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GENERAL ENGINEERING I
1. A man borrows P6, 400 from a loan association. In repaying this dept, he has to pay P400
at the end of every 3 months on the principal and a simple interest of 16% on the
principal outstanding at that time. Determine the total amount he has paid after paying all
his debt.
a. P 7490
b. P 8576
c. P12 400
d. P6850
2. If the sum of P12 000 is deposited in an account earning interest at a rate of 9%
compounded quarterly, what will it become at the end of 8 years?
a. P24, 457.24
b. P57, 420.42
c. P42, 516.12
d. P30, 632.50
3. When one of the factors of production is fixed in quantity or is difficult to increase,
increasing the other factors of production will result in a less than proportionate increase
in output. This law is _________.
a. Law of diminishing Return
b. Law of Diminishing Utility
c. Law of Supply
d. Law of Demand
4. It occurs when the mathematical product of price and volume of sales remains constant
regardless of any change in price.
a. Elastic demand
b. Inelastic demand
c. Unitary demand
d. Utility
5. It exists when a certain product or service is offered by many suppliers and there is no
restriction against other suppliers from entering the market. This is _________.
a. Monopoly
b. Competition
c. Oligopoly
d. Anomaly
6. It is an annuity where the payment period extends forever or in which the periodic
payment continue indefinitely.
a. Annuity due
b. Deferred annuity
c. Ordinary annuity
d. Perpetuity

7. A jeepney worth P 318 650 cash could also be purchased with a down payment of P 127
460 and 24 monthly installments of P11, 320 at the end of each month. Determine the
nominal rate of interest.
a. 36.3% compounded monthly
b. 30.5% compounded monthly
c. 25.15% compounded monthly
d. 32.5% compounded monthly
8. A businessman bought a communication equipment costing P25000 payable in 10 semiannual payments, each installment payable at the beginning of each period. If rate of
interest is 26% compounded semi-annually, what is the amount of each installment?
a. P 4277.70
b. P 4770.20
c. P 4777.20
d. P 4077.20
9. It is the span of life of an equipment during which it produces the product it is designed
to produce a profit.
a. Write off period
b. Physical life
c. Economic life
d. Perpetual life
10. It includes the original purchase price, freight and transportation charges, installation
expenses, initial taxes and permits to operate and all other expenses needed to put the
equipment into operation.
a. Depreciation cost
b. First cost
c. Salvage cost
d. Scrap cost
11. It is a depreciation method whereby the decrease in value of the unit is constant each
year.
a. Matheson Formula
b. Straight Line method
c. SYD Method
d. Sinking Fund Method
12. A certain company makes it a policy that for any pieces of equipment, the annual
depreciation cost should not exceed 10% of the original cost at any time with no salvage
value. Determine the length of the service life necessary if the depreciation method is
straight line.
a. 8 yrs
b. 12 yrs
c. 10 yrs

d. 6 yrs
13. A contractor imported an equipment paying P 2 500 000 to manufacturer. Freight and
insurance charges amounted to P180, 000; customs brokers fee and arrastre services, P
85, 000; taxes, permits and installation expenses, P250, 000. The life of the unit is 10
years. Determine the book value of the unit at the end of years using sinking fund method
at 8% interest. Salvage value is 10% of the first cost.
a. P 1,589,496.90
b. P 1,165,430.50
c. P 1,805,460.50
d. None of these
14. A certain annuity pays P100 at the end of each interest per period. If the present value of
the annuity is P 2, 000, and the accumulated amount is P3500. Find the nominal rate of
interest if it compounds quarterly.
a. 6.45%
b. 12.5%
c. 10.5%
d. 8.56%
15. A loan of P30000 was to be amortized by a series of 10 equal semi-annual payments, the
1st payment being made 6 months after the loan was granted. The debtor continued
paying the semi-annual installments but immediately after the sixth payments he was in
the position to pay the remaining balance. What single amount must be paid if the interest
is 14% compounded semi-annually?
a. P 14,467.84
b. P 16,750,50
c. P 18,120.50
d. P 12,845.60
16. It is a distinct legal entity separate from the individual who own it which can engage in
practically any business transacti0on which a real person can do.
a. Sole proprietorship
b. Partnership
c. Corporation
d. None of these
17. A 100 kg block of ice is released at the top of a 30 degrees incline plane 10 m above the
ground. If the slight melting of the ice renders the surface frictionless, calculate the
velocity at the foot of the incline plane.
a. 14.1 m/s
b. 16.5 m/s
c. 9.64 m/s
d. 12.8 m/s

18. It is the study of the changes in the motion of rigid bodies produced by an unbalanced
force system, and of the means of determining the forces required to produce any desired
change in its motion.
a. Kinematics
b. Statics
c. Kinetics
d. Robotics
19. A branch of mechanics which deals with the study of motion without consideration of the
forces causing the motion.
a. Kinematics
b. Statics
c. Kinetics
d. Robotics
20. This law states that in every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
a. Newtons 2nd law
b. Newtons 3rd law
c. Varignons theorem
d. DAlemberts Principles
21. These are system of forces whereby all forces dont meet even of they are extended along
their line of axes.
a. Concurrent forces
b. Parallel forces
c. Forces in space
d. Non-concurrent forces
22. These are two or more forces which has the same effect as that of a single force.
a. Resultant
b. Equilibrant
c. Component
d. Parallel
23. It is the temperature reading whereby it is the same in the Fahrenheit and Celsius scale.
a. 40oC
b. -50oC
c. -40oC
d. -10oC
24. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a force couple:
a. The resultant force of a couple is zero
b. The moment of a couple is independent of its distance from the moment axis
c. The force couple must always be parallel with one another
d. The force couple must be going on the same direction

25. A car staring from rest pick-up at a uniform rate and passes three electric post in
succession. The post is spaced 360 cm apart along a street road. The car takes 10 seconds
to travel from the first post to the second post and takes 6 seconds to go from the 2nd to
the 3rd post. Where did the car started from the first post?
a. 73.5 m
b. 75.3 cm
c. 57.3
d. 35.7 m
26. It is the product of the mass of a body and its instantaneous velocity
a. Impulse
b. Momentum
c. Centroid
d. Moment
27. When the force is divided by the resisting area parallel to it.
a. Shearing stress
b. Normal stress
c. Axial stress
d. Bearing stress
28. A body was fired vertically upward with an initial velocity of 500 m/s from the ground.
How long will it take the body to return to the ground?
a. 7.85 seconds
b. 12.5 seconds
c. 5.1 seconds
d. 10.2 seconds
29. It is a beam where one end is fixed or restrained and the other end is simply supported
a. Simple beam
b. Cantilever beam
c. Propped beam
d. Overhanging beam
30. The point on the beam where the shear is zero
a. Point of inflection
b. Maximum shear
c. Maximum moment reaction
d. Reaction
31. The shear stress of a solid circular shaft has the formula _________.
a. 16T/(pi)d^2
b. 16T/(pi)d^4
c. 16T/(pi)d^3
d. 16T/(pi)d

32. A simply supported beam carries a concentrated load of 120 kN. If the span is 8 m, the
maximum moment developed is ________.
a. 240 kN-m
b. 160 kN-m
c. 204 kN-m
d. 402 kN-m
33. A solid circular shaft is subjected to a torsion of 4775 N-m when transmitting power at
200 rpm. The transmitted power is _______.
a. 20 kW
b. 200 kW
c. 10 kW
d. 100 kW
34. Within elastic limit, stress is directly proportional to the strain. This law is _______.
a. Guy Lussacs Law
b. Hookes Law
c. Van der Walls Law
d. Charles Law
35. The deformation due to the applied axial load resisted by constant area is _______.
a. PL/2AE
b. PL/AE
c. PL2/AE
d. PA/EL
36. A load consists of a triangle placed on a beam. The area of the moment diagram is
______________.
a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. 2nd degree
d. 3rd degree
37. At what rpm is the ferris wheel turning when the rider feels weightless or zero gravity
every time each rider is at the topmost part of the wheel 9 m in radius.
a. 8 rpm
b. 12 rpm
c. 10.6 rpm
d. 9.97 rpm
38. A car must attain a speed of 65 kph for zero side thrust. If coefficient of friction is 0.60,
what maximum safe speed at which the car can go without sliding up the curvature of the
100 m radius?
a. 100 kph
b. 90 kph
c. 122 kph

d. 130 kph
39. It is a quantity whereby it has a magnitude and sense of direction.
a. Scalar quantity
b. Vector quantity
c. Product
d. Difference
40. A cable has its ends at the same level which are 100m away. It weighs 5 kg/m and with a
sag of 8 m at its center. The tension at the sag is ______.
a. 708.25 kg
b. 615.7 kg
c. 781.25 kg
d. 812.8 kg
41. A ball was dropped into a hard court from a height of 10 m. if coefficient of restitution is
0.95, what height will it attain on its 5th bounce?
a. 3 m
b. 8 m
c. 4 m
d. 6 m
42. Turbines are driven by water from a dam through a 60 cm diameter penstock at a total
head of 100m. The available power from each tribune is _______.
a. 12.286 mW
b. 18.62 mW
c. 16.82 mW
d. 20.56 mW
43. An object was fired at an initial velocity of 50 m/s at an inclination of 60 o with the
horizontal. How long did it take the object to strike the ground if it was fired at the same
level with its range?
a. 12.83 sec
b. 10.25 sec
c. 8.83 sec
d. 9.58 sec
44. How long will it take for a 2 Hp pump to fill a cylindrical tank with water if the radius of
the tank is 4 m and height is 6 m. water is pumped thru the bottom from a source 12 from
the base of the tank.
a. 5.5 hrs
b. 6.45 hrs
c. 8.26 hrs
d. 7.6 hrs
45. The moment of inertia of a triangle whose base is b and a height of h with respect to the
base is ________.

a. bh3/3
b. bh3/12
c. bh3/36
d. bh3/4
46. The force required to pull a body resting on a horizontal surface whose coefficient of
friction is f is minimum when force is applied.
a. Horizontally
b. 30o
c. 45o
d. arctan f
47. The energy involved due to the motion of the body is _____.
a. Potential energy
b. Kinetic energy
c. Work energy
d. Power
48. A 2 m long uniform rod whose diameter is 4 cm is subjected to an axial tensile force of
200 kN. The young Modulus of elasticity is 100 GPa. The rod is elongated by _______.
a. 2.56 mm
b. 1.38 mm
c. 3.18 mm
d. 3.81 mm
49. A beam of negligible weight carries a concentrated load of 60 kN applied at center in a
span of 6 m. The maximum moment developed is _______.
a. 90 kN-m
b. 120 kN-m
c. 180 kN-m
d. 100 kN-m
50. The frictional force on a body is dependent on the following except:
a. Degree of roughness of contract surface
b. Area of contract surface
c. Normal force
d. Weight of body
51. It represents the ownership of stockholder who has residual claim on the assets of the
corporation after all the claims have been settled.
a. Preferred stock
b. Common stock
c. Bond
d. Capital
52. This bond is without security behind it except a promise to pay by the issuing
corporation.

a. Debenture bond
b. Joint bond
c. Lien bond
d. Mortgage bond
53. These are costs which remain relatively constant regardless of any changes in operation
or policy which is made.
a. Increment cost
b. Differential cost
c. Fixed cost
d. Variable cost
54. When free competition exists the price of a product will be that value where supply is
equal to the demand this is __________.
a. Law of supply
b. Law of diminishing return
c. Law of supply and demand
d. Law of demand
55. It occurs when there are few suppliers of the product pr service and any action taken by
anyone of them will definitely affect the course of action of the others
a. Monopoly
b. Competition
c. Utility
d. Oligopoly
56. It is that element of value which a business has earned through the favorable
consideration and the patronage of its customers arising from its well known and well
conducted policies and operations.
a. Good-will value
b. Salvage value
c. Fair value
d. Book value
57. It is the sum of its cost and present worth of all costs for the replacement, operating and
maintenance for a long time or forever.
a. First cost
b. Capitalized cost
c. Original cost
d. None of these
58. It is an annuity where the payment periods extend forever or in which the periodic
payments continue indefinitely.
a. Ordinary annuity
b. Annuity due
c. Deferred annuity

d. Perpetuity
59. The basic assumption for this method of depreciation is that the annual cost of
depreciation is constant percentage of the salvage value at the beginning of the year.
a. Straight Line Method
b. Sinking Fund method
c. SYD Method
d. Matheson Formula
60. The rate of time at which the original cost or capital used to purchase a unit have already
been recovered is _____.
a. Economic life
b. Write-off period
c. Physical life
d. Salvage life
61. It is a legal distinct entity, separate from the individuals who own it, and which can
engage in practically any business transaction which a real person can do.
a. Corporation
b. Partnership
c. Conglomerate
d. Proprietorship
62. This is the level of production whereby the total income is just equal to the total expenses
resulting in no profit.
a. Kelvins law
b. Break-even point
c. Unhealthy point
d. Minimum cost Analysis
63. Determine the exact simple interest on P 5, 000.00 from the period January 15 to June 20,
1996 if the rate of simple interest is 14%.
a. P299.18
b. P303.33
c. P279.82
d. P309.18
64. If the sum of P12000 is deposited in an account earning interest at a rate of 9%
compounded quarterly, what will it become at the end of 8 years?
a. P 20,642.50
b. P 32,120.30
c. P 26,132.32
d. P 24,457.24
65. Find the nominal rate compounded monthly which is equivalent to 12% compounded
quarterly.
a. 11.882%

b. 12.6%
c. 10.5%
d. 12.3%
66. A certain annuity pays P80 at the end of every quarter. If the resent value of the annuity
is P1200 and the accumulated amount is P2000, determine the nominal rate of interest.
a. 11.35 percent
b. 9.37 percent
c. 10.67 percent
d. 12.6 percent
67. For its plant expansion, a company sets aside P 200,000 at the end of each year. It interest
is 8% compounded annually, how long before P 2,500,000 can be accumulated?
a. 8 yrs
b. 9 yrs
c. 10 yrs
d. 11 yrs
68. A machine has a first cost of P 130,000 and an estimated life of 15 years with a salvage
value of P10, 000. Using the straight line method, find the annual depreciation charge.
a. P 8,000
b. P 9,000
c. P 7,000
d. P 6,000
69. A telephone switchboard cable can be made up of either enameled wire or tinned wire.
There are 400 soldered connections. The cost of soldering a connection on the enameled
wire is P33; on tinned wire is P23. A cable made of enameled wire coast P11 per linear
meter and tinned wire P15.20 per linear meter. Calculate the length of cable used so that
the cost of each installation will be the same.
a. 892 m
b. 726 m
c. 846 m
d. 953 m
70. A man borrows P 10,000 from a loan association. The rate of simple interest is 15%. But
the interest is to be deducted from the load at the time the money is borrowed. At the end
of one year, he has to pay back P10, 000. What is the actual rate of interest?
a. 15%
b. 16.5%
c. 17.65%
d. 18%
71. An employee obtained a loan P 100,000 at a rate of 6% compounded annually in order to
build a house. How much must he pay monthly to amortize the loan within a period of 10
years?

a. P 2,040.30
b. P 1,102.40
c. P 1,200.50
d. P 1,350.60
72. How many years will it take a unit deposit to triple if interest is 18% compounded daily.
a. 6.5 yrs
b. 5.8 yrs
c. 6.1 yrs
d. 7.2 yrs
73. It is a decrease in value due to some factors, like new models have been manufactured
and shift of population.
a. Physical depreciation
b. Depletion
c. Functional depreciation
d. Deflation
74. It is the distance from its moment of inertia axis at which the entire area can be
considered as being concentrated without changing its moment of inertia.
a. Centroid
b. Radius of gyration
c. Center of gravity
d. Neutral axis
75. The maximum moment of simply supported beam carrying a uniform load throughout its
length L and carrying a uniform load whose intensity is W/L is ____.
a. wL2/8
b. wL2/12
c. wL2/4
d. wL2/2
76. A process of joining two or more parts by depositing fused metal from a slender rod
along the joint between them and allowing it to cool, the heat of fusion being applied
either by an electric arc or by an oxyacetylene torch.
a. Welding
b. Riveting
c. Soldering
d. None of these
77. The shearing stress developed on a soled circular shaft whose diameter is d and subjected
to a torsion T is _________.
a. 16T/d2
b. 16T/d
c. 16T/d3
d. 16T/d4

78. It is the stress developed on a body when the force acting it os divided by the resisting
area parallel to it.
a. Axial stress
b. Shearing stress
c. Bearing stress
d. Compressive stress
79. A laterally supported beam 6 m long is carrying a concentrated load 30 kN applied at the
middle of the beam. The maximum moment caused by this load with the weight of the
beam is neglected is ________.
a. 150 kN-m
b. 280 kN-m
c. 120 kN-m
d. 180 kN-m
80. A solid circular shaft 6 cm in diameter was stressed to 40 MPa when transmitting power
at 1200 rpm. What horsepower is transmitted? G= 100 GPa.
a. 245.85 hp
b. 285.75 hp
c. 320.50 hp
d. 296.45 hp
81. A beam carrier a 20 kN/m uniform load throughout its length. It is 30 cm wide and 40 cm
deep. If it is 8 m long and neglecting its own weight, the maximum flexural stress
developed is ______.
a. 25 MPa
b. 30 MPa
c. 18 MPa
d. 20 MPa
82. A rod tapers from a diameter of 5 cm to 2 cm in a length of 2 m. What axial tensile load
can elongate the rod by 0.1mm if E=100 GPa.
a. 1309 kN
b. 2050 kN
c. 1200 kN
d. 1500 kN
83. The moment of inertia of a triangle whose base b and height h with respect to its centroid
is _____.
a. bh3/12
b. bh3/30
c. bh3/36
d. bh3/3
84. An object was fired at an inclination of 60o with the horizontal with an initial velocity of
100 m/s/ the total time it will be in air is _______.

a. 17.66 s
b. 18.5 s
c. 16.4 s
d. 19.2 s
85. A 6 m long beam carries a 60 kN concentrated load applied at its midspan. If bam is
simply supported the maximum moment is _______.
a. 80 kN-m
b. 90 kN-m
c. 120 kN-m
d. 70 kN-m
86. It is a physical quantity that possesses both the magnitude and direction.
a. Scalar quantity
b. Vector quantity
c. Resultant
d. Displacement
87. The product of a force and moment which tends to produce rotational motion
a. Torque
b. Resultant
c. Equilibrant
d. Couple
88. The velocity which an object needs to overcome the gravitational force of a planet.
a. Orbiting velocity
b. Angular velocity
c. Escape velocity
d. Linear velocity
89. It is the force that opposes the relative motion of body at rest or in motion.
a. Centrifugal force
b. Frictional force
c. Centripetal force
d. Resultant force
90. It is a thermodynamic process where there is no change in temperature
a. Isobaric process
b. Isothermal process
c. Adiabatic process
d. Isentropic process
91. It is the product of the force and the time during which it acts on a body.
a. Impulse
b. Momentum
c. Work
d. Power

92. The force between point charges is proportional to the product of the charges and
inversely proportional with the square of the distance between them.
a. Ohms Law
b. Avogadros Law
c. Coulombs Law
d. Faradays Law
93. Which of the following is a vector quantity:
a. Entropy
b. Electric field intensity
c. Kinetic energy
d. Charge
94. Evaluate (2i-3j)(i+j-k)(3i-k)
a. 6
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
95. A ping pong ball was dropped from a height of 10 m into a cement slab. If coefficient of
restitution is 0.95, what height does the ball attain on its 5 th bounce.
a. 6.88 m
b. 5.99 m
c. 8 m
d. 7.5 m
96. A 100 g bullet was fired into a 5 kg block suspended at the end of a 3 m long sting. Due
to impact caused by bullet, the block was thrown, thus the string subtended 50 o with the
vertical. If the bullet was embedded on the block, find the muzzle velocity of the bullet.
a. 200.6 m/s
b. 252.6 m/s
c. 213.5 m/s
d. 233.85 m/s
97. A block was made to slide down a 30o incline plane. If coefficient of friction between the
block and the plane is 0.30, how long will it take the block to travel 20 m from the rest?
a. 5.65 s
b. 4.12 s
c. 3.55 s
d. 6.55 s

GENERAL ENGINEERING II
1. Refers to the continuous emission of energy from the surface of all bodies.
a. Convection
b. Radiation
c. Conduction
d. Emission
2. It is the ratio of the change in velocity that occurs within the time interval to that time
interval
a. Instantaneous acceleration
b. Constant acceleration
c. Average acceleration
d. Speed
3. It is a single force whose magnitude is equal to the resultant but oppositely directed.
a. Equivalent force
b. Co-planar
c. Concurrent force
d. Equilibrant force
4. The discount of one unit of principal for one unit of time.
a. Rate discount
b. Nominal discount
c. Actual discount
d. Sales discount
5. An annuity whereby the payment is postponed for a certain period of time is?
a. Ordinary annuity
b. Suspended annuity
c. Deferred annuity
d. Annuity due
6. The actual interest earned by a given principal is known as?
a. Compounded interest
b. Nominal interest
c. Simple interest
d. Effective interest
7. A bond where the security behind it are the equipment of the issuing corporation.
a. Debenture
b. Mortgage
c. Collateral
d. Lien
8. Characterized by a few supplies of a product/services that the action by one will almost
inevitably result in the similar action by the other.

a. Monopoly
b. Oligopoly
c. Competition
d. Necessity
9. It is the worth of a property as shown on the accounting records.
a. Resale value
b. Face value
c. Book value
d. Written value
10. The decrease in the value of a property due to gradual extraction of its contents.
a. Depreciation
b. Depletion
c. Devaluation
d. Deviation
11. It is usually determined by a disinterested third party to establish a price good enough to
both the seller and the buyer.
a. Fair value
b. Market value
c. Common value
d. Safe value
12. The exclusive right of a company to provide a specific product or services in a given
region of the country.
a. Outlet
b. Branch
c. Extension
d. Franchise
13. It is the sum of the first cost and the present worth of all costs or replacement, operation
and maintenance.
a. Total cost
b. Capitalized cost
c. Initial cost
d. Variable cost
14. A certificate of indebtedness of a corporation usually for a period not less than 10 years
and guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets of the corporation or its subsidiaries.
a. Collateral
b. Bond
c. Mortgage
d. Contract
15. What the property is worth to the owner as an operating unit.
a. Utility value

b. Present value
c. Salvage value
d. Resale value
16. Occurs when a commodity or service is supplied by a number of vendors and there is
nothing to prevent additional vendors entering the market.
a. Free market
b. Perfect competition
c. Open market
d. Law of supply and demand
17. In making economy studies a minimum required profit on the invested capital is included
as a cost. A method called as __________.
a. Rate of return
b. Annual cost pattern
c. Present worth pattern
d. Capital cost
18. Annuity is required over 10 years to equate to a future amount of P 15, 000 with i=5%
a. P 1, 192.57
b. P 1, 912.75
c. P 1, 219.60
d. P 1, 921.65
19. A debt of P 1000 is to be paid off in 5 equal yearly payments, each combining an
amortization installment and interest at 4% on the previously unpaid balance of the debt.
What should be the amount of each payment?
a. P 220.50
b. P 224.62
c. P 242.61
d. P 222.50
20. P 1000 is deposited in a bank at 7% interest. What is the value of the money after 25
years, assuming that nothing was deposited after the initial deposit?
a. P 5, 247.63
b. P 5, 437.34
c. P 5, 427.43
d. P 5, 720.51
21. What is the interest due on a P 1500 note for 4 years and 3 month, if it bears 12%
ordinary simple interest?
a. P 756
b. P 765
c. P 675
d. P 576

22. A P 1000-bond which will mature in 10 years and with a bond rate of 10% payable
annually is to be redeemed at P 1040 at the end of this period. If it is sold now at P 1,120.
Determine the yield at this price.
a. 4.68%
b. 6.48%
c. 8.64%
d. 8.46%
23. A company sets aside P 300,000 each year as a fund for expansion. If the fund earns 9%
compounded annually, determine how long will it take before a building costing P 3, 000,
000 can be built?
a. 7.34 years
b. 7.44 years
c. 7.20 years
d. 7.54 years
24. A man sold 7 more than 5/8 of his load of apple, after which he had 9 less than 2/5 of his
original load left. What was the original load?
a. 80
b. 70
c. 60
d. 90
25. The sum of the digit of the 3-digit number is 11. If we interchange the first and the last
digits, the new number is greater than the original number by 594. If we interchange the
last two digits of the new number, the resulting number is greater than the original by
576. Find the original number.
a. 137
b. 147
c. 127
d. 157
26. In how many minutes after 2 oclock will the hands a clock first be at right angle to each
other?
a. 27 3/11
b. 23 7/11
c. 11 3/7
d. 3 11/27
27. A train an hour after starting, meets an accident which delayed the trip for one hour, after
which it proceeds at 3/5 of its former rate and arrives 3 hrs after time. Had the incident
happened 50 km further out the line, it would have arrived 3/2 hrs sooner. Find the length
of the journey?
a. 98.88 km
b. 88.88 km

c. 78 km
d. 68.88 km
28. A boat can go 12 kph in still water. Going full sped it goes 25 km upstream in the same
time it takes it to go 35 km downstream. What is the rate of the current?
a. 1.5 kph
b. 2.5 kph
c. 2 kph
d. 2.75 kph
29. Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?
a. Arithmetic mean
b. Median
c. Root mean square
d. Range
30. If Jun is 10% taller than Rene and Rene is 10% taller than Daf, then Jun is taller than Daf
by __ %
a. 18%
b. 19%
c. 23%
d. 21%
31. Find the standard deviation of 11, 13, 16, 18, 20 and 22
a. 3.82
b. 3.72
c. 3.52
d. 3.62
32. If = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3., find the value of x?
a. -1/2
b.
c. -1/3
d. 1/3
33. In statistics, the standard deviation means?
a. Central tendency
b. Dispersion
c. Distribution
d. Frequency
34. If the supplement of an angle is 5/2 of its compliment, find the angle.
a. 25 degrees
b. 30 degrees
c. 20 degrees
d. 15 degrees

35. A place on the terrestrial sphere has an altitude of 25 o15N. how many nautical miles is
that place from the north?
a. 5, 883
b. 5, 838
c. 3, 885
d. 5, 883
36. The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisector of the sides of a triangle is called
the _______.
a. Incenter
b. Circumcenter
c. Centroid
d. Orthocenter
37. What is the apothem of a regular polygon having an area of 225 and perimeter of 60.
a. 5.5
b. 6.5
c. 8.5
d. 7.5
38. The deformation due to an applied axial load resisted by constant area is _______.
a. PL/2AE
b. PL/AE
c. PL2/AE
d. PA/EL
39. At what rpm is the ferris wheel turning when the rider feels weightless or zero gravity
every time each rider is at the topmost part of the wheel 9 m in radius.
a. 7.99 rpm
b. 9.97 rpm
c. 10.97 rpm
d. 8.99 rpm
40. A body was fired vertically upward with an initial velocity of 500 m/s from the ground.
How long will it take the body to return to the ground?
a. 10.2 sec
b. 5.1 sec
c. 7.8 sec
d. 12.2 sec
41. Which of the following cannot be a probability value?
a. (0.99)^4
b. 88/100
c. (0.59)^(1/3)
d. (0.50)^-1
42. If the eccentricity of a conic is less than 1, then it is _______.

a. A circle
b. An ellipse
c. A parabola
d. A hyperbola
43. The degree of y^3 + x = (y-xy)^-3 is
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
44. Find the Area bounded by y^2 = 4 x ad y^2=4-4x.
a. 8
b. 10
c. 6
d. 12
45. Find the equation of the family of curves for which the slope at any point is equal to the
reciprocal of the product of the coordinates of the point.
a. y^2=lnx + 2C
b. y^2=ln2x + C
c. y^2=2(lnx + C)
d. y^2=2lnx + Cx
46. Given 4x^2 + 8y^2 = 32, find y.
a. -8/y^3
b. -6/y^3
c. -2/y^3
d. -4/y^3
47. Within elastic limit, stress is directly proportional to the strain. This is otherwise known
as _________.
a. Guy Lussacs Law
b. Hookes Law
c. Charles Law
d. L.A. Law
48. A load consists of a triangle placed on a beam. The area of the moment diagram is
______.
a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. 2nd degree
d. 3rd degree
49. It is a beam where one end is fixed and the other end is simply supported.
a. Simple beam
b. Cantilever beam

c. Propped beam
d. Overhanging beam
50. A ball was dropped into a hard court from a height of 10 m. If the coefficient of
restitution is 0.95, what height it will attain on its 5 th bounce?
a. 4 m
b. 5 m
c. 6 m
d. 7 m