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Law and Code of Ethics

This document contains 50 multiple choice questions related to mechanical engineering laws, codes of ethics, and boiler safety regulations. It addresses topics like equipment enclosure requirements, guardrail heights, elevator specifications, boiler room requirements, and types of pilots. The questions are meant to assess knowledge needed for a mechanical engineering board exam.

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LAW AND CODE OF

ETHICS
Topic Outline included in ME Board Exam Syllabi

Mechanical Engineering Law


Mechanical Engineering Code
Code of Ethics of Mechanical Engineers
Obligation and Contracts
1. Equipment installed on roof shall be enclosed and designed to
withstand climatic conditions in the areas in which it is installed
each enclosure shall be of reasonable height and shall have at least
how many inches clearance between the entire successive panel of
the equipment’s and the wall of the enclosure?

a. 36 in
b. 24 in
c. 12 in
d. 48 in
2. Guards or rails at least how many feet between any part of the
equipment and the edge of a roof or similar hazard, or rigidly fixed
rail, guards and parapets.

a. 8 ft
b. 12 ft
c. 6 ft
d. 24 ft
3. Guards or rails at least how many inches in height shall be
provided on the exposed side of other building structures.

a. 42 in
b. 34 in
c. 12 in
d. 64 in
4. Strainer plates on drain inlets shall be designed and installed so
that no opening is:

a. Greater than ½ inch in the least dimension


b. Greater than ¼ inch in the lease dimension
c. Greater than 1 inch in the least dimension
d. Greater than 2/3 inch in the least dimension
5. What is the minimum number of hoisting rope for traction
elevators?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3
6. What is the minimum number of hoisting rope for drum type
elevators?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3
7. What is the minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight
ropes in elevators?

a. 40 mm
b. 30 mm
c. 25 mm
d. 60 mm
8. In apartments or residential condominium of 5 storeys or more
how many elevator shall be kept on twenty-four hour constant
service?

a. At least 1
b. Exactly 1
c. 2 or more
d. More than 3 elevators
9. When 4 or more elevators serve all or the same portion of a
building they shall be located in:

a. Not less than 2 hoist ways


b. More than 4 hoist way
c. 1 hoist way
d. Exactly 4 hoist way
10. How many elevators are allowed in one hoist way?

a. Maximum 4
b. Maximum of 2
c. Only one
d. 4 elevators or more
11. The angle of inclination of an escalator shall not exceed how
many degrees from the horizontal?

a. 45 deg
b. 60 deg
c. 30 deg
d. 20 deg
12. The width between balustrades on an escalator shall not be less
than 560mm but not more than how many meters?

a. Not more than 1.20 m


b. Not more than 1.50 m
c. Not more than 1.40 m
d. Now more than 1.70 m
13. The rated speed of an escalator measured along the angle of
inclination shall not exceed how many meters per minute?

a. 30 m/min
b. 45 m/min
c. 38 m/min
d. 25 m/min
14. How many separate exit doors in a boiler room?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 1
15. No part of the boiler shall be closer than how many meters from
any wall?

a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. 4 m
16. In case the building is not made of fire resistive material, boilers
shall be located outside the building at a distance of not less than how
many meters from the outside wall of the main
building?

a. 3 m
b. 2 m
c. 5 m
d. 7 m
17. Smoke stacks, whether self-supporting or guyed, shall be of
sufficient capacity to handle fuel gases, and shall be able to stand a
wind load of:

a. 150 km/hr.
b. 175 km/hr.
c. 200 km/hr.
d. 250 km/hr.
18. Smoke stacks, whether self-supporting or guyed, shall be of
sufficient capacity to handle fuel gases, and shall rise at least how
many meters above the eaves of any building within a radius of 50m

a. 10 m
b. 5 m
c. 7 m
d. 12 m
19. How many check valves are provided between feed pump and the
boiler in addition to the regular shut off bulb?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
20. Boilers more than 46sq m heating surface shall each be provided
with how many means of feeding water?

a. 2 means of feeding water


b. 3 means of feeding water
c. 4 means of feeding water
d. 5 means of feeding water
21. Each boiler have at lease how many safety valve?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
22. For boilers having more than 46 eq m of water surface heating or a
generating capacity exceeding 910 kg/hr how many safety valves shall
be required?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
23. Each boilers have a steam gauge, with dial range of not less than
one and one half time and not more than how many times the
maximum allowable working pressure?

a. twice
b. thrice
c. 4 times
d. 1.5 times
24. The effective temperature of the air to be used for comfortable
cooling shall be maintained at:

a. 20 deg C to 24 deg C
b. 18 deg C to 22 deg C
c. 15 deg C to 17 deg C
d. 12 deg C to 15 deg C
25. The effective relative humidity of the air to be used for comfortable
cooling shall be maintained at:

a. 50% to 60%
b. 40% to 50%
c. 60% to 70%
d. 50% to 55%
26. The effective air movement within the living zone of air used for
comfortable cooling shall
be.

a. 4.6 m/min to 5.6 m/min


b. 4.6 m/min to 7.6 m/min
c. 5.6 m/min to 6.6 m/min
d. 1.4 m/min to 4.6 m/min
27. When ammonia is used, the discharge may be into tank of water,
which shall be used for no other purpose except ammonia absorption.
At least 1 liter of water shall be provided for every

a. 120 gallons of ammonia


b. 100 gallons of ammonia
c. 150 gallons of ammonia
d. 110 gallons of ammonia
28. Helmets and refrigerant mask shall be used for refrigerating plants
more than how many kg rating?

a. 35 kg
b. 40 kg
c. 45 kg
d. 50 kg
29. Window type air conditioners shall be provided with exhaust ducts
if the exhaust duct is discharged into
corridors/hallways/arcades/sidewalks, etc. and shall be installed at not
less than how many meters above floor level?

a. 3.20 m
b. 2.10 m
c. 1.70 m
d. 2.80 m
30. In water pumping system for buildings, a pneumatic tank is used
and its pressure is designed for how many times the maximum total
dynamic pressure required?
a. 1.5 times
b. twice
c. 1.75 times
d. thrice
31. A flanged is applied to piping system of how many mm in
diameter?
a. 100 mm and above
b. 100 mm below
c. 150 mm and above
d. More than 200 mm
32. Pipings less than 100 mm are
a. screwed
b. flanged
c. welded
d. seamed
33. Automatic shut off device are provided for piping carrying
a. propane
b. butane
c. Other has heavier than air
d. All of these
34. Up to how many kilograms of refrigerant in approved containers
shall be stored in a machine room at any given time?
a. 140 kilograms
b. 170 kilograms
c. 150 kilograms
d. 200 kilograms
35. A boiler having a volume exceeding 120 gallons (454L), a heat
input exceeding 200,000BTU/hr (58.6KW), or an operating
temperature exceeding 210F (99C) that provides hot water to be used
externally of itself
a. How water heating boiler
b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Package boiler
36. A boiler in which water is heated for the purpose of supplying heat
at a pressure not exceeding 150 psia (1,102kPa) at a temperature now
exceeding 250F (121C)

a. Hot water heating boiler


b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Package boiler
37. A power boiler having a internal shell diameter of sixteen inches or
less, a gross volume of five cubic feet or less, a heating surface of
twenty sq. feet or less (not applicable to electric boiler) and not
exceeding 100 psi (689kPa)
a. Hot water heating boiler
b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Package boiler
38. Any class of boiler defined herein and shall be a boiler equipped
and shipped complete with fuel burning equipment, automatic
controls and accessories, and mechanical draft equipment, if used
a. Hot water heating boiler
b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Package boiler
39. A boiler used for heating water of liquid to a pressure exceeding
160 psi (1,103 kPa) or to a temperature exceeding 250°F (121°C)
a. Hot water heating boiler
b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Power hot water boiler (high temperature water boiler)
40. A closed container, having a nominal internal diameter exceeding
six (6) inches (152.4
mm) and a volume exceeding 11/2 cubic feet (42 L), for liquids, gases
vapors subjected to
pressures exceeding fifteen (15) psia (103kPa), steam under any
pressure.
a. Pressure vessel (unfired)
b. Steam heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Power boiler
41. A boiler in which steam is generated at pressure exceeding fifteen
(15 psi or 103 kPa)
a. Hot water heating boiler
b. Low pressure how water heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Power boiler
42. A boiler operated at pressures not exceeding fifteen (15 psi)(103
kPa).
a. Hot water heating boiler
b. Steam heating boiler
c. Miniature boiler
d. Power boiler
43. A burner smaller than the main burner that is ignited by a spark
or other independent and stable ignition source, and that provides
ignition energy required to immediately light off the main burner.
a. Torch
b. Small burner
c. Pilot
d. Miniature boiler
44. A pilot that burns without turndown throughout the entire period
that the boiler is in service, whether or not the main burner is firing.
a. Continuous pilot
b. Intermittent pilot
c. Interrupted pilot
d. Infinite pilot
45. Passage ways around all sides of the boiler shall have an
unobstructed width of not less
than:
a. 24 inch
b. 18 inch
c. 12 inch
d. 36 inch
46. A pilot that burns during light off and while the main burner is
firing, and that is shut off with the main burner.
a. Continuous pilot
b. Intermittent pilot
c. Interrupted pilot
d. Infinite pilot
47. A pilot that burns during light off and that is shut off during
normal operation.
a. Continuous pilot
b. Intermittent pilot
c. Interrupted pilot
d. Infinite pilot
48. Boilers and miniature boilers shall be inspected externally and
a. Annually
b. biannually
c. quarterly
d. Semi-annually
49. Steam heating boilers and hot water heating boilers shall be
inspected externally and
a. Annually
b. biannually
c. quarterly
d. Semi-annually
50. Automatic steam heating boilers shall be inspected externally and
a. Annually
b. biannually
c. quarterly
d. Semi-annually
50. Automatic steam heating boilers shall be inspected externally and
a. Annually
b. biannually
c. quarterly
d. Semi-annually

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