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ENGINEERING REVIEW MEMBERS
• In general quadratic equation, if the
discriminant is zero, the curve is a
figure that represent a/an

a) Parabola
b) Circle
c) Ellipse
d) Hyperbola
• Equations relating x and y that cannot
readily be solved explicitly for y as a
function of x or for x as a function of x
or vice versa, such function is called

a) Logarithmic function
b) Implicit function
c) Explicit function
d) Continuous function
• In polar coordinate system, the
length of the ray segment from a
fixed origin is known as _______.

a) Amplitude
b) Radius vector
c) Hypotenuse
d) Minimum point
• Given the equations 3x² + 2x – 5y + 7
= 0. Determine the curve.

a) Ellipse
b) Parabola
c) Hyperbola
d) Circle
• If eccentricity is less than one, then
the curve is

a) Parabola
b) Ellipse
c) Hyperbola
d) Circle
• Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is
positive and csc A is negative?

a) IV
b) I
c) III
d) II
• If the general equation of the conic is
Ax² + 2Bxy + Cy² + Ey + F = 0, and B² -
4AC > 0, then the conic is a/an

a) Circle
b) Parabola
c) Hyperbola
d) Ellipse
• What type of conic has equation of
Ax² + Cy² + Dx + Ey + F = 0?

a) Circle
b) Parabola
c) Ellipse
d) Hyperbola
• 4x² - 256 = 0 is the equation of a/an

a) Parabola
b) Parallel lines
c) Circle
d) Ellipse
• The graph of r = a + b cos Ø is a

a) Lemniscate
b) Lituus
c) limacon
d) Cardiod
• In an ellipse, a chord which contains
a focus and is in line perpendicular to
the major axis is called

a) focal width
b) conjugate axis
c) focal chord
d) latus rectum
• If all the y-terms have even
exponents, the curve is symmetric
with respect to the ___

a) x-axis
b) origin
c) y-axis
d) line 45° with the-axis
• If can be defined as the set of all
points in the plane the sum of whose
distances from two fixed points is a
constant.

a) Circle
b) Hyperbola
c) Parabola
d) Ellipse
• If the equation is unchanged by the
substitution of –x for x, its curve is
symmetric with respect to the

a) x-axis
b) y-axis
c) origin
d) line 45° with the axes
• What type of curve is generated by a
point which moves in uniform circular
motion about an axis, while travelling
with a constant speed parallel to the axis?

a) Spiral of Archimedes
b) Epicycloid
c) Cycloid
d) Helix
• What is the graph of the equation
Ax² + Bx + Cy² + Dy + Ex + F = 0

a) circle
b) ellipse
c) parabola
d) hyperbola
• It represents the distance of a point
from y-axis

a) Ordinate
b) Abscissa
c) Coordinates
d) Polar distance
• A line passing through the focus and
perpendicular to the directrix of a
parabola

a) axis of parabola
b) tangent line
c) secant line
d) latus rectum
• Locus of points on a side which rolls
along a fixed line

a) cardiod
b) epicycloid
c) cycloid
d) hypocycloid
• What is the length of the latus
rectum of the curve x² = 20y ?

a) 5
b) 20
c) √‾20
d) √‾5
• If the product of the slopes of any
two straight lines is negative 1, one
of these is said to be ___ to the other

a) parallel
b) skew
c) non-intersecting
d) perpendicular
• What is the curve represented by the
equation r = aѲ ?

a) Spiral of Archimedes
b) Rosette
c) Cardiod
d) Lemniscate
• Is the locus of a point that moves in a
plane so that the difference of the
distances from two fixed points of the
locus is constant

a) Ellipse
b) Circle
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola
• The semi-conjugate axis of the
hyperbola ( x²/9 ) – ( y²/4 ) = 1

a) 3
b) -3
c) 2
d) -2
• The length of the latus rectum of the
parabola y=4px² is

a) 4p
b) 2p
c) 1/4p
d) -4p
• The tangent function is negative in
what quadrants?

a) I and III
b) IV
c) II and IV
d) III
• The Cartesian or rectangular
coordinates system was first
introduces

a) Newton
b) Galileo
c) Descartes
d) Euclid
• Also known as the x-coordinate

a) Abscissa
b) Ordinate
c) Polar ordinate
d) Radius vector
• The x-coordinate of a point is
positive in what quadrants?

a) I and II
b) II and IV
c) I and IV
d) II and III
• The y-coordinate of a point is
positive in what quadrants?

a) II and III
b) I and II
c) III and IV
d) II and IV
• State the quadrants in which the
coordinates (15, -2) lies

a) I
b) II
c) III
d) IV
• The rectangular coordinates system
used to represent a complex number

a) Argand diagram
b) Venn diagram
c) Complex diagram
d) Maxwell’s diagram
• A Cartesian coordinates system in
which the axes are not perpendicular

a) Parallelogram coordinates system

b) Oblique coordinates system
c) Polar coordinates system
d) Argand diagram
• The angle of rotation about the origin of
the positive x-axis into the point with
rectangular coordinates (a, b),
representing the complex number a + bi is
called ____ of the complex number.

a) amplitude
b) argument
c) phase angle
d) all of the above
• The rectangular coordinates system
in space is divided into eight
compartments called

a) quadrant
b) octants
c) cubicles
d) octodrants
• The angle of inclination of a straight
line is the angle it makes with the

a) positive x-axis
b) negative x-axis
c) positive y-axis
d) negative y-axis
• The points where the curve crossed
the coordinates axes are called as the
___ with the axes

a) asymptotes
b) intercepts
c) intersections
d) tangent and normal
• A line which is perpendicular to the
x-axis has slope equal to

a) zero
b) one
c) infinity
d) either zero or infinity
• A horizontal line has a slope of

a) zero
b) negative
c) infinity
d) positive
• A line parallel to the y-axis at a
directed distance x₁ has the equation

a) y = y₁
b) x = x₁
c) y = x₁
d) x = y₁
• Let m₁ and m₂ be the respective
slopes of two perpendicular lines.
Then

a) m₁ + m₂ = 1
b) m₁ + m₂ = 0
c) m₁ x m₂ = 1
d) m₁ x m₂ = -1
• If all the y-terms have even
exponents, the curve is symmetric
with respect to the

a) line 45° with the axis

b) x-axis
c) y-axis
d) origin
• If the equation is unchanged by the
substitution of –x for x an –y for y
simultaneously, its curve is symmetric
with respect to the

a) x-axis
b) y-axis
c) line 45° with the axes
d) origin
• If all of the terms of an equation have
even exponents if all of the terms
have odd exponents, the curve is
symmetric with respect to the

a) x-axis
b) y-axis
c) line 45° with the axes
d) origin
• If two linear equation, the x-coefficient of the
first is equal to the y-coefficient of the send and
the y-coefficient of the first is numerically equal
but of opposite sign to the x-coefficient of the
second, or vice-versa, the lines represented are

a) parallel to each other

b) perpendicular to each other
c) at 45° with each other
d) none of the above
• A cubic equation has either three real
roots or one real root and two
conjugate imaginary roots. The real
roots are the points of intersection with

a) the x-axis
b) the y-axis
c) line 45° with the axes
d) the z-axis
• If two equations have the same line
as their graph, the equations are said
to be

a) dependent
b) consistent
c) independent
d) linear
• The points (a, 1), (b, 2), (c, 3) are
collinear. Which of the ff. is TRUE

a) c – b = c – a
b) c – b = b – a
c) c – a = a – b
d) c – a = b – a
• In a linear equation Ax + By + C = 0, if
B = 0, then the equation has the
form of x= -C/A. This line is

a) parallel to the x-axis

b) parallel to the y-axis
c) 45° with the axis
d) intersecting the origin
• The straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and
8x – 2y + 6 = 0 are

a) perpendicular to each other

b) intersecting but not perpendicular
c) parallel to each other
d) coincident
• Which of the ff. is the intercept form
of an equation for straight lines?

a) y = mx + b
b) ( x / a ) + ( y / b ) = 1
c) y – y₁ = m (x – x₁)
d) origin
• A straight line where the curve
approaches more and more closely
but never touches it except at a
limiting point of infinity.

a) Asymptotes
b) Axis of symmetry
c) Tangent
d) Normal
• Who coined the word “asymptote” ?

a) John Venn
b) John Navier
c) Thomas Hobbes
d) John Wallis
• The path of a point which moves
according to a given law or equation

a) Cycloid
b) Asymptote
c) formula
d) Directrix
• The curve traced by a point moving
in a plane is shown as the ___ of the
point

a) parameter
b) pattern
c) formula
d) locus
• A conic section is curve which is the
intersection of

a) two cones
b) a cone and a line
c) a cone and a plane
d) a cone and an axis
• When the ellipse approaches a circle
as a limiting shape, its eccentricity
approaches

a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) infinity
• The set of points in a plane, the sum
of whose distances form a fixed
points is a constant, is

a) circle
b) parabola
c) hyperbola
d) ellipse
• If a right circular cone is cut by a
plane parallel to its base, it would
reveal a/an

a) circle
b) parabola
c) ellipse
d) hyperbola
• A ___ to a circle is aline that has
exactly one point in common with
the circle

a) diameter
b) secant
c) normal
d) tangent
• A conic section whose eccentricity is
always less than 1

a) Parabola
b) Circle
c) Ellipse
d) Hyperbola
• A locus of appoint which moves so
that the sum of the distances from two
fixed points (foci) is constant and is
equal to the length of the major axis

a) Parabola
b) Circle
c) Ellipse
d) Hyperbola
• If the distance from the center to the
focus of an ellipse is c, from the center
to the vertex is a and from the center
to the directrix is D, its eccentrcity, is

a) D/c
b) D/a
c) c/D
d) c/a
• A locus of a point which move so that
it is always equidistant from a fixed
point (focus) and from a fixed straight
line (directrix)

a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola
• The angle between the tangents at
the end points of the latus rectum of
a parabola is

a) 45°
b) 75°
c) 75°
d) 90°
• The tangents to the parabola at the
end points of its latus rectum intersect

a) at a distance equal to the length of

the latus rectum from the focus
b) at the vertex
c) at the directrix
d) none of the above
• In general equation of a conic section
Ax² + Bxy + Cy² + Dx + Ey + F = 0, if A
and C have different signs, then the
curve is a/an

a) circle
b) parabola
c) ellipse
d) hyperbola
• If the discriminant of a quadratic
equation is greater than zero, the
graph is a/an

a) circle
b) parabola
c) ellipse
d) hyperbola
• A hyperbola passing through the
focus of a parabola and perpendicular
to the axis of symmetry

a) Directrix
b) Translated axis
c) Latus rectum
d) Axis
• The latus rectum of the parabola x² =
4ay is

a) a
b) 4a
c) 2√‾a
d) 16a²
• If a and b are lengths of semi-major
and semi-minor axis of an ellipse
respectively, then what is the length
of its latus rectum?

a) 2ab
b) 4ab
c) 2b²/a
d) 2a²/b
• The eccentricity of a regular
hyperbola is

a) √‾2
b) √‾3
c) 2
d) 1.5
• A parabola has an eccentricity

a) equal to 1
b) less than 1
c) greater than 1
d) of infinity
• The axis of the parabola that passes
through the foci, vertices and center
is called

a) conjugate axis
b) transverse axis
c) major axis
d) minor axis
• The locus of a moving point in a plane
so that the difference of its distance
from two fixed points (foci) is constant

a) circle
b) parabola
c) ellipse
d) hyperbola
• What is the term given to a circle with
radius equal to half the transverse axis of
the hyperbola or major axis of an ellipse
and its center is the center of the conics?

a) Auxiliary circle
b) Unit circle
c) Inscribed circle
d) Concentric circle
• Which of the following is NOT a
central conic?

a) circle
b) parabola
c) ellipse
d) hyperbola
• Confocal conics are conics

a) having the same foci

b) having no focus
c) whose foci coincide with the origin
d) whose foci coincides with the
vertices
• Which of the ff. is NOT true?

a) A confocal ellipse and hyperbola

always intersect at right angle.
b) A prime number is not a composite
number
c) A cosecant curve is a periodic
function of period 360⁰
d) A conjecture is an axiom
• If an ellipse and a hyperbola have the
same foci, they are said to be

a) central conics
b) quartic conics
c) confocal conics
d) congruent conics
• The parabola y = -x² + x + 1 opens

a) to the right
b) to the left
c) upward
d) downward
• A line segment joining two of its
points and passing through a focus of
a conic.

a) Latus rectum
b) Focal radius
c) Focal chord
d) Chord contrast
• Given the polar equation
r=3 / (1 + 3cosѲ). This is a graph of a/an

a) ellipse
b) parabola
c) circle
d) hyperbola
• The equation r = 4cosѲ is a/an

a) ellipse
b) circle
c) hyperbola
d) parabola
• In polar coordinates system, the
distance of any point P from the
origin is called

a) distance
b) polar angle
c) polar distance
d) radius vector
• The plane curve traced out by a fixed
point on the circle as the circle rolls
along a line

a) Envelope
b) Epicycloid
c) Lemniscate
d) Cycloid
• A plane curve traced by a fixed point
on a circle as it rolls along outside of
a fixed circle

a) Epicycloid
b) Hypocycloid
c) Cycloid
d) Envelope
• A plane curved traced by a fixed
point on a circle as it rolls along the
inside of a fixed circle

a) Epicycloid
b) Hypocycloid
c) Cycloid
d) Envelope
• The equation x3 + y3 – 3axy = 0
represents a

a) cardiod
b) Lemniscate
c) Folium of Descartes
d) Strophoid
• Continuous curve traced by a point
moving around fixed point in same
plane are steadily increasing or
decreasing distance.

a) Spiral
b) Helix
c) Lemniscate
d) Limacon
• Curve which is locus of centers of
curvature of another curve envelope
of all its normal

a) Helix
b) Evolute
c) Spiral
d) Cardiod
• Locus of the ultimate intersections or
curves in a system of curves

a) Evolute
b) Pencil
c) Envelope
d) Helix
• Curve formed by uniform chain
hanging freely from two points

a) Trisectrix
b) Parabola
c) Hyperbola
d) Catenary
• The locus of a point such that its
radius vector is proportional to its
vectorial angle

a) Folium of Descartes
b) Spiral of Archimedes
c) Spiral of Pythagoras
d) Helix
• The graph of the equation r = aco2Ѳ
is a

a) limacon
b) lemniscate
c) rosette
d) spiral
• The locus of a point which rolls on a
straight line ( x-axis)

a) Cycloid
b) Epicycloid
c) Astroid
d) Trochoid
• The equation r = a(1 = cosѲ) is a
polar equation of

a) hypocycloid
b) cycloid
c) cardiods
d) spiral
• The equation r² = a² cosѲ is a

a) rosette
b) limacon
c) lemniscates
d) spiral
• The equation r = a cosѲ is a

a) rosette
b) limacon
c) lemniscates
d) spiral
• The equation r - aѲ = 0 is a

a) rosette
b) limacon
c) lemniscate
d) spiral
• The equation r = acosѲ + b is a

a) rosetter
b) limacon
c) lemniscates
d) spiral
• The equation r = a(secѲ – tanѲ) is a

a) rosetter
b) strophoid
c) trisectrix
d) lemniscate
• The equation r = a(4cosѲ – secѲ) is a

a) cardiod
b) trisectrix
c) strophoid
d) fishmouth
• The equation
(x² + 2ay – a²)² = y²(a² + x²) is a

a) rosette
b) cocked hat
c) fishmouth
d) spiral
• The equation x² + y² = a² is a

a) cocked hat
b) fishmouth
c) trisectrix
d) lames quartic
• The equation ax² = y²(2a – y) is a

a) the top
b) cocked hat
c) fishmouth
d) lames quartic
• The equation (x² + y²)² = ax²y is a

a) bifolium
b) cocked hat
c) spiral
d) limacon
• The equation y² = (x² + 1)² (2 - x²)²
is a

a) cocked hat
b) fishmouth
c) lemniscates
d) spiral
• The curve or surface that is
tangential to each of the family of
curves or surfaces

a) envelope
b) pencil
c) family
d) cusp
• A curve that describes the locus of the
centers of curvatures of another curve
to which its tangents are normal

a) involute
b) evolute
c) lemniscate
d) cusp
• ___ is formed by intersection of rays
from the point reflected or refracted
from a curve surface

a) envelope
b) evolute
c) caustic
d) parabola
• What is the acid test ratio?
A. The ratio of owner’s equity to total current
liabilities
B. The ratio of all assets to actual current liabilities
C. The ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory)
to the total current liabilities.
D. The ratio of gross margin to operating, sates, and
administrative expenses
• How do call an energy required to move 1
Coulomb of charge through an element.
• a) Current
• b) Voltage
• c) Power
• d) Resonance
This is a number sequence where the
succeeding term is obtained by adding the last
pair of preceding terms such as the sequence (1,
1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number
sequence?
a) Euler’s number
b) Fermat number
c) Fibonacci number
d) Fourier series
• If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how
do you classify the solutions?
• a. Extranous solutions
• b. Trivial solutions
• c. Conditional solutions
• d. Ambiguous solutions
• In electricity, how do you call the rate of
charge flow?
• a) Potential difference
• b) Current
• c) Voltage
• d) Power
• This law in electrical circuits states, “The
algebraic sum of currents entering a node (or
a closed boundary) is zero”. How do you call
this law?
• a) Kirrchoff’s current law
• b) Ohm’s current law
• c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law
• d) Ohm’s voltage law
• This law in electrical circuits state, “The
algebraic sum of all voltages around a closed
path (or loop) is zero”. How do you call this
law?
• a) Kirrchoff’s current law
• b) Ohm’s current law
• c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law
• d) Ohm’s voltage law
• In electrical, what is the SI unit of
conductance?
• a) Ohm
• b) Mho
• c) Siemens
• d) Ampere
• Which of the following is the equivalent of 1
Ampere?
• a) 1 Coulomb per second
• b) 1 Joule per Coulomb
• c) 1 Volt per Ampere
• d) 1 Ampere per Coulomb
This is the process of expressing a polynomial as
the product of another polynomial or monomial
of lower degree. What is this mathematical
process?
a) Decomposition
b) Rationalization
c) Factoring
d) Polynomial damping
• This is a point where the concavity of a curve
changes or when the slope of the curve is
neither increasing nor decreasing. What is this
point commonly called?
• a) Maximum point
• b) Minimum point
• c) Point of tangency
• d. Point of inflection
• How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that
passes through the center, the foci and
vertices?
• a) Transverse axis
• b) Conjugate Axis
• c) Asymptotic axis
• d) Major Axis
• What is a number, which could not be
expressed as a quotient of two integers?
• a. Natural
• b. Rational
• c. Irrational
• d. Surd
• How do you call the opposite of the prefix
nano?
• a) Peta
• b) Tera
• c) Giga
• d) Hexa
• What do you call a triangle having three
unequal sides?
• a) Obtuse
• b) Oblique
• c) Scalene
• d) Isosceles
• How do you call the distance of a point from
the y-axis?
• a) Polar distance
• b) Coordinate
• c) Abscissa
• d) Ordinate
• This is the measure of central tendency
defined as the most frequent score. How do
you call this measure of central tendency?
• a) Median
• b) Mode
• c) Mean
• d) Deviation
• Which of the following is the equivalent of 1
mil?
• a) One-tenth of an inch
• b) One-thousandth of an inch
• c) One millionth of an inch
• d) One-half of an inch
• A polygon with ten sides is said to be:
• a. Dodecagon
• b. Decagon
• c. Decahedron
• d. Dodecahedron
• Any number expressed in place-value notation
with base 12 is known as:
• a. Duodecimal
• b. Deontic
• c. Decile
• d. Dedekind
• Another name for derivative is said to be:
• a. Differential manifold
• b. Partial derivative
• c. Differential form
• d. Differential coefficient
• Another term for rhombus is said to be:
• a. Dichotomy
• b. Diamond
• c. Cyclic quadrilateral
• d. Bi-rectangular
• A prefix denoting a multiple of ten times any
of the physical units of the system
international.
• a. Deka
• b. Nano
• c. Hecto
• d. Exa
The father of plane geometry.
a. Euclid
b. Pythagoras
c. Aristotle
d. Galileo
• This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle
where the given data leads to two solutions.
How do you call this case?
• a) Ambiguous case
• b) Quadratic case
• c) Extraneous case
• d) Conditional case
• It is a type of polygon in which each interior
angle must be less than or equal to 180°, and
all vertices 'point outwards' away from the
interior. How do you call this polygon?
• a) Concave Polygon
• b) Convex polygon
• c) Regular polygon
• d) Irregular polygon
• It is a series of equal payments occurring at
equal intervals of time where the first
payment is made after several periods, after
the beginning of the payment. How do you
call this payment?
• a) Deferred annuity
• b) Delayed annuity
• c) Progressive annuity
• d) Simple annuity
• What do you think is the negotiation of wage
rates, conditions of employment, etc. by
representatives of the labor force and
management?
• a) Union trade
• b) Union rally
• c) Collective bargaining
• d) Cooperative
• How do you call a type of bond where the
corporation’s owner name is recorded and the
interest is paid periodically to the owners with
their asking for it?
• a) Registered bond
• b) Preferred bond
• c) Incorporator’s bond
• d) Bail bond
• How do you call the integral of any quotient
whose numerator is the differential of the
denominator?
• a) Co-logarithm
• b) Logarithm
• c) Product
• d) Derivative
• What is a regular polygon that has 27
diagonals?
• a) Nonagon
• b) hexagon
• c) Pentagon
• d) Heptagon
How do you call the formula used to compute
the value of n factorial, which is in symbolic
form (n!), where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula
b) Diophantine formula
c) Richardson-Duchtman formula
d) Stirling’s Approximation
• What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in
water?
• a) All matter has mass
• b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater
than that of water
• c) The density of ivory soap is unity
• d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than
that of water
• When two planes intersect with each other,
the amount of divergence between the two
planes is expressed by measuring the:
• a) Reflex angle
• b) Dihedral angle
• c) Polyhedral angle
• d) Plane angle
• What do you think is the output or sales at
which income is insufficient to equal operating
cost?
• a) Break even point
• b) Depreciation
• c) Investment
• d) Cash flow
• What is an estimate of assets’ net market
value at the end of its estimated life?
• a) Book value
• b) Depreciation
• c) Salvage value
• d) Cash flow
• What do you think is the lessening of the
value of an asset due to a decrease in the
quantity available as a coal, oil and timber in
forests?
• a) Depletion
• b) Amortization
• c) Depreciation
• d) Investment
• What can you say about the present worth of
all depreciation over the economic life of the
item?
• a) Maintenance
• b) Capital recovery
• c) Depreciation recovery
• d) Annuity
• What do you think is the provision in the
contract that indicates the possible
adjustment of material cost and labor cost?
• a) Secondary clause
• b) Specification
• c) Escalatory clause
• d) General provision
• This is the process of determining the value of
certain property for specific reasons. Guess,
what is this?
• a) Amortization
• b) Investment
• c) Appraisal
• d) Depreciation
• How do you call those products or services
that are directly used by people to satisfy their
wants?
• a) Consumer goods and services
• b) Producer goods and services
• c) Necessity products and services
• d) Luxury products and services
• These are used to produce consumer goods
and services. Guess, what are these?
• a) Consumer goods and services
• b) Producer goods and services
• c) Necessity products and services
• d) Luxury products and services
• What do you think are those products or
services that are required to support human
life and activities that will be purchased in
somewhat the same quantity even though the
price varies considerably?
• a) Consumer goods and services
• b) Producer goods and services
• c) Necessity products and services
• d) Luxury products and services
• How do you call a cylinder with elliptical cross
section?
• a. Ellipsoid
• b. Cylindroid
• c. Hyperboloid
• d. Paraboloid
• How do you call a market whereby there is
only one buyer of an item for which there are
no goods substitutes?
• a) Monopoly
• b) Monopsony
• c) Oligopoly
• d) Oligopsony
• Which statement about a charge placed on a
dielectric material is true?
a. The charge increases the conductivity of the
material
b. The charge is confined to the region in which the
charge was placed.
c. The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere
d. The charge is instantly carried to the material’s
surface
• Which of the following is not a property of
magnetic field lines?
• a) Magnetic field lines have no beginnings and
no ends
• b) The lines cross themselves only at right
angles
• c) The line intersect surfaces of equal intensity
at right angles
• d) The field is stronger where the lines are
closer together
• Tesla is a unit of which of the following?
• a) Magnetic induction
• b) Inductance
• c) Capacitance
• d) magnetic flux
• What is a pole pitch?
• a) The angle at which the pole windings are
wound
• b) The space on the stator allocated to two
poles
• c) The space on the stator allocated to one
pole
• d) The mica used to insulate the poles from
each other
• How do you call a polygon with 10 000 sides?
• a) Hectogon
• b) Chilliagon
• c) Myriagon
• d) Octacontagon
Any line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to
a point on the opposite side is called as:
a. Newton line
b. Secant
c. Cevian
d. Euclidian line
• It is any influence capable of producing a
change in the motion of an object.
• a) Force
• b) Acceleration
• c) Friction
• d) Velocity
• How do you call the amount needed at the
beginning of operations and permits the
enterprise to begin functioning before it
receives any income from the sales of its
product or service.
• a) Initial working capital
• b) Regular working capital
• c) Equity
• d) Annuity
• In the problem of writing the equation of a
certain curve with respect to another axes in
which the new axes are parallel to the original
axes and similarly directed is known as:
• a) Translation of axes
• b) Reversal of axes
• c) Notation of axes
• d) Relocation of axes
• How do you call a ring shaped surface or solid
obtained by rotating a circle about a coplanar
line that does not intersect?
• a) Torus
• b) Annulus
• c) Circoloid
• d) Annular
• If the eccentricity is less than one, then curve
is known as:
• a) Ellipse
• b) Hyperbola
• c) Parabola
• d) Circle
• Determine the outside diameter of a hollow
steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500
kN at a stress of 140 MPa. Assume the wall
thickness to be 0ne-tenth of the outside
diameter.
• a) 123 mm
• b) 103 mm
• c) 113 mm
• d) 93 mm
• What can you say to the following statement:
“the volume of a circular cylinder is equal to
the product of its base and altitude.”?
• a) Postulate
• b) Corollary
• c) Theorem
• d) Axiom
• What is the study of the properties of figures
of three dimensions?
• a) Physics
• b) Solid geometry
• c) Plane geometry
• d) Trigonometry
• A type of bond, without any security behind
them except a promise to pay by the issuing
corporation is known as:
• a. Collateral trust bond
• b. Mortgage bond
• c. Debenture bond
• d. Joint bond
• A situation whereby payment is made for
work not done. The term also applies to the
case where more workers are used than a
reasonable requirement for efficient
operation.
• a. Downtime pay
• b. Check-in-pay
• c. Featherbedding
• d. Moon lighting
• The difference between what a negotiable
paper is worth in the future and its present
worth is known as:
• a. Book value
• b. Salvage value
• c. Sunk value
• d. Discount
• The temperature to which the air must be
cooled at constant temperature to produce
saturation.
• a. Absolute temperature
• b. 273 K
• c. Dew point
• d. Critical temperature
A net force that will give to a mass of one gram
an acceleration of 1 cm/s2 is said to be:
a. Newton
b. Ergs
c. Kilogram force
d. dynes
• A change in position, specified by a length and
a direction is said to be:
• a. Displacement
• b. Acceleration
• c. Velocity
• d. Dynamic equilibrium
• The process of one substance mixing with
another because of molecular motion is
known as:
• a. Adhesion
• b. Diffusion
• c. Cohesion
• d. Confusion
• Those cost that arise at the result of a change
in operations or policy or it is the ratio of a
small increment cost and a small increment of
output.
• a. Increment cost
• b. Differential cost
• c. Marginal cost
• d. Promotion cost
• The index that gives the rate earned per share
based on current price per share is called as:
• a. Price-earning ratio
• b. Operating expense ratio
• c. Dividend yield
• d. Equity ratio
A regular polyhedron having 12 regular
pentagons is called as:
• a. Icosahedron
• b. Octahedron
• c. Dodecahedron
• d. Tetrahedron
• Two angles whose sum is 360o is called:
• a. Explementary angles
• b. Complimentary angles
• c. Supplementary angles
• d. Elementary angles
• What is an annuity?
• a) The future worth of a present amount.
• b) A series of uniform amounts over a period
of time
• c) The present worth of a future amount
• d) An annual repayment of a loan
• When using net present worth calculations to
compare two projects, which of the following
could invalidate the calculation?
• a) Use of the same discount rate for each
period
• b) Differences in the magnitudes of the
projects
• c) Evaluating over different time periods
• d) Mutually exclusive projects
• What must two investments with the same
present worth and unequal lives have?
• a) Different equivalent uniform annual cash
flows
• b) Identical salvage values
• c) Different salvage values
• d) Identical equivalent uniform annual cash
flows
• Which of the following is true regarding the
minimum attractive rate of return used in
judging proposed investments?
a. It is much smaller than the interest rate used to
discount expected cash flows from investments
b. It is frequently a policy decision made by an
organization’s management
c. It is larger than the interest rate used to discount
expected cash flow from investments
d. It is not relevant in engineering economy studies
• Which of the following situations has a
conventional cash flow so that an internal rate
of return can be safely calculated and used?
a. Your company undertakes a mining project in
which the land must be reclaimed at the end of
the project.
b. You invest in a safe dividend stock and receive
dividends each year.
c. You lease a car and pay by the month
d. Your company invests heavily in a new product
that will generate profits for two years. To keep
profits high for 10 years, the company plans to
reinvest heavily after two years.
• The economic order quantity (EOQ) is defined as
the order quantity which minimizes the
inventory cost per unit time. Which of the
flowing is not an assumption of the basic EOQ
model with no shortages?
• a) Reordering is done when the inventory is zero
• b) There is an upper bound on the quantity
ordered
• c) The entire reorder quantity I delivered
instantaneously
• d) The demand rate is uniform and constant
• Which of the following events will cause the
optimal lot size, given by the classic EOQ
model with no shortages, to increase?
• a) A decrease in inventory carrying cost
• b) A decrease in demand
• c) An increase in demand
• d) a) or c) above
• What is a borrower of a particular loan almost
always required to do during repayment?
• a) Pay exactly the same amount of principal
each payment
• b) Repay the loan over an agreed-upon
amount of time
• c) Pay exactly the same amount of interest
each payment
• d) Pay the interest only whenever failure to
pay the principal
• How to you classify work-in-process?
• a) A liability
• b) An expense
• c) A revenue
• d) An asset
• What is the indirect product cost (IPC)
spending variance?
a. The IPC volume adjusted budget minus the total
IPC absorbed
b. The IPC volume adjusted budget [fixed + volume
(variable IPC rate)]
c. The difference between actual IPC and IPC
volume adjusted budget
d. The difference between actual IPC and IPC
absorbed
• A leak from a faucet comes out in separate
drops. Which of the following is the main
cause of this phenomenon?
• a) Air resistance
• b) Gravity
• c) Surface tension
• d) Viscosity of the fluid
• Which of the following elements and
compounds is unstable in its pure form?
• a) Hydrochloric acid
• b) Carbon dioxide
• c) Sodium
• d) Helium
• What is the actual geometric shape of the
methane molecule?
• a) Tetrahedral
• b) Pyramidal
• c) Square planar
• d) Linear
•  
• A substance is oxidized when which of the
following occurs?
• a) It losses electrons
• b) It becomes more negative
• c) It gives off heat
• d) It absorbs energy
• Reactions generally proceed faster at higher
temperatures because of which of the
following?
• a) The molecules are less energetic
• b) The activation energy is less
• c) The molecules collide more frequently
• d) Both b) & c) above
• Which one of the following statements
regarding organic substances is false?
a. Organic matter is generally stable at very high
temperatures
b. Organic substances generally dissolve in high-
concentration acids
c. All organic matter contains carbon
d. Organic substances generally do not dissolve in
water.
• Which of the following affects most of the
electrical and thermal properties of materials?
• a) The weight of the atoms
• b) The weight of the protons
• c) The electrons, particularly the outermost
one
• d) The magnitude of electrical charge of the
protons
• What are the valence electrons?
• a) The electrons of complete quantum shells
• b) Electrons with positive charge
• c) The outer-shell electrons
• d) The K-quantum shell electrons
• How do you call the strong bond between
hydrogen atoms?
• a) Ionic and metallic bonds
• b) The covalent bond
• c) The ionic bond
• d) The metallic bond
• What are Van der Waals forces?
• a) Forces present only in gases
• b) Forces not present in liquids
• c) Primary bonds between atoms
• d) Weak secondary bonds between atoms
• Which of the following materials is not a
viscoelastic material?
• a) Metal
• b) Plastic
• c) Rubber
• d) Glass
In molecules of the same composition, what are
variations of atomic arrangements known as?
a. Isomers
b. Polymers
c. Monomers
d. Crystal systems
• Which of the following is false?
a. The acceleration of a body rotating with a
constant angular velocity is zero.
b. Angular momentum for rigid bodies may be
regarded as the product of angular velocity and
inertia.
c. The radius of gyration for a mass of uniform
thickness is identical to that for a planar area of
the same shape.
d. Kinematics is the study of the effects of motion,
while kinetics is the study of the causes of
motion.
• Which statement about a charge placed on a
dielectric material is true?
a. The charge increases the conductivity of the
material
b. The charge is confined to the region in which the
charge was placed.
c. The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere
d. The charge is instantly carried to the material’s
surface
• Which of the following is not a property of
magnetic field lines?
• a) Magnetic field lines have no beginnings and
no ends
• b) The lines cross themselves only at right
angles
• c) The line intersect surfaces of equal intensity
at right angles
• d) The field is stronger where the lines are
closer together
• Tesla is a unit of which of the following?
• a) Magnetic induction
• b) Inductance
• c) Capacitance
• d) magnetic flux
• What is a pole pitch?
• a) The angle at which the pole windings are
wound
• b) The space on the stator allocated to two
poles
• c) The space on the stator allocated to one
pole
• d) The mica used to insulate the poles from
each other
• How do you call a polygon with 10 000 sides?
• a) Hectogon
• b) Chilliagon
• c) Myriagon
• d) Octacontagon
• How do you call the amount needed at the
beginning of operations and permits the
enterprise to begin functioning before it
receives any income from the sales of its
product or service.
• a) Initial working capital
• b) Regular working capital
• c) Equity
• d) Annuity
• In the problem of writing the equation of a
certain curve with respect to another axes in
which the new axes are parallel to the original
axes and similarly directed is known as:
• a) Translation of axes
• b) Reversal of axes
• c) Notation of axes
• d) Relocation of axes
• How do you call a ring shaped surface or solid
obtained by rotating a circle about a coplanar
line that does not intersect?
• a) Torus
• b) Annulus
• c) Circoloid
• d) Annular
• If the eccentricity is less than one, then curve
is known as:
• a) Ellipse
• b) Hyperbola
• c) Parabola
• d) Circle
• What can you say to the following statement:
“the volume of a circular cylinder is equal to
the product of its base and altitude.”?
• a) Postulate
• b) Corollary
• c) Theorem
• d) Axiom
• What is the study of the properties of figures
of three dimensions?
• a) Physics
• b) Solid geometry
• c) Plane geometry
• d) Trigonometry
• Points that lie in the same plane:
• a) Coplanar
• b) Collinear
• c) Oblique
• d) Parallel
• What do you call the one-fourth of a great
circle?
• a) Cone
• b) Pyramid
• c) Chord
• d) Quadrant
• A plane closed curve, all points of which are
the same distance from a point within, called
the center.
• a) Arc
• b) Radius
• c) Circle
• d) Chord
• What do you call the replacement of the
original cost of an investment?
• a) Pay off
• b) Return on investment
• c) Breakeven
• d) Capital recovery
• This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle
where the given data leads to two solutions.
How do you call this case?
• a) Ambiguous case
• b) Quadratic case
• c) Extraneous case
• d) Conditional case
• What do you think is the provision in the
contract that indicates the possible
adjustment of material cost and labor cost?
• a) Secondary clause
• b) Specification
• c) Escalatory clause
• d) General provision
• This is the process of determining the value of
certain property for specific reasons. Guess,
what is this?
• a) Amortization
• b) Investment
• c) Appraisal
• d) Depreciation
Adding more solute to an already saturated
solution will cause the excess solute to settle to
the bottom of the container. What is this process
called?
• a) Precipitation
• b) Hydration
• c) Dehydration
• d) Saturation
•  
•  The length of time at which the original cost
of capital used to purchase a unit has already
been recovered.
• a) Economic life
• b) Write off period
• c) Physical life
• d) Salvage life
• The actual interest earned by a given principal
is known as:
• a) Compound interest
• b) Simple interest
• c) Effective interest
• d) Nominal interest
• When using the net present value method for
capital budgeting analysis, the required rate of
return is called all of the following except the
• A. Risk-free rate.
• B. Cost of capital.
• C. Discount rate.
• D. Cutoff rate.