WorksheetsPhilippine Electrical Code (Subject 7) - Nth
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
1. What is the maximum weight, in pounds, of a lighting fixture when supported only by the screw shell of the lampholder?
2 pounds
4 pounds
6 pounds
8 pounds
2. What are the maximum dimensions of a lighting fixture that may be supported only by the screw shell of the lampholder?
12 inches
16 inches
18 inches
20 inches
3. Flexible cords shall be so connected to devices and to fittings that _____ will not be transmitted to joints or terminals.
Tension
Shock
Heat
Voltage
4. What is the maximum weight of a lighting fixture that is supported only by an outlet box?
6 pounds
10 pounds
25 pounds
50 pounds
5. To what portion of a lampholder must the grounded conductor be connected?The base
The base
The screw shell
The outlet box
The pull chain
6. What is the smallest size fixture wire allowed?
No. 14 AWG
No. 16 AWG
No. 18 AWG
No. 20 AWG
7. What is the minimum wire size allowed for pendant conductors supplying mogul-base or medium-base screw-shell lampholders?
No. 12 AWG
No. 14 AWG
No. 16 AWG
No. 18 AWG
8. What is the minimum wire size allowed for pendant conductors supplying intermediate or candelabra-base lampholders?
No. 12 AWG
No. 14 AWG
No. 16 AWG
No. 18 AWG
9. When pendant conductors are longer than a certain length, they must be twisted together. What is this length?
1 foot
2 feet
3 feet
4 feet
10. Which of the following is an acceptable marking method for the grounding conductor on a grounding-type receptacle?
A white-colored round-headed terminal
A tag with 1/4-inch high letters
An orange dot
A green-colored hexagonal-headed or -shaped terminal screw or nut
11. What type fixture wires are required when the wires are mounted on chains supporting a lighting fixture?
Solid conductors only
Stranded conductors only
Either solid or stranded
Compressed aluminum conductors only
12. Flexible cords used for cord-connected showcase lighting must be of what type?
Light-duty type
Extra hard-service type
Hard-service type
None of the above
13. Normally, a lighting fixture must not be used as a raceway for circuit conductors except when:
The fixtures are designed for end-to-end assembly to form a continuous raceway or fixtures connected together by recognized wiring methods shall be permitted to carry through conductors of a two-wire or multiwire branch
The fixtures are listed as a raceway
One additional two-wire branch circuit separately supplying one or more of the connected fixtures described in Answer B shall be permitted to be carried through the fixture circuit supplying the fixture
All of the above
14. Branch circuit conductors installed within 3 inches of a ballast, LED driver, power supply or transformer must have insulation with a temperature rating no lower than:
90 degrees C (194 F)
30 degrees C (86 F)
150 degrees C (302 F)
75 degrees C (167 F)
15. Electric-discharge lighting fixtures must be plainly marked with their electrical rating. This marking must include the voltage, frequency, and:
Wattage
Current rating
Resistance
All of the above
16. When can luminaires be used as a raceway?
If they are listed and marked so
If provided with conduit hubs
If they are grounded and secured
If they are thermally protected at 90 degrees C
17. Which type of lampholder is approved for installation in either a damp or a wet location?
Ones listed for use in wet locations
Ones listed for use in damp locations
Neoprene gasketed type
All of these
18. Isolated ground receptacles shall be identified by:
An orange triangle
A green dot
A permanent seal
Standard lugs
19. What is the maximum incandescent-lamp wattage that may be used on medium base lampholders?
100 watts
200 watts
300 watts
400 watts
20. What is the minimum spacing required between recessed portions of a non-Type IC rated lighting fixture and combustible materials, other than at the points of support?
1/4 inch
1/2 inch
1 inch
2 inches
21. Incandescent lighting fixtures must be marked to indicate the maximum size lamp permitted. This marking is indicated in:
Amperes
Total resistance
Wattage
Watt-hours
22. Which of the following is an approved insulating material for lampholders of the screwshell type?
Porcelain
Copper
Zinc
PVC (plastic)
23. Auxiliary lighting equipment, not installed as part of the lighting fixture, must be installed in what type of enclosure?
Porcelain
Glass
Metal
PVC (plastic
24. How must a branch circuit supplying a domestic water heater with a capacity of 120 gallons or less be sized?
100% of its nameplate rating
110% of its nameplate rating
125% of its nameplate rating
150% of its nameplate rating
25. If a 60 gallon water heater has a nameplate rating of 4500 watts and is fed by a 2-wire, 240- volt circuit, what is the minimum size NM cable conductors that can be used?
No. 14 AWG
No. 12 AWG
No. 10 AWG
No. 8 AWG
26. What is the maximum overcurrent protection that can be provided for the circuit in previous question?
20 amperes
30 amperes
40 amperes
50 amperes
27. What is the maximum size infrared heating lamp allowed to be used with medium-base, unswitched porcelain type lampholders?
100 watts
200 watts
300 watts
400 watts
28. Wall-mounted ovens and counter-mounted cooking units are permitted to be:
Cord- and plug-connected
Permanently connected
Both A and B
Neither A or B
29. What is the maximum permitted weight of a ceiling fan mounted directly to an outlet box?
75 pounds
70 pounds
40 pounds
35 pounds
30. When the branch-circuit overcurrent device serves as a disconnecting means for a permanently connected appliance, what is the maximum volt-ampere rating allowed for the appliance?
120 volt-amperes
220 volt-amperes
240 volt-amperes
300 volt-amperes
31. What is the maximum horsepower allowed on permanently connected appliances that use the branch-circuit overcurrent protection means as a disconnect?
1/8 horsepower
1/4 horsepower
3/4 horsepower
1 horsepower
32. Where the appliance exceeds the maximum ratings specified in previous question, what is one requirement that will still allow the appliance to be disconnected by the branch-circuit overcurrent protection means?
The switch or circuit breaker is out of sight of the appliance
Double-pole circuit breakers are used
Only single-pole circuit breakers are used
The switch or circuit breaker is within sight of the appliance
33. Name another condition that permits permanently connected appliances to utilize the branch-circuit overcurrent protection device as a means of disconnecting the appliance.
The device must be capable of being locked in the open (off) position
The device must be a fuse block
The device must be enclosed in a metal housing
The device must be of the circuit breaker type
34. If an external switch or circuit breaker is used for the disconnecting means for a permanently installed applianc containing a motor over 1/8 horsepower, where must the switch or circuit breaker (disconnecting means) be located?
On a sheet of plywood firmly secured to a masonry wall
On a masonry wall
Out of sight of the appliance
Within sight of the appliance
35. What is the maximum overcurrent protection rating allowed on infrared heating lamps used on commercial or industrial applications?
40 amperes plus 125% of the amperage above 100 amperes
50 amperes
60 amperes
100 amperes plus 125% of the amperage above 100 amperes
36. Each electric appliance must be provided with a nameplate giving the identifying name and rating of the appliance in:
Volts and watts
Volts and amperes
Either A or B
Neither A or B
37. Under what condition must the frequency be given on the nameplate of an electric appliance?
When the appliance is designed for use in foreign countries
When the appliance contains resistance heating elements only
When the appliance is designed for a specific frequency
When the appliance contains heating elements, indicating lights, built-in frequency meter, as well as instrumental controls for operation
38. Where electric space heating equipment is supplied by more than one power source, how must the disconnecting means be installed?
Installed in separate locations
On a plywood panel
Grouped and marked
On a masonry wall
39. When the branch-circuit overcurrent protection device is used as the disconnecting means for fixed electric space heating with an integral electric motor, what is the maximum horsepower rating the motor can have?
1/8 horsepower
1/4 horsepower
1/2 horsepower
1 horsepower
40. When branch-circuit overcurrent protection is used for motor-driven electric space heating equipment with a motor rated over 1/8 horsepower, name one requirement for the installation to comply with the NEC.
The overcurrent device is not capable of being locked open
The overcurrent device is within sight of the heater
The heater does not exceed 300 volt-amperes
The heater does not exceed 4000 watts
41. What is the maximum overcurrent protection allowed for the protection of resistance-type electric space heating equipment?
40 amperes
50 amperes
60 amperes
70 amperes plus an additional 150% if motor driven
42. Each unit of fixed electric space heating equipment must be provided with a nameplate giving the identifying name and the normal rating in:
Volts and watts
Volts and amperes
Either A and B
Neither A nor B
43. What is the maximum distance (interval) that electric heating cable is to be secured during installation?
12 inches
14 inches
15 inches
16 inches
44. By definition, what are duct heaters?
Any heater mounted in the air stream of a forced-air system where the air moving unit is not provided as an integral part of the equipment
An electric heater that is an integral part of a wall-mounted forced-air heater
Any electric heater that is designed for use in wet or damp locations
Any heater that is mounted along the baseboard of a room
45. What is the maximum wattage allowed per linear foot of heating cable embedded in concrete?
10 watts
12 1/2 watts
16 1/2 watts
20 watts
46. What is the minimum spacing between runs of concrete embedded heating cable?
1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
47. On what basis must the branch-circuit conductors an overcurrent protective devices be calculated for an electrode-type boiler?
100% of the total load, not including motors
125% of the total load, including motors
125% of the total load, not including motors
150% of the total load, including all electrical connections
48. How must the ampacity of branch-circuit conductors and overcurrent protective devices be sized for outdoor electric deicing or snow-melting equipment?
100% of the total load
110% of the total load
120% of the total load
125% of the total load
49. On cord- and plug-connecting deicing equipment, the plug itself may be used as the disconnecting means provided:
The equipment does not exceed 480 volts
The equipment does not exceed 240 volts
The equipment does not exceed 150 volts to ground
The equipment does not exceed 277 volts to ground
50. What is the maximum wattage permitted for embedded deicing and snow-melting resistance-type heating units?
100 watts per square foot
120 watts per square foot
150 watts per square foot
200 watts per square foot
