1.

A moves along a straight line so that its displacement in centimeters at any time t in seconds,
measured from a fixed referene point 0 along the line, is given by S = 4t 3 + 15t2 -18t + 6. What is
the accelation after 5 sec?
a. 150 cm per sec sq.
b. 105 cm per sec sq.
c. 501 cm per sec sq.
d. 15 cm per sec. sq.
2. What is the process of changing from liquid state to gas state?
A. Vaporition
B. Sublimation
C. Condensation
D. Deposition

3. A rocket is launched vertically from rest on the ground, and its thrust gives the rcket a constant
upward acceleration of 6 m/sec sq. If the fuel is exhausted 19.6 seconds after the launch, what is
the maximum altitude that can be reached by the rocket?
a. 1858.08 m
b. 1885.80 m
c. 5881.08 m
d. 8851.80 m
4. What is the pressure 12.5 m below the ocean? Use sp.gr. = 1.03 for salt water.
a. 621.3 kpa
b. 126.30 kpa
c. 612.03 kpa
d. 123.60 kpa
5. An object weighs 65 lb in air and 42 lb in oi of specific gr. 0.75. Find its specific gravity.
a. 2.12
b. 2.21
c. 1.22
d. 1.12
6. A 12” pipe carrying 3.93 cfs connects to a 6” pipe. Find the velocity head in the 6” pipe.
a. 1.26 ft
b. 2.61 ft
c. 6.21 f
d. 1.62 ft
7. Water is pumped from reservior A at elevation 750’ to reservior E at elevation 800’ through a
12” pipeline. The pressure in the 12” pipe at point D at elevation 650’ is 80 psi. The lost heads
are A to pump suction B = 2.0 ft, pump discharge C to D = 38 V 2/2g, and D to E = 40 V2/2g. Find
the discharge Q.
a. 9.55 cfs
b. 5.95 cfs
c. 5.59 cfs
d. 55.9 cfs
8. A rope is stretched between two rigid walls 40 feet apart. At the midpoint, a load of 100 lbs was
placed that caused it to sag 5 feet. Compute the approximate tension in the rope.
a. 206 lbs
 b. 150 lbs
c. 280 lbs
d. 240 lbs
9. The dry air is composed of how many percent nitrogen?
A. 73.1%
B. 74.4%
C. 76.1%
D. 78.1%

10. The resultant of two forces in a plane is 400 N at 120 0. If one of the forces is 200 lbs at 20 0 what
is the other force?
a. 347.7 N at 114.850
b. 435.77 A at 104.370
c. 357.56 N at 114.240
d. 477.27 N at 144.380
11. Determine the resultant of the following forces: A = 600 N at 40 0 , B = 800 N at 1600 and C = 200
N at 3000.
a. 532.78 N, 55.32 degrees
b. 435.94 N, 235.12 degrees
c. 522.68 N, 111.57 degrees
d. 627.89 N, 225.81 degrees
12. In the system shown, a 5 kg block rests on a horizontal table top and is attached with horizontal
string to a second string to a second string shown. What is the maximum value for the mass, m,
if the first block is to remain stationary?
a. 2.89 kg
b. 1.98 kg
c. 2.18 kg
d. 1.89 kg
13. Find the magnitude and location of the resultsnt of the loads 2000 N and 3000 N forces acting
vertically downward at 3 m and 8 m distance from the left end of a 13 m beam…page 325
a. 5 KN, 6 m from the lef
b. 6 kN, 3m from the left
c. 10 kN, 2m from the right
d. 3 kN, 4 m from the left
14. Two cars A and B traveling in the same direction and stopped at a highway traffic sign. As the
signal turns green car A accelerates at a constant rate of 1 m/s 2. Two seconds later the second
car B accelerates at constant rate of 1.3 m/s 2. When will the second car B overtakes the first car
A?
a. 16.27 s
b. 30.45 s
c. 20.32 s
d. 10.45 s
15. A man driving his car at a constant rate of 40 mph suddenly sees a sheep crossing the road 60
feet ahead. Compute the constant deceleration in ft/s 2 required to avoid hitting the sheep?
Assume a reaction time of 0.5 second before the man applies the brake.
a. 34.65
 b. 44.54
c. 55.65
d. 61.87
16. A ball is thrown vertically into the air at 120 m/s. After 3 seconds, another ball is thrown
vertically. What is the velocity must the second ball have to pass the first ball at 100 m from the
ground?
a. 105.89 m/s
b. 107.72 m/s
c. 108.12 m/s
d. 110.72 m/s
17. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of
100 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. Solve the distance from the throwing
point that the ball attains its original level.
a. 890 m
b. 883 m
c. 858 m
d. 820 m
18. Determine the maximum shear of the beam loaded as shown. Page 375 esas./
a. 210 kN
b. 400 kN
c. 350 kN
d. 250 kN
19. What field of study encompasses the procurement and production of metals?
a. Metallurgy
b. Geology
c. Material science
d. Metalgraphy
20. What is the most undesirable of all the elements commonly found in steels?
a. Sulfur
b. Phosphorous
c. Silicon
d. Manganese
21. What is the most abundant metal in nature?
a. Aluminum
b. Steel
c. Iron
d. Copper
22. Which of the following is known as electrical steel?
a. Silicon steel
b. Stainless steel
c. Carbon steel
d. Cast steel
23. The electrical plans for residential house include the following items except one. Which of
these?
a. Substation plan
b. Location plan
c. Floor plan showing the location of service
 d. Layout of wiring plan for general lightinh and receptacle outlets
24. The engineering materials known as “ plastics” are more correctly called_______.
A. Polyvinyl choride
B. Polymers
C. Polyethylene
D. Mers

25. The usual nameplate data on DC motors include the following except one. Which of these?
a. Manufacturer’s name
b. Rated frequency
c. Rated vltage
d. Rated speed
26. A continuous electrical load is one where the maximum current is expected to continue for a
minimum duration of time. What is this minimum duration of time?
a. 1 hour
b. 2 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 4 hours
27. The minimum size of service drop copper conductors allowed by the PEC is one of the following.
Which is this size?
a. 3.5 mm sq.
b. 5.5 mm sq.
c. 2.0 mm sq.
d. 8.0 mm sq.
28. Determine the outside diameter of hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500 kN at a
stress of 140 Mpa. Assume the wall thickness to be one tenth of the outside diameter.
a. 123 mm
b. 113 mm
c. 103 mm
d. 93 mm
29. A force of 10 N is applied to one end of a 10” diameter circular rod. Calculate the stress.
a. 0.20 kPa
b. 0.05 kPa
c. 0.10 kPa
d. 0.15 kPa
30. What force is required to punch a 20 mm diameter hole through a 10 mm thick plate. The
ultimate strength of the plate material is 450 kPa.
a. 241 kN
b. 183 kN
c. 386 kN
d. 252 kN
31. A metel specimen 36 mm in diameter has a length of 360 mm. A force of 300 kN eleongates the
length by 1.20 mm. What is the modulus of elesticity?
a. 88.419 GPa
b. 92.564 Gpa
c. 92.658 Gpa
d. 95.635 Gpa
32. An iceberg having specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of sp. Gr. 1.03. If the volume of
ice above the water surface is 100 cu. m; what is the total volume of the ice?
a. 8523 cu.m
b. 7862 cu.m
c. 9364 cu.m
d. 6325 cu.m
33. A pick –up truck is traveling forward at 25 m/s. The truck bed is loaded with boxes, whose
coefficient of friction with the bed is 0.4. What is the shortest distance time that the truck can be
brought to a stop such that the boxes do not shift?
a. 4.75 s
b. 2.35 s
c. 5.45 s
d. 6.37 s
34. An elevator weighing 2000 lb attains an upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with uniform
acceleration. What is the tension in the supporting cables?
a. 1950 lb
b. 2150 lb
c. 2495 lb
d. 2250 lb
35. A force of 200 lb force acts on a block at an angle of 28 degrees with respect to horizontal. The
block is pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work done by this force?
a. 320 J
b. 540 J
c. 480 J
d. 215 J
36. Which of the following is a natural magnet?
A. Steel
B. Magnesia
C. Lodestone
D. Soft iron

37. An automobile has a power output of 1 hp. When it pulls a cart with a force of 300 N, what is the
cart’s velocity?
a. 249 m/s
b. 24.9 m/s
c. 2.49 m/s
d. 0.249 m/s
38. “The net force acting on an object equals the product of the mass and acceleration of an object.
The direction of the force is the same as that of the acceleration”. This statement is the _____.
A. First law of motion
B. Second law of motion
C. Third law of motion
D. d’ Alembert’s principle

39. A hunter fires a 50 gram bullet at a tiger. The bullet left the gun with a speed of 600 m/s. What is
the momentum of the bullet?
 a. 15 kg-m/s
b. 30 kg-m/s
c. 300 kg-m/s
d. 150 kg-m/s
40. The average horsepower required to raise a 150-kg bix to a height of 20 m overa period of one
minute is?
a. 450 hp
b. 0.657 hp
c. 2960 hp
d. 785 hp
41. What is the charge of an electron in coloumbs?
a. -1.70217733 x 10-19
b. -1.60217733 x 10-19
c. -1.50217733 x 10-19
d. -1.40217733 x 10—19
42. Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?
a. Argon
b. Xenon
c. Radon
d. Antimony
43. What is a poisonous gas generated mostly by motor vehicles?
A. Carbon monoxide
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hydroxide
D. Nitric acid
44. What element is known as the lightest metal?
A. Aluminum
B. Manganese
C. Magnesium
D. Lithium
45. Which is NOT fundamental physical quantity of mechanics?
A. Length
B. Mass
C. Volume
D. Time
46. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x=(1/3)t 3- 3t2 + 8t + 2 where x is the distance
in meters and is the time in seconds. What is the time when the velocity is zero?
A. 2 seconds
B. 3 seconds
C. 5 seconds
D. 7 seconds

47. Polymer comes from a greek word “poly”

“poly” which means “many
“many”” and “meros
“meros”” which means____.
A. Metal
B. Material
C. Part
D. Plastic
48. How many decibels should a sound be to be barely audible?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 0.1
d. 1.5
49. A camera usually uses what type of lens to form an image on a lighsensitive photographic film?
a. Magnifying lens
b. Convergent lens
c. Divergent lens
d. Microscopic lens
50. Which of the fllowing is assumed in Bernoulli’s equation?
I. There is no fluid friction
II. The fluid is incompressible
III. Changes in thermal energy are negligible

a. I only
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
d. I, II and III