REFRESHER IN GEMAS

Instruction : Select the best answer from each of the following questions. On the answer sheet provided, shade the
box that corresponds to your choice. Strictly no erasures allowed.

1. The amount of P 50 000.00 is deposited in a bank. How much money are you going to withdraw after 8 years at
8% compounded annually? A. P82 546.00 B. P 83 546.00 C. P92 546 D. P 102 000.00
2. A machine has an initial cost of P 300 000.00. its salvage value after 5 years is P 30,000.00. What is the
depreciation rate? A. 18% B. 25% C. 37% D. 42.58%
3. An asset of purchased for P 120 000.00 and it can be sold for P 12,000.00. Its estimated life is ten years. Find
the depreciation charge for the second year using the sum of the years digit method.
A. P 17,672.00 B. 17,850.00 C. P 18,276.00 D. P19,636.00
4. A bank offers 2% effective monthly interest. What is the effective annual interest rate?
A. 24.45% B. 24.65% C. 25.285 D. 26.82%
5. The position of an object as a function of time is described by x =4t 3 + 2t2 – t + 3. What is the acceleration of the
object when t = 2? A. 52 B. 56 C. 64 D. 66
6. What is the simplified equivalent expression of ( cos θ ) + {1/(csc θ)}
2 2

A. 0 B. 1 C. cos θ D. sin2 θ
7. What do you call the process of changing solid to vapor without passing liquid state?
A. evaporation B. fusion C. melting D. sublimation
8. At what temperature does Celsius and Fahrenheit the thermometers read the same?
A. -40 B. -25 C. 40 D. 50
9. What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water standard barometric pressure by
one degree F? A. 1 BTU B. 1 Calorie C. 1 Joule D. 1Watt
10. A body starting from rest is accelerated at 2.4m/s 2. What is its final velocity after traveling a distance of
67.5 m? A. 10 m/s B. 18 m/s C. 19 m/s D. 20 m/s
11. A body that weighs 10 kN is dropped from a height of 10 m. The work needed to drop the body in kJ is
A. 0 B. 100 C. 200 D. 320.5
12. How do you call the path of a body moving in a projectile?
A. axis B. displacement C. motion D. trajectory

13. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A. polonium B. potassium C. silicon D. telerium
14. A body weight 1 kg force at the earht’s sea level. What is the mass at the moon surface where the gravitational
acceleration is 1/6 that of the earth?
A. 1 kg B. 2 kg C. 3 kg D. 4 kg.
15. Radioactivity was discovered quite by accident in 1896 by a French physicist. He was studying a uranium that was
phosphorescent. He also found that his uranium salt left is image in a photographic plate even when the plate was
wrapped in black paper to prevent the visible phosphorescent glow from reaching it. HE said this was due to the effect
of gamma rays. Who was the French physicist I am referring to?
A. Dantzig B. Heri Becquerel C. Isaac Newton D. James Watt.
16. 2 m of an ideal gas initially at a given pressure is isothermally compressed until the pressure is doubled. Its final
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volume in cubic meter is A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

17. What a theorem in mechanics states that the moment of a force is equivalent to the sum of the moment of its
components?
A. Hooke’s Theorem B. Poisson’s Theorem C. Varignon’s Theorem D. Taylor’s Theorem
18. What is the equivalent fraction of the repeated decimal 0.222222222?
A. 2/9 B. ¾ C. 4/5 D. 14/15
19. How do you call the triangle that has no pair of sides with equal measures?
A. isosceles B. right C. scalene D. supplementary
20. Solve for the value of x and y in the equation 4x + 2y = 5 and 5x – 3y =2.Give the values in proper fractions.
A. x = 1/3, y = 2/3 B. x = 19/22, y = 17/22 C. x = 3/16, y = 6/15 D. x = 1/5, y = 2/3.
21. Find the volume of the cube whose total area is 54 square meters. Express answer in liters.
A. 18,000 B. 20,000 C. 27,000 D. 33,333.33
22. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random. Determine the
probability that is red. A. ¼ B. ½ C. 2/3 D. ¾
23. A chicken weighs one pound and half of its weight. What is the weight of the chicken in pounds?
A. 1.5 B. 2 C. 3 D. 3.6
24. What do you call the angle subtended by the arc of a circle equal in length to its radius?
A. angle B. degree C. radian D. revolution.
25. Find the three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 5 more than twice the next consecutive numbers.
A. 11,13,15 B. 13,15,17 C. 17,19,21 D. 19,21,23.
26. What is the generic name of liquid oxygen?
A. gas B. LIO C. LOX D. oxide

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27. A flywheel is rotating at 100 revolution / min. How many revolution will it takes before it comes to rest of its
constant deceleration is 20 rev/ min/ min.A. 200 B. 225 C. 250 D. 260
28. A gun was fired at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal, the bullet having an initial velocity of 500 m/s. In
how many seconds will it stay in the air and what is its maximum horizontal distance traveled?
A. 62.11sec and 25 666.67m b. 72.11sec,25493.04m c. 75.23 sec, 26000m d. 80.34 sec, 45 000m.
29. A ball is dropped 2 meters from the ground and rebounced to a height of one meter. What is the coefficient of
restitution between the ball and the ground?A. 0.606 B. 0.685 C. 0.702 d. 0.707.
30. Is the study of phenomena and operation of substance at very low temperature is known as
A. condensation B. cryogenics C. evaporation D. refrigeration
31. What do you call the colorless gas that condenses to form a blue liquid at -111 c, if it freezes to a blue black solid
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at -1920c?A. argon B. chlorine C. deuterium D. ozone

32. Which of the following is the unit of momentum?
A. J-s(Joules-sec) B. N-m(Newton-meter) C. N-s(Newton-sec) D. Pa-s(Pascal-sec)
33. Find the moment of inertia about the base of rectangle whose base and height are 2 cm 4 cm respectively
A. 27.7 B. 30.50 C. 35 D. 42.67 cm4
34. A boy travel from A to B velocity of 1.5 m/s and from B to A at a 1.1m/s. What is the average velocity of the
boy? A. 1.013m/s B. 1.150m/s C. 1.269m/s D. 2.00m/s
35. Which of the following does not belong to the group? 6,7,8,9,10
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
36. What is the side of hexagon inscribed in a circle whose diameter is 2 cm.
A. 1cm B. 2 cm C. 4 cm D. 5 cm
37. How many whole years will it take money to double itself if invested at 1% compounded annually?
A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80
38. From the binomial expansion of 9x+y)5 what is the middle term?
A. 3x B. x-2 C. x D. no middle term
39. At what time after 2:00 o’lock will the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock be together for the first time?
A. .2:10:54.54 B. 2:10:55.90 C. 3:30:54.54 D. 4:30:40.40

40. What is the sum of all the numbers 1 to 100? A. 5000 B. 5010 C. 5040 D. 5050
41. The decrease in the value of a property due to use and passage of time
A. annuity B. depreciation C. interest D. perpetuity
42. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. carbon B. magnesium C. silicon D. zinc
43. What is the slope of the curve that follows the equation Y2 + 4 + X2 = 1 at (1,1)
A. -1 B. 1 C. 2 D. none of these
44. From statistics what is the median in the ungrouped data: 16, 18, 26,20,24,16 and 22?
A. 20 B. 26 C. 36 D. none of these
45. A body is traveling at 20 m/s. How far will it travel before it stops if its deceleration is 3m/s 2?
A. 22.33m B. 50m C. 60m D. 66.67m
46. A hollow cylindrical material whose inside and outside diameters are 30 cm and 50 cm respectively is subjected
by an axial force 200 kN. What is the developed stress in kPa?
A. 1198.97 B. 1591.54 C. 1873.45 D. 1945.46
47. A man bought two calculators at P300 each. In the first calculator he lost 20 %. In the second calculator he gained
20%. How much he gain or lose?
A. P 10 gain B. P 25 Gain C. P 25 loss D. no gain, n0 lose
48. What is the molecular weight of water vapor in metric unit?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 16 D. 18kgm/kgm mol
49. For a two phase substance in the T-S diagram as the pressure increases the latent heat of vaporization
A. increases B. decreases then increases C. decreases D. both increases and decreases
50. The capacity of commodity to satisfy human want and need.
A. demand B. luxury C. supply D. utility
51. Goods w/c produce goods and services for human consumption.
A. consumer B. delivery C. intermediary D. producers goods
52. A type of annuity whose payment continue indefinitely.
A. annuity due B. deffered annuity C. perpetuity D. singking found
53. Is an accounting book where the original record of all transactions is ordinarily recorded.
A. journal B. ledger C. logbook D. log sheet
54. How many whole years will it takes money to be four times its value invested at 10% compounded quarterly?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
55. The interest earned from 1,000,00 invested from Sept. 28, 1990 to Nov. 20 of the same year at 20% exact simple
interest rate is A. P20,354 B. P28,961 C. P29,041 D. P30.354
56. A swimming pool of 25’x75’ is to be filled with water at temperature of 70F to a depth of 5 ft. Hot water at 160F
and water at 40F are available. How many cubic ft of each should be used in filling the tank.
A. 7,031.25 and 2343.75 B. 4375 and 5000 C. 3825.5 and 5174.5 D. 4685.5 and 4687.5
57. The first derivative of kinetic energy with respect to time is:
A. force B. work C. power D. momentum
58. When a right circular cone is cut by plane parallel to the axis of the cone, the conic section formed is:
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 A. parabola B. ellipse C. circle D. hyperbola
59. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals of time.
A. annuity B. debt C. amortization D. deposit
60. The place where buyers and sellers come together
A. business B. market C. recreation center D. buy and sell section
61. An artificial expense that spreads the purchase price of an asset or other property over a certain number of years
A. amnesty B. bond C. sinking fund D. depreciation
62. These are product or services that are required to support human life and activities that will be purchased in
somewhat the same quantity even thought the price varies considerably.
A. utility B. necessities C. luxuries D. product of good and services
63. A distinct legal entity which can practically transact any business transaction which a real person could do.
A. sole proprietorship B. enterprise C. partnership D. corporation
64. A financial summary showing the relationship among assets, liabilities and ownership in the corporation on a
specific date A. audit statement B. balance statement C. income statement D. credit-debit statement
65. A type of bond which does not have a security except a promise to pay by the issuing corporation
A. mortgage bond B. register bond C. debenture bond D. collateral trust bond
66. A type of bond where the corporation pledges securities which it owns (i.e. slocks, bonds of its subsidiaries)
A. mortgage bond B. register bond C. debenture bond D. collateral trust bond
67. The lessening of the value of an asset due to gradual extraction of its content
A. depreciation B. depletion C. inflation D. incremental cost
68. An accounting book where the original of all transaction is ordinarily recorded
A. journal B. ledger C. income statement D. balance sheet
69. The amount received from the sale of an additional unit of a product is termed as:
A. marginal cost B. marginal utility C. marginal unit D. marginal revenue
70. The act of charging two or more buyers or sellers different prices for the same product where the elasticity of
supply or demand at each price level differs among market, is known as:
A. price amortization B. price manipulation C. price discrimination D. price war
71. A situation in which rival firms drive prices down through attempts to undercut each other prices is called:
A. price war B. price leadership C. price discrimination D. oligopolistic monopoly
72. Method of paying a debt by installment usually, but not necessarily , by equal payments and any equal periods of
time. A. amortization B. singking found C. annuity D. capitalized cost
73. A method of depreciation whereby the amount to recover is spread over the estimated life of the asset in terms of
product output is called: A. SYD method B. declining Balance Method C. Straight line Method D.
Service Output Method
`74. What is the velocity of sound in air at 250F in fps ? A. 1306 B. 2306 C. 3306 D. 4306
75. A Carnot power cycle operates at 30oC and 5oC maximum and minimum temperatures respectively. The cycle
thermal efficiency in % is:A. 8.25 B. 3.33 C. 83.33 D. 89.9
76. The available potential energy of a body w/respect to the ground is 1kW –hr. what is the potential energy in
calorie Heat unit (CHU)?A. 1895.73 B. 2395.18 C. 3759.18 D. 7185.73
77. A man has mass of 50 kiloponds at sea level. What will be his weight at the moon surface where gravitational
acceleration is 1/6 that earth surface in Newtons?
A. 18.27 B. 27.81 C. 72.81 D. 81.72
78. A body weight 54 grams and 45 grams in air and water respectively. Determine the relative density of the body.
A. 1 B. 3.5 C. 4 D.6
79. The hydrostatic pressure at the bed of the ocean (specific weight of ocean water is 10kN/m 3) 12m from the ocean
surface is: A. 500 torr B. 600torr C. 750.33 torr D. 900 torr
80. The buoyant force supporting a 2m diameter spherical body to float half submerged in oil (SG = 0.85) is equal
to:A. 17.46 KN B. 20.08KN C. 34.92KN D. 40.25KN
81. Water flow through a pipe 20mm in diameter at main velocity of 3m/s, if pump head of 120 meters is applied what
is a metric water power in metric hp?
A. 1.506PS B. 5.106PS C. 6.105 PS D. 6.510PS
82. What is the ratio of average pressure on the upper half to the average pressure in the lower half of a closed
rectangular container filled with grain alcohol?
A. 1:1 B. 1:2 C. 1:3 D. 1:4.
83. In a remote area where power is not available, a farmer wants to light his poultry farm of the available power in
the flowing stream 12m in head of gallons per second passing 90% efficient hydro turbine. If the electrical generator
and transmission lines efficiencies are 85% respectively, How 40 – watt lamps can the plant possibly light
simultaneously?
A. 21 B. 31 C. 41 D. 50

84. Reymart plant produces 400 units (full capacity)of electrical equipment at the labor cost and a material cost of
P900 and P400 per unit respectively. Miscellaneous expenses per unit is P 100. If the fixed cost of the plant is
P150,000 per month and each unit sells P2000, the break-even point per month is
A. 200 B. 250 C. 300 D. 420
85. The property fluid that resist tensile stress is known as:
A. adhesion B. capillarity C. cohesion D. viscosity
86. The property of fluid that resist shear stress is known as;
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87. A fluid is flowing in a conduit whose diameter is 10 cm at 10 L/s. the mean velocity of fluid in m/s is
A. 0.345 B. 1.273 C. 2.456 D. 3.105
88. A man dive in a 1-m diameter cylindrical tank filled with water. When the man get out of the cylindrical the depth
of water is decreased by 0.5m. The volume of the water in liter is
A. 292.69 B. 392.69 C. 492.69 D. 500

89. The combined efficiency of a motor and water pump is 90%. What is the power input to the pump if the water
power is 20kW and the motor power is 95%?
A. 20 kW B. 21.11kW C. 22.22kW D. 30kW
90. A tank of height 2m is filled with a liquid. What is the specific gravity of the liquid if the pressure of the bottom of
the tank is 39.23kPag?
A. 1 B. 1.5 C. 2 D. 3
91. What is the gauge pressure in meters of water if the absolute pressure is 101.325 kPa?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 10 d. 10.33
92. A cubical box 1m in length is placed in the water and protrude 0.50 m. The buoyant force supporting the box in
kN is
A. 1.9 B. 2.9 C. 3.9 D. 4.9
93. A barometer reads 760 mmHg and 745mmHg at the bottom and at the top of building respectively. The
approximate height of the building if the specific weight is of air constant at 11.78 N/cubic meter in meter is
A. 170 B. 180 C. 190 D. 200
94. How deep from the sea water surface must a bubble be released by a submarine so that its volume on the sea water
surface be six times when it was released. SG of sea water is 1.03. Assuming that thermal equilibrium is observed all
the time?
A. 20m B. 30m C. 40m D. 50m.
95. An iceberg having specific gravity 0.92 floats in a salt water of SG=1.03. If the volume of ice above the surface is
500 cubic meters, what is the total volume of the iceberg in cubic meters?
A. 2468 B. 4682 C. 6482 D. 8462
96. At what depth from the water surface must a horizontal line be drawn in a square gate 1mx1m so that the
hydrostatic forces on the two halves be equal?
A. 0.404 B. 0.505 C. 0.606 D. 0.707
97. Find the head loss in m of a liquid flowing in a pipe 20m long and 20cm diameter at 10m/s, friction factor is 0.02
A. 10.19m B. 11.32m C. 15.23m D. 16.07m
98. Who popularized the line “talk nothing on matters you do not know”
A. Nicolas Carnot B. Lord Kelvin C. James Prescott D. James watt
99. What nominal rate of interest compounded semi-annually can be used instead of 16% compounded quarterly?
A. 16.64 B. 16.18 C. 16.32 D. 16%
100. In how many years is required for P2000 to increase to P5000 if interest rate is 12%
compounded semi-annually?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11 years

101. A gage pressure reads 20 kPa, what is its absolute reading in kPaa if the barometer reads 14.69 psi
a. 121.256 b. 123.45 c. 300 d. 400

102. In a simple Rankine cycle, the ideal steam generator operates at isobaric process, while the turbine operates at
isentropic process, how does the condenser operates?

a. isobaric b. isenthalpic c. isothermal d. isentropic

103. What law states that the pressure of the gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures exerted by
the individual gases
a. Amagats Law b. Avogadro’s Law
c. Dalton’s Law d. Van der Waal’s Law

104. Compute the volume of one kg of air at 00C and 0 gage pressure in liters
a. 0 b. 655.38 c. 773.26 d. 863.23

105. Pressure exerted by liquids at rest .

a. hydrodynamics b. hydrostatics c. statics d. kinematics

106. 15 kg/min of air is compressed and the heat loss is 450 kJ/min. If the power input is 35 kW, the change in
enthalpy in kJ/kg is,
a. -167 b. 170 c. -112 d. 110

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107. Isentropic compression of 0.03 m3 of air at 100 kPaa to a pressure of 600 kPaa gives a final volume in m 3 of,
a. 1.0 b. 0.8 c. 0.08 d. 0.008

108. A piston having a diameter of 20 cm moves a distance of 50 cm when acted upon by a gas pressure of 420 kPa. The
work done in kJ is,
a. 7.2 b. 6.9 c. 6.6 d. 6.3

109. The sp. wt. of a fluid flowing through a pipe is 8.5 kN/m 3. The mass flow rate is 150 kg/s and the velocity is 25
mps. The diameter of the pipe is
a. 9.7 cm b. 9.4 cm c. 9.1 cm d. 9.9 cm

110. For a heat engine operating between two temperatures (T 2>T1), what is the maximum efficiency
attainable?
a. 1-(T2/T1) b. 1-(T1/T2) c. T1/T2 d. 1-(T1/T2)k

111. In a steam Rankine cycle, the condenser pressure is 14.7psia and the throttle pressure to the turbine inlet
is 100psia. How much work is required to pump 1lb of water from the condenser to the boiler in BTU if
the sp. Wt. of water is 59.8 lbf/ft3.
a. 0.129 b. 0.264 c. 18.5 d. 118

112. What is the expression for the heat of vaporization?

a. hg b. hf c. hg-hf d. hg2-hf2

113. A 10m3 vessel initially contains 5m3 of liquid water and 5m3 of saturated water vapor at 100kPa.
Calculate the internal energy of the system in kJ. At 100kPa, v f=0.001043 m3/kg, vg=1.6940 m3/kg,
uf=417.3 kJ/kg, ug=2506 kJ/kg.
a. 5x105 b. 8x105 c. 1x106 d. 2x106

114. A vessel with a volume of 1 cubic meter contains liquid water and water vapor in equilibrium at 600kPa.
The liquid water has a mass of 1kg. Calculate the mass of the water vapor in kg. At 600kPa,
vf=0.001101m3/kg and vg=0.3157m3/kg.
a. 1.57 b. 1.89 c. 2.54 d. 3.16

115. What horsepower is required to isothermally compress 800ft 3 of air per minute from 14.7psia to 120psia?
a. 108 b. 356 c. 28 d. 206

116. A fluid enters a machine at 170 m/s, 800kPa and with a specific volume of 0.3m 3/kg. The radiation heat
loss is 25kJ/kg. The internal energy decreases 485kJ/kg. If the fluid leaves at 330m/s, 138kPa and
0.95m3/kg, determine the work done by the fluid in kJ/kg.
a. 585.6 b. 600.9 c. 528.9 d. 729.6

117. An elevator can lift a load of 5000 N from ground level to a height of 20 meters in 10 seconds. What
horsepower can the elevator develop?
a. 13.4 b. 14.5 c. 10.3 d. 11.8

118. The torque of an engine is found to be 142.5 N-m. Calculate the engine speed in rpm if it delivers 5 kW
of power.
a. 310 b. 335 c. 350 d. 375

119. A closed system containing a gas undergoes a reversible compression process in which the internal
energy decreases 17.25 kJ and the volume changes from 140L to 55L. The pressure is constant at 150
kPa. Determine the heat transferred in kJ.
a. 30 kJ b. 12.75 kJ c. -30 kJ d. -12.75 kJ

120. A liter of water is how many grams? a. 1 b. 1000 c. 4.187 d. 9.81

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 121. The total estimated costs of producing 240 and 360 units are P4,000 respectively. What is the incremental
cost? Note: Incremental is the additional cost in producing one more unit of product. A.P1.66/unit b. P5/unit c.
P2.5/unit d. P12.33/unit
122. The original cost of an equipment is P200,000 and the service or write-of life is 12 years. With no salvage value,
determine the book value of the equipment for year five, using the straight line method
a.P116,676.65 b. P116,666.65 c.P117,667.65 d. P118,666.65

123. A 120 mm x 1800mm rectangular gate is vertically immersed in fresh water so that the shorter side of the
gate will be at the water level. Compute the location of the center of pressure with respect to the water surface a.
1.0 b. 1.2 c. 1.3 d. 1.5m
124. A certain gas which is known gaseous combustion product has a density of 1.799 kg per cubic meter at 25 and
101.325 kPaa. Identify the gas a. carbon monoxide b. carbon dioxide c. sulfur dioxide
d. water vapor
125. A pollution control engineer in one of his studies on industrial solvents proposes a new temperature scale based on
100 0x and 350 0x freezing and boiling points respectively at normal barometric pressure. If the thermometer reads 50 0x,
what will be its metric absolute temperature reading? a. 320 b. 253 c. 212 d. zero Kelvin

126. A factory with capacity of 70,000 units per year operates at 62% capacity. The annual income is P4,300,000 annual
fixed cost is P1,900,000 and the variable cost is P3.48 per unit. What is the current profit or loss?a. P889,860 b.
P88,968 c. P8,896.8 d. 898,968
127 . A debt of P10,000 with 10% interest compounded semi-annually is to be amortized by semi-annual payments over
the next 5 years, the first due after six months. Determine the semi-annual payment a.P1,295.05 b.P 1,200.33 c.P
2,369.56 d. P3,500
128. What is the mass of the 10ft3 material having a specific gravity of 13? a. 252slugs b. 8112kg c. 17886.96lb
d. 1.79tonne
129. How many calories are needed to change 50 grams of water at 30 oc to steam at 900C? a. 1,000 b. 30,000 c.
10,000 d.5000

130. The sum of the internal energy and the product of pressure and specific volume is known as the: a. enthalpy
b. flow work c. entropy d. total work
131.The force, when applied to a mass of one kilogram at an acceleration of one meter per second per second is:
a. Watt b. Newton c.Joule d. Pascal
132. An asset is purchased for P9, 000.00. Its estimated life is 10 years after which it will be sold for P1,000.00. Find the
book value at the end of second year if-sum-of the years digit (SOYD) depreciation is used .a. 5813.34 b. 5,500.00 c.
6,645.05 d. 6,236.76
133. A loan of P5000 is to be amortized by means at four equal payments at the end of each year, the first payment to be
made one year after the loan is consummated. If the loan earns interest at the rate of 6% per annum, what is the amount of
the annual payment? a.1442.05 b. 703.4 c. 2,550.9 d. 1,845.76
134. What nominal rate of interest compounded semi-annually be used instead of 16% compounded quarterly? a 16.64
b. 16.18 c. 16.32 d. 16%
135.The first derivative of kinetic energy with respect to velocity is a. acceleration b. power c. momentum d.
none of these
136.If air is compressed without heat, then what do you call this kind of compression? a. isobaric b.
adiabatic c. isochoric d. isothermal
137. water and vapor are in equilibrium in an insulated container. If a small quantity of vapor is released from the
container.
a. the temperature of the liquid goes up b. the vapor in the container
c. the temperature of the liquid goes down d. enthalpy of the system goes down
138. In the beta of neutron the kinetic energy of the electron emitted is significantly less than the maximum kinetic energy
available from the decay process. This difference could be accounted for by;
a. greater recoil energy for the proton emitted b. the gamma ray emission of an excited nucleus
c. the emission of the positron d. the emission of an anti -neutrino
139. During an adiabatic, internally reversible process, what is true about the change in entropy? a. it is
always zero b. it is always greater than zero c. it is always less than zero d. it is
temperature-dependent
140.What is true about the polytropic exponent, n, for a perfect gas undergoing an isobaric process? a. equal
to unity b. greater than unity c. less than unity d. equal to zero
141.A 0.10 m³ gas is heated in a closed cylinder. The initial temperature of the gas is 350 deg K, until after
heating the temperature of the gas is 600 deg K. What is the work done in the system per kg mass of gas? Cv of
air is 0.716. a. 0 kJ/kg b. 225 kJ/kg c.275 kJ/kg d. 350 kJ/kg
142.Gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary. The gas is heated and expands from
volume of 0.04 to 0.10 m³ at a constant pressure of 200 kPa. Calculate the work done by the system. a. 8 kJ
b. 10 kJ c. 12 kJ d. 14 kJ
143. A pressure gauge attached to a pump reads 85 kPa. If the atmospheric pressure is 29.92 on Hg, determine the
absolute pressure of the water pumped. a. 19 m of water b. 17 m of water c. 25 m of water d. 14 m of
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144.What is the pressure above zero? a. gage pressure b. absolute pressure c. vacuum pressure d.
atmospheric pressure
145.One Newton-meter per second is an SI derivation unit known as: a. pascal b. joule c. watt d.
kilojoule
146. Air is heated in a rigid container which is fully insulated . The air undergoes a. isobaric b. isentropic c.
isometric d. isothermal process.
147.The amount of money paid for the use of borrowed capital a. discount b. annuity c. interest d. supply
148. The quantity of certain quantity that is offered for sale at a certain price at a given place and time a. supply b.
demand c. interest d. discount
149. The certificate of indebtedness usually to mature in not less than 10 years is known as a. treasury bills b. bond
c. cash check d. notes receivable
150.The decrease in the value of a property due to gradual extraction of its contents a. depletion b. appraisal c.
salvage value d. all of these.