ABE QUIZ BEE SEASON II FINALE

1. [ABE Current Affairs] One of the objectives of the Government Internship Program (GIP) for ABE Youth
is to provide deployment opportunities for licensed AB Engineers and BSABE graduates, through DA-
Regional Field Offices and other unserved communities. However, it does not include the municipalities of
_____ to _____ income class.
Answer: 1st to 3rd

2. [ABE Current Affairs] Enumerate the three (3) Centers of Excellence (COEs) recognized by CHED in the
field ABE
Answer:
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Central Luzon State University
Visayas State University

3. [Allied ABE Law] Shall act an advisory body to ensure the success of the programs of DA concerning
agricultural and fisheries mechanization
Answer: Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Committee (AFMeC)

4. [ABE Current Affairs] Based on the latest updates on the PSABE 2021 Convention, a proposed guideline
was highlighted stating that: A _____ coded license, may be granted by PRC to ABE based on competency
levels as prescribed in the PQF (Philippine Qualifications Framework).
Answer: Color

5. [AB Machinery and Mechanization] It is also known as radius of clearance circle

Answer: Radius of Turning Area

6. [AB Machinery and Mechanization] Junko tested a Mung Bean Sheller with a 10-kg sample, now, her
friend Yuri wants to find out the maximum acceptable losses on her friend’s samples.
Compute for the maximum blower loss, maximum unshelled loss, as well as the maximum scatter loss in
grams that is acceptable in basis to PABES.
Answer:
In accordance to PNS/BAFS PABES 268:2019, we have the following allowable maximum losses as
follows:
Blower Loss = 2% (10 kg) = 0.2 kg or 200 g
Unshelled Loss = 5% (10 kg) = 0.5 kg or 500 g
Scattered Loss = 1% (10 kg) = 0.1 kg or 100 g
7. [FMR Design; Soil and Water Conservation Engineering] Type of roadside ditch that is intended primarily
for low flow conditions such as in median and roadside ditches
Answer: Roadside Triangular Ditch

8. [Crop Science] These are seeds from seed growers that are sold to the market
Answer: Certified Seed

9. [FMR Design; Soil and Water Conservation Engineering] In accordance to PAES, the design storm
frequency in terms of minimum flood design for a culvert is ______ years.
Answer: 20

10. [Animal Science] Epidermal derivatives bound together into solid mass by keratin
Answer: Horns

11. [Aquaculture Engineering] It is a closed water system in which water from the culture facility is treated
on-site and is pumped back into the culture facility
Answer: Recirculation System

12. [AB Electrification] What is the Feed-in-Tariff of Solar Power in the Philippines?
Answer: 9.68 Php per kWh (Source: ERC Resolution 10, s 2012)

13. [AB Waste Management] Slurry's MC is about _____ to _____%.

Answer: 90%-95%

14. [AB Electrification] 1 foot-candle is equal to ____ cd-sr-m^-2 (in nearest hundredths)
Answer: 10.76

15. [AB Electrification] Reduced voltage in certain areas which may result in flickering of lights and/or
damage to equipment/appliance.
Answer: Brownout

16. [AB Power Engineering] Compute for the indicated horsepower of a 6-cylinder four stroke engine with
4” bore and 4” stroke running at 1500 rpm and the mean effective pressure is 80 psi. Express your answer
as a whole number.
Answer: 46 hp
Solution:
IHP = PLANn/2
IHP = 80*4*(pi*4^2/4)*1500*6*0.5
IHP = 18095573.68 in-lb/min
IHP = 1507964.474 ft-lb/min
IHP =(1507964.474 ft-lb/min)/(33000 ft-lb/min-hp)
IHP = 46 hp

17a. [AB Power Engineering] Suppose a disc plough have a field efficiency of 53% operating at a speed of
1250 miles per hour requires an implement width of 1.64 yards. Compute for the effective field capacity in
ha/hr rounded to nearest hundredths.

ha
Answer: 159.93
hr
Given:
F . E=53 %
mi
S=1250
hr
w=¿ 1.64 yards
Solution:
EFC=S∗w∗F . E .
mi
∗1609.34 m
hr m
S=1250 =2,011,675
mi hr
yd∗3 ft
∗0.3048 m
yd
w=1.64 ≈1.5 m
ft
m m∗ha
Thus, EFC=2,011,675 ∗1.5 ∗0.53
hr 10,000 m
2

ha
∴ EFC=159.93
hr

17b. [AB Power Engineering] A water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) exerting force of 30 kips in an indigenous
plough (at one radian) will till the the rice field for its primary planting preperations. (a.) Compute for the
animal’s draft force in kgf rounded to nearest hundredths.. (b.) Assuming that the animal travels at 0.01
mi/hr, compute for the power in hp in nearest hundredths.
Answer: 7,367.76 kgf and 0.44 hp
Given:
P=30 kips
θ=1rad
s=0.01mi /hr
Solution:
D=Pcos θ

( )
o
rad∗180
1 ∗1 kg
kips∗1000lbs π rad
D=30 ∗cos
1 kips 2.2 lbs
D=7,367.76 kgf
 D∗s
hp=
75

( )
mi
∗hr
hr
2
∗1609.34 m
60 sec
7,367.76 kgf ∗ 0.01
mi
hp=
75
Power=0.44 hp

18. [Differential Calculus] What is the slope of the line tangent to the curve y = x 3 + 2x2 + 4x + 5 at point (2, -
3)?
Answer: 24
Solution:
y’ = slope
y’ = 3x2 + 4x + 4
@(2, -3)
Slope = 3(2)2 + 4(2) + 4
Thus, Slope = 24

19. [Probability] In a game of poker, how much is the probability of drawing a Royal flush? Express your
answer as a fraction with the numerator in unity.
Answer: 1/649 740
Solution:
Note: Poker: each player draws 5 cards
Royal flush: 10, J, Q, K, A of the same suit.
No. of possible outcomes = 52!/(52-5)!5!
No. of possible outcomes = 2 598 960
No. of Royal Flush = 4
Probability = 4/2 598 960
Probability = 1/ 649 740

20. [Geometry] What is the area of a regular dodecagon inscribed in a circle, in cm 2, with an apothem of 3
cm and side of 4 cm?
Answer: 72 cm2
Solution:
Area = 0.5 x perimeter x apothem
Perimeter = 12 x 4 cm = 48 cm
Therefore: A = 0.5 x 48 cm x 3 cm = 72 cm2

21. [Refrigeration Engineering] The _____ is a refrigerant commonly used for centrifugal compressors while
_____ is commonly used for reciprocating compressors
Answer: R11 and R12

22. [AB Electrification] The ______ is the ratio of the flux through any cross-section to the electromagnetic
force acting between the two equipotential surfaces under consideration.
While the _____ is considered to be its reciprocal.
Answer: Permeance and Reluctance

23. [Environmental Science] The maximum allowable carbon monoxide emission (mg/NCM) of any industry
Answer: 500 mg/NCM

24. [AB Structures] How many pieces of GI Roof Nails are there per kilogram? How about the number of
Umbrella Nails per kilogram?
Answer:
120 pcs / kg for both nails

25. [Fluid Mechanics] The _____ is defined as ratio of buoyancy forces over viscous forces while _____ is
defined as the ratio of inertia forces over viscous forces.
Moreover, the _____ describes the ratio of buoyancy forces over surface tension forces.
Answer:
Grashoff’s number
Reynold’s number
Bond Number
26. [AB Machinery and Mechanization] An 84.8% area-efficient semi-integral five bottom moldboard plough
was used in the primary tillage operation having a capacity of 0.6 are/min. The AB engineer’s assistant
gathered the various time data which was recorded from previous tilling of this calamondin ( Citrofortunella
microcarpa) plantation as follows: 9.5 hrs; 10 hrs; 8hrs; 8 hrs and 15 minutes; & 9 hrs.
(a.) Calculate for the actual area tilled on the calamondin farm in hectare rounded to nearest thousandths;
and
(b.) the difference between the ideal and the actual area tilled in are unit rounded to nearest tenths
Answer: 3.222 ha and 57.8 are
Given:
A . E .=84.8 %
are
A=0.6
min
T =9.5 hrs ; 10 hrs; 8 hrs ; 8 hrs∧15 minutes;∧9 hrs
Solution:
are
∗60 min
min
∗ha
hr
E . F . C .=0.6
100 are
ha
E . F . C .=0.36
hr
9.5 hrs +10 hrs+ 8 hrs+ 8.25hrs +9 hrs
T ave. =
5
T ave. =8.95 hrs
ha
Aactual =0.36 ∗8.95 hrs
hr
Aactual =3.222 ha

A actual
A . E .=
Aideal
 3.222 ha
0.848= ; A ideal=3.8 ha
A ideal
∆ A= Aideal − A actual=3.8 ha−3.222 ha
∆ A=0.578 ha=57.8 are

27. [AB Machinery and Mechanization] Find the field efficiency (in percent rounded to nearest hundredths)
of a 5.2 ft chisel plough operating 2000 yard/hr in a 5-acre barley ( Hordeum vulgare) field. Assume an
actual field capacity of 0.25 ha/hr .
Moreover, compute for the actual time of operation (in hours and in whole number) & time efficiency
(rounded to nearest hundredths). Consider that the chisel plough operation stopped 3 times for an 18-
minute operator’s rests and on-the-field maintenance.
Answer: 86.21%, 9 hours, and 77.53%

Given:
w=5.2 ft
s=2000 yd /hr
A=5 acre
ha
EFC=0.25
hr
Solution:

( )
yd 1 ha
∗3 ft 2
∗1 m2
hr 10,000 m
TFC =2000 ∗5.2 ft∗
yd 3.282 ft 2
ha
TFC =0.29
hr
EFC
FE= ∗100 %
TFC
0.25
FE= ∗100 %
0.29
∴ FE=86.21 %

ha
Take Note: TFC =0.29
hr
T rest =18 minutes¿

( )
2
acre∗4047 m
∗ha
acre
5 2
∗hr
10,000 m
T actual= +54 minutes
0.25 ha
T actual=8.094 hr ≈ ( 8 hr∧6 minutes ) +54 minutes
∴ T actual =9 hrs
 ( )
acre∗4047 m2
∗ha
acre
5 ∗hr
10,000 m2
T 0.29 ha
T . E .= theoretical = x 100 %
T actual 9 hrs
∴ T . E .=77.53 %

28. [Irrigation and Drainage Engineering] A flow of 280 L/s of water is carried by a 90-degrees V-notch
flume with n=0.011. Find the critical depth in meters. Round off your answer in nearest hundredths.
Answer: 0.44 m
Solution:
Note: For 90 degrees V-notch flume, T = 2d, A = d^2
General equation: 1 = ((Q^2)*T)/(g*A^3)
T = 2d
A =d^2
1 = ((0.28^2)*2d)/(9.81*(d^2)^3)
1 = ((0.28^2)*2d)/(9.81*d^6)
1 = ((0.28^2)*2)/(9.81*d^5)
d^5 = (0.28^2)*2/9.81
d = (((0.28^2)*2)/9.81)^(1/5)
d = 0.44 m

29. [Irrigation and Drainage Engineering] A centrifugal pump discharges 25 liters/s against a total head of
15 m at 1400 rpm and the diameter of the impeller is 0.45m. A geometrically similar pump of 0.30 m
diameter is to run at 2800rpm. Calculate the brake power ratio required in nearest thousandths.
Answer: 1.053
( )( )
3

( )( )
N2 D2 2800 0 . 30 3
Q α ND 3 ; Q2 = Q1 = 25 = 14 . 81 liter /sec
N1 D1 1400 0 . 45

( )( )
2 2
N2 D2
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2800 0 . 30
h α N D2 ; h2 = h1 = 15 = 26 . 7 m
N1 D1 1400 0 . 45

( ) ( )
3 5
BP 2 N2 D2
( ) ( )
3 5
2800 0 . 30
Solution:
3 5
BP α N D ; = = = 1 . 053
BP 1 N1 D1 1400 0 . 45

30. [Food Engineering] Lemon (Citrus limon) weighing in a tenths of metric ton was asked by an AB
Engineer to be cooled from 542.4 °R to its storage temperature of 43.7°F. Assuming a specific heat of
lemon about 0.9 Btu/lb °F, then, how much heat in kcal must be removed? Round off your answer in
nearest hundredths.
Answer: 1932.13 kcal
Solution: Q = mc(T2-T1)
Q = 100 kg (2.2 lb/kg) (0.9Btu/lb°F)[(542.4-460)°F - 43.7°F](1.055 kJ/Btu)(1 kcal/4.184 kJ)
Q = 1932.13 kcal

Prepared by:
 MELANIE D. PIEDAD, CLSSWB
Undergraduate Student | BS Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt
College of Engineering, Central Luzon State University
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120 Philippines

Hosted and Edited by:

ENGR. JOHN VINCENT A. NATE, MSc, CLSSWB
Licensed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer
Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering
Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt
College of Engineering, Central Luzon State University
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120 Philippines