A. 23 m B. 50 m C. 20 m D.

15
m

12. What type of electrical conductors has a trade

name, moisture resistant thermoplastic?
A. TW C. THWN
B. THW D. All of these
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY 13. Type MC cable shall be supported and secured at
Lecture Handouts in Philippine Electrical Code intervals NOT exceeding _________.
A. 2,000 mm C. 1,500 mm
1. Which of the following conductor sizes has the B. 1,800 mm D. 2,500 mm
highest resistance?
A. 3.5 mm2 C. 2.0 mm2 14. How much is the minimum computed load for
2
B. 8.0 mm D. 5.5 mm2 each 2-wire laundry branch circuit.
A. 1,800 VA C. 2,000 VA
2. Which one is a standard rating of an inverse time B. 1,500 VA D. 1,200 VA
CB?
A. 140 A C. 120 A 15. A conductor having no covering or electrical
B. 130 A D. 110 A insulation.
A. Bare conductor C. Encased conductor
3. Locations which are hazardous because of the B. Concealed conductor D. Exposed
presence of combustible dust. conductor
A. Class I C. Class III
B. Class II D. Class IV 16. The current carrying conductors in cablebus shall

A. 40 ℃ B. 50 ℃ C. 70 ℃
have insulation rating of _____ or more.
4. Transformer exceeding 112.5 kVA shall not be
℃
D. 60
located within _______ from combustible
materials of the building.
A. 400 mm C. 200 mm
17. Branch circuits larger than______ shall supply
B. 300 mm D. 500 mm
only non-lighting outlet loads.
A. 30 A B. 40 A C. 50 A D. 60 A
5. Electrodes of iron or steel plates shall be at least
_______ in thickness.
18. The clearance from the top of a switchboard to a
A. 6.4 mm C. 6.0 mm
ceiling which is combustible shall NOT be less
B. 5.8 mm D. 6.2 mm
than ______.
A. 1,000 mm C. 900 mm
6. Advisory rules in the PEC are characterized by
B. 800 mm D. 1,250 mm
use of what word?
A. Will B. Would C. Shall D. Should
19. The rating of the over-current device shall not be
less than the non-continuous load plus a
7. What is the minimum insulation level (in volts) for
percentage of the continuous load.
the neutral conductors of a solidity grounded
A. 125% B. 80% C. 100% D.
system?
140%
A. 600 V C. 500 V
B. 300 V D. 1,000 V
20. The neutral conductor from the neutral point of a
generator to its connection point to the grounding
8. In rigid metal conduit wiring, conduits shall be
impedance shall be,
supported at least every
A. Left opened C. fully insulated
A. 2,500 mm C. 3,000 mm
B. Grounded D. None of these
B. 3,500 mm D. 2,000 mm
21. For ranges of 8.75 kW or more in rating, the
9. For all land-based electrical installation under the
minimum branch circuit required shall be
scope of the Philippine Electrical Code, where
A. 20 A B. 40 A C. 30 A D. 50 A
should an electrical permit be filed?
A. Department of Energy
22. The branch circuit rating shall NOT be less than
B. Office of the City Engineer
_______ of the non-continuous load.
C. Office of the Mayor
A. 125% B. 80 % C. 100% D.
D. Local Building Office
115%
10. Compliance with the provisions of the PEC will
23. What is the maximum operating temperature of
result in ______________.
A. 75 ℃ B. 60 ℃ C. 90 ℃
type THWN conductor
I. Freedom from hazard
℃
D. 110
II. Good electrical service
III. An efficient system
A. I, II and III C. II only
24. A grounded metal enclosure containing a factory
B. I and II D. I only
mounted, bare or insulated conductors, which are
usually copper, or aluminum bars, rods or tubes.
11. For the purpose of lightning protection, a high rise
A. Cable tray C. Wireway
building is a building with a height over how
B. Busway D. Cablebus
much?
25. For barber shops and beauty parlors, the general
lightning load per square meter of area shall be 39. What is the temperature rating of THHN

B. 90 ℃ C. 85 ℃
A. 24 W B. 28 W C. 16 W D. 8 W insulation?

℃
A. 60℃ D. 75
26. The sum of the cross sectional area of all
conductors in a wireway must not exceed ____
percent of the cross-sectional area of the 40. Sizes of building wires manufactured in the
wireway. Philippines are standardized in square
A. 15 B. 20 C. 10 D. 25 millimeters. What is the area of copper conductor,
which is next larger than 8 square millimeters?
27. The minimum size of wire used in electrical wiring A. 12 mm2 C. 14 mm2
is the former # 14 AWG. Under the metric B. 10 mm 2
D. 9 mm2
standard in the PEC, what is the equivalent size
of this wire?
A. 5.5 mm2 C. 3.5 mm2 41. Which of the following electric wires has the
B. 1.6 mm2 D. 2.0 mm2 highest ampacity?
A. 5.5 mm2 C. 30 mm2
28. What is the ampacity of a 5.5 mm 2 TW copper B. 8 mm 2
D. 50 mm2
conductor?
A. 35 A B. 45 A C. 40 A D. 30 A 42. Storage batteries used, as source of power for
emergency system shall maintain a voltage
29. The total load on overcurrent device located in a applied to the load without falling below a certain
panelboard shall NOT exceed a certain percentage of normal value. What is this
percentage of its rating. What is this percentage? percentage?
A. 100% B. 90% C. 80% D. 125% A. 95.3 % C. 84.2 %
B. 87.5 % D. 93.7 %
30. What is the lowest dielectric strength of
transformer oil, which is acceptable to the PEC? 43. It is known in the field as PVC.
A. 20,000 volts C. 25,000 volts A. Rigid metal conduit
B. 22,000 colts D. 17,000 volts B. Flexile non-metallic conduit
C. Rigid non-metallic conduit
31. A storage battery supplying emergency lighting D. Cable tray
and power shall maintain no less than 87.5% of
full voltage at total load for a period of at least 44. The nominal voltage used in elevator,
A. 1.5 hrs B. 2.5 hrs C. 2 hrs D. 1 dumbwaiter, escalator and moving walk driving
hr machine motors, machine brakes and motor-
generator sets shall NOT exceed
32. What is the temperature rating of THW A. 1,000 V C. 600 V
insulation? B. 500 V D. 300 V
A. 60℃ B. 85℃ C. 75℃ D.
90℃ 45. The system neutral conductor shall not be
connected to ground EXCEPT
33. To provide for small appliance load in a dwelling A. When the generator frame is not grounded
unit, the feeder should be computed at B. Through the grounding impedance
A. 2,400 W C. 1,500 W C. Through a grounding transformer
B. 3,000 W D. 3,500 W D. When a ground fault is very common

34. Watercraft’s switchboards shall be provided with 46. Cable bus shall be securely supported at intervals
a clear working space of at least _______ at the NOT exceeding
front. A. 3,600 mm C. 3,800 mm
A. 1,500 mm C. 1,600 mm B. 3,000 mm D. 4,000 mm
B. 1,200 mm D. 1,000 mm
47. Conductors supplying two or more motors shall
35. For a motor starter to be in sight of the controlled have an ampacity equal to the sum of the FLA
motor, it must NOT be more than _______ rating of all motors plus _______ of the highest
meters away. motor FLA in the group.
A. 20 B. 15 C. 25 D. 10 A. 30 % B. 15 % C. 20 % D. 25 %

36. The branch circuit conductors that supply one or 48. Insulated ground conductor of 14 mm 2 or smaller
more units of data processing systems shall have shall be identified by a continuous white outer
an ampacity NOT less than ____ percent of the finish along its entire length or another color
total connected load. which is
A. 150 B. 100 C. 125 D. 200 A. Green C. striped green
B. Natural gray D. Striped white
37. Locations which are hazardous because of the
presence of easily ignitable fibers of flyings. 49. The ampacity of the phase conductors from the
A. Class I C. Class III generator terminals to the first overcurrent device
B. Class II D. Class IV shall NOT be less than ______ percent of the
nameplate current rating of the generator.
38. Smallest size of EMT (electrical metallic tubing) A. 125 B. 110 C. 115 D. 120
A. 20 mm C. 10 mm
B. 15 mm D. 12 mm
50. What is the maximum number of conductors
permitted in a wireway at any cross-section,
signal circuit or starter-control wires are not
included?
A. 30 conductors C. 40 conductors
B. 50 conductors D. 25 conductors