RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICIAN EXAM -1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICIAN EXAM #1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FerrousAmetalAenclosuresAforAgroundingAelectrodeAconductorsAshallAbeA_____.

a)AelectricallyAcontinuous

b)AelectricallyAisolated

c)AnotApermitted

d)ArigidAmetalAconduitA(RMC)AonlyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A:AelectricallyAcontinuous

Ref:A250.64(E)



UnlessAlistedAforAtheAcontrolAofAotherAloads,AgeneralAuseAdimmerAswitchesAshallAonlyAbeAusedAtoAc
ontrolA_____.

a)AswitchedAreceptaclesAforAcord-connectedAincandescentAluminaires

b)ApermanentlyAinstalledAincandescentAluminaires

c)AceilingAfansAwithAluminaires

d)AholidayAdecorativeAlightingA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
B:ApermanentlyAinstalledAincandescentAluminaires

Ref:A404.14(E)



AllA125-volt,Asingle-phase,A15-AandA20-
ampereAreceptaclesAinstalledAinAresidentialAgaragesAshallAbeA_____.

I)AprotectedAbyAaAlistedAarc-faultAinterrupter

II)AprovidedAwithAground-faultAcircuit-interrupterAprotection

a)AIAonly

b)AIIAonly

c)AbothAIAandAII

d)AneitherAIAnorAIIA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B:AIIAonly

Ref:A210.8(A)(2);A210.12(B)

, TheAMAXIMUMAallowableAampacityAofAsizeA18AAWGAfixtureAwireAisA_____Aamperes.

a)A12

b)A10

c)A8

d)A6A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D:A6

Ref:ATbl.A402.5



AAreceptacleAoutletAinstalledAforAaAgasAorAelectricAclothesAdryerAinAtheAlaundryAroomAofAaAdwelling
AunitAmustAbeAinstalledAwithinAatALEASTA_____AfeetAofAtheAintendedAlocationAofAtheAdryer.



a)A6

b)A4

c)A10

d)A3A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A:A6

Ref:A210.50(C)



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlistedAconductorsAareArequiredAtoAhaveAovercurrentAprotectionAonAaAresid
entialAelectricAservice?

a)AgroundingAconductors

b)AbondingAconductors

c)AidentifiedAconductors

d)AungroundedAconductorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D:AungroundedAconductors

Ref:A290.9



Given:AaA40-
gallonAelectricAwaterAheaterAhasAaAnameplateAratingAofA4,500AwattsAatA240Avolts.AWhatAisAtheAMA
XIMUMAstandardAsizeAcircuitAbreakerAtheANECApermitsAtoAprotectAtheAwaterAheater?