ICC PHILADELPHIA PA 211 MASTER
ELECTRICIAN EXAM! QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026
Given: Two separate Services are identical in voltage and amperage, except that one
service serves only motor - loads and the other serves lighting loads only.
in the event of a short circuit in these services, the available short circuit current will be:
A) The same in either service
B) Higher in the motor-load service
C) Higher in the lighting -load service
D) 25% greater in the service for the motor load - CORRECT ANSWER-The same in
either service
(general knowledge)
A device that requires a portable ladder for access, but does NOT require removal of
the structure, is defined as being?
A) Accessible
B) Inaccessible
C) Simi- accessible
D) Readily accessible - CORRECT ANSWER-Accessible
(article 100)
Which of the following is a multi - wire branch circuit?
A) Multiple conductors made up in the form of a cable
B) Conductors used to connect the non - current - carrying metal parts of appliances
C) A circuit that direct connects the service equipment to the main circuit breaker
,D) A circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded conductors and a grounded
conductor - CORRECT ANSWER-A circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded
conductors and a grounded conductor.
(article 100)
A listed assembly of two, three, or four insulated circuit conductors within a
NONMETALLIC jacket, an extruded thermoplastic covering, or a sealed nonmetallic
covering that can be mounted directly on the surface of walls and ceilings is the
definition for:
A) Flat conductor cable
B) Flat cable assemblies
C) Nonmetallic sheath cable
D) Concealable nonmetallic extension - CORRECT ANSWER-Concealable nonmetallic
extension
(article 382.2)
A group of devices that serve to govern in some predetermined manner the electric
power delivered to the apparatus to which it is connected is a?
A) Device
B) Controller
C) Disconnect
D) Circuit breaker - CORRECT ANSWER-Controller
(article 100)
For a service panel fed by parallel 3/0 AWG copper conductors, the copper
GROUNDING - ELECTRODE run from the service panel to the metallic water service
shall be at least size ____________ AWG
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1/0
D) 2/0 - CORRECT ANSWER-2
(table 250.66)
, A dry - type TRANSFORMER may be LOCATED in a suspended ceiling space where it
is not ready ACCESSIBLE if the voltage is 600 volts or less and has a maximum rating
of ____________ kiva
A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D (112 - CORRECT ANSWER-50
(article 450.13 (B))
A SERVICE head can be located no further away from the point of attachment than
____________ inches
A) 18
B) 24
C) 36
D) 48 - CORRECT ANSWER-24"
(article 230.54) (C) (exceptions)
ACCEPTABLE METHODS of connecting GROUNDING and BONDING conductors
include all the following, EXCEPT:
A) Solder joints
B) Terminal bars
C) Exothermic weld
D) Listed pressure connectors - CORRECT ANSWER-solder joints
(article 250.8 (A)
The amount of available fault current at the service depends upon the:
A) Method of bonding
B) Method of grounding
C) Size and impedance of the service transformer
ELECTRICIAN EXAM! QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026
Given: Two separate Services are identical in voltage and amperage, except that one
service serves only motor - loads and the other serves lighting loads only.
in the event of a short circuit in these services, the available short circuit current will be:
A) The same in either service
B) Higher in the motor-load service
C) Higher in the lighting -load service
D) 25% greater in the service for the motor load - CORRECT ANSWER-The same in
either service
(general knowledge)
A device that requires a portable ladder for access, but does NOT require removal of
the structure, is defined as being?
A) Accessible
B) Inaccessible
C) Simi- accessible
D) Readily accessible - CORRECT ANSWER-Accessible
(article 100)
Which of the following is a multi - wire branch circuit?
A) Multiple conductors made up in the form of a cable
B) Conductors used to connect the non - current - carrying metal parts of appliances
C) A circuit that direct connects the service equipment to the main circuit breaker
,D) A circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded conductors and a grounded
conductor - CORRECT ANSWER-A circuit that consists of two or more ungrounded
conductors and a grounded conductor.
(article 100)
A listed assembly of two, three, or four insulated circuit conductors within a
NONMETALLIC jacket, an extruded thermoplastic covering, or a sealed nonmetallic
covering that can be mounted directly on the surface of walls and ceilings is the
definition for:
A) Flat conductor cable
B) Flat cable assemblies
C) Nonmetallic sheath cable
D) Concealable nonmetallic extension - CORRECT ANSWER-Concealable nonmetallic
extension
(article 382.2)
A group of devices that serve to govern in some predetermined manner the electric
power delivered to the apparatus to which it is connected is a?
A) Device
B) Controller
C) Disconnect
D) Circuit breaker - CORRECT ANSWER-Controller
(article 100)
For a service panel fed by parallel 3/0 AWG copper conductors, the copper
GROUNDING - ELECTRODE run from the service panel to the metallic water service
shall be at least size ____________ AWG
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1/0
D) 2/0 - CORRECT ANSWER-2
(table 250.66)
, A dry - type TRANSFORMER may be LOCATED in a suspended ceiling space where it
is not ready ACCESSIBLE if the voltage is 600 volts or less and has a maximum rating
of ____________ kiva
A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D (112 - CORRECT ANSWER-50
(article 450.13 (B))
A SERVICE head can be located no further away from the point of attachment than
____________ inches
A) 18
B) 24
C) 36
D) 48 - CORRECT ANSWER-24"
(article 230.54) (C) (exceptions)
ACCEPTABLE METHODS of connecting GROUNDING and BONDING conductors
include all the following, EXCEPT:
A) Solder joints
B) Terminal bars
C) Exothermic weld
D) Listed pressure connectors - CORRECT ANSWER-solder joints
(article 250.8 (A)
The amount of available fault current at the service depends upon the:
A) Method of bonding
B) Method of grounding
C) Size and impedance of the service transformer
