OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS:

1. Concrete, bricks or tile walls are considered as being

A. isolated C. insulators
B. grounded D. dry location
2. An appliance which is fastened or otherwise secured
at specific location is:
A. stationary appliance C. fixed appliance
B. portable appliance D. small appliance
3. Which of the following is the best to fight electric
fires?
A. Soda-acid fire extinguisher
B. fire-spray of water
C. foam fire extinguisher
D. CO2 fire extinguisher
4. A system which will automatically furnish lighting
and/or power to specified areas and/or equipment
when there is a failure of the normal supply is known as
a/an ______.
A. fail safe C. alarm
B. emergency D. service safe
5. A certain residential house has a lighting load of 1.1
kVA and an appliance load of 10 A at 220 V, single
phase, two wires, 60 Hz. The total current is amperes of
all loads are used at the same time _____.
A. 10 A C. 20 A
B. 15 A D. 25 A
6. When one electrical circuit controls another electrical
circuit through a relay, the circuit is _____ circuit.
A. remote control C. primary
B. control D. secondary
7. For better Illumination you would use?
A. random spacing of lights
B. cluster lights
C. evenly spaced lights, higher ceilings
D. even spacing, numerous lights
8. ________ may be connected ahead of the main
services.
A. nothing C. Motors
B. Lighting arrester D. Lighting fixtures
9. Listed Equipment must be installed or used in
accordance with ______.
A. the blue print
B. the electrician
C. any instructions included in listing or labelling
D. any instructions provided by the manufacturer of the
equipment
10. The electrical drawing of a single family dwelling
shall show the following except
A. floor plan
B. computation of illumination
C. location plan
D. one line diagram
11. Intermittent operation in which the load conditions
are regularly recurrent is ______.
A. continuous duty C. intermittent duty
B. short-time duty D. periodic duty
12. Surrounded by a case, housing, fence or wall(s) than
prevents person from accidentally contacting energized
parts.
A. encased C. fenced
B. enclosed D. guarded
13. One who undergone training in electrical
engineering and has complied with requirements of RA
7920 known as the New Electrical Engineering Law.
A. Non-Licensed electrical practitioner
B. Licensed electrical practitioner
C. Trained electrical practitioner
D. None of these
14. The case or housing of apparatus, or the fence or
walls surrounding an installation to prevent personnel
from accidentally contacting from physical damage.
A. frame C. case
B. enclosure D. all of these
15. Action requiring personal intervention for its
control.
A. manual C. nonautomatic
B. automatic D. all of these
16. A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or
lamps together with the parts designated to distribute
the light, to position and protect the lamp and ballast
(where applicable), and to connect the lamps to the
power supply.
A. chandeliers C. fluorescents
B. lighting fixtures D. Luminaire
17. A compartment or chamber to which one or more
air ducts are connected and that forms part of the air
distribution system.
A. circuit breaker C. panel board
B. distribution panel D. plenum
18. Where there is no terminal box, meter, or other
enclosure, the point of connection is considered to be
the point of entrance of the _______ into the building.
A. service conductors C. neutral conductors
B. undergrounded conductors D. service drop
19. The point of connection between the facilities of the
serving utility and the premises wiring.
A. Exit point C. entrance point
B. service point D. power point
20. Constructed so that moisture will not enter the
enclosure under specified test conditions.
A. waterproof C. weatherproof
B. watertight D. all of these
21. In cases where service has been cut off for more
than ____, a new certificate of final electrical inspection
shall be required before reconnection.
A. 3 months C. 6 months
B. one year D. two years
22. Which of the following is a standard sheet size of an
electrical plan?
A. 760 mm x 900 mm C. 600 mm x 900 mm
B. 500 mm x 750 mm D. all of these
23. The conductors and equipment &/or devices
required or permitted by the Code shall be acceptable
only if _____.
I. listed II. Approved
A. I only C. Both I and II
B. II only D. Neither I nor II

24. The minimum headroom of working spaces about
service equipment, switchboards, panel boards or
motor control centers shall be ____ mm.
A. 1800 C. 1500
B. 2000 D. 2100
25. The Code is not intended as a design specification
nor an instruction manual for ____ persons.
A. untrained C. both A and B
B. trained D. neither A nor B
26. The Philippine Electrical Code is _____.
A. Intended to be design manual
B. Meant to be used as an instruction manual
C. The practical safeguarding of persons and property
D. Published by Bureau of Product Standards
27. It is the intent of PEC that factory-installed internal
wiring or the construction of equipment need not to be
inspected at the time of installation of the equipment
except ____.
A. to test for continuity
B. to detect alternation
C. to test for durability
D. all of these
28. Rules that are specifically required or prohibited,
and are characterized by the use of terms shall or shall
not.
A. Permissive C. Voluntary
B. Mandatory D. Exception
29. Compliance with the provisions of the Code will
result in ____.
A. good electrical service C. an efficient system
B. freedom from hazard D. all of these
30. The Philippine Electrical Code covers electric
conductors, optical fiber cable, and equipment installed
within or on, to or from premises requiring electrical
installation except; aircraft, motor vehicles, and ____.
A. airfields C. dockyards
B. railway rolling stock D. watercraft
31. The current amperes that a conductor can carry
continuously under the conditions of use without its
temperature rating.
A. ampacity C. rating
B. capacitivity D. amperage
32. The definition of a bathroom is an area including a
____ with one or more of the following; a toilet, a tub,
or a shower.
A. water heater C. spa
B. sliding glass door D. basin
33. An enclosure that is designed for either surface
mounting or flush mounting and is provided with a
frame, mat, or trim in which a swinging door or doors
are or can be hung.
A. panel board C. wireway
B. switch board D. cabinet
34. All circuit conductors between the service
equipment, the source of separately derived system, or
other power supply source and the final branch-circuit
overcurrent device.
A. overcurrent protector C. motor controller
B. feeder D. disconnecting switch
35. The highest current at rated voltage that a device is
intended to interrupt under standard test conditions is
known as ____.
A. overload C. thermal protector
B. inverse time rated D. interrupting rating
36. For the dwelling unit having a floor area of not more
than 50 square meters with a total load not exceeding
3680 VA, a drawing sheet of size _______ is permitted.
A. 600 mm x 900 mm C. 760 mm x 1000 mm
B. 297 mm x 420 mm D. 500 mm x 760 mm
37. The electrical drawing of a single family dwelling
shall show the following, except _______.
A. electrical layout
B. location and site plan
C. computation of illumination
D. one-line diagram
38. In the schedule of loads for motor circuits, which of
the following is not included?
A. type of motor
B. motors manufacturer
C. motor as numbered or identified in the power layout
D. number of phases
39. A wiring method included in the Code is recognized
as being a(n) _____ wiring method.
A. expensive C. suitable
B. efficient D. cost-effective
40. Connection of conductors to terminal parts shall
ensure a thoroughly good connection without damaging
the conductors and shall be made by means of _____.
A. splices C. solder lugs
B. pressure connectors D. all of these
41. Sufficient access and ______ shall be provided and
maintained about all electrical equipment to permit
ready and safe operation and maintenance of such
equipment.
A. ventilation C. circulation
B. cleanliness D. working space
42. The largest stranded conductor permitted to be
connected to terminals by means of upturned lugs is
_____.
A. 5.5 mm
2
C. 14 mm
2

B. 22 mm
2
D. 30 mm
2

43. When normally-closed the parts are exposed for
inspection or servicing, the working space, if in a
passageway or general open space shall be suitably
_____.
A. accessible C. open
B. guarded D. enclosed
44. The minimum headroom of working spaces about
service equipment, switchboard, panelboards, or motor
control centers shall be _______.
A. 2000 mm C. 1500 mm
B. 500 mm D. 1000 mm
45. Electrical equipment provided with ventilating
openings shall be installed so that walls or other
obstructions do not prevent the ______ of air through
the equipment.
A. movement C. free circulation
B. release D. none of these