Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Licensure Examination (ABELE) · Philippines · Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, PRC
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersHow the profession is regulated and what an engineer owes the public, the client and colleagues.
In the exams: Explicit in PRC ABE; NCEES FE Ethics 5–8 questions; NCEES PE codes and standards
PRC Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Licensure Examination
RA 10915 provisions (scope of practice, Board powers, registration, sealing, pass rule), RA 10601 and machinery standards and testing, PAES/PNS-BAFS standards, professional ethics, contracts and specifications in the allied-subjects papers.
How our questions for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Licensure Examination spread across the units of Professional Practice, Ethics & Laws. Difficulty: 12 easy, 24 medium, 17 hard.
| Contracts and specifications | 18 | |
| Licensure law: RA 10915 (Philippines) and NCEES model law (USA) | 9 | |
| Codes of ethics for engineers | 8 | |
| Standards bodies: BIS, ASABE, ISO, PAES/PNS | 8 | |
| Using and citing standards in design | 7 | |
| Safety and liability | 2 | |
| Intellectual property | 1 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
A design engineer finds that a dryer his firm has already sold to many farmers can overheat and start fires under a foreseeable operating condition. His manager tells him to stay silent until the next model. What should he do first?
D. Report the hazard in writing to management with the evidence and a proposed remedy
The engineer's duty is to protect public safety. The first step is to raise the concern clearly in writing within the organisation, with evidence and a remedy. If management refuses to act on a real danger, the codes require him to notify the appropriate authority. Public posting before using proper channels, or removing confidential files, is not the right first step.
Which Philippine law sets the continuing professional development requirement for registered professionals, including agricultural and biosystems engineers?
D. Republic Act No. 10912, the Continuing Professional Development Act
RA 10912 sets CPD requirements for professionals regulated by the PRC. RA 10601 concerns mechanisation and machinery standards; RA 3927 was replaced by RA 10915.
Under RA 10915, which of the following falls within the scope of agricultural and biosystems engineering?
C. Aquaculture and forest engineering, besides machinery, water and structures
The Act defines a broad scope: agricultural power, energy and machinery; land and water resources including aquaculture engineering; structures and environment including forest engineering; and bioprocess engineering. It does not cover medical devices.
Which of the following is NOT an essential element of a valid contract in common-law systems?
A. A written document signed in front of a notary public
Offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, free consent, lawful object and certainty are essential. Most contracts need not be in writing or notarised, although some kinds, such as land transfers, must be in writing under particular statutes.
An irrigation canal is to be excavated where the volume of rock is very uncertain. Which contract type places the risk of quantity variation mainly on the owner?
B. An item-rate contract paid on actual measured quantities
In an item-rate contract the contractor quotes rates and is paid for quantities actually measured, so the owner bears the risk of quantities. Lump-sum, EPC and fixed-price design-build contracts place quantity risk on the contractor and need a well-defined scope.
Which FIDIC standard form is intended for engineer-procure-construct (turnkey) projects in which the contractor takes most design and construction risk?
C. The Silver Book
FIDIC's Silver Book is for EPC/turnkey projects. The Red Book is for construction designed by the employer, the Yellow Book for plant and design-build, and the Green Book is a short form for simple or low-value work.
In a two-envelope tender for an irrigation pump station, what is the correct procedure?
B. Evaluate technical bids first, then open only responsive bidders' prices
The two-envelope system separates technical evaluation from price, so price does not influence the technical judgement. Only technically responsive bids proceed to financial opening, and works are usually awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bid.
In specifications and standards written to ISO drafting rules, which verbal form expresses a mandatory requirement?
B. Shall
'Shall' states a requirement; 'should' a recommendation; 'may' a permission; 'can' a possibility or capability. Writing 'should' where a requirement is intended weakens the owner's position.
How does BIS certification of a product become compulsory in India?
C. When the government notifies it, as by a quality control order
BIS certification is voluntary for most products. It becomes compulsory for products notified by the government, commonly through quality control orders. Having an Indian Standard alone does not make it mandatory.
Which Philippine law of 2013 provides the framework for standards, testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machinery?
A. Republic Act No. 10601, the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Law
RA 10601 (AFMech Law, 2013) establishes the national mechanisation framework, including machinery standards, testing and evaluation and registration. RA 10915 regulates the profession; RA 10912 sets CPD.
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