AFTERNOON EXAM

1. A load is considered to be continuous if the maximum current is expected to continue for:

A) 1 hour B) 2 hours C) 3 hours D) 4 hours
2. The maximum length of Type S cord connecting a built-in dishwasher shall be:
A) 18 inches B) 24 inches C) 36 inches D) 48 inches
3. Type TW copper has an insulation temperature rating of:
A) 60° C B) 75° C C) 90° C D) 110° C
4. Which one of the following is the maximum load current of three (3) No. 12 AWG THWN copper
conductors installed in a raceway?
A) 15 amperes B) 20 amperes C) 25 amperes D) 30 amperes
5. Which of the following statements about liquidtight flexible metal conduit is/are correct?
I. Liquidtight flexible metal conduit shall not be used where subject to physical damage.
II. Liquidtight flexible metal conduit shall be used only with listed terminal fittings.
A) I only B) II only C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
6. All of the following are standard ampere ratings for inverse time breakers except:
A) 275 amperes B) 300 amperes C) 350 amperes D) 400 amperes
7. A metal outlet device box contains eight (8) No. 12 conductors, no clamps, hickeys, devices or grounding
conductors. Which of the following is the minimum allowable box dimension; that is, width and depth?
A) 4 × 11/4 inches square C) 4 × 11/2 inches square
B) 4 × 21/8 inches square D) 4 × 21/8 inches octagonal or round
8. The conductors of a feeder supplying two (2) continuous duty motors, one rated 71/2 horsepower, 240
volts dc, and the other rated 10 horsepower, 240 volts dc shall have a current rating not less than one of the
following:
A) 56 amperes B) 74 amperes C) 77 amperes D) 84 amperes
9. An equipment bonding jumper is permitted outside a raceway:
A) When not over 5 feet long C) When not over 8 feet long
B) When not over 6 feet long D) When not over 10 feet long
10. The identification of the grounded (neutral) terminal on a polarized receptacle shall be by a metal or
metal coating substantially:
A) Yellow in color B) Green in color C) Gold in color D) White in color
11. The maximum allowable ampacity of each of three single insulated 75° C rated No. 6 AWG copper
conductors in a raceway is:
A) 55 amperes B) 65 amperes C) 70 amperes D) 80 amperes
12. Which one of the following is the minimum size conductor permitted to be used for the bonding
(equipment grounding) conductor in a swimming pool, wading pool, or similar installation?
A) No. 10 stranded copper
B) No. 10 solid copper conductor or No. 12 solid copper-clad aluminum conductor
C) No. 8 solid copper conductor
D) No. 8 stranded copper conductor
13. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. A swimming pool bonding (SP-SP) electrical contractor must obtain a statewide certificate of competency
issued by the Commissioner of Insurance before engaging in business.
II. A qualified individual is not required to be regularly on active duty to supervise and direct all work
performed under the license on which he is listed.
A) I only B) Both I and II C) II only D) Neither I nor II
16. A “section” or “cross-section” of an object or a building is what could be seen if the object were:
A) Sliced into two parts with one part removed C) Sawed into four parts
B) Sliced into six parts with three parts removed D) Left solid
17. A supplemental drawing used with conventional electrical drawings that gives a complete and more
exact description of an item’s use is called:
A) Title block B) Detail drawing C) Schedule D) Riser diagram
18. A device that provides protection from the effects of arc faults is known as a(n):
A) GFCI B) AFGI C) ACFI D) AFCI
19. The maximum voltage drop for branch circuits and feeders combined should not exceed:
A) 1% of the circuit voltage C) 3% of the circuit voltage
B) 2% of the circuit voltage D) 4% of the circuit voltage
20. The rating of the receptacle providing shore power for a 26-foot boat at a marina shall not be less than:
A) 15 amperes B) 20 amperes C) 25 amperes D) 30 amperes
21. If a multiwire branch circuit supplies line-to-line loads, the branch-circuit protective device must open
each:
A) Ungrounded conductor simultaneously C) Only the grounded conductor
B) All conductors, including the grounded D) None of the conductors
conductor
22. Unless it is bare, an equipment grounding conductor must always be identified by a continuous green
color or a continuous green color with:
A) Blue stripes B) Red stripes C) Yellow stripes D) Black stripes
23. Service fuses may be placed on which side of the service disconnecting means?
A) At each outlet C) Load side
B) Line side D) Before the last transformer on the system
24. The service disconnecting means can consist of up to what number of switches or circuit
breakers without a main disconnect?
A) 2 C) 6 B) 4 D) 8
25. As the area of a wire increases, the dc resistance decreases, but the ac resistance increases as a
percentage of the:
A) dc resistance B) Voltage C) Impedance D) Wattage
26. The medium-size lampholder is not permitted on any branch circuit rated over:
A) 15 amperes B) 20 amperes C) 30 amperes D) 40 amperes
27. The NEC permits only what type of permanently connected lampholders on 30-ampere
circuits other than those used in dwellings?
A) Edison-base C) Mogul or heavy-duty
B) Light-duty D) Type S base
28. Where portable appliances are used on a 30-ampere branch circuit, they cannot be rated over:
A) 15 amperes C) 30 amperes
B) 20 amperes D) 24 amperes
29.
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30. When bothfor portable appliances
feeders and must beare
branch circuits rated for: the maximum voltage drop allowed on a system is:
included,
A) 2% B) 3% C) 4% D) 5%
31. Each subpanel or branch-circuit panelboard must be supplied with:
A) A separate feeder B) At least three feeders
C) Two or more feeders D) Not less than four feeders
32. A feeder must have an ampacity to provide for:
A) 50% of the building’s total electrical load C) The maximum anticipated load
B) The total building electrical load D) The minimum calculated load
33. A store or similar occupancy will more than likely operate all its lighting simultaneously; therefore, a
demand factor of what percent must be used?
A) 90% B) 100% C) 125% D) 150%
34. What size TW copper conductor is required to carry an 18-ampere continuous load?
A) No. 14 AWG B) No. 10 AWG C) No. 12 AWG D) No. 4 AWG
35. What size THHN copper conductor is required to carry a three-phase motor load with a full load rating of
83 amperes?
A) No. 4 AWG B) No. 1 AWG C) No. 2 AWG D) No. 1/0
36. What size THW copper conductors must be used to feed a noncontinuous, three-phase, 3-wire load of 80
amperes?
A) No. 6 AWG B) No. 4 AWG C) No. 2 AWG D) No. 1 AWG
37. Conductors within electrical nonmetallic tubing may not exceed what voltage?
A) 300 volts B) 450 volts C) 500 volts D) 600 volts
38. Six 230-volt, No. 8 AWG copper conductors with Type TW insulation are to be installed in a single
raceway. What is the maximum allowable load current of each conductor?
A) 28 amperes C) 40 amperes
B) 32 amperes D) 50 amperes
39. If the service-entrance conductors are size 3/0, the minimum size of a copper grounded neutral
conductor is:
A) 3/0 B) 2/0 C) 2 D) 4
40. A 20 horsepower wound-rotor, no code letter, motor is to be installed on a 460-volt, three-phase ac
circuit. Disregarding exceptions, the largest non-time-delay fuse to provide short circuit and ground-fault
protection for the motor is:
A) 30 amperes C) 50 amperes
B) 40 amperes D) 60 amperes
41. On typical wiring diagrams for magnetic motor control starters, overload heaters are shown in series
with the:
A) Control circuit supplying the coil of the motor starter
B) Line contacts supplying power to the motor
C) Pilot light that indicates when the motor is stopped
D) Pilot light that indicates when the motor is on
42. A 120-volt lighting fixture has ten 100-watt lamps that are fed through a common fixture wire. The
minimum size fixture wire for the one common wire that feeds the entire fixture is:
A) No. 16 AWG B) No. 14 AWG C) No. 12 AWG D) No. 10 AWG
43. Wiring that provides external power to aircraft hangars shall be installed at least how many inches above
floor level?
A) 6 B) 12 C) 18 D) 24
44. When service-entrance phase conductors are larger than 1,750 MCM aluminum, the bonding jumper
should have an area of not less than what percent of the area of the largest phase conductor?
A) 8.5% B) 10% C) 12.5% D) 20%
45. A five-family apartment building is supplied by a 120/240-volt, 3-wire service. Each apartment has a
calculated load of 40 kVA. According to the NEC optional multifamily-dwelling calculation, the load of a 3-
wire service for this building should not be less than approximately how many kVA?
A) 80 kVA B) 85 kVA C) 88 kVA D) 90 kVA
46. A 200-ampere lighting and appliance branch-circuit panelboard may be protected by two main breakers
with a combined rating of:
A) 150 amperes B) 175 amperes C) 200 amperes D) 225 amperes
47. A lighting and appliance panelboard is a panelboard in which more than 10% of its overcurrent devices
are rated 30 amperes or less and have:
A) Ungrounded connections only C) Neutral connections
B) GFCIs installed D) Switched neutral
48. All metal enclosures for service conductors and equipment must be:
A) Grounded C) Made from 10 gauge steel or above
B) Ungrounded D) PVC (plastic)
49. On a switchboard with busbars, phase B would have the highest voltage to ground in a:
A) Delta-wye system C) Wye-wye system
B) High-leg delta-connected system D) Scott connection
50. The terminal bar in a panelboard is connected to the neutral bar only when the panelboard is used as:
A) Motor control feeders C) Service equipment
B) Low-voltage feeders D) Machinery feeders
51. A 1 horsepower electric motor always requires a:
A) Disconnecting means C) Solid concrete mount
B) Protection barrier D) Three-wire feeder
52. Electricity is normally generated at power plants between what two voltages?
A) 120 - 460 volts C) 2,400 - 13,200 volts
B) 460 - 600 volts D) 600 - 1000 volts
What section of the electrical distribution system steps the voltage down to distribution voltages at cities or
industrial plants?
A) Transmission lines B) Pothead C) Substations D) Fused cutouts
54. Transformers mounted on the ground are normally referred to as what type of transformers?
A) Submersible B) Pole-mounted C) Ground-mounted D) Padmount
55. Conductors on the high-voltage side of transformers are known as what kind of conductors?
A) Secondary B) Output C) Primary D) Feeders
56. Conversely, conductors on the low-voltage side of transformers are known as what kind of conductors?
A) Secondary B) Input C) Primary D) Feeders
57. What type
A) Lightning of device protects
arresters connections of underground
B) Insulators cable and overhead conductors?
C) Potheads D) Fused cutout
58. What is the name of the device used on electrical distribution systems that protects the circuit against
lightning?
A) Insulating bushing B) Lightning arrester C) Pothead D) Fused cutout
59. What name is given to the conductors on the low-voltage side at a substation?
A) Service drop B) Feeders C) Branch circuit D) Service cables
60. Name two types (phases) of current carried by distribution lines.
A) Single- and three-phase C) Five- and six-phase
B) Two- and four-phase D) One- and four-phase
61. AFCI’s are required on all 15 and 20 ampere circuits that supply:
A) Garages C) Bedrooms
B) Outdoor receptacles D) Bathrooms
62. Name the voltage and phase, along with the number of wires, of the most-used electric service for
residential occupancies.
A) 240/460 V, three-phase, 3-wire C) 277/480 V, three-phase, 4-wire
B) 120/220 V, single-phase, 4-wire D) 120/240 V, single-phase, 3-wire
63. What is the name given to transformers that are installed in underground vaults?
A) Pole-mounted B) Submersibles C) Padmount D) Ground-mounted
64. Transformers mounted on poles are known by what name?
A) Padmount B) Submersibles C) Pole-mounted D) Ground-mounted
65. What type of occupancies normally employ three-phase, 4-wire electric services?
A) Fruit and vegetable stands C) Commercial
B) Residential D) Dwellings
66. What name is given to the electrical lines that move high voltage electricity over great distances?
A) Service conductors C) Branch circuits
B) Transmission lines D) Feeders
67. What two electrical units are multiplied together to obtain watts?
A) Volts and amps B) Ohms and watts C) Watts and volts D) Ohms and volts
68. How many watts are in one (1) kilowatt?
A) 10 watts B) 100 watts C) 1 watt D) 1,000 watts
69. If one 100-watt lamp is energized for 10 hours, how many kilowatt hours of electricity are used?
A) 10,000 B) 100 C) 1 D) 10
70. Once electricity is generated at a plant, what is done to the voltage before it is transmitted across
country?
A) Remains the same C) Stepped down
B) Stepped up D) Converted to direct current
71. What flows in conductors to produce electricity?
A) Electrons B) Ions C) Molecules D) Protons
72. In brief, what are electrons thought to consist of?
A) Silver B) Atomic particles C) Copper D) Aluminum
73. What type of cables are usually installed for underground wiring?
A) Uninsulated aluminum B) MC cable
C) Insulated D) Aluminum only
74. Below what voltage level is electricity stepped down to at substations?
A) 69,000 volts B) 150,000 volts C) 100,000 volts D) 200,000 volts
75. One section of a substation contains a capacitor bank. Name three other sections.
A) Panelboards, branch circuits, and service C) Panelboards, branch circuits, and feeders
conductors D) Conduits, locknuts, and bushings
B) Busbars, circuit breakers, and transformers
76. What devices are used in a substation to maintain the system’s voltage?
A) Potheads B) Capacitors C) Transformers D) Fused cutouts
77. With what section of the electrical distribution system will most electricians become involved?
A) Secondary B) Transmission lines C) Primary D) Generation system
78. What is one use of a transformer inside a residential occupancy?
A) Reduce transmission voltage to residential use signaling system
B) Reduce transmission voltage to substation use
C) Reduce 120 volts for use on a low-voltage
D) Increase transmission voltage for residential use
79. When alternating current flows through a transformer coil, what type of field is generated around the
coil?
A) Alternating magnetic field C) Direct current
B) Magnetic leakage D) Non-magnetic leakage
80. When the field in one coil cuts through the turns of a second coil, voltage will be generated in this
second coil. What is this induced voltage called?
A) Voltage of reactive induction C) Voltage of automatic induction
B) Voltage of mutual induction D) Self induction
81. Name the three parts of a very basic transformer.
A) Core, regulator, and primary winding C) Core, primary winding, and secondary winding
B) Delta winding, core, and primary winding D) Inner core, outer core, and secondary winding
82. What would be the voltage on the secondary (output) side of a transformer with a 5:1 winding ratio
(primary side has 5 times the number of windings as the secondary side) if the input (primary) voltage is 120
volts?
A) 120 volts B) 48 volt C) 240 volts D) 24 volts
83. What type is the transformer in Question No. 82?
A) Step-up C) Step-down
B) Autotransformer D) Pole-mounted transformer
84. All transformers have some minor power losses, but for general wiring for building construction, what
percent efficiency may be used in circuit calculations?
A) 50% B) 75% C) 60% D) 100%
85. Name the three basic types of iron-core transformers.
A) Open, closed, and shell C) Dry, liquid-filled, and submersible
B) Signal, control, and open D) Open, liquid-filled, and dry
86. What is one effect that magnetic leakage in a transformer causes?
A) Increase in secondary voltage B) Decrease in secondary voltage
C) Increase in primary voltage D) Decrease in primary voltage
87. Name two areas where the magnetic path travels in an open-core transformer.
A) North and south poles C) Core and air
B) East and west poles D) North pole and air
88. Which one of the three types of iron-core transformers is the most efficient?
A) Shell B) Dry core C) Open core D) Closed core
89. What is the main purpose of transformer taps?
A) To increase efficiency C) To change the output (secondary) voltage
B) To mount transformer D) To make connections
90. One of the symptoms of a transformer with an open circuit is:
A) High voltage reading C) A reading of zero voltage on the secondary
B) Heating D) Low voltage reading
91. One of the symptoms of a transformer with a partial ground fault is:
A) Cooling off of transformer C) No voltage reading
B) Overheating of transformer D) High voltage reading
92. One of the symptoms of a grounded transformer winding is:
A) Overheating and high voltage C) Cooling off and high voltage
B) No voltage D) Overheating and low voltage
93. According to Kirchhoff’s voltage law, which of the following Ohm’s law equations may be used to find the
voltage drop across a resistor?
A) Voltage drop = IR B) Voltage drop = ER C) Voltage drop = E/R D) Voltage drop = I/R
94. A 120-volt circuit has an electric heater connected with a current rating of 7.5 amperes. What is the
resistance in ohms of the connected pure resistance load?
A) 5 ohms B) 10 ohms C) 16 ohms D) 15 ohms
95. An ohmmeter shows the resistance of a 240-volt electric heater to be 19.5 ohms. What current flows
through this heater?
A) 5.9 amperes B) 20.3 amperes C) 10.7 amperes D) 12.3 amperes
96. What current is drawn by a 277-volt fluorescent lamp with 8 ohms reactance?
A) 45 B) 8 C) 34.62 D) 7.4
97. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted by the NEC in a 4500 square foot office building?
A) 1125 volt-amperes C) 13,500 volt-amperes
B) 15,750 volt-amperes D) 18,000 volt-amperes
98. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted in a 1500 square foot single-family dwelling as
specified in Table 220.12 of the NEC?
A) 1500 volt-amperes C) 4500 volt-amperes
B) 2500 volt-amperes D) 3500 volt-amperes
99. A 50 kVA, three-phase, delta-to-wye connected, 480/120-208-volt transformer is used to supply a
lighting load. What is the rated line current on the primary side?
A) 75 amperes C) 60.21 amperes
B) 17.3 amperes D) 20.70 amperes
100. A 480/277-volt, Y-connected transformer is used to supply a balanced 277-volt, single-phase lighting
load of 40,000 watts. What size transformer (kVA) should be used?
A) 10 kVA
B) 20 kVA
C) 40 kVA
D) 50 kVA
ANSWER KEY
1. C 36. B 71. A
2. D 37. D 72. B
3. A 38. B 73. C
4. B 39. D 74. A
5. C 40. B 75. B
6. A 41. B 76. B
7. A 42. B 77. A
8. C 43. C 78. C
9. B 44. C 79. A
10. D 45. D 80. B
11. B 46. C 81. C
12. C 47. C 82. D
13. D 48. A 83. C
14. A 49. B 84. D
15. A 50. C 85. A
16. A 51. A 86. B
17. B 52. C 87. C
18. D 53. C 88. A
19. C 54. D 89. C
20. D 55. C 90. C
21. A 56. A 91. B
22. C 57. C 92. D
23. C 58. B 93. A
24. C 59. B 94. C
25. C 60. A 95. D
26. B 61. C 96. C
27. C 62. D 97. B
28. D 63. B 98. C
29. B 64. C 99. C
30. D 65. C 100. C
31. A 66. B
32. B 67. A
33. B 68. D
34. B 69. C
35. A 70. B