RME BOARD EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

1. How many hours does a stand by battery supplies?

a. 3 c. 1.5
b. 1 d. 2

2. A premises wiring system whose power is derived from a source such as a transformer that has no direct
connection to the supply conductors originating in another system is a/an __________system.
a. integrated c. interactive
b. separately derived d. isolated

3. The armature current drawn by any DC motor is proportional to the __________.

a. flux required c. speed
b. voltage applied d. torque applied

4. Fixture wire is ____________to be used as branch circuit conductors.

I. permitted
II. Not permitted

a. I only c. both I & II

b. II only d. either I & II

5. Kevin bridge is used to measure____________.

a. lo resistance c. high emf
b. low emf d. high resistance

6. Listed luminaires (fixtures) of the following types shall be permitted to be in a closet, except__________.
a. surface-mounted incandescent luminaire
b. surface-mounted fluorescent
c. recessed incandescent luminaire
d. pendant fixture

7. Cable trays shall be________.

a. flame-retardant
b. corrosion resistant

8. Cable trays system shall not be used in ______________.

I. Hoistways
II. Place where subject to physical damage

a. I only c. both I & II

b. II only d. either I & II

9. In a building with multiple elevator, branch circuit supplying lights can have maximum of how many car/s?
a. two c. one
b. three d. four
10. __________are circuit conductors between the service equipment, the source of a separately derived
system, or other power supply source and the final branch circuit over current device.
a. branch circuit c. feeder
b. main d. service conductor

11. _________ any current in excess of the rated current of equipment or the ampacity of a conductor.
a. overload c. over current
b. short-circuit d. ground fault

12. Illumination shall be provided for all working spaces about service equipment, switchboards, panelboards,
or control centers installed indoors.

13. The brightness of an incandescent lamp is rated in___________.

a. watts c. colts-amps
b. foot candles d. lumens

14. The entrance to all rooms or enclosures containing exposed live parts or exposed conductors operating at
over 600, nominal shall be__________.
a.
b.
c. kept unlocked, for immediate servicing
d. kept locked

15. The load for household electric clothes dryers in a dwelling unit(s) shall be ether ________ watts (volt-
amperes) or the nameplate rating, whichever is larger, for each dryer served.
a. 3,000 c. 1,000
b. 5,000 d. 1,500

16. When installing raceways, it is essential that they be __________.

a. concealed in walls c. rigidly supported as required
b. exposed d. readily accessible

17. A hacksaw with fine teeth used to cut raceways is commonly called a ________.
a. keyhole c. tube saw
b. sabre saw d. crosscut saw

18. The walls, roof, floors and doorways of vaults containing conductors and equipment over 600 volts,
nominal shall be constructed of materials that have adequate structural strength with a minimum fire rating
of _______ hours/s.
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 1.5

19. An autotransformer differs from other types of transformer in that _________.

a. its primary winding is always larger than its secondary winding
b. it can be used only in automobiles
c. its primary & secondary windings are common to each other
d. it must be wound with heavier wire
20. EMT bending marks are the following, except _________.
a. teardrop c. star
b. arrow d. dot

21. A metal handhole supporting a light fixture shall have an accessible handhole not less than ________.
a. 100 mm x 150 mm c. 50 mm x 150mm
b. 500 mm x 100 mm d. 100 mm x 250 mm

22. A load s considered to be continuous if the _______current is expected to continue for 3 hours.
a. normal c. limited
b. maximum d. continuous

23. Because electric deicing and snow-melting equipment represents a continuous load that may operate for 3
hours or more, feeder and branch circuit conductors and overcurrent devices must be rated no less than 125%
of the total load. (Article 126, NEC Part 1)

24. In a parallel connection, the voltage in every branch is equal, according to _____________.
a. Norton’s Theorem c. Thevenin’s Theorem
b. Kirchoff’s Law d.

25. A capacitor oppose ___________.

a. current c. current & voltage
b. voltage d. none of the above

26. A bare conductor is a ____________.

a. conductor having no covering or electrical insulation whatsoever
b. conductor encased within material of composition or thickness that is not recognized by this code as
electrical insulation
c. conductor encased within material of composition or thickness that is recognized by this code as
electrical insulation
d.

27. In a circuit, four 100-ohm resistors are connected in series. What is the total resistance?
a. 25 Ω c. 400 Ω
b. 300 Ω d. 100 Ω

28. In a DC circuit, the ratio of watts to volts-amperes is ______________.

a. greater than one c. less than one
b. unity d. cannot tell what it might be

29. If the circuit voltage is doubled, all else remains the same, the current will. __________.
a. double c.
b. remains the same d.

30. The term “open circuit” means __________.

a. the wiring is in open area
b. the wiring is exposed on a building
c. all parts of the circuit are not in contact
d. the circuit has one end exposed
31. What relationship determines the efficiency of electrical equipment?
a. The power input divided by the output
b. The volts-amps x wattage
c. The VA divided by the PF
d. The power output divided by the input

32. A battery operates on the principle of ________.

a. photo emission c. electrochemistry
b. triboelectric effect d. voltaic conductivity

33. A transformer would most likely have a _________efficiency.

a. 60 % c. 80 %
b. 70 % d. 90 %

34. A motor enclosure designed and constructed to contain sparks or flashes that may ignite surrounding gas /
vapor is called ________.
a. non-ventilated c. explosion proof
b. encapsulated d. water cooled

35. An electrician in the industry would first check the __________ to correct a low power factor.
a. resistance c. inductive load
b. hysteresis d. reluctance

36. A 3Φ, 6 pole AC alternator, 34 KVA on a Y-connected system. During one complete mechanical rotation
(360o) will have ____________ electrical rotations.
a. 1 c. 3
1/2
b. 1 d. 12

37 Which has the highest electrical resistance?

a. Brass c. water
b. Iron d. Paper

38. Armored cable installed in thermal insulation shall have conductors rated at __________.
a. 60oc c. 75o c
b. 50o c d. 90o c

39. What is the minimum height of service drop attachment to a building?

a. 8 ft c. 12 ft
b. 10 ft d. 15 ft

40. The zero ohm indicator in an analog tester is located at _____________ of the tester.
a. left c. right
b. far left d. far right