Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Licensure Examination (ABELE) Area 1 Practice Test

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• Total salary and other additional expenses of ₱400,000 are classified as which type of cost?
• Define the concept of volumetric discharge Q in terms of velocity and cross-sectional area.
• State the Darcy–Weisbach expression for head loss due to friction in a pipe.
• Which expression correctly represents Fourier's law for heat conduction in one dimension?
• What is the primary function of a heat exchanger in processing systems?
• What is the primary purpose of a control system in agricultural machinery?
• In PAES 205, what is the duration test for a thresher?
• What is the function of priming in a siphon used for irrigation?
• From the cost classifications given, which option is a Fixed Cost?
• An implement used to plant seed in a furrow is called what?
• Describe the Carnot cycle and its significance.
• In Darcy's law, the gradient term is the hydraulic head gradient. Identify the gradient term.
• Which metric is a ratio of net profit to investment cost expressed as a percentage?
• What is the target row spacing for the 9X7 grain drill after adjustment?
• In simple terms, what does the Buckingham Pi theorem do?
• For a 4-wheel tractor with a 3X14 inch moldboard plow operating on clay loam soil at a depth of 25.4 cm, what is the maximum draft (hp)?
• In engineering design, how is the factor of safety defined for a component under maximum load?
• CPES percentage completion for horizontal orientation is commonly which value?
• Which statement best distinguishes renewable energy sources from nonrenewable ones?
• Which expression defines Young's modulus?
• The Rice Fund is placed in a special account in the General Fund of the National Treasury. In which government fund is this special account located?
• ROI becomes zero when Net Profit equals zero. Which of the following statements is correct?
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is defined as the interest rate that makes NPV equal to zero.
• How is a factor of safety used in engineering design?
• What is the burning efficiency of a rice hull furnace?
• The main DA agency/bureau/office for organic agriculture in the Philippines is:
• Which organization provides certificate of membership in good standing required for PIC issuance?
• Number of years required to become a certified CPES Evaluator.
• Gear oil is used for which of the following systems?
• All drawings, plans, specifications and other documents and reports to be used for the design, construction, test and evaluation, research and extension of agricultural and biosystems facilities shall be ____ signed and sealed by a licensed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer.
• Differentiate between a centrifugal pump and a positive displacement pump.
• Which statement best describes Advertising and Promotion?
• Field capacity of soil is defined as the amount of water soil can hold after gravity drainage; used to schedule irrigation.
• Define Young's modulus and what it indicates about a material.
• How many 13-cm animal-drawn plows are required to plow a 3-hectare field in one day (8 hours) given field efficiency 78% and travel speed 3 kph?
• Increasing the overlap between passes in tillage operations will generally have what effect on actual field capacity?
• Which pump type provides nearly constant discharge regardless of head (within operating limits)?
• Under RA 11203, what is the annual appropriation for the Rice Fund for the next six years?
• For a standard tractor implementing equipment, which hitch is most commonly used?
• Section 33-34 requires at least how many engineers in the Provincial/City/Municipal Engineer, Agriculturist, Building Official, Environment and Natural Resources Officer and Planning and Development Officer of the LGUs, subject to compliance with other requirements?
• Which sequence correctly lists the typical steps in hazard analysis and risk assessment?
• Which term describes two or more people pooling resources to run a business and share profits?
• In a closed system, the first law of thermodynamics is expressed as which relation?
• Which statement correctly describes how a gear pump moves fluid?
• If buyers are not sensitive to price changes, the demand is:
• What is calibration in instrumentation?
• Which of the following options lists major components of an internal combustion engine used in agricultural machinery?
• In P = ρgh, what does ρ represent?
• In the tractor-plow example, what is the soil type described?
• For Rice Extension Services, which use of the 70% TESDA allocation is described?
• How are dimensionless groups defined in the Buckingham Pi theorem?
• Under RA 11203 Article XII Sec 13, the Rice Fund is to be automatically credited to a special account in the General Fund within how many days after effectivity?
• A 4-ha field was plowed using a three-bottom 12-inch-mounted plow. It took 11 hrs. to complete the operation at a tractor speed of 5 kph. What is the actual field capacity?
• What was the travel speed used in the wetland paddy field example?
• In a financial plan, the initial capital investment of ₱5,000,000 is typically classified as which type of cost?
• PAES 204 describes a thresher in which panicles of the cut plants feed into the threshing chamber while the stalks are held during the threshing operation.
• How many cells does the seed plate have in the two-row corn planter example?
• The projection of cash inflow and outflow of a farm to estimate the incremental net benefit of the life of the project is known as what?
• A field measuring 45 m by 90 m is tilled with a 1-m working width tiller at 3 km/h, with a 10% overlap and 9 seconds turnaround; when tilting along the longer field direction, what is the actual field capacity?
• How is pump efficiency defined in hydraulic systems?
• Which of the following is not a role of geosynthetics in geotechnical engineering?
• What is the act regulating the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in the Philippines?
• Distinguish between normal stress and shear stress on a material element.
• A control volume is a defined region in space where balances are applied; it can be fixed or moving.
• If ET0 = 5 mm/day and Kc = 1.2, ETc equals:
• How is energy efficiency defined in a system?
• Which of the following costs is considered Overhead Cost?
• Which of the following best describes the Reynolds number and its use in pipe flows?
• Which set of seed transfer rates (T1, T2, T3, T4) is given for the hill spacing problem?
• In incompressible flow, mass conservation leads to which relation?
• In irrigation planning, what does ETc represent and how is it calculated?
• In rainfall-runoff analysis, which statement best differentiates infiltration from runoff?
• Which term in the Darcy's law gradient corresponds to the hydraulic head gradient?
• In terms of efficiency, which scenario is acceptable?
• Which fuel generally has lower operating cost per unit energy?
• Which of the following statements best defines Gross Income?
• Breakeven Price is defined as which of the following?
• Which of the following statements best defines Net Income?
• In incompressible flow, which statement best describes the continuity principle?
• What roles do geosynthetics commonly play in soil and earthworks?
• The following are products of gasification, which is NOT produced?
• A tractor pulls a 1.0 meter wide heavy duty offset disk harrow at an operating speed of 6 kph. What is the theoretical field capacity of the machine?
• Why is dimensional analysis useful in engineering modeling?
• What is the width of the floating tiller used in the wetland paddy field example?
• Which planter component is used to control seed flow to the furrow tubes?
• If demand is perfectly inelastic, how does quantity respond to price changes?
• Net Present Value (NPV) measures profitability using the time value of money. Which statement best describes NPV?
• Which term describes a registered group of people working together for shared economic or social goals?
• What is the SI unit for pressure and its base units expressed in terms of kilograms, meters, and seconds?
• In internal combustion engines, which statement best defines the compression ratio?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes accuracy and precision?
• Gasification of agricultural waste requires what percent of stoichiometric air?
• What term refers to the gas produced by anaerobic digestion of agricultural wastes?
• Which operation is primarily used to remove moisture from a material in processing industries?
• What is the field efficiency for rotary tilling a 1008 m² wetland paddy field with a 1.2-meter wide floating tiller at 3 kph, turning at headlands takes 10 seconds, when worked along its length?
• What is the concept of heat exchanger effectiveness?
• Which equation expresses the discharge through a porous medium according to Darcy's law?
• Which equation represents hydrostatic pressure in a static fluid?
• What is the primary gas produced during gasification?
• The typical useful life of a tractor is about how many hours?
• In hazard analysis, which step involves checking the effectiveness of controls after they are implemented?
• Which statement best differentiates statically determinate structures from statically indeterminate structures?
• Which unit is used for specific heat capacity?
• Which engine uses compression ignition and higher compression ratios?
• What is the estimated mass of 1-hectare furrow slice?
• Which engine type delivers power on every crankshaft revolution?
• Which expression correctly represents ROI?
• In feasibility studies, which term describes the justification for undertaking the project?
• In irrigation planning, ET0 stands for which of the following?
• In international trade, what term describes exporting a product at a price lower in the foreign market than in the domestic market?
• What factors must be considered in greenhouse ventilation design?
• In the given example, what is the width of the offset disk harrow?
• In the National Building Code, which group includes Agricultural Structures?
• Return on Investment (ROI) is best described as which metric?
• Which statement correctly describes the operating principle of a screw pump in relation to a gear pump?
• Who signs the PIC card bearing the registration number, validity and expiry dates?
• In the differential form of the first law for a closed system, which expression is correct?
• In a cooperative importing agricultural machinery from Japan, which costs are borne by the cooperative?
• What is the normal operational speed range of a tractor engine?
• A PIC card is renewed every how many years?
• Price elasticity of demand where a change in price does not lead to any change in demand is called?
• Which soil property most directly influences how readily water moves through soil?
• Which type of engine typically uses spark ignition and has a lower compression ratio?
• In the calibration of the 9X7 grain drill, what is the seeding rate at 1/4 adjustment?
• What is an adiabatic process?
• Field capacity in soils is defined as the amount of water soil can hold after gravity drainage.
• Which parameter is not required in calculating the theoretical power available from wind?
• Which of the following is an example of PPE used in engineering workplaces to protect hearing?
• A training expense of ₱200,000 for employees is classified as which type of cost?
• Which decimal value equals 50% energy efficiency?
• Field capacity is defined as the area that can be tilled per unit time under a given working width and traveling speed.
• What condition characterizes a statically indeterminate structure?
• What characterizes the Carnot cycle?
• Breakeven price is best described as which of the following?
• Which of the following costs is considered Variable Cost?
• Name three soil properties that influence water movement.
• Which item is NOT a major component of an internal combustion engine?
• Under RA 10601, all agricultural and Fisheries machinery assemblers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers, distributors and dealers are required to provide after-sales service and warranty to their clients which shall be monitored by the agriculture offices of the:
• What is a control volume in the context of energy and mass balances?
• SEC. 40: This is required for every Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer registered with the Commission which is hereby made mandatory for the practice of the profession.
• Incompressible flow mass conservation implies which relation?
• In the two-row corn planter example, what is the row spacing used?
• Which methods are commonly used to measure soil moisture content?
• In the seed planter hill spacing problem, which option matches the calculated hill spacing?
• Which machine is most produced locally?
• Soil classification in geotechnical design primarily informs which aspects?
• What is a psychrometric chart used for in engineering?
• What do COD and BOD measure in water quality, and how do they differ?
• In the equation Q = vA, what does v represent?
• The following are signed and sealed by Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer, EXCEPT:
• What is the basic form of a mass balance for a well-mixed reactor (continuous stirred-tank reactor)?
• What is the firing order of an eight-cylinder V-piston engine?
• In a statics problem with a truss, which methods are commonly used to determine member forces?
• In pump hydraulics, which quantity in the numerator of the efficiency equation corresponds to the volumetric flow rate?
• What is the field capacity percentage in the longer direction for a 4050 m² field prepared with a 1-meter upland power tiller at 3 kph with 10% overlap and 9 seconds turnaround?
• A yearly tax of 10% on business income and interest on borrowed money are classified as which type of cost?
• Which instrument is used to measure engine oil level?
• In the seed planter hill spacing problem, which option lists the correct hill spacing value among the given choices?
• Which statement best describes factors influencing soil infiltration rate?
• To be issued a PIC, which combination of requirements must be satisfied?
• Which Republic Act is known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act enacted in 2000?
• Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) is economically viable when which condition holds?
• In the four-stroke cycle, which is the correct order of the strokes?
• Black exhaust smoke from an engine is commonly associated with fuel having:
• Which gas is the principal combustible component of biogas?
• Which condition would disqualify a CPES evaluator?
• Which part of a planter is always present in all planters regardless of type and cropping system?
• In an internal combustion engine, which term refers to the highest piston position in the cylinder?
• What is the groundwheel diameter used in the grain drill calibration?
• Which organization accredits CPES evaluators?
• In structural design, which statement correctly distinguishes design load from service load?
• Which measurement method uses dielectric properties and is associated with TDR in soil moisture measurement?
• ETc-based irrigation scheduling uses crop evapotranspiration, ETc = ET0 × Kc, along with soil moisture status.
• What is the ground wheel diameter used in the two-row corn planter example?
• Which of the following is NOT a minimum qualification for CPES evaluators?
• A CPES evaluator must be in full enjoyment of civil rights and have no convictions involving moral turpitude or penalties over six months. This statement is:
• How is the term for the maximum horsepower, as specified by the engine manufacturer, commonly described?
• In Darcy's law, the constant k represents which property of the porous medium?
• Payback period is the time required to recover the initial investment. Which statement is true?