GEAS MASTERY

What is the guiding principle of scientific management? • One best way to do a job • Fluid working relationships • Experimentation • Freedom of association

One best way to do a job

In regard to corrosion, which of the following is NOT true? • Water usually plays an important role • Oxidation occurs at the anode • The anode and cathode must be electrically connected • The cathode loses mass

The cathode loses mass

What one of the following is not a key management skill in planning? • IT and computing skills • Conceptual skills • Communication skills • Analytical skills

IT and computing skills

If the ASTM grain-size number increases from 3 to 9, by what factor does the number of grains in a 100x field of view change? • 27 • - 49 • 64 • - 9

64

To what does authority refer? • The power to command and direct • The need for order • The right to change jobs • The ability to organize people

The power to command and direct

What is a succession plan? • A vote of no confidence in a board member • A formal process of planning to fill a role that will become vacant • The formal process of acquiring a new staff member • Dismissing an employee for a more favorable employee

A formal process of planning to fill a role that will become vacant

What does situational theory of leadership emphasize? • Events • Personality traits • Political situation • Environment

Events

Which of these is not part of the recognized challenges for modern managers? • Managing change • Managing communications • Micromanaging the workforce • Managing the learning organization

Micromanaging the workforce

Heat treating of steel most frequently involves which of the following? • Martensite • Pearlite • Ferrite • Spherodite

Martensite

What one of the following is not a characteristic of the job characteristics model? • Task identity • Autonomy • Reward • Feedback

Reward

Molecules of a polymer are not held together by which of the following: • Covalent bonds • Primary bonds • Secondary bonds • Hydrogen bonds

Covalent bonds

What does the acronym SMART stand for? • Specific, measurable, achievable, rewarded, and timely • Standardized, measurable, achievable, rewarded, and timely • Specific, measurable, actionable, resourced, and timely • Suitable, measurable, actionable, rewarded, and timely

Specific, measurable, achievable, rewarded and timely

The diffusion rate of carbon in iron at 1000 degrees Celsius is \_____. Use D₀ \= 7 x 10¯⁶ m²/s and Q \= 131 kJ/mol • 7.3 x 10¯¹¹ m²/s • 2.6 x 10¯⁹ m²/s • 1.8 x 10¯¹² m²/s • 2.93 x 10¯¹¹ m²/s

2.93 x 10¯¹¹ m²/s

The strong magnetic behavior exhibited by permanent magnets is called \_______. • Ferromagnetism • Diamagnetism • Paramagnetism • Superconductivity

Ferromagnetism

Refer to the equilibrium phase diagram: The eutectic temperature is \_____. • 180 degrees Celsius • 250 degrees Celsius • 100 degrees Celsius • 50 degrees Celsius

180 degrees Celsius

What is another name for contingency planning? • Ad hoc planning • Synergy planning • Scenario planning • Business level planning

Scenario planning

What is the guiding principle behind New Public Management? • Replacing public management with private sector management • Profit maximization • Introducing private sector business principles into the public sector • Restructuring public organizations

Introducing private sector business principles into the public sector

How can you describe the thinking and outlook of transformational leaders? • Functional • Operational • Developmental • Strategic

Strategic

What is a definition of an objective? • A defined specified outcome to be achieved in the long-term • A clearly defined and measurable outcome to be achieved over a specified timeframe • A clear set of goals to be attained given a set number of resources • A set standard of performance agreed by workers and managers

A clearly defined and measurable outcome to be achieved over a specified timeframe

What one of these is not a recognized type of authority? • Executive • Line management • Functional • Supplier

Supplier

Refer to the equilibrium phase diagram: The eutectic composition is \_____. • 18% X • 26% X • 36% X • 62% X

62% X

Which one of these characteristics is most commonly associated with the 'rational goal' model of management? • Health and safety • Interpersonal relationships • Productivity • Worker welfare

Productivity

When carbon is dissolved in an iron to a concentration of 0.5% carbon, what phase(s) is(are) present at 750 degrees Celsius? • Ferrite and Pearlite • Ferrite • Austenite • Martensite

Ferrite and Pearlite

Which one is not a recognized key skill of management? • Writing skills • Human skills • Conceptual skills • Technical skills

Writing skills

What are the key characteristics of transactional leaders? • Guiding, mentoring, and motivating • Guiding, demonstrating, and motivating • Guiding, mentoring, and demonstrating • Guiding, commanding, and motivating

Guiding, mentoring and motivating

The temperature above which a ferromagnetic material must be heated to lost is ferromagnetism is called the \_____. • Transition temperature • Saturation point • Critical temperature • Curie temperature

Curie temperature

Which is not a recognized form of business continuity planning? • Contingency planning • Scenario planning • Building planning • Financial planning

Building planning

At room temperature low-carbon steel is almost completely \______. • Martensite • Pearlite • Ferrite • Spherodite

Ferrite

From what does a chain of command extend? • Laterally • Bottom to top • Diagonally • Top to bottom

Top to bottom

A metal alloy has a yield strength of 150 ksi and a fracture toughness of 50 ksi-in^1/2. What is the largest surface crack size that can be applied without fracture in the elastic region under an applied static tension service load? • 0.2 in • 0.5 in • 0.08 in • 0.02 in

0.08 in

Which of the following is NOT related to recrystallization? • Hot working • Melting temperature • Elastic modulus • Cold working

Elastic modulus

Which of the following does not involve dislocations? • 0.2% offset yield strength • Young's modulus • Ductile-brittle transition temperature • Fracture strain

Young's modulus

What is the diffusion coefficient of carbon in iron at 700 degrees Celsius? D₀ \= 3.9 x 10¯⁷ m²/s and Q \= 80 kJ/mol • 4.5 x 10¯¹³ m²/s • 1.97 x 10¯¹¹ m²/s • 6.44 x 10¯¹³ m²/s • 3.8 x 10¯¹⁰ m²/s

1.97 x 10¯¹¹ m²/s

The strengthening process involving the formation of fine distribution of a second phase is called \______. • Quench and temper • Case hardening • Precipitation hardening • Solid solution strengthening

Precipitation hardening

Brass cannot be used to reinforce concrete because \______. • It differs in coefficient of thermal expansion • It cannot carry enough load • It differs in shear capabilities • It is too dense

It differs in coefficient of thermal expansion

Which of the following is(are) used for corrosion protection? • All of the above • Annealing • None of the above • Tempering

None of the above

Which of the following is not a recognized type of plan? • Business • Ad hoc • Financial • Succession

Ad hoc

What are the three interpersonal roles of managers? • Spokesperson, leader, coordinator • Communicator, organizer, spokesperson • Figurehead, leader and liaison • Director, coordinator, disseminator

Figurehead, leader and liaison

The molecular weight of vinyl chloride is 62.5. PVC has a degree of polymerization of 20,350. The molecular weight of PVC is \_____. • 1.271M • 10,250 • 325.6 • 0.999

1.271M

What is a Gantt chart a type of? • Work flow design • Work schedule design • Work rate design • Work output design

Work schedule design

Refer to the figure below. The ultimate strength is indicated by \_____. • Point G • Point F • Point D • Point E

Point G

What is the term for power derived from status or position in an organization? • Reward • Legitimate • Expert • Referent

Legitimate

What are the indices of the direction along the face diagonal of a cubic crystal? • < 111 \> • { 110 } • { 111 } • < 110 \>

< 110 \>

The eutectoid mixture of steel is \_______. • Ferrite and cementite • Ferrite and austenite • Ferrous and cementite • Distentite and loosite

Ferrite and cementite

What characteristic is not a key feature of the 'open systems' model of management? • Growth resource • Innovation • Adaptation • Morale

Morale

A ferromagnetic material must \_______. • have a large saturation magnetization • be a permanent magnet • contain iron • have ionic bonding

have a large saturation magnetization

What is the optimal span of control? • 2 • 7 • 5 • None of the above

None of the above

Which one of the following is not one of Drucker's five guiding principles of management? • Enhancing the ability of people to contribute. • To operate the organizations status system. • Making peoples strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. • Integrating people in a common venture by thinking through, setting and exemplifying the organizational objectives, values and goals.

To operate the organization\`s status system.

In a ferromagnetic alloy, easy migration of domain boundaries usually results in \_____. • Good conductivity • A very weak net magnetic movement • Superconductivity at low temperatures • Permanent magnetism

A very weak net magnetic movement

When carbon is dissolved in iron to a concentration of 0.5 weight percent carbon and the alloy is heated to 900 degrees Celsius, what phase is present? • Austenite • Martensite • Pearlite • Ferrite

Austenite

What refers to establishments, projects, sites, and all other places where work is being undertaken wherein the number of employees, nature of operations, and risk or hazard involved in the business, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment, require compliance with the provisions of RA 11058? • Hazardous workplaces • Complied workplaces • Registered workplaces • Covered workplaces

Covered workplaces

What refers to the minimum temperature at which a material will give off flammable vapor? • Threshold temperature • Vapor temperature • Flash point • Critical temperature

Flash point

What refers to works, which, with the consent of the authors, are made available to the public by wire or wireless means in such a way that members of the public may access these works from a place and time individually chosen by them? • Published works • Non-classified works • Fair use works • Public works

Published works

What refers to the reproduction, distribution, performance, and public display of copyright-protected material without the permission of the copyright holder? • Copyright infringement • Patent infringement • IP violation • Copyright violation

Copyright infringement

When is the effectivity of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines? • January 1, 1998 • January 1, 1997 • January 1, 1999 • January 1, 2000

35796

Any person infringing any copyright or aiding or abetting such infringement shall be guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1-3 years plus a fine ranging from \____ to \____ for the first offense. • P50,000, P150,000 • P50,000, P500,000 • P150,000, P500,000 • P500,000, P1,500,000

P50,000, P150,000

Fire Protection and Control is found in Rule \____ of the OSH Standards of DOLE. • 1990 • 1490 • 1049 • 1940

1940

The Republic Act strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health standards is \_____. • R. A. 11058 • R. A. 11508 • R. A. 10185 • R. A. 10158

R. A. 11058

What refers to the ability or willingness of an asset or project stakeholder to accept potential risk impacts? • Risk taxonomy • Risk screening • Risk tolerance • Risk threshold

Risk tolerance

Fire hazards such as flammable liquids and gases. • Class C • Class B • Class A • Class D

Class B

What refers to the name or designation identifying or distinguishing an enterprise? • Business Name • Trade Name • Registered Name • Brand Name

Trade Name

What refers to a risk impact measure or indicator beyond which a risk response must be planned, or a contingent response must be taken? • Risk screening • Risk taxonomy • Risk threshold • Risk treatment

Risk threshold

What refers to Part 3 of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines? • The Law of Copyright • The Law on Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names • The Law of Trade Secrets • The Law of Industrial Design

The Law on Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names

What color is used to designate radiation hazards? • Orange • White • Purple • Red

Purple

Fire hazards featuring combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, and other metal hazards. • Class A • Class D • Class C • Class B

Class D

What color is used to designate caution, limited to warning against starting, use of, or the movement of equipment which is under repair or being worked on? • Yellow • Green • White • Blue

Blue

What color is used to designate dangerous parts of machines or energized equipment which may cut, crush, shock, or injure? • Blue • Orange • Red • Yellow

Orange

Any person infringing any copyright or aiding or abetting such infringement shall be guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment of 6-9 years plus a fine ranging from \____ to \____ for the third offense. • P150,000, P500,000 • P500,000, P1,500,000 • P50,000, P500,000 • P50,000, P150,000

P500,000, P1,500,000

What refers to industry-determined specifications of proficiency required for effective work performance. These are expressed as outcomes with a focus on workplace activity rather than training or personal attributes, and the ability to apply new skills in new situations or changing work organization? • Basic training • Proficiency standards • Skills training • Competency standards

Competency standards

The condition where there is no excess time between activities is called: • Zero float • Finish float • Critical float • Lag float

Zero float

According to the IP code, \_____ refers to the fixation of the sounds of a performance or of other sounds, or representation of sound, other than in the form of a fixation incorporated in a cinematographic or other audiovisual work. • broadcasting • soundproofing • sound recording • audio rights

sound recording

What refers to a qualified first aider, nurse, dentist, or physician engaged by the employer to provide occupational health services in the establishment, project, site, or workplace? • Health and Safety expert • Medical practitioner • Occupational health personnel • Board passer

Occupational health personnel

What is the standard color of signs for fire protection equipment apparatus and facilities according to the OSH standards? • Yellow • Orange • Red • Black

Red

Wrought iron coated with magnesium is left to the elements. Over enough time, what will happen? • The iron and the magnesium will form an irreversible chemical bond • Magnesium will act as a cathode and preferentially corrode • Magnesium will act as an anode and preferentially corrode • Iron will act as an anode and preferentially corrode

Magnesium will act as an anode and preferentially corrode

What medical practitioner is required for a low-risk workplace with less than 100 workers? • Dentist • First-aider • Nurse • Physician

First-aider

What refers to a regular and critical examination of project sites, safety programs, records, and management performance on programs, records, and management performance on program standards on safety and health? • Safety and Health exam • Safety and Health payment • Safety and Health check • Safety and Health audit

Safety and Health audit

What refers to any emergency, warning or danger signpost, or any safety instruction using the standards colors and sizes, including the standards symbols for safety instructions and warnings in the workplace, prescribed by the DOLE? • Safety instructions • Safety alerts • Safety symbols • Safety signage

Safety signage

Electrical safety is found in Rule \____ of the DOLE OSH standards. • 1210 • 1002 • 1020 • 1250

1210

What refers to an examination of the work environment, including the location and operation of machinery other than those covered by technical safety audits, adequacy of workspace, ventilation, lighting, conditions of the work environment, handling, storage of work procedures, protection facilities, and other possible sources of safety and health hazards in the workplace? • Health check • General safety and health inspection • Facilities check • Facilities inspection

General safety and health inspection

The color \____ is used to designate caution and for marking physical hazards, such as striking against, stumbling, falling, and tripping. • blue • green • orange • yellow

yellow

What refers to any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality of goods or services of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner? • Brand DNA • Collective mark • Company logo • Trademark

Collective mark

What refers to the time duration that a material can withstand a standard fire exposure test? • Fire time • Exposure time • Start time • Fire rating

Fire rating

Often used in combination with black, this color is the standard color in OSH to designate traffic and housekeeping marking. • White • Gray • Blue • Red

White

What refers to a workplace wherein the presence of hazard or potential hazard within the company may affect the safety and/or health of workers not only within but also persons outside the premises of the workplace? • High-level establishment • Dangerous workplace • High-risk establishment • Dangerous establishment

High-risk establishment

According to OSH standards, at least 2 exits shall be provided on every floor and basement of every workplace capable of clearing the work area in \_____ minutes. • 10 • 3 • 15 • 5

5

According to the IP code, \_____ refers to the transmission by wireless means for the public reception of sounds or of images or of representations thereof. • sound recording • wireless communications • multimedia • broadcasting

broadcasting

What refers to contracts or agreements involving the transfer of systematic knowledge for the manufacture of a product, the application of a process, or rendering of a service including management contracts; and the transfer, assignment, or licensing of all forms of intellectual property rights, including licensing of computer software except computer software developed for the mass market? • Technology transfer agreements • Technological licensing • Technological property handover • Assignment of contracts

Technology transfer agreements

According to RA 8293, \_____ means any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of an enterprise. • branding • mark • symbol • logo

mark

What refers to the main elements of a project life cycle? For engineering and construction projects, they typically include preplanning, design, procurement, construction, start-up, operation, and final disposition? • Project work breakdown structure (PWBS) • Project plan • Project scope • Project phases

Project phases

What refers to a set of detailed rules to govern the processes and practices in all economic activities to conform with OSH standards, including the personnel responsible, and penalties for any violation thereof? • Safety and health rules • Safety and health activities • Safety and health provisions • Safety and health program

Safety and health program

What refers to Part 4 of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines? • The Law on Copyright • The Law of Trade Secrets • The Law of Patents • The Law of Industrial Design

The Law on Copyright

Fire hazards featuring combustible and flammable materials like wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and other similar ordinary materials. • Class C • Class D • Class B • Class A

Class A

Any unique physical or intellectual property that is of long term or ongoing value to the enterprise is called \______. This commonly includes capital or fixed assets but may include intangible assets. • strategic asset • resource asset • start-up asset • financial asset

strategic asset

What refers to a doctrine in copyright law that permits limited use of copyrighted material without having to first acquire permission from the copyright holder? • Qualified exemptions • Non-plagiarized work • Fair use • Copyright exemption

Fair use

Fire hazards which involve energized electrical equipment where the electrical non-conductivity of the extinguisher is important. • Class B • Class D • Class A • Class C

Class C

Any person infringing any copyright or aiding or abetting such infringement shall be guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment of 3-6 years plus a fine ranging from \____ to \____ for the second offense. • P150,000, P500,000 • P50,000, P150,000 • P50,000, P500,000 • P500,000, P1,500,000

P150,000, P500,000

What is defined as having little or no risk tolerance? • Risk allocation • Risk limit • Risk threshold • Risk averse

Risk averse

The term of a patent shall be \____ years from the filing date of the application • 20 • 30 • 50 • 25

20

The authorized representative of the engineer who is assigned to the site or any or any part thereof whose duties are ordinarily set forth in the contract documents and/or the engineer's agreement with the owner is called \______. • resident engineer • site engineer • sustaining technical employee • project engineer

resident engineer

What refers to a process for managing assets and project risks? • Risk management • Risk planning • Risk mitigation • Risk safeguard

Risk management