35.

A two wi re DC system suppl yi ng premi ses wi ri ng shall be grounded EXCEPT,

 A system equi pped wi th ground detector and suppl yi ng onl y i ndustri al equi pment i n
li mited areas.

 A system operati ng at 50 V or l ess between conductors.

 A recti fi er devi ce DC system supplied from an AC system.

 All of these

36. Class I, Division 1 – hazardous l ocati on in whi ch i gni tabl e concentrati ons of fl ammabl e
gases or vapors can exi st under normal operati ng condi ti ons.

37. Swi tches are operated verti call y rather than hori zontall y. The upward posi ti on of the
handl e shall mean switch-on position.

38. The use of surface non -metal raceway i s NOT permi tted i n all those menti oned bel ow
EXCEPT one. Whi ch one i s thi s?

 Dry locations

 Where subject to seve re physi cal damage

 Where the vol tage i s over 300 V

 Where conceal ed

39. The branch ci rcui t rati ng shall NOT be l ess than 100% of the non -continuous l oad.

40. For i nstall ati on consi sting of not more than two 2 -wi re branch ci rcui ts, the servi ce
di sconnecti ng mai ns shall be rated NOT l ess than 30 A.

41. What i s the l owest di el ectri c strength of transformer oi l , whi ch i s acceptabl e to the PEC?
Ans. 25,000 volts

42. Wi reways shall be supported at i nterval s NOT to exceed 1,500 mm.

43. For a dwelli ng uni t havi ng a fl oor area NOT more than 50 square me ters shal l be permi tted
to have a si ngl e 20-A, 2-wi re branch ci rcui t provi ded the total load shal l NOT exceed
3,680 VA.

44. For show wi ndow li ghti ng, a l oad of NOT l ess than 600 VA shall be incl uded for each li ners
meter of show wi ndow.

45. The maxi mum setti ng of the ground faul t protecti on of equi pment shall be 1,200 A.

46. Busway i s a grounded metal encl osure contai ni ng a factory moun ted, bare or i nsul ated
conductors, whi ch are usuall y copper, or al umi num bars, rods or tubes.

47. Fl at Conductor Cabl e (FCC) system shall NOT be used i n the l ocations enumerated bel ow
EXCEPT one. Whi ch one i s thi s?

 Locati ons where subject to corrosi ve vapors

 Damp locations

 Resi denti al buil di ngs

 Outdoors

48. Type MI cabl es shall be securel y supporte d at i nterval s NOT exceeding 1,800 mm.

49. The groundi ng i mpedance for ne utral system shall be i nstall ed between the grounding
electrode and system neutral .

50. In any watercraft , receptacl e outlets operati ng at 50 V or more shall have a groundi ng
pol e.

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1. Space heati ng cabl es shall be secured at i nterval s NOT exceedi ng 200 mm.

2. A run condui t between outl ets, between fi tti ngs, between outlet and fi tti ng shall NOT
contai n more than the equi val ent of 4 quarterbends .

3. Switchgear i s a general term coveri ng an assembl y or assemblies of devi ces for the
i nterrupti on, control and meteri ng of el ectri c power.

4. Thermopl asti c i nsul ated fi xture wires shall be d urabl y marked on the surface at i nterval s
NOT exceedi ng 600 mm.

5. The average di stance between down conductors i n a li ghtni ng prote cti on system shall NOT
exceed 30 m.

6. Type AC cabl e shall NOT be permi tted to be used:

 In storage battery

 On cranes or hoi sts

 In moti on pi ctures

7. Earth shal l NOT be used as the sol e equi pment groundi ng conductor.

8. Service entr ance cable i s a singl e conductor or mul ti -conductor assembl y provi ded wi th
or wi thout an overall coveri ng, primaril y used for servi ces.

9. Fi xture wi res shall NOT b e smaller than 0.75 mm 2 .

10. Standard l ocknuts and bushings shall NOT be used as a bond for the servi ce entrance
raceway.

11. Transforme rs that contai n li qui d that will burn shall be i nstall ed only in approved vaul ts
and shall al so compl y with the followi ng condi t i ons EXCEPT one. Which one i s thi s?

 Ampl e ventil ati on shall be provi ded for the conti nuous removal of fl ammabl e gases.

 Vent openi ngs shall l ead to a safe l ocati on outsi de the buil di ng.

 All vent ducts and openi ngs shall be of suffi ci ent areas to reli abl e ex pl osi on pressures
wi thin the vaul t.

 There shall be robust door bet ween the v ault and any non -hazardous location .

12. Fl at cabl e assemblies shall have conductors of 5.5 mm 2 speci al stranded copper wi res.

13. Jumper i s a short l ength of a conductor used to make a co nnecti on between termi nal s or
around a break i n a ci rcui t.

14. The surface non -metalli c raceway may NOT be used in the foll owi ng l ocati ons EXCEPT one.
Whi ch one i s thi s?

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