Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR CAMPUSES
MARAGONDON BRANCH

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Quiz 2 in MEEN 30393: ME Laws, Ethics, Contracts, Codes and Standards

Multiple Choice
Directions: Using the google form provided, choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What role does consideration play in a contract? 5. Which of the following establishes ethical
A) It ensures that both parties are engineers behaviour among professionals?
B) It refers to the payment or benefit exchanged A) Taxation Regulations
for the promises in the contract B) Rules of play for professional sports
C) It is optional and not required for a contract to C) Hippocratic Oath
be valid D) Legal Contracts
D) It is only necessary for verbal contracts 6. State True or False: Identifying the minimum
2. True or False: Not allow to present for a requirements is a good specification.
competitive is not example of good A) True
specification. B) False
A) True C) Maybe
B) False 7. What is the penalty for violating the Philippine
C) Maybe Mechanical Engineering Code of Ethics?
3. Which of the following is not the qualifications A) Suspension or revocation of license to
for Member of the Board? practice
A) Natural born citizen and resident of the B) Community service
Philippines C) Fine and imprisonment
B) Must be at least thirty-five years of age D) Verbal warning
C) Must not be a faculty member for a period of 8. One qualification of Certified Plant Mechanic
four consecutive years prior to appointment must have at least ____ active practice in
D) Has never been convicted of any offense Mechanical plant operation.
involving moral turpitude A) 1
4. Complete the sentence: A professional engineer B) 2
who took the licensing examination in C) 3
mechanical engineer: D) 4
A) May not design in electrical engineering”. 9. Which is not a qualification of an applicant for
B) May design in electrical engineering if she/he ME board examination?
feels competent”. A) He must be a holder of BSME degree
C) May design in electrical engineering if she/he B) He must be a citizen of the Philippines
feels competent and the electrical portion of the C) He must not have been convicted by a court of
design is significant and incidental to the law of a crime involving moral turpitude.
overall job. D) He must be a Certified Plant Mechanic
D) May design in electrical engineering if another
10. What is the minimum passing rate for the
engineer checks the electrical engineering
Mechanical Engineering licensure exam?
work.
A) 65%
B) 70%
C) 75%
D) 80%

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11. How can engineers ensure compliance with
contractual obligations throughout a project?
A) By avoiding communication with the other
party
B) By regularly reviewing and updating project
progress against the contract terms
C) By changing the contract terms without consent
D) By delaying the completion of tasks
12. Which of the following is not a requirement for
the renewal of a Mechanical Engineering license
in the Philippines?
A) Submission of a renewal application
B) Payment of renewal fees
C) Completion of the required CPD units
D) Retaking of the licensure exam
13. Faculty members currently teaching mechanical
professional engineering subjects in universities,
colleges, institutes or school shall not be allowed
to continue teaching after ____ from the approval
of RA 8495.
A) 3 years
B) 6 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
14. Before an RME may be allowed to take the
licensure examinations for PME, he must have an
active practice of ________.
A) 5 years
B) 4 years
C) 3 years
D) 6 years
15. To be qualified to become a member of the Board
of Mechanical Engineering, the minimum age is
_____.
A) 35
B) 45
C) 40
D) 32
16. Which of the following is correct for
qualifications of applicants for PME?
A) He is a citizen of any country not only in
Philippines
B) He must not have been convicted by a court of
law of a crime involving moral turpitude
C) He has graduated from any engineering school
or college
D) All of the above
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ID: A
17. An act regulating the practice of Mechanical
Engineering in the Philippines.
A) RA No. 8495
B) RA No. 8594
C) RA No. 8549
D) RA No. 8459
18. The date of RA 8495 finally passed by the
Senate on_______.
A) February 3, 1998
B) June 13, 1998
C) August 12, 1998
D) December
19. What will happen if you failed to renew your
license for Mechanical Engineer on time?
A) You need to resign as Mechanical Engineer on
your current employer
B) You can’t use PRC ID as valid ID
C) You can’t practice the Mechanical Engineering
anymore
D) Fine and Imprisonment
20. Which of the following could you accept within
most codes of ethical behaviour?
A) A trip to the Bahamas from a vendor to learn
about that vendor’s product.
B) A pen-and-pencil set sent by a blueprint
reproduction company.
C) A smoked thanksgiving turkey sent by a
previous client in gratitude for a previous
successful job.
D) A monetary incentive sent from a vendor. In a
country where such incentives are legal and
common.
21. Which of the following is not applicable to
Section 15 of RA 8495?
A. He must be a citizen of the Philippines B. He
must not have been convicted by a court of law of
a crime involving moral turpitude. C. He holds a
degree of BSME D. He must have two years of
active practice
A) He must be a citizen of the Philippines
B) He must not have been convicted by a court of
law of crime involving moral turpitude.
C) He holds a degree of BSME
D) He must have two years of active practice
22. Which of the following is correct for the power
and duties of the board?
A) To monitor the registration, licensure and
practice of mechanical engineers in Philippines
B) To issue the certificate of registration to all
examinees.
C) To adopt the official seal of the Board
D) None of the above

23. How can engineers ensure clarity in defining
their obligations in a contract?
A) By using technical jargon extensively
B) By keeping obligations vague and open-ended
C) By providing detailed descriptions of their
responsibilities
D) By avoiding written contracts altogether
24. What is the duty of a Mechanical Engineer
towards their colleagues?
A) To prioritize their own interests
B) To prioritize the interests of their colleagues
C) To avoid any interaction with their colleagues
D) To report any unethical behavior by their
colleagues
25. To comply the requirement of the Mechanical
Engineering Law on the minimum compliment of
mechanical engineers, a mechanical plant with a
combined prime movers of rating of 373 KW
must have in its employ the following.
A) 1 PME, 1 RME and 1 CPM
B) 1 PME and 2 RME
C) 1 RME and 2 CPM
D) 1 RME in-charge every shift
26. What is the liability of a mechanical engineer in
the Philippines in the event of an accident caused
by a mechanical system or component they
designed?
A) The mechanical engineer is not liable if they
followed the applicable regulations and
standards
B) The mechanical engineer is always liable for
any accidents caused by the system or
component they designed
C) The liability is shared between the mechanical
engineer and other parties involved in the
design, manufacturing, and operation of the
system or component
D) None of the above
27. True or False: Does performance included in
specifications?
A) True
B) False
C) Maybe
28. The only country that recognizes the mechanical
engineering license of Filipinos issued by the
Professional Regulation Commission and allowed
to use the license in their country is ___.
A) America
B) England
C) Japan
D) None
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ID: A
29. What is the minimum educational requirement
for a person to be eligible to take the Mechanical
Engineering licensure exam?
A) High School Graduate
B) College Undergraduate
C) College Graduate
D) Master Degree Holder
30. Engineering report must be accompanied by the
following except:
A) Certificate of Experience
B) Affidavit of Competency
C) Affidavit of Applicant
D) Transcript of Records
31. How do engineers typically handle disputes
related to contractual obligations?
A) By avoiding communication and letting the
issue escalate.
B) By seeking legal advice and pursuing dispute
resolution mechanisms outlined in the contract.
C) By refusing to negotiate and demanding
immediate payment.
D) By ignoring the dispute and continuing work
as usual.
32. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) External stakeholders, such as suppliers,
manufacturers, and distributors use the
specifications they’re given as a production
map.
B) A specification, or spec, is one of the most
business critical aspects when it comes to
making products.
C) A specification are quantitative, measurable
criteria that the product is designed to satisfy.
D) All of the above

33. An environmental engineer with five years of
experience reads a story in the daily paper about a
proposal being presented to the city council to
construct a new sewage treatment plant near
protected wetlands. Based on professional
experience and the facts presented in the
newspaper, the engineer suspects the plant would
be extremely harmful to the local ecosystem.
Which of the following would be an acceptable
course of action?
A) The engineer should contact appropriate
agencies to get more data on the project before
making a judgement.
B) The engineer should write an article for the
paper’s editorial page urging the council not to
pass the project.
C) The engineer should circulate a petition
through the community condemning the project
and present the petition to the council.
D) The engineer should do nothing because he
doesn’t have enough experience in the
industry to express a public opinion on the
matter.
34. What is the primary goal of the Philippine
Mechanical Engineering Code of Ethics?
A) To protect the welfare of the public
B) To protect the interests of Mechanical
Engineers
C) To ensure that Mechanical Engineers follow a
strict set of rules
D) To limit the liability of Mechanical Engineers
35. What is the duty of a Mechanical Engineer
towards the public?
A) To prioritize the interests of the profession
B) To prioritize the interests of the client
C) To prioritize the interests of the public
D) To avoid any interaction with the public
36. The applicant who fails to pass the examination
for the third time will be allowed to take after
how many year?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
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ID: A
37. Engineering is considered by many to be one of
the learned “professionals” rather than a more
fundamental occupation”. Which of the
following is not a characteristics of a profession?
A) A profession satisfies an indispensable and beneficia
social need.
B) A profession is based on knowledge and skills
not common to the general public.
C) A profession depends to a great extent on the
personal judgement of its members.
D) A profession utilizes entrance exams as a
means of limiting its membership to the
“elite”.
38. ____________ are an explicit set of
requirements including everything from raw
materials, ingredients, formulas, packaging,
labels, and even machinery.
A) Contracts
B) Laws
C) Specifications
D) Commercial Bid
39. What is a contract in the context of legal
agreements?
A) A casual agreement between parties without
any legal consequences.
B) A formal agreement that can only be verbal.
C) A legally binding agreement between parties
with defined terms and obligations.
D) An agreement that is enforceable only if it is
not written down.
40. Qualification of PME board examination must
have ___ years or more of active practice.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
41. Which of the following is not the subjects/scope
of examination for Certified Plant Mechanic?
A) Elements of Power Plant Machinery
B) Elements of Industrial Plant Machinery
C) Basic Engineering Mathematics
D) Shop Machine and Practice
 ID: A

42. Why is competitive bidding often considered to 45. An engineering firm is hired by a developer to
be counterproductive? prepare plans for a shopping mall. Prior to the
A) Competitive bidding may reduce the client’s final bid date, several contractors who have
cost but will increase the design professional received bid documents and plans contact the
cost. engineering firm with request for information
B) Competition among different design firms is relating to the project. What can the engineering
unprofessional, undignified and unethical. firm do?
C) The best design is not always the least A) The firm can supply requested information to
expensive. the contractors as long as it does so fairly and
D) A design professional who reduce the final evenly. It cannot favor or discriminate against
cost in order to be competitive may eliminate any contractor.
important designs steps or features. B) The firm should supply information to only
43. Without your knowledge, an old classmate those contractors that it feels could safely and
applies to the company you work for, Knowing economically perform the construction
that you recently graduated services.
from the same school, the director of engineering C) The firm cannot reveal facts, data or
shows you the application and resume your friend information relating to the project that might
submitted and asks your opinion. It turns out that prejudice a contractor against submitting a bid
your friend has exaggerated his campus on the project.
organization, even claiming to have been an D) The firm cannot reveal facts, data or
officer in an engineering society that you are sure information relating to the project without the
he was never in. On the other hand, you consent of the client as authorized or required
remember him as being as highly intelligent by law.
student and believe that he could really help the 46. What is the required continuing professional
company. How should you handle the situation? development (CPD) unit for Mechanical
A) You should remove yourself from the ethical Engineers every three years?
dilemma by claiming that you don’t remember A) 30 units
enough about the applicant to make an B) 45 units
informed decision. C) 60 units
B) You should follow your instincts and D) 75 units
recommend the applicant. Almost everyone
stretches the truth a little in their resumes, and
the thing you’re really being asked to evaluate
is his usefulness to the company.
C) You should recommend the applicant, but
qualify your recommendation by pointing out
that you think he may be exaggerated some
details on his resume.
D) You should point out the inconsistences os the
applicant’s resume and recommend during
hiring him.
44. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) External stakeholders, such as suppliers,
manufacturers, and distributors use the
specifications they’re given as a production
map.
B) A specification, or spec, is one of the most
business critical aspects when it comes to
making products.
C) A specification are quantitative, measurable
criteria that the product is designed to satisfy.
D) All of the above

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 ID: A

47. Without your knowledge, an old classmate 50. Which of the following is not the subjects/scope
applies to the company you work for, Knowing of examination for Mechanical Engineers?
that you recently graduated from the same A) Machine Design
school, the director of engineering shows you B) Power Plant and Industrial Plant
the application and resume your friend submitted C) Engineering Mathematics
and asks your opinion. It turns out that your D) Methods of Research
friend has exaggerated his campus organization,
even claiming to have been an officer in an
engineering society that you are sure he was
never in. On the other hand, you remember him
as being as highly intelligent student and believe
that he could really help the company. How
should you handle the situation?
A) You should remove yourself from the ethical
dilemma by claiming that you don’t remember
enough about the applicant to make an
informed decision.
B) You should follow your instincts and
recommend the applicant. Almost everyone
stretches the truth a little in their resumes, and
the thing you’re really being asked to evaluate
is his usefulness to the company.
C) You should recommend the applicant, but
qualify your recommendation by pointing out
that you think he may be exaggerated some
details on his resume.
D) You should point out the inconsistences os the
applicant’s resume and recommend during
hiring him.
48. Engineering is considered by many to be one of
the learned “professionals” rather than a more
fundamental occupation”. Which of the following
is not a characteristics of a profession?
A) A profession satisfies an indispensable and
beneficial social need.
B) A profession is based on knowledge and skills
not common to the general public.
C) A profession depends to a great extent on the
personal judgement of its members.
D) A profession utilizes entrance exams as a
means of limiting its membership to the “elite”.
49. Which of the following is a detailed description
of the quality of materials and workmanship
required to complete an engineering project in
accordance with its drawings and details?
A) Contracts
B) Law
C) Specifications
D) Commercial Bid