NEC 2017 JOURNEYMAN PREP EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
The _____ per-square-foot general lighting load for dwelling units includes
general-use receptacles and lighting outlets.
Select one:
A. 1.5 VA
B. 2 VA
C. 3 VA
D. 4 VA - ANSWERS-3 VA
The ampacity of a conductor can be different along the length of the conductor.
The higher ampacity can be used beyond the point of transition for a distance of
,no more than ____ ft, or no more than ____ percent of the circuit length figured
at the higher ampacity, whichever is less.
Select one:
A. 10, 10
B. 10, 20
C. 15, 15
D. 20, 10 - ANSWERS-10, 10
A feeder supplying fixed motor load(s) shall have a protective device with a rating
or setting ________ branch-circuit short-circuit and ground-fault protective
device for any motor in the group, plus the sum of the full-load currents of the
other motors of the group.
Select one:
A. not greater than the largest rating or setting of the
B. 125 percent of the largest rating of any
C. equal to the largest rating of any
D. none of these - ANSWERS-not greater than the largest rating or setting of the
An electric circuit has a resistance of 20 Ohms. The current is measured to be 6 A.
How many volts are applied to the circuit?
A. 3 1/3
B. 14
C. 26
,D. 120 - ANSWERS-120
An electric motor is running on 120 V. The current is measured to be 2 A. How
many ohms of resistance is the motor?
A. 60
B. 118
C. 122
D. 240 - ANSWERS-60
An electrical circuit has a voltage of 50 V and a resistance of 5 Ohms. What is the
value of current?
A. 10 A
B. 45 A
C. 55 A
D. 250 A - ANSWERS-
A series circuit is a circuit that has only one path for _____ flow.
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Power
D. Resistance - ANSWERS-Current
, In a series circuit with two resistors, the total resistance is equal to the _____ of
the two resistors.
A. Difference
B. Product over the sum
C. Sum
D. Quotient - ANSWERS-Sum
A series circuit has a total resistance of 180 Ohms and an applied voltage of 120 V.
What is the current flow?
A. 300 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 60 A
D. 0.667 A - ANSWERS-0.667 A
How many 400 W fixtures could be installed on a 120 V 15amp circuit?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8 - ANSWERS-3
Ten 1200 W lightning fixtures are connected on a 277 V system. How many amps
might the circuit draw?
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
The _____ per-square-foot general lighting load for dwelling units includes
general-use receptacles and lighting outlets.
Select one:
A. 1.5 VA
B. 2 VA
C. 3 VA
D. 4 VA - ANSWERS-3 VA
The ampacity of a conductor can be different along the length of the conductor.
The higher ampacity can be used beyond the point of transition for a distance of
,no more than ____ ft, or no more than ____ percent of the circuit length figured
at the higher ampacity, whichever is less.
Select one:
A. 10, 10
B. 10, 20
C. 15, 15
D. 20, 10 - ANSWERS-10, 10
A feeder supplying fixed motor load(s) shall have a protective device with a rating
or setting ________ branch-circuit short-circuit and ground-fault protective
device for any motor in the group, plus the sum of the full-load currents of the
other motors of the group.
Select one:
A. not greater than the largest rating or setting of the
B. 125 percent of the largest rating of any
C. equal to the largest rating of any
D. none of these - ANSWERS-not greater than the largest rating or setting of the
An electric circuit has a resistance of 20 Ohms. The current is measured to be 6 A.
How many volts are applied to the circuit?
A. 3 1/3
B. 14
C. 26
,D. 120 - ANSWERS-120
An electric motor is running on 120 V. The current is measured to be 2 A. How
many ohms of resistance is the motor?
A. 60
B. 118
C. 122
D. 240 - ANSWERS-60
An electrical circuit has a voltage of 50 V and a resistance of 5 Ohms. What is the
value of current?
A. 10 A
B. 45 A
C. 55 A
D. 250 A - ANSWERS-
A series circuit is a circuit that has only one path for _____ flow.
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Power
D. Resistance - ANSWERS-Current
, In a series circuit with two resistors, the total resistance is equal to the _____ of
the two resistors.
A. Difference
B. Product over the sum
C. Sum
D. Quotient - ANSWERS-Sum
A series circuit has a total resistance of 180 Ohms and an applied voltage of 120 V.
What is the current flow?
A. 300 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 60 A
D. 0.667 A - ANSWERS-0.667 A
How many 400 W fixtures could be installed on a 120 V 15amp circuit?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8 - ANSWERS-3
Ten 1200 W lightning fixtures are connected on a 277 V system. How many amps
might the circuit draw?
