EASY ROUND

1. MATHEMATICS
_______________ states that the surface area of a surface of
revolution generated by the revolution of a curve about an external
axis is equal to the product of the arc length of the generating curve
and the distance traveled by the curve’s geometric centroid.
 ANSWER
• First Proposition of Pappus
• Or First Theorem of Pappus
 2. GEAS
In stress-strain diagram, the limit beyond which the material will no longer go
back to its original shape when the load is removed, or it is the maximum stress
that may e developed such that there is no permanent or residual deformation
when the load is entirely removed.
 ANSWER
• Elastic Limit
Proportional Limit
From the origin O to the point called
proportional limit, the stress-strain curve is
a straight line. This linear relation between
elongation and the axial force causing was
first noticed by Sir Robert Hooke in 1678
and is called Hooke's Law that within the
proportional limit, the stress is directly
proportional to strain
Yield Point
the point at which the material will
have an appreciable elongation or
yielding without any increase in load.
 Rapture Strength

Ultimate Strength
The maximum ordinate in the stress-
strain diagram is the ultimate
strength

Rapture Strength
strength of the material at rupture.
This is also known as the breaking
strength.
 Rapture Strength

Modulus of resilience is the work

done on a unit volume of material as
the force is gradually increased from
O to P, in N·m/m3. This may be
calculated as the area under the
stress-strain curve from the origin O
to up to the elastic limit E (the
shaded area in the figure).
 Rapture Strength

Modulus of toughness is the work

done on a unit volume of material as
the force is gradually increased from
O to R, in N·m/m3. This may be
calculated as the area under the
entire stress-strain curve (from O to
R). The toughness of a material is its
ability to absorb energy without
causing it to break.
 3. ELECTRONICS
• The induced emf generates a current that sets up a magnetic field which acts
to oppose the change in magnetic flux
 ANSWER
• Lenz’ Law
 4. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS &
TECHNOLOGIES
• A phenomenon associated with FM reception in which only the stronger of
two signals at, or near, the same frequency or channel will be demodulated.
 ANSWER
• Capture Effect
 MATHEMATICS
This process refers to the dropping of next digits in order to obtain the degree
of accuracy beyond the need of practical calculations.
 Answer
• Truncation
 5. GEAS
• A lens aberration resulting from the normal increase in refractive index of all
common materials toward the blue end of the spectrum.
 ANSWER
• Chromatic Aberration
 6. EST
• Refers to the telephone which is not in use. The hookswitch or cradle
connection with the transmitter and receiver is kept open at the same time
the ringer is connected with the circuit to the central office permitting all
incoming calls announce themselves.
 ANSWER
• On-Hook Condition
 7. Mathematics
• Find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF whose
vertices are the midpoints of the respective sides
of the cube whose edge is 4 meters.
 Answer
• 20.78 sq meters
 8. Electronics
A B C F
• Suppose that a logic circuit 0 0 0 0
must be built that will behave 0 0 1 0
according to the truth table 0 1 0 1
shown below using only
0 1 1 1
NAND gates. What is the
minimum number of NAND 1 0 0 1
gates needed to accomplish 1 0 1 0
this? 1 1 0 1
1 1 1 1
 Answer
• 4
AVERAGE ROUND
 1. MATHEMATICS
• What type solution to first order differential equation shown below
𝑑𝑦
• 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑃 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑄 𝑥 𝑦𝑛
• Where P(x) and Q(x) are continuous in the interval (a.b) and n is equal to 0.
 Answer
• Separating of Variables / Separable Equation
 2. GEAS
• In thermodynamics, this states that the gram-atomic heat capacity (specific
heat times atomic weight) of an element is a constant; that is, it is the same
for all solid elements, about six calories per gram atom.
 Answer
• Dulong-Petit Law
 3. ELECTRONICS
• A circuit that oscillates between a “HIGH” state and a “LOW” state
producing a continuous output.
 ANSWER
• Multivibrator
 4. EST
• Resistor usually in 50 or 75 ohms value that is connected to the transmission
line in place of the antenna to absorb the transmitter output power.
 Answer
• 𝑑𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
 5. Mathematics
• Water running out a conical funnel at the rate of 1 cubic inch/sec. If the
radius of the base of the funnel is 4 inches and the altitude is 8 inches. Find
the rate at which water level is dropping when it is 2 inches from the top.
 Answer
• 0.03537 in/s
 6. Electronics
• Given the circuit, determine the
value of the inductor.
 Answer
• 129.45 mH
 7. EST
• Consider a space-diversity microwave radio system operating at an RF carrier
frequency of 1.8 GHz. Each station has a 2.4-meter diameter parabolic
antenna that is fed by a 100m of air-filled coaxial cable. The terrain is
smooth and the area has a humid climate. The distance between stations is
40 km. A reliability objective of 99.99% is desired. Determine the multipath
effect.
 Answer
• 31.4 dB
 8. GEAS
• A telephone company purchased a microwave equipment for P 6M with a
salvage value of P 600,000 over a period of 5 years and pay a lump sum of P
400,000 for the maintenance cost. Minimum attractive rate of return is 16%
annually. Find the capitalized cost of the asset.
 Answer
• P 11,671,090.08
DIFFICULT ROUND
 1. ELECTRONICS
• Ability of certain materials to generate an electric charge in response to
applied mechanical stress
 Answer
• Piezoelectric effect
 2. GEAS
• . What is known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”?
 Answers
• RA 10175
 EST
• The standard offers up to twice the compression of MPEG-4 ASP. In
addition to improvements in perceptual quality, this standard can provide
DVD-quality video at under 1 Mbps.
 Answer
• H.264
 GEAS
• A cable carries a horizontal load of 20 kg/m. Neglecting its own weight, find
the maximum tension on the cable if the distance between the supports is
100m and the sag is 5m.
 Answer
• 5099 kg
 Electronics
• In an oscillator where positive feedback is provided through a capacitor in
series with a crystal, that type of oscillator is a:
 Answer
• Pierce Oscillator
 Mathematics
• It states that any real-valued differentiable function that attains equal values
at two distinct points, must have a stationary point between them, a point
where first derivative is zero.
 Answer
Rolle’s Theorem
 ELEX
• It is the term used for the very rapid change in voltage across is highly-
inductive component when current flow is interrupted.
 Answer
• Kickback or Inductive Kickback
 MATH
• What do you call this?
 Answer
• Heat Equation
 EST
• What is the latency for a 2.6 kbyte message(e-mail) if the bandwidth of the
network is 1 Gbps? Assume that the distance between the sender and the
receiver is 12000 km and the light travels at 2.4 x 108 m/s.
 Answer
• 50.02 ms