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Questions
1. A high-intensity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced,
directly or indirectly, by radiation from mercury operating at a partial pressure in excess
of 100 kilopascals.
a) Low-Pressure Sodium Lamp
b) High-Pressure Mercury (vapour) Lamp
c) High Pressure Sodium Lamp
d) Metal Halide Lamp

2. A discharge lamp in which the light is produced by radiation from sodium vapour
operating at a partial pressure of 0.1 pascal to 1.5 pascal.
a) Low-Pressure Sodium Lamp
b) High-Pressure Mercury (vapour) Lamp
c) High Pressure Sodium Lamp
d) Metal Halide Lamp

3. A high-intensity discharge lamps in which the light is produced mainly by radiation from
sodium vapour operating at a partial pressure of the order of 10 kilopascals.
a) Low-Pressure Sodium Lamp
b) High-Pressure Mercury (vapour) Lamp
c) High Pressure Sodium Lamp
d) Metal Halide Lamp

4. High Intensity Discharge Lamps require _______ to regulate the arc current flow and to
deliver the proper voltage to the arc.
a) Ignitors
b) Mercury
c) Ballasts
d) Switch

5. An external electronic starting circuit associated with the ballast generates a high-voltage
pulse to the operating electrodes starts the lamp.
a) Ignitors
b) Mercury
c) Ballasts
d) Switch
6. The following are the Typical High Pressure Sodium Lamp Configurations, except?
a) Universal Burning Position
b) White Sodium Lamps
c) Universal Position Directional HPS Lamps
d) Triple-Ended HPS Lamps
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7. To re-ignite the arc of a High Intensity Discharged Lamp.

a) Ballast
b) Restrike
c) Reload
d) Restart

8. The lamp life and failure of High Intensity Discharged Lamp varies considerably
depending on the following, except?
a) Size
b) Configuration
c) Burning orientation
d) Appearance

9. _________ lamps have the lowest efficacy of the High Intensity Discharged Lamp
sources, producing between 40 and 50 lumens per watt (about the same as a CFL).
a) High-Pressure Sodium Lamps
b) White Sodium Lamps
c) Metal Halide Lamps
d) High-Pressure Mercury (vapour) Lamp

10. As a safety measure, High Intensity Discharged Lamps should not be operated __ hours a
day and 7 days a week.
a) 1 hour
b) 12 hours
c) 3 hours
d) 24 hours

11. Lamps can offer better efficiency and longer life than fluorescent lamp, with color quality
approaching that of incandescent lam
a) LED
b) HID
c) CFL
d) Fluorescent lamps

12. Is being utilized for its high-temperature stability, strength and excellent light
transmission characteristics to replace quartz for making arc tubes
a) Carbon
b) Plastic
c) polycrystalline alumina
d) silicon
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13. High-intensity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced by
radiation from a mixture of metallic vapour, metal halides and the products of the
dissociation of metal halides.
a) metal halide lamps
b) mercury vapor lamps
c) fluorescent lamps
d) LED

14. . this metal halide lamp is optimized for base-up, base-down, or base-up/base-down
operation, primarily for use in down-lights
a) universal burning position
b) horizontal burning position
c) Vertical burning position
d) Mercury vapour

15. It is characteristic of metal halide lamps to shift in color both between lamps and over
time
a) color shift
b) High CRI
c) color quality
d) high efficacy

16. easiest to use metal halide lamps because it can operate at any position
a) universal burning position
b) horizontal burning position
c) Vertical burning position
d) metal halide lamps

17. high-intensity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced, directly
or indirectly, by radiation from mercury
a) metal halide lamps
b) mercury lamps
c) fluorescent lamps
d) LED

18. Wattages of metal halide lamps range from

a) 32 to 2000 watts
b) 52 to 2000 watts
c) 100 to 2000 watts
d) 150 to 2000 watts
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19. Resembles a point source of light, making HID lamps and their luminaires both compact
and powerful.
a) arc tube
b) tungsten
c) support wire
d) outer bulb

20. Before judging the color of new lamps in an installation, burn the lamps for at least how
many hours to stabilize the lamp color characteristics?
a) 24
b) 100
c) 8
d) 1

21. It indicates the quality of life and how well a lamp illuminates color.
a) LID 12 hours
b) HID 24 hours
c) CCT
d) CRI

22. The best interior applications are those where lights are left on for long periods or are
controlled by what kind of switch?
a) Float switch
b) Time switch
c) Pulse switch
d) None of the above

23. One of the two typical applications of HID lamps.

a) Energy-Efficient Flood and Display Lighting
b) Metal Halide
c) HPS
d) LED

24. All HID lamps require warm-up and restrike periods, so applications requiring ________
should not utilize HID lamps.
a) Frequent switching
b) Replacement
c) Metal halide
d) Daily maintenance
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25. There are several precautions to consider when using HID lamps in certain situations.
Manufacturers' literature on this subject is extensive, and troubleshooting guides and
engineering and technical bulletins are available. What are the two most important
considerations.
a) Back up lighting and frequent switching
b) Back up lighting and Strobe effects
c) Strobe effects and color temperature
d) None of the above

26. What is the usual CRI for Metal Halide lamps?

a) 100
b) 25 & 50
c) 65 & 40
d) 25 only

27. It is sensitive to low starting temperatures, and lamp life will be reduced if they are
frequently started below -12 degrees Celcius.
a) HPS
b) LED
c) HID
d) Metal Halide Lamp
28. List below are examples of HID lamps except what?
a) Metal Halide Lamp
b) HPS lamp
c) LED
d) Mercury Vapor Lamp

29. Performance characteristics of exchangeable metal halide and HPS lamps are noted in
a) Appendix A
b) Appendix B
c) Appendix C
d) Appendix D

30. It can offer better effeciency and longer life than flourescent lamps.
a) HID Lamps
b) LED
c) LID Lamps
d) All of the above