CANADIAN ELECTRICAL - IP PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

CANADIAN ELECTRICAL - IP
PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
DetermineItheIminimumIsizeIofIcopperIconductorINS75IneutralIsupportedIcableIrequiredIforIaI200A
,I120/240V,IsingleIphaseIoverheadIservice.I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-#1



IfIaIloadIdrawsI2000WIandI4000VA,IwhatIisItheIpowerIfactor?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-50%



ThereIareIseven,IR90IXLPEItype,I#8IAWG,I600VIunjacketed,IcopperIconductorsIandIfor,IT90INylonItyp
e,I#4IAWGIcopperIconductorsIthatIneedItoIbeIinstalledIinIaIrigidImetalIconduit.IWhatIisItheIminimumI
conduitIsizeIrequiredIforItheseIconductors?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-41ImmI(1I1/2)I-->I12-
910,IT8,IT9A,I&IT10A



AItwo-
storyIbuildingIwithIoutsideIdimensionsIofI100mIxI20mIisItoIhaveIaIrestaurantIoccupyingItheIlowerIflo
orIandIaIbeautyIsalonIonItheIsecondIfloor.ITheIrestaurantIhasIaIpowerIloadIofI28KWIandItheIbeautyIs
alonIhasIaI22KWIpowerIload.IWhatIisItheItotalIserviceIdemandIforIthisIbuilding?I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-164KWI-->I8-210,IT14




AIfield-
assembledIgroundingIelectrodeIshouldIbeIencasedIwithinItheIbottomI________ImmIofIconcreteIfou
ndationIfootingIinIdirectIcontactIwithItheIearthIatInotIlessIthanI_________ImmIbelowItheIfinishedIgr
ade?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-50mm,I600mmI-->I10-610(2)



AIloadIdrawsI525IKVAIofIapparentIpowerIandIoperatesIatIPFI=I0.55.IWhatIvalueIofIkVARsIwillIyouInee
dItoIcorrectIPFItoIunity?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-438.46kVARs



WhatIisItheIminimumIsizeIrequiredIforIsingleIoverheadIconductorsItoIrunIaeriallyIbetweenIbuildingsI
orIsupportsIonItheIsameIpremisesIwhenItheyIspanIaIdistanceIofI28m?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
#8Icopper,I#4IaluminumI-->I12-308-1

,AnIoutletIboxIcontainsIthreeIinsulatedIwireIconnectors,IaIduplexIreceptacleIandIfiveI#I10IAWGIinsula
tedIconductors.IWhatIisItheIminimumIvolumeIrequiredIforItheIoutletIbox?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
295.2ImlI-->I12-3034I(2)(b)(c),I12-3034I(5),IT22



WhatIisItheIdiameterIofI#1AWGIstrandedIconductorIwithI19Istrands?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
8.43ImmITD5



DetermineItheIminimumIampacityIrequiredIforItheIpanelIfeederIconductorsIofIaIparkingIlotIthatIhasI
200IparkingIspaces.IAI15AIduplexIreceptacleIisIprovidedIforIeachIspaceIandItheIloadingIisInotIcontrol
led.ITheIreceptaclesIareIsuppliedIfromIaI120/208V,I30,I4-wireIpanelIboard.I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
494A



Non-
metallicIsheathedIcableIcanIbeIusedIasItheIwiringImethodIforItheIconductorsIofIaIconsumer'sIservice
.IYesIorINOI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-NoI6-302(1)



CouldIaIbareIsystemIgroundingIconductorIbeIrunItogetherIwithItheIotherIsystemIconductorsIinIaI15
mIlengthIofIconduitIthatIcontainsIoneI90IdegreeIandIthreeI45IdegreeIbends?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
No,I15mIandI2-quarterIbendsI-->I10-116-5a



ForIextra-
lowIvoltageIoutdoorIlightingIsystems,IopenIsplicesIorIconnectionsIareInotIpermittedItoIbeImadeIwit
houtIaIbox.ITrueIorIFalseI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-FalseI30-120(3)



WhatIisItheIminimumIheightIforIserviceIconductorsIthatIareIcrossingIanIalley?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
5.5ImI--->I6-112(3)(a)



Non-
metallicIsheathedIcable,ItypeINMWU,IisIusedIasItheIwiringImethodIforIaI60A,I120/240VIsubservice.I
TheIcableIisIdirectIburialIwithoutIadditionalIprotectionIunderIaInon-

, vehicularIarea.IDetermineItheIminimumIcoverIrequirementsIforItheIcable.I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
600mmI-->I12-012I(1)I&IT.53



TheIminimumIsizeIofIconductorIthatImayIbeIrunIinIparallelIisI__________I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-1/0I-
->I12-108(1)



DoesItheIcodeIrequireIGFCIIprotectionIforI5-15RIreceptacleIthatIisIinstalledIwithinI1ImIofIaIbarIsink?I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-yesI26-704




WhatIareItheIminimumIdimensionsIforIsideIAIwhenItheIsizeIofItheIconductorIusedIinIthisIinstallationI
isI1/0ICu,IRW90XLPE,I600IV,Iunjacketed?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-A=328mmI-->I12-3036(2)(b)



TheInumberIofIoverloadIdeicesIrequiredIbyIaIsingle-phaseImotorIconnectedItoI240VIareI_______I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-1I28-304(1)(b)I---->IT25




CablesIshallInotIbeIrunIonIorIacrossItheIupperIfacesIofIceilingIjoistsIorIlowerIfacesIorIraftersIinIatticIwh
ereItheIverticalIdistanceIbetweenIjoistsIandIraftersIexceedI_______mI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-1mI--
>I12-514(a)



TheIminimumIseparationIrequiredIbetweenIcommunicationIconductorsIonIaIbuildingIandIinsulatedI
powerIconductorsIthatIareInotIcontainedIinIaIconduitIisI_______I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-300mmI60-
510(1)



WhatIisItheIminimumIconductorIampacityIrequiredIforIaI600V,I3-phase,I25KVARIcapacitorIbank?I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-32-47AI26-208




CanItypeIFCCIcableIbeIusedIinIaIdwellingIunit?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-NoI-->I12-806(c)