AREA 1: AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, AGRICULTURAL POWER AND ALLIED SUBJECTS

RA 8559 AE LAW

1. What is the value of the diameter of the seal of a registered AE which inscribed by a circle…..?

Answer: 42 mm

2. What agency, department or institution support the implementation of RA 8559 particularly in

enforcing section 21 thereof relative to the use of seal and other functions and responsibilities
of a duly registered AE?

Answer: Local Government Units (LGU)

3. Penalties…for administrative sanctions imposed under RA 8559, any person who violates any of
the provisions of this act shall…

Answer: Upon conviction, be penalized by a fine not less than fifty thousand pesos (Php
50,000.00) nor more than two hundred thousand pesos (Php 200,00.00) or imprisonment of not
less than six (6) months nor more than three (3) years, or both fine and imprisonment at the
discretion of the court.

4. What will be the penalty of an AE of foreign AE allowed to practice agricultural engineering in

the Philippines if he is found to have committed any of the following:

a. Use or perpetuation of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration

b. Incompetence

c. Negligence

d. Abetting the illegal practice of agricultural engineering and

e. Violations of any provisions of RA 8559, its implementing rules and regulations, code of
ethics and professional standards for agricultural engineers, and the policies adopted by the
board.

Answer: Grounds for the revocation or suspension of professional license

5. My tanong din about sa kung anong PD section yata or taon na implement na ang maghahandle
sa farm to market road is agricultural engineers. Basta my ganyang tanong di ko sure ung exact
words at sentence na ginamit.

Answer: Di ko sure ung exact number pero nagbase nlng ako sa taon which is 2009 nagawa ang
PAES ng FMR..basta read read hanggat kaya nyong magbasa at malinaw pa mga mata nyo
eh..basa basa lng pag my tym.

End Notes: Review RA 8559 (30% kinuha ang tanong) and better read all AE Laws

AE ROAD MAP

6. One of the objectives of AE road map is to produce ___________ new registered and licensed
agricultural engineers in the next 8 years
 Answer: 10,000 Registered and Licensed Agricultural Engineers

FARM MACHINERY AND FARM POWER

7. The space inside the cylinder when the piston is at top dead position

Answer: Clearance Volume

8. Percentage of weeds removed/destroyed per unit area

Answer: Weeding Index, Weeding Efficiency

9. Crude oil content??? (Choices: hydro carbon, methane, etc..-research on this)

10. Recommended depth for secondary implement is:

Answer: 3-6 inches

11. What type of model of mechanization does Philippines followed? (basta parang ganito ung
tanong at sagot, bahala na kau kung paniniwalaan nu)

Answer: Law land area to farmer ratio

12. Convert 1000kgm/s to kw or hp

13. Computation of piston displacement. Given the value of the diameter of the piston and the area.

14. Computation of the compression ratio, given the value of clearance volume, diameter and the
area.

15. Computation of field capacity, theoretical and efficiency.

16. Computation of rated hp, pump power (3-4 questions), given discharge capacity, height,
efficiency of pump. Given unf unit ng m3per second at meter sa height, convert to hp.

17. Computation of IHP (indicated horsepower), given the value of indicated mean effective
pressure, piston stroke, piston area, number of power strokes per minute, number of cylinders.
Use this formula PLANn, basta convert to HP yan.

18. Computation for drawbar horsepower, given the value of yhe velocity or the speed of travel of
the tractor and the draft in psi, convert to hp.

19. Computation of brake horsepower, given the value of mechanical efficiency and IHP…

20. Compute the weight of the seeds needed for the given value of revolution of the GW. Given
area, wheel slip, wheel radius at given the value of rpm, wt. of seeds collected per seed tube,
spacing between row and the value of the wheel rotation for a given time…

21. Typws of machine used from production. (more on function or type of machine used in the field
operation.)

22. Mga terminologies sa farm machinery and farm power, post harvest, maraming questions about
dun..try to read nlng..
ENGINEERING ECONOMY AND MARKETING

23. (monopolistic, oligopolistic..)…my mga ganitong mga choices pero di ko sure ung eksaktong
tanong dyan..read marketing na lng..

24. (trademark, brandname..my ganitong mga choices din, ang naalala ko sa question is parang
tawag sa name or brand nf product (let say tagline ng product) na originally owned by that
company. Parang sila lng ang my right to use or to sell that product or something like that..basta
di ko sure to ah…try to search na lng ibig sabihin nyan para my idea kau..

25. Terminologies sa marketing and engineering economy. Read basic concepts of agricultural
marketing.

26. Computation of present worth, future worth. Compound interest..(2-3 questions)

SITUATIONAL

SITUATIONAL 1

(Note: The values are not exactly the same with the question..nagset lng ako ng sample pero parang
ganyan din)

200,000.00 = cost for buying production materials

300,000.00 = cost for paying the tax and insurance of the company

500,000.00 = cost for the training of the employees

400,000.00 = cost for the salary, incentives of the employees and other additional expenses
of the company

27. 200,000.00 (cost for buying production materials) is what type of cost?

a. Fixed cost b. variable cost c. incremental cost d. overhead cost

28. 300,000.00 (cost for paying the tax and insurance of the company)

a. Fixed cost b. variable cost c. incremental cost d. overhead cost

29. 500,000.00 (cost for the training of the employees)

a. Fixed cost b. variable cost c. incremental cost d. overhead cost

30. 400,000.00 (cost for the salary, incentives of the employees and other additional expenses of
the company)

a. Fixed cost b. variable cost c. incremental cost d. overhead cost

Fixed Cost – costs which do not change regardless of the volume of production

Example: Insurance and taxes on facilities, general administrative salaries, license fees, interest costs on
a given amount of borrowed capital

Variable Cost – those costs which vary with the volume of production

Example: The costs of materials and labor used in a product

Incremental Cost - refers to the additional costs or revenue that will result from increasing the output
of a system by one or more units. It is also referred to as marginal cost.

Overhead Cost – is often used to mean all expenditures that are not direct costs

SITUATIONAL 2

In the operation of internal combustion engines, four events repeatedly takes place inside the
combustion chamber one after the other in a definite order. These cycle of events are the following.
Hindi po ito yong ensaktong tanong pero parang ganito pox a..basta basahin nyo na lng mga meaning
nya…

31. Air and fuel mixture enters the cylinder through the open intake port. Hindi eto ung eksaktong
words pero parang ganyan din..

a. Induction b. Compression c. Power d. Exhaust

32. The air-fuel mixture which have entered during the intake event is trapped into a small
combustion chamber

a. Induction b. Compression c. Power d. Exhaust

33. The air-fuel mixture is ignited resulting to a very rapid expansion of the burning mixture.

a. Induction b. Compression c. Power d. Exhaust

34. The burned gases are removed from the combustion chamber.

a. Induction b. Compression c. Power d. Exhaust

SITUATIONAL 3

It is about powerful business man who own a big company that distribute and supply agricultural
products to different areas. Meron xang competitors so sabihin nlng natin na …(di po eto ung exact
question)

Area 1 somewhere in Davao yata sya ay isang agri supply center na ng didistribute ng agricultural
products directly to the consumer.
Area 2 Isang cooperative ng nagpapautang ng mga agri products sa mga member nyang farmers

Area 3 Isang small business man na bumibili ng mga agri products sa mga farmers at directly nya din
etong binibinta sa mga consumers with additional cost.

35. That powerful business man is

a. Merchant b. Dealer c. Intermediaries d. value added seller

36. Competitor in Area 1

a. Merchant b. Dealer c. Intermediaries d. value added seller

37. Competitor in Area 2

a. Merchant b. Dealer c. Intermediaries d. value added seller

38. Competitor in Area 3

a. Merchant b. Dealer c. Intermediaries d. value added seller

SITUATIONAL 4

Computation. Given the value of rpm ng engine at pulley and given ung value ng diameter ng engine at
diameter ng center ng engine and pulley, V belt ung materials. Nakalimotan ko na ung mga values kaya
paxenxa.

39. What is the value of the diameter of the pulley?

40. What is the value of rpm ng center ng pulley at engine?

41. What is the belt speed?

42. What is the length of the V belt?

SITUATIONAL 5

Farm Machinery. Computation. Given 50 hp, 5-25 cm width of implement, 5 kph speed of the tractor.

43. Find the theoretical capacity.

44. Find the actual field capacity.

45. Find the field efficiency.

46. Theoritically. What is the ideal number of operations in plowing using this given values? May
kulang ditto na words dko lng maalala.

SITUATIONAL 6

About sa group ng farmers na my coconut production, parang member clan g cooperatives na binigyan
ng loan pero ang binigay is water pump tube well at 4x4 centrifugal pump yata, kaso hindi nila
nagagamit ng maayos, habang nandun sa kanila ung equipment eh nagbabayad clan g amortization yata
or basta my binabayaran cla parang interest..my 4 questions..
 47. Anong machine dapat ang gamitin na nila sa kanilang farm?

a. Tractor b. hand tractor c. decorticating machine d. shredder

48. Ano ang pinakamagandang machine na dapat nilang gamitin?

a. water pump b. coconut decorticating machine c. shredder d. __

49. Ano ang pinakamagandang gawin ng mga farmers para hindi masayang ung binayad nila sa
nagbigay sa kanila ng loan?

a. Convert ung machine paara sa hauling or hand tractor

b. Isauli na lang sa agency para hindi magbayad

SITUATIONAL 7

About windmill pump, given 5 ha, air density, power, speed velocity, power coefficient factor, pitch
diameter, capacity at marami pang ibang given. (4 questions)

50. Diameter of propeller ng windmill (mm)?

51. Volume of water na pweding ipump ng windmill per year (liters)?

52. Number of hectare na pweding mapatubigan gamit ung windpump per day (hectare)?

53. Ilang units ng windpump ang dapat maiprovide para mapatubigan ang 5 ha?
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RECALLED BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS 2013 AREA 2 Soil and
Water Conservation, Irrigation and Drainage and Allied Subjects.

Monday, 8 AM to 1 PM August 26, 2013

Irrigation, Soil and Water Conservation

1. It refers to the composite parts of the irrigation system that divert water from natural
bodies of water such as rivers, streams and lakes. May ganitong tanong din sa AE Board
Recalled 2012

Answer: Headworks

2. The International Soil Science Society describes sand as soil particle with diameter of

Answer: 0.02 mm to 2 mm

3. The locus of the elevation to which water will rise in a piezometric tube.

Answer: Hydraulic gradient

4. Surface irrigation method where a much smaller area is enclosed by levees.

Answer: Basin Flooding

5. The ratio of water beneficially used on the project, farm or field to the amount of water
delivered to the farm expressed in percent.

Answer: Water-use Efficiency

6. The ratio of water stored in the root zone during the irrigation to the water needed in root
zone prior to irrigation, expressed in percent.

Answer: Water Storage Efficiency

7. The ratio between water stored in the soil root zone during irrigation and the water
delivered to the farm expressed in percent.

Answer: Water Application Efficiency

8. The ratio between the water delivered to the farm and the water diverted from a river or
reservoir expressed in percent.

Answer: Water Conveyance Efficiency

9. The sum of total static head, pressure head, velocity head and frictional head.

Answer: Total Dynamic Head

10. The water directed to the base of the plant. Water is applied to the soil through small
orifices.

Answer: Drip or Trickle Irrigation

11. The surface is rarely wet since the water is supplied from the soil underneath. This requires
complete control of the water table so that the root zone is kept relatively free of excess
water but is continually supplied with capillary moisture during the cropping season. Hindi
ganito yong question pero may ganitong choices at sagot, basta basahin nyo nalang, marami
kasi ganitong question sa type ng irrigation

Answer: Sub-irrigation

12. It is accomplished by running water through small channels or furrows while it moves down
or across the slope of the field.

Answer: Furrow Irrigation

13. In earth embankment, on structures less than 15 m high with average materials, the
sideslopes should be steeper than _______ on the upstream face.

Answer: 3:1

14. Same above question but on the downstream face.

Answer: 2:1

15. Earth embankment question. What is the slope in blankets? Eto lang natandaan ko basta
magbasa nalang kayo about sa earth embankment.

16. Earth embankment question…about sa percentage sa isang part ng dam (eto ung mga
choices: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%) basta may mga ganyang question. Di ko lang matandaan yong
exact words.

17. Earth embankment. Waveheight computation in dam, give4n 50m yata, eto ung fetch or
exposure in meter (df) eto yung formula (h=0.014(Df)2)

18. Caused by the rising of warmer, lighter air in colder, denser surroundings.

Answer: Convective Precipitation

19. The process of converting the land surface with plant residues, plastic or other materials
appropriate to arrest loss of moisture through evaporation.

Answer: Mulching

20. Climate of the Philippines. (choices,, a. Type I b. Type II c. Type III d. Type IV) hindi ko
matandaan kung Type II or Type III ung question dyan, basta eto nalang mga meaning nila:

Type I. two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the
year.
Type II. No dry season with a very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April and
wet during the rest of the year.
Type II. Seasons not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April and wet during
the rest of the year.
Type IV. Rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
21. Type of sprinkler with high Pressure…. (choices: a. atomization…b….c….d….)review nyo
nalang.

22. Anung level ng pressure ng sprinkle kung ang value is 200 kPa?

a. Low b. high c. medium d. very high

23. Anung level ng pressure ng sprinkle kung ang value is 300 kPa?

a. Low b. high c. medium d. very high

24. Anung level ng pressure ng sprinkle kung ang value is 500 kPa?

a. Low b. high c. medium d. very high

25. (Choices a. Aquifer b. Aquiclude c. Aquifuge d.Aquitard) Basahin nyo na lang mga
meaning nila.

26. What is the depth of water in a trapezoidal channel with a side slope of 2 and carrying a 2.5
m3/s water flow? The channel’s bottom width is 1.5 m and the flowing water has a velocity
of 0.8 m/s. maraming ganitong question kaya practive nyo na magcompute…

27. Trapezoidal weir computation, given the value of Q, b, s, R, P, n, A, v. Find d? 3 question for
this problem ang binigay, same ang mga values pero hahanapin mo lang yung value ng b or
v. kahit d kana magcompute, check mo na lang sa problem na binigay.

28. How many sprinklers with spacing of 7m x 7m are needed to irrigate a rectangular piece of
land 125m x 190 m if the laterals are set parallel to the longer side of the field?

Answer: 486

29. One thousand two hundred and fifty cubic meters of water was delivered to a 10 ha farm for
the month of June in which consumptive use is estimated at 8 mm/day. The effective rainfall
for the period was 150 mm. What is the irrigation efficiency? Sample problem na may
ganitong katulad na question sa 2013 AE Board Exam. Practice nyo na lang icompute yan, 2
or 3 questions pero magkakaiba ang mga values na binigay.

30. Given a shallow tubewell with maximum discharge of 15 lps and a total dynamic head of 7
meters. Determine the power rating of the primemover for the pump if pump and
primemover efficiencies are 60% and 55%, respectively. 2 or 3 questions but different values
were given.

31. Determine the irrigation interval for a farm with soil root zone having a field capacity of 200
mm and a wilting point of 105 mm. Assume that the consumptive use for June or August is
7.5 mm/day with no rainfall and the allowable moisture depletion is 75%. Basta try nyo
nalang icompute, may ganitong sample na problem na binigay.

32. The recent monsoon rains have posted a nearly uniform rainfall intensity of 30 mm/hr over
a 1,500-ha watershed area in Central Luzon. If the runoff coefficient is 0.5, what is the runoff
in m3/sec? Use the formula Q=CIA
33. Evapotranspiration in a 10 ha farm is 10 mm/day and percolation losses is 5 mm/day. What
is the design discharge of canal to be able to deliver a 5-day requirement of the farm in 24
hours if the irrigation efficiency is 75%? 2 questions yata ang may ganitong problem na
binigay. D ko sure ung mga values pero ganyan yung binigay na problem.

34. Computation of Moisture Content, given the value of FC, PWP, AS and Moisture depletion.

35. Computation, Given yung formula, apti mga values, substitute nyo nalang. 2 to 3 problem
kaso ang hirap palabasin yung mgasagot kasi malilito ka sa mga values at unit na given, kaya
try try nalang hanggat mapalabas yung result, kung hindi naman, mag wild guess na lang
kung saan malapit ung napalabas nyong sagot. Basta bahala na kau kung anu like nyong
gawin. Hehe

End notes: maraming question sa irrigation and drainage and soil conservation, more on
terminologies and values at marami ang computation, maybe more than 50% questions.

SURVEYING

36. The type of surveying that takes into account the true shape of the earth. These surveys are
of high precision and extend over large areas.

Answer: Geodetic Surveying

37. The survey of bodies of water made for the purpose of navigation, water supply or sub-
aqueous construction

Answer: Hydrographic survey

38. The type of surveying in which the mean surface of the earth is considered as a plane or in
which its spheroidal shape is neglected, with regard to horizontal distances and directions

Answer: Plane surveying

39. Consist of counting the number of steps in a required distance

Answer: Pacing

TYPES OF INSTRUMENT

40. Measure relative humidity in air or an instrument used to measure temperature and water
in the atmosphere or surrounding

Answer: Hygrometer

41. Measure the intensity of direct solar radiation…di ko sure ung exact words basta instrument
for measuring radiation un..
 Answer: Pyrhelliometer

42. Measurement for static velocity…check nyo nlng ung different instruments and meaning

Answer: Pitot Tube

43. Measure specific gravity

Answer: Hydrometer

MATH, STATISTICS, PROBABILITY

44. Area bounded by a curve y=x-4 and y2 = x2 find the area of the curve

45. Probability..about poker, given 5 hearts at dko na alam ung isa malay ko kng ilan number ng
cards na ginamit sa poker..kw baka alam mo paturo naman??

CROP SCIENCE ANIMALS

46. What do you call the phenomenoa where plants flowers and speeds up in seed
development under low temperature or when chilled?

a. Vernalization: when seeds need cold temperature treatment prior to germination to

trigger germination

47. A male sheep (ram) or goat

Answer: Buck

48. Aggregates pig in 1 birth farrowing

Answer: Litter

49. Dko sure kung meat ng goat or meat ng cattle or ox or yung binigay na question

Answer: Chevon for goat, Beef for Ox

50. Computation of fertilizers, given the weight of 1 sack of urea yata tapos ratio, 46-0-0 tapos
14-14-14..basta yan lang naalala ko..review nyo na lng para alam nyo paano magcompute..

AUTOCAD

May 1 question na binigay..dko sure yung exact words pero ung makikita mo ung parang ganito.
Parang yung question is ano katabi ng Draw or Tools yata…basta..yun lang..bahala na kau
magbasa..hehehe

End Notes: Basta ang gawin nyo na lang magbasa ng magbasa..practice..practice sa pagcompute at
pagsagot ng mga problem..:) review nyo irrigation and drainange soil and water..mga mahigit 50% yata
kunti lang sa math, probability, surveying at instruments and ccrop science, animal science and
autocad..kaya nyo yan..GOD BLESS!!!

TO GOD BE THE GLORY