NORTH CAROLINA HOME INSPECTION LICENSING
EXAM 2025 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
The ________ and _________ breaker panels are known to be major electrical fire
hazards and have been recalled. - (answers)FPE Stab-lok and Zinsco
The service drop cable running over a 4:12 or greater pitch roof has to be ____
over the ridge. - (answers)3'
If you have a 8 gauge stranded aluminum cable running to a 40 amp breaker that
goes to an electric stove and a 10 gauge single strand copper cable running to a 40
amp breaker that goes to the condenser unit, which one is wrong and how would
you fix it? - (answers)The aluminum wire is too small for the breaker, it requires a
6 gauge wire
In the sub panel the grounding bus bar has been bonded to the neutral bus bar, this
action is called what? - (answers)Parallel Paths
Indoor staircases are required to have a three-way switch at the top and bottom if
they have __ or more risers. - (answers)6
In a complete circuit the ___ wire carries the current with no energy back to the
source. - (answers)Neutral
Every Home must have at least __ plumbing Vents extending through the roof by
at least __ inches. - (answers)1 and 6 inches
,Minimum size for the bathroom drain fixtures? - (answers)1 ¼ in
Must have a union fitting on all pipes within __ feet of the water heater? -
(answers)5 ft
What does the R-Value mean in attic Insulation? - (answers)Resistant
Electric Safety eye sensor should be __ Inches from floor? - (answers)3 - 6"
With a vapor Barrier there should be __ Sqft per __ of attic Space? - (answers)1 sq
ft per 300 Sq ft
What should a steam boil have to prevent cross connections? - (answers)BFP: back
flow preventer
_______ are any material which allow its electrons to move through the material. -
(answers)Conductors
A complete circuit must include a ______. - (answers)Load
The amount of energy is known as _____. - (answers)Amps
The pressure behind electrical current is _____. - (answers)Volts
, The resistance to current flow is known as ______. - (answers)Ohms
Higher Amp circuits need thicker wire gage because more amps generate more
_____. - (answers)Heat
The rate of work or power is known as _____ . - (answers)Watts
Doubling the ____ quadruples the amount of ____ generated. - (answers)Current /
heat
Service ____ are overhead from a utility pole and service ____ are underground
from a utility trench. - (answers)Drops / Laterals
The neutral wire has the same _____ as the black/hot wire but does not have the
____ to shock you. - (answers)Amps / Energy
How many wires in a Three Phase service drop cable? - (answers)4, (3) 120 volts
and (1) neutral
A Mansard style of roof is most likely to have leaks where? - (answers)The
eyebrows
EXAM 2025 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
The ________ and _________ breaker panels are known to be major electrical fire
hazards and have been recalled. - (answers)FPE Stab-lok and Zinsco
The service drop cable running over a 4:12 or greater pitch roof has to be ____
over the ridge. - (answers)3'
If you have a 8 gauge stranded aluminum cable running to a 40 amp breaker that
goes to an electric stove and a 10 gauge single strand copper cable running to a 40
amp breaker that goes to the condenser unit, which one is wrong and how would
you fix it? - (answers)The aluminum wire is too small for the breaker, it requires a
6 gauge wire
In the sub panel the grounding bus bar has been bonded to the neutral bus bar, this
action is called what? - (answers)Parallel Paths
Indoor staircases are required to have a three-way switch at the top and bottom if
they have __ or more risers. - (answers)6
In a complete circuit the ___ wire carries the current with no energy back to the
source. - (answers)Neutral
Every Home must have at least __ plumbing Vents extending through the roof by
at least __ inches. - (answers)1 and 6 inches
,Minimum size for the bathroom drain fixtures? - (answers)1 ¼ in
Must have a union fitting on all pipes within __ feet of the water heater? -
(answers)5 ft
What does the R-Value mean in attic Insulation? - (answers)Resistant
Electric Safety eye sensor should be __ Inches from floor? - (answers)3 - 6"
With a vapor Barrier there should be __ Sqft per __ of attic Space? - (answers)1 sq
ft per 300 Sq ft
What should a steam boil have to prevent cross connections? - (answers)BFP: back
flow preventer
_______ are any material which allow its electrons to move through the material. -
(answers)Conductors
A complete circuit must include a ______. - (answers)Load
The amount of energy is known as _____. - (answers)Amps
The pressure behind electrical current is _____. - (answers)Volts
, The resistance to current flow is known as ______. - (answers)Ohms
Higher Amp circuits need thicker wire gage because more amps generate more
_____. - (answers)Heat
The rate of work or power is known as _____ . - (answers)Watts
Doubling the ____ quadruples the amount of ____ generated. - (answers)Current /
heat
Service ____ are overhead from a utility pole and service ____ are underground
from a utility trench. - (answers)Drops / Laterals
The neutral wire has the same _____ as the black/hot wire but does not have the
____ to shock you. - (answers)Amps / Energy
How many wires in a Three Phase service drop cable? - (answers)4, (3) 120 volts
and (1) neutral
A Mansard style of roof is most likely to have leaks where? - (answers)The
eyebrows
