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1. 100 mm i s the maxi mum el ectri cal trade si ze of i ntermedi ate conduit.

2. Electrical permit i s a type of permi t needed before starti ng any i nstall ati on work,
al ternati on, repai r or extensi on on any el ectri cal system.

3. The PEC i s i ntende d for mandat ory appl i cati ons by government bodi es exerci si ng legal
juri sdi cti on over el ectri cal i nstall ati on.

4. Equi pment for i nstall ati on i n hazardous l ocati ons must be tested and approved for use
accordi ng to the cl assi fi cati on of the hazardous i nvol ved. T hese are di vi ded i nto 3 groups.

5. Indi vi dual branch ci rcui ts usi ng type FCC (Fl at Conductor Cabl e) shall have rati ngs not
exceedi ng 30 A.

6. USE type conductor i s appl i cabl e for underground servi ce entrance conductors.

7. If there are three wi res of 150 mm 2 connected to one termi nal enteri ng a cabi net or a
swi tchboard, the bendi ng space at each termi nal shall NOT be l ess than 250 mm, provi ded
the conductors do not enter or l eave the encl osure through the wall opposi te i ts termi nal s.

8. A cl earance of not l ess than 26 mm shal l be secured between bare current carryi ng metal
parts and any metal surface of an auxili ary gutter.

9. No box shall have an i nternal depth of l ess than 12 mm.

10. Whi ch of the foll owi ng el ectri cal conductor has the hi ghest resi stance? (3.5 mm 2 , 8.0 mm 2 ,
2.0 mm 2 , 5.5 mm 2 ). Note: Resistance is inversely proportional to t he cross -secti onal area
of the conductor wire .

11. Pendant i s a devi ce or equi pment whi ch i s suspended from overhead ei ther by means of a
fl exi bl e cord carryi ng the current, or otherwi se.

12. In the schedul e of l oads for mot or ci rcui ts, whi ch of the foll owi ng is NOT i ncl uded? (Type
of motor, Mot or’s manufactur er , Motor as numbered or i dentifi ed i n the power l ayout,
number of phase).

13. 45 A i s the all owabl e ampaci ty of THW insul ated copper conductor wi th an area of 8.0 mm 2
and exposed to an ambi ent temperature of 30 C.

14. For two conductors i nsi de the condui t, the ampaci ty of the conductors shal l be derated to
what percent? (90%, 80%, 70% , none of th ese). Note: De rating is applicable only if there
are 3 or more wires.

15. El ectri cal equi pment may best be mounted on a concrete wal l by using an expansion bolt .

16. What i s the neutral l oad of a range that has a demand l oad of 10.4 kW? Ans. 7.28 kW

Neutral Load  70% of demand load   0.7 10.4 kW  7.28 kW

17. If the project i s extensi ve and requi r es more ti me for checki ng and for com putati ons of
fees, the i ssuance of the el ectri cal permi t need not be i ssued i mmedi atel y. However, the
del ay shall not be l onger than 5 working days .

18. Spli ces i n ground conductors shall be as few as practi cabl e and shall be attached so as to
wi thstand a pull test of 890 Newtons.

19. Class II l ocati ons are hazardous because of the presence of combust i bl e dust.

20. For an ambi ent temperature of 30 C, a THW insul ated copper conductor wi th a cross
secti onal area of 3.5 mm 2 and buried underground has a 30 A ampaci ty.

21. All l ocated parts wi thi n 1,800 mm of the li ghti ng protecti on system shall be bonded
thereto.

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22. Continuous duty i s an operati on at substanti ally constant l oad for an i ndefi ni tely l ong
ti me.

23. Transforme r exceedi ng 112.5 kVA, sha ll not be l ocated wi thi n 300 mm from combusti bl e
materi al s of the buil di ng.

24. El ectrodes of i ron or steel pl ates shall be at l east 6.4 mm i n thi ckness.

25. The frame of the vehi cl e -mounted generator shal l be permi tted to serve as the groundi ng
el ectrode for a sy stem suppli ed by a generator l ocated on the vehicl e under the foll owi ng
condi ti ons:

 The vehi cl e of the generator i s bonded to the vehi cl e frame.

 The generator suppli es onl y equi pment l ocated on the vehi cl e.

 The non-current carryi ng metal parts of equi pment and the equi pment groundi ng
conductor termi nal s of the receptacl es are bonded to the generator frame.

26. The mi ni mum i nsul ati on l evel for the neutral conductors of a sol i di ty grounded system shall
be 600 V.

27. The foll owi ng copper conduct ors have the same cross se cti onal area but are made up of
di fferent number of strands. Whi ch one has the l east resi stance to AC current?

 19-strand conduct or

 Single solid conduct or

 7-strand conduct or

 37-strand conduct or

28. Advi sory rul es i n the Code are characteri zed by the use of t he word “should”.

29. Air term inal i s a devi ce capabl e to drawi ng li ghtning di scharge to i t in preference to
vul nerabl e parts of the protected area.

30. Conductors normall y used to carry current shall be of copper unl ess otherwi se provi ded i n
the PEC.

31. Li ght fi xtures suspended from the ceiling by chai ns shoul d be wi red so that the wires do
not support the fixture .

32. Fixed applian ce i s fastened or ot herwi se secured at a speci fi c l ocati on.

33. 110 A i s a standard rati ng of an inverse ti me CB.

34. Aeri al cabl e under non -metalli c extensi ons shall have a clearance of not l ess than 50 mm
from steel structure members or other conducti ve materi al s.

35. Above ground t anks contai ning li qui ds at atmospheri c pressu re are consi dered to be
protecte d agai nst li ghtni ng i f the foll owing requi remen ts are met. Whi ch one i s NOT
i ncl uded?

 The metal roof shall have a mi nimum thi ckness of 4.8 mm

 The roof shal l be wel ded, bol stered or ri veted to the shell

 All pi pes entering the tank shall be metalli cally connected to the tank at the poi nt of
entrance

 None of th ese

36. Accordi ng to Republi c Act No. 184, a li censed Master El ectri ci an may operate and tend
generator rated up to 750 volts.

37. A heavy duty l amp hol der shall have a rati ng not l ess than 660 watts.

38. In ri gi d metal condui t wi ri ng, condui ts shall be supporte d at l east every 3,000 mm.