civil engineering Mcqs
2301. The entire range of the electromagnetic spectrum spans a large spectrum of wave lengths varying from__________________?
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A. 10-10 to 106 m
2302. Which on speed C. of the electromagnetic wave is correct ?
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A. C = 1/

B. C = v

C. C = /v

D. C = v

2303. What is the type of annuity where the payments are made at the end of each period starting from the first period ?
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A. Annuity due

B. Deferred annuity

C. Perpetuity

D. Ordinary annuity
2304. The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be___________________?
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A. 6 mm

B. 5 mm

C. 8 mm

D. 4 mm

2305. Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to_______________?
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A. 6t

B. 121

C. 101

D. re t is thickness of thinner plate being connected

E. 161

2306. The most widely used antenna in GPS is_______________?
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A. Horn antenna

B. Microstrip antenna

C. Parabolic antenna

D. Slotted antenna

2307. What is defined as any tangible economic product that contributes directly or indirectly to the satisfaction of human want ?
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A. Goods or commodities

B. Commodities

C. Goods

D. Services

2308. In GPS, receivers used are___________________?
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A. Mechanical clocks

B. Electronic clocks

C. Atomic clocks

D. Quartz clocks
2309. A manufacturer produces certain items at a labor cost of P 115 each, material cost of P 76 each and variable cost of P 2.32 each. If the item has a unit price of P 600, how many units must be manufactured each month for the manufacturer to break even if the monthly overhead is P428,000 _________________?
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A. 1,037

B. 1,043

C. 1,033

D. 1,053
2310. The ratio of the total solar radiant energy returned by a planetary body to the total radiant energy incident on the body, the called________________?
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A. None of these

B. Albedo

C. Reflectance

D. Reflectance factor

2311. What refers to the ratio of the interest payment to the principal for a given unit of time and usually expressed as a percentage of the principal ?
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A. Interest rate

B. Return of investment

C. Rate of return

D. Yield

2312. The spectral region of the electromagnetic radiation which passes through the atmosphere without much attenuation is known as__________________?
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A. Ozone hole

2313. Under conditions of perfect competition, the price at which any given product will be supplied and purchased is the price that will result in the supply and the demand being equal. This statement is known as the_________________?
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A. Law of supply and demand

B. Law of demand

C. Law of diminishing return

D. Law of supply

2314. A passive sensor uses ________________?
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A. Flash light as a source of energ

B. Its own source of energy

C. None of these

D. Sun as the source of energy
2315. What is considered as the standard unit which forms the basis of a countrys domestic money supply ?
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A. Monetary unit

B. Cash or check

C. Currency

D. Foreign exchange
2316. Which one of the following attributes is not associated with digital maps_______________?
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A. Symbology

B. South arrow

C. Legends

D. Colour

2317. Which one of the following parameters is accurate for DGPS ?
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A. Positional accuracies ~ 5 10 m if rover is less than 5-10 km from reference station

B. Positional accuracies ~ 5 10 m if rover is less than 25 km

C. Positional accuracies ~ 2 5m if rover is less than 2-5 fm from the reference station

D. Positional accuracies ~ 1 2 m if rover is less than 1-2 km from the reference station
2318. When one of the factors of production is fixed in quantity or is difficult to increase, increasing the other factors of production will result in a less than proportionate increase in output. This statement is known as the______________?
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A. Law of diminishing return

B. Law of supply

C. Law of demand

D. Law of supply and demand

2319. First Benchmark Publishings gross margin is 50% of sales. The operating costs of the publishing are estimated at 15% of sales. If the company is within the 40% tax bracket, determine the percent of sales is their profit after taxes ?
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A. 20%

B. 18%

C. 19%

D. 21 %
2320. For interpolation of satellite data used for monitoring dynamic changes that occurs on the earth surface, the most suitable orbit for the satellite is______________?
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A. Near polar orbit

B. Sun-synchronous orbit

C. None of these

D. Circular orbit

2321. What is defined as the certificate of indebtedness of corporation usually for a period not less than 10 years and guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets of a corporation ?
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A. T-bills

B. Stock

C. Promissory note

D. Bond
2322. What is the present worth of a P500 annuity starting at the end of the third year and continuing to the end of the fourth year, if the annual interest rate is 10 % ?
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A. P 731.17

B. P 714.71

C. P 727.17

D. P 717.17
2323. What are the two classifications of goods and services ?
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A. Ready-made and made-to-order

B. Consumer and producer

C. Raw and finished

D. Local and imported

2324. Which of the following conditions is to be satisfied both in elastic and plastic analysis ?
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A. mechanism condition

B. yield condition

C. equilibrium condition

D. plastic moment condition

2325. For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?
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A. equal angles back to back

B. unqual legged angles with long legs back to back

C. unequal legged angles with short legs back to back

D. both (B) or (C)

2326. The object of photo-interpretation is__________________?
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A. Identification

B. Recognition of objects

C. All of these

D. Judging the significance of objects

2327. The monthly demand for ice cans being manufactured by Mr. Camus is 3200 pieces. With a manual operated guillotine, the unit cutting cost is P25.00. An electrically operated hydraulic guillotine was offered to Mr. Camus at a price of P275,000.00 and which cuts by 30% the unit cutting cost. Disregarding the cost of money, how many months will Mr. Camus be able to recover the cost of the machine if he decides to buy now ?
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A. 11 months

B. 10 months

C. 12 months

D. 13 months

2328. Due to scan geometry of a satellite sensor____________________?
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A. The details towards the edge of the scan get compressed

B. The ground distance swept by the senor, IFOV is proportional to sec2 of scan measured from the nadir

C. All of these

D. The off-nadir resolution is degraded

2329. A manufacturing firm maintains one product assembly line to produce signal generators. Weekly demand for the generators is 35 units. The line operates for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week. What is the maximum production time per unit in hours required of the line to meet the demand ?
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A. 1.4 hours per unit

B. 1.6 hours per unit

C. 1.2 hours per unit

D. 1.0 hour per unit
2330. Mr. Bacani borrowed money from the bank. He received from the bank P1,842 and promised to repay P2,000 at the end of 10 months. Determine the rate of simple interest?
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A. 10.29 %

B. 12.03%

C. 12.19%

D. 11.54%

2331. Hudsons formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of_________________?
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A. top chord area

B. heaviest axle load of engine

C. effective span of bridge

D. bottom chord area
2332. A feasibility study shows that a fixed capital investment of P10,000,000 is required for a proposed construction firm and an estimated working capital of P2,000,000. Annual depreciation is estimated to be10% of the fixed capital investment. Determine the rate of return on the total investment if the annual profit is P3,500,000?
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A. 28.33%

B. 30.78%

C. 29.17 %

D. 30.12%

2333. What do you call any particular raw material or primary product such as cloth, wool, flour, coffee, etc ?
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A. Utility

B. Stock

C. Commodity

D. Necessity

2334. Which is NOT an essential element of an ordinary annuity ?
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A. The first payment is made at the beginning of the first period.

B. Compound interest is paid on all amounts in the annuity.

C. The payments are made at equal interval of time.

D. The amounts of all payments are equal.

2335. What is defined as the interest on a load or principal that is based only on the original amount of the loan or principal ?
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A. Effective rate of interest

B. Simple interest

C. Nominal rate of interest

D. Compound interest

2336. The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than____________________?
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A. 8t

B. 3t

C. re t = thickness of the batten plate

D. 6t

E. 4t
2337. The reflection of solar energy is characterised by the water content in the leaf, in the reflective optical infrared______________?
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A. Short wave-IR (1.3

B. None of these

C. Near-IR (0.7

D. Visible (0.4

2338. If flying height of a spacecraft is H, the length of air base is B and the parallax difference between two points is dp, then the difference in height___________________?
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A. h = dp/(H/B)

B. h = (H/B) dp

C. h = (B/H) dp

D. h = dp/(B/H)
2339. Steel tanks are mainly designed for_______________________?
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A. wind pressure

B. earthquake forces

C. weight of tank

D. water pressure
2340. What is defined as the investment of loan or principal which is based not only on the original amount of the loan or principal but the amount of loaned or principal plus the previous accumulated interest ?
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A. Nominal rate of interest

B. Simple interest

C. Compound interest

D. Effective rate of interest

2341. Earth observations from a satellite platform provide____________?
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A. Synoptic view of a large area

B. All of these

C. Constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions

D. Repetitive observations of the same area with intervals of a few minutes to a few weeks

2342. Which one of the following statements regarding remote sensing is correct ?
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A. The interaction of the electromagnetic radiation with the target

B. The emission of electromagnetic radiation from the target

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

2343. The GPS space segment consists of Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging whose number is_______________?
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A. 12

B. 24

C. 16

D. 8

2344. An asset is purchased for P 9,000.00. Its estimated economic life is 10 years after which it will be sold for P 1,000.00. Find the depreciation in the first three years using sum-of-years digit method____________________?
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A. P 3,729.27

B. P 3,279.27

C. P 3,792.72

D. P 3,927.27
2345. The code based GPS receivers are generally used for_________________?
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A. Land navigation

B. All of these

C. Vehicle tracking

D. Trans movement

2346. Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to________________?
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A. d/3

B. d/2

C. d/4

D. 2d/3

2347. What annuity is required over 12 years to equate with a future amount of P 20,000? Assume i= 6% annually ?
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A. P 1,290.34

B. P 1,205.74

C. P 1,107.34

D. P 1,185.54
2348. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to_________________?
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A. horizontal shear only

B. vertical load only

C. both (A. and (B.

D. none of the above

2349. What refers to the goods and services that are desired by human and will be acquired only after all the needs have been satisfied ?
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A. Consumer products

B. Producer products

C. Luxury

D. Necessity
2350. You borrow P3,500.00 for one year from a friend at an interest rate of 1.5% per month instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate of 18% per year. How much lesser you will pay by borrowing the money from the bank ?
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A. P54.66

B. P44.55

C. P 62.44

D. P37.56