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| Trade Category: | Electrical |
| Test Category: | National Electrical Code |
| Test Subject: | Using the NEC |
| Test Number: | 1 of 1 |
| Questions on Test: | 10 |
| From Bank of: | 75 Questions |
| Randomly Generated: | Yes |
| Test Time: |
#1. What is the article number for “Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers” ?
Correct answer is B: Article 430
What is the article number for “Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers” ? Article 430
#2. If you needed to look up code requirements for distances between supports using EMT, in which chapter would you find that article?
Correct answer is B: Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials
Article 358 Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT is located within Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials.
#3. Which of the following tables is located in Chapter 9 Tables?
Correct answer is C: Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing (Chapter 9 Table 4)
Which of the following tables is located in Chapter 9 Tables? Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing (Chapter 9 Table 4)
The tables listed are: Table 110.28: Enclosure Selection, Table 220.12 General Lighting Loads by Occupancy, Table 220.54 Demand Factors for Household Dryers
#4. What is the article number for “Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations” ?
#5. In which chapter would you find the article “Requirements for Electrical Installations” ?
Correct answer is A: Chapter 1 General
In which chapter would you find the article Requirements for Electrical Installations ? In Chapter 1 General
#6. What is the article number for “Transformers and Transformer Vaults” ?
Correct answer is C: Article 450
What is the article number for “Transformers and Transformer Vaults” ? Article 450
#7. In what chapter would you find the article “Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors” ?
Correct answer is B: Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection
In what chapter would you find the article Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors? Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection.
Article 200 “Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors” is located within Chapter 2: Wiring and Protection.
#8. Articles on EMT, Intermediate Metal Conduit, and Rigid Metal Conduit can all be found in
Correct answer is B: Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials
The code articles for wiring methods like EMT, IMC, and RMC, are contained in Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials.
#9. What is the article number for “Requirements for Electrical Installations” ?
Correct answer is A: Article 110
What is the article number for “Requirements for Electrical Installations” ? Article 110
#10. A bold italicized and shaded upper case “N” placed in the margin beside the title of an article indicates
Correct answer is D: the article is/was new in that edition of the code book.
A bold italicized and shaded upper case “N” placed in the margin beside the title of an article indicates the article is/was new in that edition of the code book.