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WA (01) General Electrical Administrator Practice Test 01

Intermittent duty is described as the operation for alternate intervals of ________________.

load and no load

load and rest

load, no load, and rest

Any of the above

1

A.

B.

C.

D.

The conductors between the service point and the first point of connection to the service-entrance conductors at the building or other structure are the ______________.

overhead service conductors

underground service conductors

Either A or B

Neither

2

A.

B.

C.

D.

At least one entrance to an enclosure for an electrical installation a minimum of ___ inches wide and 6 1⁄2 feet high is required for access to the working space for electrical equipment.

12

24

36

48

3

A.

B.

C.

D.

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WA (01) General Electrical Administrator Practice Test 01

Equipment intended to interrupt current at fault levels shall have an interrupting rating _________ the nominal circuit voltage.

not less than

greater than

Either A or B

Neither

4

A.

B.

C.

D.

If connected to a branch circuit which has a rating in excess of ___ amperes, lampholders shall be the heavy-duty type.

10

20

30

40

5

A.

B.

C.

D.

For a dwelling unit or guest suite of a hotel, or similar occupancy, the voltage shall not be more than _____ volts between conductors that supply the terminals of luminaires.

100

120

140

160

6

A.

B.

C.

D.

The minimum feeder-circuit conductor size shall have an allowable ampacity not less than the noncontinuous load plus ________ percent of the continuous load.

75

100

125

150

7

A.

B.

C.

D.

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WA (01) General Electrical Administrator Practice Test 01

If a farm dwelling has electric heat and the farm has electric grain-drying system, which part of Article 220 of the NEC shall not be used to calculate the dwelling load where the dwelling and farm loads are supplied by a common service?

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

8

A.

B.

C.

D.

Fixed electric space-heating loads shall be calculated at __________ percent of the total connected load.

70

80

90

100

9

A.

B.

C.

D.

Open multiconductor cables shall have a minimum clearance, above a roof surface, of _______ feet.

2

4

6

8

10

A.

B.

C.

D.

Service conductors supplying a building or other structure _________ pass through the interior of another building or other structure.

shall

shall not

11

A.

B.

C.

D.

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WA (01) General Electrical Administrator Practice Test 01

Individual meter socket enclosures __ considered service equipment.

shall be

shall not be

12

A.

B.

C.

D.

An overcurrent device _____ connected in series with any conductor that is intentionally grounded, unless the overcurrent device opens all conductors of the circuit.

shall be

shall not be

13

A.

B.

C.

D.

A __________ transformer secondary conductor shall not be considered to be protected by the primary overcurrent protective device.

single-phase

multiphase

Both A and B

Neither

14

A.

B.

C.

D.

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