What does R.A. 9136 stand for?

*
Energization Power Reform Act of 2001
Energy Power Reform Act of 2001
Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001
Electrification Power Reform Act of 2001

Materials in this group are composed of one or more metallic elements such as iron,
aluminum, copper, titanium, gold, and nickel. What is this group called? *
metalloid
crystals
solids
metals

Where receptacles are connected to a 30-A branch circuit, the maximum allowable
cord and plug connected load shall NOT be more than ____ A. *
34
30
24
26

Consider a project that involves the investment of P 100,000 now and P 100,000 at the
end of year 1. Revenues of P 150,000 will be generated at the end years 1 and 2. What
is the MOST nearly the net present value of this project if the effective annual interest
rate is 10%? *
P 69,500
P 77,500
P 80,400
P 58,400

What will P 1,000 be worth after three years if it earns at the rate of 5% compounded
annually? *
P 1,150.00
P 1,175.00
P 1,157.63
P 1,190.38

The unit of joule can be converted to which of the following? *

Pa/m2
Pa*m2
Pa*m^3
N-kg
A 25-candle power lamp is placed 10 ft from a screen. At what distance from the
opposite side of the screen should a 36-candle power lamp be placed in order that two
sides of the screen may be equally illuminated? *
12 ft
20 ft
15 ft
10 ft

What are the van der Waals forces? *

forces not present in liquids
forces between electrons and protons
primary bonds between atoms
weak secondary bonds between atoms

A typical jet fighter plane launched from an aircraft carrier reaches a take-off speed of
175 mi/h in a launch distance of 310 ft. How long in seconds does it take to launch
the fighter? *
2.8
3.9
3.3
2.4

What is the term used an American citizen is allowed to practice his profession, e.g.
electrical engineering profession, here in the Philippines? *
ASEAN Engr
Foreign Reciprocity
ACPE registry
APEC registry

The Philippine Electrical Code Part 1 2009 was based on the National Electrical Code
2005 while the Philippine Electrical Code Part 1 2017 Edition was based on the
National Electrical Code _____. *
2017
2014
2008
2011
Pedro won Php 10,000,000 in the lottery. Unfortunately, the lottery commission will not
pay Kiko the entire amount now. Instead, they will pay Kiko Php 500,000 each year for
the next 20 years, starting at the end of the first year. What is the present worth of
Pedro’s winnings? Assume a nominal annual interest rate of 10%. *
PHP 4,256,782
PHP 5,000,000
PHP 867,769
PHP 3,547,318

A printed circuit board that has (at least) slots to connect cards into. Often, they also
include a CPU and memory is called _________. *
motherboard
DE port
mainframe
server

What is the metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate? *
Ag
Hg
Na
Fe

Which of the following is/are hazardous practice/s? *

Failure to warn or secure
Horseplay
All of these
Using equipment improperly

Who is the current chairman of the Board of EE? *

Rodolfo B. Peñalosa
Gregorio T. Cayetano
Jaime V. Mendoza
Francis V. Mapile

Which of the following does not threaten the operation of a computer? *

Hacking
Firewall
Trojan Horse
Worm
Which of the following does NOT affect owner’s equity? *
Expense to get license of start business
License to start business
Dividends paid
Invested Capital

What is the present worth of two P100 at the end of the third and fourth year if the
annual interest rate is 8%? *
160
162
153
122

Which of the following is very reactive in its pure form? *

Na
He
HCl
CO2

Which of the following statements about work for a quasi-equilibrium process is

incorrect? *
Work is always zero for a constant-volume process
Work is a path function
The differential work is inexact
Work is area under a P-T diagram

A laboratory room keeps a vacuum of 0.1 kPa. What net force does that put on the
door of size 2 m by 1 m? *
300 N
200 N
100 N
500 N

In a certain experiment, argon effuses from a porous cup at 4.0mmol/min. How fast
would chlorine effuse under the same conditions? *
6 mmol/min
5 mmol/min
4 mmol/min
3 mmol/min
What is BASIC stands for? *
Basic All-Purpose System Instruction Code
Beginner’s All-Purpose System Instruction Code
Basic All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

The test used to determine the chemical composition of coal is __________. *0/1
Coke Reactivity Test
Ultimate Analysis
Calorific Value Test
Proximate Analysis

What does PRBEE stands for? *

Philippine Regulating Board of Electrical Engineering
Professional Regulating Board of Electrical Engineering
Professional Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering
Philippine Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering

What annuity of ten-year period at 8% interest rate is equivalent to a present worth of

P100? *
P16.90
P12.90
P14.90
P18.90

A surfer floats on quiet water (n = 1.33) waiting for a big wave. A shark swims toward
him at a depth of 4m. How close (horizontally) can the shark approach before the
surfer can spot him? The surfer is lying on his board with his eyes close to the water
surface. *
6.4
4.6
3.5
5.3

What is the unique state at which solid, liquid, and gaseous phase can coexist in
equilibrium? *
Tripoint
Triple Point
Freezing Point
Boiling Point
What color is used to designate caution limited to warning against starting, use of, or
movement of equipment which are under repair or being worked upon? *
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red

How is the material purchase price variance defined? *

(quantity issued – standard quantity)(standard price)
(quantity purchased – quantity used)(actual price)
(quantity purchased) (actual price) – (quantity purchased) (standard price)
(actual price – standard price)(quantity used)

A circuit breaker must apply a derating factor ____ if it is installed inside an enclosed
switchgear. *
90%
85%
75%
80%

If 1/3 hp pump runs for 20 minutes, what is the energy used? T*

0.25 kW
0.06 erg
0.30 MJ
0.11 kW-h

The electric power industry shall be divided into four (4) sectors, namely: generation,
distribution, transmission and _________. *
load
supply
plant
motor

The Board of Electrical Engineering is composed of one chairman and how many
members?? *
3
5
4
2
What is the efficiency of an Otto cycle with a compression ratio of 6:1? The gas used
is air. *
0.512
0.191
0.167
0.488

To consider a continuous load: *

6 hours or more
5 hours or more
4 hours or more
3 hours or more

Which if the following is NOT an extensive property? *

Mass
Density
Kinetic Energy
Momentum

A 5 kg lead block at 300 deg C is dropped into 2 kg of water at 13.1 deg C contained in
a steel cast weighing 1.5 kg. If the final temperature of the mixture is 31.7 deg C,
calculate the mean specific heat of lead. csteel = 0.11 cal/g-deg C. *
0.03 cal/g-deg C
0.01 cal/g-deg C
0.02 cal/g-deg C
0.04 cal/g-deg C

What is the angular magnification of a simple magnifier of focal length 5 cm if it forms

an image 25 cm from the eye? Which of the following is an example of an integrity
violation of e-commerce security? *
7.5
10
5
2.5

Which of the following is an example of an integrity violation of e-commerce security?

*
An unauthorized person intercepts an online communication and changes its content.
A merchant uses customer information in a manner not intended by the customer.
A Web site is not actually operated by the entity the customer believes it to be.
A customer denies that he or she is the person who placed the order.

The standard volume at STP of one mole is *

22.4 L
24.2 L
42.4 L
44.2 L

Protection of workers from impact penetration from falling and flying objects, blows,
and from limited electric shock and burns shall be provided where there is reasonable
probability of exposure to such hazards. *
Hard Hat
Harness
Toe Board
Belt

Plastic deformation (forming, rolling, forging, etc) of metals below the recrystallization
temperature of the metal. *
thermal
subzero
cold-working
absolute

Republic Act No._____. An act strengthening compliance with occupational safety and
health standards (OSHS) and providing penalties for violations thereof. An 8 ft long
pendulum subtends an angle of 340. What is the height difference from its stationary
position? *
1012
11508
11058
1210

An 8 ft long pendulum subtends an angle of 340. What is the height difference from its
stationary position? *
1.86
1.62
1.37
1.54
What is the octal equivalent of the hexadecimal number EE? *
356
823
536
238

Which of the following metals has the highest specific heat capacity at 100 deg C? *
aluminum
iron
silver
copper

The temperature of 105 g of liquid water at 0 degree C is raised by 1 degree C. What is

the estimated calories consumed? *
95 cal
105 cal
110 cal
100 cal

42
4
12
34
The product of the binary equation 101*11 is equal to ____________. *
1110
1010
1011
1111

An investment of X dollars is made at the end of each year for 3 years, at an interest
rate of 9% per year compounded annually. What will the dollar value of the total
investment be upon the deposit of the third payment? *
1.378X
2.783X
3.278X
3.582X

A liquid pesticide has a density of 1.67 g/mL. Find the mass of the liquid in kg for a
full 20-L container. *
35.7
32.6
33.4
34.5

Pedro borrowed P20,000.00 from a bank with 15% interest compounded semi-
annually, what is the total amount to be repaid at the end of two years? *
P26,709.38
P24,845.94
P28,712.59
P25,947.80

What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a program references a
difference page for almost every instructions and there is NOT even enough real
memory to hold MOST of the virtual memory? *
Paging
Thrashing
Handshaking
Scanning

What is a system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded based on PEC I? *

Equipment Grounding Conductor
Grounded Conductor
Neutral Conductor
Grounding Electrode
What type of knot is used to protect sockets in extension cords? *
under-writer
fire
sheep shank
clove hitch

What is the MOST nearly effective annual interest rate on a loan if the nominal interest
rate is 9% per year compounded quarterly? *
9.52%
9.84%
9.31%
9.68%

Which of these location/s described partially protected locations under canopies,

marques, roofed and open porches subject to moderate degree of moisture in the
PECI? *
Damp
Moist
Dry
Wet

Which of the following refers to the branch of computer science that is concerned
with making computers behave and “think” like humans? *
Intelligence Network
Robotics Science
Artificial Intelligence
Neural Network

The number 100101 base 2 is equivalent to octal *

54
37
45
25

What can you say about the following statement regarding centrifugal pumps? “The
discharge of the centrifugal pumps can be throttled without the building up of an
excessive pressure or overloading its driving unit.” I. True II. False *
I
Both I and II
Either I or II
II
An interest rate of 10% compounded semiannually is equivalent to how many percent
compounded quarterly? *
9.878%
8.901%
7.922%
10.852%

What is the equivalent unit of “pascal”? *

N/m2
N/m
N-m2
N-m

What type of thermodynamics system that allow energy to cross the system
boundary but does NOT allow the mass to cross the boundaries of the system? *
Open system
Closed system
dynamics system
statics system

A tire 0.500 m in radius rotates at a constant rate of 200 rev/min. Find the inward
acceleration (m/s2) of a small stone lodged in the tread of the tire (on its outer
edge). *
110
219
214
130

A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main
cause of this phenomenon? *
viscosity of the fluid
gravity
air resistance
surface tension

Two skydivers are playing catch with ball while they are falling through the air.
Ignoring air resistance, in which direction would one skydiver throw the ball relative to
the other if the one wants the other to catch it? *
above the other since the ball will fall more slowly
below the other since the ball will fall more slowly
above the other since the ball will fall faster
directly at the other since there is no air resistance
The thermodynamic statement of the conservation of energy of a system is the *
third law
second law
zeroth law
first law

What device is used to measure fluid velocity as well the velocity of fluid inside a
pipe? *
Barometer
Pitot tube
Hydrometer
PH meter

In flow chart, what is the symbol used in beginning or termination? *

rectangle
square
diamond
oval

_____ location may be temporarily subject to dampness or wetness. *

Wet
Moist
Damp
Dry

For a fluid, viscosity is defined as the constant of proportionality between shear stress
and what other variable? *
the time derivative of density
the spatial derivative of density
the spatial derivative of velocity
the time derivative of pressure

A 40-kg boy walks on a 60-kg log with the speed of 1.5 m/s. What is the speed of the
log with respect to the shore? *
1 m/s
0.36 m/s
0.4 m/s
0.6 m/s
Process of posting latitude and longitude to pictures and images. *
Geotagging
Flagging
Posting
Podcasting

Calculate the volume (in liter) of a 2.00 M solution containing 4.22 mol of solute. *
0.12
1.2
0.47
2.11

Express a pressure gage reading of 35 psi in absolute kPa? *

182
341
314
812

Which of the following is the ideal gas law? *

PV = mRT
V/T = k
P1/T1 = P2/T2
V = k x 1/P

A bar of uniform cross section is subject to a uniaxial tension and develops a strain in
the direction of the force of 1/800. Calculate the change of volume per unit volume.
Assume μ = 1/3. *
1/2400 (inc)
1/2400 (dec)
1/1200 (dec)
1/1200 (inc)

An investment of $350,000 is made to be followed by payments of $200,000 each year

for three years. What is the annual rate of return on investment for this payment? *
41.7 %
32.7 %
33.1 %
26.1%
The mole is a basic unit of measurement in chemistry. Which of the following is not
equal to or the same as one mole of the substance indicated? *
1 g of hydrogen atoms
16 g of oxygen molecules
22.4 liters of nitrogen gas at STP
6.02x10^23 oxygen molecules

Formula for calcium chloride. *

Ca2Cl
CaCl2
CaCl3
CaCl

The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are 10 cm square and 1.0 mm apart. Find its
capacitance. *
108 pF
89 pF
18 pF
39 pF

Which of the following statements is not correct? *

Effective rate of return in choices (A) through (C) is the difference between 12.55% and 12%.
Compounding quarterly at a nominal rate of 12% per year is equivalent to compounding annually
at a rate of 12.55%.
One dollar compounded quarterly at 3% for n years has a worth of (1.03)^4n dollars.
A nominal rate of 12% per annum compounded quarterly is the same as (12%) ÷ 4 = 3% per
quarter.

Find the present worth of a 5 years annuity paying PhP 3,000.00 at the end of each
year, with interest at 6% compounded annually. *
PhP 13,479.56
PhP 14,743.27
PhP 12,215.85
PhP 12,637.09

If a refrigerator uses 1.5 kJ to cool a 1 kJ input. What was the heat transferred to the
kitchen? *
0.5 kJ
1 kJ
1.5 kJ
2.5 kJ
An essential part of a large dam and provides an efficient and safe means of releasing
flow of water that exceeds the design capacity of the reservoir. *
weir
culverts
spillway
standpipe

An unknown fuel has a mass density of 805 kg/m3. Find its specific gravity. *
0.805
1.242
1.610
0.621

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s square for 32.8 s until it finally
lifts off the ground. Calculate the distance in meters travelled before takeoff. *
2018.93
1978.11
1721.34
1862.22

With an interest rate of 6% compounded semiannually, the value of a P 1,500

investment after 6 years is nearly equal to _______. *
P 1,900
P 2,139
P 2,269
P 2,016

What is a computer programming language in which groups of 1s and 0s are used to

represent instructions and the only language a computer actually understood? *
Machine language
Application software
FORTRAN
MS DOS

The ideal, reversible Carnot cycle involve four basic processes. What type of
processes are they? *
two isothermal and two isentropic
all adiabatic
all isothermal
two adiabatic and two isentropic
A man pushes a 50-kg refrigerator at a distance of 15 m. If the coefficient of friction is
0.4, what is the work done by the man? Use g = 9.8 m/sec2. *
7530 J
7350 J
2940 J
2490 J

Rule used to determine the sizing and rating of circuit conductors and devices. *
wiring design rule
installation rule
manufacturing rule
construction rule

A 20-m long extension cord made of 35 mm2 THWG conductor has a cross-section of
0.033 cm2. What is the resistance of the cord? (ρ = 1.7 x 10−8 Ω-m) *
0.218 Ω
0.103 Ω
0.281 Ω
0.130 Ω

According to RA 7920 the members of the BEE shall hold office for a term of years
from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and
qualified. *
3
2
4
5

In molecules of the same composition, what are the variations of atomic

arrangements known as? *
monomers
crystal systems
polymers
isomers

Find the principal amount if the amount of interest at the end of two years is P 4,000
for a simple interest of 6.25% per annum. *
P 32,000
P 23,000
P 27,000
P 36,000
Which of the following corresponds to the meaning of annuity? *
A series of uniform amounts over a period of time.
A lump sum at the end of the year.
An annual repayment of the loan.
The future worth of a present amount.

Based on Section 18 of the R.A. 7920, the minimum age requirement for qualifications
of applicants for Registered Master Electricians Examination is at least _____ years of
age. *
twenty-one years of age
eighteen
twenty years of age
nineteen years of age