EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
GRADED A+ .
, 1. branch circuit That portion of a wiring system extending beyond the final overcurrent device is called the ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
2. Calculated load ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER The final sum of the computed loads, based on the minimum code requirements, is the
3. Resistance As compared to #10, a #8 wire of the same Iength has less
4. 0.001 inch One circular mil is the area of a circle whose diameter is ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
5. 1,000,000 cm ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A round bus-bar one inch in diameter, has a circular mil area of
6. four times as great ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A copper wire with twice the diameter of another wire has a current carrying capacity
7. 10.4 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER The specific resistance of copper wire @ 20° C in ohms per circular mil ft. is
8. permit current to flow ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Conductance of an electric circuit is that property that will ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
9. 1O ohms ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER The equivalent value of 0.1 mho is
10. directly proportional to its length ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER The resistance of copper wire is
11. Feeder ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER The portion of a wiring system between a point of distribution and the branch circuit overcurrent device is
12. locking ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER GFCI protection at a carnival is not required for equipment at circuit if the receptacle is of the
type
13. not less than 1 1/4 in. from ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where cables or nonmetallic raceways are installed through bored.holes in joists, rafters, or wood
members;holes shall be bored so that the edge of the hole is the nearest edge -of the wood member.
14. located on a balcony accessible only to qualified persons located in a room only
accessible to
qualified persons
elevated 8 ft or more above floor or other working surface ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER To guard live parts over 50V but less than
600V, equipment is permitted to be
15. 12Ft ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Overhead feeder conductors shall have a minimum vertical clearance over residential property and driveways,
as well as those commercial areas not subject to truck traflc, where the voltage is limited to 300 volts-to-ground.
16. 36 inches ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where rear access is required to work on de-energized parts on the back of enclosed equipment, a minimum working space
of horizontally shall be provided.
17. 50' ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER What is the maximum run length of a 18AWG fixture wire that is tapped on to a 20 amp branch circuit?
18. power supply failure ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER When the service disconnecting means is a power-operated switch or circuit breaker, it shall be
able to be opened by hand in the event of a