Questions with Accurate Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
In which chapter of the NEC® will you find the installation requirements for conduit? - Answer
Chapter 3
The maximum number of degrees allowed between pull points in a conduit run is 360 degrees. -
Answer 360
Offsets and saddles ___________. - Answer must be included when calculating total degrees
between pull points
Would 4" rigid metal conduit be bent using a mechanical bender? - Answer no
The maximum size IMC that can be bent using a portable mechanical conduit bender is
_________. - Answer 1-1/4
The code requires a minimum radius for rigid conduit bends because when bends are too tight,
wire pulling becomes more difficult and the insulation on the conductors may be damaged .
Group of answer choices - Answer false
A conduit run with ___________ is acceptable to pull wire. - Answer two 90° bends, two 45°
bends, and two 30° bends
A bend used for a change in direction of less than 90° is called a(n) ___________. - Answer
Kick
A disadvantages of aluminum conduit is that ___________. - Answer it is difficult to bend
consistently and accurately
A mechanical bender may be used to make bends in ___________. - Answer 2" EMT
Airtight plugs are installed in the ends of large sizes of PVC conduit during bending to
___________. - Answer prevent condensation within the conduit
To make matching bends in both 1⁄2" and 1" IMC when using a mechanical bender, ___________.
- Answer use the 1" shoe for both conduits
, One method of bending segments is to use ___________. - Answer the amount of travel
method to monitor each bend
Speed benders can bend conduit up to 4". - Answer False
The one-shot shoes used with hydraulic benders can make 90° bends in a single operation. -
Answer False
Base flow - Answer refers to the volume discharged to surface waters before development.
Basin divides - Answer are the ridges that form a high perimeter barrier to each of the low
areas of the site.
Berm - Answer slows down the flow of water, although some water can still flow over and
through it.
Catch basins - Answer are concrete structures that allow debris and sediment to settle out
before runoff enters the pipe.
Closed systems - Answer are underground conduits and other structures that carry storm
water runoff to a point of discharge where the storm water could be filtered.
Code compliance - Answer many elements of your master plan must meet standards legally
established by the state's various adopted codes.
Conceptual Grading Plan - Answer shows surface and invert (bottom) elevations of your
storm water management systems and utilities.
Cut-and-fill calculations - Answer this will yield the amount of excavated material you need
to remove or imported fill you need to bring to the site to accommodate the master plan
Detention system - Answer temporarily detains water until it is either discharged or
infiltrates into the soil.
Diversion dike - Answer acts like a dam, sopping water at a certain point and diverting it
elsewhere.