ELECTRICITY

1. Planning and designing of electrical wiring plan is being done in order to ___________.
A. Provide efficient and effective wiring system of the building
B. Maintain quality workmanship
C. Avoid overloaded circuit
D. Protect the circuit from high current

2. In a 220-volt power line, three 50-watt incandescent bulbs are connected in parallel. How more bulbs
will light if one of the bulbs is open?
A. Two C. all
B. One D. none

3. An electrical component used to control electrical circuit in two different locations.

A. Four-way switch C. Push-button switch
B. Three-way switch D. Remote controlled switch

4. In a simple electrical connection, one of the lines of the source is connected to _________.
A. Terminal 1 of the load C. Terminal 1 of the switch
B. Terminal 2 of the load D. Terminal 1 and 2 of the switch

5. Which of the following electrical symbols means that there are three wires running in a line?
A. ---------------------- C. -----------------------------
B. ---------------------- D. S3W

6. To conserve energy, what kind of lamp should be used in lighting fixtures?

A. Incandescent lamp C. Compact fluorescent lamp
B. Mercury lamp D. Neon lamp

7. The size of electrical wire recommended for installing lighting fixtures.

A. No. 12 AWG C. No. 18 AWG
B. No. 14 AWG D. No. 10 AWG

8. In calculating electrical usage, what is the equivalent value per square foot of a living space as
established by the National electric Code?
A. 10 watts per square foot C. 4 watts per square foot
B. 5 watts per square foot D. 3 watts per square foot

9. What is the nominal value for a power used for each 20-amp small-appliance circuit that is used for
calculating electrical usage?
A. 1,000 watts C. 2,000 watts
B. 1,500 watts D. 2,500 watts

10. What type or category of lighting is used to illuminate the area where a visual activity-such as reading
sewing, or preparing food-occurs?
A. Ambient or general lighting C. task lighting
B. Accent lighting D. Decorative lighting

11. How do you classify the conduit made of PVC plastic which is used to protect individual conductors
from moisture and physical harm and often allowed for interior installation?
A. Rigid nonmetallic conduit C. Armored cable conduit
B. Thin wall metal conduit D. Flexible hose
12. Which of the following has the largest diameter of wire according to the American Wire Guage (AWG)
A. No. 10 AWG C. No. 14 AWG
B. No. 12 AWG D. No. 16 AWG

13. Which of the following test instrument is used to determine the presence or absence of current
flowing in a receptacle for a small-appliance circuit?
A. Ohm meter C. Test lamp
B. Ammeter D. Oscilloscope

14. What unit is used to express the number of complete cycles performed in one second in an alternating
current?
A. Frequency C. resistance
B. Power D. hertz

15. What condition of a circuit refers to a huge amount of current flow caused by the line1 of a live circuit
directly touching line 2 without passing through a load?
A. Short circuit C. open circuit
B. Grounded circuit D. parallel circuit

16. A type of a circuit in which the current flows in two or more paths is known as ___________.
A. Series circuit C. open circuit
B. Parallel circuit D. grounded circuit

17. This condition exists when there is a break in the flow of electrons in some of the circuit.
A. Short circuit C. series circuit
B. Shunt circuit D. open circuit

18. Following Ohm’s Law, what formula is used to find the unknown voltage in the circuit?
A. E= I X R C. I= E/R
B. E= I/R D. E= R/I

19. It is a close conducting path by which a current can transfer electric energy from a source of load.
A. Electric current C. load
B. Resistance D. electric circuit

20. In the illustration below the total voltage across A and B is _____________.
A. 3 volts C. 45 volts
B. 1.5 volts D. zero volts

21. The above illustration is an example of a circuit connection known as ________________.

A. Parallel connection C. series connection
B. Series-parallel connection D. open circuit connection

22. A series connected dry cell will result to ______________.

A. Increase in the amount of current
B. Increase in the amount of voltage
C. Increase total resistance
D. More power supply of electricity
23. When a coil of wire passes through the rotating magnetic field electricity is generated. This
phenomenon is associated with __________.
A. Magnetism C. generating
B. Relativism D. fluidity

24. Electrical symbols can be represented with graphical symbols commonly known as _________.
A. Symbol lines C. graphs and charts
B. Schematic diagram D. pictorial diagram

25. The meaning of each symbol in an electrical plan is indicated in the _____________.
A. Legend C. nameplate
B. Schedule of load D. riser diagram