Practice #6 1.

Fountains that have water common to a swimming pool do not need to comply with all of the swimming pool requirements. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 2. At swimming pools an intentional bond of a minimum conductive surface area of 9 square inches shall be installed in contact with the pool water. This bond shall be permitted to consist of parts that are required to be bonded in 680.26(B). a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 3. Metal parts of forming shells for Wet-Niche swimming pool luminaires in contact with pool water are not permitted to be made of brass. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 4. The minimum depth for any underwater lighting fixture is 18 inches below water unless listed otherwise. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> Wall-Mounted Luminaires (Fixtures). Luminaires (lighting fixtures) mounted in walls shall be installed with the top of the luminaire (fixture) lens not less than 450 mm (18 in.) below the normal water level of the pool, unless the luminaire (lighting fixture) is listed and identified for use at lesser depths. No luminaire (fixture) shall be installed less than 100 mm (4 in.) below the normal water level of the pool. 5. GFCI protection is required for any branch circuit that supplies underwater fixtures operating at over 15-volts. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> ground-fault circuit interrupter shall be installed in the branch circuit supplying fixtures operating at more than 15 volts 6. Receptacles located within 20 feet of the inside walls of a swimming pool require GFCI protection. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> All 125-volt receptacles located within 20 ft (6.08 m) of the inside walls of a pool or fountain shall be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. 7. A storable swimming pool must not have any dimension over 12 feet. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> Storable Swimming or Wading Pool. Those that are constructed on or above the ground and are capable of holding water to a maximum depth of 42 in. (1.07 m), or a pool with nonmetallic, molded polymeric walls or inflatable fabric walls regardless of dimen. 8. In a data-processing room the control for the disconnecting means shall be grouped and identified and shall be readily accessible at the principal exit doors. a) True b) False

a ## CORRECT --> The control for these disconnecting means shall be grouped and identified and shall be readily accessible at the principal exit doors. 9. A disconnecting means must be provided for all data-processing equipment in a information technology equipment room. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> The HVAC equipment must also be disconnected. 10. Type NM cables are permitted to connect data-processing equipment by under floor wiring. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> There is a long list of wiring methods, but NM is not in the list. 11. The bottom of a sign must be at least 12 feet above an area accessible to vehicles. a) True b) False B ## CORRECT --> Sign or outline lighting system equipment shall be at least 14 ft (4.4 m) above areas accessible to vehicles unless protected from physical damage. 12. Electric signs using incandescent lamps must be marked with the number of lampholders. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> Signs and outline lighting systems with incandescent lamp holders shall be marked to indicate the maximum allowable wattage of lamps. 13. A lighting fixture is permitted in a clothes closet if an 18-inch clearance is maintained from the storage area. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 14. An AC general use snap switch must not be used to control a tungsten-filament lamp loads. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 15. Junction boxes must be accessible. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> Conduit bodies, junction, pull, and outlet boxes shall be installed so that the wiring contained in them can be rendered accessible without removing any part of the building 16. A duplex receptacle in a box reduces the number of allowed conductors by two. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 17. Edison-base fuses are acceptable for new installations. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> Plug fuses of the Edison-base type shall be used only for replacements in existing installations where there is no evidence of overfusing or tampering. 18. Flexible metallic tubing may not be used in lengths over 5 feet. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 6 ft. 19. EMT installed in the ground in cinder concrete must have a protective layer of noncinder concrete at least 2 inches thick. a) True b) False

a ## CORRECT --> In cinder concrete or cinder fill where subject to permanent moisture unless protected on all sides by a layer of noncinder concrete at least 2 in. (50.8 mm) thick or unless the tubing is at least 18 in. (457 mm) under the fill. 20. The largest size NM cable has No. 2 copper conductors or No. 2 aluminum conductors. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> The power conductors shall be sizes No. 14 through No. 2 with copper conductors or sizes No. 12 through No. 2 with aluminum or copper-clad aluminum conductors.

Practice#7 1. Type MV cable is rated 2,001-volts or higher. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> Type MV cable is a single or multiconductor solid dielectric insulated cable rated 2001 volts or higher. 2. Open wiring on insulators above 6 feet from the floor does not require protection. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> Conductors within 7 ft (2.13 m) from the floor shall be considered exposed to physical damage. 3. Cable tray systems must not be used in hoist ways. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> b ## WRONG --> Cable tray systems shall not be used in hoist ways or where subject to severe physical damage. 4. Flexible metal conduit may be used to protect conductors emerging from the ground and run on a pole. a) True b) False a ## WRONG --> Where the enclosure or raceway is subject to physical damage, the conductors shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, Schedule 80 rigid nonmetallic conduit, or equivalent. b ## CORRECT --> Direct-buried conductors and cables emerging from the ground shall be protected by enclosures or raceways extending from the minimum cover distance required by Section 300.5(D)(1) below grade to a point at least 8 ft (2.44 m) above finished grade. 5. Under normal conditions, direct buried cables must be buried at least 24 inches. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> In general the requirement is 24 inches with many other depths given. 6. A No. 6 copper conductor in a vertical raceway must be supported at least every 80 feet. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 7. Conductors of size No. 1 for general use may not be run in parallel. a) True b) False

a ## CORRECT --> Aluminum, copper-clad aluminum, or copper conductors of size No. 1/0 and larger, comprising each phase, neutral, or grounded circuit conductor, shall be permitted to be connected in parallel (electrically joined at both ends to form a single conductor). 8. A connection of a No. 8 conductor to a terminal can be by means of a pressure connector or solder lug. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> Connection of conductors to terminal parts shall ensure a thoroughly good connection without damaging the conductors and shall be made by means of pressure connectors (including setscrew type), solder lugs, or splices to flexible leads. Connection by means of wire-binding screws or studs and nuts that have upturned lugs or the equivalent shall be permitted for 10 AWG or smaller conductors. 9. At least 4 Inches of free conductor must be left at each outlet to connect luminaires. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 6 inches, not 4 inches. 10. Holes in studs for cables must be in the center and not less than 1 inch from the nearest edge of the stud. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> By Section 300.4(A)(1) the edge of holes must be 1 1/4 inches from nearest edge. 11. The smallest fixture wire permitted by the Code is size No. 18. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 12. Flexible cords may not be used if they are concealed behind building walls, ceilings or floors. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 13. When six current-carrying conductors are installed in a raceway, the maximum load current of each must be reduced to 70 per cent. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 80 percent, not 70 percent. See the Table. 14. A No. 14 grounded conductor in a circuit must have a white or gray color. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> There are other rules, too. 15. A feeder tap less then 25 feet long requires overcurrent protection if the ampacity of the tap conductors is at least one-third of the ampacity of the feeder conductors. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 16. A conductor in a general circuit with an ampacity of 735-amperes may be protected by an 800ampere fuse. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 17. A three-phase air conditioner must be directly connected to a recognized wiring method and not by flexible cord. a) True b) False

a ## CORRECT --> A room air conditioner that is rated three phase or rated over 250 volts shall be directly connected to a wiring method recognized in Chapter 3, and provisions of Art 440 Part G shall not apply. 18. An attachment plug and receptacle may disconnect cord-connected household refrigerating equipment. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT --> 19. Type AC cable must not be used to connect motors to their supply. a) True b) False b ## CORRECT --> 20. The frames of stationary motors supplied by metal-enclosed wiring must be grounded. a) True b) False a ## CORRECT -->

Practice 8 1. A disconnecting means for a 2,300-volt motor must be capable of being locked in the open position. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 2. The branch circuit overcurrent device may serve as the disconnecting means for stationary motors rated less than one horsepower. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> For stationary motors of 1/8 hp or less, the branch-circuit overcurrent device shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means. 3. A motor controller shall open all conductors to the motor. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> The controller shall not be required to open all conductors to the motor. 4. In general, enclosures for motor controllers shall not be used as junction boxes unless designs are employed that provide adequate space for this purpose. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> Enclosures for motor controllers and disconnecting means shall not be used as junction boxes, auxiliary gutters, or raceways for conductors feeding through or tapping off to the other apparatus unless designs are employed that provide adequate space. 5. Heating panels for de-icing must not exceed a rating of 120-watts/square foot. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> There are also heating panel requirements for space heating in Article 424. 6. Excess leads of heating cables must not be cut. a) True b) False

a## CORRECT --> Excess leads of heating cables shall not be cut but shall be secured to the underside of the ceiling and embedded in plaster or other approved material, leaving only a length sufficient to reach the junction box with not less than 6 in. (152 mm) of free 7. In most cases, heating cables installed on ceiling boards must be secured at intervals not exceeding 16 inches. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> Cables shall be secured by means of approved stapling, tape, plaster, nonmetallic spreaders, or other approved means at either intervals not exceeding 16 in. (406 mm) or at intervals not exceeding 6 ft (1.83 m) for cables identified for such use. 8. Conductors located above a heated ceiling are considered to operate in a 40 degrees C ambient. a) True b) False a## WRONG --> Wiring located above heated ceilings shall be spaced not less than 2 in. (50.8 mm) above the heated ceiling and shall be considered as operating at an ambient temperature of 50C (122F). b## CORRECT --> 9. The non heating leads of 120-volt space heating cables are yellow, a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 10. Unit switches may disconnect a heater if other means of disconnection are provided. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> A unit switch(es) with a marked off position that is part of a fixed heater and disconnects all ungrounded conductors shall be permitted as the disconnecting means required by this article where other means for disconnection are provided. 11. A cord and plug may be the disconnecting means for a wall-mounted electric oven. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 12. Dishwashers shall be connected with Type SP-1 flexible cords. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> Built-in dishwashers and trash compactors shall be permitted to be cord- and plugconnected with a flexible cord identified as suitable for the purpose in the installation instructions of the appliance manufacturer. 13. Flexible cords are permitted only to supply portable appliances. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 14. Toasters may have live parts exposed to contact. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> Appliances shall have no live parts normally exposed to contact other than those parts functioning as open-resistance heating elements, such as the heating element of a toaster, which are necessarily exposed. 15. The conductor between the surge arrester and the line and the surge arrester and the grounding connection shall not be smaller than 6 AWG copper or aluminum.

a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> Line and ground connecting conductors shall not be smaller than 6 AWG copper or aluminum. 16. If a generator operates at 30-volts, protection of live parts is required when the generator is accessible to unqualified persons. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 17. The nominal voltage of a lead-acid battery is 2.0 volts per cell. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 18. A capacitor operating at 300-volts must be discharged to 50-volts or less within one minute after it is disconnected from the supply. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 19. Capacitor circuit conductors must have an ampacity at least 125% of the rated current of the capacitor. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 135% is the requirement. 20. Potential or voltage transformers installed indoors require primary fuses. a) True b) False a## CORRECT -->

Practice #9 1. The branch circuit load for a 12-kilowatt electric range in a dwelling is 8-kilowatts. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 2. An appliance always requires a disconnecting means. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 3. A 40-ampere branch circuit may supply several fixed electric space heaters in a dwelling. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 4. The rating of the overcurrent protective device for a circuit supplying a hermetic motorcompressor may not exceed 225% of the rated load current under any circumstances. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 5. To measure the area of a dwelling to determine the lighting load, the outside dimensions, including the garage, are used. a) True b) False b## CORRECT -->

6. Under no circumstances can the continuous load supplied by a branch circuit exceed 80% of the conductor ampacity before the application of any derating factors.. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 7. A 20-ampere laundry circuit is always required in each dwelling unit. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 8. Branch circuit conductors supplying fixed resistive type space heaters must be rated at 125% of the heater load. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 9. The computed load of a feeder shall not be less than the sum of the loads on the branch circuits after any applicable demand factors have been applied. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 10. When the standard calculation method is used, the minimum feeder load for a household electric clothes dryer is 5,000 watts. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 11. The optional calculation method for a dwelling unit may be used when the service is a two-wire, 120-volt service. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> How many times have you seen a 120V service in a dwelling unit 12. The optional calculation method for multi-family dwellings does not apply to dwellings whose units have neither electric space heating nor air-conditioning. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 13. The service-entrance equipment for a one-family dwelling, if rated 200-amperes and installed indoors, must be illuminated. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 14. The working clearance in front of live parts, operating at 120-volts, must be at least three feet. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 15. The minimum headroom around a motor control center must be 6 feet. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 16. On a switchboard with bus bars, normally, phase B would have the highest voltage to ground in a high-leg delta arrangement. a) True b) False a## CORRECT -->

17. All panelboards shall have a rating not less than the minimum feeder capacity required for the calculated load. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 18. In general, a panelboard shall be protected by an overcurrent protective device having a rating not greater than that of the panelboard. This overcurrent protective device shall be located within the panelboard. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 19. The grounding terminal bar is not connected to the neutral bar in a panel board not used as service equipment. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 20. Transformers rated over 35,000-volts must be installed in a vault. a) True b) False a## CORRECT -->

Practice 10 1. The feeder neutral may be smaller than the ungrounded conductors in some cases. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 2. An individual branch circuit may supply only one utilization equipment. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 3. A 30-ampere branch circuit may supply fixed lighting units in a dwelling. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 4. A rating of any one cord-and-plug-connected utilization equipment shall not exceed 75 percent of the branch-circuit ampere rating. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 5. Heavy-duty type lamp holders are required on branch-circuits having a rating in excess of 20amperes. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 6. The branch-circuit rating is determined by the conductor ampacity. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> The branch circuit rating is determined by the size of the overcurrent protective device. 7. The wall switch controlled lighting outlet required in dwelling unit kitchens may be a receptacle outlet in lieu of a lighting outlet. a) True b) False b## CORRECT -->

8. Receptacle outlets in bathrooms of dwelling units require ground-fault circuit interrupter protection. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 9. Unless it is bare, an equipment grounding conductor must always be identified by a continuous green color or a continuous green color with one or more yellow stripes. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 10. If a multi-wire branch-circuit has a branch-circuit protective device that opens each ungrounded conductor simultaneously then it can supply line-to-line loads.. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 11. The demand factor for three kitchen unit loads in a restaurant is 90%. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 12. The minimum service load for each mobile home site in a mobile home park is 12,000 voltamperes. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> It is 16,000 Volt-amperes or the calculated load which ever is greater. 13. The optional calculation for computing the feeder or service load for a school would not apply to a school with electric space heating or air conditioning. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 14. The rating of receptacles providing shore power for boats at marinas shall not be less than 30 amperes. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 15. The maximum voltage drop for branch circuits and feeders combined should not exceed 3% of the circuit voltage. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 16. The size and the setting for a circuit breaker used as an overcurrent protective device are identical. a) True b) False b## CORRECT --> 17. Branch circuits in industrial establishments protected by 15-ampere overcurrent devices may supply load operating at 300 volts or less. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 18. A multi-wire branch circuit protected by fuses may supply only one load, or only line-to-neutral loads. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> 19. A panelboard shall be protected by an overcurrent protective device having a rating not greater than that of the panelboard. This overcurrent protective device shall be located within or at any point on the supply side of the panelboard. a) True b) False

a## CORRECT --> 20. No separate receptacle load is required in guest rooms of hotels and motels. a) True b) False a## CORRECT --> The same applies to dwelling unit receptacles in livng rooms and bedrooms.