ELECTRICAL JOURNEYMAN TEST 2024
A fixed light will be allowed to be 30 amp provided the socket is rated ____ duty.
a. Light
b. Medium
c. Heavy
d. Extra Heavy - Answers -c. Heavy
From the Skilled Trades Act, Section 7 "Except as otherwise provided in this article or in
subsection (3), and individual other than an individual who is licensed under this article
and ______________ working under the direction of a holder of an electrical contractors
licence, shall not in any manner undertake to execute any electrical work". - Answers
-...And employed by and...
A box with (2) 14/3 NM, one yoke, and a clamp requires a minimum or _____ cubic
inches.
a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 22 - Answers -c. 20
NM Cable in a 2x4x2.5 plastic box will not require a cable clamp if secured within _____
inches of the box.
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20 - Answers -a. 8
A box with #10 AWG THHN will require a free space of _____inches.
a. 2
b. 2.25
c. 2.5
d. 3 - Answers -c. 2.5 (See Table 314.16 (B).)
A mobile home with 100 amp service will require service conductors of ____ AWG.
a. #4
b. #3
c. #2
d. #1 - Answers -a. #4 (See 550.33 (B) and 310.15 (B)(7).)
A service with (4) 4" PVC conduits with (4) 800KCMIL feeder in each will require a main
bonding jumper of what AWG?
a. 4/0
b. 1/0
c. 250 KCMIL
, d. 500 KCMIL - Answers -d. 500 KCMIL (See Table 250.102 (C)(1) and Chapter 9 Table
8
What residential door does not require an exterior light circuit - Answers -A vehicle door
A bathroom is required to have - Answers -A light switch, electrical outlet and GFCI
protection
A dwelling at grade level is required to have - Answers -(2) outside outlets, a laundry
circuit, and a minimum 100A electrical service *this may be an "all of the above" or "A,
B, and C" type of question*
What wire color SHALL NOT be used for a grounded (neutral) conductor - Answers -
Green
What is the smallest NM wire size that can be attached to the bottom edge of a floor
joist in an unfinished basement - Answers -Three #8 AWG conductors
In a raceway, what size conductors and larger must be stranded - Answers -#8
What Class location may be subjected to gasses which could explode - Answers -Class
I
Regarding direct burial electrical cable, what does USE designate - Answers -
Underground Service Entrance
Underground Rigid PVC, subject to damage, must be what minimum material - Answers
-Schedule 80
In a clothes closet, what style lamp is NOT permitted - Answers -Pendant
The National Electrical Code's stated purpose of system ground is to - Answers -Limit
Voltage
Bends of conduit between pull points, can not exceed - Answers -360 Degrees
At an outlet, how much conductor length is required - Answers -6"
What type of cable is commonly installed in dwellings - Answers -NM (romex)
20 ampere circuit has one receptacle (not a duplex) what is the required minimum rating
of the receptacle - Answers -20A
A kitchen or dining room WALL counter space, how many inches or wider requires an
outlet - Answers -12" inches wide or more
A fixed light will be allowed to be 30 amp provided the socket is rated ____ duty.
a. Light
b. Medium
c. Heavy
d. Extra Heavy - Answers -c. Heavy
From the Skilled Trades Act, Section 7 "Except as otherwise provided in this article or in
subsection (3), and individual other than an individual who is licensed under this article
and ______________ working under the direction of a holder of an electrical contractors
licence, shall not in any manner undertake to execute any electrical work". - Answers
-...And employed by and...
A box with (2) 14/3 NM, one yoke, and a clamp requires a minimum or _____ cubic
inches.
a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 22 - Answers -c. 20
NM Cable in a 2x4x2.5 plastic box will not require a cable clamp if secured within _____
inches of the box.
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20 - Answers -a. 8
A box with #10 AWG THHN will require a free space of _____inches.
a. 2
b. 2.25
c. 2.5
d. 3 - Answers -c. 2.5 (See Table 314.16 (B).)
A mobile home with 100 amp service will require service conductors of ____ AWG.
a. #4
b. #3
c. #2
d. #1 - Answers -a. #4 (See 550.33 (B) and 310.15 (B)(7).)
A service with (4) 4" PVC conduits with (4) 800KCMIL feeder in each will require a main
bonding jumper of what AWG?
a. 4/0
b. 1/0
c. 250 KCMIL
, d. 500 KCMIL - Answers -d. 500 KCMIL (See Table 250.102 (C)(1) and Chapter 9 Table
8
What residential door does not require an exterior light circuit - Answers -A vehicle door
A bathroom is required to have - Answers -A light switch, electrical outlet and GFCI
protection
A dwelling at grade level is required to have - Answers -(2) outside outlets, a laundry
circuit, and a minimum 100A electrical service *this may be an "all of the above" or "A,
B, and C" type of question*
What wire color SHALL NOT be used for a grounded (neutral) conductor - Answers -
Green
What is the smallest NM wire size that can be attached to the bottom edge of a floor
joist in an unfinished basement - Answers -Three #8 AWG conductors
In a raceway, what size conductors and larger must be stranded - Answers -#8
What Class location may be subjected to gasses which could explode - Answers -Class
I
Regarding direct burial electrical cable, what does USE designate - Answers -
Underground Service Entrance
Underground Rigid PVC, subject to damage, must be what minimum material - Answers
-Schedule 80
In a clothes closet, what style lamp is NOT permitted - Answers -Pendant
The National Electrical Code's stated purpose of system ground is to - Answers -Limit
Voltage
Bends of conduit between pull points, can not exceed - Answers -360 Degrees
At an outlet, how much conductor length is required - Answers -6"
What type of cable is commonly installed in dwellings - Answers -NM (romex)
20 ampere circuit has one receptacle (not a duplex) what is the required minimum rating
of the receptacle - Answers -20A
A kitchen or dining room WALL counter space, how many inches or wider requires an
outlet - Answers -12" inches wide or more
