2018 BSABE Licensure Examination

Rural Electrification, Agricultural Processing, Agricultural Structures and
Allied Subjects
PAES
- Floor dimensions for warehouse (10,000 cavans)
- Length, Linear-type feeder for poultry (100 heads, ages 4 weeks and below)
- Length, linear feeding trough for swine (15-25 kg)
- Cattle Ranch (height of fence, except for Brahman, etc.)
- Forage chopper (maximum % variation in lengths of cut)
- Drying efficiency
- Fineness modulus
- Running-in period
- Moisture content of corn for corn sheller
- Cattle feedlot (minimum area per animal)
- Gut room (slaughterhouse)
- Base course (FMR)
- Aggregate subbase course (3rd layer from top of bituminous road)
Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES, Its entire content)

- Section 12, Annex E of the IRR of RA 9184
Given: no. of flourescent lamps with their wattage, floor area, voltage supply and Watts
per sq. m.); solve for:
- Actual current rating
- Current rating
- Load rating
Circular mills to sq. inches (conversion)

RPM calculation (given: frequency, number of poles)
Time of charging (given: current in Amperes and charge in Coulombs)
Power Law Calculations
Relationship between no. of turns in a coil to the resistance
Power factor calculation
Single phase and three phase power calculations
Foot candle and lux (calculation)
Mounting height of lighting fixtures (given: floor dimensions and mounting height ratio)
Waste management (given: watershed area, effective rainfall depth, manure production
per day per animal, no. of heads, no. of months or period)
- Total manure volume computation
- Total runoff computation
- Total volume of digester tank
Strength of Materials, Farm Structures
Standards for corrugated GI sheet (estimate the number of GI sheets to be used, given:
gutter length, etc.)
Slope of the beam (given: length of beam, moment of inertia, concentrated load at the
midspan, etc.)
Cross sectional area of bars for beam (given: cross-sectional dimensions of the beam)
Yield stress
Types of Refrigerants (their chemical properties, description and effects to the

environment)
R-134a, R-11, R-12, R-22, Ammonia, etc.
Heat transfer by conduction (calculation)

Laws of Thermodynamics
Alpha radiation (two protons, two neutrons)

Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect
Meaning of UCS in AutoCAD
Soil and Water Resources Development and Conservation, Irrigation,

Drainage and Allied Subjects
Mathematics
Geometry: Area and perimeters of polygon (pentagon and hexagon inscribed in a circle;
given: diameter and apothem)
Trigonometry (SOH, CAH, TOA); determine the height of the building, given: angles of
elevation and closer distance)
Equation of Circle
Volume when curves are revolved around the y-axis
Area bounded by a given curve
Integers, Natural numbers, Cardinal numbers, Ordinal numbers
Types of Sampling in Statistics
- Simple random sampling
- kth term
Systematic sampling, Stratified random sampling, Cluster sampling
Test of Rejection, Test of Acceptance
Standard deviation
Probability - getting two heads after 4 tosses of a fair coin
- 4 green marbles and 7 blue marbles, probability of getting green for the
first draw and blue on the second
Saturation point
Drawdown
Gabion
Open channel flow
Hydraulic jump
Orographic rainfall
Time of concentration
Critical flow
Hydraulic conductivity
Gridiron layout
Bench terrace
Anemometer
ISS classification for sand
Aquifuge, aquiclude
Safe yield
Tropical Cyclone Warning System (strong winds are expected for the next 18 hours)
PAG-ASA Color Coding Rainfall Chart (30 mm rainfall within 1 hour)
Branches of Hydrology
- Agrometeorology
- Hydrogeology
- Hydroinformatics
Effluent, perennial, influent streams

Surface Irrigation
Stiff limit, plastic limit, liquid limit
20° for sprinkler throw (low, medium or high?)
Type of irrigation with largest amount of water application
Largest water reservoir on earth
Negative displacement pumps
Head (around 3 questions; suction, static, dynamic, etc.)
Main cause of excess water
Most efficient trapezoidal channel (calculations)

Bottom width and canal depth calculations (given: hydraulic radius, velocity and
discharge, bottom width or depth)
Computation of amount of snow melt
Sprinkler throw calculation (given: sprinkler spacing with 50% overlap)
Height of wave in a pond (given: fetch and maximum possible velocity)
Computation of pump specific speed
Problem regarding water in coastal areas (salinity, acidity or alkalinity)
What is measured using coordinate method? (area, distance, elevation or perimeter?)
Types of Surveying (around 5 questions)

- route surveying, land surveying, topographical surveying, physical surveying
Litter
Culling
Bull
Chevon
F1 First Filial Generation
Photoperiodism (response to day lengths)
Heterosis
Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Power, Agricultural Machinery and

Equipment and Allied Subjects
Thresher
Sheller
Solar cell, PV panel, solar module
Governor system
Fuel and air system
Lubrication system
Cooling system
Power transmission system
Workmanship
After sales service
Warranty
Performance requirements
Monopoly
Perfect competition
Oligopoly
Oligopsony
Price
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
Payback Period
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
NPV (Net Profit Value???)
Row spacing and plant spacing of paddy
Minimum tire alignment for 4WD tractors
Cash flow statement
Field efficiency of Rice Combine
Composition of biogas
Cleaning device for rice husk gasifier
Stoichiometric air for biogas
Drill, Field distributor, Broadcaster
Situational and Application

- What to do to prevent vibrations in thresher?
- What to do to have the desired no. of revolutions per minute for corn sheller?
- Considerations in designing a weeding equipment
AFMech Law (Its entire content, agencies tasked under this law))
RA 10915 (Use of seal, signature of AB Engineer, qualifications to practice ABE
profession, etc.)
Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board
Theoretical Field Capacity (given: rate of travel, width of cut)
Actual Field Capacity (including time of turning at the headland)
Field Efficiency (including time of turning at the headland)
Present Worth Analysis
Installments, no. of years, and interest rates are given (solve for the down payment)
Fuel Consumption
Fuel Cost (given: fuel consumption per hour and price of fuel)
Seeder calibration (adjusted row spacing, solve for application rate)
Engine piston displacement (given: bore and stroke dimensions)
Brake horsepower (given: torque and speed)
What is used to represent diesel?

a. octane b. dodecane c. cetane d. pentane
Which of the following greatly affects the performance of sprayer?

a. nozzle discharge b. sprayer
Which is not considered during plowing operation?

a. Transpiration b. Evaporation c. Soil Condition d. Climate
How many sprayer does a farmer usually have?

a. three b. two c. one d. four
What type of seeds are suitable for seed metering device in a seeder?
a. Small seeds (Mustard seeds) b. Medium seeds (Rice or soybean seeds) c.
Bold seeds (ground nut)

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Rural Electrification, Agricultural Processing, Agricultural Structures and

Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES, Its entire content)

Circular mills to sq. inches (conversion)

Types of Refrigerants (their chemical properties, description and effects to the

Heat transfer by conduction (calculation)

Alpha radiation (two protons, two neutrons)

Meaning of UCS in AutoCAD

Soil and Water Resources Development and Conservation, Irrigation,

Effluent, perennial, influent streams

Most efficient trapezoidal channel (calculations)

What is measured using coordinate method? (area, distance, elevation or perimeter?)

Types of Surveying (around 5 questions)

Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Power, Agricultural Machinery and

Situational and Application

What is used to represent diesel?

Which of the following greatly affects the performance of sprayer?

Which is not considered during plowing operation?

How many sprayer does a farmer usually have?

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