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WorksheetsBasic inspection and testing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 26mins
What document can be used for detailed information
on inspection and testing
COSHH
GS38
EAWR
Guidance note 3
4. If the length of a cable is doubled the resistance will be:
a. quartered
b. halved
c. remain the same
d. doubled.
5. When carrying out an initial verification, a check for polarity is carried out when energising of the installation for the first time. This is to confirm:
a. correct connection of the incoming supply
b. correct connection of equipment
c. operation of the main isolator
d. operation of the supply fuse.
7. An increase in conductor operating temperature will result in:
a. an decrease in conductor resistance
b. an increase in conductor resistance
c. an increase in insulation resistance
d. no apparent change in resistance or insulation resistance.
8. The maximum permitted voltage drop for a low voltage lighting circuit supplied directly from the public supply is:
a. 2%
b. 3%
c. 4%
d. 5%.
9. External earth fault loop impedance Ze for an installation must be measured at:
a. a convenient point on the installation with the earthing conductor connected
b. a convenient point on the installation with the earthing conductor disconnected
c. the origin of the installation with the earthing conductor connected
d. the origin of the installation with the earthing conductor disconnected.
11. Following the installation and completion of a new circuit the following should be issued:
a. EICR
b. EIC
c. MEIWC
d. Schedule of results.
RCD testers display the test result in:
a. Millivolts
b. Ohms
c. Milliseconds
d. Mohms.
13. An approved voltage indicator should have test leads fused at:
a. 0.5A
b. 1A
c. 3A
d. 5A.
16. The minimum acceptable value for an insulation resistance test on a SELV circuit is:
a. 1MΩ
b. 0.5MΩ
c. 0.25MΩ
d. 0.1MΩ.
18. The open circuit resistance values on a ring-final circuit were r1 = 0.6Ω , rn = 0.6Ω and r2 = 0.96Ω. What would be the R1 + R2 value expected for the circuit:
a. 0.36Ω
b. 0.39Ω
c. 1.2Ω
d. 1.56Ω
Identify the indication to be used on an Initial Verification Schedule of Inspection form to indicate that an item meets the requirements of BS7671
Lim
N/A
a tick
a cross (x)
An electrical installation certificate for a new installation will require THREE signatories, Identify one of these signatories.
the local authority
the designer
the site manager
the owner
When a certificate is issued for Initial Verification purposes, for the certificate to be valid it MUST be accompanied by?
inspection tick-sheet
test results sheet
schedules of inspections and test results
Part 'P' certificate
Continuity of protective conductors (R2) tests are carried out using
a volt meter
a low ohms meter
a continuity tester
an insulation resistance tester
