1. What is the minimum dept of direct buried low voltage cable?

a) 610 mm
b) 460 mm
c) 920 mm
d) 760 mm
e) 1070 mm
2. What is the minimum crossing or parallel clearance between direct buried
cables or conduits and underground piping?
a) 600 mm
b) 300 mm
c) 100 mm
d) 500 mm
e) 1000 mm
3. What is the minimum dept of direct buried Grounding conductor?
a) 600 mm
b) 460 mm
c) 100 mm
d) 500 mm
e) 1000 mm
4. Grounding Rods have the following characteristics:
a) Be copper or copper jacketed steel or aluminium
b) If aluminium, only be used in areas protected by cathodic protection
c) Have a minimum length of 2 meters.
d) For copper or copper jacketed steel rods diameter shall be minimum 16
mm.
e) Only tin coated.
5. In which article of NEC you can find grounding?
a) 250
b) 300
c) 350
d) 400

e) 500
6. The minimum size of grounding cable for grids or interconnection to
ground rods shall be?
a) 25 mm
b) 50 mm
c) 95 mm
d) 70 mm
e) 120 mm
7. Two holes compression terminal connector shall be used for the cable size
__and larger.
a) 4/0
b) 3/0
c) 2/0
d) 1/0
e) 2 AWG
8. For a single grounding rod resistance to ground should be less than ___.
a) 25
b) 10
c) 5
d) 1
e) 15
9. Grounding resistance for substation grid should be less than ___.
a) 25
b) 10
c) 5
d) 1
e) 15
10. Low voltage power system at Saudi Aramco shall be.....
a) Low resistance grounded
b) Solidly grounded

c) High resistance grounded

d) Ungrounded
e) None of the above
11. Ground fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel shall be installed
at
a) Bath rooms
b) Garage
c) Grade level portion of unfinished buildings
d) Storage and work area
e) All of the above
12. Minimum separation (Above or below ground) between power cables
operating at 1000V or above and power or control cables operating less than
1000V, shall be
a) 150 mm
b) 200 mm
c) 250 mm
d) 300 mm
e) 600 mm
13. The grounding electrode conductor material shall be of
a) Copper
b) Aluminium
c) Copper clad aluminium
d) Steel
e) None of the above
14. Raceways or cable trays containing electrical conductors shall not
contain
a) Pipe
b) Tubes or equal gas steam water air, gas, drainage
c) Any services other than electrical
d) all of the above
e) None of the above

15. The conductor shall not be bending to a radius less than

a) 6 times
b) 8 times
c) 4 times
d) 10 times
e) 12 times
16. Conduit can have no more than _____ in a single run between pull points.
a) 180 degree bends
b) 360 degree bends
c) 400 degree bends
d) 90 degree bends
e) 270 degree bends
17. In an insulation resistance test on 600/1000 volts rated cables, what test
voltage is applied?
a) 250 VDC
b) 500 VDC
c) 500 VAC
d) 1000 VDC
e) 5000 VDC
18. In Saudi Aramco installation the minimum conduit size shall be?
a) inch
b) 1 inch
c) 1-1/4 inch
d) 2 inch
e) inch
19. Battery rooms in Saudi Aramco facilities are designed with an area
classification of ____
a) Class 1, Div 1 within 5 feet of battery terminals
b) Class 1, Div 2 in all areas greater than 5 feet away from battery terminals
c) Class 1, Div 1 within 1 meter of exhaust fan
d) Class 1, Div 2 ten feet above from floor level, because of hydrogen gas is
lighter than air

e) Non-hazardous
20. A cad welded connection to a grounding grid can only be used....
a) Above ground
b) Under ground
c) Not allowed
d) Both a and b above
e) None of the above
21. Which of the following statements are true in Saudi Aramco installations
a) Conduit fittings for rigid steel conduit, outdoor may be of aluminium or
steel
b) Direct buried conduit fittings may be field PVC coated to reduce cost
c) Direct buried cables and conduits shall be installed in not more than two
layers
d) Conduit fittings for rigid steel conduit above grade, outdoor, shall be of
cast or forged steel, cast iron or malleable iron
e) None of the above
22. The maximum number of over current devices permitted in a panel board
is...
a) 12
b) 45
c) 42
d) 52
e) 32
23. Explosion proof boxes are...
a) Not required in class 1, Div 1 if the boxes do not contain arcing devices
b) Required in class 1, Div 2 if the boxes contain arcing devices
c) Not required in class 1, Div 1 if seals are provided
d) Not required in class 1, Div 1 if it is made of stainless steel
e) None of the above
24. Rigid PVC conduit is prohibited to be run above ground in all Saudi
Aramco facilities except......

a) In substation yards from transformer neutral to grounding resistor

b) Where not subjected to physical damage
c) Short sections containing secondary conductors between a transformer
and panel board
d) Inside buildings at stub-ups terminating in panel boards, switch boards,
etc. Located not more than 1 meter above floor level
e) Above suspended ceilings inside buildings
25. Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards require that stranded conductors
be terminated / spliced using...
a) Screw type lug
b) Two bolt type lug
c) Four bolt type lug
d) Compression (crimp) type lug
e) None of the above
26. Which one of the following is not issued by Project Inspection Division?
a) NCR non conformance report
b) WS work sheet
c) Energization certificate
d) Waiver to standards
e) Equipment deficiency report
27. Which one of the following statement concerning switchgear and MCC is
correct?
a) MCC is only for motor starters while switchgear is for all types of load
b) Switchgear is used for medium and high voltage equipment, MCC for low
voltage equipment
c) MCC has a single source of power while switchgear has two
d) Switchgear is running equipment from outdoor substations while MCC is
for indoor substations
e) MCC is for medium voltage motors and switchgear is for low voltage
motors

28. The summation of voltage drops in feeders from mains to distribution

centres, panel bords, or transformers supplying lighting, instrumentation,
or other low voltage equipment shall be ....
a) 1% maximum
b) 2% maximum
c) 3% maximum
d) 4% maximum
e) 5% maximum
29. Rigid steel conduits can only be installed at........
a) Hazardous location above ground
b) Non-hazardous locations above ground
c) Both above locations
d) Underground
e) None of the above
30. Wires and cables used for installation at Saudi Aramco shall have
a) Aluminium conductors
b) Copper or aluminium conductors
c) Solid copper or aluminium conductors
d) Tinned copper conductors
e) Copper conductors
31. For aluminium cable trays the expansion joint is usually required in every
_______meter of the straight run of the cable tray assuming a maximum
temperature of 55 C.
a) 25
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
e) 30
32. Aluminum and galvanized carbon steel cable tray shall be designed,
manufactured, rated, and tested in accordance with NEMA VE 1
a) NEMA VE 1
b) NEMA VE 2

c) NEMA FG 1
d) NEMA TC 6 & 8
e) All of the above
33. Installation of cable tray shall comply with ____
a) NEMA VE 1
b) NEMA VE 2
c) NEMA FG 1
d) NEMA TC 6 & 8
e) All of the above
34. Flanged type covers shall be secured with stainless steel banding, one
band per m of cover length, with a minimum of ____ bands per cover.
a) 1
b) 6
c) 4
d) 5
e) 8
35. The interrupting rating of Circuit Breaker shall not be:
a) Less than half the maximum fault current the CB will be required to
interrupt
b) Less than twice the maximum fault current the CB will be required to
interrupt
c) Less than the maximum fault current the CB will be required to interrupt
d) Less than thrice the maximum fault current the CB will be required to
interrupt
e) None of the above
36. Insulation resistance of MCB pole to pole, line to load, and pole to ground
shall not be less than ______ when test voltage 1000 volts DC is applied.
a) 50 mega-ohms.
b) 100 mega-ohms.
c) 200 mega-ohms.
d) 150 mega-ohms.
e) 500 mega-ohms.

37. Storage batteries used as a source of power for emergency systems shall
be suitable to supply and maintain the total load for a minimum period of:
a) 90 min.
b) 80 min.
c) 120 min.
d) 60 min.
e) 180 min.
38. Storage batteries used as a source of power for emergency systems shall
be suitable to supply and maintain the total load for a minimum period of:
a) 90 min.
b) 80 min.
c) 120 min.
d) 60 min.
e) 180 min.
39. Impressed current systems are not used for:
a) Camel crossing.
b) Buried pipelines.
c) Offshore structures.
d) Well casing.
e) All of the above.
40. The process of supplying an enclosure with a protective gas at a
sufficient flow and positive pressure to reduce the concentration of any
flammable gas or vapour initially present to an acceptable level is known as:
a) Dust-Ignition proof.
b) Combustible gas detection system.
c) Purging and pressurizing.
d) Dust-tight.
e) None of the above.