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

What is the
estimated calories consumed?
a. 100 cal b. 95 cal c. 105 cal d. 110 cal

2. A bar is axially loaded in tension by forces of 10 kip. Determine the minimum cross-sectional
area (sq. in.) so as not to exceed a maximum normal stress of 36,000 psi.
a. 0.03 b. 1.23 c. 0.28 d. 2.78

3. Which of the following is not examples of nonvolatile memory in the computer system?
a. Flash Drive b. RAMs c. Optical Disk d. Hard drives

4. An ideal gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary The gas is
heated and expands from a volume of 0.04 cu.m. to 0.10 cu.m. at a constant pressure of 200
kPa. Find the work done on the system.
a. 7 kJ b. 12 kJ c. 6 kJ d. 14 kJ

5. Express a pressure gauge reading of 35 psi in absolute pascals (kPa).

a. 250 b. 350 c. 341 d. 241

6. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?

a. FORTRANb. COBOL c. LOTUS d. PASCAL
7. Which of the following classes of mass memory devices used a laser beam to write and read
onto a specified coated disk?
a. Non-volatile memory b. RAM c. ROM d. Optical Disk Memory

8. 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.
a. P 36,000 b. P 32,000 c. P 27,000 d. P 23,000

9. A bank charges 6% simple interest on a P 25,000 loan. How much will be repaid if the loan is
paid back in one lump sum after five years?
a. P 30,875 b. P 32,750 c. P 32,500 d. P 31,250

10. The three moment equation may be used to analyze _______.

a. An axially end-loaded beam c. a continuous beam
b. A beam loaded at the third points d. a step tapered column

11. What ca you say about the following statement regarding centrifugal pumps? “The discharge of
the centrifugal pumps can be throlled without the building up of an excessive pressure or
overloading its driving unit.”
I. True
II. False
III. Either True or False
IV. True for reciprocating pumps
a. II b. I c. III d. IV
12. An investment 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?
a. 3.582X b. 3.278X c. 1.378X d. 2.783X

13. Pedro borrowed P 20,000.00 from a bank with 15% interest compounded semi-annually, what is
the total amount to be repaid at the end of two years?
a. P 25,947.80 b. P 26,709.38c. P 28,712.59d. P 24,845.94

14. 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.
a. 35.7 b. 34.5 c. 32.6 d. 33.4

15. In a spreadsheet (EXCEL), the number in cell A2 is set to 2. The cell B2 is set to A2*4/$A$2,
where $ indicates the absolute cell address. This formula is copied into cells C2 and D2 What is
the value shown in cell D2?
a. 8 b. 2 c. 4 d. 16

16. An electrical equipment is purchased at a cost of P 10,000. It has a 10 year life and a salvage of
P 500. What is the book value of the equipment after 3 years using straight line depreciation?
a. P 7,100 b. P 7,200 c. P 7,150 d. P 7,250

17. Which of the following is correct when a vapor condensed to a liquid?

a. Its temperature rises c. Its temperature falls
b. It gives off internal energy d. Its internal energy increases
18. Determine the atmospheric pressure (in kPa) at a location where the barometric reading is
740mmHg and the gravitational acceleration is g=9.81 m/sec squared. Assume that the
temperature of mercury to be 10 deg C, at which its density is 13,570 kg/cu.m.
a. 111.58 b. 98.51 c. 89.47 d. 99.82

19. In the Reexamination of the Failed Subjects in the examination for Registered Electrical
Engineer, a applicant shall be allowed to retake _______ times, only the subject/s in which he
has obtained a grade below fifty percent (50%).
a. Three b. no limit c. four d. five

20. Which of the following is the fastest method to transfer data wirelessly?
a. Standard infrared b. Bluetooth c. 802.11 d. General Packet Radio System

21. What is the kinetic energy of the world-class sprinter with a weight of 80 kgs ad speed of
10m/s?
a. 3.2kJ b. 3.6kJ c. 4.8kJ d. 4.0kJ

22. What is the equivalent unit of “pascal”?

a. N/m b. N-m c. N-m2 d. N/m2
23. Which of the following principle of thermodynamics cycle that steam engine operates?
a. Carnot b. diesel c. brayton d. stirling

24. Which of these location/s described partially protected locations under canopies, marques,
roofed and open porches subject to moderate degree of moisture in the PEC 1?
a. Dry b. Wet c. Moist d. Damp

25. In estimating the loading of the branch circuit, what loading shall be used for each receptacle?
a. 200 VA b. 180 VA c. 150 VA d. 160 VA

26. What is a system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded based on PEC 1?
a. Grounding Electrode
b. Equipment Grounding Electrode
c. Grounded Electrode
d. Neutral Conductor

27. The number 100101 base 2 is equivalent to octal ________.

a. 25 b. 45 c. 37 d. 54

28. A silicon solar cell of dimension 1 x 2 cm produces a current of 56 mA at 0.45V when

illuminated by sunlight of intensity 1000W/m2. What is the efficiency of the cell?
a. 16.20% b. 14.30% c. 12.60% d. 13.40%
29. Mr. Juan Dela Cruz drives 120 km at 100 kph and 120 km at 90 kph. What is the average speed
of Mr. Dela Cruz on this trip in kph?
a. 93.5 b. 94.7 c. 85.8 d. 82.3

30. Which of the following refers to the branch of computer science that is concerned with making
computers “behave” and “think” like humans?
a. Intelligence b. Artificial Intelligence c. Neutral Network d. Robotics Science

31. What is the present worth of two P 100 payments at the end of the third ad fourth years if the
annual interest rate is 8%?
a. P 120 b. P 153 c. P 122 d. P 160

32. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20m/s square for 32.8 s until it finally lifts off the
ground. Calculate the distance in meters travelled before takeoff.
a. 152.48 b. 1721.34 c. 1679.36 d. 1524.80

33. How many times the diameter of the largest raceways shall the length of the box be in straight
pulls?
a. None of these b. 6 c. 4 d. 8

34. A hydraulic hoist raises a 1750 kg car 1.8 m in an auto repair shop. A hydraulic pump has a
constant pressure of 800 kPa on its piston. What is the increase in potential energy (kJ) of the
car should the pump displaced to deliver that amount of work?
a. 3.09 b. 30.90 c. 17.17 d. 139.06

35. A Motor furnishes 120 hp to a device that lifts a 5000 kg load to a height of 13 m in a time of 20
secs. What is the efficiency of the machine?
 a. 33% b. 41% c. 40% d. 36%

36. What refers to the case hardening process by which the carbon content of the steel near the
surface of a part is increased?
a. Annealing b. Martemoering c. Carburizing d. Normalizing

37. 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?
a. Dynamics system b. Open system c. Closed system d. Static System

38. Which of the following define a phenomenon of taking up atoms or energy from the environment
into a body?
a. Crystallization b. atomization c. absorption d. alteration

39. What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a program references a different
page for almost every instructions and there is NOT even enough real memory to hold MOST of
the virtual memory?
a. Scanning b. trashing c. handshaking d. paging

40. What type of knot is used to protect sockets in extension cords?

a. Fire b. sheep shank c. under-writer d. clove-hitch

41. Which of the following define the reverse process to the ionization energy. It is the energy
change (often expressed in eV) associated with an isolated gaseous atom accepting one
electron?
a. Composition b. Electron affinity c. Crystallization d. reverse ionization
42. What is the protective device designed to protect an individual against electric shock?
a. Circuit Breaker b. AFCI c. Differential Relay d. GFCI

43. A current 7A passes through a 12 ohm resistor. What is the power dissipated in the resistor in
horsepower?
a. 0.59 b. 0.79 c. 84 d. 588

44. What is the MINIMUM size in mm required for stainless steel rod as grounding conductor?
a. 13 b. 16 c. 12 d. 10

45. The simplex method is extremely efficient in solving which of the following classic problems?
a. Transportation b. Transhipment c. Allocation d. Assignment

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

47. How is “molality” defined?

a. The number of moles of solute in 1 L of solution
b. The number of gram-equivalent weights of solute in L of solution
c. The number of moles of solute in 1000 g of solvent
d. The number of gram-formula weighs of solute per liter
48. How many electrons flow through a light LED bulb each second if the current through the light
LED bulb is 0.75A?
a. 5.6x10^18 b. 6.5x10^18 c. 4.7x10^18 d. 7.4x10^18

49. A tire 0.500m in radius rotates at a constant rate of 200 rev/min. Find the inward acceleration
(m/s2) of a small stone lodge in the thread of the tire (on its outer edge).
a. 130 b. 219 c. 214 d. 110

50. Which of the following that the fluorescent luminaires CANNOT be directly mounted?
a. Plasters b. framing members c. concrete ceiling d. plywood ceiling

51. 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. viscosity of fluid d. surface tension

52. The flowchart for a computer program contains the following segment:
X ¿ −1
Y¿ −2
Z ¿X x Y
If Z < 0 THEN Z = Z+1
RETURN

What will be the value of Z returned by the program segment?

a. -1 b. -2 c. 2 d. 0
53. What is the maximum moment of a beam supported at both ends and carries a uniform load of
W throughout its entire length?
a. wL/8 b. wL2/8 c. wL/2 d. wL2/8

54. Two skydivers are playing 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?
a. Below the other since the ball will fall more slowly
b. Above the other since the ball will fall faster
c. Above the other since the ball will fall ore slowly
d. Directly at the other since there is no air resistance

55. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The
gas is released ad allowed to expand into a previously evacuated vessel whose volume is
0.500L. Once equilibrium has been reached, the temperature remains the same while the
pressure is recorded as 500 mm mercury. What is the unknown volume V, of the first vessel in
liter?
a. 1.184 b. 1.075 c. 0.863 d. 0.962

56. Where conductors carrying alternating current are installed in metal enclosures or metal
raceways, they shall be so arranged to avoid heating the surrounding metal by induction. To
accomplish this, ______________shall be grouped together.
a. The neutral, where used c. all these conductor
b. All equipment grounding conductor d. all phase conductor

57. Which of the following is the ONLY acceptable FORTRAN statement?

a. READ(5,99) (TIME(X), X=1,10) c. WRITE(6,101) (MATRIX(J,J=1,8)
b. READ(5,99) (TOTAL(N), N=1,20) d. DIMENSION Z(TEN)
58. With an interest rate of 6% compounded semiannually, the value of a P 1,500 investment after 6
years is nearly equal to?
a. P 2,016 b. P 2,269 c. P 1,900 d. P 2,139

59. Installing more than three current carrying conductors in the same conduit requires _____?
a. High heat rated conductors c .continuous loading
b. Derating of ampacity d. large conduit

60. What is the abbreviation for a binary digit?

a. Byte b. bid c. bit d. bin

61. Which of the following does NOT affect owner’s equity?

a. Dividends paid c. expense to get license to start operation
b. invested capital d. license to start operation

62. Which of the following relationship defines enthalpy?

a. h=pv+T b. h=u+pv c. h=u+p/v d. h=u+pT

63. Which of the following are NOT examples of nonvolatile memory in the computer systems?
a. Flash Drives b. RAM c. Optical Disk d. Hard Drives
64. Which of the following situations has a conventional cash flow so that an internal rate of return
can 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 lease a car and pay by the month.
c. You invest in a safe dividend stock and receive dividends each year.
d. You purchase a house ad pay the bank in monthly installments.

65. These materials include the familiar plastic and rubber materials. Many of them are organic
compounds that are chemically based on carbon, hydrogen, and other non-metallic elements.
What are these materials called?
a. Ceramics b. polymers c. non-metallic d. composites

66. In an engine cylinder of steel has a cross-sectional area of 1.2 cm2 and a length of 2 cm at
32ᵒC. When it heated to 90ᵒC, what compressive force would have to be applied to it keep it
from expanding? For steel, α=0.000012/ᵒC ad Young’s Modulus is Y=20x10^10 Pa.
a. 20,904 N b. 17,688 N c. 19,296 N d. 16,080 N

67. At 20ᵒC, the resistivity of tungsten is 5.6x10-8 ꭥ-m and ?=4.5x10-3 (ᵒC)-1, tungsten wire diameter
of 0.40 mm and length 40 cm is connected to a 36 V power supply. What is the current does it
carry at 20ᵒC?
a. 185 A b. 191 A c. 202 A d. 174 A

68. If a project that has diminishing returns with scale is modelled using a linear program, which
basic assumption of linear programming will be violated?
a. Divisibility b. certainty c. proportionality d. additivity
69. A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cu.cm. It is inflated with CO2 to a pressure of 5.4 atm at
20ᵒC. Approximately how many grams of CO2 are contained in the tire?
a. 4.8 g b. 6 g c. 3.8 g d. 6.4 g

70. If P 500 is invested at the end of each year for 6 years at an effective annual interest rate of 7%,
what is MOST nearly the total peso amount available upon the deposit od sixth payment?
a. P 3,000 b. P 4,260 c. P 3,580 d. P 3,210

71. As a projectile is thrown upward moves in its parabolic path, at what point along its path are the
velocity and acceleration vectors for the projectile perpendicular to each other?
a. The launch point b. the lowest point c. nowhere d. the highest point

72. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes atoms located at grain boundaries?
a. They are located primarily in highly strained ad distorted positions.
b. All of these are correct.
c. They have a higher free energy than atoms in the undisturbed part of the crystal lattice.
d. They are subjected to the same type of interatomic forces that are present in the interior
atoms of the crystal.

73. What is means a description of the arrangements of atoms or ions in a material?

a. Composition b. mixture c. component d. structure

74. What is the metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate?
a. Na b. Ag c. Hg d. Fe
75. A motor shall be marked with the following information: manufacturer’s name, rated volts, full-
load current, rated frequency, and number of phases. This is a/an __________ rule in the
Philippine Electrical Code 1.
a. Construction b. wiring design c. installation d. manufacturing

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

77. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same rate of interest rate of 8% compounded
quarterly?
a. 8.16% b. 8.07% c. 8.12% d. 8.24%

78. What is the computer programming language in which groups of 1s and 0s are used to
represent instructions and the only language a computer actually understood?
a. FORTRANb. Machine Language c. MS DOS d. Application Software

79. In the periodic table of elements, which ONE of the following is light metal?
a. Potassium b. Mercury c. Silver d. Gold

80. In rigid metallic conduit, the minimum electrical trade size is ______mm.
a. 20 b. 25 c. 15 d. 32
81. Mr. Cruz borrowed P 20,000.00 from a bank with 15% interest per annum, find the total amount
to be repaid at the end of two years.
a. P 24,664.75 b. P 23,000.00c. P 25,720.90d. P 26,450.00

82. Which of the following is the basis for Bernoulli’s law of fluid flow?
a. Principle of conservation of mass c. continuity equation
b. Principle of conservation of energy d. Colebrook equation

83. Which one is NOT a requirement for the applicant to apply for registration as a Registered
Electrical Engineer?
a. At least twenty-one (21) years of age
b. Citizen of the Philippines
c. Has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude
d. Good reputation with low moral values

84. Which of the following is TRUE for fluid?

a. It has a very regular molecular structure. c. It cannot sustain a shear force at rest.
b. It cannot sustain a shear force in motion d. It is liquid only.

85. If the shear stress in a fluid varies linearly with the velocity gradient, which of the following
describes the fluid?
a. It is a perfect gas. c. It is inviscid.
b. It is a constant temperature. d. It is a Newtonian Fluid.
86. What is the MAXIMUM number of overcurrent devices for a lighting and appliance that ca be
installed in a single cabinet?
a. 36 b. 42 c. 24 d. 48

87. The product of the binary equation 101*11 is equal to ________.

a. 1110 b. 1010 c. 1111 d. 1011

88. What is the principle works in the hydraulic brakes of an automobiles?

a. Bernoulli’s Law b. Pascal’s Law c. Archimedes Principles d. Posieuilli’s Law

89. What is the other term for ‘acid-test ratio’

a. Profit Margin Ratio b. current ratio c. Price-earning ratio d. Quick ratio

90. What is the property of metals that reflects the light that strikes their surfaces, making them
appear shiny?
a. Malleability b. Ductility c. Plasticity d. Luster

91. Who is considered as the executive officer of the Board of Electrical Engineering?
a. Chairman of the Board of Electrical Engineering
b. PRC Commissioner
c. President of IIEE
d. Secretary of the Board of Electrical Engineering
92. Which of the following corresponds to the meaning of annuity?
a. A lump sum at the end of the year
b. An annual repayment of the loan
c. A series of uniform amounts over a period of time
d. The future worth of a present amount

93. What law asserts that energy has quality as well quantity?
a. First Law of Thermodynamics c. Third Law of Thermodynamics
b. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics d. Second Law of Thermodynamics

94. As specified by the Energy Regulatory Commission, a contestable customer is a costumer with
a demand of least ______ MW.
a. Five b. two c. one d. three

95. Twi switches in one box under one face-plate is called?

a. Two-way switch b. double-pole switch c. two-gang switch d. double throw switch

96. Calculate the change in length (in cm) of a steel bar that is heated to 125ᵒC, where coefficient of
expansion for steel = 12mcm/cm/ᵒC and length = 3m.?
a. 0.15 b. 0.79 c. 0.45 d. 0.55

97. Objects that emit their own light are called _________ bodies.
a. Solar b. luminated c. photovoltaic d. illuminated
98. A 20 microfarad capacitor is connected to a source of potential difference of 230 V. What is the
resulting change on the capacitor?
a. 4.8 x 10−3 C b. 4.2 x 10 −3 C c. 4.6 x 10−3 C d. 4.4 x 10− 3 C

99. What refers to the measure of the disorder present in a given substance or system?
a. Enthalpy b. Entropy c. Heat Capacity d. Molar Heat

100. The gauge pressure in a car tire is 305 kPa when its temperature is 15ᵒC. After running at
high speed, the tire has heated up and its pressure gauge is 360 kPa. What is then the
temperature of the gas in the tire? Assume atmospheric pressure to be 101 kPa.
a. 42ᵒC b. 54ᵒC c. 59ᵒC d. 57ᵒC