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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering, Architecture, Fine Arts &

Computing Sciences
Gov. Pablo Borbon Campus II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200
www.batstate-u.edu.ph Telefax: (043) 300-4404 locs. 106-118

ECE PRACTICE WITH COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

General Engineering and Applied Sciences
Evaluation Exam 1

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. Use pencil no. 1 only.

NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means exponentiation.
Ex. x^2 means x2; (x+y)^(x-z) means
(x+y) raised to the (x-z). Pi=3.1416

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Suppose that you make 12 equal annual deposits of p2,000 each into a bank account
paying 8% interest per year. The first deposit will be made one year from today. How
much money can be withdrawn from this bank account immediately after the 12th deposit?
A. P35,492 C. P37,954*
B. P36,218 D. P38,755

2. In the atmosphere, nitrogen dioxide reacts with water to produce nitric acid, which
contributes to pollution by acid rain:
3NO2(g) + H2O(l) -----> 2HNO3(aq) + NO(g) How many grams of HNO3 are produced for every
1.0mol of NO2 that reacts? The molecular weight of HNO3 is 63.0amu.
A. 42 g* C. 4.2g
B. 42 kg D. 42 mg

3. The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3
- 3t2 + 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be
A. 2 @ C. 3
B. 4 D. 5

4. If the gravitational accelerational at any place is doubled, the weight of a body, will
A. be reduced to half C. not be affected
B. be doubled @ D. none of these.

5. A particle moves along a straight line such that distance x traversed in t seconds is
given by x = t2(t + 1), the acceleration of the particle, will be
A. 3t3 - 2t C. 6t - 2
B. 3t2 + 2t D. 6t + 2 @

6. One Newton force, is

A. 10^3 dynes C. 10^5 dynes @
B. 10^4 dynes D. 10^6 dynes

7. A satellite moves in its orbit around the earth due to

A. Gravitational force C. Centrifugal force
B. Centripetal force @ D. none of these.
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8. The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ, is

A. P2 + Q2 + 2PQ cos θ C. @

B. P2 + Q2 + 2PQ tan θ D.

9. Two forces of 6 Newtons and 8 Newtons which are acting at right angles to each
other, will have a resultant of
A. 5 Newtons C. 10 Newtons @
B. 8 Newtons D. 12 Newtons.

10. A projectile is fired with a velocity of 100.3 m/sec. at an elevation of 60°. The
velocity attained by the projectile when it is moving at a height of 100 m, is
A. 75 m/sec. C. 85 m/sec.
B. 80 m/sec. D. 90 m/sec. @

11. The ratio of the reactions RA and RB of a simply supported beam shown in below
figure is

A. 0.50 C. 0.40
B. 0.67 D. 1.00 @

12. For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projection should be

A. 30° C. 60°
B. 45° @ D. none of these.

13. A 50 kg boy climbs up a 8 m rope in gymnasium in 10 sec. The average power

developed by the boy is approximately
A. 400 watts @ C. 4000 watts
B. 500 watts D. none of these.

14. If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection
of the projectile, is
A. 57° C. 58° @
B. 59° D. 60°.

15. The product of mass and velocity of a moving a body, is called

A. moment C. momentum @
B. power D. impulse.

16. The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is 5 kgf and if they act at an
angle of 60°, it is 6.08276 kgf. The magnitudes of the forces are :
A. 2 kgf, 3 kgf C. 4 kgf, 5 kgf
B. 3 kgf, 4 kgf @ D. 5 kgf, 3 kgf.

17. The motion of a particle is described by the relation x = t^2- 10t + 30, where x
is in metres and t in seconds. The total distance travelled by the particle from t =
0 to t = 10 seconds would be
A. zero @ C. 50 m
B. 30 m D. 60 m

18. For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is

A. zero C. 1.0 @
B. 0.5 D. between 0 and 1.

19. If two forces of 3 kg and 4 kg act at right angles to each other, their resultant
force will be equal to
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A. 7 kg C. 5 kg @
B. 1 kg D. 1/7 kg

20. Two shots fired simultaneously from the top and bottom of a vertical tower with
elevations of 30° and 45° respectively strike a target simultaneously. If horizontal
distance of the target from the tower is 1000 m, the height of the tower is
A. 350 m C. 400 m
B. 375 m D. 425 m @

21. A stone of mass 1 kg is tied to a string of length 1 m and whirled in a

horizontal circle at a constant angular speed 5 rad/sec. The tension in the string
is,
A. 5 N C. 15 N
B. 10 N D. 25 N @

22. Two particles have been projected at angles 64° and 45° to the horizontal. If the
velocity of projection of first is 10 m/sec, the velocity of projection of the other
for equal horizontal ranges is
A. 9.3 m/sec @ C. 7.3 m/sec
B. 8.3 m/sec D. 6.3 m/sec

23. A ball is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor and rises to a height
of 1.00 m after the bounce. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the
floor is
A. 0.33 C. 0.44
B. 0.57 D. 0.67 @

24. The unit of force in C.G.S. system of units, is called

A. dyne @ C. kg
B. Newton D. all the above.

25. Section 17 of RA 9292

A. Ratings
B. Release of the Results of Examination*
C. Registration without Examination for Electronics Technicians
D. Qualifications and Schedule of Registration for Professional Electronics Engineer

26. The force which produces an acceleration of 1 m/sec2 in a mass of one kg, is
called
A. dyne C. Netwon @
B. joule D. erg.

27. A weight of 100 kg is supported by a string whose ends are attached to pegs A and
B at the same level shown in below figure. The tension in the string is

A. 50 kg C. 100 kg @
B. 75 kg D. 120 kg

28. A ball of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 2 m/sec collides a stationary ball
of mass 2 kg and comes to rest after impact. The velocity of the second ball after
impact will be
A. zero C. 1.0 m/sec @
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B. 0.5 m/sec D. 2.0 m/sec.

29. The displacement of a particle which moves along a straight line is given by S =
4t3 + 3t2 - 10 where S is in meters and t is in seconds. The time taken by the
particle to acquire a velocity of 18 m/sec from rest, is
A. 0.5 sec C. 1.5 sec
B. 1.0 sec @ D. 2.0 sec.

30. The unit of impulse, is

A. kg.m/sec @ C. kg.m/sec2
B. kgf.m/sec D. N.m/sec.

31. The rate of change of displacement of a body with respect to its surrounding, is
known
A. Distance C. speed @
B. acceleration D. none of these.

32. The unit of moments in M.K.S system, is

A. kgm @ C. kg/m2
B. kg/sec2 D. kg/sec.

33. A particle is dropped from the top of a tower 60 m high and another is projected
upwards from the foot of the tower to meet the first particle at a height of 15.9 m.
The velocity of projection of the second particle is
A. 16 m/sec C. 20 m/sec @
B. 18 m/sec D. 22 m/sec.

34. A body of weight 14 g appears to weight 13 g when weighed by a spring balance in

a moving lift. The acceleration of the lift at that moment was
A. 0.5 m/sec2 C. 1 m/sec2
B. 0.7 m/sec2 @ D. 1 cm/sec2.

35. A 2 ton elevator is supported by a cable that can be safely support 6000 lb.
Determine the shortest distance in which the elevator can be brought to test when it
is descending at a rate of 3.0 ft/sec?
A. 0.018 ft C. 0.093 ft
B. 9.0 ft D. 0.280 ft @

36. 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 100m radius?
A. 101 kph C. 122 kph @
B. 93 kph D. 130 kph

37. Determine the angle of super elevation for a highway curve of 600 ft radius so
that there will be no side thrust for a speed of 45 mph.
A. 13.45˚ C. 11.23˚
B. 12.71˚ @ D. 10.45˚

38. A coin 20 mg is place on the smooth edge of a 25 cm-radius phonograph record as

the record is brought up to its normal rational speed of 45 rpm. What must be the
coefficient of friction between the coin and the record if the coin is not to slip
off?
A. 0.45 C. 0.64
B. 0.56 @ D. 0.78

39. A roller support has how many reactions?

A. None C. 2
B. 1 @ D. 3
40. If the coefficient of restitution is zero, the impact is _________.
A. partially plastic C. perfectly elastic @
B. perfectly inelastic D. partially elastic
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41. A man aimed his rifle at the bull’s eye of a target 50 m away. If the speed of
the bullet is 500 m/s, how far below the bull’s eye does the bullet strike the
target?
A. 5.0 cm@ C. 5.7 cm
B. 6.8 cm D. 6.0 cm

42. A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3 ft/s^2. Find the
average velocity during the first 10 sec of motion.
A. 13 ft/s C. 14 ft/s
B. 15 ft/s @ D. 20 ft/s

43. A ball was dropped into a hard court from a height of 10 m. If the coefficient of
restitution is 0.95, what height will it attain on its 5th bounce?
A. 3 m C. 4 m
B. 8m @ D. 6 m

44. An object was fired at an inclination of 60˚ with the horizontal with an initial
velocity of 100m/s the total time it will be in air is ___________.
A. 17.66 s@ C. 16.4 s
B. 18.5 s D. 19.2 s

45. This law states that in every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
A. Newton’s 2nd law C. Varignon’s theorem
B. Newton’s 3rd law@ D. D’Alembert’s Principle

46. A block was made to slide down a 30˚ incline plane. If the 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 C. 3.55 s
B. 4.12 s D. 6.55 s @
47. Section 27 of RA 9292
A. Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers
B. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards of Practice
C. Practice of the Profession*
D. Prohibitions and Limitations on the Practice of Electronics
Engineering and Electronics Technician Profession

48. Determine the resultant of the following forces: A = 600N at 40 degrees, B = 800
N at 160˚ and C = 200 N at 300 degrees.
A. 532.78 N, 55.32 degrees C. 522.68 N, 111.57 degrees @
B. 435.94 N, 235.12 degrees D. 627.89 N, 225.81 degrees

49. When hit, the velocity of a 0.2 kg baseball changes from +25 m/s to -25 m/s. What
is the magnitude of the impulse delivered by the bat to the ball?
A. 1 N-s C. 10 N-s @
B. 5 N-s D. 20 N-s

50. It is the product of the force and the time during which it acts on a body.
A. Impulse@ C. Work
B. Momentum* D. Power

51. An object was fired at an initial velocity of 50 m/s at an inclination of 60˚

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 s C. 8.83 s@
B. 10.25 s D. 9.58 s

52. A ball thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3 m/s from the window
of a tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk at the ground level 4 seconds
later. Determine the velocity with which the ball strikes the ground.
A. 39.25 m/s C. 37.75 m/s
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B. 38.50 m/s D. 36.24 m/s@

53. Section 11 of RA 9292.
A. Term of Office
B. Removal of Board Members*
C. Compensation and Allowances of the Board
D. Custodian of Board Records, Secretariat and Support Services

54. Block A having a mass of 45 kg rest on block B having a mass of 90 kg and is

connected with the horizontal string to the wall at C. if the coefficient of friction
between A and B is ¼ and the that between B and the surface is 1/3, what horizontal
force is necessary to move block B.

A. 420 N C. 1250 N
B. 550 N @ D. 440

55. A 60 kg woman is in an elevator cab whose upward acceleration is 2 m/s/s. what

force does she exert on the floor of the cab.
A. 120 N C. 588 N
B. 708 N @ D. 468 N

56. A 150-lb man runs up a staircase 10ft high in 5 s. Find his minimum power output
in hp.
A. 0.55 hp* C. 5.5 hp
B. 0.05 hp D. 1.55 hp

57. A hoist powered by a 20-hp motor is used to raise a 500kg bucket of concrete to a
height of 80m. if the efficiency is 80%, find the time required.
A. 23.8 s C. 28.3 s
B. 32.8 s* D. 38.2 s

58. Find the kinetic energy of a 1000kg whose velocity is 20m/s.

A. 2 kJ C. 200kJ*
B. 200 J D. 20kJ

59. A hole is to be punched out of plate having a shearing strength of 40 ksi. The
compressive stress in the punch is limited to 50 ksi. Compute the maximum thickness
of the plate from which a hole 2.5 inches in diameter can be punched.
A. 0.500 in C. 0.781 in
B. 0.102 in D. 0.204 in

60. If the siren is moving away from the listener with a speed of 45 m/s relative to
air and the listener is moving toward the siren with a speed of 15 m/s relative to
the air, what frequency does the listener hear?
A. 277 Hz C. 272 Hz
B. 727 Hz D. 722 Hz

61. A helical spring is frabricated wrapping wire ¾ in. in diameter around a forming
cylinder 8 in. in diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an
elongation of 4 in. without exceeding a shearing stress of 18 ksi. G = 12 x 106 psi.
A. 15 C. 10*
B. 16 D. 14
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62. Two tugboat are towing a ship. Each exerts a force of 6 tons, and the angle
between the towropes is 60o. What is resulting force on the ship?
A. 11. 5 tons C. 10.4 tons*
B. 9.12 tons D. 14.6 tons

63. What is the mass of a 160-lb man?

A. 5lbm C. 16.3 lbm
B. 5 slugs* D. 5kg

64. How much centripetal force is needed to keep a 160-lb skater moving in a circle
20 ft in radius at a velocity of 10ft/s?
A. 15 lb C. 25lb*
B. 18 lb D. 31lb

65. What is the gravitational force a 1-ton lead sphere exerts on another identical
sphere 10ft away?
A. 1.3x10-6 lb* C. 2.5x10-6 lb
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B. 3.1x10 lb D. 4.5x10-6 lb

66. A girl weighs 128 lb on the earth’s surface. What would be her mass at a height
above the earth “s surface of one earth radius?
A. 4 slugs* C. 1 slug
B. 5 slugs D. 2 slugs

67. A steel rod 3.5m long is secured between two walls. If the load on the rod is
zerp at 30oC, compute the stress when the temperature drops to -30oC. the cross
sectional area of the rod is 1200mm^2, α = 11.7 um/(moC), and E=200GPa.
A. 110MPa* C. 130MPa
B. 120MPa D. 140MPa

68. What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that will not twist though
more than 4o in s 6m length when subjected to a torque of 13kN-m? What max shearing
stress is developed? G=85 GPa
A. 107.6mm* C. 121,9mm
B. 113.3mm D. 126.4mm

69. Consider a person standing in a breezy room at 22oC. Determine the total rate of
heat transfer from this person if the exposed surface area and the average outer
surface temperature of the person are 1.2m^2 and 33oC, respectively, and the
convection heat transfer coefficient is 5 W/m^2 and σ= 5.67x10^-8 W/m4-K4.
A. 120.5J/s C. 143.2J/s*
B. 135.7J/s D. 151.9J/s

70. A steel rod 2.5m long is secured between two walls. If the load on the rod is
zero at 20 degree Celsius, compute the stress when the temperature drops to -20
degrees Celsius. The cross-sectional area of the rod is 1200 sq. mm, coefficient of
linear expansion = 11.7 um/(m-deg.C), and E = 200 GPa. Assumme that the wall are
rigid.
A. 69.3 MPa C. 93.6 MPa*
B. 96.3 MPa D. 69.3 MPa

71. Determine the elongation in a helical spring composed of 20 turns of 20 mm-

diameter wire on mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN.
Use G= 83 GPa
A. 98.9 mm C. 98.7 mm*
B. 78.9 mm D. 89.7 mm

72. A 4-in wall of fire brick, k =9Btu/(ft2-hr-F/in), has one surface at 300F, the
other at 90F. find the heat conducted through the area of 2ft2 in 1 day.
A. 22,680 Btu* C. 15,510 Btu
B. 19,650 Btu D. 10,730 Btu
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73. The combined mass of car and passengers travelling at 72km/hr is 1500kg. Find the
kinetic energy of this combined mass.
A. 300kJ* C. 305kJ
B. 330kJ D. 310kJ

74. A pipe carry steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall
thickness of 10 mm. a gasket is inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe
and a flat plate used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress in the bolts is 80
MPa, of which 55 MPa is the initial stress?
A. 14 C. 16
B. 15 D. 17*

75. What is the mass in kilograms of 10.5 gal (39.7 L) of gasoline with specific
gravity of 0.82.
A. 10.5 kg C. 33 kg*
B. 28 kg D. 44 kg

76. A large pipe, called a penstock in hydraulic work, is 1.5m in diameter. It is

composed of wooden staves bound together by steel hoop, each 300sq. m in cross-
sectional area, and is used to conduct water from a reservoir to power a house. If
the maximum tensile stress permitted in the hoops is 130MPa, what is the maximum
spacing between hoops under a head of water 30 m?
A. 17.7 mm C. 177 mm*
B. 77.1 mm D. 71.7 mm

77. A pressure gage register 50 psig in region where the barometer is 14.25 psia.
Find the absolute pressure in Pa.
A. 453 kPa C. 435 kPa
B. 434 kPa D. 443 kPa*

78. A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed to 80MPa when twisted through 4 degrees.
Using G = 83 GPa, compute the shaft diameter.
A. 104 mm C. 148 mm
B. 138 mm* D. 160 mm

79. Determine the elongation in a helical steel composed of 20 turns of 20-mm

diameter wire on a mean radius of 90 mm when the spring is supporting a load of
2.5kN. Use G = 83 GPa.
A. 160 mm C. 170 mm
B. 165 mm D. 175 mm*

80. A hole is to be punched out of plate having a shearing strength of 40 ksi. The
compressive stress in the punch is limited 50 ksi. If the plate is 0.25 inches
thick, determine the diameter of the smallest hole that can be punched.
A. 0.800 in* C. 0.435 in
B. 0.871 in D. 0.600 in

81. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2m long is surrounded by shell of cast iron 5
mm thick. Compute the load that will compress the combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in
the length of 2m. For steel E = 200GPa and for cast iron E = 100GPa.
A. 291 kN C. 192 kN *
B. 240 kN D. 420 kN

82. It is the maximum safe stress that a material can carry

A. working stress* C. rupture strength
B. ultimate stress D. yield strength

83. It occurs when a member carries a load perpendicular to its long axis while being
supported in a stable manner.
A. Direct shear C. Torsional shear
B. Bending shear* D. Torsional stress
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84. It is a measure of the stiffness of a material determined by the slope of the

straight-line portion of the stress-strain curve.
A. Modulus of elasticity* C. Strain
B. Modulus of rigidity D. Stress

85. It is a measure of pulling and pushing force.

A. Axial force* C. torque
B. shear force D. bending moments

86. Who first postulated that stress is proportional to strain in 1678?

A. Thomas Young C. Andrew Pytel
B. Robert Hooke D. Charles Augustus

87. It is the value of stress on the stress-strain curve at which there is a

significant increase in strain with little or no increase in stress.
A. Proportional limit C. Yield point*
B. Elastic limit D. tensile point

88. It is the ability of a material to absorbed applied energy without failure

A. Ductility C. Hardness
B. Brittleness D. toughness*

89. When two bodies, isolated from other environment, are in thermal equilibrium with
a third body, the two are in thermal equilibrium with each
A. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
B. 2nd Law of Thermodynamic
C. Zeroth Law*
D. Maxwell’s Theory of Thermal Equilbrium

90. If the volume of the mole of gas molecules remains constant, lowering the
temperature will make the pressure ___________.
A. Increase* C. Increase then decrease
B. Decrease D. Decrease then increase

91. Date of approval of RA 9292

A. April 14, 2004 C. April 17, 2004*
B. April 14, 2007 D. None of these

92. It states that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they
are also in thermal equilibrium with each other.
A. First law of thermodynamics C. Third law of thermodynamics
B. Second law of thermodynamics D. Zeroth law of thermodynamics*

93. If heat is absorbed by the system during chemical change, it is called as:
A. Exothermal C. Endothermic*
B. Endothermal D. Exothermic

94. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of gas
through one degree at constant volume, is called
A. specific heat at constant volume*
B. specific heat at constant pressure
C. kilo Joule
D. none of these

95. The property of a substance which remains constant if no heat enters or leaves
the system, while it does work or alters its volume, but which increases or
diminishes should a small amount of heat enter or leave.
A. internal energy C. entropy*
B. system D. enthalpy

96. What is otherwise known as “PRC Modernization Law”?

A. RA 8981* C. RA 8991
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B. RA 8891 D. RA 8198

97. Who among the following persons was not a signatory of the RA 9292
A. Franklin Drilon C. Oscar G. Yabes
B. Jose de Venecia D. Juan Ponce Enrile Sr*

98. A man purchased a house for P425,000. In the first month that he owned the house, he
spent P75,000 on repairs and remodeling. Immediately after the house was remodeled, he
was offered P545,000 to sell the house. After some consideration, he decided to keep
the house and have it rented for P4,500 per month starting two months after the
purchase. He collected rent for 15 months and then sold the house for P600,000. if the
interest rate was 1.5% per month, how much extra money did he make or lose by not
selling the house immediately after it was remodeled?
A. P3,000 C. P5,000*
B. P4,000 D. P6,000

99. A piston cylinder device contains a liquid-vapor mixture of water at 400K. During a
constant pressure process, 700 KJ of heat is transferred to the water. As a result,
part of the liquid in the cylinder vaporizes. Determine the entropy change of the water
during this process.
A. 7000 kJ C. 1.75 kJ/K*
B. 280 kJ/K D. 0.57 kJ/K

100. A 50 kg iron block at 80°C is dropped into an insulated tank that contains 0.5 m3 of
liquid water at 25°C. Determine the temperature when thermal equilibrium reached. The
specific heat of iron is 0.45kJ/kg-°C and for water is 4.18kJ/kg-°C.
A. 20.7oC C. 30.1oC
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B. 25.6 C* D. 35.6oC
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