BE/B Eng Bachelor of Engineering Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield BE/B Eng Bachelor of Engineering facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. Which type of stress acts perpendicular to the cross-sectional area of a member? → Normal stress
2. The continuity equation has a connection to . → Mass conservation
3. What is the primary health risk associated with lead contamination in drinking water? → Neurological damage, especially in children
4. The streamline equation in steady-state flow is given by . → x=y
5. The chimney's smoke particles fall within the category of . → Streakline
6. Which of the following qualifies as a state function? → Entropy
7. In a Pareto analysis applied to quality improvement, the '80-20 rule' implies that: → Approximately 20% of defect types (vital few) account for roughly 80% of quality failures
8. Which of the following relates to customer judgments of food? → Sensory Analysis
9. What is the purpose of a Bourdon tube in engineering instruments? → To measure fluid pressure
10. In computer networks, what is the purpose of subnetting? → To divide a large network into smaller, more manageable sub-networks
11. In the US, which federal law primarily regulates the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters? → Clean Water Act (CWA)
12. Synthesis gas and acetylene are two examples of . → Secondary gaseous fuels
13. How is the configuration in a clamp if coal is the fuel? → Heaped
14. In ceramics, what causes brittleness compared to metals? → The dominance of ionic and covalent bonds that prevent dislocation movement
15. Which of the following statements accurately describes the Hagen-Poiseuille equation? → Fluid is laminar
16. Why is natural cement only occasionally used? → Sets too quickly
17. Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another? → First Law
18. Which cryptographic algorithm is asymmetric (uses a public-private key pair)? → RSA
19. What is the primary purpose of a snubber circuit in power electronics? → To limit voltage and current transients across switching devices
20. In computer architecture, what is cache memory? → A small, fast memory close to the CPU that stores frequently accessed data
21. Buffer amplifier transforms → high impedance signals to low impedance signals
22. Which of the following best describes an op-amp in an inverting configuration? → The output is 180 degrees out of phase with the input
23. What is the purpose of an interrupt in computer systems? → To signal the CPU that an event requiring immediate attention has occurred
24. What flow is most appropriate for the space shuttle? → free molecular flow
25. Which logic gate produces a HIGH output only when all inputs are HIGH? → AND
26. Pure limestone is calcined to produce a substance known as: → Quick Lime
27. What is measured with the electrooculography (EOG/E.O.G.) technique? → cornea-retinal standing potential
28. Which of the following DOES NOT account for 90% of any food's dry weight? → Fibers
29. Which data structure uses LIFO (Last In, First Out) order? → Stack
30. What is Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) a measure of? → The amount of oxygen microorganisms need to decompose organic matter in water