JANUARY 1997 BOARD EXAMINATION 1

Part 2: Utilities Jan. 27, 1997 (08:00 am -– 12 noon)

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. Hydraulic elevator has no

A.Pent house C.Switching apparatus
B.Shaft or hoistway D.Car

2. The minimum width of door in hospital nursing unit is

A. 1.20m C. 1.00m
B. 1.80m D. 0.80m

3. The specified minimum distance between cleanouts in a horizontal waste line is

A. 75 feet C. 60 feet
B. 50 feet D. 70 feet

4. An outlet into a room from a ventilating duct

A.None of these C.Air regulator
B.Air room outlet D.A.C. diffuser

5. The level of subterranean water:

A.house drain C.water table
B.water well D.underground canal

6. The minimum floor width of escalator (moving stair way)

A. 0.60 m C. 0.80 m
B. 1.00 m D. 0.90 m

7. Another type of circuit breaker element other than built-on

A.self-melting C.plug-on
B.riveted D.none of these

8. Intrusion alarm system in a residential signal system will deter the

A.noise pollution C.air pollution
B.rodents and termites D.burglars and prowlers

9. One unit passenger elevator should be kept on 24-hour constant service to residential
condominium of not more than:
A. 7 stories C. 6 stories
B. 5 stories D. 8 stories

10. A tray usually of perforated metal or wire mesh used for structural support of insulated wire
cable
A. cable trench C. wire cable canal
B. cable carrier D. cable tray

11. Service drop of connection line shall have a minimum clearance above ground of not less
than
A. 5.00 m C. 3.00 m
B. 4.00 m D. 2.80 m

12. The main feed line of an electrical circuit to which branch circuits are connected
A.power line C.distribution line
B.hotline D.main line
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13. P-trap is originally called as
A.seal trap C.S-trap
B.liquid trap D.gooseneck
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14. The materials widely used as an insulation covering in electric cables
A.Bakelite C.mica
B.polyester nylon D.polythelene

15. The criteria in the selection of an elevator other than interval and average waiting time
handling capacity is
A.durability of the surfaced exposed to wear C.door appearances
and tear D.ventilating system of the car
B.travel time

16. Any pipe, channel or trench by means of which waste liquid is carried away
A.drain C.spill way
B.pass-through channel D.waste water outlet

17. To bring down voltage, we use:

A.voltage regulator C.step-up transformer
B.step-down transformer D.step two transformer

18. Poles and transformer support shall be located from the road right-of-way or property line
with a distance of not more than
A. 500 mm C. 600 mm
B. 800 mm D. 60 mm

19. Electrical term “raceway” applied to:

A.a channel system in carrying C.conductor of heavy load energy
B.where electric cars pass D.a grouping of transformer

20. A vertical flow of air used to separate different function of spaces

A.air curtain C.atmospheric separator
B.none of these D.air deflector

21. A National Building Code ruling on new building expecting electric load demand of 200 kVa
or more shall be provided with
A.stand-by generator C.overload control device
B.transformer vault D.safety capacitor

22. To bring up voltage, we use:

A.step-down transformer C.step-two transformer
B.voltage booster D.step-up transformer

23. Rainwater drainage shall be discharge to the sanitary sewer system

A.No C.Conditionally
B.It does not matter D.Yes

24. P.V.C. pipe laid underground is protected with

A.steel casing C.sun protector trench
B.concrete casing D.steel sheet pile

25. The electric power unit expressed in thousand unit is called

A.kips C.kilowatt
B.megawatt D.kilohertz

26. An iron box places at the end of a conduit system where, electrical wire are joined to one
another or to the fixtures:
A.pull-out box C.outlet box
B.cut-out box D.power box
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27. Another term for elevator used in European countries
A.lift C.escalator
B.vertical transport D.accelerator
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28. The illumination unit produced by a luminous flux of lumen, uniformly distributed of a 1
square meter of surface.
A.lumen C.candela
B.ampere D.lux

29. Type of lighting that deals with lighting in relatively large areas is called
A. comprehensive lighting C. task lighting
B. area lighting D. general lighting

30. A covered trench to dispose the final discharge from septic vault by absorption into the
ground
A.grease trap canal C.discharge distribution trench
B.absorption trench D.none of these

31. The quality of drinking water from meteoric surface of underground sources shall conform
to the criteria set by
A.Mineral Water Distribution Association C.National Pollution Control Commission
B.DOH D.National Standard for Drinking Water

32. A passageway of insulated metal sheet for conveying air at low pressure
A.building canal C.channel through
B.air chute D.duct

33. The surface around a sink

A.sink lip C.draining board
B.sink apron D.sink board perimeter

34. A horizontal transport system that moves pedestrians mechanically and continuously during
its operation
A.passengers conveyor C.horizontal escalator
B.pedestrian tractline D.moving walk

35. The rebounding of sound earlier generated is called

A.distorted sound C.modulated sound
B.reverberation D.low frequency sound

36. The density of the luminous flux incident on a surface is called

A.lumens C.foot candle
B.illuminance D.illumination

37. An underground structure for drainage into which the water from the root or floor will drain
through sewer or street drain
A. cistern C. cesspool
B. catch basin D. water trap

38. House sewer pipe connected from the building to the main sewer should have a slope of
A. 30% C. 20%
B. 2% D. 45%

39. The minimum diameter of discharge pipe and fitting for a bath tub
A. 1 3/4” C. 1 1/2”
B. 2” D. 2 1/2”

40. In cases of power failure or emergency to rescue the passenger, the elevator door could be
opened through
A.safety shoe B.outside door latch
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C.door lock switch D.safety gear

41. The process of heating, cooling, cleaning, humidifying or dehumidifying and air ducting air
throughout various rooms to achieve desired conditions
A.air conditioning C.atmospheric control
B.temperature control and management D.air control and management
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42. The diameter from the crown to the weir in a pipe
A.maximum yielding tolerance
B.outside diameter
C.inside diameter
D.minimum threading of diameter

43. saf
44. fasdf
45. fsfsa
A.horse power
B.decibels
C.candle
D.ohms

46. Frequency, the number of times that a

A.ampere C.volt
B.cycle D.watts

47. The science of sound

A.Reverberation system C.Soundology
B.Sound Control and Management (SCM) D.Acoustics

48. Clearance of electrical service drop from the ground

A. 2.50 m C. 2.35 m
B. 2.80 m D. 3.00 m

49. Another type of

A.escalator C.ff
B.none of these D.ghg

50. fssdf
A.U.P. testing laboratory
B.Underwriter laboratory
C.Philippine Standard Council
D.National Plumbing Code