Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects

Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects April 2019 1. What is the MOST nearly effective annual interest rate of a loan if the nominal interest rate is 9% compounded quarterly? A. 9.10% B. 9% C. 9.31% * D. 8.93% 2. Which of the following corresponds to...

Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects April 2019 1. What is the MOST nearly effective annual interest rate of a loan if the nominal interest rate is 9% compounded quarterly? A. 9.10% B. 9% C. 9.31% * D. 8.93% 2. Which of the following corresponds to the meaning of annuity? A. A lump sum at the end of the year. B. An annual repayment of the loan. C. A series of uniform amounts over a period of time. * D. The future worth of a present amount. 3. RA 9136 is _________________. A. Electric Power Installation Reform Act B. Energy Power Isolation Reform Act C. Electric Power Industry Reform Act* D. Energy Power Institution Reliability Act 4. When using net present worth calculations to compare two projects, which of the following could invalidate the calculation? A. Differences in the magnitudes of the projects B. Evaluating over different time periods* C. Mutually exclusive projects D. Nonconventional cash flows 5. What is a borrower of a particular loan almost always required to do during repayment? A. Pay exactly the same amount of interest each payment B. Repay the loan over an agreed-upon amount of time* C. Pay exactly the same amount of principal each payment D. Both options A and C. 6. Under a very slow deformation and a high temperature, it is possible to have some plastic to form in a crystal at shear stress lower than the critical shear stress. What is the phenomenon called? A. Slip B. Twinning C. Creep* D. Bending 7. The ability to convert assets to cash quickly is known as _________. A. Solvency B. Liquidity* C. Leverage D. Insolvency 8. Who is the current chairman of the Board of EE? A. Jaime V. Mendoza B. Francis V. Mapile* C. Gregorio T. Cayetano D. Rodolfo B. Peñalosa 9. Which of the following does not threaten the operation of a computer? A. Trojan Horse B. Worm C. Firewall* D. Hacking 10. Protection of workers form impact penetration from falling and flying objects, blows, and from limited electric shock and burns shall be provided where there is reasonable probability of exposure of such hazards. A. Hard Hat* B. Toe Board C. Harness D. Belt Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 11. Also known as PRC Renewal Law A. RA 8189 B. RA 8981* C. RA 7920 D. RA 184 12. Which of the following are NOT examples of nonvolatile memory in the computer system? A. Flash drives B. RAMs* C. Optical disk D. Hard drives 13. What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a program references a different page for almost every instruction and there is NOT even enough real memory to hold MOST of the virtual memory? A. Paging B. Thrashing* C. Scanning D. Handshaking 14. Which of the following fluorescent luminaires CANNOT be directly mounted? A. Framing members* B. Concrete ceiling C. Plasters D. Plywood ceiling 15. Which of the following does NOT affect owner’s equity? A. Dividends paid B. Invested Capital C. Expense to get license of start business D. License to start business* 16. The president of an engineering firm wishes to give each of 50 employees a holiday bonus. How much is needed to invest monthly for a year in a 12% nominal interest compounded monthly if every employee will receive a P1000 bonus? A. P3,942.44* B. P3,442.44 C. P3,249.44 D. P3,494.44 17. What is the present worth of P100 annuity starting on the end of year 3 and continuing to the end of year 4 is the annual interest rate is 8%? A. 120 B. 153* C. 122 D. 160 18. What metal is used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate? A. Na B. Ag C. Hg D. Fe* 19. BIOS stands for A. Basic Input Output Society B. Basic Input Output System* C. Base Input Output Society D. Base Input Output System 20. Rule used to determine the sizing and rating of circuit conductors and devices. A. Manufacturing rule B. Construction rule C. Wiring design rule* D. Installation rule Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 21. Which of the following is very reactive in its pure form? A. Na* B. He C. HCl D. CO2 22. What refers to a system in which there is a flow of mass across its boundaries? A. Open system* B. Closed system C. Isolated system D. Non flow system 23. What do you call a system in which there is a flow of matter through its boundaries? This system usually encloses the device involving mass flow like compressor, turbine, or nozzle. A. Closed System B. Open System* C. Isolated System D. All of these 24. An open system first law should be utilized on all of the following except A. A compressor B. A turbine C. Piston-cylinder device with no inlet/exhaust valves* D. A nozzle 25. A thin homogenous metallic plate containing a hole is heated sufficiently to cause expansion. If the coefficient of surface expansion is linear, the area of the hole will A. Increase at twice the rate as the area of the metal increases B. Increases at the same rate as the area of the metal increases* C. Stay the same D. Decrease the same rate as the area of the metal decreases 26. Combination of laminar and turbulent flow. A. Critical* B. Continuous C. Laminar D. Turbulent 27. A 40 kg boy walks on a 60 kg log with the speed of 1.5 m/s. what is the speed of the log with respect to the shore? A. 1 m/s* B. 0.36 m/s C. 0.4 m/s D. 0.6 m/s 28. A byte is composed of how many bits? A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8* 29. An object that has momentum must also have A. Acceleration B. Impulse C. Kinetic energy* D. Potential energy 30. In how many years will an investment double in value at 5% simple interest? A. 10 B. 14 C. 20* D. 15 Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 31. A laboratory room keeps a differential vacuum of 0.1 kPa. How much forces is acting on a 1m x 2m door? A. 400 N B. 200 N* C. 300 N D. 150 N 32. The mathematical expression (1 + i)^n refers to? A. Compound amount factor* B. Present worth factor C. Capital recovery D. Uniform gradient future worth 33. What does UPS stand for? A. Uninterrupting Power Supply B. Uninterruptible Power Supply* C. United Power Supply D. Uninterruptible Portable Supply 34. Which of the following is the Ideal Gas Law? A. V/T = k B. P1/T1 = P2T2 C. PV = nRT* D. V = k x 1/P 35. The binary representation 10101 corresponds to which base ten number? A. 21* B. 20 C. 23 D. 24 36. How is material usage variance defined? A. (quantity purchased)(actual price) – (quantity purchased) (standard price) B. (quantity issued – standard quantity)(standard price)* C. (actual price – standard price)(quantity used) D. (quantity purchased – quantity used)(actual price) 37. For a fully developed laminar flow of fluids through circular pipes, the average velocity is what fraction of the maximum velocity? A. 1/8 B. 1/4 C. 1/2* D. 3/4 38. A Carnot engine operates between 250ºF and 1200ºF. what is the thermal efficiency? A. 79.17% B. 20.83% C. 42.77% D. 57.23% * 39. Which of the following area moment of inertia is false? A. I = ∫d^2 dA B. The parallel axis theorem is used to calculate moments of inertia about a parallel displaced axis. C. The moment of inertia of a large area is equal to the summation of the inertia of the smaller areas within the large area. D. The areas closest to the axis of interest contribute most of the moment of inertia. * 40. Ceramics are mostly ________. A. Carbide B. Oxides C. Nitrides D. All of the above* Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 41. In molecules of the same composition, what are variations of atomic arrangements known as? A. Polymers B. Noncrystalline structures C. Monomers D. Isomers* 42. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. There is considerable increase in hardness and strength of cold-worked metal. B. Cold working a metal significantly reduces its ductility. C. Cold working causes a slight decrease in the density and electrical conductivity of a metal. D. Cold work decreases the yield point of metal.* 43. For a completely corrosion-resistant stainless steel, what minimum percentage of chromium in the alloy is required? A. 1.1% B. 3.2% C. 8.3% D. 11% * 44. What is the definition of normal strain İ? (į is the elongation, L is the length of the specimen) A. İ = į/L * B. İ = įL C. İ = į/L^2 D. İ = į + L 45. The vector which represents the sum of a group of force vectors is called the A. Magnitude B. Resultant* C. Sum D. Force polygon 46. Which of the following is a quasi-equilibrium process? A. Mixing paint in a can B. Compression of air in a cylinder* C. Combustion D. A balloon bursting 47. Which of the following statements about work for a quasi-equilibrium process is incorrect? A. The differential work is inexact B. Work is area under a P-T diagram* C. Work is a path function D. Work is always zero for a constant-volume process 48. The air in a conference room is to be conditioned from its present state of 18ºC and 40% humidity. Select the appropriate conditioning strategy. A. Heat and dehumidify B. Cool, dehumidify, and then heat C. Heat, dehumidify, and then cool D. Heat and humidify* 49. In a certain experiment, argon effuses from a porous cup at 4.0mmol/min. how fast would chlorine effuse under the same conditions? A. 3 mmol/min* B. 4 mmol/min C. 6 mmol/min D. 7 mmol/min 50. What is BASIC stands for? A. Basic All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code B. Basic All-Purpose System Instruction Code C. Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code* D. Beginner’s All-Purpose System Instruction Code Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 93. Which of the following is FALSE? A. Steady flows do not change with time at any point. B. The Navier-Stokes equation is the equation of motion for a viscous Newtonian fluid. C. Bernoulli’s equation only holds on the same streamline. D. The Reynolds number is the ratio of the viscous force to the inertial force.* 94. Which is more desirable? I. Investing P 2000 at 6% per year compounded interest for three years. II. Investing P 2000 per year simple interest for three years. A. II B. Either I or II C. I* D. Both I and II 95. What is the metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate? A. Fe* B. Na C. Ag D. Hg 96. The gauge pressure in a car tire is 305 kPa when its temperature is 15ºC. after running at high speed, the tire has heated up and its pressure gauge is 360 kPa. What is then the temperature of the gas in the tire? Assume atmospheric pressure to be 101 kPa. A. 42ºC B. 54ºC* C. 59ºC D. 47ºC 97. A student borrows P 50,000 from his uncle in order to finish school. His uncle agrees to charge him simple interest of 5.5% per year. Suppose the student waits two years and then repays the entire loan. How much will he have to repay? A. P 55,500* B. P 60,500 C. P 63,500 D. P 52,500 98. A home experimenter wants to make a one ohm resistor from 1 mm diameter carbon rod from a mechanical pencil. What length of the rod does the experimenter needs if the resistivity of carbon is 3.5 x 10^-5 ohmmeter? A. 22.44 mm* B. 24.44 cm C. 22.44 cm D. 24.44 mm 99. How long will it take for an investment of P 5000 to grow to P 7500, if it earns 10% simple interest per year? A. 7 years B. 6 years C. 5 years* D. 4 years 100. What is the MAXIMUM number of overcurrent devices for a lighting and appliance that can be installed in a single cabinet? A. 36 B. 42 C. 24 D. 48* Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 50. A type of annuity where the payments are made at the start of each period, beginning from the first period. A. Ordinary annuity B. Deferred annuity C. Annuity due* s D. Perpetuity 51. In the wiring of PEC 2009, what is the version of NEC that was patterned to? A. 2008 B. 2005*y C. 2001 D. 2002 52. The conductor used to connect the grounding electrode to the equipment grounding conductor, to grounded conductor, or to both of the circuit at the equipment or at the source of a separated derived system. A. Grounded Conductor B. Equipment Grounding Conductor C. Grounding Conductor D. Grounding Electrode Conductor* e 53. A computer ______ is self-replicating computer program. A. Viruses B. Worms* N C. Spyware D. Malware 54. Structural steel element subjected to torsion develop A. Tensile stress B. Shearing stress* s C. Compressive stress D. Bending stress 55. The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) or RA 7920 was approved under Board Resolution No. _______ Series of 1995. A. 16 A B. 18* C. 22 D. 24 56. The property of a material which allows it to be drawn into a smaller section is called A. Plasticity B. Ductility* J C. Elasticity D. Malleability 57. Which of the following is spreadsheet software? A. Microsoft word B. Notepad C. Microsoft excel* D. PowerPoint 58. A method of identifying the location of a given data record by its name. A. Tracking B. Linker C. Signature D. Hashing* 59. Which of the following is NOT an extensive property? A. Kinetic energy B. Momentum C. Mass D. Density* & 60. Which of the following is NOT an intensive property? A. Kinetic energy B. Momentum C. Mass D. All of these* Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects September 2022 1. Which of the following computer program is NOT considered open-source software? A. Linux B. Windows 7*J C. OpenOffice.org D. Apache 2. Buying insurance is a form of: A. Risk elimination B. Risk reduction C. Risk sharing* J D. Risk absorption 3. A steel railroad rails 10m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15oC. At what temperature will the rails just touch? If there were no initial clearance. Assume alpha = 11.7 mirco m/m deg C and E = 200 GPa. A. 46.90 deg B. 56.06 deg C. 50.36 deg D. 6 40.64 deg* 4. When installing the heatsink back into a computer after replacing a failed processor, which of the following must be done during installation? A. Thermal compound must be installed between the processor and the heatsink.* & B. Thermal compound must be installed between the processor and the system board. C. An isopropyl alcohol pad must be placed between the processor and the heatsink. D. An isopropyl alcohol pad must be placed between the processor and system board. 5. Protection of workers from impact penetration from falling and flying objects, blows, and from limited electric shock and burns shall be provided where there is reasonable probability of exposure to such hazards. A. Hard Hat* b B. Toe Board C. Harness D. Belt 6. Combination of laminar and turbulent flow. v A. Critical* B. Continuous C. Laminar D. Turbulent 7. The three moment equation may be used to analyze A. An axially end-loaded beam B. A beam loaded at the third points C. A continuous beam* N D. A step tapered column 8. Which of the following elements and compounds is unstable in its pure form? A. Sodium (Na)* N B. Helium (He) C. Carbon dioxide (CO2) D. Neon (Ne) 9. What is the form of the moment diagram of a beam supported at both ends and carrying a uniformly distributed load? A. Triangle B. Hyperbola C. Parabola* O D. Rectangle 10. What is the weight percentage of engineering sciences and allied subjects? A. 40 B. 35 C. 30* D. 25 Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 11. What is the other term for storing data in a memory? A. Reading B. Loading C. Memorizing D. Writing* - 12. Which of the following is an instruction that causes data to be brought from memory into an accumulator register? A. LOAD* z B. LOOP C. FETCH D. JUMP 13. In a spreadsheet (EXCEL), the number in cell A2 is set to 2. Then cell B2 is set to A2*4/$A$2, where $ indicates the absolute cell address. This formula is copied into cells C2 and D2. What is the value shown in cell D2? A. 8 B. 2 C. 4 D. 16* g 14. A bar of uniform across section is subject to a uniaxial tension and develops a strain in the direction of the force 1/800. Calculate the change of volume per unit volume. Assume µ = 1/3. A. 1/2400 (inc)* z B. 1/2400 (dec) C. 1/1200 (inc) D. 1/1200 (dec) 15. A software program designed to enter a computer system, usually a network, through security “holes” and then replicate itself. A. Computer Virus B. Worm* S C. Trojan Horse D. HTTP 16. ________ is a software that allows users to have a fast and flexible access to information in large documents, constructing associations among data items needed. A. Voice mail B. Internet C. E-mail D. Hypertext* f 17. Which of the following part is commonly used in order to speed up the transfer of the computer data? A. Parallel port* y B. Serial port C. Video port D. Modem port 18. An instruction that causes data in the accumulator to be moved to the memory or a peripheral register A. FETCH B. STORE* N C. LOOP D. LOAD 19. Which work mode is a non-equilibrium work mode? A. Compressing a string B. Transmitting torque with a rotating shaft C. Energizing an electrical resistor* f D. Compressing gas in a cylinder 20. Which of the following ratios describes Reynolds number? A. Inertial forces/Viscous forces* - B. Drag forces/Buoyant Forces C. Buoyant Forces/Inertial forces D. Viscous forces/Drag forces Past Board Exam Questions in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects 21. What type of curve is generated by a point that moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while travelling with a constant speed v, parallel to the axis? A. A cycloid B. An epicycloid C. A hypocycloid D. A helix* A 22. Which of the following flow meters’ measure(s) the average fluid velocity rather than a point or local velocity in a pipe? I. Venturi meter II. Pitot tube III. Impact tube IV. Orifice meter V. Hot-wire anemometer A. I only B. II only C. I and IV* f D. II and V 23. Which of the following thermodynamic relations is INCORRECT? A. TdS = dU + pdV B. TdS = dH – Vdp C. U = Q – W* J D. H = U + pV 24. A machine is under consideration for purchase. The cost of the machine is $25,000. Each year it operates, the machine will generate a savings of $15,000. Given an effective annual interest rate of 18%, what is the discounted payback period on the purchase in the machine? A. 1.67 yr B. 1.75 yr C. 2.15 yr* f D. 3.17 yr 25. A garden hose fills a 32 L wastebasket in 120 second. The opening at the end of the hose has radius of 1 cm. How fast is the water traveling as it leaves the hose in m/s? A. 0.63 B. 0.85* C. 0.50 D. 0.38 26. Engineers can become good managers only through _______. A. Experience B. Effective career planning* C. Taking master’s degree D. Trainings 27. For which of the following is the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) NOT used? A. Construction of projects B. Computer programming assignments C. Preparation of bids and proposal D. Queueing problems* 28. When an engineer enters management, what is the most likely problem that he finds difficult to acquire? A. Learning to trust others B. Learning how to work through others C. Learning how to take satisfaction in the work of others D. All of the above* 29. What is the most essential attribute of a project manager? A. Leadership* B. Charisma C. Communication skill D. Knowledge