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PART II.
1. All laterals with micro-emitters are LDPE pipes (hoses) of ______ mm. (PAES 608-Part A)
a. 12-30 b. 10-20 c. 10-32 d. 12-32 e. 18-34
2. LDPE (low-density resin) pipes are also known as soft polyethylene and PE ____, while HDPE pipes (highdensity
resin) are more rigid and known as hard polyethylene or PE _____ (the numbers correspond to the pipe materials
hydrostatic design stress). (PAES 608-Part A)
a. 50, 25 b. 25, 50 c. 50, 100 d. 50, 75 e. 75, 50
3. Reference crop evapotranspiration is the rate of evapotranspiration from a reference surface which is a hypothetical
reference crop with an assumed crop height of 0.2 m, a fixed surface resistance of ______ and an albedo of 0.23.
(PAES 601)
a. 70 s/m b. 70 m/s c. 70 s2/m d. 65 s2/m e. 65 s/m
4. The diameter of a class A pan. (PAES 602)
a. 120.5 cm b. 120.6 cm c. 120.7 cm d. 125.5 cm e. 120.2 cm
5. A weir with sloping upstream and downstream slopes which allow boulders and debris roll over and hot the
downstream apron with less impact. (PAES 613)
a. sharp-crested b. ogee c. glacis d. baffle e. trapezoidal
6. Macro nutrient deficiency symptom when lower leaves scorched or burned on margins and tips was observed.
a. Ca b. N c. P d. K e. Mg
7. Subsurface investigation in test drilling, it is constructed from sampling and examination of well cuttings collected
at frequent intervals during drilling. (PAES 615)
a. drilling time log b. caliper logging c. geologic log d. boring log e. time table
8. In site selection, highly acidic soils with pH of less than 4 and highly alkaline soils with pH of greater than 8.5 shall
be avoided where soils with pH of _____ are preferred. (PAES 616)
a. 4.5 b. 5.0 c. 5.5 d. 6.5 e. 7.5
9. The scientific name for squash or kalabasa is:
a. Cucunis sativus b. Momordica charantia c. Sechium edule
d. Cucurbita maxima e. Citrullus lanatus
10. Given a discharge of 20.25 m3/s with a depth of 1.83 m, what will be the freeboard in this condition? (PAES 603)
a. 0.46 m b. 0.37 m c. 0.22 m d. 0.64 m e. 0.73 m
11. The seepage and percolation value for clay is _____ mm/day. (PAES 604)
a. 1.0 b. 1.25 c. 1.5 d. 2.0 e. 2.5
12. A term commonly used to denote a piglet of a small size in relation to his/her littermates. They usually result from
a shortage of milk in one or more teats of the sow.
a. stag b. boll c. stud d. runt e. cud
13. It prevents racing of water on the upstream, ensures generation of critical velocity at that point and provides
controlled water surface on the upstream. (PAES 606)
a. wings wall b. cutoff walls c. control notch d. invert e. erosion protection
14. It has relatively long flow paths with larger path cross-section with turbulent flow regime. (PAES 608-Part B)
a. long-path b. vortex c. tortuous d. point-source e. end-tow
15. It shall be defined as an earth fill structure built across a narrow depression or valley to harvest and store rainfall
and runoff for immediate and multiple use. It has a height of 5 m to a maximum of 15 m and service area of 25 ha
to 150 ha.
a. SWIS b. SFR c. SRIS d. LSA e. SWIP
16. Strong motion accelerograph basic part which records the acceleration traces and timing reference traces. (PAES
611)
a. accelerometer b. seismometer c. dipmeter d. timer e. camera
17. Water abstraction which is applicable when the water level in the reservoir is higher than the service area. (PAES
610)
a. pump b. siphon tube c. weir d. orifice e. vortex
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18. Trees and grasses usually spaced 5-10 m apart vertically at _________ slope collect any soil eroded from the upper
portion of contours. Contour barriers or hedgerows are used to collect any soil eroded from the upper portion of
contours. (PAES 610)
a. 5-15% b. 10-15% c. 15-30% d. 5%-30% e. 10-30%
19. Site selection for SWIS, following are true, except:
a. A horseshoe, U-shape or tank dam shall be used in the absence of natural basin.
b. Seeps, springs, slides and rock outcrops shall be avoided.
c. Soil shall be well-graded and shall contain at least 30% clay.
d. Reservoir shall be at least 2 ha at normal water level.
e. The earth dam should be located at the narrowest section of the depression or gully such that the width is the
shortest possible.
20. It is the process of converting soil Nitrate into gaseous Nitrogen or Nitrous Oxide.
a. Ammonification b. Nitrification c. Denitrification d. Nitrogen Fixation e. aota
21. It contains filters, pressure regulators, air and/or vacuum relief valves. (PAES 608)
a. control head b. pump unit c. manifold d. line source e. point-source
22. Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standard: Design of a Rockfill Dam
a. PAES 611 b. PAES 612 c. PAES 613 d. PAES 614 e. PAES 615
23. Drip or trickle irrigation involves dripping water onto the soil at very low rates ________ from the emitters where
water is applied close to plants so that only part of the soil in which the roots grow is wetted.
a. 2-20 litres/hour b. 2-30 liters/hour c. 2-20 m3/hr d. 2-10 m3/hr
24. Any legal restriction or limitation on quantities, rates, and/or concentrations or any combination thereof, of physical,
chemical or biological parameters of effluent which a person or point source is allowed to delivery into a body of
water or land.
a. loading limit b. waste limit c. effluent limit d. allowable effluent discharge e. nota
25. Ratio of the particle size at 60% pasing to that at 10% passing.
a. unimodal coefficient b. uniformity coefficient c. effective size coefficient
d. pan coefficient e. size index
26. A soil with a pH above 7.0.
a. alkaline soil b. alkali soil c. basic soil d. acidic soil e. neutral soil
27. The sides of a right triangle form an arithmetic progression w/ a common difference of 6. Find the sides of the
triangle.
a. 16, 18, 24 b. 15, 17, 19 c. 9, 12, 15 d. 3, 4, 5 e.18, 24, 30
28. Ton2 is constructing a ten-level tower. He puts ten blocks on the bottom level. If each level after that there is one
block less than the level below it, the completed tower has how many blocks?
a. 25 b. 45 c. 55 d. 65 e. 75
29. Two years ago, a boy was 5/4 as old as his sister. In 13 years, he will be 10/9 as old as his sister. How old is the
boy?
a. 25 b. 10 c. 15 d. 17 e. 22
30. Destructive metabolism; the metabolic processes that break down complex molecules with the release of energy.
a. anabolism b. catabolism c. metabolism d. destrizism e. digestion
31. Discoloration, dehydration and death of plant parts.
a. tendril b. death time c. necrosis d. apomixes e. chlorosis
32. Introduction of bacteria on seed or into soil.
a. seeding b. hypogeal c. homozygous d. inoculation e. bacterium
33. It is applied between the rows close to the plants, simultaneous w/o cultivation this very effective during the
developing stage of the plant when they feed on nutrients very rapidly.
a. tank system b. furrowing c. foliar d. side dressing e. row application
34. Igneous are called as the ancestors of all rocks, were one hot molten liquid masses known as magma which
subsequently cooled into firm hard rocks. The process by which magma solidifies is called ___________.
a. crystallization b. weathering c. metamorphism d. lithification e. sedimentation
35. The incubation period of ostrich egg.
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a. 14 days b. 1 week c. 52 days c. 64 days d. 42 days e. 24 days

36. These are intermediaries who deal directly with the end-users or the consumers. They are the wholesalers partners
in distribution activities.
a. agents b. retailers c. assemblers d. brokers
37. For a 9m x 9m sprinkler spacing, what is the design sprinkler throw for a 40% overlap?
a. 12.6 m b. 5.4 m c. 6.3 m d. 10.8 m
38. Compute the land soaking requirement for a soil ( depth of rootzone = 30cm) with residual moisture content of 16%
by weight, bulk density of 1,200 kg/m3 and porosity of 45%. Standing water for planting is 25 mm.
a. 136.4 mm c. 77.4 mm
b. 102.4 mm d. 111.4 mm
39. What is the soil erosion of 10 T/ha/yr in mm/yr? Assume that the soil bulk density is 1.2 T/m3.
a. 0.083 mm/yr b. 0.83 mm/yr
c. 0.328 in/yr d. 3.16 in/yr
40. The most dominant species cultured in brackishwater in the country are:
a. Oyster and mussels b. Mudcrab and grouper c. Milkfish and shrimp d. Tilapia and milkfish
41. Kim can do the job in 6 days but if Andre will help they can finish it in 2 days. How long will it take Andre to do
the job alone?
a. 5 days b. 4 days c. 3 days d. 2 days
42. Meat that is derived from cattle that is less than one-year old, or meat from calf.
a. hot meat b. venison c. veal d. mutton
43. Water which has been absorbed from an atmosphere of water vapor as a result of attractive forces in the surface of
the particles.
a. groundwater b. hygroscopic water c. capillary water d. gravitational water
44. Water held by the surface tension forces as a continuous film around the particles and in the capillary spaces
a. groundwater b. hygroscopic water c. capillary water d. gravitational water
45. This is determined by placing an air-dry soil in a nearly saturated atmosphere at 25C until it absorbs no more water.
This tension is equal to a force of 31 atm. Water at this tension is not available to plants.
a. field capacity water b. hygroscopic coefficient c. gravitational coefficient d. capillary coefficient
46. This is provided in a pipe drain to prevent seepage:
a. Core trench b. Freeboard c. Collar d. Frame
47. These are usually rural traders or barrio buyers who do accumulation of the produce of individual farmers and bulk
these for storage or for distribution to wholesalers
a. assemblers b. wholesalers c. retailers d. agents and brokers
48. A hydraulic structure that serves as an outlet of water in irrigation canals whereby water passes through and
discharges into the main farm ditch of service area is called
a. headgate b. checkgate c. turnout d. offtake e. inverted siphon
49. Sugarcane is to be irrigated using sprinkler irrigation. The sprinkler spacing is 12.2 m while the lateral spacing is
18.3 m. The soil water holding capacity is 120 mm/m, crop rooting depth is 1.0 m and management allowable deficit
is 45%. If the irrigation period is 12 hrs and the application efficiency is 70%, the required sprinkler discharge is
a. 0.2 lps b. 0.3 lps c. 0.4 lps d. 0.5 lps
50. Groundwater is to be pumped from a shallow aquifer for irrigation purposes. The required discharge is 300 gpm.
The suction head is 8 ft and the maximum drawdown is 10 ft. The friction and minor losses are 0.45 ft and 0.3 ft,
respectively. If the pump efficiency is 60%, the theoretical input power required is
a. 2.0 hp b. 2.2 hp c. 2.4 hp d. 3.0 hp e. 3.2 hp
51. Rabbit is the common name of ________________.
a. Cairina Moschata c. Anser domesticus e. Ricinus communis
b. Oryctolagus cuniculus d. Anas platyrhynus
52. The mineral matter in the soil is :
a. 98-85% by weight c. 90-89% by weight e. 95-88% by weight
b. 96-90% by weight d. 95-89% by weight
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53. A culvert has been designed for a flood discharge with a return period of 50 years. The risk that the culvert will
experience the designed flood one or more times in 75 years.
a. 87% b. 88% c79% d, 78% d. 77%
54. Given the following hydrograph in meter cube per second taken at one hour interval in the mainstraim of a 50 square
kilometer watershed: 0, 2.8, 13.8, 44.8, 77.8, 37.8, 12.8, 4.5, 1.8, 1.3, 0.9, 0.6, and 0.2. the equivalent depth of direct
run-off is:
a. 12.3 b.13.3 c. 14.3 d. 15.3
55. The critical depth in a rectangular channel with a bottom width of 4.0 for a discharge of 5 m3/s.
a. 0.34m b 0.44m c 0.54m d 0.64m
56. A 3-ha of cornfield is to be irrigated at a discharge of 250lps. The average water holding capacity is 140mm/m soil,
the management allowable deficit is 40% and root-zone depth is 0.5 m. the reference crop potential
evapotranspiration is 5mm/day and crop coefficient is 0.8. Assuming 70% application efficiency, the irrigation
period should be:
a. 1.04 b. 1.14 c. 1.24 d.1.34 e. 1.44 f. 1.54
57. The doctor gives you two pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How many minutes will it take before you
run out of pills?
a. 30 b. 60 c. 120 d. 1hour e. b and d
58. The sum of two numbers is 120. What is their greatest product?
a. 4200 b. 2000 c. 3500 d. 3600 e.1800
59. Plymouth rock is a breed of
a. sus scrofa b. capra hircus c. gallus gallus d. melleagris gallopavo
60. Which of the following has the highest pororsity percentage in terms of volume?
a. sandy loam b. silty loam c. sandy clay d. silty clay
61. Rainfall that results due to convergence of air masses into a low pressure area is:
a. convective b. orographic c. cyclonic d. none of the above
62. A 30-inch diameter 1meter long culvert has been designed to carry a maximum discharge of 1.7m3/s when a flowing
half-full. Its roughness coefficient n is 0.014. if the inlet and outlet are both unsubmerged, the difference in elevation
between the inlet and outlet should be:
a. 5cm b. 7.5cm c. 10cm d. 12.5cm d.15cm
63. A soil sample has a wet mass of 120g and an undisturbed volume of 78cc. if the dry mass basis moisture content is
20% the bulk density is.
a. 1.16g/cc b. 1.28g/cc c. 1.38g/cc d. 1.48g/cc
64. Structure built along the supplementary farm ditch at the head of internal farm ditch to control and regulate the
flow.
a. headgate b. checkgate c. turnout d. offtake d. inverted siphon
65. The farm water requirement is 21.6 mm/day, the water duty is:
a. 1.5lps/ha b. 2.0lps/ha c. 2.5lps/ha d. 3.0lps/ha
66. A 20-ft thick confined aquifer with hydraulic conductivity of 400ft/day was tapped by a 4 shallow tubewell.
With a radius of influence of 2500 ft, determine the maximum discharge of the STW in liters per second. Assume
an allowable drawdown of 12 ft.
a. 22.17 b. 20.57 c.62.71 d. 25.63
67. A small water impounding reservoir with a capacity of 1,500 cu. m. was constructed on a catchment area of 100
hectares. If the annual sediment prediction is 4.26 m2/ha, what is the probable life of the reservoir before its capacity
is reduced to 500 cu. m? Assume trap efficiency of dam of 31%
a. 5.4 yrs. b. 13.6 yrs. c. 26.3 yrs. d. 7.6 yrs.
68. For a watershed of 360 hectares, the peak run-off rate for a 0.5 cm/hr rain intensity (at the time of concentration)
was observed as 2.5 m3/s. What is the run-off coefficient?
a) 0.5 b) 5.0
c) 0.005 d) 0.05
69. La Mesa watershed having a drainage area of 400 sq. km. has been characterized to have an average CN value of
65 in 1970 where it experienced a storm depth of 100mm. After 30 years, the same storm magnitude was felt but
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this time, due primarily to a change in land use inside the watershed, the CN value now is 84. What is the percentage
change in the depth of runoff?
a) 133 % b) 41%
c) 80 % d) 29 %
70. A water tank has the shape of an inverted circular cone with the base radius 2 meters and height 4 meters. If water
is being pumped into the tank at a rate of 2 m3/minute, find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water
is 2 meters deep.
a. 0.28/min b. 0.42 m/min c. 0.64m/min d. 0.4 m/min
71. Justins parents bought 4 new shirts, 2 pairs of shoes and 3 pants for him as gifts for finishing secondary education
with flying colors. If he chooses to wear only two of each gift, how many choices does he have?
a) (4C2)( 2C2)( 3C2) b) (4P2)( 2P2)( 3P2) c) (4)(2)(3) d) 9C6
72. Nitrate Phosphate (NP) is one of the many form of commercial fertilizers with a typical grade of ________ ?
a. 20-20-0 b. 0-0-47 c. 16-0-0 d. 0-40-0 e. 18-45-0
73. Pyrite, Chaloocite and Sphalerite are example of rock forming minerals called _________.
a. Ferromagnesians c. Non-ferromagnesians e. Sulfide
b. Carbonate and Sulfate d. Oxide
74. _________ are remains of plants and animals in varying stages of decomposition
a. humus b. organic matter c. slime d. sludge
75-78. In a 5 ha area, it was determined that the soil volumetric field capacity and permanent wilting points are 25% and
15% respectively. Crop consumptive use is 5mm/day, application efficiency is 80% and irrigation application rate is
32m3/hr. The allowable soil moisture depletion is 60%, apparent specific gravity is 1.2 and the depth of root zone is 0.8m.
75. Determine the net depth of irrigation water to be applied.
A. 80 mm C. 24 mm
B. 48 mm D. 36 mm
76. Determine the gross depth of irrigation water to be applied.
A. 100 mm C. 64 mm
B. 60 mm D. 38 mm
77. The irrigation interval in days is ______.
A. 10 C. 9
B. 5 D. 4
78. Compute for the irrigation period in hours.
A. 93 C. 230
B. 47 D. 94
79. The peak runoff in a watershed has a mean of 540 m3/s and a standard deviation of 125m3/s .If the sample data is
normally distributed, the magnitude of runoff corresponding to a probability of exceedence of 50% is:
A. 86.4m3/s B. 540m3/s C. 665m3/s D. 790m3/s
80. The deficiency of this element in plants causes purplish leaves, slow growth, and low yields of grain, fruit and seed.
A. Magnesium B. Nitrogen C. Phosphorus D. Potassium
81. The hydraulic radius of the most hydraulically efficient rectangular and trapezoidal channel section is:
A. y/4 B. y/3 C. y/2 D. y E. 2y
82. A storm occurred in two similar watersheds, Gladz and Karl, both 700 has. inareA. Gladz watershed is long and
slender while Karl watershed is short but wide. Which watershed will experience the earliest and highest peak flow
assuming that the rainfall over the watershed is evenly distributed?
A. Karl B. Gladz C. The same D. Neither Karl nor Gladz
83. If the probability that an annual rainfall of 3,000 mm will be equaled or exceeded is 4%, the return period is
A. 10 years B. 15 years C. 20 years D. 25 years
84. How many sprinklers with spacing of 7m x 7m are needed to irrigate a rectangular piece of land 125 m x 190m if
the laterals are set parallel to the longer side of the field?
A. 503 B. 504 C.486 D.485
85. Abaca is a common fiber crop ion the Philippines. What is the scientific name of this crop?
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A. Agave cantala B.Gossypiumhirsutum C. Agave sisalana D.Musa textilis

86. Groundwater is to be pumped from a shallow aquifer for irrigation purposes. The required discharge is 300 gpm.
The suction head is 8 ft and the maximum drawdown is 10 ft . The friction and minor losses are 0.45 ft and 0.3 ft,
respectively. If the pump efficiency is 60%, the theoretical input power required is:
A. 2.0 hp B. 2.2 hp C. 2.4 hp D. 3.0 hp E. 3.2 hp
87. A 5-ha cornfield was irrigated for 12 hrs at a discharge of 250 lps. If the average depth of water stored in the
rootzone as a result of irrigation was observed to be 160 mm, the application efficiency is :
A. 70% B. 72% C. 74% D. 76% E. 80%
88. This is the period from conception to birth of the young
A. Lactation B. Parturition C. Glutition D. Gestation
89. If eight people met each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will
there have been?
A. 14 B. 28 C. 56 D. 64
90. A certain type of bacteria, given a favorable growth medium, doubles in population every 6.5 hours. Given that
there were approximately 100 bacteria to start with, how many bacteria will there be in a day and a half?
A. 4640 B. 4648 C. 4864 D. 4684
91. Which of the following has the highest porosity percentage in terms volume?
A. sandy loam B. clay loam C. silty clay D. loam
92. The sum total of water lost in a given area thru transpiration from the plants, evaporation from soil and water
surfaces and for building tissues of plants
A. consumptive use B. deep percolation C. runoff D. total evaporation
93. What is the depth of water in a trapezoidal channel with a side slope of 2 and carrying a 2.5 m3/s water flow? The
channels bottom width is 1.5 meters and the flowing water has a velocity of 0.8 m/s.
A. 1.00 meter B. 0.93 meter C.1.20 meters D.0.82 meter
94. Horizontal projection of an area containing a natural waterway bounded by an arbitrarily selected outlet and by
ridges, summits and hydraulic boundaries such that precipitation falling onto this area is trapped within and
consequently discharged through the outlet is called :
A. Watershed B. Topographic map C. River Basin D. A and B E. A and C
95. The depth of water to be removed from a drainage area in 24 hrs is called:
A. Runoff coefficient B. Drainage coefficient C. Discharge coefficient D. Maximum observed rainfall
96. Using Scobeys equation for friction loss, a lateral with 10 sprinklers has a reduction coefficient of ____.
A. 0.3766 B. 0. 100 C. 0.200 D. 0.3964
97. Rainfall that results due to convergence of air masses into a low pressure area is:
A. Convective rainfall B. Orographic rainfall C. Cyclonic rainfall D. None of the above
98. Determine the design freeboard for a canal with a 100% safety factor for discharge. The canal bottom width is 1.2
meters and the inverse side slope is 1.75. The design discharge is 10. 4427 m3/s; roughness coefficient is .015 and
the water surface slope is 5x10-3.
A. 0.40 m B. 1.40 m C. 1.98 m D. 0.58 m
99. A 3-ha of cornfield is to be irrigated at a discharge of 250 lps.The average available water holding capacity
140mm/m soil, MAD=40%, DRZ=0.5 m, ETo=5 mm/day and kc =0.8/. Assuming Ea=70%,the irrigation period
should be :
A. 1 hr B. 1 hrs C. 1 1/3 hrs D. 1 hrs
100. Corn grown in a 75 m by 120 m rectangular area is irrigated using furrow. The furrow lengths are parallel to the
shorter side. The furrow spacing is 50 cm and the gross application depth is 100 mm .If the inflow rate to irrigate
ach furrow is 0.4 lps, the time needed to irrigate each furrow is:
A. 2 hrs B. 2.4 hrs C. 2.6 hrs D. 2.8 hrs E. 3.0 hrs

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