Seat No.

: ________

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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. If you have a 25 mm Φ pipe, but you are to use 75mm Φ pipe, how
many smaller pipes are you going to use to make it equal?
a. 5
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

2. 1 cubic foot of water = ____ pounds

a. 32.2
b. 62.4
c. 9.81
d. 9.79

3. 1 psi = ____ feet of head

a. 32.2
b. 1
c. 2.31
d. 8.33

4. It refers to the number used to state the position of individual

objects in sequence.
a. Cardinal number
b. Ordinal number
c. Rational number
d. Irrational number

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5. It refers to the number used to count the objects or ideas in a

given collection.
a. Cardinal Number
b. Ordinal Number
c. Surd
d. Numerals

6. A rectangle reservoir has the following dimensions,

𝐿 = 4𝑚; 𝑊 = 2𝑚; 𝐻 = 3𝑚. What is the maximum volume it can hold?
a. 24,000 li
b. 24 cm3
c. 24 cu. ft.
d. 1000 li

7. What is the effective rate corresponding to 18% compounded daily? 1

year = 365 days
a. 16.72%
b. 17.72%
c. 18.72%
d. 19.72%

8. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540°. Determine the

number of sides.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

9. Three forces are in equilibrium, 20N, 30N and 40N respectively.

What is the angle between the 30N and the 40N forces?
a. 28.96°
b. 30.66° cosine law
c. 34.76°
d. 40.16°

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10. A mango falls from the branch 5 meters above the ground. With what
speed does it strike the ground?
a. 7.7 m/s
b. 8.8 m/s free fall formula
c. 9.9 m/s
d. 11.11 m/s

11. What is the sum of 3, 6, 9, 12,……,171?

a. 4959
b. 2584
c. 3265
d. 1256

12. If the car’s acceleration is 2 m/s2, what is the speed in 4 seconds

if started at rest?
a. 4 m/s
b. 8 m/s acceleration formula
c. 12 m/s
d. 14 m/s

13. A city of 25,000 uses 15 gallons of water per capita per day. If it
is required to raise this water 150 feet, what is the number of
horsepower required?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

14. The average horsepower required to raise a 150 kg of drum to a

height of 20 m over a period of one minute is ______.
a. 1.12 hp
b. 0.41 hp
c. 0.81 hp
d. 0.66 hp

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15. A flow of 300 gpm is pumped against a head of 70 feet. What is the
Water HP?
a. 5.3 hP
b. 4.3 hP
c. 2.3 hP
d. 6.3 hP

16. A flow of 450 gpm is pumped against a head of 120 feet. What is
the Water HP?
a. 10.47 hP
b. 11.25 hP
c. 12.36 hP
d. 13.64 hP

17. A flow of 200 gpm is pumped against a head of 25 feet by a pump

that is 75% efficient. What is the Brake HP?
a. 1.26 hP
b. 0.95 hP
c. 1.68 hP
d. 2.05 hP

18. A flow of 300 gpm is pumped against a head of 75 feet by a pump

that is 70% efficient. What is the Brake HP?
a. 9.12 hP
b. 8.12 hP
c. 7.12 hP
d. 6.12 hP

19. A flow of 225 gpm is pumped against a head of 75 feet. The pump is
70% efficient and the motor is 80% efficient. What is the Motor
HP?
a. 7.61 hP
b. 5.32 hP
c. 6.09 hP
d. 4.26 hP

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20. A flow of 125 gpm is pumped against a head of 100 feet. The pump is
65% efficient and the motor is 89% efficient. What is the Motor
HP?
a. 5.46 hP
b. 4.86 hP
c. 3.55 hP
d. 3.16 hP

21. A certain angle has as supplement 5 times its complement. What is

the angle?
a. 37.5°
b. 67.5°
c. 87.5°
d. 47.5°

22. What is the value of each angle of a regular dodecagon?

a. 120°
b. 140°
c. 130°
d. 150°

23. How many sides has a polygon if the sum of the interior angles is
1080°?
a. 6 sides
b. 7 sides
c. 8 sides
d. 9 sides

24. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540°. Find the
number of sides.
a. 5 sides
b. 7 sides
c. 6 sides
d. 9 sides

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25. Find the sum of the interior angles of the vertices of a five-
pointed star inscribed in a circle.
a. 180°
b. 270°
c. 540°
d. 30°

26. How many sides are in a polygon if each interior angle is 165
degrees?
a. 12 sides
b. 14 sides
c. 16 sides
d. 24 sides

27. How many diagonals are there in a polygon of 20 sides?

a. 12 diagonals
b. 120 diagonals
c. 17 diagonals
d. 170 diagonals

28. Find each interior angle of a hexagon.

a. 120°
b. 140°
c. 130°
d. 150°

29. 6𝑥2+5𝑥3=
a. 51
b. 27
c. 180
d. None of these

30. Kenny did 25 pushups. His older brother, Sal, did twice as many
pushups as Kenny. Then, their oldest sister, Natalie, did 10 more
pushups than Sal. How many pushups did the three children do
altogether?
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a. 115
b. 125
c. 135
d. 145

31. The expression |2 − 14| − |−25| is equal to:

a. 41
b. 37
c. 16
d. -13

32. John weighs 90 lbs. and Jane 60 lbs., they are both seating on a
seesaw. If John is seated 10 feet away from Jane, how far should
John be from the fulcrum of the seesaw?
a. 6
b. 4
c. 7
d. 5

33. John wants to move a 400 lb. rock with a 5 ft. 9 in. crowbar. He
puts the fulcrum 9 inches from the rock. How much force must he use
to move the rock?
a. 30 lb.
b. 40 lb.
c. 50 lb.
d. 60 lb.

34. Danny is 60 lb, Maria is 40 lb, both are balanced on seesaw that is
10 ft. If the fulcrum is x ft away from Danny, what is x?
a. 6 ft
b. 4 ft
c. 3 ft
d. 7 ft

35. John, Peter and Jane weigh 80, 60 and 50 lbs respectively. John
sits 3 ft.; Peter sits 5 ft. and Jane sits 6 ft. from the fulcrum
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on the same side. How far must their 200 lb. father sits from the
fulcrum in order to balance them?
a. 1.2 ft
b. 2.2 ft
c. 3.2 ft
d. 4.2 ft

36. p(x) = 3(x2 + 10x + 5) - 5(x - k). In the polynomial p(x), k is a

constant. If p(x) is divisible by x, what is the value of k?
a. -3
b. -2
c. 0
d. 3

37. Find the nominal rate which if converted semi-annually could be

used instead of 11.55% compounded quarterly?
a. 11.06%
b. 11.72%
c. 11.39%
d. 12.72%

38. Two consecutive even integers have the sum of 90. What are the two
integers?
a. 44, 46
b. 42, 48
c. 43, 47
d. 40, 50

39. Find the area of a regular pentagon whose side is 25m and the
apothem is 17.2m?
a. 1075 m2
b. 1570 m2
c. 750 m2
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40. An electric machine uses 300J of energy to do work in 10 seconds.

How much power does it uses?
a. 45 watts
b. 30 watts
c. 35 watts
d. 40 watts

41. A 10 kg block is raised vertically by 3 meters. What is the change

in potential energy?
a. 942 joules
b. 249 joules
c. 294 joules
d. 924 joules

42. If the full load current of an electric water heater is

proportional to its rated KW rating and inversely proportional to
the voltage. What would be its full load current if it is rated
3600 watts 220 volts single phase 60 Hz?
a. 16.36 Amps
b. 15.36 Amps
c. 18.36 Amps
d. 15.46 Amps

43. A vertical cylindrical tank has a height of 10 ft and 10 inches.

Its diameter is 4 ft and 2 inches. It is filled with water up to 7
ft and 6 inches from the base. What is the approximate volume of
water in the tank expressed in gallons?
a. 765 gal
b. 1105 gal
c. 567 gal
d. 1510 gal

44. What is the greatest common factor of 56 and 70?

a. 12
b. 14
c. 13
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d. 15

45. If a sump pump can suck 50 gallons of water every thirty seconds,
how many gallons of water can it suck in one hour?
a. 6000
b. 7500
c. 9000
d. 3000

46. The pressure at the base of a column of water 1-inch high is

approximately ______.
a. 4.335 psi
b. 0.434 psi
c. 2.31 psi
d. 0.036 psi

47. A shot is fired at an angle of 45 degrees with the horizontal and a

velocity of 300 fps. Calculate, to the nearest, the range of the
projectile.
a. 932 yards
b. 293 yards
c. 329 yards
d. 392 yards

48. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at the rate of 500 m/min2
along a straight path. How far in meters will it travel in 45
seconds?
a. 791 m
b. 793 m
S=vt - 0.5at^2
c. 795 m
d. 797 m

49. A car starting at initial velocity of 30 kph travels a distance of

21 km in 18 minutes. Determine the acceleration of the car at this
instant?
a. 0.021 m/s2
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b. 0.031 m/s2 S = Vt + 0.5at^2

c. 0.041 m/s2
d. 0.051 m/s2

50. A ball is dropped from a building 100 m high. If the mass of the
ball is 10 g after what time will the ball strike the earth?
a. 3.42 s
b. 4.56 s
c. 4.52 s S = Vt + 0.5at^2
d. 3.67 s

51. A ball is dropped from the roof of a building 40 meters tall. It

will hit the ground with a velocity of
a. 26 m/s
b. 28 m/s
V^2 = V,^2 + 2gh
c. 30 m/s
d. 32 m/s

52. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground and a student
gazing out of the window sees it moving upward pass him at 5m/s.
The window is 10 meter above the ground. How high does the ball go
above the ground?
a. 9.81 m
b. 11.3 m V^2 = V,^2 + 2gh
c. 12.7 m
d. 15.2 m

53. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic

path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30° above
the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball
attain its original level?
a. 633 m
b. 733 m formula for range
c. 833 m
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54. The muzzle velocity of a projectile 1500 ft/s and the distance of
the target is 10 miles. The angle of elevation of the gun must be
a. 24.54°
b. 26.32°
formula for range
c. 30°
d. 45°

55. A projectile leaves a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 30° with

the horizontal. Find the maximum height it could reach.
a. 30.85 m
b. 31.86 m
formula for height
c. 35.24 m
d. 37.85 m

56. A stone is thrown vertically upward at an angle of 30° with the

horizontal. It lands 60 m measured horizontally and 2m below
measured vertically from its point of release. Determine the
initial velocity of the stone.
a. 15.33 m/s
b. 17.86 m/s
formula for projectile
c. 25.35 m/s
d. 27.72 m/s

57. A plumbing tool costs ₱ 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years

with a salvage value of ₱ 500. What is the book value after 8 years
using straight line method?
a. ₱ 3,000
b. ₱ 2,500
c. ₱ 2,000
d. ₱ 3,500

58. Convert the expression (3a + 2b)2 into a polynomial.

a. 9a2 + 6ab + 4b
b. 3a2 + 6ab + 4b2
c. 4a2 + 12ab + 9b2
d. 9a2 + 12ab + 4b2
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59. Find the area of the square if the coordinates of the vertices of
the square (0,6), (6,0), (0,-6) and (-6,0).
a. 144 square units
b. 72 square units
c. 108 square units
d. 36 square units

60. If the lengths of the two side of a right triangle are 4 and 7,
then the length of the third side is less than _______.
a. 7
b. 3
3 < length of the third side < 11
c. 11
d. 4

61. 5 + 5 x 2 is equal to ______.

a. 5
b. 12
c. 15
d. 20

62. How many kilowatts is 500 horsepower?

a. 22.7
b. 373
c. 337
d. 37.3

63. The sides of a regulation football field measure 120 yards and
about 53.3 yards. About how far does a person have to walk to go
all the way around a regulation football field?
a. 246.6 yd
b. 173.3 yd
c. 6,396 yd
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64. The cross-sectional area of a small pipe at point A is 6 square

centimeters and at another point B is 2 square centimeters. If the
velocity of the flowing liquid at A is 1 m/s, what is the velocity
at B?
a. greater than 5 m/s
b. 3 m/s
c. less than 1 m/s
d. the same at point A

65. If you borrowed ₱ 10,000 from a bank with 18% interest per annum,
what is the total amount to be repaid at the end of one year?
a. ₱ 19,100
b. ₱ 12,400
c. ₱ 11,800
d. ₱ 15,500

66. How many times do the hand of a clock be at right angles in a day?
a. 24 times
b. 44 times
c. 22 times
d. 48 times

67. One nautical mile is

a. 5280 ft
b. 6280 ft
c. 1.256 statute mile
d. 1.85 km

68. How many cubic feet is equivalent to 100 gallons of water?

a. 13.37
b. 12.27
c. 11.17
d. 10.07

69. What is the number of board feet in a plank 3” thick, 1 foot wide
and 20 feet long?
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a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. 80

70. The acceleration due to gravity in English unit is

a. 9.81 m/s
b. 32.2 ft/s
c. 32.2 ft/s2
d. 9.81 ft/s2

71. A line on a map was drawn at a scale of 5:100,000. If a line in the

map is 300 mm long, what is the actual length of the line?
a. 6000 km
b. 60 km
c. 6 km
d. 6 m

72. The scale on the map is 1:x. A lot having an area of 700 m2 is
represented by an area of 35 cm2 on the map. What is the value of x?
a. 447.21
b. 20
c. 1000
d. 337.33

73. What is the LCF of 10 and 16

a. 160
b. 2
c. 320
d. 32

74. How many minutes after 3pm will the minute hand of a continuously
driven clock be together?
a. 16 4/11 minutes
b. 4/11 minutes
c. 14 11/12 minutes
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d. 12 14/17 minutes

75. How many minutes after 10 o’clock will the hands of the clock be
opposite each other for the first time?
a. 21.41
b. 21.61
c. 21.81
d. 22.11

76. Two liters of a gas is at 740mmHg pressure. What is its volume at

standard pressure?
a. 1.92 L
b. 1.96 L PV = P,V,
c. 1.95 L
d. 1.98 L

77. What will be the amount after four years if ₱ 12,800 is invested at
5% compounded quarterly?
a. ₱ 14,585.34
b. ₱ 15,614.59
c. ₱ 14.785.34
d. ₱ 15,214.59

78. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 sq.
cm. It is then reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15
cm. what is the area of the rectangle?
a. 167 sq. cm.
b. 160 sq. cm. 13,13 -> 15, 11 15 X 11 = 165
c. 165 sq. cm.
d. 163 sq. cm.

79. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression, 4, 7, 10, ….

a. 89
b. 90
c. 91
d. 92
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80. Wanda is twice as old as Ywwa was when Wanda was as old as Ywwa is
now. If Wanda is 12 yeas old, how old is Ywwa?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 10
d. 9

81. What is the next term of the given sequence of numbers, 1, 2, 6,

24, 120, ___?
a. 360
b. 480
c. 240
d. 720

82. A repair job can be done by 7 people in 8.5 hours. How long will it
take for 4 people to complete the same job?
a. 4 hr 30 min
b. 14 hr 9 min
c. 14 hr 53 min
d. 4 hr 51 min

83. During a 24-hour period, a lift station in a system serving a

community of 27,000 people pumped 5000 gpm of wastewater. What was
the quantity of wastewater generated per capita expressed on a
daily basis? Assume the pump station ran 10 hours on the day in
question.
a. 420 L/d
b. 195 gpd
c. 1008 L/d
d. 78 gpd

84. A pump has a capacity of 8500 gpm and lifts wastewater against a
total head of 39 feet. If the pump efficiency is 85%, what size kW
motor is required?
a. 95 KW
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b. 194 HP
c. 74 KW
d. 162 HP

85. The interior of 1,275 feet of 60-inch pipe is uniformly coated with
2.75 inches of grease. How many gallons will this pipe hold when
filled with water?
a. 154,446
b. 33, 811
c. 26,541,375
d. 172,178

86. If flow through a 10-in, pipe is 722 gpm, what is the velocity in
feet per second?
a. 5 ft/sec
b. 8 ft/sec
c. 3 ft/sec
d. 2 ft/sec

87. An 8-in, main line needs to be flushed. The length of pipeline to

be flushed is 250 ft. How many minutes will it take to flush the
line at 25 gpm?
a. 7 min
b. 31 min
c. 26 min
d. 13 min

88. Calculate the pounds per square inch pressure at the bottom of a
tank, if the water level is 33.11 ft deep?
a. 33.1 psi
b. 76.5 psi
c. 14.3 psi
d. 28.6 psi

89. A centrifugal pump delivers 1890 Liters per minute against a head
of 300 feet with a combined pump and motor efficiency of 70%. What
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is the cost of the electrical power required to operate the pump 12

hours per day for 2 months? Assume each month has 31 days. The
electrical cost is $0.06 per kWh.
a. $1798
b. $1405
c. $925
d. $775

90. A map with a scale of 0.875 inches = 100 feet indicates that
manhole “A” is 11.20 inches from manhole “B”. What is the actual
distance between manholes?
a. 1,280.0 ft
b. 881.3 ft
c. 2,343.8 ft
d. 980.0 ft

91. A wet well is 12 feet by 6 feet by 15 deep and the influent rate is
600 GPM. With the 2 pumps running, the level decreases 3' 9”. In 18
minutes. If pump “A” has a pumping rate of 425 GPM, what is the
pumping rate of pump “B”?
a. 537 gpm
b. 175 gpm
c. 488 gpm
d. 287 gpm

92. A ball is dropped into a manhole, 2 min. 18 seconds later it is

observed 500' away in a downstream manhole. What is the velocity of
the flow in FPS?
a. 3.62 ft/sec
b. 6.22 ft/sec simple rate formula
c. 3.90 ft/sec
d. 1.59 ft/sec

93. How many gallons are there in a pipe that is 18 in. in diameter and
216 ft long?
a. 2,430 gal
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b. 2,854 gal
c. 1,908 gal
d. 2,561 gal

94. A contractor is building a house with a basement elevation of 884.6

ft. The stub-out connection elevation is 876.5 ft. If the minimum
allowable slope is 3/8 inch per foot, how far from the road can the
builder place the house?
a. 259.2 ft
b. 27.4 ft
c. 246.5 ft
d. 331.7 ft

95. Find the total head, in feet, for a pump with a total static head
of 19 ft and a head loss of 3.7 ft.
a. 15.3 ft
b. 22.7 ft
c. 5.1 ft
d. 70.3 ft

96. What is the pressure head at a fire hydrant in feet, if the

pressure gauge reads 121 psi?
a. 141 ft
b. 86 ft
c. 52 ft
d. 280 ft

97. What should the flow meter read in gallons per minute, if a 12-in.
diameter main is to be flushed at 5.0 fps?
a. 1,762 gpm
b. 2,900 gpm
c. 3,920 gpm
d. 3,600 gpm

98. 1 watt is:

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a. 1 Nm/hr
b. 1 kN/hr
c. 1 Nm/mt
d. 1 Nm/s

99. What is the radius of the circle whose area is equal to that of a
trapezoidal cross section whose two parallel sides are 2.50 meters
and 1.80 meters respectively and the distance between them is 1.50
meters?
a. 3.101 m
b. 1.013 m
c. 1.301 m
d. 1.103 m

100. Shannel’s birthday is 7 weeks and 5 days away. How many days away
is her birthday?
a. 12 days
b. 54 days
c. 49 days
d. 35 days

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