DAY 3 PASS

What is defined as an organized method of providing past, present, and projected information on internal operations and external intelligence for use in decision-making?

a. Electronic Data Processing System

b. Management Information System

c. Central Processing System

d. Data Management System

b. Management Information System

What is the advantage of free rein-style of leadership?

a. little managerial control and high degree of risk

b. time consuming and cost ineffective

c. little ideas from subordinate in decision-making

d. all of the above

a. little managerial control and high degree of risk

What is defined as the process of planning, organizing and controlling operations to reach objective efficiently and effectively?

a. general management

b. engineering management

c. production management

d. operations management

d. operations management

The process of partitioning an organization into subunits to improve efficiency is known as

a. division of labor

b. Segmentation

c. Departmentalization

d. territorialization

c. Departmentalization

By departmentalization of an organization, it decentralizes

a. Authority

b. Responsibility

c. Accountability

d. all of the above

d. all of the above

What type of committee companies or corporations created for a short term purpose only?

a. interim committee

b. temporary committee

c. standing committee

d. ad hoc committee

d. ad hoc committee

What refers to a description of whether the objectives are accomplished?

a. Efficiency

b. Effectiveness

c. ability to manage

d. decision-making ability

b. Effectiveness

An engineer is required to finish a certain engineering job in 20 days. He said to be ______________ if he finished the job within the required period of 20 days.

a. Efficient

b. Effective

c. Reliable

d. qualified

b. Effective

If an engineer provides less input (labor and materials) to his project and still come out with the same output, he is said to be more

a. managerial skill

b. Economical

c. Effective

d. efficient

d. efficient

To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer manager will subject the applicant to a test that is used to measure a person’s current knowledge of a subject?

a. interest test

b. aptitude test

c. performance test

d. personality tes

c. performance test

What type of training is a combination of on-the-job training and experience with classroom instruction in particular subject?

a. on-the-job training

b. vestibule school

c. apprentice program

d. in-basket

c. apprentice program

What type of authority refers to a specialist’s right to oversee lower-level personnel involved in the project regardless of the personnel’s assignment in the organization? a. top authority

b. line authority

c. staff authority

d. functional authority

d. functional authority

When a consultant or specialist gives advice to his superior, he is using what type of authority?

a. top authority

b. line authority

c. staff authority

d. functional authority

c. staff authority

When structing an organization, the engineer manager must be concerned with the determining the scope of words and how it is combined in a job. This refers to

a. division of labor

b. delegation of authority

c. Departmentation

d. span of control

a. division of labor

When structing an organization, the engineer must be concerned with the grouping of related jobs, activities or processes into major organizational subunits. This refers to

a. division of labor

b. delegation of authority

c. Departmentation

d. span of control

c. Departmentation

Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using qualitative evaluation?

a. comparison technique

b. intuition and subjective judgment

c. rational technique

d. analytical techniqu

b. intuition and subjective judgment

Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using quantitative evaluation?

a. rational and analytical techniques

b. intuition and subjective judgment

c. comparison in number technique

d. cost analysis

a. rational and analytical techniques

What refers to the strategic statement that identifies why an organization exists, its philosophy of management, and its purpose as distinguished from the other similar organizations in terms of products, services and markets?

a. corporate mission

b. corporate vision

c. corporate character

d. corporate identity

a. corporate mission

What is quantitative technique where samples of populations are statistically determined to be used for a number of processes such as quality control and marketing research?

a. sampling theory

b. linear programming

c. statistical decision theory

d. simulation

a. sampling theory

The engineer manager must be concern with the needs of his human resources. What refers to the need of the employees for food, drinks and rest?

a. physiological need

b. security need

c. esteem need

d. self-actualization need

a. physiological need

What refers to a process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives?

a. Power

b. Leadership

c. teamwork

d. Charisma

b. Leadership

What describes how to determine the number of service units that will minimize both customer’s waiting time and cost of service?

a. queuing theory

b. network model

c. sampling theory

d. simulation

a. queuing theory

What refers to the rational way to conceptualize, analyze and solve problems in situations involving limited or partial information about the decision environment?

a. sampling theory

b. linear programming

c. decision theory

d. simulation

c. decision theory

What refers to the learning that is provided in order to improve performance on the present job?

a. Training

b. Development

c. Vestibule

d. specialized courses

a. Training

What technique is best suited for projects that contain many repetitions of some standard activities?

a. benchmark job technique

b. parametric technique

c. modular technique

d. non-modular technique

a. benchmark job technique

If a project have multidimensional goals, the project manager often use his __________. To reach a compromise solution.

a. Leadership

b. tradeoff analysis skill

c. Authority

d. decision-making skill

b. tradeoff analysis skill

A permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.

a. ad hoc committee

b. standing committee

c. sinking committee

d. midget committee

b. standing committee

Defined as the management function that determines human resource needs, recruits, selects, trains and develops human resources for jobs created by an organization.

a. Resourcing

b. Recruitment

c. hiring

d. staffing

d. staffing

An assessment of human resource needs in relation to the current capabilities of the organization.

a. Forecasting

b. Control

c. Programming

d. recruitment

a. Forecasting

Refers to translation of the forecasted human resource needs to personnel objectives and goals.

a. Forecasting

b. Control

c. Programming

d. Recruitment

c. Programming

This refers to monitoring human resource action plans and evaluating their success. a. Forecasting

b. evaluation and control

c. Programming

d. recruitment

b. evaluation and control

Refers to attracting qualified persons to apply for vacant positions in the company so that those who are best suited to serve the company may be selected.

a. Forecasting

b. evaluation and control

c. Programming

d. recruitment

d. recruitment

Refers to the act of choosing from those that are available than individuals most likely to succeed on the job.

a. Forecasting

b. evaluation and control

c. Selection

d. training

c. Selection

In this staffing procedure, the new employee is provided with the necessary information about the company and will be introduced to the immediate working environment and co-workers.

a. performance appraisal

b. induction and orientation

c. training and development

d. monetary rewards

b. induction and orientation

Refers to the learning that is provided to improve performance on the present job.

a. performance appraisal

b. induction and orientation

c. training and development

d. monetary reward

c. training and development

Refers to a movement by a person into a position higher pay and greater responsibilities and which is given as a reward for competence and ambition.

a. monetary reward

b. Promotion

c. Demotion

d. transfer

b. Promotion

The movement of a person to a different job at the same or similar level of responsibility in the organization.

a. monetary reward

b. Promotion

c. Demotion

d. transfer

d. transfer

The movement from one position to another which has less pay or responsibility attached to it. It is used as a form of punishment or as a temporary measure to keep an employee until he is offered a higher position.

a. Separation

b. Promotion

c. Demotion

d. Transfer

c. Demotion

Either a voluntary or involuntary termination of an employee.

a. Separation

b. Transfer

c. Termination

d. Demotion

a. Separation

A type of controlling when the management anticipates problems and prevents their occurrence.

a. feed forward control

b. preventive control

c. concurrent control

d. feedback control

a. feed forward control

A type of controlling when the operations are already ongoing and activities to detect variances are made.

a. feed forward control

b. preventive control

c. concurrent control

d. feedback control

c. concurrent control

A type of controlling when information is gathered about a completed activity, and in order that evaluation and steps for improvement are derived.

a. feed forward control

b. preventive control

c. concurrent control

d. feedback control

d. feedback control

The phase of production control involved in developing timetables that specify how long each operation in the production process takes.

a. Plotting

b. Scheduling

c. Timetable

d. Anticipating

b. Scheduling

Refers to the approach that seeks efficiency of operation through integration of all material acquisition, movement and storage activities in the firm.

a. work-flow layout

b. quality control

c. inventory control

d. purchasing and materials management

d. purchasing and materials management

The process of establishing and maintaining appropriate levels of reserve stocks of goods.

a. work-flow layout

b. quality control

c. inventory control

d. purchasing and materials management

c. inventory control

The process of determining the physical arrangement of the production system.

a. work-flow layout

b. quality control

c. inventory control

d. purchasing and materials management

a. work-flow layout

Refers to the measurement of products or services against standards set by the company.

a. work-flow layout

b. quality control

c. inventory control

d. purchasing and materials management

b. quality control

The four P’s of marketing are the following except

a. Product

b. Price

c. Promotion

d. Publicity

d. Publicity OR PLACE

A type of promotion where a paid message appears in mass media for the purpose of informing or persuading people about products, services, beliefs or action.

a. Advertising

b. Publicity

c. sales promotion

d. personal selling

a. Advertising

The promotional tool that publishes news or information about a product, service or idea on behalf of a sponsor but is not paid for by the sponsor.

a. Advertising

b. Publicity

c. sales promotion

d. personal selling

b. Publicity

According to the Chemical Engineering Law of 2004, who appoints the members of the CHE Regulatory Board?

a. PRC

b. President of PICHE

c. president of the country

d. none of the above

c. president of the country

This was the previous chemical engineering law repealed by the new 2004 version. a. RA138

b. RA813

c. RA381

d. RA318

d. RA318

Foreign chemical engineers may be allowed to practice the profession in the country if their country also allows Filipino chemical engineers to practice the profession in their territory by virtue of reciprocity.

a. this statement is true

b. this statement is false

c. this statement is true for foreign who have active diplomatic ties with the Philippines

d. this statement is true for chemical engineers under the age of 60 years

a. this statement is true

Who in the Philippine senate was the main proponent of the Chemical Engineering law of 2004?

a. Ramon Magsaysay Jr.

b. Aquilino Pimentel

c. Franklin Drilon

d. Loren Legarda

b. Aquilino Pimentel

The “Board” that is mentioned in the definition on the IRR of RA9297 refers to

a. board of PRC

b. board of convenors

c. board of examiners for CHE

d. none of these

c. board of examiners for CHE

In order for a person to practice chemical engineering he should be a holder of valid certificate of registration and professional ID card issued by

a. board of CHE

b. registrar of school where the person graduated

c. PRC

d. both a and c

c. PRC

An act creating a patent office, prescribing its powers and duties, regulating the issuance of patents, and appropriating funds therefore.

a. RA165

b. RA166

c. RA5455

d. RA6136

a. RA165

An act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks, tradenames and service marks, defining unfair competition and false marketing and providing remedies against the same.

a. RA5455

b. RA425

c. RA6969

d. RA166

d. RA166

An act to provide standards for foods and drugs and to provide penalties for violations of the same.

a. RA1655

b. RA166

c. RA5455

d. RA6136

a. RA1655

An act to invigorate the economic growth by grabbing certain incentives and exemptions to registered export producers, export traders and service exporters.

a. RA1655

b. RA166

c. RA5455

d. RA6136

d. RA6136

An act providing for the fixing of maximum selling price of essential articles or commodities and creating the price control council.

a. RA6124

b. RA425

c. RA6969

d. RA166

a. RA6124

A presidential decree creating the PRC and prescribing its powers and functions. a. PD233

b. PD1081

c. PD245

d. PD223

d. PD223

It protects the inventor from the illegal use of his invention.

a. Patent

b. Permit

c. License

d. Insurance

a. Patent

An act to integrate, coordinate and intensify scientific and technological research and development and to foster invention to provide funds therefore.

a. RA2068

b. RA2067

c. RA2607

d. RA2670

b. RA2067

The person who uses an invention for profit without the permission of the inventor is known as

a. Infringer

b. Imposter

c. Intruder

d. plagiarist

a. Infringer

This is the exclusive right granted to an investor for his invention.

a. intellectual property

b. Copyright

c. Patent

d. geographic indication

c. Patent

The Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) was founded in what year? a. 1930

b. 1935

c. 1939

d. 1943

c. 1939

The Intellectual property Code of the Philippines is otherwise known as

a. RA8293

b. RA8295

c. RA8297

d. RA8299

a. RA8293

The president who signed the Professional Regulation Commission Law was

a. Corazon Aquino

b. Ferdinand Marcos

c. Ramon Magsaysay

d. Manuel Roxas

b. Ferdinand Marcos

Who signed the Clean Air Act?

a. Pres. Joseph Ejercito Estrada

b. Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

c. Pres. Fidel V. Ramos

d. DENR Sec. Antonio Cerilles

a. Pres. Joseph Ejercito Estrada

The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is

a. RA3180

b. RA3720

c. RA3620

d. RA3820

b. RA3720

In 1982 The Physicians' Health Study (a randomized clinical trial) was begun to test whether low-dose aspirin was beneficial in reducing myocardial infarctions (heart attacks). The study population consisted of over 22,000 male physicians who were randomly assigned to either low-dose aspirin or a placebo (an identical looking pill that was inert). They followed these physicians for about five years. Some of the data is summarized in the 2x2 table shown below.

Determine the risk ratio.

A.0.58

B.0.68

C.0.78

D.0.88

A.0.58

In a group of 200 people, 100 were exposed to high levels of a toxic pollutant. Out of those who were exposed to high pollution, 50 died within the next 20 years and 50 did not. Out of those who were exposed to low pollution, 25 died within the next 20 years and 75 did not. What was the effect of high levels of the toxic pollutant?

A. People who were exposed to high pollution were equally likely to die in the next 20 years compared to those exposed to low pollution.

B. People who were exposed to high pollution were twice likely to die in the next 20 years

C. People who were exposed to high pollution were thrice likely to die in the next 20 years

D. Information not enough to obtain a conclusion

B. People who were exposed to high pollution were twice likely to die in the next 20 years

What is the partial pressure of nitrogen in the mixture of Argon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen with mass fraction of 0.44, 0.29 and 0.27 respectively in a 3m^3 vessel at 40 oC, if the total mass of the mixture is 3kg? The molecular weight of nitrogen is 28g/mol, and the universal gas constant is 8.314J/mol-K

A. 377.3kPa

B. 56.4kPa

C. 297.4kPa

D. 25.1kPa

D. 25.1kPa

What is the Carnot efficiency for a system operating between the limits of 1000oR and 2000oF?

A. 75%

B. 50%

C. 62%

D. 59%

D. 59%

How many Fe atoms in 1.0 millionth of a gram of iron? The molar mass of iron is 55.85 g/mol.

A. 1.078x10^16 atoms

B. 1.807x10^16 atoms

C. 1.708x10^16 atoms

D. 1.087x10^16 atoms

A. 1.078x10^16 atoms

Which of the following is equivalent to 65psig?

A. 66.2psia

B. 82.4psia

C. 79.7psia

D. 77.2psia

C. 79.7psia

A bowler rolls a 16-lbm ball at a single stationary pin having a mass of 3-lbm. If the ball strikes the pin with a speed of 9ft/sec and the coefficient of restitution is 0.8, what is the speed of the pin immediately after the collision?

A. 6.4 ft/sec

B. 13.6 ft/sec

C. 10.8 ft/sec

D. 5.2 ft/sec

B. 13.6 ft/sec

An atomic number of a given atom is 13 and its atomic mass number is 27. What is its number of protons?

A. 14

B. 27

C. 13

D. 40

C. 13

An atomic number of a given atom is 13 and its atomic mass number is 27. What is its number of protons?

A. 14

B. 27

C. 13

D. 40

C. 13

A block of mass 3 kg slides down an inclined plane of length 6 m and height 4 m. If the force of friction on the block is a constant 16 N as it slides from rest at the top of the incline, what is its speed at the bottom?

A. 2 m/s

B. 3 m/s

C. 4 m/s

D. 5 m/s

C. 4 m/s

A force of 15 N acts on a 16 kg body for 2 s. If the body is initially at rest, how far is it displaced by the force?

A. 1.1 m

B. 1.5 m

C. 1.9 m

D. 2.1 m

C. 1.9 m

As spring has a natural length of 14cm. If a force of 500dynes is required to keep the spring stretched 2cm, how much work is done in stretching the spring from its natural length to a length of 18cm?

A. 2000ergs

B. 3000ergs

C. 4000ergs

D. 5000ergs

A. 2000ergs

Which of the following is equivalent to electric charge?

a. (capacitance)(voltage)

b. capacitance/voltage

c. voltage/capacitance

d. none of the above

a. (capacitance)(voltage)

What is the total resistance (as seen by the battery) of the following network?

a. 6ohms

b. 12ohms

c. 15ohms

d. 24ohms

b. 12ohms

Find the current passing through the 3ohms resistor.

a. 0A

b. 0.3A

c. 1A

d. 4A

a. 0A

For the cantilever beam with the distributed load shown, what is the moment at the built-in end?

a. 5kN-m

b. 10kN-m

c. 20kN-m

d. 45kN-m

d. 45kN-m

How many ways can Lisa arrange ornaments on her mantle if she has 2 identical cat ornaments, 3 identical dog ornaments, 1 rabbit, 1 penguin and 1 koala ornament?

A.1260

B.2250

C.3360

D.6

C.3360

A system has 10 identical components connected in series. It is desired that the system reliability be 0.95. Determine how good each component be.

A. 0.2589

B. 0.9234

C. 0.5987

D. 0.9949

D. 0.9949

Consider a system consisting of 3 identical units connected in parallel. The unit reliability factor is 0.90. If the unit failures are independent of one another and if the successful operation of the system depends on the satisfactory performance of any one unit, determine system reliability.

A. 0.729

B. 0.81

C. 0.999

D. 1

C. 0.999

A company manufactures and sells electric bikes. The fixed costs of running the production facility amount to P1,000,000 per year, and the variable cost per bike is P2,500. Each bike is sold for P5,000. What is the break-even point in units, i.e., how many bikes must the company sell to break even?

A. 100

B. 200

C. 300

D. 400

D. 400

A 2 kg mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant k = 50 N/m. The mass is displaced by 0.1 meters from its equilibrium position and released. Assume no damping or external forces. What is the angular frequency ω of the oscillation?

A. 0.7958Hz

B. 1.2566Hz

C. 0.2 rad/s

D. 5 rad/s

D. 5 rad/s

Angular frequency

Ordinary frequency

Period

A 2 kg mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant k = 50 N/m. The mass is displaced by 0.1 meters from its equilibrium position and released. Assume no damping or external forces. What is the time period T of the oscillation? A. 0.7958s

B. 1.2566s

C. 0.2s

D. 5s

B. 1.2566s

A simple pendulum is made by attaching a 2 kg mass to a string of length 1.5 meters. The pendulum is displaced slightly from its equilibrium position and allowed to swing freely. What is the frequency of the pendulum’s oscillation? A. 0.11Hz

B. 0.21Hz

C. 0.31Hz

D. 0.41Hz

D. 0.41Hz

A conical funnel has a radius 4cm and a height 8cm. Use Torricelli’s law for the rate at which the liquid is draining. Assume the area of the hole in the funnel is 2mm2 . How long does it take for the funnel to drain?

a. 102.5s

b. 104.5s

c. 106.5s

d. 108.5s

c. 106.5s

A hemispherical bowl has top radius 4ft and at time t = 0 is full of water. At 1pm, a circular hole of unknown radius is opened, and at 1:30pm, the depth of the water in the tank is 2ft. Using Torricelli’s law and g = 32ft/s2 . What is the radius of the bottom hole?

a. 0.33in

b. 0.53in

c. 0.73in

d. 0.93in

c. 0.73in

A hemispherical bowl has top radius 4ft and at time t = 0 is full of water. At 1pm, a circular hole of unknown radius is opened, and at 1:30pm, the depth of the water in the tank is 2ft. Using Torricelli’s law and g = 32ft/s2 . Determine when the tank will be empty.

a. 3158s

b. 3267s

c. 3316s

d. 3491s

a. 3158s

A mothball loses mass by evaporation at a rate proportional to its instantaneous surface area. If half the mass is lost in 100 days, how long will it be before the radius has decreased to one-half its initial value?

a. 143 days

b. 243 days

c. 343 days

d. 443 day

b. 243 days

Mass is proportional to r^3. Therefore,

t _1/2 /(2-(1-2^-1/3)

A mothball loses mass by evaporation at a rate proportional to its instantaneous surface area. If half the mass is lost in 100 days, how long before the mothball disappears completely?

a. 485 days

b. 495 days

c. 505 days

d. 515 days

a. 485 days

t_1/2/1-2^-1/3