ESAS

1. What impurity in steel can cause "red shortness" which means the steel becomes unworkable
at high temperature?

A. Sulfur B. Silicon C. Manganese D. Phosphorus

2. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, carrying a uniformly
distributed load is always

A. parabolic B. linear C. cubical D. circular

3. According to RA 7920 the members of the BEE shall hold office for a term of ____ appointment
or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified.

A. 6 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5

4. The conductor used to connect the grounding electrode to the equipment grounding conductor,
to the grounded conductor, or to both, of the circuit at the service equipment or at the source of
a separately derived system.

A. Grounded Conductor
B. Grounding Conductor
C. Equipment Grounding Conductor
D. Grounding Electrode Conductor

5. What refers to a system in which there is flow of mass across its boundaries?

A. Open system B. Closed system C. Isolated system D. Steady flow system

6. What is work-in process classified as?

A. an asset B. a liability C. an expense D. owner's equity

7. A bank charges 6% simple interest on a P 25,000 loan. How much will be repaid if the loan is
paid back in one lump sum after five years?

A. P 30,875 B. P 32,750 C. P 32,500 D. P 31,250

8. The differential of the shear equation is which one of the following?

A. Load on the beam C. bending moment of the beam

B. tensile strength of beam D. slope of the elastic curve

9. Which permits American engineers to practice their profession in the Philippines?

 A. Foreign Reciprocity C. Professional license
B. Certificate of Specialty D. Certificate of Registration

10. Formula of kinetic energy

A. V2/2m B. mv2/2 C. 2mv2 D. mgh

11. A thin homogeneous 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 as the same rate as the area of the metal increases
C. Stay the same
D. Decrease at the same rate as the area of the metal decreases

12. The deflection of a beam is

A. directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia

B. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and the length of the beam cubed
C. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
D. directly proportional to the load imposed and inversely proportional to the length squared

13. Find the value of J in the program:

I=1
J=o
15 J = J**2 + I**2
IF (I.EQ.3) GO TO 16
I=I+1
GO TO 15
16 CONTINUE

A.34 B. 9 C. 40 D. 15

14. Motors must be labeled with the following nameplate rating, manufacturer's name and etc. This
is:

A. manufacturing rule
B. construction rule
C. wiring design rule
D. installation rule

15. An essential part of a large dam and provides an efficient and safe means of releasing flow of
water that exceeds the design capacity of the reservoir.
 A spillway B. weir C. culverts D. standpipe

16. What does FTTH mean?

A. Flexible to the House B. Flexible to the Home

C. Fiber to the Home D. Fiber to the House

17. Poison's Ratio is the ratio of the

A. Unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation

B. Unit stress to unit strain
C. Elastic limit to proportional limit
D. Shear strain to compressive strain

18. What are van der Waals force?

A. weak secondary bonds between atoms

B. primary bonds between atoms
C. forces between electrons and protons
D. forces not present in liquids

19. An open system first law should be utilized for all the following except:

A. nozzle C. a piston-cylinder device with no inlet/exhaust valves

B. a turbine D. a compressor

20. Vinegar is solution of H20 and what acid?

A. sulfuric acid B. acetic acid

C. phosphoric acid D. nitric acid

21. What is the system programs used to translate directly an assembly language to machine
language called

A. Compiler B. Debugger C. Interpreter D. Assembler

22. What is the minimum height of the track of a roller coaster such that it can go around a loop
without falling off or going off the track?

A.h = 1/2 r B. h = 5/2 r C. h = r D. h = ¼ r

23. The president of an engineering firm wishes to give each of his 50 employees a holiday bonus
of P10,000. How much should he invest monthly for a year at 12 percent nominal interest rate
to be able to give that
 A.44,424.39 B. 39,424.39 C. 24,444.93 D.29,344.93

24. An isentropic process:

A. is adiabatic and reversible. B. is reversible but may not be adiabatic.

C. is adiabatic but may not be reversible D. is always reversible.

25. A force causing a rise in liquid in tubes of small diameter.

A. Cohesion B. Surface tension C. Capillarity D. Adhesion

26. What refers to the case hardening process by which the carbon content of the steel near the
surface of a part is increased?

A. Carburizing B. Annealing C. Normalizing D. Martempering

27. 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)

28. You need P40,000 per year for four years to go to college. Your father invested P50,000 in a 7%
account for your education when you were born. If you withdraw the P40,000 at the end of your
17th, 18th, 19t and 20th years, how much money will be left in the account at the end of your
21st year?

A. P17,000 B. P25,000 C. P34,000 D. P40,000

29. Which of the following is the basic equation of accounting?

A. Assets= Liability + Owner's equity

B. Liability= Assets + Owner's equity
C. Owners equity= Assets + Liability
D. Owners equity= Liability + Assets

30. What is the amount of heat needed to turn 1 kg of the substance at its melting point from the
solid to the liquid state?

A. Heat of fusion
B. Heat of vaporization
C. Heat of condensation
D. Heat of fission
31. What do you call the ratio of the net income to owner's equity?

A. return on investment B. gross margin C. rate of return D. interest expense

32. A couple produces

A. combined translatory and rotational motion

B. rotational motion
C. translatory motion
D. none of these

33. A price tag of P1,200 is payable in 60 days but if paid within 30 days it will have a 3 percent
discount, Find the rate of interest.

A. 36.33 percent B. 36.12 percent C. 37.66 percent D 37.11 percent

34. The term "bronze" is used to designate any alloy containing:

A. copper and zinc B. copper and aluminum

C. copper and nickel D. copper and tin

35. Who is not a member of the Board of EE?

A. Francis V. Mapile
B. Fortunato C. Leynes
C. Gregorio T. Cayetano
D. Jaime V. Mendoza

36. In general, what are the effects of cold working a metal?

A. increased strength and ductility C. decreased strength and ductility

B. increased strength, decreased ductility D. decreased strength, increased ductility

37. The first law of thermodynamics is based on which of the following principles?

A. Conservation of mass C. Action and reaction

B. Conservation of energy D. The entropy-temperature relationship
38. A steel rod of circular cross-section of diameter d = 1.25 in. is to carry a tensile load P = 5 kips.
Find the maximum shearing stress in the rod.

A. 4.07 ksi B. 2.04 ksi C. 5.43 ksi D. 1.27 ksi

39. For rectangular section of breadth "b" and depth "h* the section modulus is given by:
 A. z = bh3/12 B. z = bh3/6 C. z = bh2/12 D. z= bh2/6

40. Which is not a programming language used in web development?

A. XML B. FORTRAN C. HTML D. Javascript

41. Accumulate P6,000 at the end of 12 years at an interest rate of 10 percent.

A. 1,931.84 B. 18,830.57 C. 1,911.78 D. 18,635.09

42. What is another term for modulus of elasticity?

A. Bulk modulus B. Shear strain C. Constant of elongation D. Young's modulus

43. What is a set of instructions that resides on a storage device, such as hard drive, and can be
loaded into memory and executive called?

A. Stored program B. Device program

C. Operating program D. Memory-resident program

44. A device intended for the protection of personnel that functions to de-energize a circuit or portion
thereof within an established period of time when a current to ground exceeds some
predetermined value that is less than that required to operate the overcurrent protective device
of the supply circuit.

A. Grounding Conductor C. Grounding Conductor Equipment

B. Grounding-Fault Circuit Interrupter D. Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment

45. The valve between a 9 L tank containing gas at 5 atm and a 6 L tank containing gas at 10 atm
is opened. What is the equilibrium pressure obtained in the two tanks at constant temperature?
Assume ideal gas behavior.

A. 5 atm B. 6 atm C. 7 atm D. 8 atm

46. Reversed Joule cycle is also known as

A. Rankine Cycle B. Sterling Cycle C. Brayton Cycle D. Bell-Coleman Cycle

47. Process of posting latitude and longitude to pictures and images

A. Podcasting B. Geotagging C. Flagging D. Posting

48. The density of nitrogen is 1.25 kg/m° at S. T.P. Determine the density of nitrogen at 42 deg C
and 730 mm of mercury.

A. 1.04 kg/m3 B. 1.40 kg/m3 C. 0.96 kg/m3 D. 0.69 kg/m3

49. ____ is an act of sending e-mails or creating web pages that are designed to collect an
individual’s online bank credit card or other login information?

A.Malware B. Hacking C. Cracking D. Phishing

50. What is PDC stands for in EPIRA?

A.Philippine Distribution Commission

B. Philippine Distribution Code
C. Philippine Distribution Committee
D. Philippine Distribution Coordination

51. One Newton is equivalent to

A. 10° dyne B. 10 dyne C. 10° dyne D. 10 dyne

52. Steels can be strengthened by all of the following practices, EXCEPT:

A. annealing
B. quenching and tempering
C. work
D. grain refinement

53. In bathtub and shower areas no part of cord-connected fixtures, hanging fixtures, lighting track,
pendants, or ceiling-suspended (paddle) fans shall be located within a zone measured
horizontally and __ vertically from the top of the bathtub rim or shower stall threshold.

A. 1000 mm, 1, 3000 mm

B. 600 mm, 3000 mm
C. 900 mm, 2400 mm
D. 800 mm, 2500 mm

54. The volatility, B, of a stock is found to be 1.5 times the stock market average. If the risk premium
for buying stocks averages 8.3 percent and the present treasury bill rate (assumed to be risk
free) is 7 percent, what is most nearly the expected retum (R) on the stock?

A. 12.5 percent
B. 15.3 percent
C. 18.9 percent
D. 19.5 percent

55. What is the final temperature of the mixture if 128g of cold water at 3 deg C is mix with 289g of
hot water at 91 deg C?
 A. 72 deg B. 62 deg C C. 78 deg C D. 64 deg C

56. The maximum bending moment in a cantilever of span L carrying a U,D.L. of intensity w per unit
length is.

A. WL2 B. wL2/2 C. 2 wL2 D. WL2/8

57. This refers to energy-consuming equipment including motors, heaters, furnaces, light sources
and other devices which utilize electric energy, for any purpose.

A. Industrial Plant B. Utilization equipment

C. Processing plant D. Transformer

58. 3.0 Ibm of air are contained at 25 psia and 100 deg F. Given that Rair = 53.35 ft-Ibf/lbm-°R, what
is the volume of the container?

A. 10.7 cu. ft. B. 14.7 cu. ft. C. 15 cu. ft. D. 24.9 cu. ft.

59. A helical spring is made by wrapping steel wire 20 mm diameter around a forming cylinder 150
mm in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 100 mm
without exceeding a Shearing stress of 140 MPa. Use G = 83 GPa.

A. 12.18 B. 18.12 C. 13.83 D. 18.33

60. Mr. Johnson borrows $100,000 at 10% effective annual interest. He must pay back the loan over
30 years with uniform monthly payments due on the first day of each month. What does Mr.
Johnson pay each month?

A. $839 B. $846 C. $870 D. $884

61. What do you call the removal of zinc from brasses?

A. Dezincification B. Graphitization C. Stabilization D. Dealloying

62. A 300-g object slides 80 cm along a horizontal tabletop. How much work is done in overcoming
friction between the object and the table if the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20?

A. +0.74 J B. -0.74 J C. +0.47 J D. -0.47 J

63. How long must a current of 5.0 A pass through a 10 2 resistor until a charge of 1200 C passes
through the 64 min

A. 1 min B. 2 min C. 3 min D. 4 min

64. The simple mathematical statement of the relationship between elastic stress and strain: stress
is proportional to strain. What is this law?

A. Boyle's Law B. Hooke's Law C. Charle's Law D. Gas Law

65. Which of the following conductors is not applicable on wet locations?

A. Type THHN
B. Type THW
C. Type RHW
D. Type THWN

66. Which law states "Entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is zero at absolute zero temperature"?

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics

B. First law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics

67. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the

A. modulus of elongation
B. plastic range
C. irreversible range
D elastic range

68. Calculate the volume at STP of 26.7 g of oxygen gas

A. 17.8 L B. 87.1 L C 18.7 L D. 78.1 L

69. A software that is commonly known as firmware.

A. OS B. Cache Memory C. BIOS D. IO

70. It is required to transmit 70 hp from a turbine by a solid circular shaft turning at 200 r/min. If the
allowable shearing stress is 7000 lb/in*, determine the required shaft diameter.

A. 3.13 in B. 2.52 in C. 1.12 in D. 2.12 in

71. An asset is purchased for P120,000.00. Its estimated life is 10 years, after which it will be sold
for P12,000.00. Find the depreciation for the second year using the sum-of-the-years-digit
method

A. P18,400 B. P18,200 C. P17,673 D. P17,763

72. The warning category is for when there is a risk, but it is not as severe or immediate as when
danger is used. The safety color issued by OSHA associated with warning is
 A. Red B. Orange C. Yellow D. Fluorescent orange

73. Given impulse of 500 N°s. If a mass of housing is 1400 kg and released a mass of 1000 kg, what
is the velocity of separation?

A. 0.1429 B. 0.8571 C. 0.1786 D. 1.25

74. Which of the following closely related to d'Alembert's theorem?

A. Newton's first law of motion C. Newton's third law of motion

B. Newton's second law of motion D. Bernoulli's theorem

75. What refers to the value of an asset which a disinterested third party, different from the buyer
and seller, will determine in order to establish a price acceptable to both parties?

A. Book value
B. Market value
C. Fair value
D. Franchise value

76. Sec. 23 of Art. III of RA 7920: Issuance of Certificates of Registration. The professional is
required to renew license every ___ years upon payment of registration fees.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 4

77. If the atomic weight of magnesium is 24.3 g/mol, calculate how many magnesium atoms does 5
g represent?

A.1.24 x 1023 atoms

B. 1.76 x 1023 atoms
C. 3.44 x 1023 atoms
D. 2.76 x 1023 atoms

78. Electrical symbol represented by a solid line

A. Intercom wiring B. Telephone wiring C. Conduit D. Service entrance

79. In a steady, ideal flow of an incompressible fluid, total energy at any point of the fluid is always
constant. This theorem is known as

A. Euler's theorem B. Navier-stockes theorem

C. Reynold's theorem D. Bernoulli's theorem

80. Article Il of Code of Ethics for Electrical Engineers contains:

 A. SEC. 1 to 8. B. SEC. 1 to 7 C. SEC. 1 to 6 D. SEC. 1 to
9

81. The quantum numbers _____ states that in a given atom, no two electrons can have exactly the
same set of

A. Dalton's theory
B. Pauli exclusion
C. Boyle's theory
D. Bohr's theory

82. A piece of property is purchased for P100,000 and yields P10,000 yearly profit. If the property is
sold after five years, what is the minimum price to break-even, with interest at 6 percent?

A. P50,000 B. P65,540 C. P77,430 D. P83,140

83. The radius of gyration of a circular section of diameter dis :

A. d/16 B. d/4 C. d D. d/2

84. Water falling from a height of 120 ft at the rate of 1000 cfm drives a turbine that is directly
connected to an electric generator. The generator rotates at 120 rpm. If the total resisting torque
due to friction and other losses is 250 Ib-ft and the water leaves the turbine blades with a velocity
of 15 fps, the horsepower developed by the generator is nearest to

A. 207 B. 214 C. 221 D. 228

85. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) was created under

A. PD 223 B. PD 59 C. EO 223 D. EO 59

86. Article V of Code of Ethics states that:

This Code shall take effect upon approval by the ___ and after fifteen (15) days following its
publication in the Official Gazette.

A Commission B. PRC C. IIEE D. CHED

87. Which is most common language used in web designing?

A. C B. C++ C. PHP D. HTML

88. Ideal fluid has:

A. no surface tension
 B. no surface tension, no viscosity
C. no surface tension, no viscosity and no compressibility
D. surface tension, viscosity and compressibility

89. Which of the following cycle is used in vapor cycle power plant?

A. Brayton cycle B. Rankine cycle C. Diesel cycle D. Ericson

cycle

90. The speed with which a liquid escapes from a vessel through an orifice is given by

A. Archimedes Principle
B. Torricelli’s Theorem
C. Bernoulli's Theorem
D. Flow equation

91. During polytropic process 10 lb of an ideal gas, whose R= 40 ft-Ibf / Ibm-deg R and c.= 0.25
BTU / Ib-deg R changes state from 20 psia and 40 deg F to 120 psia and 340 deg F. Determine
AU.

A. 585.6 BTU B. 595.5 BTU C. 750.6 BTU D. 780.5 BTU

92. A heavy brass plumb-bob suspended from a 38-inch cord was observed to have a natural period
of oscillation of about two seconds if pulled 24 inches to one side and then allowed to spring
freely. If an astronaut was to repeat this experiment on the moon where the gravitational
attraction is approximately 1/6 th that of the earth, the observed period would be :

A. 0.33 second B. 0.82 second C. 4.90 seconds D.12 seconds

93. A department store charges one and one-half percent interest per month on credit purchases.
This is equivalent to a nominal annual interest rate of

A. 15.0 percent B. 18.0 percent C. 19.6 percent D. 21.0 percent

94. What rules are included in Article IV of RA 7920?

A. Rule 1 to 10 B. Rule 11 to 20 C. Rule 21 to 27 D. Rule 28 to 34

95. What is PSALM in EPIRA stands for?

A. Private Sector Assets and Liabilities Management

B. Private Section Assets and Liabilities Management
C. Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
D. Power Section Assets and Liabilities Management
96. What is the value of A after this program segment is performed?

A=0
DO 77 I = 1, 4
77 A=A+I

A. 4 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10

97. Which one of the following process is also called Hyperbolic Process?

A. Adiabatic B. Reversible C. Isothermal D. Isentropic

98. 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 D. rectangle

99. Water flows radially outward from a circular shower head through the side of a cylinder 2 mm
high and 25 cm diameter, with an average of 2 m/s. What is the flow rate?

A. 3.14 liters/s
B. 3.41 liters/s
C. 0.314 liter/s
D. 1.0 liter/s

100. Select the primary reason why an Otto cycle is less efficient than a Carnot cycle.

A. The temperature after compression is too high.

B. Heat transfer occurs across a large temperature difference.
C. Friction exists between the piston and the cylinder.
D. The sudden expansion process results in very large losses.