PRE-BOARD EXAM

ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND ALLIED SUBJECTS

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet.

1. What is the present worth of a 3 year annuity paying P 3.000.00 at the end of each year, with interest
at 8% compounded annually?

a. P 7,654.04 c. P 7,420.89

c. P 7,731.29 d. P 7,590.12

2. Branch lighting circuits shall be protected by overcurrent devices not rated more than:

a. 40 A c. 30 A

b. 20 A d. 50 A

3. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of a 0.035 m and an outer diameter of 0.06 m. Compute the
torque if the shear stress is not to exceed 120 MPa.

a. 4,500 N-m c. 5,500 N-m

b. 4,300 N-m d. 3,450 N-m

4. Momentum = Force x

a. Time c. velocity2

b. Velocity d. ½ velocity

5. The acceleration due to gravity in the English System or ft/s2 is:

a. 20.2 c. 15.2

b. 32.2 d. 62.4

6. What are considered as the “building blocks” for engineering materials?

a. Atoms c. Matters

b. Elements d. Compounds
7. Ethics is synonymous to

a. Morality c. Standards

b. Money d. Conduct

8. What does the symbol consisting of rectangle with solid shading indicate?

a. Fuse cut-out c. Safety switch

b. Telephone exchange d. Lighting Panelboard

9. A 30-m long aluminum bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 175 MPa. Determine the elongation if
E=69116 MPa.

a. 78 mm c. 74 mm

b. 76 mm d. 72 mm

10. What is the most widely used 7-bit alphanumeric code?

a. ASCII C. Straight binary code

b. EBCDIC d. Gray code

11. In SYD method of computing depreciation, which of the following is the formula in finding the sum of
years’ digits?

𝑛 (𝑛−1)
a. n (n + 1) c.
2

𝑛 (𝑛+2) 𝑛 (𝑛+1)
b. d.
2 2

12. The pressure of nitrogen has thermometer is 78 cm at 0°C. What is the temperature of a liquid in
which the bulb of the thermometer is immersed when the pressure is seen to be 87.7 cm?

a. 34°C c. 40°C

b. 45°C d. 50°C

13. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

a. mass c. displacement

b. torque d. velocity
14. The negative sign for a gauge reading is called .

a. Transmission of pressure c. vacuum pressure

b. Vapor pressure d. pressure head

15. What is the effective component applied on the box that is being pilled by a 30 N force inclined at
30° with horizontal?

a. 36.21 N c. 15.32 N

b. 25.98 N d. 20.62 N

16. What is the octal equivalent of the hexadecimal number EE?

a. 356 c. 376

b. 365 d. 325

17. In the registered Electrical Engineering Licensure Examination, what is the weight of Electrical
Engineering Subject?

a. 25% c. 45%

b. 30% d. 40%

18. What annuity is required over 12 years to equate with a future amount of P20,000? Assume i=6%
annually.

a. P1, 290.34 c. P1, 107.34

b. P1, 185.54 d. P1, 205.74

19. What is defined as the analysis and evaluation of the monetary consequences by using the theories
and principles of economics to engineering applications, designs and projects?

a. Engineering Analysis c. Engineering Economy

b. Engineering Cost Analysis d. Design Cost Analysis

20. Which of the following devices is NOT serially interfaced to a PC?

a. Mouse c. Modem

b. Printer d. all of these

21. A businessman needs to have P100,000 in five years. How much must he put into his 10% account in
the bank now?

a. P72,085.6 c. P70, 654.1

b. P62,092.1 d. P60,345.2

22. What is the minimum age for an applicant to be able to take the Registered Master Electrician’s
Licensure Examination?

a. 18 years old c. 20 years old

b. 19 years old d. 21 years old

23. A barrel contains a 0.150 layer of oil floating on water that is 0.30 mm deep. If the density of the oi;
is 600 kg/m3, what is the pressure (gauge) at the oil-water density?

a. 883 Pa c. 742 Pa

b. 900 Pa d. 924 Pa

24. What physical property of a material that refers to the point at which a material liquefies on heating
or solidifies on cooling?

a. Melting point c. Refractive index

b. Curie point d. Specific heat

25. To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer manager will subject the applicant to a test that is
used to measure a person’s current knowledge of a subject?
a. Interest test c. Performance test

b. Aptitude test d. Personality test

26. What is the temperature in °C of 2 liters of water at 30°C after 500 calories of heat have been
added?

a. 35.7 c. 30.25

b. 38.12 d. 39.75

27. Calculate the moles of Magnesium (Mg) present in 93.5 g of Mg? (Mg atomic mass= 24.31g)

a. 3.85 moles c. 5.38 moles

b. 4.15 moles d. 3.35 moles

28. What is the cross product A x B of the vectors, A = I = 4j + 6k and B = 2i +3j +5k?

a. i – j –k c. 21 =7j-5k

b. –i + j + k d. 2i +7j - 5k

29. Which type of temperature detector is used in motor windings?

a. capacitance c. inductance

b. resistance d. reluctance

30. The exact interest of P 5, 000 invested from June 21, 1995 to December 25, 1995 is P 100.
What is the rate if interest?

a. 3.90% c. 3.95%

b. 3.92% d. 3.98%

31. If the hydraulic press the large piston has a cross-sectional area A1 = 200cm2 and the small piston has
a cross-sectional area A2 = 5cm2 . If the force applied is 250 N to the small piston. Compute the force
acting on the large piston.

a. 20 kN c. 12 KN

b. 21 kN d. 10 kN

32. What is the unit of strain?

a. Pa c. N-m

b. Unitless d. N-m/s

33. A point in a wiring system at which current is taken to be used in some equipment.

a. Grounded c. Service entrance

b. Conductor d. Outlet

34. A simply supported beam is 5 m in length. It carries a uniformly distributed load including its own
weight of 300N/m and a concentrated load of 10N, 2 meters from the left end. Find the reactions if
reaction a at the left end and reaction B at the right end.

a. RA = 810 N, RB = 700 N c. RA = 830 N, RB = 680 N

b. RA = 820 N, RB = 690 N d. RA = 840 N, RB = 670 N

35. What mechanical property of a material refers to the resistance to plastic deformation?

a. Rigidity c. Ductility

b. Plasticity d. Hardness

36. The total load on overcurrent device located in a panelboard shall NOT exceed a certain percentage
of its rating. What is this percentage?

a. 100% c. 80%

b. 90% d. 125%

37. A container has glycerin of mass 600kg and a volume of 0.476 m3. What is the specific gravity of the
glycerin?

a. 1.26 c. 1.57

b. 2.14 d. 3.24

38. What are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a. Electrons and Protons c. Cations and Anions

b. Protons and Neutrons d. Electrons and Neutrons

39. What is the smallest changeable data unit?

a. Bit c. Nibble

b. Byte d. Word

40. The property of the body which measures its resistance to changes in motion.

a. acceleration c. mass

b. weight d. rigidity

41. Determine the force required to punch a ½ inch hole on a 3/8 thick plate if the ultimate shearing
strength of the plate is 50,000 psi.

a. 23, 562 lbs c. 20, 550 lbs

b. 19, 450 lbs d. 15, 422 lbs

42. In an ideal gas where p = pressure, V = volume, and T = absolute temperature in degrees Kelvin,
which of the following is constant?

a. pV / T c. pVT

b. pT / V d. p / VT

43. A young engineer borrowed P10,000 at 12% interest and paid P 2, 000 per annum for the last 4
years. What does he have to pay at the end of the fifth year in order to pay of his loan?

a. P 6,999.39 c. P 6, 222.39

b. P 6292.93 d. P 6, 922.93

44. Caffeine ( C8H10N4O2 ) is a stimulant found in tea and coffee. What is its empirical formula?

a. C4H5N2 O c. C2H8NO3

b. C5H3NO2 d. C8H10N4O2

45. Who shall make the final decision in the interpretation of controversial provisions of the Philippine
Electrical Code?

a. IIEE Board of Governors c. Building official

b. Board of Electrical Engineering d. IIEE Code Committee

46. The number 100101 base 2 is equivalent to octal

a. 37 c. 45

b. 54 d. 25

47. A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters above ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?

a. 2.1 s c. 5.5 s

b. 3.5 s d. 1.3 s

48. P1,000,000 was invested to an account earning 8% compounded continuously. What is the amount
after 20 years.

a. P4,452,796.32 c. P5,365,147.25

b. P4,953,032.42 d. P3,456,254.14
49. What is the branch of engineering mechanics which refers to the study of rigid body in motion
without reference to the force that causes the motion?

a. Statistics c. Kinematics

b. Kinetics d. Dynamics

50. What is otherwise known as “ The New Electrical Engineering Law”?

a. R. A. No. 184 c. R. A. No. 7920

b. R. A. No. 9136 d. R. A. No. 7902

51. A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3ft/s2 =. Find the average velocity during the
first 10 seconds of motion.

a. 13ft/s c. 14ft/s

b. 15ft/s d. 20ft/s

52. The amount of P2.825.00 in 8 years at 5% compounded quarterly is:

a. P4,166.77 c. P4,188.56

b. P4,397.86 d. P4,203.97

53. The maximum allowable torque, in KN-m, for a 50-mm diameter steel shaft when the allowable
shearing stress is 81.5 MPa is:

a. 3.0 c. 4.0

b. 1.0 d. 2.0

54. Convert 12.510 to base 2

a. 1100.102 c. 1001.102

b. 1010.112 d. 1101.012

55. A pressure gage 6m above the bottom of the tank containing a liquid reads 90kPa; another gage
height 4m reads 103kPa. Determine the specific weight of the liquid.

a. 6.5 kN / m3 c. 3.2 kN /m3

b. 5.1 kN / m3 d. 8.5 kN / m3

56. The pressure of the nitrogen has thermometer is 78cm at 0(!)C. What is the temperature of a liquid
in which bulb of the thermometer is immersed when the pressure is seen to be 87.7 cm?
a. 34°C c. 40°C

b. 45°C d. 50°C

57. The wavelength of a sound wave in a certain material as measured is 18cm. The frequency of the
wave is 1900 hz. Compute the speed of sound wave?

a. 342 m/s c. 542 m/s

b. 400 m/s d. 300 m/s

58. Chemical symbol of sodium oxide.

a. NaO c. NA2O2

b. Na2O d. NaO2

59. A food light emitting 25,000 candelas in the center of its beam is aimed at 60° to a point on the
ground 20 meters away. The illumination of the point in the lux is:

a. 54.12 c. 31.25

b. 62.5 d. 625

60. A ball is dropped from a height Of 60 meters above ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?

a. 2.1 s c. 5.5 s

b. 3.5 s d. 1.3 s

61. A machine costs P8,000,00 and an estimate life of 10 years with a salvage value of P500.00 what is
its book value after 8 years using straight line method?

a. P2,500.00 c. 3,000.00

b. P4,000.00 d. P2,000.00

62. What is the wave length of yellow light whose frequency is 5 x 10¹(!) Hz?

a. 800nm c. 600 nm

b. 200nm d. 820 m

63. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of
100m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. Solve the distance from the throwing point that the ball
attains its original level.

a. 890 m c. 858 m
b. 883 m d. 820 m

64. What is the rest energy of electron equivalent to its rest mass? 1 MeV = 1.60 x 10 -13 j and mass of
electron is 9.11 x 10 -31 kg

a. 0.512 MeV c. 0.345 MeV

b. 0.987 MeV d. 0.675 MeV

65. What is the force required to punch a 20-mm diameter hole through a 10-mm thick plate. The
ultimate strength of plate material is 450 MPa

a. 241 kN c.386 kN

b. 283 kN d. 252 kN

66. Compute the internal energy of ice at 0°C as it to change to water at same temperature.

a.1.76 kJ c. 3.44 kJ

b. 1.67 kJ d. 5.40 kJ

67. What is the relative intensity level of sound in decibels if its intensity is3 x 10-7 W/cm²

a. 94.8 c. 80.5

b. 78.7 d. 75.4

68. A post supported by a guy wire which exerts a pull of 100N on the top of the post. If the angle
between the wire and the ground is 60°, what is the horizontal component of the force supporting pole?

a. 86.6 N c. 76.6 N

b. 50.0 N d. 98.5 N

69. The greatest unit pressure the soil can continuously withstand:

a. Point of rapture c. Ultimate strength

b. bearing strength d. Yield point

70. The mass of air in a room which is 3m x 5m x 20m is known to be 350kg. find its density.

a. 1.167 kg/m3 c. 1.617 kg/m3

b. 1.176 kg/m3 d. 1.716 kg/m3

71. A device procedures 37.5 joules per cycle. There is one power stroke per cycles. Calculate the power
output of the device if the device is run at 45rpm?

a. 4.69 W c. 27.56

b. 28.125 W d. 14.063 W

72. It was found that the speed of light in water is 75% of its speed in vacuum. What is the index of
refraction of water

a. 1.46 c. 1.26

b. 1.33 d. 1.67

73. The pressure 34 meters below the ocean is nearest to:

a. 204 kPa c. 344 kPa

b. 222 kPa d. 362 kPa

74. Unit measure of sound intensity level is…

a. watts c. erg

b. decibel d. sabine

75. What is the temperature in 0C of 2 liters of water at 300C after 500 calories of heat have been
added?

a. 35.70 c. 30.25

b. 38.12 d. 39.75

76. The rotation of twist in degrees of a shaft, 800mm long subjected to a torque of 80 N-m, 20 mm in
diameter and shear modulus G of 80,000 MPa is:

a. 3.03 c. 2.92

b. 4.04 d. 1.81

77. the light load for an office expressed in terms of volt – ampere per square meter must be at least

a. 16 c. 24

b. 28 d. 12
78. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3m/s from the window of a tall building.
The ball strikes the sidewalk at the ground level 4 seconds later. Determine the velocity with which the
ball strikes the ground.

a. 39.35 m/s c. 37.75 m/s

b. 38.50 m/s d. 36.24 m/s

79. The amount of P2,825.00 in 8 years at 5% compounded continuously is:

a. P4,166.77 c. P4,188.56

b. P4,214.40 d. P4,203.97

80. In a power station, 4 x 104 GWhr of energy is to be produced in one year. To be supplied either coal
or natural gas, the energy content of coal is 900 W-yrs./ton, and that of natural gas is 0.03 W-yr/ft.3.
how much fuel is requited if the energy is to be supplied by natural gas?

a. 125.25 x 103ft.3 c. 150.25 x 103 ft.3

b. 152.2 x 103ft.3 d. 115.2 x 103ft.3

81. What is the effective component applied on the box that is being pulled by a 30 N force inclined at
300 with horizontal?

a. 36.21 N c. 15.32

b. 25.98 N d. 20.62

82. A force of 10 Newtons is applied to the end of a 10 inches diameter circular rod. Calculate the
stress.

a. 0.20 kPa c. 0.10 kPa

b. 0.05 kPa d. 0.15 kPa

83. A converging lens of focal length 20 cm is placed 37 cm in front of a screen. At what distance that
the object be placed so that its image appears on the screen?

a. 43.5 cm c. 27.6 cm

b. 35.7 cm d. 50.7 cm

84. A steel wire is 4.0 m long and 2 mm in diameter. How much is it elongated by a suspended body of
mass 20 kg? young’s modulus for steel is 196,000 MPa

a. 1.123 mm c. 1.374 mm
b. 1.385 mm d. 1.274 mm

85. A sealed tank contains oxygen at 270C at a pressure of 2 atm. If the temperature increases to 1000C ,
what will be pressure inside the tank?

a. 5.22 atm c. 3.29 atm

b. 2.49 atm d. 4.57 atm

86. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the two forces which are perpendicular to each
other? The forces are 20 units and 30 units respectively/

a. 36 c. 25

b. 42 d. 40

87. Assuming the compression is according to the law PV = constant. Calculate the initial volume of gas
at a pressure of 2 bar which will occupy a volume of 6 m3 when it is compressed to a pressure of 42 bar.

a. 126 m3 c. 120 m3

b. 130 m3 d. 136m3

88. If the pressure at a point in the ocean is 60 kPa, what is the pressure 27 meters below this point?

a. 256.3 kPa c. 332.8 kPa

b. 521.3 kPa d. 185.4 kPa

89. If money is worth 4% compounded monthly, what payment at the end of each quarter will replace
payments of P500.00 monthly?

a. P1, 500.00 c. P1,505.00

b. P1, 525.00 d. P1, 565.00

90. A wind generator with an efficiency of 0.85 has a blade diameter of 20 m. if the wind velocity is 30
km/hr. how much power is obtainable from the generator?

a. 65.8 kw c. 83.5 kw

b. 59.3 kw d. 68.3 kw

91. A 90 N board 12 m long rests on two supports each 1m from the end of the board. A 360 N block is
placed on the board 3m from one end.

Find the force exerted by each support on the board.

a. 251 N and 355 N c. 360 N and 90 N

b. 324 N and 244 N d. 117 N and 333 N

92. A 60 lb. Traffic light is supported by two wires each of which makes 100 with the horizontal. Find the
intension in the wires.

a. 186.24 lbs. c. 23.45 lbs.

b. 172.56 lbs. d. 324 lbs.

93. A 100 “long aluminum bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 25,00 psi. find the elongation

E= 10 x 106 psi.

a. 0.025 in. c. 0.25 in.

b. 0.45 in. d. 0.65 in.

94. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 80 ft./sec. how long will it take for the ball
to return to the thrower.

a. 2.25 sec. c. 2.62 sec.

b. 4.06 sec. d. 4.97 sec.

95. A projectile is launched upward from the level ground at an angle of 600 with the horizontal. It has
an initial velocity of 45 m/s. how long will it take before the projectile hits the ground ?

a. 4.1 sec. c. 5.8 sec.

b. 7.94 sec. d. 0.65 in.

96. How fair will an object in a standard gravitational field will drop in 13 sec. starting from rest and
neglecting air friction?

a. 419 ft. c. 5280 ft.

b. 2721 ft. d. 5442 ft.

97. A 60 lb. ball dropped from height of 48 ft. what is the velocity of the ball just before impact

a. 9.8 ft/sec c. 39.3 ft/sec

b. 31 ft/sec d. 55.6 ft/sec

98. A force of 25 N causes an acceleration of 2m/sec2 when acting on a 7 kg mass. What is the frictional
force also acting?

a. 23 N c. 18 N
b. 16 N d. 11 N

99. A car moving at 70 kph has a mass of 170kg. what force is necessary to accelerate it at a rate of 40
cm/sec2?

a. 0.68 N c. 42.5 N

b. 680 N d. 4250 N

100. a cyclist on a circular track of radius r= 800 ft. traveling at 27 ft/sec. his speed in the tangential
direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/sec2. What is the cyclist’s total acceleration?

a. 2.8 ft/sec2 c. – 5.1 ft/sec2

b. -3.12 ft/sec2 d. 3.13 ft/sec2