NEC Code Book Quiz

NEC practice quiz on the layout of the 2020 national Electrical Code


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  • This quiz through repetition is meant by design to help you learn the layout of the NEC. It contains only 10 questions generated from a bank of 75 questions. Quick and painless.
  • Each time you take the quiz, questions are shuffled and 10 are picked randomly from the bank of 75 questions. The more you take this convenient little quiz, the more questions you will be exposed to and the more you will learn about the layout of National Electrical Code. And you will learn it.
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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
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Results

#1. 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

#2. In which chapter would you find the article “Grounding and Bonding” ?

Correct answer is A:  Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection

Aricle 250 Grounding and Bonding is located in Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection.

#3. Which of the following tables IS NOT included in the Chapter 9 Tables?

Correct answer is D:  Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space at Electrical Equipment

Which of the following tables IS NOT included in the Chapter 9 Tables?  Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space at Electrical Equipment

The “Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space” table is located in Article 110.34, not in the Chapter 9 Tables.

#4. What is the article number for “Services” ?

Correct answer is D:  Article 230

What is the article number for “Services” ?  Article 230

#5. What is the title of NEC Chapter 2?

Correct answer is D:  Wiring and Protection

What is the title of NEC Chapter 2?   Wiring and Protection

#6. Of the following, which is the only actual title of a chapter in the NEC?

Correct answer is D:  Communication Systems

Communications Systems (Chapter 8) is the only title of a chapter in the NEC out of the given choices. The other choices may be contained in the code but they are not actually chapter titles.

#7. How many articles are actually contained in Chapter 1 General?

Correct answer is B:  Two

Yes there are only two articles in Chapter 1 General:  Article 100 Definitions and Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations.

#8. 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.

#9. What is the article number for “Conductors for General Wiring” ?

Correct answer is D:  Article 310

What is the article number for “Conductors for General Wiring” ?  Article 310

#10. The article “Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers” can be found in which one of the following chapters?

Correct answer is A:  Chapter 4 Equipment for General Use

Article 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers is contained in Chapter 4 Equipment for General Use.

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