years practice as PME

B. If he graduated with a BSME degree and has
a 4 years of practice as a PME
C. If he has a BSME degree, passed the
examination for RME and has 4 yrs practice
as RME
D. None of these
The only country that recognizes the
mechanical engineering licensure of Filipinos
issued by the Professional Regulation
Commission and allowed to used the practice
as RME

A. America

B. Canada
C. Japan
D. None of these
If R is the radius of the sphere and E is an
spherical excess (in radians), then the area of a
spherical triangle is

A. πR²E
B. R²E
C. ½ R²E
D. R²/E
One minute of the great circle arc on the
surface of the earth is equivalent to

A. 1 statute mile
B. 1 nautical mile
C. 60 statute mile
D. 60 nautical mile
A spherical triangle with all angles equals to a
right triangle is called _____ spherical triangle

A. Birectangular
B. Quandrantal
C. Trirectangular
D. Right
A spherical triangle with at least one side is a
quarter of a great circle is called _____
spherical triangle.

A. Octant
B. Quadrantal
C. Trirectangular
D. Birectangular
One of the two great circles intersecting at
right angle at the piles and dividing equinoctial
points and ecliptic into 4 parts.

A. Nadir
B. Zenith
C. Declination
D. Colure
The radius of the earth used in spherical
trigonometry is

A. 3989 statute miles

B. 3979 statute miles
C. 3969 statute miles
D. 3959 statute miles
The difference between a nautical mile and a
statute mile

A. 800 feet
B. 900 feet
C. 1000 feet
D. 500 feet
Manila has a longitude of 121°05’E. What is
the time difference between Manila and
Greenwich, England which is the prime
meridian?

A. 8 hours and 40 minutes

B. 8 hours and 34 minutes
C. 8 hours and 14 minutes
D. 8 hours and 4 minutes
The earth is divided into how many time zone?

A. 24
B. 18
C. 16
D. 12
In a spherical triangle, two angles (or sides) are
on the same species if they are both

A. Between 0° and 180°

B. Between 0° and 90°
C. Between 90° and 180°
D. Between 0° and 90° or both between 90°
and 180°
Spherical degree is a unit of a spherical area
taken as 1/720 of the surface of the sphere.
How many spherical degree a hemisphere
have?

A. 360°
B. 720°
C. 180°
D. 270°
Which of the following statements is false
about spherical trigonometry?

A. If two angles of a spherical triangle are equal,

the sides opposite are equal and conversely
B. If two angles of a spherical triangle are unequal,
the greater side lies opposite the greater angle,
and conversely
C. The sum of two sides of a spherical triangle is
greater than the third sides
D. The sum of all interior angles of a spherical
triangles is 360 °
The sum of the sides of a spherical triangles is
always less than

A. 270 °
B. 360 °
C. 540 °
D. 180 °
The age limit of a horizontal return tubular flue
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 has a high modulus of elasticity
C. It is plastic
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 is :

A. Circle
B. Hyperbola
C. Parabola
D. Ellipse
One radian is 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 statement below is not correct?

A. d (eⁿ) = eⁿ du
B. d(u/v) = (vdu-udv)/v²
C. d(cos u) = -sin u du
D. d(sin u) = - cos u 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 the centerline of
the pump is:

A. Total dynamic suction lift

B. Net positive suction head
C. Total dynamic head
D. Developed head
The measure of the fluid’s reisitance when
acted upon by an external force called:

A. Tackiness
B. Density
C. Flash point
D. Viscosity
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 substance 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 of 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
liquefies the entire mixture
C. It freezes out most of 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 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 mm/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 guard s

B. To provide machines with appropriate
guards
C. To maintain a fire brigade
D. Tp 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
hydrocarbon
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 foundations 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 the drainage system
D. Objectionable sound coming from the exhaust
On existing installation boiler, the lowest factor
of safety permissible shall be

A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4.5
A leaf from a faucet comes out in separate
drops. Which of the following is the main cause
of this phenomenon?

A. Surface tension
B. Viscosity of the fluid
C. Air resistance
D. gravity
A concrete mixture of 1:3:5 means a mixture
of:

A. 6 measures of gravel; 1 measure of sand

and 3 of cement
B. 1 measure of Portland cement; 3 measures
of gravel and 5 of sand
C. 1 measure of cement; 3 measures of sand
and 5 of gravel
D. 1 measure of cement; 3.5 measures of sand
and 5 of gravel
The heat transfer posses in a cooling tower
consist 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
atm. 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 gauge
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 study of the properties and behavior of
atmospheric air is known as:

A. Gas dynamic
B. Thermodynamics
C. Psychrometrics
D. Atmospherics
One of the two types of non material 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
Bond to which are attached coupons indicating
the interest due and the date when such
interest is to be paid.

A. Registered bond
B. Coupon bond
C. Mortgage bond
D. Collateral trust bond
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 sum of any two angles of a shperical
triangle is

A. Greater than 180

B. Less than 180
C. Less than 180 + the third angle
D. Greater than 180 + the third angle
Refers to the angular distance from the
eqautor measured along a meridian

A. Longitude
B. Latitude
C. Meridian
D. Declination
Refers to the angle at either pole between the
meridian passing through a point and some
fixed meridian known as the prime meridian

A. Longitude
B. Latitude
C. Declination
D. Equinox
Is half of a great circle terminated by the North
Pole and South
Pole

A. Longitude
B. Latitude
C. Declination
D. Meridian
When the hypotenuse of a right spherical
triangle is less than 90

A. The two legs are on the same quadrant

B. The two legs are on the different quadrant
C. One leg is one the first quadrant and the
other on the second quadrant
D. None of the above
When the hypotenuse of a right spherical
triangle is greater than 90

A. The two legs are on the same quadrant

B. The two legs are on the different quadrant
C. One leg is one the first quadrant and the
other on the second quadrant
D. None of the above
The point where a ray from the center of the
earth through an observer’s position on it
intersects the celestial sphere is call the
observer’s

A. Zenith
B. Nadir
C. Pole
D. Equinox
The point that is diametrically opposite the
zenith is called

A. Pole
B. Equinox
C. Nadir
D. Celestial meridian
The great circles through the north and south
celestial poles are called

A. Hour circles
B. Celestial meridians
C. Elevated poles
D. A and B
An annulus is a plane figure which is composed of
two concentric circles. The area of the annulus can
be calculated by getting the difference between the
area of the larger circle and the area of the smaller
circle. Also, its area can be calculated by removing
the hole. This method is called

A. Law of extremeties
B. Law of reduction
C. Law of deduction
D. Sharp theorem
Each of the faces of a regular hexahedron is a

A. Square
B. Triangle
C. Rectangle
D. Hexagon
In plane geometry, two circular arcs that
together make up a full circle are called

A. Coterminal arcs
B. Conjugate arcs
C. Congruent arcs
D. Half arcs
Polygons are classified according to the
number of

A. Vertices
B. Sides
C. Diagonals
D. Angles
When two planes intersects with each other,
the amount of divergence between the two
planes is expressed by measuring the

A. Dihedral angle
B. Plane angle
C. Polyhedral angle
D. Reflex angle
An angular unit equivalent to 1/4000 of the
circumference of a circle is called

A. Mil
B. Degree
C. Radian
D. Grad
Express 45 in mils

A. 80
B. 800
C. 1600
D. 2700
The arc length equal to the radius of the circle
is called

A. Radian
B. Quarter sector
C. Sector
D. Semicircle
A five-pointed star is also known as

A. Pentagon
B. Pentatron
C. Pentagram
D. Quintagram
If two or more lines have a single point which
lies on all of them, then they are

A. Collinear
B. Coplanar
C. Concurrent
D. Conjugate
The action of bringing one geometric figure
into coincidence with another is called

A. Transposition
B. Translation
C. Superposition
D. Projection
A line that intersect two or more lines at
distinct points

A. Tangent line
B. Transversal
C. Bisector
D. Median
An arc length equal to the radius of the circle

A. Grad
B. Radian
C. Degree
D. Mil
An angle which is 1/400 of the full revolution

A. Gon
B. Mil
C. Degree
D. Radian
In the flow process, neglecting KE and PE
changes, -Vdp 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 and c
C. Partnership
D. Single proprietorship
Profit margin ratio is the percentage of each
peso 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 compare the
revenues of the period with the expenses
incurred to gain those revenues:

A. Liquidated damages
B. Statements of assets and liabilities
C. Book value
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. Four-speed-drive motor
C. Single-speed-drive motor
D. Triple-speed-drive motor
Association of two or more individuals for the
purpose of operating a business as co-ownwers
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 maintenance department has requested a new air compressor an
either a larger paint booth or an addition air compressor
II. The machine shop needs new inspection and 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 emplyee’s
convenience store, an on-site cafeteria, an enclosed pool, or an in- house
exercise room
V. The newly elected union representative must resign due to a conflict of
interest

A. I, II and IV
B. II, III and V
C. I, III and V
D. I, II and V
Type of ownership in the business where
individuals exercise and enjoys rights in their
own interest

A. Equitable
B. Public
C. Private
D. Pure
All proposed installation, additions or
alterations involving machinery, mechanical
equipment or processes shall be covered by
plans and specifications prepared by or under
the supervision of a:

A. Mechanical Plant Enginner (MPE)

B. Professional Mechanical Engineer (PME)
C. Registered Mechanical Engineer (RME)
D. Certified Plant Mechanic (CPM)
Penal provision to 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 organizational 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 n room, for misunderstanding; there must be
some form of conditional 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
A straight line where the curve approaches
more and more closely but never touches it
except at a limiting point of infinity

A. Asymptotes
B. Axis of symmetry
C. Tangent
D. Normal
Who coined the word “asymptote”?

A. John Venn
B. John Navier
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. John Wallis
The path of a point which moves according to a
given law or equation

A. Cycloid
B. Asymptote
C. Locus
D. Directrix
The curved traced by a point moving in a plane
is shown as the _____ of the point

A. Parameter
B. Pattern
C. Formula
D. Locus
A conic section is curved which is the
intersection of

A. Two cones
B. A cone and a line
C. A cone and a plane
D. A cone and an axis
When the ellipse approaches a circle as a
limiting shape, its eccentricity approaches

A. 0
B. 1
C. -1
D. Infinity
The set of points in the plane, the sum of
whose distances form a fixed points is a
constant, is

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Hyperbola
D. Ellipse
If a right circular cone is cut by a plane parallel
to its base, it would reveal a/an

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
A _____ to a circle is a line that has exactly one
point in common with the circle

A. Diameter
B. Secant
C. Normal
D. Tangent
A conic section whose eccentricity is always
less than 1

A. Parabola
B. Circle
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
A locus of a point which moves so that the sum
of the distances from two fixed points (foci) in
constant and is equal to the length of the
major axis.

A. Parabola
B. Circle
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
If the distance from the center to the focus of
an ellipse is c, from the center to the vertex is a
and from the center to the directrix is D, its
eccentricity, is

A. D/c
B. D/a
C. c/D
D. c/a
A plane with closed broken line is a

A. Sector
B. Arc
C. Polygon
D. Circle
Provision in a contract for construction to allow
cost adjustments due to changes in cost of
materials and statutory minimum wage:

A. Escalatory clause
B. Specifications
C. General conditions
D. Quasi-delicts
Money paid for the use of borrowed capital

A. Depletion cost
B. Discount
C. Interest
D. Overhead cost
Minimum grade of Mechanical Engineer
required to supervised operation of a 500 kW
diesel engine

A. RME
B. PME
C. CPM
D. MPE
What is the work process classified as:

A. A revenue
B. A liability
C. An expense
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
B. Nominal damages
C. General damages
D. Special damages
Represents the loss due to mechanical function
of the moving parts of the engine expressed in
hp as:

A. Combined
B. Indicated
C. Brake
D. Friction
The study of the properties and behavior of
atmospheric air is known as:

A. Gas dynamics
B. Psychrometrics
C. Thermodynamics
D. Atmospheric
The energy that changes the phase of a
substance

A. Specific
B. Fusion
C. Latent
D. Sensible
The velocity of an object divided by the
velocity of sound called:

A. Micreslsson’s number
B. Planck’s number
C. Velocity factor
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
B. Sodium bisulfate
C. Ammonium trisulfate
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
A locus of a point which move so that it is
always equidistant from a fixed point (focus)
and from a fixed straight line (directrix)

A. Circle
B. Ellipse
C. Parabola
D. Hyperbola
The angle between the tangents at the end
points of the latus rectum of a parabola is

A. 45
B. 75
C. 75
D. 90
The tangents of the parabola at the end points
of its latus rectum intersect.

A. At a distance equal to the length of the

latus rectum from the focus
B. At the vertex
C. At the directrix
D. None of the above
In general equation of a conic section Ax2 + Bxy
+ Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0, if A and C have different
signs, then the curve is a/an

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is
greater than zero, the graph is a/an

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
A chord passing through the focus of a
parabola and perpendicular to the axis of
symmetry

A. Directrix
B. Translated axis
C. Latus rectum
D. Axis
The latus rectum of the parabola x2 = 4ay is

A. a
B. 4a
C. 2a
D. 16a2
If a and b are length of semi-major and semi-
minor axis of an ellipse respectively, then what
is the length of its latus rectum?

A. 2 ab
B. 4 ab
C. 2 b2 /a
D. 2 a2 /
The eccentricity of a regular hyperbola is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1.5
A parabola has an eccentricity

A. Equal to 1
B. Less than 1
C. Greater than 1
D. Of infinity
The axis of the parabola that passes through
the foci, vertices and center is called

A. Conjugate axis
B. Transverse axis
C. Major axis
D. Minor axis
The locus of a moving point in a plane so that
the difference of its distance from two fixed
points (foci) is constant

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
What is the term given to a circle with radius
equal to half the transverse axis of the
hyperbola or major axis of an ellipse and its
center is the center of the conics?

A. Auxiliary circle
B. Unit circle
C. Inscribed circle
D. Concentric circle
Which of the following is NOT a central conic?

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
Confocal conics are conics

A. Having the same foci

B. Whose foci coincide with the origin
C. Having no focus
D. Whose foci coincides with the vertices
Which of the following is NOT true?

A. A confocal ellipse and hyperbola always

intersect at right angle
B. A prime number is not a composite number
C. A cosecant curve is a periodic function of
period 360
D. A conjecture is an axiom
If an ellipse and a hyperbola have the same
foci, they are said to be

A. Central conics
B. Quartic conics
C. Confocal conics
D. Congruent conics
The parabola y = -x2 + x + 1 opens

A. To the right
B. To the left
C. Upward
D. Downward
A line segment joining two of its points and
passing through a focus of a conic

A. Latus rectum
B. Focal radius
C. Focal chord
D. Chord contrast
Given the polar equation r = 3/(1 + cos). This
is a graph of a/an

A. Ellipse
B. parabola
C. Circle
D. Hyperbola
The equation r = 4 cos is a/an

A. Ellipse
B. Circle
C. Hyperbola
D. Parabola
In polar coordinates system, the distance of
any point P from the origin is called

A. Distance
B. Polar angle
C. Polar distance
D. Radius vector
The plane curve traced out by a fixed point on
the circle as the circle rolls along a line

A. Envelope
B. Epicycloid
C. Lemniscate
D. Cycloid
What is the temperature at which water
freezes using the Kelvin scale?

A. 373
B. 273
C. 237
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 heater?

A. Copper alloy
B. Cast iron
C. Carbon steel
D. Wrought iron
The gas from sludge digestion tank is mainly
composed of:

A. Carbon monoxide
B. Nitrogen
C. Methane
D. Hydrogen sulfide
Vicker’s, Knoop and Brinell are all

A. Hardness test
B. Magnetic const
C. Nobel winners in metallurgy
D. Thermo const
Dichlorodiflouromethane is

A. Freon 22
B. Freon 21
C. Butane
D. Freon 12
SI system for power:

A. Joule
B. Pascal
C. Newton
D. Watt
In electrical circuits, the potential difference
across terminal of circuit elements is called:

A. Voltage
B. Resistance measured in ohms
C. Current measured in amperes
D. Power in watts
A zener diode can be used in a circuit to
provide a stable reference for

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Impedance
D. Resistance
Basic unit of length of the SI system

A. Meter
B. Decimeter
C. Millimeter
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

B. A tri-square
C. A steel rule
D. A spirit level
Any influence capable of producing a change in
then motion of an object is called

A. Force
B. Vector
C. Acceleration
D. Velocity
In an AC circuit, the opposition to current flow
due to combination of resistance and
reactance is called

A. Capacitance
B. Impedance
C. Resistance
D. Inductive reactance
A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle
as it rolls along outside of a fixed circle

A. Epicycloid
B. Hypocycloid
C. Cycloid
D. Envelope
A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle
as it rolls along inside of a fixed circle

A. Epicycloid
B. Hypocycloid
C. Cycloid
D. Envelope
The equation x2 + y2 – 3axy = 0 represents a

A. Cardioid
B. Lemniscate
C. Folium of descartes
D. Strophoid
Continuous curve traced by a point moving
around fixed point in same plane or steadily
increasing or decreasing distance

A. Spiral
B. Helix
C. Lemniscate
D. Limacon
Curve which is locus of centers of curvature of
another curve envelope of all its normal

A. Helix
B. Evolute
C. Spiral
D. Cardioid
Locus of ultimate intersections or curves in a
system of curves

A. Evolute
B. Pencil
C. Envelope
D. Helix
Curve formed by uniform chain hanging freely
from two points

A. Trisectrix
B. Parabola
C. Hyperbola
D. Catenary
The locus of a point such that its radius vector
is proportional to its vectorial angle

A. Folium of descartes
B. Spiral of Archimedes
C. Spiral of Pythagoras
D. Helix
The graph of the equation r = a cos 2 is a

A. Limacon
B. Lemniscate
C. Rosette
D. Spiral
The locus of a point which rolls on a straight
line (x-axis)

A. Cycloid
B. Epicycloid
C. Astroid
D. Trochoid
The equation r = a (1 + cos ) is a polar
equation of

A. Hypocycloid
B. Cycloid
C. Cardioid
D. Spiral
The equation r2 = a2 cos  is a

A. Rosette
B. Limacon
C. Lemniscate
D. Spiral
The equation r = a cos is a

A. Rosette
B. Limacon
C. Lemniscate
D. Spiral
The equation r - a is a

A. Rosette
B. Limacon
C. Lemniscate
D. Spiral
The equation r = a cos + b is a

A. Rosette
B. Limacon
C. Lemniscate
D. Spiral
The equation r = a(sec - tan) is a

A. Rosette
B. Strophoid
C. Trisectrix
D. Lemniscate
The equation r = a(4 cos - sec) is a

A. Cardioid
B. Trisectrix
C. Strophoid
D. Fishmouth
The equation (x2 + 2ay - a2 ) 2 = y2 (a2 -x2 ) is a

A. Rosette
B. Cocked hat
C. Fishmouth
D. Spiral
The equation x2 + y2 = a2 is a

A. Cocked hat
B. Fishmouth
C. Trisectrix
D. Lames quartic
The equation ax2 = y2 (2a – y) is the equation of

A. The top
B. Cocked hat
C. Fishmouth
D. Lames quartic
The equation ( x2 + y2 ) 2 = ax2y is an equation of

A. Bifolium
B. Cocked hat
C. Spiral
D. Limacon
The equation y2 = (x2 + 1)2 (2 - x2 )3 is an
equation of

A. Cocked hat
B. Fishmouth
C. Spiral
D. Lemniscate
A curve or surface that is tangential to each of
the family of curves or surfaces

A. Envelope
B. Pencil
C. Family
D. Cusp
It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal
polygons in parallel planes and the other faces
are parallelograms

A. Tetrahedron
B. Prism
C. Frustum
D. Prismatoid
The apothem of a polygon is _____ of its
inscribed circle.

A. Radius
B. Circumference
C. Diameter
D. Length
Each angle of regular dodecagon is equal to

A. 135
B. 150
C. 125
D. 105
The area bounded by two concentric circles is
called

A. Ring
B. Disk
C. Annulus
D. Sector
One-fourth of a great circle is called

A. Cone
B. Sector
C. Quadrant
D. Arc
Points that lie on the same plane are called

A. Coplanar
B. Parallel
C. Collinear
D. Oblique
The volume of a circular cylinder is equal to the
product of its base and altitude

A. Axiom
B. Postulate
C. Theorem
D. Corollary
The study of properties of figures of three
dimensions

A. Physics
B. Plane trigonometry
C. Solid geometry
D. Trigonometry
A plane closed curve, all points of which are
the same distance from a point within, called
the center

A. Polyhedron
B. Polygon
C. Circle
D. Ellipse
What is the angle of  and less than 2?

A. Straight line
B. Obtuse angle
C. Oblique angle
D. Acute angle
What is the value in degrees of 1 radian?

A. 90
B. 57.3 
C. 60
D. 33
Prisms are named according to their _____

A. Diagonals
B. Sides
C. Vertices
D. Bases
The unit prefix nano is opposite to:

A. Mega
B. Giga
C. Tera
D. Exa
A statement the truth of which follows with
little or no proof from a theorem

A. Axiom
B. Hypothesis
C. Conclusion
D. Corollary
It is the series of equal payments occurring at
equal intervals of time

A. Annuity
B. Debt
C. Amortization
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
B. Supply
C. Stocks
D. Goods
The place where buyers and sellers come
together

A. Market
B. Business
C. Recreation center
D. Buy and sell section
1 torr is equivalent to a pressure of

A. 1 atmosphere
B. 2 mmHg
C. 14.7 psi
D. 1/760 atmosphere
Part of diesel plant that supplies sufficient
diesel fuel during operation

A. Fuel storage tank

B. Lube oil tank
C. Surge tank
D. Compressed air tank
The machine should be placed on new
foundation until _____ days have elapsed
depending upon the volume of the foundation

A. 4 to 7
B. 7 to 10
C. 5 to 6
D. 3 to 6
32.2 ft/sec2 in SI is equivalent to

A. 9.81 m/s2
B. 9.18 m/s2
C. 9.88 m/s2
D. 9.82 m/s2
1 calorie is equivalent to

A. 4.187 J
B. 252 btu
C. 4.187 kJ
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
B. Kirchoff’s law
C. Fourier’s law
D. Joules –Thompson law
What is the standard temperature in the US?

A. Farenheit
B. Rankine
C. Celsius
D. Kelvin
The derivative of au with respect to x is

A. au ln a (du/dx)
B. au ln u (du/dx)
C. ua ln a (du/dx)
D. ua ln u (du/dx)
If y = tanhx, find dy/dx

A. sech2 x
B. -sech2 x
C. sech x tanh x
D. –sech x tanh x
The field of mathematics which rest on upon
the fundamentals concepts of limits and was
created by Newton an d Leibniz

A. Physics
B. Calculus
C. Boolean algebra
D. Quantum mechanics
The _____ of a relation is the set of second
elements of the pair in the relation

A. Domain
B. Range
C. Graph
D. Function
A relation in which there is exactly one range
element associated with each domain element

A. Graph
B. Set
C. Formula
D. Function
The _____ of a relation is the set of first
elements of pairs in the relation

A. Domain
B. Range
C. Graph
D. Function
Any set of ordered pairs is called a

A. Relation
B. Range
C. Domain
D. Graph
Any pair of elements (x, y) having a first
element x and a second element y is called

A. Range
B. Domain
C. Coordinates
D. Ordered pair
The operation of finding the derivative of a
function

A. Differentiating
B. Differentiation
C. Differential
D. Integrating
The derivative of a function is identical to the
_____ of the graph of the function

A. Tangent
B. Secant
C. Slope
D. Normal
The _____ derivative of the function is the rate
of change of the slope of the graph.

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
A point on the graph where the tangent line is
either horizontal or vertical is known as

A. Point of inflection
B. Critical point
C. Stationary point
D. All of the above
What is an annuity?

A. A series of equal payments at equal time

periods
B. The cost of manufacturing the product
C. The overhead cost per unit of production
D. An investment that yields an equal
amount of interest each year
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 of 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 a less
enough temperature
D. Entropy does not change in a throttling
process
One of the main differences 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 statement 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 higher 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
B. Distributive
C. Commulative
D. Derivative
A place closed curve, all points of which are
the same distance from a point within called
the center is:

A. Hyperbola
B. Circle
C. Ellipse
D. Parabola
What conic section is represented by x2 – 4y2 +
8x + 4y = 15

A. Circle
B. Ellipse
C. Hyperbola
D. Parabola
Tera is opposite to

A. Nano
B. Pico
C. Giga
D. Deca
The first derivative of kinetic energy with
respect to time is:

A. Momentum
B. Power
C. Energy
D. Work
A curve that describes the locus of the centers
of curvatures of another curve to which its
tangents are normal.

A. Involute
B. Evolute
C. Cusp
D. Lemniscate
_____ is formed by intersection of rays from
the point reflected or refracted from a curved
surface.

A. Envelope
B. Evolute
C. Caustic
D. Parabola
When f”(x) is negative the curve of y = f(x) is
concave _____.

A. Downward
B. To the right
C. Upward
D. To the left
If the second derivative of the equation of the
curve is equal to the negative of the equation
of the same curve, the curve is

A. A paraboloid
B. A sinusoid
C. A cissiod
D. An exponential
A function F (x) is called _____ of f(x) if F’(x) =
f(x).

A. Explicit function
B. Derivative
C. Implicit functon
D. Antiderivative
Points of derivatives which do not exist (and so
equals zero) are called _____.

A. Stationary points
B. Minimum points
C. Maximum points
D. Minimum and maximum points
At the point of inflecton where x = a

A. f”(a)  0
B. f”(a) = 0
C. f”(a)  0
D. f”(a)  0
At the minimum point, the slope of the tangent
line is

A. Negative
B. Infinity
C. Positive
D. Zero
What is the point where the second derivative
is zero?

A. Maxima
B. Minima
C. Inflection point
D. Point of intersection
The point on the curve where the first
derivative of a function is equal to zero is caled

A. Maxima
B. Minima
C. Point of inflection
D. Critical point
The point of the curve where the first
derivative of a function is zero and the second
derivative is positive is called

A. Maxima
B. Minima
C. Point of inflection
D. Critical point
Evaluate the integral of tanh u du

A. ln sinh u + c
B. ln cosh u + c
C. Cosh u + c
D. Coth u + c
The critical points of a graph occur when the
derivative of a function is

A. Zero
B. Approaches infinity
C. Zero or approaches infinity
D. Either 1 or -1
At point of inflection,

A. y’ = 0
B. y” = 0
C. y” is negative
D. y” is positive
At a point where y’ = 0, if y changes from
positive to negative as x increases.

A. Y is minimum
B. x is minimum
C. Y is maximum
D. X is maximum
The point where the second derivative of a
function is zero.

A. Maximum point
B. Minimum point
C. Point of inflection
D. Point of intersection
The point where the first derivative of a
function is zero and the second derivative is
positive.

A. Maximum point
B. Minimum point
C. Point of inflection
D. Critical point
A point at which the curve changes from
concave downward and vise versa is known as

A. Point of intersection
B. Point of deflection
C. Point of inflection
D. Yield point
At a point where y’ = 0, if y changes from
positive to negative as x increases

A. Y is maximum
B. Y is minimum
C. X is maximum
D. X is minimum
At maximum point,

A. The curve is concave downward

B. y’ = 0
C. y” is negative
D. All of the above
_____ is also known as the composite function
rule

A. L ‘Hospital rule
B. Trapezoidal rule
C. Simpson’s rule
D. Chain rule
The L ‘Hospital rule was formulated by

A. Marquis de l’hospital
B. Marrione de l’hospital
C. J. Bernoulli
D. I. Newton
A collective term for maxima or minima,
whether absolute of relative is called

A. Infinitium
B. Extrema
C. Domain
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not determinate
form?

A. .
B. + 
C. - - 
D. / 
Which of the following is determinate?

A. 0/0
B. 0. 
C. .
D. 0
The derivative of csc  is

A. Sec  tan 
B. –csc2 
C. –csc  cot 
D. –csc  tan 
Catenary is the shape assumed by perfectly
flexible uniform cable hanging between
supports. It is a graph of

A. Parabola
B. Y = sinh x
C. Y = cosh x
D. X = cosh y
The quantity 2/(ex – e-x ) is equal to

A. Cosh x
B. Tanh x
C. Csch x
D. Sech x
What is 1-tan h2 x equal to

A. Sec h2 x
B. Cos h2 x
C. Cot h2 x
D. Csc h2x
In calculus, all functions are classified as either
algebraic or transcendental. Which of the
following is NOT an algebraic function?

A. Rational integral function

B. Rational fractional function
C. Irrational function
D. Exponential logarithmic function
The integral of sinm  cosn  d can easily be
determined by using Wallis formula provided
the limits are form

A. 0 to 
B. 0 to /2
C. 0 to /4
D. 0 to 2
The integral of any quotient whose numerator
is the difference of the denominator is the
_____ of the denominator.

A. Reciprocal
B. Product
C. Logarithm
D. Derivative
Many integrals may be evaluated by
introducing a new variable of integration in
place of the original variable. The two variables
being connected by some suitable formulas.
This process is called

A. Integration by parts
B. Integration by substitution
C. Partial derivatives
D. The chain rule
The variable inside the integral is called
variable of integration or integration variable.
It is sometimes referred to as

A. Calculus variable
B. Dummy variable
C. Limits variable
D. Limit range
The value of x in trigonometric substitution
with an integral involving (a2 – x3) is

A. a sec 
B. a tan 
C. a cos 
D. a sin 
Maintenance shop and machine room shall be
atleast _____ mm in height from the floor to
the ceiling.

A. 3000
B. 2500
C. 2000
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. Investment
B. Assets
C. Capital
D. Total capital
Which of the following methods is most suited
in evaluating/comparing alternative with
difference finite lives?

A. ROR
B. ROI
C. Distributive annual cost method
D. Uniform annual cost method
The new mechanical Engineering Law which
was signed last February 12, 1998 is known as

A. RA 8945
B. RA 8954
C. RA 8495
D. RA 8549
Maximum plant capacity in which a licensed
ME is allowed to operate, tend or maintain

A. 300 kW
B. 1000 kW
C. 2000 kW
D. 6000 kW
For a mechanical plant with capacity of 100 kW
or over but not more than 300 kW, the
personnel required must be at least one

A. CPM
B. ME
C. CPM, ME or PME
D. PME
A legally binding agreement between two
persons having an agreement

A. Sign-up
B. Agreement
C. Contract
D. Deal
A tax on import is called

A. Export tax
B. Import tax
C. Export tariff
D. Import tariff
Kind of obligation which has no condition
attached

A. Deal
B. Agreement
C. Gratuitous
D. Favor
Time rate of doing work

A. Power
B. Heat
C. Energy
D. Momentum
Adding gallium to pure germanium is an
example of the process

A. P-type doping
B. N-type doping
C. Blassing
D. Seeding
The area of the surface generated by rotating
any plane curve about a certain axis in its plane
is equal to the product of the length of the arc
and the distance traveled by its centroid

A. Varignon’s theorem
B. Method of section
C. First proposition of pappus
D. Second proposition of pappus
The volume of any solid revolution is equal to
the generating arc times the circumference of
the circle described by the centroid of the area.
This is known as

A. First proposition of pappus

B. Second proposition of pappus
C. Cavalieri’s theorem
D. Simpson’s rule
Newton was inspired by an apple. Pappus
propositions were inspired by what fruits?

A. Apple and pear

B. Apple and lemon
C. Lemon and orange
D. Apple and banana
When the ellipse is rotated about its shorter
axis, the ellipsoid is

A. Paraboloid
B. Prolate
C. Spheroid
D. Oblate
When the ellipse is rotated about its longer
axis, the ellipsoid is

A. Paraboloid
B. Prolate
C. Spheroid
D. Oblate
When a catenary (y=cosh x) is rotated about its
axis of symmetry, it generates a solid called

A. Paraboloid
B. Conoid
C. Catenoid
D. Hyperboloid
A solid of revolution of a parabola is known as

A. Paraboloid
B. Hyperboloid
C. Catenoid
D. Conoid
A _____ section of a surface of revolution is
the section containing the axis of revolution .

A. Right
B. Central
C. Median
D. Meridian
An infinite series in which successive terms are
of the form of constant times successive
integral power of the variable. It takes the form
of

A. Fourier series
B. Taylor’s series
C. McClaurin series
D. Power series
Who invented the symbol “” for infinity?

A. John Stockton
B. John Venn
C. John Wallis
D. John Napier
Calculus was invented by

A. Newton
B. Leibniz
C. Gauss
D. Newton and Leibniz
Varignon ‘s theorem is used to determine
_____

A. Location of centroid
B. Moment of inertia
C. Mass moment of inertia
D. Moment of area
Study of motion with reference to the force
which causes the motion is

A. Statics
B. Dynamics
C. Kinetics
D. Kinematics
An impulse causes

A. The object’s momentum to change

B. The object’s momentum to decrease
C. The object’s momentum to increase
D. The object’s momentum to remain
constant or be conserved
Momentum is a property related to the objects
_____.

A. Motion and mass

B. Mass and acceleration
C. Motion and velocity
D. Weight and velocity
Centrifugal force is _____.

A. Directly proportional to the radius of the

curvature
B. Directly proportional to the square of the
tangential velocity
C. Inversely proportional to the square of the
tangential velocity
D. Directly proportional to the square of the weight
of the object
A measure of the resistance of a body it offers
to any change in its angular velocity,
determined by the mass and distribution of its
mass about the axis of rotation is known as

A. Moment of inertia
B. Torsion
C. Friction
D. Angular acceleration
Momentum is the product of mass and

A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Force
D. Time
The moment of inertia of a plane figure, _____.

A. Increases as distance of the axis moves farther

from the centroid
B. Is maximum at the centroidal axis
C. Is zero at the centroidal axis
D. Decreases as the distance of the axis moves
farther from the centroid
To maximize the horizontal range of the
projectile, which of the following applies?

A. Maximize velocity
B. Maximize the angle of elevation and
velocity
C. Maximize the angle of elevation
D. The tangent function of the angle of
trajectory must be equal to 1
Moment of inertia of any plane figure is
expressed in units of length of the

A. First power
B. Second power
C. Third power
D. Fourth power
A branch of physical science which deals with
state of rest or motion of bodies under the
action of forces

A. Mechanics
B. Kinematics
C. Kinematics
D. Statics
A branch of mechanics which deals with bodies
at rest

A. Statics
B. Dynamics
C. Kinetics
D. Kinematics
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
The standard acceleration due to gravity in
English unit

A. 35.2 ft/sec2
B. 32.2 ft/sec2
C. 45.2 ft/sec2
D. 23.2 ft/sec2
Nickel – molybdenum alloys are:

A. Hastelloys
B. Hastalloys
C. Invars
D. Martensites
Which is a family of halogen?

Flourine
PV = constant is what law?

A. Charles’ law
B. Pascal’s law
C. Boyle’s law
D. Zeroth’s law
The top most ring in a piston

A. Compression ring
B. Oil ring
C. Scraper ring
D. O ring
The study of motion with reference to the
forces which causes the motion is called

A. Kinetics
B. Acceleration
C. Kinematics
D. Motion
What is the gauge used to measure 0.001 to 1
atm pressure?

A. Barometer
B. Mercury manometer
C. Psychometer
D. Hydrometer
What is the latent heat of fusion required to
turn ice to liquid?

A. 2545 kJ/kg
B. 334 kJ/kg
C. 433 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 loads, 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
Branch of mechanics which deals with bodies
in motion.

A. Statics
B. Dynamics
C. Kinetics
D. Kinematics
The action of a force is characterized by

A. Its magnitude
B. The direction of its action
C. Point of application
D. All of the above
For a system to be in equilibrium,

A. The force polygon must close

B. All forces must be concurrent, of not
acting parallel
C. It must satisfy the 3 static equations
D. All of the above
A pair of forces equal in magnitude, opposite in
direction, and not in the same line is called

A. Moment
B. Torque
C. Couple
D. All of the above
The ____ exerted by a force on a body is the
measure of its effectiveness in turning the
body about a certain pivot.

A. Couple
B. Torque
C. Moment arm
D. All of the above
A body is said to be in “rotational equilibrium”
when

A. No net torque acts on it

B. No net force acts on it
C. Its vector sum of the forces is zero
D. The forces acting on the body are non-
concurrent
A couple consist of two forces, _____ in
magnitude, parallel and oppositely directed.

A. Directly proportional
B. Equal
C. Unequal
D. Inversely proportional
The _____ of the body or system is the point
about with the product of the mass and
moment arm sums up to zero.

A. Center of gravity
B. Center of mass
C. Centroid
D. all of the above
The point through which the resultant of the
distributed gravity force passes regardless of
the orientation of the body is space.

A. Center of inertia
B. Center of mass
C. Centerpoint
D. Center of gravity
If an object exerts a normal force on a surface,
then its normal force is

A. Equal to the weight of the object

B. Less than the frictional force
C. Parallel to the surface
D. Perpendicular to the surface
Whenever the surfaces of two bodies are in
contact, there will be a limiting amount of
resistance to sliding between them. This is
known as

A. Friction
B. Coefficient of friction
C. Angle of friction
D. Coefficient of sliding
The amount of company’s profit that the board
of directors of the corporation decides to
distribute to ordinaryshareholders.

A. Dividend
B. Return
C. Share stock
D. Par value
A certificate of indebtness of a corporation
usually for a period not less than 10 years and
guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets of
the corporation.

A. Bond
B. T-bills
C. Preferred stock
D. Common stock
A form of fixed-interest security issued by the
central or local government, companies, banks
or other institutions. They are ussually a form
of long-term security, buy may be
irredeemable, secured or unsecured.

A. Bond
B. T-bills
C. Certificate of deposit
D. All of these
A type of bind where the corporation pledges
securities which it owns ( i.e. stocks, bonds of
its subsidiaries).

A. Mortgage
B. Coefficient of friction
C. Angle of friction
D. Coefficient of sliding
A state of energy E1 with a lifetime of 1 decays into
the state of energy E2. The state of E2 then decays
with a lifetime of 2 into the state of E2. it is known
that 1= 2 2. initially, all of the atoms (quantity N0)
are in the E1 state. Calculate the number of atoms N2
which are in the state E2 at any constant in time, t.

A. N0 e (-t/1) - e (-2t/1)
B. N0 e (-t/1) + e (-2t/1)
C. 2N0 e (-t/1) - e (-2t/1)
D. N0 e (-t/1) + e (-2t/1)
Ductile cast iron and gray cast iron both contains 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 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 tampered 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 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 to the volume of the body
Two basic classification of pumps are:

A. Reciprocating and rotary

B. Positive displacement and kinetic pumps
C. Centrifugal and turbine pumps
D. Gear pump and 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 length 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 goods sold

B. Perpetual 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)
To change log a to log b N, multiply log a N by

A. Log a b
B. Log b a
C. Log N a
D. Log N b
The numbers Log a b and Log b a are

A. Equal
B. Equal but different in signs
C. Reciprocal to each other
D. Negative reciprocal to each other
Logarithm using 10 as base

A. Decimal logarithm
B. Scientific logarithm
C. Common logarithm
D. Natural logarithm
The logarithm of a product is the _____ of the
logarithms, and the logarithm of a quotient is
the ____ of the logarithms

A. Sum, difference
B. Difference, sum
C. Quotient, product
D. Product, quotient
When a logarithm is expressed as an interger
plus a decimal (between 0 and 1), the integer is
called

A. Briggsian logarithm
B. Naperian logarithm
C. Mantissa
D. Characteristic
The characteristic of a logarithm is 3. the
number between

A. 1 and 10
B. 10 and 100
C. 100 and 1000
D. 1000 and 10000
The characteristics of the common logarithm of
a number greater than 1 is

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Zero or positive
The characteristic is _____ the exponent of 10,
when the number is written in scientific
notation.

A. Equal to
B. Greater than
C. Less than
D. None of the above
If logarithm to base 10 (denoted as log10 ) is
called common logarithm is called natural
logarithm, what do you call the logarithm of
base 2 (denotes lb)?

A. Binary logarithm
B. Bit logarithm
C. Bilogarithm
D. All of the above
If the unknown is a conditional equation occurs
as an exponent, the best way to solve the
unknown is by

A. Raising the power of both sides

B. Extracting the root of both sides
C. Taking the logarithm of both sides
D. Applying the Newton’s method
Angles of rotation with the same initial side
and terminal side

A. Terminal angles
B. Conjugate angles
C. Coterminal anglesn
D. Supplementary amgles
An angle equal to one revolution of 360

A. Perigon
B. Explement angle
C. Reflex angle
D. Supplement angle
Additional information to prospective bidder
on contract documents issued prior to bidding
date:

A. Delicts
B. Escalatory clause
C. Technological assessment
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 intellegent

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 statement is false?

A. The addition of small amounts of molybdenum to

low-alloy steels makes it possible to harden and
strengthen thick pieces 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 contains small amount of nickel
and chromium
10 to 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)
The angle which the line of sight to the object
makes with the horizontal is above the eye of
the observer.

A. Angle of depression
B. Angle of elevation
C. Acute angle
D. Bearing
The angle which the line of sight to the object
makes with the horizontal is below the eye of
the observer.

A. Angle of depression
B. Angle of elevation
C. Acute angle
D. Bearing
A triangle inscribed in a given triangle whose
vertices are the feet of the three
perpendiculars to the sides from same point
inside, the given triangle

A. Inscribed triangle
B. Primitive triangle
C. Pedal triangle
D. Obtuse triangle
The triangle with minimum perimeter but
maximum area inscribed in another triangle is
known as

A. Pedal triangle
B. Euclid’s triangle
C. Primitive triangle
D. None of the above
A right triangle whose length of sides may be
expressed as ratio of integral units

A. Pedal triangle
B. Isosceles triangle
C. Scalene triangle
D. Primitive triangle
A triangle with no sides equal is known as

A. Acute triangle
B. Oblique triangle
C. Equilateral triangle
D. Scalene triangle
If two triangles have congruent bases, them
the ratio of their areas equals the ration of

A. Their perimeters
B. The lengths of their altitudes
C. Their sides
D. None of the above
In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is
_____ times as long as each of the legs.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 2
D. 3
Which of the following is not a secondary part
of a triangle?

A. Altitudes
B. Medians
C. Exterior angles
D. Sides
Which of the following is not a property of a
triangle?

A. The sum of these three angles is always equal

to two right angles
B. The sum of two sides is less than the third side
C. If the two sides are equal, the angles opposite
are unequal
D. The altitudes of the triangle meet in a point
Given the sides of a triangle as 3m and 5m. The
third side is

A. Between 3m and 8m
B. Greater than 8m
C. From 3m to 7m
D. From 2m to 8m
Angles are measured from the positive
horizontal axis, and the positive direction is
counterclockwise. What are the 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 kept
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 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(exclussive 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. (100% net salvage value) / estimated service life
C. (% 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 time spent
traveling from the plant entrance to the place of
work.

A. Portal-to-portal pay
B. Downtime pay
C. Call-in pay
D. Lost time pay
Indicate the false statement:

A. An altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular drop

from any vertex to the opposite side
B. Three or more lines which have one point in
common are said to be coplanar.
C. The altitudes of a triangle meet in a point
D. A locus is a figure containing all the points and
only those which fulfill a given requirement
The case of the solution of the triangle in the
plane where the given data lead to two
solutions

A. Axioms of Euclid
B. Absurd case
C. Ambigous case
D. All of the above
The most proved theorem in mathematics

A. Gauss lemma
B. Fermat’s theorem
C. Ptolemy’s theorem
D. Pythagorean theorem
The least proved theorem in mathematics

A. Goldbach conjecture
B. Fermat’s last theorem
C. Mersennes’s proportion
D. Pappus proportions
Napier’s rule states that the sine of any middle
part is equal to the product of the _____ of the
opposite parts.

A. Sine
B. Cosine
C. Tangent
D. Cotangent
Napier’s rule states that the sine of any middle
part is equal to the product of the _____ of the
adjacent parts.

A. Sine
B. Cosine
C. Tangent
D. Cotangent
How many formulas may be derived from using
the Napier’ s rules?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
The sum of all interior angles in a spherical
triangle is always

A. Greater than 180 but less than 270

B. Greater than 180 but less than 360
C. Greater than 180 but less than 540
D. Greater than 270 but less than 540
The maximum value for the longitude is:

A. 90
B. 180
C. 45
D. 360
The maximum value for a latitude is

A. 90
B. 45
C. 180
D. 360
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 required to make the
enterprise on project a going concern

A. Working capital
B. Accumulated amount
C. Banking
D. Principal or present worth
A diagram drawn to help visualize and simplify
a problem having diverse receipts and
disbursements

A. Budget
B. Investments
C. Year-end-convention
D. Cash flow
The peso amount as earned from investment
or project is called

A. ROI
B. Surplus
C. Interest
D. ROR
The length 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. Debt 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 a 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 metal
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
Another term for gon

A. Grad
B. Mil
C. Centesimal degree
D. A and C
An angle whose vertex is a point on the circle
and whose sides are chords is known as

A. Interior angle
B. Vertical angle
C. Acute angle
D. Inscribed angle
An angle greater than the right angle but less
than a straight angle.

A. Acute angle
B. Obtuse angle
C. Reflex angle
D. Oblique angle
Any angle greater than a straight angle but less
than two straight angles is known as
_____angle.

A. Compliment
B. Supplement
C. Complex
D. Reflex
The angle formed by the promulgation of one
side and the adjacent side of the polygon.

A. Interior angle
B. Acute angle
C. Exterior angle
D. Explementary angle
Two angles which have the same vertex and
the sides of one are formed by extending the
sides one are form by extending the sides of
the other.

A. Adjacent angles
B. Vertical angles
C. Vertical angles
D. Deflection angles
Another term for exterior angle

A. Vertical angle
B. Inscribed angle
C. Reflex angle
D. Deflection angle
What is the sum of all deflection angles in
given polygon?

A. Always less than 360

B. Always equal 360
C. Always greater than 360
D. Always equal to 180
The coterminal angle is 120 is

A. 240
B. -240
C. 480
D. -480
Two planes intersect each other. What is the
term for the angle formed perpendicular to the
intersection of two planes?

A. Solid angle
B. Plane angle
C. Base angle
D. Dihedral angle
When a terminal side of an angle coinsides
with an axis, the angle is a

A. Co-terminal angle
B. Right angle
C. Quadrantal angle
D. Reflex angle
If the exterior angle of a polygon is obtuse, its
corresponding interior angle is

A. An acute angle
B. Also an obtuse angle
C. A reflex angle
D. Always greater than 180
The measure of 2.25 revolutions
counterclockwise is

A. 835
B. 805
C. 810
D. 815
Solid angles are measured in

A. Mil
B. Radians
C. Steradians
D. Circular mils
What is the largest measure (in steradians) of a
solid angle ?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 
Steradians measure in space in analog of _____
measured in plane.

A. Radians
B. Degrees
C. Mils
D. Grads
A part of a circle is called

A. Sector
B. Segment
C. Chord
D. Arc
It is a union of the chord of a circle and the
intercept arc.

A. Sector
B. Segment
C. Lune
D. Zone
A _____ of a circle in the figure bounded by
two radii and the intercept arc

A. Major arc
B. Minor arc
C. Segment
D. Sector
The apothem of a polygon is the _____ of its
inscribed circle.

A. Radius
B. Circumference
C. Diameter
D. Length
As the area of the circle increases, the ratio of
its circumference to its diameter

A. Increases
B. Remains constant
C. Decreases
D. Will be equal to 1
A circle is said to be _____ to a polygon having
the same perimeter with that of the circle.

A. Congruent
B. Isoperimetric
C. Proportional
D. Convex
Which of the following is NOT a property of a
circle?

A. Through 3 points not in a straight line, only 1

circle can be drawn
B. A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the
radius at the point of tangency and conversely
C. An inscribed angle is measured by one half of the
intercepted arc
D. The arcs of two circles subtended by equal
central angles are always equal
All circles having the same center but of
unequal radii are called

A. Concentric circles
B. Eccentric circles
C. Inner circles
D. Pythagorean circles
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 element 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 and
describes an ellipse if:

A. B2 – 4AC = 0
B. B2 – 4AC = 1
C. B2 – 4AC  0
D. B2 – 4AC  0
In general triangles the expression (sin A)/a =
(sin B)/b = (sin C)/c is called

A. The Law of Sines

B. Euler ‘s formula
C. Law of Cosine
D. Pythagorean theorem
An angle more than  radian but less than 2
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 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 includes
freight and insurance.

A. Freight on board
B. Deventures
C. Sunk cost
D. Book value
A polygon of 100 sides is called

A. Chilliagon
B. Ennagon
C. Perigon
D. Milliagon
The highest point of a figure relative to a
baseline or plane is called

A. Summit
B. Apex
C. Highest ordinate
D. Terminal point
Indicate the false statement

A. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral two and only two

of whose sides are parallel
B. The sum of two sides of a triangle is greater than
the third side and their difference is less than
the third side
C. A diagonal of a polygon is a line joining any-non-
consecutive vertices
D. Two angles are complementary if their sum is
equal to 180
Which of the following statement is correct?

A. All right-angled triangles are similar

B. All isosceles triangles are similar
C. All equilateral triangles are similar
D. All rectangles are similar
A quadrilateral with no sides parallel

A. Trapezoid
B. Rhombus
C. Rhomboid
D. Trapezium
Which of the following BEST describes
Ptolemy’ theorem?

A. It is used only for quadrilaterals.

B. It is just a modification of Brahmagupta’ s
theorem
C. It is used only for cyclic quadrilaterals
D. The sum of the square of the sides is equal to
the square of the diagonals of a given
quadrilateral
The five pointed star described by the
diagonals of a regular pentagon

A. Perigon
B. Pentegram
C. Penacle
D. Pentegram or penacle
The geometric figure remaining after a
parallelogram has been removed from one
corner of a larger similar polygon.

A. Google
B. Gnomon
C. Gaussian plane
D. Lozenge
An oblique angled parallelogram with four
sides equal is called

A. Rhombus
B. Diamond
C. Lozenge
D. All of the above
A non-convex parallelogram with two pairs of
adjacent equal sides is called

A. Trapezium
B. Kite
C. Deltroid
D. Diamond
What is another term for parallelogram?

A. Rectangle
B. Quadrangle
C. Diamond
D. Rhomboid
The angle of rotation about the origin of the positive
x-axis into the point with rectangular coordinates (a,
b), representing the complex number a + bi is called
_____ of the complex number.

A. Amplitude
B. Argument
C. Phase angle
D. All of the above
The rectangular coordinates system in space is
divided into eight compartments called

A. Quadrants
B. Octants
C. Cubicles
D. Octodrants
The angle of inclination of a straight line is the
angle it makes with the

A. Positive x-axis
B. Negative x-axis
C. Positive y-axis
D. Negative y-axis
The points where the curve crossed the
coordinates axes are called as the _____with
the axes.

A. Asymptotes
B. Intercepts
C. Intersections
D. Tangent and normal
A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis has a
slope equal to

A. Zero
B. One
C. Infinity
D. Either zero or infinity
A horizontal line has a slope of

A. Zero
B. Negative
C. Infinity
D. Positive
A line parallel to the y-axis at a directed
distance x1 has the equation

A. y = y1
B. x = x1
C. y = x1
D. x = y1
A line passing through the focus and
perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola is
called

A. Axis of parabola
B. Tangent line
C. Secant line
D. Latus rectum
Locus of points on a side which rolls along a
fixed line

A. Cardioid
B. Epicycloid
C. Cycloid
D. Hypocycloid
What is the length of the latus rectum of the
curve x2 = 20y ?

A. 5
B. 20
C. 20
D. 5
If the product of the slopes of any two straight
lines is negative 1, one of these is said to be
_____ to the other.

A. Parallel
B. Skew
C. Non-intersecting
D. Perpendicular
What is the curve represented by the equation
r = a?

A. Spiral of Archimedes
B. Rosette
C. Cardioid
D. Lemniscate
Is the locus of a point that moves in a plane so
that the difference of the distances from two
fixed points of the locus is constant.

A. Ellipse
B. Circle
C. Parabola
D. Hyperbola
The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola x2/9 -
y2/4 = 1

A. 3
B. -3
C. -2
D. 2
The length of the latus rectum of the parabola
y = 4px2 is

A. 4p
B. 2p
C. 1/4p
D. -4p
The tangent function is negative in what
quadrants?

A. I and III
B. IV
C. II and IV
D. III
The cartesian or rectangular coordinates
system was first introduces by

A. Newton
B. Galileo
C. Descartes
D. Euclid
Also known as the x-coordinate

A. Abscissa
B. Ordinate
C. Polar ordinate
D. Radius vector
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. Independent of curing pressure
Reynolds number may be 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
B. density
C. Specific gravity
D. Velocity
The sum of the pressure head, and the velocity
head remains constant, it is known as:

A. Boyle ‘s Law
B. Torrecelli ‘s Theorem
C. Archimedes’ Principle
D. Bernoulli ‘s Theorem
A leak from a faucet comes out in separate
drops. Which of the following is the main cause
of this phenomenon?

A. Surface tension
B. Hydrometer
C. Flowmeter
D. Psycrometer
An instrument for measuring specific gravity of
fluids.

A. Hygrometer
B. Hydrometer
C. Flowmeter
D. Psycrometer
A type of compressor which is often used for
supercharging diesel engines.

A. Centrifugal compressor
B. Axial compressor
C. Roots blower
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
B. Saturation ratio
C. Humidity ratio
D. Specific gravity
What is the latent heat of fusion required to
turn ice to liquid?

A. 2256 kJ/kg
B. 970 BTU/lbm
C. 334 kJ/kg
D. 166 BTU.lbm
Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and
csc S is negative?

A. IV
B. I
C. III
D. II
If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 +
2Bxy + Cy2 + Ey + F = 0, and B2 – 4AC  0, then
the conic is a/an

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Hyperbola
D. Ellipse
What type of conic has equation Ax2 + Cy2 + Dx
+ Ey + F = 0, and B2 – 4AC = 0?

A. Circle
B. Parabola
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
4x2 – 256 = 0 is the equation of a/an

A. Parabola
B. Parallel lines
C. Circle
D. Ellipse
The graph of r = a + bcos is a

A. Lemniscate
B. Lituus
C. Limacon
D. Cardioid
In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus
and is in the line perpendicular to the major
axis is called

A. Focal width
B. Conjugate axis
C. Focal chord
D. Latus rectum
If all the y-terms have even opponents, the
curve is symmetric with respect to the _____.

A. x-axis
B. Origin
C. y-axis
D. Line 45 with the x-axis
It can be defined as the set of all points in the
plane the sum of whose distances from two
fixed points is a constant

A. Circle
B. Hyperbola
C. Parabola
D. Ellipse
If the equation is unchanged by the
substitution of –x to x, its curve is symmetric
with respect to the

A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. Origin
D. Line 45 with the axes
What type of curve is generated by a point
which moves in uniform circular motion about
an axis, while traveling with a constant speed
parallel to the axis?

A. Cardioid
B. Epicycloid
C. Cycloid
D. Helix
What type of conic has equation Ax2 + Bx +Cy2
+ Dy + Ex + F = 0?

A. Circle
B. Ellipse
C. Parabola
D. Hyperbola
It represents the distance of a point from the y-
axis.

A. Ordinate
B. Abscissa
C. Coordinates
D. Polar distance
Which regular polyhedron does not have a face
a triangle?

A. Tetrahedron
B. Octahedron
C. Icosahedron
D. Dodecahedron
How many edges are there in a dodecahedron?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 30
D. 8
A tetrahedron has _____ vertices?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 6
D. 5
Given two solids and a plane. Supposed that every
plane parallel to the given plane intersecting one of
the two solid, also intersects the other and gives
cross-sections with the same area, then the two
solids have the same volume. This is known as the

A. Unit postulate
B. Plane postulate
C. Parallel postulate
D. Cavalieri ‘s postulate
Who formulated the Cavalieri’s principle?

A. Harold Cavalieri
B. Buenaventura Cavalieri
C. Joefry Cavalieri
D. Carl Cabalieri
A line segment that is divided into two
segments, a greater a and a smaller b such that
the length of a + b is to a and a is to b. such
division is known as

A. Golden segment
B. Golden ratio
C. Golden proportion
D. All of the above
The volume of a paraboloid is equal to _____
the volume of circumscribing cylinder

A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 1/4
D. 2/3
In general quadratic equation, if the
discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that
represent a/an

A. Parabola
B. Circle
C. Ellipse
D. Hyperbola
Equations relating x and y that cannot readily
be solved explicitly for y as a function of x or
for x as a function of y. such equations may
nonetheless determine y as a function of x or
vice versa, such function is called

A. Logarithmic function
B. Implicit function
C. Explicit function
D. Continuous function
In polar coordinates system, the length of the
ray segment from a fixed origin is known as
______.

A. Amplitude
B. Radius vector
C. Hypotenuse
D. Minimum point
Given the equations 3x2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0.
Determine the curve

A. Ellipse
B. Parabola
C. Hyperbola
D. Cirle
If eccentricity is less than one, then the curve is

A. Parabola
B. Ellipse
C. Hyperbola
D. Cirle
These are 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. Utilities
B. Necessities
C. Luxuries
D. Product goods and services
A number system using a place value (or
base)or base.

A. Sexagesimal number system

B. Senary number system
C. Septenary number system
D. Sexadecimal number system
At highest or lowest point on the moment
diagram,

A. Shear is maximum
B. Shear is zero
C. Shear is half the maximum moment
D. Shear is negative
The flow back of profit plus depreciation from
a given project is called.

A. Capital recovery
B. Cash flow
C. Economic return
D. Earning value
The payment for the use of borrowed money is
called

A. Loan
B. Maturity value
C. Interest
D. principal
The interest rate at which the present work of
the cash on a project is zero of the interest
earned by an investment.

A. Effective rate
B. Nominal rate
C. Rate of return
D. Yield
The ratio of the interest payment to be
principal for a given unit of time and usually
expressed as a percentage of the principal.

A. Interest
B. Interest rate
C. Investment
D. All of the above
The true value of interest rate computed by
equations for compound interest for a 1 year
period is known as

A. Expected return
B. Interest
C. Nominal interest
D. Effective interest
The study of properties of figure in three
dimensions.

A. Physics
B. Plane geometry
C. Solid geometry
D. Trigonometry
The volume of the circular cylinder is equal to
the product of its base and altitude.

A. Axiom
B. Postulate
C. Theorem
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 an 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
B. Profit margin ratio
C. Currentv ratio
D. Acid-test ratio
Direct labor cost incurred in the factory and
direct materials cost are the cost of all
materials that go into production. The sum of
these two direct costs are known as:

A. GS & A expenses
B. Prime cost
C. Operation and maintenance costs
D. O & M costs
An artificial expense that spreads the purchase
price of an asset or other property over a
number of years:

A. Depreciation
B. Sinking fund
C. Amnesty
D. Bond
Estimated value at the end of the useful life:

A. Salvage value
B. Compounded annually
C. Economic life
D. Balance sheet
Consist of the actual counting or determination
of the actual quantity of the materials on
hands as of a given date

A. Physical inventory
B. Material update
C. Technological assessment
D. Material count
The total income equals the total opening cost:

A. Balance sheet
B. In-place value
C. Check and balance
D. Break-even-no-gain-no-loss
Kind of obligation which has no condition
attached:

A. Analytic
B. Pure
C. Gratuitous
D. Private
Mechanically and electrically operated brakes
shall be inspected:

A. Every time there is no complaint

B. Periodically
C. Every month
D. As often as necessary
A term given to a cylinder with elliptical cross-
section

A. Cylindroid
B. Cylindiod
C. Ovaloid
D. Deltroid
A doughnut-like surface of revolution
generated by rotating the circle through 360
in space about a line in its plane but now
passing through the circle.

A. Torus
B. Annulus
C. Anchor
D. All of the above
A regular solid star in a shape that is radiating
from center like rays of star.

A. Pentagram
B. Pentegon
C. Stellated solid
D. Archimedian solid
Formed by intersection of rays from one point
reflected or refracted from a curvature surface.

A. Envelop
B. Caustic
C. Evolute
D. Pencil
The regular polyhedron is a solid with all its
faces identical regular polygons. The regular
polyhedrons are also known as

A. Euclidian solids
B. Pythagorean solids
C. Platonic solids
D. Newtonian solids
There are how many regular polyhedra known
to man?

A. 5
B. 3
C. 7
D. 10
An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron of
_____ faces?

A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 20
A regular polyhedron with 6 sides is called:

A. Dodecahedron
B. Hexahedron
C. Tetrahedron
D. Octahedron
The face of a regular tetrahedron is a

A. Square
B. Pentagon
C. Hexagon
D. Triangle
The face of the regular octahedron is a

A. Square
B. Pentagon
C. Hexagon
D. Triangle
The face of a regular dodecahedron is a

A. Square
B. Pentagon
C. Hexagon
D. Triangle
The face of a regular icosahedron is a

A. Square
B. Pentagon
C. Hexagon
D. Triangle