Canadian electrical - IP practice test
Questions All Answered Correctly
2026 Update.
Determine the minimum size of copper conductor NS75 neutral supported cable required for a
200A, 120/240V, single phase overhead service. - Answer #1
If a load draws 2000W and 4000VA, what is the power factor? - Answer 50%
There are seven, R90 XLPE type, #8 AWG, 600V unjacketed, copper conductors and for, T90
Nylon type, #4 AWG copper conductors that need to be installed in a rigid metal conduit. What
is the minimum conduit size required for these conductors? - Answer 41 mm (1 1/2) --> 12-
910, T8, T9A, & T10A
A two-story building with outside dimensions of 100m x 20m is to have a restaurant occupying
the lower floor and a beauty salon on the second floor. The restaurant has a power load of
28KW and the beauty salon has a 22KW power load. What is the total service demand for this
building? - Answer 164KW --> 8-210, T14
A field-assembled grounding electrode should be encased within the bottom ________ mm of
concrete foundation footing in direct contact with the earth at not less than _________ mm
below the finished grade? - Answer 50mm, 600mm --> 10-610(2)
A load draws 525 KVA of apparent power and operates at PF = 0.55. What value of kVARs will
you need to correct PF to unity? - Answer 438.46kVARs
What is the minimum size required for single overhead conductors to run aerially between
buildings or supports on the same premises when they span a distance of 28m? - Answer #8
copper, #4 aluminum --> 12-308-1
An outlet box contains three insulated wire connectors, a duplex receptacle and five # 10 AWG
insulated conductors. What is the minimum volume required for the outlet box? - Answer
295.2 ml --> 12-3034 (2)(b)(c), 12-3034 (5), T22
What is the diameter of #1AWG stranded conductor with 19 strands? - Answer 8.43 mm TD5
Determine the minimum ampacity required for the panel feeder conductors of a parking lot that
has 200 parking spaces. A 15A duplex receptacle is provided for each space and the loading is
not controlled. The receptacles are supplied from a 120/208V, 30, 4-wire panel board. - Answer
494A
,Non-metallic sheathed cable can be used as the wiring method for the conductors of a
consumer's service. Yes or NO - Answer No 6-302(1)
Could a bare system grounding conductor be run together with the other system conductors in
a 15m length of conduit that contains one 90 degree and three 45 degree bends? - Answer
No, 15m and 2-quarter bends --> 10-116-5a
For extra-low voltage outdoor lighting systems, open splices or connections are not permitted to
be made without a box. True or False - Answer False 30-120(3)
What is the minimum height for service conductors that are crossing an alley? - Answer 5.5 m
---> 6-112(3)(a)
Non-metallic sheathed cable, type NMWU, is used as the wiring method for a 60A, 120/240V
subservice. The cable is direct burial without additional protection under a non-vehicular area.
Determine the minimum cover requirements for the cable. - Answer 600mm --> 12-012 (1) &
T.53
The minimum size of conductor that may be run in parallel is __________ - Answer 1/0 -->
12-108(1)
Does the code require GFCI protection for 5-15R receptacle that is installed within 1 m of a bar
sink? - Answer yes 26-704
What are the minimum dimensions for side A when the size of the conductor used in this
installation is 1/0 Cu, RW90XLPE, 600 V, unjacketed? - Answer A=328mm --> 12-3036(2)(b)
The number of overload deices required by a single-phase motor connected to 240V are
_______ - Answer 1 28-304(1)(b) ----> T25
Cables shall not be run on or across the upper faces of ceiling joists or lower faces or rafters in
attic where the vertical distance between joists and rafters exceed _______m - Answer 1m --
> 12-514(a)
The minimum separation required between communication conductors on a building and
insulated power conductors that are not contained in a conduit is _______ - Answer 300mm
60-510(1)
, What is the minimum conductor ampacity required for a 600V, 3-phase, 25KVAR capacitor
bank? - Answer 32-47A 26-208
Can type FCC cable be used in a dwelling unit? - Answer No --> 12-806(c)
A nurse call system that operates at 24V and supplied from designated as a class 1 circuit. -
Answer Class 1 16-010
What is the maximum fuse rating allowed by the code for equipment wire? - Answer 15A 14-
104(1)(b)
Field assembled connections between aluminum lug and aluminum or copper busbar can be
made by using _______ spring washer - Answer Conical spring washer or helical spring
washer --> 12-118(5)
What is the minimum free length of conductors that shall be left at each outlet for connection
purposes in outlet boxes? - Answer 150mm --> 12-3000(6)
How far away must non metallic sheathed cable be installed from the outer edges of studs,
joists, or similar wooded members through which it may be run? - Answer 32mm --> 12-
516(1)
Communication jacks can be installed in bathrooms. Yes or No - Answer No 60-400(2)
What is the minimum clearance required between wall and a dry type transformer which is
mounted on a wall and a non-combustible heat insulating material is being put between the
wall and the transformer? - Answer 6mm 26-246 (3)(a)
Which table should be consulted to find information on minimum radii of bends required in a
raceway? - Answer Table 7 --> 12-924(1)
Splices in underground run of cable shall be permitted to be made in junction boxes suitably
protected from mechanical damage that are located ___________ m above grade - Answer
1m --> 12-112(5)(a)
What is the minimum size of device box required for an installation that has three #12,
conductors, six wire connectors and one duplex receptacle outlet? - Answer 3x2x3 or 4x2-1/8
x1-7/8 ---> 12-3034&T23
Questions All Answered Correctly
2026 Update.
Determine the minimum size of copper conductor NS75 neutral supported cable required for a
200A, 120/240V, single phase overhead service. - Answer #1
If a load draws 2000W and 4000VA, what is the power factor? - Answer 50%
There are seven, R90 XLPE type, #8 AWG, 600V unjacketed, copper conductors and for, T90
Nylon type, #4 AWG copper conductors that need to be installed in a rigid metal conduit. What
is the minimum conduit size required for these conductors? - Answer 41 mm (1 1/2) --> 12-
910, T8, T9A, & T10A
A two-story building with outside dimensions of 100m x 20m is to have a restaurant occupying
the lower floor and a beauty salon on the second floor. The restaurant has a power load of
28KW and the beauty salon has a 22KW power load. What is the total service demand for this
building? - Answer 164KW --> 8-210, T14
A field-assembled grounding electrode should be encased within the bottom ________ mm of
concrete foundation footing in direct contact with the earth at not less than _________ mm
below the finished grade? - Answer 50mm, 600mm --> 10-610(2)
A load draws 525 KVA of apparent power and operates at PF = 0.55. What value of kVARs will
you need to correct PF to unity? - Answer 438.46kVARs
What is the minimum size required for single overhead conductors to run aerially between
buildings or supports on the same premises when they span a distance of 28m? - Answer #8
copper, #4 aluminum --> 12-308-1
An outlet box contains three insulated wire connectors, a duplex receptacle and five # 10 AWG
insulated conductors. What is the minimum volume required for the outlet box? - Answer
295.2 ml --> 12-3034 (2)(b)(c), 12-3034 (5), T22
What is the diameter of #1AWG stranded conductor with 19 strands? - Answer 8.43 mm TD5
Determine the minimum ampacity required for the panel feeder conductors of a parking lot that
has 200 parking spaces. A 15A duplex receptacle is provided for each space and the loading is
not controlled. The receptacles are supplied from a 120/208V, 30, 4-wire panel board. - Answer
494A
,Non-metallic sheathed cable can be used as the wiring method for the conductors of a
consumer's service. Yes or NO - Answer No 6-302(1)
Could a bare system grounding conductor be run together with the other system conductors in
a 15m length of conduit that contains one 90 degree and three 45 degree bends? - Answer
No, 15m and 2-quarter bends --> 10-116-5a
For extra-low voltage outdoor lighting systems, open splices or connections are not permitted to
be made without a box. True or False - Answer False 30-120(3)
What is the minimum height for service conductors that are crossing an alley? - Answer 5.5 m
---> 6-112(3)(a)
Non-metallic sheathed cable, type NMWU, is used as the wiring method for a 60A, 120/240V
subservice. The cable is direct burial without additional protection under a non-vehicular area.
Determine the minimum cover requirements for the cable. - Answer 600mm --> 12-012 (1) &
T.53
The minimum size of conductor that may be run in parallel is __________ - Answer 1/0 -->
12-108(1)
Does the code require GFCI protection for 5-15R receptacle that is installed within 1 m of a bar
sink? - Answer yes 26-704
What are the minimum dimensions for side A when the size of the conductor used in this
installation is 1/0 Cu, RW90XLPE, 600 V, unjacketed? - Answer A=328mm --> 12-3036(2)(b)
The number of overload deices required by a single-phase motor connected to 240V are
_______ - Answer 1 28-304(1)(b) ----> T25
Cables shall not be run on or across the upper faces of ceiling joists or lower faces or rafters in
attic where the vertical distance between joists and rafters exceed _______m - Answer 1m --
> 12-514(a)
The minimum separation required between communication conductors on a building and
insulated power conductors that are not contained in a conduit is _______ - Answer 300mm
60-510(1)
, What is the minimum conductor ampacity required for a 600V, 3-phase, 25KVAR capacitor
bank? - Answer 32-47A 26-208
Can type FCC cable be used in a dwelling unit? - Answer No --> 12-806(c)
A nurse call system that operates at 24V and supplied from designated as a class 1 circuit. -
Answer Class 1 16-010
What is the maximum fuse rating allowed by the code for equipment wire? - Answer 15A 14-
104(1)(b)
Field assembled connections between aluminum lug and aluminum or copper busbar can be
made by using _______ spring washer - Answer Conical spring washer or helical spring
washer --> 12-118(5)
What is the minimum free length of conductors that shall be left at each outlet for connection
purposes in outlet boxes? - Answer 150mm --> 12-3000(6)
How far away must non metallic sheathed cable be installed from the outer edges of studs,
joists, or similar wooded members through which it may be run? - Answer 32mm --> 12-
516(1)
Communication jacks can be installed in bathrooms. Yes or No - Answer No 60-400(2)
What is the minimum clearance required between wall and a dry type transformer which is
mounted on a wall and a non-combustible heat insulating material is being put between the
wall and the transformer? - Answer 6mm 26-246 (3)(a)
Which table should be consulted to find information on minimum radii of bends required in a
raceway? - Answer Table 7 --> 12-924(1)
Splices in underground run of cable shall be permitted to be made in junction boxes suitably
protected from mechanical damage that are located ___________ m above grade - Answer
1m --> 12-112(5)(a)
What is the minimum size of device box required for an installation that has three #12,
conductors, six wire connectors and one duplex receptacle outlet? - Answer 3x2x3 or 4x2-1/8
x1-7/8 ---> 12-3034&T23
