MESL Elements No. 1 PDF

MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 1. The digits of measurement which a scientist reads and estimates on a scale are called ANSWER: C A. Accuracy 11. What do you t...

MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 1. The digits of measurement which a scientist reads and estimates on a scale are called ANSWER: C A. Accuracy 11. What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset B. Significant figures due to a decrease in the quantity available as a coal, oil and C. Precision timber in forests? D. Experimentation A. Depletion ANSWER: B B. Amortization 2. In a quadratic equation, if the quantity under the radical is C. Depreciation equal to zero, the roots are: D. Investment A. imaginary numbers ANSWER: A B. real and unequal 12. In electrical, what is the SI unit of conductance? C. Complex and unequal A. Ohm D. real and equal B. Mho ANSWER: D C. Siemens 3. What do you call a radical expressing an irrational number? D. Ampere A. surd ANSWER: C B. complex number 13. A regular polyhedron having 12 regular pentagons is called C. radix as: D. index A. Icosahedron ANSWER: A B. Octahedron 4. What do you call a statement of truth which is admitted C. Dodecahedron without proof? D. Tetrahedron A. postulate ANSWER: C B. corollary 14. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 Ampere? C. axiom A. 1 Coulomb per second D. theorem B. 1 Joule per Coulomb ANSWER: C C. 1 Volt per Ampere 5. Polygons are classified according to their: D. 1 Ampere per Coulomb A. diagonals ANSWER: A B. sides 15. Which statement about a charge placed on a dielectric C. angles material is true? D. vertices A. The charge increases the conductivity of the material ANSWER: B B. The charge is confined to the region in which the charge 6. If n is the number of sides of a polygon, then the number of was placed. diagonals of a polygon is expressed as: C. The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere A. n! D. The charge is instantly carried to the material’s surface B. (n-1)! ANSWER: B C. (n/2)(n-3) 16. Another name for derivative is said to be: D. (n/3)(n-2) A. Differential manifold ANSWER: C B. Partial derivative 7. A quadrilateral with no side parallel: C. Differential form A. Trapezoid D. Differential coefficient B. Rhomboid ANSWER: D C. Rhombus 17. Which of the following materials is not a viscoelastic D. Trapezium material? ANSWER: D A. Metal 8. Body or space bounded by surface every point of which is B. Plastic equidistant from a point within. C. Rubber A. Circle D. Glass B. Spheroid ANSWER: A C. Ellipsoid 18. If y’’(x) = 0, then the point is: D. Sphere A. Minimum point ANSWER: D B. Maximum point 9. What do you call the replacement of the original cost of an C. Inflection point investment? D. Critical point A. Pay off ANSWER: C B. Return on investment 19. It is a type of polygon in which each interior angle must be C. Breakeven less than or equal to 180°, and all vertices 'point outwards' D. Capital recovery away from the interior. How do you call this polygon? ANSWER: A A. Concave Polygon 10. How do you call a polygon with 10 000 sides? B. Convex polygon A. Hectagon C. Regular polygon B. Chilliagon D. Irregular polygon C. Myriagon ANSWER: B D. Octacontagon  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 20. Any line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to a point on B. Dihedral angle the opposite side is called as: C. Polyhedral angle A. Newton line D. Plane angle B. Secant ANSWER: B C. Cevian 29. In the problem of writing the equation of a certain curve D. Euclidian line with respect to another axes in which the new axes are ANSWER: C parallel to the original axes and similarly directed is known 21. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you as: classify the solutions? A. Translation of axes A. Extraneous solutions B. Reversal of axes B. Trivial solutions C. Notation of axes C. Conditional solutions D. Relocation of axes D. Ambiguous solutions ANSWER: A ANSWER: B 30. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals 22. What are the valence electrons? of time where the first payment is made after several A. The electrons of complete quantum shells periods, after the beginning of the payment. How do you B. Electrons with positive charge call this payment? C. The outer-shell electrons A. Deferred annuity D. The K-quantum shell electrons B. Delayed annuity ANSWER: C C. Progressive annuity 23. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is D. Simple annuity obtained by adding the last pair of preceding terms such as ANSWER: A the sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 …). How do you call this 31. How do you call those products or services that are directly number sequence? used by people to satisfy their wants? A. Euler’s number A. Consumer goods and services B. Fermat number B. Producer goods and services C. Fibonacci number C. Necessity products and services D. Fourier series D. Luxury products and services ANSWER: C ANSWER: A 24. A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same 32. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 mil? distance from a point within, called the center. A. One-tenth of an inch A. Arc B. One-thousandth of an inch B. Radius C. One millionth of an inch C. Circle D. One-half of an inch D. Chord ANSWER: B ANSWER: C 33. This law in electrical circuits states, “The algebraic sum of 25. The economic order quantity (EOQ) is defined as the order currents entering a node (or a closed boundary) is zero”. quantity which minimizes the inventory cost per unit time. How do you call this law? Which of the flowing is not an assumption of the basic EOQ A. Kirchhoff's current law model with no shortages? B. Ohm’s current law A. Reordering is done when the inventory is zero C. Kirchhoff’s voltage law B. There is an upper bound on the quantity ordered D. Ohm’s voltage law C. The entire reorder quantity I delivered instantaneously ANSWER: A D. The demand rate is uniform and constant 34. What do you call the one-fourth of a great circle? ANSWER: B A. Cone 26. What do you think is the provision in the contract that B. Pyramid indicates the possible adjustment of material cost and C. Chord labor cost? D. Quadrant A. Secondary clause ANSWER: D B. Specification 35. A net force that will give to a mass of one gram an C. Escalatory clause acceleration of 1 cm/s2 is said to be: D. General provision A. Newton ANSWER: C B. Ergs 27. What is the indirect product cost (IPC) spending variance? C. Kilogram force A. The IPC volume adjusted budget minus the total IPC D. Dyne absorbed ANSWER: D B. The IPC volume adjusted budget [fixed + volume 36. How do you call a type of bond where the corporation’s (variable IPC rate)] owner name is recorded and the interest is paid C. The difference between actual IPC and IPC volume periodically to the owners with their asking for it? adjusted budget A. Registered bond D. The difference between actual IPC and IPC absorbed B. Preferred bond ANSWER: C C. Incorporator’s bond 28. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of D. Bail bond divergence between the two planes is expressed by ANSWER: A measuring the: A. Reflex angle  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 37. The difference between what a negotiable paper is worth C. Oblique in the future and its present worth is known as: D. Parallel A. Book value ANSWER: A B. Salvage value 47. Tesla is a unit of which of the following? C. Sunk value A. Magnetic induction D. Discount B. Inductance ANSWER: D C. Capacitance 38. This is the process of determining the value of certain D. Magnetic flux property for specific reasons. Guess, what is this? ANSWER: A A. Amortization 48. What is a borrower of a particular loan almost always B. Investment required to do during repayment? C. Appraisal A. Pay exactly the same amount of principal each payment D. Depreciation B. Repay the loan over an agreed-upon amount of time ANSWER: C C. Pay exactly the same amount of interest each payment 39. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most D. Pay the interest only whenever failure to pay the frequent score. How do you call this measure of central principal tendency? ANSWER: B A. Median 49. Which of the following affects most of the electrical and B. Mode thermal properties of materials? C. Mean A. The weight of the atoms D. Deviation B. The weight of the protons ANSWER: B C. The electrons, particularly the outermost one 40. How do call an energy required to move 1 Coulomb of D. The magnitude of electrical charge of the protons charge through an element. ANSWER: C A. Current 50. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis? B. Voltage A. Polar distance C. Power B. Coordinate D. Resonance C. Abscissa ANSWER: B D. Ordinate 41. Any number expressed in place-value notation with base 12 ANSWER: C is known as: 51. What can you say to the following statement: “the volume A. Duodecimal of a circular cylinder is equal to the product of its base and B. Deontic altitude.”? C. Decile A. Postulate D. Dozedecimal B. Corollary ANSWER: A C. Theorem 42. In electricity, how do you call the rate of charge flow? D. Axiom A. Potential difference ANSWER: C B. Current 52. How do you call the amount needed at the beginning of C. Voltage operations and permits the enterprise to begin functioning D. Power before it receives any income from the sales of its product ANSWER: B or service. 43. Which one of the following statements regarding organic A. Initial working capital substances is false? B. Regular working capital A. Organic matter is generally stable at very high C. Equity temperatures D. Annuity B. Organic substances generally dissolve in high- ANSWER: A concentration acids 53. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis? C. All organic matter contains carbon A. Polar distance D. Organic substances generally do not dissolve in water. B. Coordinate ANSWER: A C. Abscissa 44. How do you call the strong bond between hydrogen atoms? D. Ordinate A. Ionic and metallic bonds ANSWER: C B. The covalent bond 54. What can you say to the following statement: “the volume C. The ionic bond of a circular cylinder is equal to the product of its base and D. The metallic bond altitude.”? ANSWER: B A. Postulate 45. What are Van der Waals forces? B. Corollary A. Forces present only in gases C. Theorem B. Forces not present in liquids D. Axiom C. Primary bonds between atoms ANSWER: C D. Weak secondary bonds between atoms 55. How do you call the amount needed at the beginning of ANSWER: D operations and permits the enterprise to begin functioning 46. Points that lie in the same plane: before it receives any income from the sales of its product A. Coplanar or service. B. Collinear A. Initial working capital  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 B. Regular working capital 65. This is the process of determining the value of certain C. Equity property for specific reasons. Guess, what is this? D. Annuity A. Amortization ANSWER: A B. Investment 56. Another term for rhombus is said to be: C. Appraisal A. Dichotomy D. Depreciation B. Diamond ANSWER: C C. Cyclic quadrilateral 66. A change in position, specified by a length and a direction D. Bi-rectangular is said to be: ANSWER: B A. Displacement 57. How do you call a market whereby there is only one buyer B. Acceleration of an item for which there are no goods substitutes? C. Velocity A. Monopoly D. Dynamic equilibrium B. Monopsony ANSWER: A C. Oligopoly 67. What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset D. Oligopsony due to a decrease in the quantity available as a coal, oil and ANSWER: B timber in forests? 58. A type of bond, without any security behind them except a A. Depletion promise to pay by the issuing corporation is known as: B. Amortization A. Collateral trust bond C. Depreciation B. Mortgage bond D. Investment C. Debenture bond ANSWER: A D. Joint bond 68. A prefix denoting a multiple of ten times any of the physical ANSWER: C units of the system international. 59. What must two investments with the same present worth A. Deka and unequal lives have? B. Nano A. Different equivalent uniform annual cash flows C. Hecto B. Identical salvage values D. Exa C. Different salvage values ANSWER: A D. Identical equivalent uniform annual cash flows 69. The temperature to which the air must be cooled at ANSWER: A constant temperature to produce saturation. 60. Reactions generally proceed faster at higher temperatures A. Absolute temperature because of which of the following? B. 273 K A. The molecules are less energetic C. Dew point B. The activation energy is less D. Critical temperature C. The molecules collide more frequently ANSWER: C D. Both B & C above 70. It is any influence capable of producing a change in the ANSWER: D motion of an object. 61. The equation y = a + bx is an algebraic expression for which A. Force of the following choices? B. Acceleration A. Cosine expansion series C. Friction B. A circle in polar form D. Velocity C. Projectile motion ANSWER: A D. Straight line 71. What is an annuity? ANSWER: D A. The future worth of a present amount. 62. The father of plane geometry. B. A series of uniform amounts over a period of time A. Euclid C. The present worth of a future amount B. Pythagoras D. An annual repayment of a loan C. Aristotle ANSWER: B D. Galileo 72. What is the study of the properties of figures of three ANSWER: A dimensions? 63. What is a pole pitch? A. Physics A. The angle at which the pole windings are wound B. Solid geometry B. The space on the stator allocated to two poles C. Plane geometry C. The space on the stator allocated to one pole D. Trigonometry D. The mica used to insulate the poles from each other ANSWER: B ANSWER: C 73. Which of the following situations has a conventional cash 64. Those cost that arise at the result of a change in operations flow so that an internal rate of return can be safely or policy or it is the ratio of a small increment cost and a calculated and used? small increment of output. A. Your company undertakes a mining project in which the A. Increment cost land must be reclaimed at the end of the project. B. Differential cost B. You invest in a safe dividend stock and receive C. Marginal cost dividends each year. D. Promotion cost C. You lease a car and pay by the month ANSWER: B D. Your company invests heavily in a new product that will generate profits for two years. To keep profits high for 10  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 years, the company plans to reinvest heavily after two C. Investment years. D. Cash flow ANSWER: B ANSWER: A 74. How do you call a polygon with 10,000 sides? 83. Which statement about a charge placed on a dielectric A. Hectogon material is true? B. Chilliagon A. The charge increases the conductivity of the material C. Myriagon B. The charge is confined to the region in which the charge D. Octacontagon was placed. ANSWER: C C. The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere 75. What is the acid test ratio? D. The charge is instantly carried to the material’s surface A. The ratio of owner’s equity to total current liabilities ANSWER: B B. The ratio of all assets to actual current liabilities 84. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes C. The ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory) to through the center, the foci and vertices? the total current liabilities. A. Transverse axis D. The ratio of gross margin to operating, sates, and B. Conjugate Axis administrative expenses C. Asymptotic axis ANSWER: C D. Major Axis 76. How do you call the opposite of the prefix nano? ANSWER: A A. Peta 85. A polygon with ten sides is said to be: B. Tera A. Dodecagon C. Giga B. Decagon D. Hexa C. Decahedron ANSWER: C D. Dodecahedron 77. In the problem of writing the equation of a certain curve ANSWER: B with respect to another axes in which the new axes are 86. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water? parallel to the original axes and similarly directed is known A. All matter has mass as: B. The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than that of A. Translation of axes water B. Reversal of axes C. The density of ivory soap is unity C. Notation of axes D. The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of D. Relocation of axes water ANSWER: A ANSWER: D 78. When using net present worth calculations to compare two 87. This law in electrical circuits state, “The algebraic sum of all projects, which of the following could invalidate the voltages around a closed path (or loop) is zero”. How do calculation? you call this law? A. Use of the same discount rate for each period A. Kirchhoff's current law B. Differences in the magnitudes of the projects B. Ohm’s current law C. Evaluating over different time periods C. Kirchhoff’s voltage law D. Mutually exclusive projects D. Ohm’s voltage law ANSWER: C ANSWER: C 79. Which of the following elements and compounds is 88. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of unstable in its pure form? n factorial, which is in symbolic form (n!), where n is large A. Hydrochloric acid number? B. Carbon dioxide A. Matheson formula C. Sodium B. Diophantine formula D. Helium C. Richardson-Duchman formula ANSWER: C D. Stirling’s Approximation 80. What is the study of the properties of figures of three ANSWER: D dimensions? 89. Which of the following is not a property of magnetic field A. Physics lines? B. Solid geometry A. Magnetic field lines have no beginnings and no ends C. Plane geometry B. The lines cross themselves only at right angles D. Trigonometry C. The line intersect surfaces of equal intensity at right ANSWER: B angles 81. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the D. The field is stronger where the lines are closer together given data leads to two solutions. How do you call this ANSWER: B case? 90. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a A. Ambiguous case quotient of two integers? B. Quadratic case A. Natural C. Extraneous case B. Rational D. Conditional case C. Irrational ANSWER: A D. Surd 82. What do you think is the output or sales at which income is ANSWER: C insufficient to equal operating cost? A. Break even point B. Depreciation  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 91. What can you say about the present worth of all 100. Which of the following is not a property of magnetic field depreciation over the economic life of the item? lines? A. Maintenance A. Magnetic field lines have no beginnings and no ends B. Capital recovery B. The lines cross themselves only at right angles C. Depreciation recovery C. The line intersect surfaces of equal intensity at right D. Annuity angles ANSWER: C D. The field is stronger where the lines are closer together 92. How do you call the amount needed at the beginning of ANSWER: B operations and permits the enterprise to begin functioning 101. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides? before it receives any income from the sales of its product A. Obtuse or service. B. Scalene A. Initial working capital C. Oblique B. Regular working capital D. Isosceles C. Equity ANSWER: B D. Annuity 102. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals? ANSWER: A A. Nonagon 93. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose B. Hexagon numerator is the differential of the denominator? C. Pentagon A. Co-logarithm D. Heptagon B. Logarithm ANSWER: A C. Product 103. The index that gives the rate earned per share based on D. Derivative current price per share is called as: ANSWER: B A. Price-earning ratio 94. A situation whereby payment is made for work not done. B. Operating expense ratio The term also applies to the case where more workers are C. Dividend yield used than a reasonable requirement for efficient D. Equity ratio operation. ANSWER: C A. Downtime pay 104. Tesla is a unit of which of the following? B. Check-in-pay A. Magnetic induction C. Feather bedding B. Inductance D. Moon lighting C. Capacitance ANSWER: A D. Magnetic flux 95. In molecules of the same composition, what are variations ANSWER: A of atomic arrangements known as? 105. What is an estimate of assets’ net market value at the end A. Isomers of its estimated life? B. Polymers A. Book value C. Monomers B. Depreciation D. Crystal systems C. Salvage value ANSWER: A D. Cash flow 96. What is a pole pitch? ANSWER: C A. The angle at which the pole windings are wound 106. If the eccentricity is less than one, then curve is known as: B. The space on the stator allocated to two poles A. Ellipse C. The space on the stator allocated to one pole B. Hyperbola D. The mica used to insulate the poles from each other C. Parabola ANSWER: C D. Circle 97. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or ANSWER: A when the slope of the curve is neither increasing nor 107. Which of the following is false? decreasing. What is this point commonly called? A. The acceleration of a body rotating with a constant A. Maximum point angular velocity is zero. B. Minimum point B. Angular momentum for rigid bodies may be regarded as C. Point of tangency the product of angular velocity and inertia. D. Point of inflection C. The radius of gyration for a mass of uniform thickness is ANSWER: D identical to that for a planar area of the same shape. 98. It is any influence capable of producing a change in the D. Kinematics is the study of the effects of motion, while motion of an object. kinetics is the study of the causes of motion. A. Force ANSWER: A B. Acceleration 108. What do you think is the negotiation of wage rates, C. Friction conditions of employment, etc. by representatives of the D. Velocity labor force and management? ANSWER: A A. Union trade 99. How to you classify work-in-process? B. Union rally A. A liability C. Collective bargaining B. An expense D. Cooperative C. A revenue ANSWER: C D. An asset ANSWER: D  MESL ELEMENTS NO. 1 109. How do you call a ring shaped surface or solid obtained by 118. Two angles whose sum is 360o is called: rotating a circle about a coplanar line that does not A. Explementary angles intersect? B. Complimentary angles A. Torus C. Supplementary angles B. Annulus D. Elementary angles C. Circoloid ANSWER: A D. Annular 119. Which of the following is true regarding the minimum ANSWER: A attractive rate of return used in judging proposed 110. A substance is oxidized when which of the following investments? occurs? A. It is much smaller than the interest rate used to A. It losses electrons discount expected cash flows from investments B. It becomes more negative B. It is frequently a policy decision made by an C. It gives off heat organization’s management D. It absorbs energy C. It is larger than the interest rate used to discount ANSWER: A expected cash flow from investments 111. What do you think are those products or services that are D. It is not relevant in engineering economy studies required to support human life and activities that will be ANSWER: B purchased in somewhat the same quantity even though the 120. Which of the following events will cause the optimal lot price varies considerably? size, given by the classic EOQ model with no shortages, to A. Consumer goods and services increase? B. Producer goods and services A. A decrease in inventory carrying cost C. Necessity products and services B. A decrease in demand D. Luxury products and services C. An increase in demand ANSWER: C D. A or C 112. The process of one substance mixing with another because ANSWER: D of molecular motion is known as: A. Adhesion “Goals can change from time to time but then remember B. Diffusion to focus on your priorities.” C. Cohesion - Roger Collmar D. Confusion ANSWER: B 113. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main cause of this phenomenon? A. Air resistance B. Gravity C. Surface tension D. Viscosity of the fluid ANSWER: C 114. How do you call a cylinder with elliptical cross section? A. Ellipsoid B. Cylindroid C. Hyperboloid D. Paraboloid ANSWER: B 115. Any line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side is called as: A. Newton line B. Secant C. Cevian D. Euclidian line ANSWER: C 116. What is the actual geometric shape of the methane molecule? A. Tetrahedral B. Pyramidal C. Square planar D. Linear ANSWER: A 117. These are used to produce consumer goods and services. Guess, what are these? A. Consumer goods and services B. Producer goods and services C. Necessity products and services D. Luxury products and services ANSWER: B