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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. B. inertia * D. Balance
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to 15. A hammer striking a nail is an example of which of the following
the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. laws?
A. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means B. Newton’s First Law of Motion
exponentiation. C. Newton’s Third Law of Motion*
D. Newton’s Law of Momentum
1. How many grams are there in 4.57 x 1021amu?
A. 6.95 x 10-3 g C. 5.45 x 10-3 g 16. The greater the mass of an object,
B. 5.96 x 10-3 g D. 7.59 x 10-3 g * A. the less force it can exert.
B. the more space it takes up.
2. The atomic number of an element is:
A. the sum of the number of protons and electrons C. the more balanced it is.
B. the number of protons in the nucleus * D. the greater the inertia.*
C. the number of electrons
D. the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus 17. At a height equal to the earth’s radius, the acceleration due to
gravity
3. Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen atoms in 17.4 g of A. Remains the same
(NH4)2SO4. (N = 14 amu, H = 1 amu, S = 32.1 amu, O = 16 amu).
B. Becomes less*
A. 5.01 mol H atoms C. 0.53 mol H atom
B. 1.05 mol H atoms * D. 0.26 mol H atom C. Becomes higher
D. More information is needed
4. Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration of solutions with the pH
value of 12.70. 18. For a perfectly inelastic collision
A. 2.5 x 10-13 C. 2.0 x 10-13 * A. e >1 C. e=1
B. 2.3 x 10-13 D. 1.5 x 10-13
B. e=0* D. e<1
5. During the takeoff roll, a Boeing 747 jumbo jet is accelerating at 4
m/s2. If it requires 40 sec to reach takeoff speed, how far the jet 19. Which of the following depends on the path taken to arrive at the
travels on the ground? thermodynamic state?
A. 1.6 km C. 4.8 km A. Pressure and volume C. Volume and temperature
B. 3.2 km* D. 6.4 km B. Pressure and temperature D. Work and heat*

6. A stone is thrown from the top of a building upward at an angle of

20. The area under the path on the P-V diagram determines:
30.0° to the horizontal with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s. If the height
of the building is 45.0 m, how long does it take the stone to reach the A. Heat transfer C. Work*
ground? B. Enthalpy D. Entropy
A. 2.44 s C. 4.22s*
B. 1.33 s D. 3.44 s 21. The area under the path on the T-s diagram determines:
A. Heat transfer* C. Work
7. A 0.5-kg snowball moving at 20 m/s strikes and sticks to a 70-kg B. Enthalpy D. Entropy
man standing on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond. What is
the man’s final velocity?
A. 0.17 m/s C. 0.14 m/s* 22. All of the following are extensive properties EXCEPT:
B. 0.20 m/s D. 0.11 m/s A. energy C. entropy
B. specific enthalpy* D. volume
8. A girl weighs 128 lb on the earth’s surface. What would she weigh at
a height above the earth’s surface of one earth radius? 23. A heat engine exhausts its heat at 350°C and has a Carnot
A. 44 lb C. 32 lb*
efficiency of 39%. What exhaust temperature would enable it to
B. 25 lb D. 56 lb
achieve a Carnot efficiency of 50%? 

9. An unbanked curve has a radius of 242 ft. What is the maximum A. 328C C. 238C*
speed at which a car can make the turn if the coefficient of friction is B. 138C D. 283C
0.81?
A. . 59 ft/s C. 79 ft/s *
24. A refrigerator has a coefficient of performance of 2.10. In each cycle
B. 45 ft/s D. 54 ft/s
it absorbs 3.40x104 J of heat from the cold reservoir. How much
mechanical energy is required each cycle to operate this
10. Which of the following relationship between dynamic and static
refrigerator? 

friction is correct?
A.𝜇𝑠 > 𝜇𝑘 * C.𝜇𝑠 = 𝜇𝑘 A. 16.2 kJ* C. 50.2 kJ
B.𝜇𝑠 < 𝜇𝑘 D. none of the above B. 26.1 kJ D. 20.5 kJ

11. What is the ratio of the number of moles of solute to the volume of 25. The general law of expansion or compression is PVn=C. The
the solution in liters? process is said to be isobaric, if n is equal to:
A. Molarity * C. Molality
A.  C. 1
B. Formality D. Mole fraction
B. 0* D. gamma
12. When a net force act on a body, it produces acceleration in body in
direction of net force which is directly proportional to net force acting 26. In a mixture of argon and helium, the volume of the argon is 2.00 L,
on body and inversely proportional to its mass. This statement is the temperature of the helium is 27◦C, and the total pressure is 725
called: torr. What is the number of moles of gas in the mixture?
A. Newton’s Second Law of Motion* A. 0.0775 mol* C. 0.0755 mol
B. Newton’s First Law of Motion B. 0.0575 mol D. 0.0577 mol
C. Newton’s Third Law of Motion
D. Newton’s Law of Momentum 27. Which of the following is not a thermodynamic property?
A. Pressure C. Temperature
13. The rate of change of momentum is equal to B. Specific volume D. Work*
A. Work done C. Acceleration
B. Force* D. Impulse 28. The ideal carnot cycle consists of which of the following?
14. The tendency of an object to resist any change of motion is known A. Two isothermal; Two adiabatic*
as ______. B. Two isothermal; Two isochoric
A. force C. mass C. Two adiabatic; one isobaric; one isochoric

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D. Two isentropic; two isobaric B. 29* D. 24

45. What charge has the elements belong to the group 2?

29. What type of deformation is produced by a shear stress?
A. 2* C. -2
A. Change in length C. Change in area B. 1 D. -1
B. Change in shape* D. Change in volume
46. What does UPS mean?
30. How much heat is generated when the brakes are used to bring a A. Uninterrupting Portable Supply
1000-kg car from a speed of 25 m/s to 15 m/s? 
 B. Uninterruptible Power Supply*
C. Uninterrupting Power Supply
A. 100 kJ C. 400 kJ
D. Uninterruptible Portable Supply
B. 500 kJ D. 200 kJ*
47. An electric motor lifts a 10-kg mass 100 m in 10 s. The power
31. A 340-kg marble boulder rolls off the top of a cliff and falls a vertical developed by the motor is
height of 140 m before striking the ground. Estimate the A. 9.8 W C. 980 W*
temperature rise of the rock if 50% of the heat generated remains in B. 98 W D. 9,800 W
the marble boulder. 

48. Which device could be used to determine whether a substance is
A. 0.60C C. 0.80C* radioactive?
B. 0.40C D. 0.20C A. A Van de Graaf generator C. a cyclotron
B. A Geiger counter* D. a linear accelerator
32. It is defined as the ratio of the lateral strain to axial strain.
49. What is the pH value of a solution with acetic acid concentration of
A. Modulus of Elasticity C. Young’s Modulus
3.0 x 10^-6 M?
B. Bulk Modulus D. Poisson’s ratio* A. 12.72 C. 5.523*
B. 14.28 D. 3.472
33. What property of a material resists a change in length?
A. Modulus of elasticity* C. Modulus of rigidity 50. What is the mass number of an atom with 9 protons, 11 neutrons,
B. Bulk Modulus D. Poisson’s ratio and 9 electrons?
A. 9 C. 20*
B. 18 D. 29
34. The second moment of area is also called
A. Moment of Mass C. Moment of inertia* 51. Which is not a standard overcurrent protection device rating?
B. Moment of Center D. Varignon’s Component A. 50 C. 225
B. 1500* D. 110
35. In how many years will the investment to double in value at 5%
simple interest rate? 52. An impulse of 30 N●s is supplied to a 5-kg mass. If the mass had a
A. 2 C. 20* speed of 100 m/sec before the impulse, its speed after the impulse
B. 4 D. 40 could be
A. 250 m/s C. 6.00 m/s
36. A machine cost $75,000 after 1 year. If the rate of interest is 18% B. 106 m/s* D. 0 m/s
compounded annually, what is its price now?
A. $63,955.23 C. $65,933.23 53. A device used to measure atmospheric pressure is called
B. $63,559.32* D. $65,339.32 A. Manometer C. pycnometer
B. Barometer* D. hydrometer
37. A soccer player kicks the rock horizontally off a cliff 40 m high. Then
hears the splash of water 3 s after. Find the initial velocity of the 54. A bar of uniform cross section is subject to uniaxial tension and
rock. Assume the speed of sound = 343 m/s. develops a strain in the direction of the force of 1/800. Calculate the
A. 17.89 m/s C. 9.30 m/s* change of volume per unit volume. Assume µ =1/3.
B. 9.91 m/s D. 10.56 m/s A. 1/2400 (inc)* C. 1/1200 (inc)
B. 1/2400 (dec) D. 1/1200
38. A man on the moon pushes a 10-kg box using a 100 N-force. What (dec)
is the acceleration of the box? Assume amoon = 1.67 m/s^2.
A. 15 m/s^2 C. 40 m/s^2 55. When a submarine dives to a depth of 120 m, to how large a total
B. 20 m/se^2 D. 10 m/s^2* pressure is its exterior surface subjected? The density of seawater
is 1.03 g/cc.
39. The external pressure applied to a confined fluid increases the A. 1.41 MPa C. 1.31 MPa*
pressure of every point in the fluid by an amount equal to the B. 1.21 MPa D. 1.11 MPa
external pressure. This is known as
A. Pascal’s principle* C. Torricelli’s Theorem 56. What is RES stands for in EPIRA?
B. Archimedes principle D. Bernoulli’s Theorem A. Retail Energy Supply C. Retail
Electricity Supply
40. A year ago, Dennis invests $900 then a year after he gets an B. Retail Energy Supplier D. Retail
annual return of $1100. What is the interest rate? Electricity Supplier*
A. 11.11% C. 10.55%*
B. 22.22% D. 12.22% 57. Find the angle of banking for a highway curve of 90 m radius
designed to accommodate cars traveling at 160 kph, if the
41. Maximum distance between busway supports. coefficient of friction between the tires and the road is 0.60.
A. 1000 mm C. 1800 mm A. 34.9 deg* C. 20.3 deg
B. 1500 mm* D. 2000 mm B. 44.6 deg D. 47.2 deg

42. Calculate the molarity of a solution after 1.70 L of 2.06 M solution is 58. Which is not a unit of power?
diluted to 2.50 L. A. Joules/second C. watts
A. 1.40 M* C. 0.883 M B. Newton-seconds* D. calories/second
B. 2.06 M D. 3.42 M
59. The density of nitrogen is 1.25 kg/cu.m at S.T.P. Determine the
43. Which of the following holds true for any given material? density of nitrogen at 42 deg C and 730 mm of mercury.
A. 1/3 ≥ G/E ≥1/2 C. 1/3 > G/E ≥ 1/2 A. 1.09 kg/cu.m C. 1.04
B. ½ > G/E > 1/3* D. ½ ≥ G/E ≥ 1/3 kg/cu.m*
B. 1.90 kg/cu.m D. 1.40
44. A reservoir dam holds an 8.00-km^2 lake behind it. Just behind the kg/cu.m
dam, the lake is 12.0 m deep. What is the water pressure at a point
3.0 down the from the lake’s surface?
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60. A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in 6 min at a constant A. 3.5 sq. mm. C. 2.0 sq. mm.
acceleration. Find the number of revolutions that it makes within the B. 5.5 sq. mm. D. 8.0 sq.
elapse time. mm.*
A. 550 C. 630
B. 540* D. 500 77. Varignon’s theorem is used to determine the_____.
A. Moment of inertia C. Location of centroid*
61. 200 grams of aluminum block at 400 deg C is dropped into a 1 kg B. Mass moment of inertia D. Moment of
aluminum calorimeter containing 100 grams of water at 5 deg C. area
What is the final temperature of the mixture, in deg C? c al = 0.22
kcal/kg-deg C. 78. A piece of machinery costs $20,000 and has an estimated life of
A. 25.7 C. 64.8 eight years and a scrap value of $2,000. What uniform annual
B. 52.7* D. 46.8 amount must be set aside at the end of each of the eight years for
replacement if the interest rate is 4%?
62. An 8 unit long long pendulum subtends an angle of 34 degrees. A. $1,953* C. $2,250
What is the height difference from its stationary position? B. $2,174 D. $2,492
A. 1.37* C. 1.26
B. 1.73 D. 1.62 79. RA 7920, Rule 2 (d) defining?
A. CHED C. Board of
63. Which wave requires a medium for transmission? EE*
A. Light C. Radio B. Commission D. TESDA
B. Infrared D. Sound*

64. Calculate the mass of the oxygen that reacts with 1.24 g of methane 80. Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron coated with:
(natural gas) to form 3.41 g of carbon dioxide and 2.79 g of water. A. Aluminum C. Tin
A. 4.96 g* C. 7.44 g B. Magnesium D. Zinc*
B. 4.65 g D. 1.86 g
81. Determine the work, in kJ, necessary to compress 2 kg of air from
100 kPa to 4000 kPa if the temperature is held constant 300 deg C.
65. An object 6 cm high is placed 12 cm away from a concave mirror A. -1210* C. -932
whose focal length is 36 cm. What is the height of the image? B. -1105 D. -812
A. 3 cm C. 9 cm*
B. 4 cm D. 8 cm 82. Article III of Code of Ethics for Electrical Engineers contains:
A. SEC. 1 to 8 C. SEC. 1 to 6
66. The viscosity of a fluid varies with B. SEC. 1 to 7* D. SEC. 1 to 5
A. Temperature* C. density
B. Pressure D. temperature and 83. Which metals is protected by a layer of its own oxide?
pressure A. Aluminum* C. Gold
B. Silver D. Iron
67. A 8.00-L sample of gas at 99.0 kPa and 25 deg C is compressed.
What is its final pressure at 25 deg C if the gas is compressed 2.00 84. A voltage level exceeding one (1) kV up to 34.5 kV is:
L? A. High voltage C. Extra High
A. 396 kPa C. 264 kPa Voltage
B. 132 kPa* D. 528 kPa B. Low voltage D. Medium
Voltage*
68. What is the strong bond between hydrogen atoms known as?
A. The ionic bond C. ionic and 85. A drill press is purchased for $ 10,000 and has estimated life of
metallic bonds twelved years. The salvage value at the end of twelve years
B. The metallic bond D. the covalent bond* estimated to be $ 1,300. Using general straight-line depreciation,
compute the book value of the drill press at the end of eight years.
69. Determine the moment of inertia of a circle of diameter 5 in about a A. $ 1,300 C. $ 3,475
diameter. B. $ 3,333 D. $4,200*
A. 30.7 in^4* C. 15.35 in^4
B. 61.4 in^4 D. 46.02 in^4 86. After counting 0, 1, 10, 11 the next binary number is
A. 15 C. 100*
70. Calculate the pressure of oxygen in amixture at 105.9 kPa B. 110 D. 120
containing 0.400 mol of oxygen and 0.200 mol of nitrogen.
A. 176.5 kPa C. 35.3 kPa 87. A force causing a rise of a liquid in tubes of small diameter.
B. 141.2 kPa D. 70.6 kPa* A. Cohesion C. Capillarity*
B. Surface tension D. adhesion
71. (11100) base 2 = (_____) base 16
A. 2E C. 1C* 88. A skier starts from rest and slides 9.0 m down a slope in 3.0 s. In
B. 2A D. 1B what time after starting will the skier acquire a speed of 24 m/s?
Assume that the acceleration is constant.
72. If a twisting moment of 10,000 lb-in is impressed 1-3/4 in diameter A. 8 s C. 16 s
shaft, what is the maximum shearing stress developed? B. 10 s D. 12 s*
A. 8,500 psi C. 9,500 psi*
B. 9,200 psi D. 8,900 psi 89. An engineer buys a machine costing P 500,000. Compute the
capitalized cost if the machine has a life of 5 years and a salvage
73. The path of a projectile is: value of P 80,000. Rate of interests is 12% per annum.
A. A parabola* C. a part of a A. P1,505,946.80 C.
circle P1,050,934.06*
B. An ellipse D. a hyperbola B. P1,800,836.08 D.
P936,280.60
74. What is the pump power needed to increase the pressure by 6000
kPa in a 8-cm-dia pipe transporting 0.04 cu.m./s? 90. A ball is thrown with an initial horizontal velocity of 30 m/sec from a
A. 32 kW C. 18 kW height of 3 m above the ground, and 40 m from a vertical wall. How
B. 24 kW* D. 43 kW far from the wall will the ball rebound for the first time?
A. 23.46 m C. 32.46 m
75. A heat pump delivers 20,000 kJ/hr of heat with a 1.39 kW input. B. 16.54 m* D. 61.54 m
Calculate the COP.
A. 3 C. 5 91. RA 7920 contains how many sections all in all?
B. 4* D. 6 A. 40 C. 43
B. 41 D.45*
76. The minimum size of service drop copper conductors allowed by the
PEC is one of the following. Which is this size?

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92. The most important element that controls the physical propeties of
steel is
A. Silicon C. Manganese
B. Tungsten D. Carbon*

93. A stone of mass 100 grams is whirled in a horizontal circle at the

end of a cord 100 cm long. If the tension in the cord is 2.5 newtons,
what is the speed of the stone?
A. 3 m/s C. 5 m/s*
B. 4 m/s D. 6 m/s

94. A student will receive P3,000 at the beginning of each 3 months for
4 years. What is the sum of iits annuity at the end of the 4th year if
the interest rate is 6% compounded quarterly?
A. P45,604 C. P64,320
B. P54,604* D. P46,690

95. The overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by the
DOE and submitted to Congress pursuant to R.A 7638.
A. Philippine Energy Plan (PEP)*
B. Power Development Program (PDP)
C. Preliminary Project Planning Data (PPPD)
D. Philippine Electrical Code (PEC)

96. An air bubble in water shines because of the phenomenon of:

a. Reflection*
b. Refraction
c. Diffraction
d. Total internal reflection

97. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass
remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on earth’s
surface would
a. Increase
b. Remain unchanged
c. Decrease*
d. None of the above

98. A concave mirror focuses a parallel beam of light at a distance of 12

cm from its surface when an object is placed 24 cm in front of the
mirror, its image will be formed
A. 24 cm in front of the mirror*
B. 24 cm behind of the mirror
C. 12 cm in front of the mirror
D. 12 cm behind the mirror

99. Which of the following colors identifies the grounded conductor of a

branch circuit?
A. Green
B. Black
C. White*
D. Blue

100. Transformer exceeding 112.5 kVA, shall not be located within ____
from combustible materials of the building.
A. 400 mm C.
200 mm
B. 300 mm* D.
500 mm

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