NYC Master Electrician Exam 2026 | All Questions
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Type ____ is multiconductor cable identified for use as underground service
entrance cable. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Type USE cable
Knife switch rated for more than 1200 Amps at 250Volts or less ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Can be used only as isolating switch, shall not be opened
under load
Track lighting with outlets in a bathroom is not allowed because ? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Track lighting has receptacle
Where internal combustion engines are used as the prime motor, an on site fuel
supply shall be provided with an on premise fuel supply sufficient for not less than
____ hours full demand operation of the system ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------6 hours
Fixed in place X-ray equipment properly supplied by a branch circuit rated at not
over ____ amperes shall be permitted to be supplied through a suitable
attachment plug cap and hard service cable cord. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------30 Amps
,Where skin effect exist the ferromagnetic envelope shall be bonded at ____. -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Both ends
GFCI protection at a carnival is not required for equipment at circuit if the
receptacle is of the ____type. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Locking
The maximum voltage drop from service point to the last over-current device in a
dwelling unit? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------4%
Which of the following statements best describe the grounding requirement for
central vacuum outlet ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Accessible non
current carrying metal parts are required to be connected to an equipment
grounding conductor.
In healthcare facilities, patient bed receptacles located in general care areas shall
be supplied by at least two branch circuits, which ____permitted to originate
from two separate transfer switches on the emergency system ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Are permitted
,Patient care areas of healthcare facilities ____ areas such as business offices,
corridors, lounges ,day rooms, or similar areas ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Do not include
The patient care area is any portion of the healthcare facility where patients are
intended to be ____or ____. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Examined or
treated
Each general care area patient bed location in a healthcare facility must be
provided with four ____ or ____ duplex receptacles ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Single or two
A hospital is a building or portion thereof used for medical, psychiatric,obstetrical
, or surgical, care on a 24 hour basis of ____ or more patients ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Four
Where installed to reduce electrical noise for electronic equipment, electrical
continuity of the metal raceways shall not be required and metal raceway can
terminate a (an) ____ nonmetallic fitting or spacer on electronic equipment --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Listed fitting
Feeder and branch circuit conductors within ____ inches of a Ballast shall have an
insulation temperature rating not lower than 90°C (194°F) unless supplying a
, luminaiere marked as suitable for a different insulation temperature ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------3 inches
Manufactured wiring systems constructed with type MC cable shall be supported
and secured at intervals not exceeding ____ ft. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----6 ft
Where a main bonding jumper or a system bonding jumper is a screw only the
screw shall be identified with a ____ that shall be visible with the screw installed -
--------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Green finish
Plug fuses a 15 amperes and lower rating shall be identified by a ____
configuration of the window, cap, or other prominent part to distinguish them
from fuses of higher ampere rating ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Hexagon
The load for household electric clothes dryer's in a dwelling unit(s) shall be either
____ watts (volt-amperes) or the nameplate rating, which ever is larger, for each
dryer served ? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5000 watts
Service conductors installed as unjacketed multiconductor cable shall have a
minimum clearance of ____ windows that are designed to be opened, doors,
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Type ____ is multiconductor cable identified for use as underground service
entrance cable. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Type USE cable
Knife switch rated for more than 1200 Amps at 250Volts or less ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Can be used only as isolating switch, shall not be opened
under load
Track lighting with outlets in a bathroom is not allowed because ? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Track lighting has receptacle
Where internal combustion engines are used as the prime motor, an on site fuel
supply shall be provided with an on premise fuel supply sufficient for not less than
____ hours full demand operation of the system ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------6 hours
Fixed in place X-ray equipment properly supplied by a branch circuit rated at not
over ____ amperes shall be permitted to be supplied through a suitable
attachment plug cap and hard service cable cord. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------30 Amps
,Where skin effect exist the ferromagnetic envelope shall be bonded at ____. -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Both ends
GFCI protection at a carnival is not required for equipment at circuit if the
receptacle is of the ____type. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Locking
The maximum voltage drop from service point to the last over-current device in a
dwelling unit? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------4%
Which of the following statements best describe the grounding requirement for
central vacuum outlet ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Accessible non
current carrying metal parts are required to be connected to an equipment
grounding conductor.
In healthcare facilities, patient bed receptacles located in general care areas shall
be supplied by at least two branch circuits, which ____permitted to originate
from two separate transfer switches on the emergency system ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Are permitted
,Patient care areas of healthcare facilities ____ areas such as business offices,
corridors, lounges ,day rooms, or similar areas ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Do not include
The patient care area is any portion of the healthcare facility where patients are
intended to be ____or ____. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Examined or
treated
Each general care area patient bed location in a healthcare facility must be
provided with four ____ or ____ duplex receptacles ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Single or two
A hospital is a building or portion thereof used for medical, psychiatric,obstetrical
, or surgical, care on a 24 hour basis of ____ or more patients ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Four
Where installed to reduce electrical noise for electronic equipment, electrical
continuity of the metal raceways shall not be required and metal raceway can
terminate a (an) ____ nonmetallic fitting or spacer on electronic equipment --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Listed fitting
Feeder and branch circuit conductors within ____ inches of a Ballast shall have an
insulation temperature rating not lower than 90°C (194°F) unless supplying a
, luminaiere marked as suitable for a different insulation temperature ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------3 inches
Manufactured wiring systems constructed with type MC cable shall be supported
and secured at intervals not exceeding ____ ft. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----6 ft
Where a main bonding jumper or a system bonding jumper is a screw only the
screw shall be identified with a ____ that shall be visible with the screw installed -
--------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Green finish
Plug fuses a 15 amperes and lower rating shall be identified by a ____
configuration of the window, cap, or other prominent part to distinguish them
from fuses of higher ampere rating ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Hexagon
The load for household electric clothes dryer's in a dwelling unit(s) shall be either
____ watts (volt-amperes) or the nameplate rating, which ever is larger, for each
dryer served ? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5000 watts
Service conductors installed as unjacketed multiconductor cable shall have a
minimum clearance of ____ windows that are designed to be opened, doors,
