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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Engineering Laws and Ethics as one of the
General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make
sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various
sources including past Board Questions in General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) field.
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:
Engineering Laws and Ethics MCQs
PART 3: MCQs from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART III
PART 7: MCQs from Number 301 – 350 Answer key: PART VII
PART 8: MCQs from Number 351 – 400 Answer key: PART VIII
PART 10: MCQs from Number 451 – 500 Answer key: PART X
A. E. O. 125
B. R. A. 3846
C. R. A. 3396
D. R. A. 7925
A. R. A. 109
B. R. A. 3396
C. R. A. 3846
D. R. A. 7925
4. What government regulation in telecommunication provides the policy to improve the provision of
local exchange carrier service?
A. O. 109
B. R. A. 3846
C. O. 59
D. O. 546
5. What is the basic law that provides for the regulation of radio station, communications in the
Philippines and other purposes?
A. R. A. 3846
B. D. O. 11
C. D. O. 88
D. D. O. 5
6. What law specifically requires the service of a duly registered Electronics and Communications
Engineer in the designing, installation and construction, operation and maintenance of radio stations?
A. R. A. 3846
B. R. A. 9292
C. R. A. 5734
D. D. O. 88
7. Which law vested the jurisdiction, control and regulation over the Philippine communicateons satellite
corporation with the National Telecommunications Commission?
A. E. O. 109
B. E. O. 196
C. E. O. 59
D. E. O. 205
8. What law provides regulation of the ownership and operation of radio and television stations and for
other purposes?
A. P. D. No. 223
B. P. D. No. 576-A
C. P. D. No. 567-A
D. P. D. No. 657-A
9. What NTC memorandum circular sets the rules and regulations governing the manufacture,
acquisition, sale and service of radio communication equipment?
A. MC No. 9-13-98
B. MC No. 8-06-88
C. MC No. 4-22-99
D. MC No. 2-05-88
10. What law governs the operations of cable television in the Philippines?
A. E. O. 196
B. E. O. 463
C. E. O. 436
D. E. O. 205
11. What law created the national council for the promotion of E-Commerce in the country?
A. E. O. 467
B. E. O. 468
C. E. O. 109
D. E. O. 59
12. Which law provides for a national policy on the operation and use of international satellite
communications in the country?
A. E. O. 468
B. E. O. 109
C. E. O. 205
D. E. O. 467
13. What law regulates the operation of CATV systems in the country?
A. E. O. 436
B. E. O. 205
C. E. O. 250
D. E. O. 346
14. What is an executive order signed by former President Fidel Ramos in March 1998 providing the
national policy in the operation and use of international satellite communications in the Philippines?
A. E. O. 3846
B. E. O. 59
C. E. O. 456
D. E. O. 467
B. September 6, 1997
C. September 9, 1997
D. June 1, 1987
A. March 1, 1995
D. March 7, 1995
A. March 1, 1995
21. What law created the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)?
A. P. D. 223
B. P. D. 1986
C. P. D. 1987
D. P. D. 1988
22. What law created the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB)?
A. P. D. 223
B. P. D. 1986
C. P. D. 1987
D. P. D. 1988
23. What is the new regulation issued by NTC providing the guideline for mobile personal
communication having a global coverage using satellite?
A. NMT
B. GMPCS
C. GSM
D. TACS
24. What government agency is the principal administrator of Republic Act No. 7925?
A. Bureau of Communications
C. House of Representatives
25. What government agency was designated as the Chairman of the Electronic Commerce Promotion
Council?
A. NTC
B. DOTC
C. NEDA
D. DTI
26. The VRB Board is composed of a chairman, a vice chairman and members.
A. 10
B. 18
C. 22
D. 25
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 30
28. MTRCB law defines an “Adult” as a person years of age and above.
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21
29. Radio programs not suitable for children must be aired after what time?
A. 7 PM
B. 8 PM
C. 9 PM
D. 10 PM
30. All are AM radio prime time block for provincial stations except one. Which one?
A. 5 AM to 9 AM
B. 12 NN to 2 PM
C. 11 AM to 3 PM
D. 4 PM to 7 PM
31. For CATV system, prime time refers to the five-hour period from local time.
A. 6:00 to 11:00 PM
B. 5:00 to 10:00 PM
C. 4:00 to 9:00 PM
D. 3:00 to 8:00 PM
32. What is the prime time block for FM radio for provincial stations?
A. 5 AM to 7 PM
B. 6 AM to 8 PM
C. 7 AM to 7 PM
D. 6 PM to 7 PM
33. What is the prime time block for AM radio in Metro Manila?
A. 5 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 8 PM
B. 4 AM to 8 AM and 4 PM to 8 PM
C. 5 AM to 9 AM and 5 PM to 9 PM
D. 6 AM to 10 AM and 5 PM to 9 PM
34. What is the prime time block for FM radio in Metro Manila?
A. 7:00 AM to 7 PM
B. 6:00 AM to 6 PM
C. 6:00 AM to 8 PM
D. 7:00 AM to 8 PM
. A. 6 AM to 8 PM
B. 9 PM to 12 MN
C. 5 AM to 6 AM and 8 PM to 9 PM
D. 12 MN to 5 AM
36. According to the medium frequency broadcast standards, the term “nighttime” refers to the period
of time between UTC.
A. 1000 to 2200
B. 1000 to 1600
C. 1000 to 1500
D. 1000 to 1800
37. What is the maximum power suggested by KBP on 919 – 1312 AM broadcast station in Metro
Manila?
A. 10 kW
B. 20 kW
C. 15 kW
D. 5 kW
38. What is the minimum carrier power output of a standard AM broadcast where effective and direct
supervision of an Electronics and Communications Engineer is required?
A. 5 kW
B. 4 kW
C. 1 kW
D. 3 kW
39. What is the maximum power allocation for AM broadcast in Metro Manila?
A. 10 kW
B. 25 kW
C. 50 kW
D. 100 kW
40. According to the TV broadcast standards, what is the maximum effective radiated power in Metro
Manila and Metro Cebu for channels 7 – 13?
A. 300 kW
B. 500 kW
C. 1000 kW
D. 1500 kW
41. In Metro Manila, commercial load shall not exceed minutes for one hour program.
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
42. KBP Radio Code requires each radio station a minimum of of news per day.
A. 1 hour
B. 45 minutes
C. 2 hours
43. Program interruption for the airing of commercial in Metro Manila shall not exceed breaks in every
program hour.
A. 8
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
44. Program interruption for the airing of commercial outside Metro Manila shall not exceed breaks per
program hour.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
45. Outside Metro Manila, commercial load shall not exceed minutes in one hour program.
A. 12
B. 15
C. 17
D. 20
46. All stations must promote the Filipino music by playing OPM every hour.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 1
D. 3
47. All station must have a minimum of news/day form 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
A. 50 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 45 minutes
48. Newscast is a distinct unit of a program with minimum news content of excluding intro, extro,
headline and commercial load.
A. 1 minute
B. 2 minutes
C. 30 seconds
49. In Metro Manila, program interruption for the airing of commercial shall not exceed how many
breaks in 1 hour?
A. 5
B. 3
C. 7
D. 6
50. TV station is required at least newscast (aggregate total including advisories) per day during
weekdays.
A. 20 minutes
B. 40 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 30 minutes
answers.
1. 7925
3. R. A. 3396
4. O. 109
5. R. A. 3846
6. D. O. 88
7. E. O. 196
8. P. D. No. 576-A
9. MC No. 2-05-88
10. E. O. 436
11. E. O. 468
12. E. O. 467
13. E. O. 205
14. E. O. 467
21. P. D. 1986
22. P. D. 1987
23. GMPCS
25. DTI
26. 18
27. 30
28. 18
29. 9 PM
30. 11 AM to 3 PM
32. 6 AM to 8 PM
33. 5 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 8 PM
34. 6:00 AM to 8 PM
35. 12 MN to 5 AM
37. 20 kW
38. 1 kW
39. 50 kW
40. 1000 kW
41. 15
42. 45 minutes
43. 6
44. 7
45. 17
46. 4
47. 45 minutes
48. 1 minute
49. 6
50. 30 minutes
51. Radio station shall allocate at least as a program or programs rendering public service.
A. 2 hours per day
A. 40.25 MHz
B. 45.75 MHz
C. 43.75MHz
D. 41.25 MHz
A. 40.25 MHz
B. 45.75 MHz
C. 43.75MHz
D. 41.25 MHz
54. Which band is allocated to Short Range Radio Service in the country?
A. ELF
B. UHF
C. VHF
D. HF
55. The certificate of Authority issued by National Telecommunications Commission to a CATV operator
shall have a maximum term of how many years?
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years
56. High speed networks are ICT networks that have a capacity of at least Mbps.
A. 2.048
B. 32
C. 64
D. 256
57. The authorized transmit frequency range for cordless telephone sets operating in the UHF band is
MHz
A. 1.725 to 1.79
B. 1.275 to 1.975
C. 1.925 to 1.975
D. 1.575 to 1.975
58. In CATV system, video signal to noise ratio of modulator must be better than dB.
A. 30
B. 34
C. 36
D. 38
59. In a CATV system, head end processor as RF input/output terminal match should a minimum loss of
dB.
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 22
60. A damage or injury suffered by the party seeking rescission by reason of the fact that the price is
unjust or inadequate.
A. damage
B. effect
C. lesion
D. payment
61. A contract which possesses all the essential requisites of a valid contract, namely, consent, object
and cause or consideration. It is a valid contract until it is annulled.
B. Unenforceable Contract
C. Voidable Contract
D. Negotiorum Gestio
B. Unenforceable Contract
C. Voidable Contract
D. Negotiorum Gestio
63. When a contract cannot be sued upon or enforced in court unless it is ratified is said to be
C. Voidable Contract
D. Negotiorum Gestio
64. It is the voluntary administration of the abandoned business or property belonging to another
without the consent of the latter.
B. Unenforceable Contract
C. Voidable Contract
D. Negotiorum Contract
65. It is the sum of money which the law awards or imposes as the pecuniary compensation,
recompense, or satisfaction for an injury done or a wrong sustained as a consequence either of a breach
of a contractual obligation or a tortuous act.
A. Payment
B. Injury
C. Damages
D. Compensation
66. Damages that cover actual injury or economic loss. It typically includes medical expenses, lost wages
and the repair or replacement of property.
B. Nominal Damages
C. Moral Damages
67. Damages that includes physical suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious anxiety, besmirched
reputation, wounded feelings, moral shock, social humiliation and similar injury.
A. Actual or Compensatory Damages
B. Nominal Damages
C. Moral Damages
68. Damages which are small and trivial sums awarded for a technical injury due to a violation of some
legal right, and as a consequence of which some damages must be awarded to determine the right.
B. Nominal Damages
C. Moral Damages
B. Nominal Damages
C. Moral Damages
70. “Damages” where the amount of which has been agrees upon by the parties or fixed by the
judgment of a competent court.
A. Liquidated Damages
B. Exemplary Damages
C. Corrective Damages
D. Compensatory Damages
71. Damages which are given in enhancement merely of the ordinary damages on account of wanton,
reckless, malicious, or oppressive character of the acts complained of.
A. Actual or Compensatory Damages
B. Nominal Damages
C. Moral Damages
72. Branch of the unwritten law which was originally founded on the customs of merchants, mariners
and business men generally in their dealings with one another throughout the civilized countries of the
world.
A. Law of merchants
B. Law of businessmen
C. Law of mariners
D. Law of people
73. What refers to a remuneration paid to a carrier by the interconnecting carriers for accessing the
facilities of such carrier which is needed by the interconnecting carriers for the origination and/or
termination of all types of traffic derived from the interconnector?
A. Interconnection charge
B. Approach charge
C. Access charge
D. Network charge
74. What refers to a permit issued by the NTC authorizing the holder thereof to engage to the
acquisition, servicing, maintenance, purchase or sale of transmitters and/or transceivers, parts and
accessories thereof?
75. A series whose episodes have had no national network television exhibitions in the Philippines and
no regional network exhibition in the relevant market is known in CATV system as .
A. Off-network
B. Cablecasting
C. First-Run series
76. The installation or construction of a cable TV head-end station shall be directly supervised by a
registered ECE. The statement above is:
A. True
B. False
77. Which of the following shall be complied by an international ship pursuant to the global maritime
distress and safety system implemented last 1999?
A. A facsimile
B. A radio personnel
C. A Morse code
D. A radio-telegraph operator
78. Authorized gateway operators shall provide at least one rural exchange line for every urban local
exchange lines.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
80. What is the basic qualification of an applicant for public carrier network before a Certificate of Public
Convenience or a Provisional Authority is issued?
A. Franchise
B. B SEC document
C. Business Permit
81. When is Electronics and Communications Engineer supervision required under Department Order
No. 88?
82. An entity, sometimes referred to as carriers or national backbone network operator, authorized to
install, own and operate facilities which connect local exchanges within the Philippines and to engage in
the business of inter-exchange national long distance services is known as .
C. Inter-exchange carrier
D. National carrier
83. An entity, relying on the transmission, switching and local distribution facilities of local exchange and
inter-exchange operators, and overseas carriers, offers enhanced services beyond those ordinarily
provided by such carriers is known as .
A. International carrier
C. Inter-exchange carrier
84. What refers to a privilege conferred upon a telecommunications entity by Congress, authorizing an
entity to engage in a certain type of telecommunications service?
A. Authority to Operate
C. Franchise
D. Provisional Authority
85. NTC cannot grant one of the following, an authority to operate a cable television system within the
same franchise area covered by any provisional Authority or Certificate of Authority previously granted
by the Commission.
A. Prior operator has not complied sufficiently with terms and condition of the authorization.
87. When can telecommunications entity provide value added service in its area?
A. When it has separated book of account, has technical capability and must be within the franchise
area.
B. When it is within franchise area, upon submission of required capitalization and upon approval of NTC.
D. Upon approval of NTC, when other VAS operators are not discriminated in rate and access, and has
separated books of account.
88. What refers to an undertaking the object of which is to transmit audio, video, text, images or other
signals or messages for reception of a broad audience in a geographical area via wired or wireless
means?
A. Telecommunications
B. Broadcasting
C. Mass media
D. Multi media
89. What refers to a non-exclusive facility which the public may, by the payment of appropriate fees,
place as well as receive telephone calls and/or telegrams or other messages?
D. Call center
90. The international carrier shall also comply with its obligation to provide the local exchange service in
unserved or underserved areas within years from the grant of the authority as required by existing
regulation.
A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 2 years
D. 5 years
91. International switch termination refers to a port in the switching international gateway system
equivalent to kbps (digital) where international circuit terminates.
A. 56.6
B. 64
C. 128
D. 256
92. Which of the following is designated as the international distress, safety and calling frequency for
radio telephony for stations of the maritime mobile service when using frequencies in the authorized
bands between 156 MHz and 174 MHz?
A. 165.8 MHz
B. 156.8 MHz
C. 158.6 MHz
D. 168.5 MHz
93. Which conference in the ITU structure does the Telecommunications Development Bureau report?
A. RRB
B. WTDC
C. WRC
D. WTSC
94. What is the main principle used by ITU in determining the distribution of the orbit/spectrum
resources?
D. Equal distribution
95. Which body in the present ITU structure took the place of CCITT?
A. ITU-R
B. ITU-D
C. ITU-T
D. RAG
96. Where does the secretary general in the organizational structure of present ITU report?
A. WTSC
B. TDAB
C. WRC
D. Council
97. The International Radio Consultative Committee is referred to in international radio communications
as .
A. IRCC
B. ITU
C. IRR
D. CCIR
98. What agency of the United Nations formulates standards and recommended practices for all civil
aviation?
A. ICAO
B. CAA
C. IATA
D. ATO
99. What is the executive branch of government –in-charge of policy making in the telecommunication?
D. Bureau of Telecommunications
100. What refers to the listing of the date and time events, programs, equipment, test, malfunctions and
corrections in communication system?
A. File
B. Documentation
C. Reporting
D. Log
100. What refers to the listing of the date and time events, programs, equipment, test, malfunctions and
corrections in communication system?
A. File
B. Documentation
C. Reporting
D. Log
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MCQs in Engineering Laws and Ethics Part II – Answers Engr 4 Years Ago
Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Laws and Ethics Part 2.
54. UHF
55. 15 years
56. 2.048
58. 36
59. 16
60. lesion
65. Damages
76. True
78. 10
80. Franchise
84. Franchise
88. Broadcasting
90. 3 years
91. 64
93. WTDC
95. ITU-T
96. Council
97. CCIR
98. ICAO
in each questions.
101. Which position does a maritime ship main antenna have, when it is connected to the reserve
transmitter and receiver?
A. AA
B. Direction finder
C. Main transmitter
D. Emergency transmitter
102. One of the major components required under the global maritime distress and safety system is the:
C. provision of facsimile.
103. One of the following is NOT the major components required on board ship under the global
maritime distress and safety system. Which one?
104. At what position does a maritime ship main antenna have, when it is open circuited and that any
auxiliary antenna is/are connected to the main receiver?
A. AA
B. Emergency transmitter
C. Direction finder
D. Ground
105. What position of maritime ship main antenna, when the radio watch is secured or when the ship is
in electrical storm?
A. AA
B. Main transmitter
C. Grounded
D. HF
106. What are the two legislative functions of the International Telecommunications Union in its
international conference issues on orbital resources?
B. Allocates frequency bands for the services and determine the principle of distribution of the
orbit/spectrum resources.
107. A person or entity intending to register as VolP service provider is required to post a performance
bond of .
A. P 1 million
B. P 3 million
C. P 5 million
D. P 10 million
108. What refers to as linkage by wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more
telecommunications carrier or operators with one another for the purpose of allowing or enabling the
subscriber of one carrier or operator to access or reach the subscribers of the other carrier or operator?
A. Interconnection
B. Toll patching
C. Gateway
A. R. A. 8927
B. R. A. 9287
C. R. A. 8792
D. R. A. 8729
A. P. D. 223
B. R. A. 5734
C. R. A. 9292
D. R. A. 7925
A. R. A. 8891
B. R. A. 8981
C. R. A. 8918
D. R. A. 8198
A. P. D. 323
B. P. D. 223
C. P. D. 232
D. P. D. 223
114. When was the Electronic Commerce Act of the Philippines approved?
115. When was Republic Act No. 9292 approved by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?
117. Under R. A. 9292, who are authorized to render engineering consultation services?
118. Under R. A. 9292, can a Register Electronic Engineer render design services?
A. Yes
B. No
119. Under R. A. 9292, the Professional Electronic Engineer shall the electronics plan designed by a
Registered Electronic Engineer?
A. review
B. sign
C. seal
D. Only those engineers who have more than 5 years professional practice experience
. A. current practice
122. Under R. A. 9292, the rate of retainers’ fee to be charged by the consulting electronics engineer for
routine or ordinary consultation will not be less than per month.
A. P 1,500
B. P 2,000
C. P 2,500
D. P3,000
123. The powers and functions of the Board is provided in of the R. A. No. 9292.
A. Section 5
B. Section 6
C. Section 7
D. Section 8
124. R. A. 9292, Section 17 states that the result of the board examination shall be released within days
after the examination.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 3
125. What is the minimum punishment imposed to any person who shall give any false or fraudulent
statement to the Board to obtain a Certificate of registration and/or Professional ID Card as Electronics
Engineer?
126. The electronic designer will furnish sets of drawing specifications and other contract documents to
the client.
A. 5
B. 3
C. 7
D. 2
127. What is the basic monthly salary scale for salaried ECE practitioners with less than 5 years of active
service?
A. P 4,000 to P 8,000
B. P 2,000 to P 5,000
C. P 5,000 to P 9,000
D. P 6,000 to P 10,000
128. “To provide technical specifications for electronics equipment and systems” is under what field of
ECE practice?
A. Engineering consultation
B. Design Services
129. “Testing and quality control of electronic products” is under what field of ECE practice?
A. Education Service
C. Manufacturing
D. Maintenance
130. If the ECE consultant’s present is required in another place away from his office, additional
compensation of for every hour he is away from his office or if the place more than 50 km away from his
office.
A. P 1,000.00
B. P 500.00
C. P 250.00
D. P 100.00
131. For professional services rendered by the electronics engineer as consultant for project with
definite duration, the minimum recommended hourly rate is for salaried ECEs.
132. Aside from compensation, the client will pay for the cost of at least “business class” transportation
and accommodation if the meetings are conducted in a place more than km away from the established
office of electronic engineer consultant.
A. 30
B. 40
C. 50
D. 100
133. For court appearance electronics engineer must charge a minimum fee to the client of not less than
per hour per appearance regardless whether the hearing is postponed or not.
A. P 500.00
B. P 250.00
C. P 1,000.00
D. P 100.00
134. For conference, electronics engineer must not charge fee to the client more than per hour per
attendance regardless whether the meeting is postponed or not.
A. P 500.00
B. P 250.00
C. P 1,000.00
D. P 750.00
135. All are methods of determining the fees to electronics engineers except:
A. Constant Percentage Method
136. When a project involves alterations, repairs, additions, modifications, etc, which does not involve a
whole project, what method is used for computing the professional fee?
137. What method of computing fees is where the electronic facilities are divided into classifications
which have corresponding unit design rate?
138. What is the basic monthly salary scale for salaried ECE practitioner with 5 to 10 years of active
service?
A. P 6,000 to P 20,000
B. P 5,000 to P 8,000
C. P 8,000 to P 12,000
D. P 10,000 to P 15,000
139. What is the basic monthly salary scale for salaried ECE practitioner with more than 10 years of
active service?
A. P 15,000 – up
B. P 12,000 – up
C. P 8,000 – up
D. P 10,000 – up
140. According to the manual of professional practice of electronics engineers, the minimum rate of
retainer’s fee to be charged by the consulting electronics engineer is .
141. What refers to the act of putting together parts of a whole in order to build-up; to erect or to form
and/or to set or establish electronics equipment, systems or facilities?
B. Investigation
C. Appraisal
D. Acceptance
142. What refers to the process of producing, forming or fabricating electronic equipment and/or related
components, parts, devices and accessories?
A. Quality control
B. Manufacturing
C. Development
D. System design
143. What refers to the act of conceptualizing, planning and projecting a scheme, system and facility
using the arts and science of electronics along with social, economic, financial and technical
consideration?
A. Construction service
B. Consultation service
C. Organizing service
D. Design service
144. What is the act of giving advice and information to client in the area of electronics engineering and
its related fields in line with current internationally accepted standards and practices?
A. Consultancy design
B. Professional consultation
C. Engineering consultation
D. Consultancy service
145. What is the minimum fine for unauthorized copying of copyrighted works as provided in the E-
commerce Act of the Philippines?
A. P 100,000
B. P 500,000
C. P 100,000
D. P 50,000
146. What is the minimum penalty for unauthorized copying of copyrighted works as provided in the E-
commerce Act of the Philippines?
A. 6 months imprisonment
B. 12 months imprisonment
C. 2 months imprisonment
D. 3 months imprisonment
147. A secret code which secures and defends sensitive information that crosses over public channels
into a form decipherable only with a matching electronic key is referred to as
A. password
B. username
C. encrypted code
D. electronic key
148. What is the term of the Chairman of the Professional Regulation Commission?
A. 5 years
B. 3 years
C. 6 years
D. 7 years
149. Which one is NOT the basic electrical protection measure in the Philippine Electronic Codes?
B. Undergrounding
D. Shielding