JPT Review Center, Inc.

Galicia Street, Manila

-Master Plumbers Licensure Examination ReviewQuiz no. 001

Name:__________________________________________________________ Date:_____________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

15.
16.
17.

18.
19.

20.

21.

Which material ultimately seals a caulked or bell and spigot joint?

a. Cement
c. Pig lead
b. Oakum
d. Coal tar
What do you call the process in which all types of iron-based metals rust?
a. Oxidation
c. Material breakdown
b. Pit corrosion
d. Tuberculation
Which pipe support is recommended in holding a single horizontal soil or waste branch?
a. Clevis
c. Trapeze
b. Bracket
d. Clamp hanger
Which of these pipes is measured by its outside diameter?
a. Galvanized steel pipe
c. Copper pipe
b. Cast iron pipe
d. Concrete pipe
Pressure loss in pipe due to its interior surface is attributed to what factor?
a. Friction loss
c. Dynamic head
b. Static pressure
d. Water flow
Which plastic pipe is normally oval in cross section and is denoted by it outside diameter?
a. PP (Polypropylene)
c. PB (Polybutylene)
b. CPVC (Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride)
d. SR (Styrene rubber)
Ventilating system is essential in sanitary drainage system. Providing such system prevents ___.
a. Backpressure
c. Backflow
b. Siphonage
d. All of these
The following are types of joints used in plastic pipes. Which of these is NOT applicable?
a. Crimped joint
c. Heat fusion joint
b. Solvent cement weld joint
d. Hot poured joint
What is the rod used for caulking oakum?
a. Soldering rod
c. Yarning iron
b. Glass rod
d. Stadia rod
What is the science that studies water in motion?
a. Fluid mechanics
c. Hydraulics
b. Hydrokinetic
d. Hydrology
Potable water is to water supply, as wastewater is to ___.
a. Sewer system
c. Vent system
b. Fire protection
d. Storm/drainage system
Also known as the Sanitation Code of the Philippines.
a. RA 8749
c. RA 9003
b. RA 9275
d. PD 856
Portion of the septic tank where retention of sludge takes place.
a. Digestive chamber
c. Leeching chamber
b. Holding tank
d. Polishing chamber
MWSS stands for:
a. Metro Water and Sewer System
c. Manila Water and Sewer System
b. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
d. Manila Waterworks, Sewerage and
System
Sanitation
___ is the removal of salts from saline water to provide freshwater.
a. Decantation
c. Hypertension
b. Desalination
d. Condensation
It is a natural or manmade structure for storing, regulating, and controlling water.
a. Reservoir
c. Faucet
b. Sewer
d. Catch basin
It is a tank used to contain domestic wastes to allow the settling of solids prior to distribution to a leach field for soil
absorption. This tank is used when a sewer line is not available to carry them to a treatment plant.
a. Cistern
c. Dam
b. Septic tank
d. Lagoon
What is the term applied to water which enters sewers through poor joints, cracked pipes, and the walls?
a. Infiltration
c. Inflow
b. Penetration
d. Seepage
What are the pathogenic bacteria that can survive in natural water without protection in particular matter of other physical
protection long enough to transmit disease to human beings?
a. E. coli
c. Mushroom
b. Amoeba
d. Filarial
What kind of pipe is remarkably suited to embedment in concrete structure and can be used as soil, waste or ventilation pipe
and downspout?
a. Galvanized wrought iron pipe
c. Asbestos pipe
b. Galvanized steel pipe
d. Cast iron pipe
What is the slope of soil branch has been proven to be effective and satisfactory?
a. 2.50%
c. 1.50%
b. 3%
d. 2%

22. A title given to a person who is a skilled worker in the field of plumbing. It is derived from the Ancient Roman term
plumbarius which was taken from the Latin word plumbum.
a. Plumber
c. Architect
b. Engineer
d. Worker
23. Its main function is to prevent reversal of flow in the line. Valves of these types are recommended for gas, water, steam, air
and general vapor services.
a. Plug disk valve
c. Composition valve
b. Check valve
d. Conventional valve
24. ___ is used mainly to completely close or open the line but not necessarily to control the flow of water.
a. Globe valve
c. Check valve
b. Gate valve
d. Angle valve
25. A device used to prevent water hammering.
a. Sump pit
c. Cistern
b. Air chamber
d. Vent
26. It refers to the demand considered in determining the size of water service pipe when simultaneously used at the same time.
a. Peak load
c. Both a and b
b. Probable demand
d. Maximum demand
27. The connection between the city water main and the service pipe is called ___.
a. Service pipe
d. Corporation stop
b. Main pipe
e. (Where is Union Patente)
c. Riser
28. The process of removing suspended water from water supply by allowing time and inactivity of water to do the work of
settling out heavier suspended particles.
a. Coagulation
c. Sedimentation
b. Oxidation
d. Disinfection
29. A water supply pipe that extends one full storey or more to convey water to branches or to a group of fixture.
a. Riser
c. Service pipe
b. Distribution pipe
d. Developed length
30. A compression stop valve installed on the outside of a building so that the garden hose may be attached.
a. Sill cock
c. Stop valve
b. Pressure regulating valve
d. None of the above
31. Existing pressure without any flow motion.
a. Standby pressure
c. Residual pressure
b. Static pressure
d. Reserved pressure
32. Island fixture requires this type of venting. What is it?
a. Looped vent
c. Revent
b. Circuit vent
d. Loop vent
33. Which of the following is among the types of material pipe support used for vertical application?
a. Clevis
c. Bracket
b. Strap
d. Trapeze
34. What type of trap may be used on the house drain immediately before the house sewer?
a. House trap
c. Grease trap
b. Running trap
d. S trap
35. Originally, Sovent System uses what type of material for its drainage, aerator and de-aerator fittings?
a. Copper
c. Plastic
b. Cast iron
d. Galvanized iron
36. Sovent system is an engineered plumbing system which involves the use of _____.
a. Soil and waste pipes, aerator and de-aerator
b. Soil and waste pipes, vent pipes, aerator fitting and de-aerator fitting
c. Soil and waste pipes, aerator fittings, vent pipes
d. Soil and waste pipes, de-aerator fittings, and vent pipes
37. In the design of septic tank, the capacity of leaching chamber is generally _____.
a. the volume of DC
c. DC volume
b. the volume of DC
d. Same size as DC
38. What is the color for a pipeline containing gases in either gaseous or liquefied form, vapours and pneumatically conveyed
fumes and materials?
a. Yellow ochre
c. Green
b. Silver-grey
d. Safety yellow (ANSI)
39. What specific qualities are required of a plumbing fixture?
a. Impervious surface
c. Free from concealed
b. Free from defects
fouling surfaces
d. All of the above

40. A grease interceptor may be required in any of the following EXCEPT in _____.
a. Commercial establishment
b. Institutional buildings
c. Single-Family Residential dwellings
d. Multi-family Residential dwelling