MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

BUILDING UTILITIES REVIEWER

1. A type of water closet where the flushing action is started by a whirlpool motion followed by a complete flush down.
a. Reverse trap water closet b. washdown water closet c. siphon vortex water closet
2. A plumbing fixture that is used for cleaning private parts.
a. Bidet b. lavatory c. water closet d. sink
3. These are used for control, isolation and repair of the water distribution system.
a. Control and valves b. pipes and fittings c. risers and fixture branches
4. Pipe fitting used in connecting male threaded pipes (threads are outside).
a. Nipple b. coupling c. union d. cap
5. Flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply pipe due
to a negative pressure in such pipe
a. Back siphonage b. siphonage c. backflow d. reversal of flow

6. Pipe that conveys only waste water or liquid waste free of fecal matter.
a. Soil pipe b. vent pipe c. waste pipe d. waste stack
7. Used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system and for relieving the negative pressure exerted on trap
seals.
a. Vent pipe b. waste pipe c. soil pipe d. vent stack
8. A fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when properly vented, a liquid seal which prevents the
backflow of foul air or methane gas without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through it.
a. Fitting b. coupling c. trap d. ventilation
9. The vertical main of a system of soil, waste or vent pipings extending through one or more stories and extended thru
the roof.
a. Riser b. stack c. stock d. drainage pipe
10. Part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the discharges from the soil, waste and
other drainage pipes inside of a building and conveys it to the house sewer outside of the building.
a. House drain b. house sewer c. house drainage d. house pipe
11. Extends from the house drain at a point 0.60 meters from the outside face of the foundation wall of a building to the
junction with the street sewer or to any point of discharge, and conveying the drainage of one building site.
a. House drain b. house sewer c. house drainage d. house pipe
12. A device designed and installed to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matters from normal
wastes and permits normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
a. Grease trap b. trap c. interceptor c. separator
13. Portion of the drainage pipe installation intended to maintain a balanced atmospheric pressure inside the system.
a. Siphonage b. ventilation c. atmospheric balance d. trap
14. The extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack.
a. Stack vent b. vent stack c. vent pipe d. circuit vent
15. The vertical vent pipe installed primarily for providing circulation of air to and from any part of the soil, waste of the
drainage system.
a. Stack vent b. vent stack c. vent pipe d. circuit vent
16. The uppermost end of vent stack above the roof has traditionally been referred to as
a. Vent stack through roof b. vent stack above the roof
17. Pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage system but conveys liquid wastes by discharging into a
plumbing fixture, interceptor or receptacle directly connected to the drainage system.
a. Direct waste pipe b. indirect waste pipe c. indirect soil pipe
18. Used in house drain to prevent the unlikely occurrence of back flows.
a. Angle valve b. gate valve c. backflow valve d. globe valve
19. Pumps the wastes up from the sump pit to the sewers (which are usually higher than basement levels)
a. Sewage ejectors b. sewage lifter c. sewage suction d. sewage catcher
20. Used for fixtures where grease may be introduced into the drainage or sewer system in quantities that can effect
line stoppage or hinder sewage treatment or private sewage disposal.
a. Grease trap b. grease interceptor c. grease catcher d. grease magnet
21. Direct effect of the Minus & Plus Pressure inside the system due to inadequate ventilation of traps
a. Siphonage b. trap seal loss c. trap seal d. atmospheric loss
22. That portion of a vent pipe through which wastewater also flows through.
a. Wet vent b. dry vent c. waste vent d. main vent
23. A vent that does not carry liquid or water-borne wastes.
a. Wet vent b. dry vent c. waste vent d. main vent
24. A vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil or waste pipe branch at a point downstream of the last fixture
connection and turning to a horizontal line above the highest overflow level of the highest fixture connected there.
Used in spaces without partitions.
a. Looped vent b. circuit vent c. relief vent d. yoke vent
25. A group vent pipe which starts in front of the extreme (highest) fixture connection on a horizontal branch and
connects to the vent stack.
a. Looped vent b. circuit vent c. relief vent d. yoke vent
26. A vertical vent line that provides additional circulation of air between the drainage and vent systems or to act as an
auxiliary vent on a specially designed system such as a “yoke vent” connection between the soil and vent stacks.
a. Looped vent b. circuit vent c. relief vent d. yoke vent
27. An arrangement of venting so installed that one vent pipe serve two (2) traps.
a. Unit vent b. double vent c. two vent d. looped vent
28. A pipe fitting containing a removable plug that provides access for repair or inspection of a pipe.
a. Manhole b. cleanout c. trap d. cap
29. The principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches are connected.
a. Main vent b. main soil and waste vent c. vent stack d. vent pipe
30. Used in pipe plumbing systems to connect straight pipe or tubing sections, to adapt to different sizes or shapes, and
for other purposes, such as regulating or measuring fluid flow.
a. Cap b. plug c. fitting d. connector
31. The art and technique of installing pipes, fixtures, and other apparatuses in buildings for bringing in the supply of
liquids, substances and/or ingredients and removing them.
a. Sanitary b. Plumbing c. drainage d. piping
32. The most common type of well, usually dug manually and around 15 meters deep.
a. Shallow well b. driven well c. deepwell d. driven well
33. A type of pump that is designed to be fully immersible within a tank or other media storage receptacle.
a. Sump pump b. rotary pump c. jet pump d. submersible pump
34. A type of valve that is used mainly to completely close or completely open the water line (does not control flow of
water).
a. Globe valve b. check valve c. angle valve d. gate valve
35. A type of valve that is used to prevent reversal of flow in the line.
a. Globe valve b. check valve c. angle valve d. gate valve
36. A water supply pipe extending vertically to one full story or more to convey water into pipe branches or plumbing
fixtures
a. Riser b. stack c. service pipe d. downspout
37. The pipe from the street water main or other source of water supply to the building served.
a. Riser b. stack c. service pipe d. downspout
38. A device used to measure in liters or gallons the amount of water that passes through the water service
a. Water meter b. megameter c. hydrometer d. Maynilad meter

39. A type of water closet that flushes through a simple wash down action and discharges waste into a trapway located
at the front of the bowl.
a. Reverse trap water closet b. washdown water closet c. siphon vortex water closet
40. A type of water closet that flushes through a siphon action created in the trapway.
a. Reverse trap water closet b. washdown water closet c. siphon vortex water closet

41. A watertight covered receptacle designed and constructed to receive the discharge of sewage from a building
sewer, separate solids from the liquid, digest organic matter and store digested solids through a period of detention,
and allow the clarified liquids to discharge for final disposal
a. septic tank b. seepage pit c. privy d. cesspool
42. Waste water with the exception of human wastes
a. grey water b. black water c. storm water d. blue water
43. Water plus solid and liquid human wastes
a. grey water b. black water c. storm water d. blue water
44. What do you call rain water?
a. grey water b. black water c. storm water d. blue water
45. A loosely lined excavation in the ground, which receives the discharge of a septic tank; designed to permit effluent to
seep through pit bottom and sides
a. septic tank b. seepage pit c. privy d. cesspool
46. What do you call a non-watertight lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a sanitary drainage
system, designed to retain the organic matter but permitting the liquid to seep through the pit bottom and sides?
a. septic tank b. seepage pit c. privy d. cesspool

47. A pipe installed in buildings not as part of the water supply or waste disposal system but primarily for use as
water conveyor in case of fire
a. Riser b. stack c. standpipe d. water pipe
48. How it works: a standpipe is connected to the building exterior (max ht.= 1.20M) for connection to fire
department
a.Dry standpipe b. wet standpipe c. wet standpipe with Siamese connection
49. How it works: a piping network (line is directly connected to the main water line) connects to all levels of a
building (at least 1 standpipe on each level)
a.Dry standpipe b. wet standpipe c. wet standpipe with Siamese connection
50. As much as possible, standpipes should be located in
a.stairway landings b. hallway c. entrance d. corners
51. The number of wet standpipes shall be determined so that all portions of the building are within ________
meters of a nozzle attached to a hose _________meters long
a. 6m;23m b. 7m;23m c. 6m;24m d. 6m; 25m
52. Distance of sprinkler pipes.
a.3 to 6m b. 2 to 4m c. 4 to 8m
53. This is a

a.Siamese twin b. sprinkler head c. upright d. pendent

 Fig. a

Fig. b

54. In above drawing, Figure a is

a.Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward
55. In above drawing, Figure b is
a. Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward
56. For basement parking what type of sprinkler is suitable to use?
a.Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward
57. Type of sprinkler system that are installed in spaces in which the ambient temperature may be cold enough to
freeze the water, rendering the system inoperable.
a.Dry b. wet c. moist d. humid
58. For offices what type of sprinkler head is best to use?
a.Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward

59. Which of the following storm water system does not use gutter or downspout?
a. Natural system b. combined system c. independent system
60. Which of the following storm water system brings collected water directly to the reservoir?
a. Natural system b. combined system c. independent system
61. Which of the following storm water system combines storm water with sanitary waste?
a. Natural system b. combined system c. independent system

62. What do you call the roofing element usually located along the entire perimeter of the roof used for collecting
rainwater?
a. Gutter b. downspout c. catch basin d. roof drain

_____71. What is a manually operated alarm-initiating device that may be equipped to generate a continuous signal or a
series of coded pulses?
A. supervised system
B. multiplex system
C. fire alarm station
D. addressable detector

_____72. What is the common term which refers to the circuit arrangements in fire alarm system that indicate a
malfunction in the wiring of alarm devices by sounding a trouble bell?
A. system coding
B. fire detection
C. circuit supervision
D. signal processing

_____73. Which type of heat detector is applied to long, narrow elements, and applied typically in cable trays, cable
bundle of all sorts, conveyors and large long equipment?
A. linear heat detector
B. spot type heat detector
C. infrared radiation detector
D. ultraviolet radiation detector

_____74. Which type of flame detector is long range and very sensitive which react in milliseconds and react to most
types of fires?
A. linear heat detector
B. spot type heat detector
C. infrared radiation detector
D. ultraviolet radiation detector

_____75. Which signal device is consisting of an electromagnetic coil that, when electric power is applied to it will cause
a thin metal piece to vibrate?
A. horn
B. buzzer
C. chime
D. siren

_____76. Which signal device is consisting of an electric motor that produces a continuous high-pitched sound (100dB
max) and can be used only in a place with normally high ambient sound?
A. horn
B. buzzer
C. chime
D. siren

_____77. Which intrusion detection device operates on the simple principle of beam interruption, which is quite effective
indoors, but outdoors, dusts, insects and birds can show the location of the beam, permitting it to be circumvented?

A. passive infrared “presence” detector

B. mechanical motion detector
C. photoelectric device
D. sensors with normally open contacts

_____78. Which intrusion detection device is basically a spring mounted contact suspended inside a second contact
surface which is very sensitive and can be activated by sonic booms, wind and even a heavy truck passing by?
A. passive infrared “presence” detector
B. mechanical motion detector
C. photoelectric device
D. sensors with normally open contrast

_____79.Which of the following systems is interconnected to all electrical equipment to provide a direct path to earth in
order to protect people and equipment from fault currents?
A. grounding
B. circuit breaker
C. transformer
D. fuse

_____80. What do you call the unit of measurement of the movement of electric charge known as an electric current?
A volts
B. amperes
C. watts
 D. lux

_____81. Which of the following types of wires has a galvanized steel spiral metal sheath and may be installed in dry,
indoor locations with product designation BX?
A. non-metallic sheathed cable
B. flexible cable
C. armored cable
D. full metal cable

_____82. What is referred as the entire course an electric current travels, from the source of power, through an
electrical device, and back to the source?
A. wiring
B. grounding
C. interference
D. circuit

_____83. Which of the following materials is a good conductor and most commonly used for electrical wires?
A. aluminum
B. copper
C. nickel
D. zinc

_____84. Which of the following types of wiring includes several light fixtures or receptacles that operate on the same
circuit with the hot and neutral wires running together from one housing box to another and wires to individual devices
branch off from them?
A. continuous wiring
B. series wiring
C. neutral wiring
D. parallel wiring

_____85. What is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage
caused by overload or short circuit and Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and interrupt current flow?
A. fuse
B. circuit breaker
C. transformer
D. capacitor

_____86. What do you call a safety device designed to stop an elevator car automatically before the car’s speed
becomes excessive?
A. governor
B. break
C. buffers
D. final limit switches

_____87. What do you call a safety device usually placed in the elevator pit and the main purpose is not to stop a falling
car but to bring it to a partially cushioned stop if it would over travel the lower terminal?
A. governor
B. break
C. buffers
D. final limit switches
_____88. Which escalator arrangement is simpler to visualize and also more common and requires floor space around
escalators, which is used in stores to display special sale merchandise?
A. diagonal
B. horizontal
C. parallel
D. crisscross

_____89. What do you call the equipment, which is also known as ejection lift because of the method of delivery, and
this device is ideally suited for delivery of food carts, linens, dishes and bulk-liquid containers?
A. inclined elevator
B. automated dumbwaiter
C. horizontal conveyor
D. pneumatic tube

_____90. What is a vertical shaft for the travel of one or more elevator which includes the pit and terminates at the
underside of the overhang machinery space floor for electric elevators, or at the underside of the roof over the hoistway
of a hydraulic elevator?
A. hoistway
B. machine room
C. counter weight
D. elevator car

_____91. What is normally located near the base of the hoistway containing hydraulic pump unit and electronic controls
of hydraulic type elevators?
A. cable wires
B. electrical room
C. machine room
D. mechanical room

_____92. Which of the following escalator components is a welded steel frame that supports the entire apparatus and
the tracks are steel angles attached to this component, which the step rollers are guided, thus controlling the motion of
the steps?
A. handrail
B. control cabinet
C. balustrade
D. truss

_____93. Which of the following conveying systems uses a flattened pallet in place of a step where the drive
mechanism, safeties, brake, handrails, and so on—the unit is similar to an escalator?
A. moving walk
B. conveyor
C. dumbwaiter
D. lift

_____94. Which of the following structural fire protection in buildings includes manual and automatic detection and
suppression of fires, like using and installing a fire sprinkler system or finding the fire alarm and/or extinguishing it?
A. passive fire protection
B. mechanical fire protection
C. manual fire protection
D. Active fire protection
_____95. What is a key selection criterion for elevators that is considered as the average time spent by passengers from
the moment they arrive in the lobby to the moment they leave the car at an upper floor?
A. average trip time
B. handling capacity
C. velocity
D. waiting time

_____96. Which of the given HVAC systems is in one place that distributes the equipment’s function to a specific floor or
zone?
A. local system
B. specialized system
C. centralized system
D. all-in system

_____97. Which of the following HVAC systems has the disadvantages of demanding maintenance, many potential
threats to the occupied spaces and regular cleaning to maintain air quality?
A. local system
B. specialized system
C. centralized system
D. all-in system

_____98. Which HVAC system type eliminates the distribution trees of air and water, relying instead on heat/cooling
device adjacent to or within the space to be served?
A. all water
B. air and water
C. all air
D. direct refrigerant

_____99. Which of the following HVAC equipment carries air to and from conditioned space and contains dampers to
direct and modulate air flow?
A. air grille
B. duct
C. fan
D. heat exchanger

_____100. Which of the following HVAC equipment includes condensers and evaporators in refrigeration equipment,
water and steam coils in
air handlers?
A. air grille
B. duct
C. fan
D. heat exchanger

_____101. Which of the following HVAC design process considers the most general combinations of comfort needs and
climate characteristics?
 A. preliminary design phase
B. design development phase
C. design finalizing
D. evaluation

_____102. Which of the following HVAC design process applies one of the design alternatives which has probably been
chosen as the most promising combination of aesthetic, social and technical solutions for the program?
A. preliminary design phase
B. design development phase
C. design finalizing
D. evaluation

_____103.What is considered the critical decision in sizing the heating equipment?

A. equipment capacity
B. specification
C. location
D. design temperature

_____104. Which of the given HVAC components are valves that allow some or all of the airflow through a duct to be cut
off that can be manually operated by building occupants, or automatically operated by centralized control systems?
A. plenums
B. dampers
C. fan coils
D. ducts

_____105. What is referred as gases at normal temperatures and pressures, and must be compressed and liquefied to
be of service later as heat absorbers in HVAC systems?
A. refrigerants
B. oxygen
C. ventilators
D. all of the above

______ 106. What is considered as the perpetuation of reflected sound within a space after the source has ceased?
A. echo C. diffusion
B. reverberation D. diffraction

______ 107. Which of the following is a source of airborne sound?

A. conversation C. music
B. outdoor noise D. all of the above

______ 108. What do you call the sound travelling through solid building components such as floors, walls and
ductwork?
A. structure-borne C. air-borne
B. surface-borne D. vibration

______ 109. What do you call the science of sound?

A. music C. audibility
B. acoustics D. sound phenomena

______ 110. What is the science of controlling sound within buildings?

 A. structural acoustics C. architectural acoustics
B. physical acoustics D. spatial acoustics

______111. What is an active or passive means of reducing sound emissions, often incentivized by personal comfort,
environmental considerations or legal compliance?
A. noise control C. sound control
B. noise absorption D. sound absorption

______ 112. Which of the following prevents transmission of vibration energy from a source to a receiver by introducing
a flexible element or a physical break?
A. sound absorption C. vibration damping
B. sound insulation D. vibration isolation

______ 113. What do you call an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound?
A. sound absorption class C. noise reduction coefficient
B. sound transmission class D. sound reduction coefficient

______ 114. Which of the following is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution?
A. noise mitigation C. noise blocking
B. sound masking D. sound control
63. The minimum diameter for a wet standpipe is ________ for those less than 15 meters form the fire service
connection.
a.50mm b. 51mm c. 52mm d. 53mm
64. The minimum diameter for a wet standpipe more than 15 meters from the fire service connection is
a.60mm b. 61mm c. 62mm d. 63mm
65. How it works: a piping network directly connected to the main water line, connects to all levels of a building;
additionally, a Siamese Connection is located outside the building for additional water supply
a.Dry standpipe b. wet standpipe c. wet standpipe with Siamese connection
66. Spacing of sprinkler heads for light hazard occupancy.
a.10 sqm b. 15sqm c. 20 sqm d. 25 sqm
67. Spacing of sprinkler heads for extra hazard occupancy.
a.10 sqm b. 15 sqm c. 20 sqm d. 25 sqm
68. Type of sprinkler head that is used when there is no ceiling and piping is exposed.
a.Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward
69. Type of sprinkler head that projects through a finished ceiling.
a.Pendent b. upright c. pendant d. upward
70. An active fire protection measure where a glass bulb type head will spray water into the room if sufficient heat
reaches the bulb and causes it to shatter.
a.Dry stand pipe b. wet standpipe c. sprinkler system

______ 115. Which acoustic material is much less dense than masonry and provides much less in the way of sound
isolation for that reason?
A. concrete C. wood
B. drywall and plaster D. stone and brick

______ 116. Which of the following conductor will make the sound travel fastest?
A. air C. steel
B. wood D. foam

______ 117. What do you call the distance between similar points on successive waves or distance of the sound in one
cycle of vibration that is in 1/second?
A. amplitude C. magnitude
B. wavelength D. pressure
______ 118. What is the maximum distance between top and bottom curve of the sound wave and characterize the
sound loudness?
A. amplitude C. magnitude
B. wavelength D. pressure

______ 119. What is variously defined as unwanted sound, sound with no intelligible content and/ or broadband sound,
depending upon the listener and the situation?
A. speech C. noise
B. music D. vibration

______ 120. Which of the following is composed of phonemes, which are individual and distinct sounds that, to an
extent, vary from language to language?
A. speech C. noise
B. music D. vibration

_____121. The candela is the unit of luminous intensity. Its abbreviation is ________.
a. cp c. pc
b. dc d. cd
_____122. The amount of luminous energy (flux) emanating from one square foot (meter) of surface on the sphere is
one lumen.
a. lm c. fl
b. ml d. fc
_____123. The _____ is the unit of light quantity and in terms of power is equal to 0.0015 lm.
a. reflectance c. candle power
b. lumen d. flux
_____124. ________ is the degree to which light is shadowless and is a function of the number of directions from which
light impinges on a particular point and the relative intensities.
a. Transparency c. Opaqueness
b. Transmission d. Diffusion
_____125.________ is a form of energy which permits us to see.
a. Acoustics c. Light
b. Sound d. Wave

_____126._______ is an uncomfortable brightness ratios where background luminance exceeds object luminance.
a. Shadow c. Reflection
b. Stare d. Glare

_____127._______ are the largest and best known primary and secondary brightness sources respectively.
a. The sun and the moon c. Incandescent and fluorescent
b. The spotlight and the floodlight d. The fire and the candle

_____128.The simplest and most effective technique to solve reflected glare is to arrange ______ so as to avoid the
possibility of reflection.
a. the shape of the system c. the geometry of the system
b. the system of the geometry d. the reflection of the glare
_____129. A _______ is the conventional unit of luminance or brightness.
a. foot candle c. foot lambert
b. foot power d. luminance

_____130. Reflecting surfaces that derive their brightness form incident illumination are known as ____.
a. Primary Source c. Secondary Source
b. Luminance Ratio d. Chromacity