The combination of sanitary It includes the discharge from c.

Nitrogenous compound
sewerage and storm water is: latrine, urinals, bathrooms, d. All of the above
a. Sewer line kitchens and stables is called:
b. Septage line a. Refuse Bacteria which has no function in
c. Septic tank b. Wet refuse sewage treatment
a. Non- aerobic bacteria
d. Combine sewage c. Sewage
b. Pathogenic bacteria
d. Waste water c. Facultative bacteria
1 psi is equivalent to a water head
d. Aerobic bacteria
of Means by which infectious agents
a. 2.31 psi are transported in causing disease.
It is temperature at which water
b. 3.52 psi Water, food, insect and inanimate vapor forms above liquid fuel.
c. 2.50 psi object may be vehicles of infection, a. Power point
d. 3.9 psi insects or rodents are sometimes b. Fire point
a. Vehicle of inspection c. Flash point
The top cover and the manhole of b. Host d. Boiling point
a septic tank usually extended c. Vector
above the surface of the ground to d. Person to person Used to deliver water at a point
overcome surface water infiltration. higher than the position of the
a. 15 cm Applied to a specific disease when pump itself when the plunger
b. 10 cm it normally prevails in locality and descends, the valve is closed and
does not fluctuate markedly from the water in the
c. 5 cm
the normal expected mergence in cylinder is forced out through the
d. 20 cm valve and up to the storage.
the commonly
a. Endemic a. Pumps
A septic tank is a water tight b. Force pump
b. Pandemic
receptacle for which the sewage is c. Communicable disease c. Lift pump
digested than a biological action d. Epidemic d. Suction pipe
mainly by microorganism.
a. Facultative bacteria Soil pipe is the part of the drainage The physical characteristics of
b. Aerobic bacteria system, which conveys waste sewage is determined by:
c. Anaerobic bacteria water containing organic waste, a. Turbidity
whereas waste pipe is apart that b. Colour
d. enzymes
conveys waste containing. c. Odour
a. Acid d. All of the above
Code specifies that a sufficient
b. Salt
hanger which supports any piping c. Other element soluble in water A pump used in underground
system must be: d. All of these a. Surface pump
a.) accessible b. Submersible pump
b.) of acceptable strength The unit of kinematics viscosity in c. Piston pump
c.) approved same size as pipe metric system d. Centrifugal pump
used a. Poise
d.) light weight, easy to install and b. Sq. ft per sec Study of the distribution of the
anti- sagging c. Sq. m per sec disease or condition in a
d. None of the above population
Basis unit of length of the SI a. Public health
The total relationship of man to b. Environmental Sanitation
system:
physical, biological, socio- c. Epidemiology
a. Inch d. Environmental health
economic and socio-cultural
b. Yard
environment as it affects human
c. Foot well being
d. Meter a. Public health The property of a fluid whereby its
b. Environmental health own molecule are united or
_______ that portion of a fixture c. Sanitation attracted to each other is:
drain between a trap and the vent. d. Environmental study a. Ideal fluid
a.) crown weir b. Pilot tube
b.) dip of the trap It includes the urea, proteins and c. Cohesion
c.) trap seal amino acids is d. Adhesion
d.) trap arm a. Non-nitrogenous compound
b. Odour
The speed at which an exact
model of the pump would have to
run if it were designed to deliver 1
GPM against 1 feet head per stage
a. Peripheral speed
b. Exact speed
c. Transition speed
d. Same speed
A 4-inch bronze caulking ferrule
must have a min. length of:
a.) 4"
b.) 5"
c.) 4-1/2"
d.) 3-12"
What is the estimated liters per
day of waste/sewerage flow rates if
the type of occupancy is public
swimming pools?
a.) 18.9/person
b.) 11.4/person
c.) 37.9/person
d.) 26.5/person
In plumbing, the unobstructed
vertical distance through the free
atmosphere, between faucet
supplying water and the flood level
rim of a fixture is called ______
a. Air gap
b. Airline
c. Flushing lane
d. Goose neck
What is that fittings so installed in
plumbing system to prevent
passage of air, gas and some
vermin through the pipe?
a. Trap
b. Check valve
c. Flap valve
d. Gate valve
NPCP mandates that joints and
connection in the plumbing system
be gastight and watertight for:
a.) the working pressure available
b.) the pressure required by test
c.) any flactuation of pressure
d.) the intended use
Construction of septic tank should
be located at a distance away from
the source of water supply to
prevent sanitation
a. 15 meters
b. 10 meters
c. 20 meters
d. 5 meters
It is compartment in the septic tank
usually extended above the
surface of the ground to overcome
surface water infiltration
a. Leaking chamber
b. Sedimentation chamber
c. Chlorination chamber
d. Sewage chamber
In term of discharge, one fixture
unit represent the flow rate
approximately:
a. 4.75 gal
b. 5.2 gal
c. 7.48 gal
d. 6.5 gal
The retention period or the time for
which suspended matters in septic
tank would settle and stabilize is:
a. 24 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 18 hours
d. 30 hours
Which sources of water supply that
was not used in the older days?
a. Rain
b. Spring and wells
c. Creeks and rivers
d. Centralized treatment of
reservoir
The soil branch piping installed in
horizontal run must be supported
by substantial iron hanger at close
interval to prevent sagging,
approximate a distance
a. 1.50 meters apart
b. 2.00 meters apart
c. 1.00 meters apart
d. 3.50 meters apart
Pipe is one of the oldest plumbing
materials and very suitable for
underground installation, but never
recommended to convey water
human consumption because it is
poisonous:
a. Copper pipes
b. Lead pipes
c. Clay pipes
d. Bituminous pipe
Clauked-on floor flanges for water
closets, must have a minimum
caulking depth of ________.
a.) 1 inch
b.) 1-1/2 inches
c.) 2 inches
d.) 2-1/2 inches
What is vertical distance between
the dip and crown weir of the trap?
a. Trap seal
b. Crown air
c. Leader
d. Bleeder
The movement of water through
the surface of a soil and into the
soil below the surface is...
A. Storm meter run off
B. Depression
C. evaporation
D. Infiltration
Piping which shall not be installed
under or within 2 ft at any building
or structure is...
A. Cast Iron
B. Plastic
C. Copper
D. Asbestos Cement
NPCP states that all materials
used in the installation of a
plumbing and drainage system
must conform to:
a.) manufacturer's standards
b.) approved maximum standards
c.) approved minimum standards
d.) all alternative materials
available
The Administrative Authority may
approve alternate materils that are
not specifically defined in NPCP,
providing that:
a.) the designer will asumme full
responsibility for the specified
material
b.) the manufacturer's instructions
for installation are adhered to
c.) minimum standard's are
equal
d.) the Code is not applicable
All plumbing fixtures listed below
are included under the definition of
a plumbing unit except;
a- lavatory
b- urinal
c- water meter
d- water closet
What is the diameter of soil stack
serving 5 WC in private?
A. 65 mm
B. 75 mm
C. 100 mm
D. 125 mm
Sanitation, Plumbing Design &
Installation
Unit of heat energy required to
raise the temperature of 1 lb. of
water 1 degree Fahrenheit.
A. BTU
B. Thermocouple
C. Static Pressure
D. DWV
A city of 25,000 uses 15 gallons of
water per day per capita. If it is
required to raise this water 150
feet, what is the required capacity
of motor in horsepower?
C. 11hp
D. 12 hp
A line that meets a plane but is not
perpendicular to it, in relation to
the plane
a. Parallel line
b. Diagonal line
c. Bisector
d. Oblique
An underground water service is
installed using thrust blocks. What
additional method could be used to
restrain the joints?
A. Compression coupling.
B. Companion flange.
C. Continuous rodding.
D. Flared coupling.
A. the smallest size pipe in the
system
B. the inlet connection of that
appliance
C. 3/4" of total length is 30 ft
D. 1" to allow future expansion
A slow draining of water from a
fixture down a plumbing system
indicates a poor venting system.
This poor venting system is
caused by:
A. Over loaded fixture unit in
the soil stack
B. Change in the
atmospheric pressure in
the pipe
C. Wrong choice of vent
type
D. Inadequate drain pipe

A. 9hp The size of the supply piping outlet

for any gas appliance shall not be
B. 10hp
less than