Republic of the Philippines

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAWS

“QUESTIONNAIRE”

Submitted by:

GROUP – 3
Brofar, Lynette Pauline
Billones, James
Caberte, Isabel
Cabus, Victor Eduard

BSME – 4C

Date Submitted: March 14, 2025

Submitted to:

Engr. Jorge B. Yasay

a) An obligation dependent on a future event

b) An obligation that is immediately demandable

c) An obligation that is voidable

d) An obligation that has multiple conditions

Answer: b) An obligation that is immediately demandable

2. What type of obligation arises only after a condition is fulfilled?

a) Pure Obligation

b) Resolutory Obligation

c) Suspensive Obligation

d) Facultative Obligation

Answer: c) Suspensive Obligation

3. When an obligation is extinguished upon the fulfillment of a condition, it is

called:

a) Suspensive Obligation

b) Resolutory Obligation

c) Potestative Obligation

d) Joint Obligation

Answer: b) Resolutory Obligation

4. When the debtor binds himself to pay when his means permit, the obligation is

considered:
a) With a period

b) Conditional

c) Alternative

d) Indivisible

Answer: a) With a period

5. If a condition is physically or legally impossible, the obligation is:

a) Demandable at once

b) Considered null and void

c) Converted into a resolutory obligation

d) Transferred to the creditor

Answer: b) Considered null and void

6. What type of condition depends solely on the will of the debtor?

a) Potestative

b) Casual

c) Mixed

d) Resolutory

Answer: a) Potestative

7. Which of the following is NOT a type of impossible condition?

a) Physically Impossible

b) Legally Impossible

c) Financially Impossible
d) All of the above

Answer: c) Financially Impossible

8. When an obligation is extinguished because an event has not happened by a

specific time, it is called:

a) Suspensive Condition

b) Resolutory Condition

c) Positive Condition

d) Negative Condition

Answer: d) Negative Condition

9. What happens when the obligor voluntarily prevents the fulfillment of a

condition?

a) The obligation becomes void

b) The condition is deemed fulfilled

c) The creditor loses the right to enforce the obligation

d) The period of the obligation is extended

Answer: b) The condition is deemed fulfilled

10. In case of a suspensive condition, when does the effect of a conditional

obligation to give start?

a) Upon the signing of the contract

b) When the obligation is communicated

c) Retroactively from the day of the constitution of the obligation

Answer: c) Retroactively from the day of the constitution of the obligation

11. What is the effect of a payment made by mistake before the fulfillment of a

suspensive condition?

a) It cannot be recovered

b) The debtor may recover it

c) The creditor can refuse to return it

d) It automatically fulfills the obligation

Answer: b) The debtor may recover it

12. What happens to an obligation when a period is designated in favor of both the

creditor and the debtor?

a) It can only be enforced by the creditor

b) The debtor can demand early payment

c) It benefits both parties equally

d) It becomes null and void

Answer: c) It benefits both parties equally

13. When an obligation is not fixed with a period, who may determine the

duration?

a) The debtor alone

b) The creditor alone

c) The courts
d) The government

Answer: c) The courts

14. When the debtor attempts to abscond, what happens to his right to use the

period of an obligation?

a) It remains the same

b) It is extended

c) He loses the benefit of the period

d) The obligation is void

Answer: c) He loses the benefit of the period

15. When an obligation consists of multiple prestations and the debtor may choose

which one to fulfill, it is called:

a) Alternative Obligation

b) Joint Obligation

c) Indivisible Obligation

d) Conditional Obligation

Answer: a) Alternative Obligation

16. What happens if all alternative prestations in an obligation are lost due to the

debtor’s fault?

a) The obligation is extinguished

b) The creditor has the right to indemnity for damages

c) The creditor must accept the loss

Answer: b) The creditor has the right to indemnity for damages

17. Which of the following is a characteristic of a facultative obligation?

a) The debtor can choose from multiple prestations

b) There is only one prestation, but the debtor can substitute it

c) The creditor has the right of choice

d) The obligation must always be performed in full

Answer: b) There is only one prestation, but the debtor can substitute it

18. A joint obligation means that:

a) Each debtor is liable for the entire debt

b) Each debtor is liable only for his proportionate share

c) All debtors share a solidary liability

d) The obligation is null and void

Answer: b) Each debtor is liable only for his proportionate share

19. In a solidary obligation, a creditor may:

a) Demand the full obligation from any debtor

b) Demand only partial payment from each debtor

c) Demand fulfillment only after all debtors agree

d) Waive the obligation without informing other creditors

Answer: a) Demand the full obligation from any debtor

a) A substitute for indemnity and damages

b) An option to avoid the obligation

c) A means of extending the obligation

d) A way to increase the obligation's value

Answer: a) A substitute for indemnity and damages