Mathematical, Economics &

Basic Engineering Science

1. At an annual rate of return of 8%, what is the future worth of $
100 at the end of four years?

A. & 130
B. $ 132
C. $ 135
D. $ 136
2. A stone is dropped in a still air from a deck of a high bridge. The
sound of the plash reaches the deck 3 second later. If sounds travels
342 m/s in still air, how high is the deck above the water?

A. 40.7 m
B. 46.6 m
C. 50.2 m
D. 60.5 m
 3. In how many ways can be painted by using two or more of the 7
different colors?

A. 110
B. 120
C. 128
D. 135
 4. How fast does the light travel in glass of refractive index 1.5?

A. 2 x 108 m/s *
B. 1 x 108 m/s
C. 4 x 108 m/s
D. 3
 5. Find the area of the shaded portion of the concentric circles whose
chord outside the small circle is 10 cm.

A. 25 л cm²
B. 5л cm²
C. 10л cm²
D. 100л cm²
 6. An elevator weighing 1000 kg an upward veiocity of 5 mps in 4
second with uniform acceleration. Calculate the tension in the cables
so that the elevator comes to rest in distance of 1.5 m.

A. 150
B. 155
C. 180
D. 168
7. A racing horse on a circular track of radius of 245 m is travelling at 8
mps. His in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 1 mps2.
what is the horse total acceleration?

A. 1.03 mps²
B. 1.5 mps²
C. 1.75 mps²
D. 0.85 mps²
 8. How many sides have a polygon if the sum of the interior angles is
2520 degrees?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
 9. What is the value of j raised to j?

A. 0.208
B. 4.81
C. E
D. pio
 10. For the interest rate of 2% per month , the effective semi-annual
rate is closes to:

A. 11.55%
B. 12%
C. 12.62%
D. 26.82%
11. A plane flying horizontally at a velocity of 350 kph at an attitude of
420 m. at this instant, a bomb is released . How far horizontally form
this point will the bomb hits the ground

A. 577 m
B. 625 m
C. 785 m
D. 900 m
 12. Find the largest area of rectangle that could be inscribed in the
ellipse whose equation is 4x2 + 16y2 = 16

A. 2 sq. units
B. 3sq. units
C. 4sq. units
D. sq. units
 13.The equation 25x2+16y2-150x+128y+81=o has a center at:

A.(3-4)
B.(-3,4)
C.(-4,3)
D.(4,-3)
 14. Simplify (2+3i)4

A. 16+31i
B. -119-120i
C. -9-69i
D. 24-36i
 15. A regular pentagon has sides of20cm. An inner pentagon with
sides of 10 cm. in inside an concentric to the larger pentagon.
Determine the area inside and concentric to the larger pentagon but
outside of the smaller pentagon.

A. 430.70 cm
B. 473.77 cm
C. 573.26 cm
D. 516.14 cm
 16. Two positive change, one of 2 uC and other of 4 uC, repeal each
other with a force of 80 N. how far apart are they

A. 3 mm
B. 4 mm
C. 30 mm
D. 40 mm
 17. Find the equation of the circle that is circumscribed about the
triangle whose vertical are (-1,-3), (-2,4), (2,1)

A. x²+y²+3x+y+10=0
B. x²+y²+5x+7y+20=0
C. x²+y²+3x-y-10=0
D. x²+y²+5x-7y-20=0
 18. Determine the axis of symmetry of the equation y2-4y+8x-28=0

A. x=-4
B. X=4
C. Y=-2
D. Y=2
19. A spherical balloon is being inflated at the rate of30 cubic feet per
minute. At the instant. When the radius is 15 ft, at what rate is the
surface area increasing?

A. 3 ft2/min
B. 4ft2/min
C. 5ft2/min
D. 6ft2/min
 20. Determine the equation of eclipse with foci at (-4,2) and (4,2) and
length of major axis equal to 10.

A. 25x2+9x2-36y-225=0
B. 9x2+25y2-100y-225=0
C. 25x2+9x2-36y-125=0
D. 9x2+25x2-100y-125=0
 21. Find the distance between the two parallel lines: x-y=16 and 2x-
2y=15

A. 6 units
B. 7
C. 7.5
D. 8.5
22.N how many different ways can 4 person be seated in consecutive
seats in row of 7 eats?

A. 72
B. 96
C. 120
D. 168
23. Find the centroid of the area bounded by the curves: y=x2 and y=4

A. (0,2)
B. (0,2.2)
C. (0,2.4)
D. (0,2.5)
24. A five year asset which ha the first cost of $ 20,000 with a$ 2,000
value at the end of the year four was closest

A. $ 3,600
B. $ 5,600
C. $ 4,000
D. $ 16,400
 25.Find the length of the arc the curve y=in cos x from x=0 to x=π/8

A. 0.65
B. 0.72
C. 0.81
D. 0.85
26. What is a resistance of 1 km long aluminum wire of radius 1.5 mm if
the resistivity of aluminum is 2.8 x 10

A. 3Ω
B. 4Ω
C. 5Ω
D. 6Ω
27. Find the eccentricity of an ellipse whose major axis is twice as long
as its minor axis

A. ½ sq. rt. Of 3
B. ⅓ sq. rt. Of 2
C. ¼ sq. rt. Of 5
D. ½ sq. rt. Of 7
 28. The weight of the transmission cable is 1.5 kg/m distributed
horizontally and carries a maximum tension of 6000 kg. if the allowable
sag of the cable is the 30 m, computer the approximate length of the
cable

A. 982 m
B. 1010 m
C. 1152
D. 1038
 29.The vertices of triangle are A(4, -3), B(2,1) and C(-2,4)

find the largest interior angle of the triangle

A. 123.40
B. 133.40
C. 143.40
D. 153.40
30. For the how many years must an investment of P 63,000 provide a
continues flow funds at the rate of P 16000 per year so that a nominal

interest rate of 10%continously?

A. 7 years
B. 5 years
C. 3 years
D. 10 years
 31. Find the value of x²+1/x³ if + 1/x=5

A. 110
B. 115
C. 120
D. 125
 32. Four boys and four girls form a circle of the boys and girls
alternating in how many ways can they from a circle?

A. 144
B. 288
C. 576
D. 1152
33. The sum of two numbers is 12 and their product is 3. find the sum
of their reciprocals

A. ½
B. ¼
C. 2
D. 4
 34. A number between 1 to 10,000 inclusive is selected at random,
what is the probability that it is a perfect square

A. 0.01
B. 0.015
C. 0.02
D. 0.25
 35. What the value of x if log9(2x-5)=log4

A. 5.75
B. 6.62
C. 7.75
D. 8.68
36. A project can be done by 8 girls in 5 days. The 5 boys and 6 girls to
do the job?

A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
37. A job can be done in as many days as there are men in the group if
the number of the men is reduce by 5, the work delayed by 6 days .

How many were there in original group?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
38. Find the sum of all positive integers divisible by 11 between 1 and
1000

A. 44955
B. 45045
C. 46500
D. 4747
 39.In how many different ways can 5 person be a seated in a
automobile having place for 2 in the front seat and 3 in back seat if only

3 can drive?

A. 30
B. 36
C. 60
D. 72
40. Transform the polar equation : r² sin 0 cos 0 = 4 in to an

equator in Cartesian coordinates

A. x+y=4
B. x²-y²=4
C. x²+y²=4
D. Xy=4
41. Three red books and five blue books are placed at the random on a
shelf. What is the probability that the red books will be together ?

A. 0.067
B. 0.087
C. 0.107
D. 0.127
 42. Find the constant term in the expansion of ( 2x² +
1/x)9
A. 672
B. 696
C. 724
D. 788
 43. In one of the parlor games, twenty–one tickets from 1 to 21 in the
box. If one ticket is draw at the random, determine the probability that it
is multiple of 3 to 7.

A. 8/21
B. 3/7
C. 10/21
D. 11/21
44. How many different communities of 6 can be formed from 12 boys

and 8 girls if each committee is consisting of 4boys and 2girls?

A. 2978
B. 13860
C. 15626
D. 23625
 45. You deposited $ 1000 into a 9% account today. At the end of two
years, you will deposit another $ 3,000. in five years, you plan a $ 4000
purchase. How much is left in the account one year after the
purchase ?
A. $ 925
B. $ 1552
C. $ 4524
D. $ 1425
46. Ho many different signal each consisting of 8 flags,
3 identical yellow flag, and 1 blue flag?
A. 140
B. 210
C. 280
D. 560
 47. What is the probability drawing 2 face of cards in two draws from
an ordinary deck of cards?

A. 0.04
B. 0.05
C. 0.06
D. 0.07
48. Three numbers are arithmetic progression. Their sum is 18 and the
sum of their squares is 126. find the smallest number of the arithmetic
progression.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
 49. Bacteria culture grows exponentially number has double in 2.5
hours. How many times the initial number will be present after 10
hours?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
 50. An object reads from 120 deg F to 95 deg F in half one hour when
surrounded by air whose temperature is 80 deg F. find the temperature

at the end of another half an hour

A. 80 deg F.
B. 81.5 deg F.
C. 82.5 deg F.
D. 85.6 deg F.
51. Solids angles are measured in
A. Mil
B. Radians
C. Steradians
D. Circular miles
52. What is the largest measure (in
steradians) of solid angle
A. 2л
B. 4л
C. 8л
D. 6л
 53.When an imaginary number is
raised to an even exponent, it
A. Becomes infinite
B. Becomes imaginary number
C. Becomes the real number
D. Becomes relative numbers
 54. The term “ratio” comes from
latin verb “ratus” meaning
A. To divide
B. To estimate
C. To get the mean
D. To make apoorpotion
 55.In the proportion of four
quantities the first and fourth terms
are referred to as the
A. Means
B. Extremes
C. Denominator
D. Numerator
56prime number that appear in pair
and differ by 2 (eg. 3 and 5, 11 and
13 etc.) are called
A. Mercian primes
B. Prime number theory
C. Twin prime
D. Pseudo primes
57. The most significant digit of the
number 0.2015 is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 5
 58. The ____ is stated in the
magnitude of the absolute relative
error of the approximated value
A. Precision
B. Accuracy
C. Mistake
D. error
59. Which of the following is Not a
unit of force?
A. Pound
B. Erg
C. Dyne
D. newton
 60. The first non-zero digits from
the left of the number.
A. Whole number
B. Leading digits
C. Tens digits
D. units
 61. The unit of force which is
equivalent to 1 gram-cm.sec²
A. Jouble
B. Slug
C. Dyne
D. Newton
62. If two triangles have congruent
bases, then the ratio of their areas
equals the ratio of
A. Their perimeter
B. The length of their altitudes
C. Their side
D. none
63.The measured of 2.25 revolution
counterclockwise is
A. 835°
B. 85°
C. 810°
D. 815°
 64. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of
divergence between the two planes is expressed by measuring the

A. Dihedral angle
B. Plane angel
C. Reflex angle
D. none
 65. An angular unit equivalent to
1/4000 of the circumference of a
circle is called
A. Grad
B. Mil
C. Degree
D. Radian
 66. Any influence capable of
producing change in the motion of
an object is called
A. Velocity
B. Force
C. Vector
D. Acceleration
 67. Express 45° in miles
A. 80
B. 800
C. 1600
D. 2700
68. A type of annuity where the payment are made at the start of each
period, beginning from the first period

A. Ordinary annuity
B. Annuity due
C. Deferred annuity
D. Perpetuity
69. Which regular polyhedron does
not have a face a triangle?
A. Tetrahedron
B. Octahedron
C. Icosahedrons
D. Dodecahedron
70. How many edge are there in a
dodecagon
A. 6
B. 13
C. 30
D. 52
 71. If an ellipse a hyper bola have
the same foci they are said to be
A. Central conics
B. Quadratic conics
C. Co focal conics
D. Congruent conics
72. The integral of any quotient whose numerator is the different of the
denominator is the ___ of the denomitor.

A. Reciprocal
B. Product
C. Logarithm
D. derivative
73. A currency trended in a foreign exchange market for the which the
demand is consistently high in relation to its supply

A. Many market
B. Hand currency
C. Treasury bill
D. Certificate of deposited
74. The terms “dozen” and “gross”
used what number system?
A. Decimal number system
B. Duodecimal number decimal
C. Bide decimal
D. Vigesimal number
 75. 1 gross is equivalent to
A. 10 dozen
B. 144 pieces
C. 5 dozen
D. 100 pieces
 76. At a point where y’ = 0, if y
change from the positive to
negative as x increases
A. Y is minimum
B. X is minimum
C. Y is maximum
D. X is maximum
77. The number 1 followed by 100
zeros or 10 is caled
A. Centillion
B. Chiliagon
C. Centriod
D. Google
78. The median of a triangle is the line connecting the vertex and the
mid point of the opposite side. For a given triangle, these medians
intersect at a point which is called the.

A. Ortho center
B. Circumventer
C. Centroid
D. In center
79. 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
 80. One foot is equivalent to how
many hands?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
 81. The radius of the Earth's orbit
around the sun (the average
distance between sun and earth) is
known as
A. Light year
B. Astronomical
C. Astronomical unit
D. steradian
82. To triple the principle, one must
use
A. Integrator
B. Derivatives
C. Logarithms
D. Inplicit function
 83. The place where seller and
buyers come together
A. Department store
B. Market
C. Mall
D. Shopping center
 84. The parabola y = -x² + x + 1
open
A. To right
B. To the left
C. Upward
D. Down ward
 85. A line segment joining two of
each points and passing through a
focus of a conic
A. Latus rectum
B. Focal radius
C. Focal chord
D. Chord contrast
 86. Which is NOT an essential
element of an ordinary annuity
A. The amount of all payment are equal
B. The payment are made at equal interval
of time
C. The first payment is made at the
beginning of each period
D. Compound interest is paid on all amount
in the annuity
 87. At point of infliction
A. y’ = 0
B. Y” = 0
C. Y” is negative
D. Y” is possitive
88. The integral sin A cos A dA can easily be determined by using be
wallis formula provided the limits are form

A. 0 to л
B. 0 to л/2
C. 0 to л/4
D. 0 to 2л
 89.The arc length equal to the
radius of the circle is called
A. Radian
B. Quarter sector
C. Sector
D. Semi circle
90. The variable inside the integral 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. Limits range
 91. The area of the surface generated by rotating any plane curve
about a certain axis in its plane id equal the product of the length of the
arc and the distance traveled by its centroid.

A. Avignon's theorem
B. First proportion
C. Method of section
D. Second proportion
 92. Newton was inspired by an
apple. Pappus proposition were
inspired by what the fruits?
A. Apple
B. Lemon
C. Apple and lemon
D. Apple and banana
 93the function of interest rate and time that determines the
commutative amount of a sinking fund resulting from

A. Sinking found factor

B. Present worth factorspecific periodic deposit

C. Capacity factor
D. Demand factor
 94.The first cost of any property
includes
A. The original purchase
B. Installation expenses
C. Initial taxes and permit
D. All of the above
 95the 72 rule of thumb is used to
determine
A. How many years money will triple
B. How many years money will be double
C. How many years to mass
D. How many years to quadruple
96. A market situation where there
are only two buyers with many
sellers
A. Duopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Duopsony
D. Oligopsony
 97.The cumulative effect of elapsed time on the money value of an
event, based on the earning power of equivalent invested found capital
should or will earn

A. Present work factor

B. Interest rate
C. Time value of money
D. Yield
 98. Defined as the future value minus the present value.

A. Interest
B. money
C. Discount
D. capital
 99. 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
100. It is a series of equal payment occurring at equal intervals of time
where the first payment is made after several periods, after the
beginning of the payment

A. Deterred annuity
B. Delayed annuity
C. Progressive annuity
D. Simple annuity