MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

Choose the letter of the best answer in Problem 6: ECE Board April 1991
each questions.
Round off 2.371 x 108 to two significant figures.
Problem 1: ME Board October 1996
 A. 2.4 x 10-8
How many significant digits do 10 097  B. 2.37 x 10-8
have?  C 0.2371 x 10-9
 D. 0.002371 x 10-11
 A. 2
 B. 3 Problem 7: EE Board October 1994
 C. 4
 D. 5 7 + 0i is

Problem 2: ECE Board April 1991  A. irrational number

 B. real number
Round off 0.003086 to three significant  C. imaginary number
figures.  D. a variable

 A. 0.003 Problem 8: ECE Board March 1996

 B. 0.00309
 C. 0.0031 The number 0.123123123123 .. . is
 D. 0 00308
 A. irrational
Problem 3: ECE Board April 1991  B. surd
 C. rational
Round off 34.2814 to four significant figures.  D. transcendental

 A 34 2814 Problem 9: ECE Board April 1991

 B. 34.281
 C. 34.28 Round off 6785768.342 to the nearest one-
 D 34.0 tenth.

Problem 4: ME Board April 1996  A. 6785768

 B 6785768.4
Which number has three significant figures?  C. 6785768.3
 D None of these
 A. 0.0014
 B. 1.4141 Problem 10: EE Board April 1993
 C. 0.01414
 D. 0.0141 Express decimally. Fourteen Ten
thousandths
Problem 5: ECE Board April 1991
 A. 0.0014
Round off 149.691 to the nearest integer  B. 0.00014
 C 0.014
 A. 149.69  D 0.14
 B. 149.7
 C. 150
 D 149
MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

Problem 11: ECE Board March 1996 Problem 16: ME Board April 1997
MCMXCIV is equivalent to what number? What is the value in degrees of 1 radian?

 A. 1964  A. 90
 B. 1994  B. 57.3
 C. 1984  C. 100
 D. 1974  D. 45

Problem 12: EE Board April 1993 Problem 17: CE Board May 1993
Express decimally: Fourty-Sevenmillionth 3200 mils is equal to how many degrees?

 A. 0 00000047  A. 45°
 B. 0.0000047  B. 90°
 C. 0.000047  C. 180°
 D. 0.000000047  D. 270°

Problem 13: EE Board April 1993 Problem 18: ECE Board November 1995
Express decimally: Seven hundred twenty- An angular unit equivalent to 1/400 of the
five hundred thousandths circumference of a circle is called

 A. 0.000725  A. mil
 B. 0.00725  B. degree
 C. 0.0725  C radian
 D. 0.725  D. grad

Problem 14: EE Board April 1993 Problem 19: ECE Board April 1999
Express decimally: Four and two tenth 4800 mils is equivalent to _____ degrees.

 A. 0.042  A. 135
 B. 4.02  B. 270
 C. 4.2  C. 235
 D 0.42  D. 142

Problem 15: ECE Board November 1995 Problem 20: ME Board April 1996
Express 45° in mils How many degrees Celsius is 100 degrees
Fahrenheit?
 A. 80 mile
 B. 800 mils  A. 2.667° C
 C. 8000 mils  B. 1.334' C
 D. 80000 mils  C. 13.34° C
 D. 37.8° C
MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

Problem 21: EE Board October 1990 Problem 26: EE Board October 1994
What is the absolute temperature of the The micro or µ means
freezing point of water in degree Rankine?
 A. 10-2
 A. 492  B. 10-6
 B. 0  C. 10-3
 C. 460  D 10-12
 D. 273
Problem 27: RME Board October 1994
Problem 22: ME Board October 1994
The prefix pico means
What is the Fahrenheit equivalent of 100
degrees Celsius?  A. 10-12 of a unit
 B. 10-6 of a unit
 A. 200  C. 10-15 of a unit
 B. 180  D. 10-9 of a unit
 C. 212
 D. 100 Problem 28: ME Board April 1999

Problem 23: EE Board April 1993 The prefix nano is opposite to

The temperature 45° C is equal to  A. mega

 B. giga
 A. 45° F  C. tera
 B. 113° F  D hexa
 C. 57° F
 D 81° F Problem 29:

Problem 24: ME Board October 1994 1 foot is to 12 inches as 1 yard is to spans.

How many degrees Celsius is 80 degrees  A. 4

Fahrenheit?  B. 6
 C. 9
 A. 13.34  D. 24
 B. 1.334
 C. 26.67 Problem 30: EE Board June 1990
 D. 2.667
A one-inch diameter conduit is equivalent to
Problem 25: ME Board October 1996
 A. 254 mm
10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix  B. 25.4 mm
 C. 100 mm
 A. micro  D. 2 54 mm
 B. femto
 C. teta
 D. Atto
MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

Problem 31: Problem 36:

If a foot has 12 inches. then how many A certain luxury ship cruises Cebu to Manila
hands are there in one foot? at 21 knots. If it will take 21 hours to reach
Manila from Cebu. the distance travelled by
 A. 3 the ship is nearly
 B. 4
 C. 6  A. 847 5 km
 D. 8  B. 507.15 statute mile
 C. 441 statute mile
Problem 32:  D. 414 nautical mile
How many feet difference is 1 nautical mile Problem 37: EE Board October 1994
and 1 statute mile?
Carry out the following multiplication and
 A. 100 feet express your answer in cubic meter: 8 cm x
 B. 200 feet 5 mm x 2m.
 C. 400 feet
 D. 800 feet  A. 8 x 10-2
 B. 8 x 102
Problem 33:  C. 8 x 10-3
 D. 8 x 10-4
In a hydrographic survey, a certain point
below the surface of the water measures 12 Problem 38:
fathoms. It is equivalent to a deep of how
many feet? Which of the following is equivalent to 1
hectare?
 A. 72
 B. 60  A. 100 ares
 C. 48  B. 2 acres
 D. 36  C. 1000 square meters
 D. 50000 square feet
Problem 34:
Problem 39:
The legendary ship, Titanic that slink in
1912 was estimated to be at the sea bottom Ten square statute miles is equivalent to
at a deep of 18 cables. How deep it is in sections.
feet?
 A. 100
 A. 12,000  B. 5
 B. 12.343  C. 10
 C. 12,633  D. 20
 D. 12,960
Problem 40:
Problem 35: ME Board October 1994
The land area of the province of Cebu is
How many square feet is 100 square meters?
5088.39 sq. km. This is equivalent to
 A 328.1
 B. 929
 A. 5088.39 hectares
 C. 32.81  B. 1964.64 sq. miles
 D. 1076  C. 2257907.2 acres
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 D. 5.08839 acres Problem 46: ME Board October 1996

A 7 kg mass is suspended in a rope. What
Problem 41: ME Board October 1994
is the tension in the rope in SI?
How many cubic feet is 100 gallons of
liquid?  A. 68.67 N
 B. 70 N
 A. 74.80  C. 71 N
 B. 1.337  D. 72 N
 C. 13.37
 D. 133.7 Problem 47:
A 10-liter pail is full of water. Neglecting the
Problem 42: ME Board October 1994, ME
weight of the pail, how heavy is its water
Board April 1998
content?
How many cubic meters is 100 gallons of
liquid?  A. 5 kg
 B. 6.67 kg
 A. 1.638  C. 10 kg
 B. 3.785  D. 12.5 kg
 C. 0.164
 D. 0.378 Problem 48:
The unit of work in the mks system is known
Problem 43: ME Board October 1994
as joule (J) and the unit of work in the cgs
How many cubic meters is 100 cubic feet of system is erg. How many ergs are there in
liquid? one joule?

 A. 3.785  A. 106
 B. 28.31  B. 107
 C. 37.85  C. 105
 D. 2.831  D. 104

Problem 44: Problem 49: ME Board April 1998

Ten (10) cubic meter is equivalent to how One horsepower is equivalent to
many stere?
 A. 746 watts
 A. 5  B. 7460 watts
 B. 10  C. 74.6 watts
 C. 20  D. 7.46 watts
 D. 100
Problem 50: ME Board October 1994
Problem 45: ME Board April 1995
How many horsepower is 746 kilowatts?
The standard acceleration due to gravity is
 A. 500
 A. 32.2 ft/s2  B. 74.6
 B. 980 ft/s2  C. 100
 C. 58.3 ft/s2  D. 1000
 D. 35.3 ft/s2
MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

22. 212
Answer Key:
Review: Solution for Number 22
1. 5
23. 113° F
2. 0.00309
Review: Solution for Number 23
3. 34.28
24. 26.67° C
4. 0.0141
Review: Solution for Number 24
5. 150
25. teta
6. 2.4 x 10 -8
26. 10-6
7. real number
27. 10-12 of a unit
8. rational
28. giga
9. 6785768.3
29. 4 spans
10. 0.0014
Review: Solution for Number 29
11. 1994
30. 25.4 mm
Review: Solution for Number 11
31. 3 hands
12. 0.000047
Review: Solution for Number 31
13. 0.00725
32. 800 feet
14. 4.2
Review: Solution for Number 32
15. 800 mils
33. 72 feet
Review: Solution for Number 15
Review: Solution for Number 33
16. 57.3
34. 12,960 feet
Review: Solution for Number 16
Review: Solution for Number 34
17. 180°
35. 1076 ft2
Review: Solution for Number 17
Review: Solution for Number 35
18. grad
36. 507.15 statute mile
19. 270
Review: Solution for Number 36
Review: Solution for Number 19
37. 8 x 10-4 m3
20. 37.8° C
Review: Solution for Number 37
Review: Solution for Number 20
38. 100 ares
21. 492
Review: Solution for Number 38
Review: Solution for Number 21
39. 10 sections
MCQs in System of Numbers and Conversion Part I

(Answer Key) 29. 4 spans

30. 25.4 mm
1. 5 31. 3 hands
2. 0.00309 32. 800 feet
3. 34.28 33. 72 feet
4. 0.0141 34. 12,960 feet
5. 150 35. 1076 ft2
6. 2.4 x 10-8 36. 507.15 statute mile
7. real number 37. 8 x 10-4 m3
8. rational 38. 100 ares
9. 6785768.3 39. 10 sections
10. 0.0014 40. 1964.64 sq. miles
11. 1994 41. 13.37 ft3
12. 0.000047 42. 0.378 m3
13. 0.00725 43. 2.831 m3
14. 4.2 44. 10 steres
15. 800 mils 45. 32.2 ft/s2
16. 57.3 46. 68.67 N
17. 180° 47. 10 kg
18. grad 48. 107 ergs
19. 270 49. 746 watts
20. 37.8° C 50. 1000 hp
21. 492
22. 212
23. 113° F
24. 26.67° C
25. teta
26. 10-6
27. 10-12 of a unit
28. giga