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1. When earth fault loop impedance measurements are taken at ambient temperature and have to
be corrected to take into account the increase in resistance of the conductors when carrying the
load current, the correct formula to use is?

a) Zs(m)=0.5 x Uo/Ia
b) Zs(m)=0.8 x Ia/Uo
c) Zs(m)=0.8xUo x Ia x Cmin
d) Zs(m)=0.8 x Uo x Cmin/Ia

2. Electrical equipment shall be installed in such a manner that?

a) the design temperatures comply with the regulations

b) the design temperatures be as low as possible
c) the design temperatures are easily achieved and maintained
d) the design temperatures are not exceeded

3. Class II equipment relies on basic insulation and?

a) earthed equipotential bonding

b) a circuit protective conductor
c) bonded metal mechanical protection
d) supplementary insulation

4. BS7671 Wiring Regulations apply to the design, erection and verification of?

a) Equipment of mobile and fixed offshore installations

b) Railway traction equipment, rolling stock and signalling equipment
c) Electric fences covered by BS EN 60335-2-76.
d) Marinas

5. In A.C. power circuit the identification colour of line 2 of three-phase A.C. circuit is?

a) Black
b) Grey
c) Blue
d) Brown

6. An automatic supply available within 0.5 s is known as?

a) Very short break

b) Normal break
c) Long break
d) Short break

7. Band II D.C. voltage does not exceed?

a. 2000 volts D.C.

b. 1000 volts D.C.
c. 500 volts D.C.
d. 1500 volts D.C.

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8. In A.C. power circuit the identification colour of line 3 of three-phase a.c. circuit is?

a) Black
b) Brown
c) Blue
d) Grey

9. Equipment having a protective conductor current exceeding 10 mA must be connected to the

supply by?

a) all the written answers

b) Permanently connected to the wiring of the installation, with the protective conductor
selected in accordance with Regulation 543.7.1.103
c) a flexible cable with a plug and socket-outlet complying with BS EN 60309-2
d) a protective conductor complying with Section 543 with an earth monitoring system to BS
4444 installed

10. The colour used for PEN conductor shall be?

a) green-and-yellow
b) green-and-yellow with blue markings at the terminations
c) blue with green-and-yellow at the terminations.
d) green-and-yellow with blue markings at the terminations or blue with green-and-yellow at
the terminations.

11. In a swimming pool where SELV is used, whatever the nominal voltage, basic protection shall be
provided by?

a) equipment which complies with both the first two answers

b) barriers or enclosures complying with Regulation 416.2
c) basic insulation complying with Regulation 416.1
d) equipment which complies with either one of the first two answers

12. Installations used for the exploration or development of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon resources
are known as?

a) mining installations
b) Gas and oil installations
c) Mobile and offshore installations
d) natural resources installations

13. A BS1361 protective device is also known as a?

a) RCD
b) circuit breaker
c) semi enclosed rewireable fuse
d) cartridge fuse

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14. When referring to a TN-C-S multiple source system, the number of connections permitted
between the interconnected neutral points of the sources and the PE conductor is?

a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) 1

15. In A.C. power circuit the identification colour of neutral of single- or three-phase circuit is?

a) Black
b) Grey
c) Brown
d) Blue

16. Plot of ground intended to be occupied by a leisure accommodation vehicle is called?

a) leisure pitch
b) caravan unit
c) caravan spot
d) caravan pitch

17. A double insulated hand held electric drilling machine is known as?

a) class III equipment

b) a DeWalt
c) class I equipment
d) class II equipment

18. Live parts shall be completely covered with insulation which can only be removed by?

a) special permission
b) skilled persons
c) instructed persons
d) destruction

19. Plugs, fused or non-fused, and socket-outlets, 2-pole and earth for low voltage circuits must have
rating in amperes?

a) 5, 10, 15, 30
b) 2, 5, 10, 15
c) 1, 2, 5, 15
d) 2, 5, 15, 30

20. Which one is NOT an item for inspection checking?

a) Presence of appropriate luminaire devices

b) Connection of single-pole devices for protection or switching in line conductors only
c) Methods of protection against electric shock
d) Selection of conductors for current-carrying capacity and voltage drop, in accordance with
the design

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21. In each installation main protective bonding conductors shall connect to the main earthing
terminal extraneous-conductive-parts including?

a) power supply
b) Metallic pipes from outside which have an insulating section at their point of entry
c) metal fences
d) Central heating and air conditioning systems

22. Basic protection protects against?

a) electric shock under fat free conditions

b) electric shock under fault free conditions
c) electric shock under overload conditions
d) electric shock under earth fault conditions

23. The maximum Zs to ensure 30 mA RCD operation is?

a) 100Ω
b) 500Ω
c) 167Ω
d) 1667Ω

24. Which characteristic does not need to be included in the documentation referred to in
Regulation 132.13 to show conformity with the Regulations?

a) Nature of current: A,C. and/or D.C.

b) The cost of equipment
c) Particular requirements of the distributor.
d) Purpose and number of conductors:

25. The height for sauna zone 1 above the floor is?

a) 0.5 m
b) 1.2 m
c) 0.7 m
d) 1.0 m

26. Where an electrode water heater or electrode boiler is connected to a three-phase low voltage
supply, the shell of the electrode water heater or electrode boiler shall be connected to ?

a) to the neutral of the supply OR to the earthing conductor

b) the neutral of the supply
c) to the earthing conductor
d) to the neutral of the supply AND to the earthing conductor

27. The code AD5, when considering external influences, requires IP rated equipment to?

a) IPX4
b) IPX1
c) IPX0
d) IPX5

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28. One of the requirements for fault protection is?

a) The separated circuit shall be supplied through a source with at least simple separation, and
the voltage of the separated circuit shall not exceed 800 V.
b) The separated circuit shall be supplied through a source with at least simple separation, and
the voltage of the separated circuit shall not exceed 110 V.
c) The separated circuit shall be supplied through a source with at least simple separation, and
the voltage of the separated circuit shall not exceed 230 V.
d) The separated circuit shall be supplied through a source with at least simple separation, and
the voltage of the separated circuit shall not exceed 500 V.

29. Between a Type 2 SPD and the main earthing terminal or the protective conductor, the
conductor shall have a cross-sectional area not less than?

a) 10 mm2
b) 6 mm2
c) 16 mm2
d) 4 mm2

30. In restricted access areas where the protective measure of obstacles is applied, the height of
gangway to obstacles, barrier or enclosure above floor shall be a minimum of?

a) 2000 mm
b) 2.2 m
c) 2200 mm
d) 700 mm

31. Identify one of the following types of cable that may be used as a main bonding conductor on a
mobile or transportable unit?

a) H05V-K
b) BS EN 61386-1
c) BS 6346
d) H14X-K

32. In A.C. power circuit the identification colour of line 1 of three-phase A.C. circuit is?

a) Black
b) Grey
c) Blue
d) Brown

33. Which one is NOT a method for avoiding the effects of heat from external sources on a wiring
system?

a) Placing sufficiently far from the source of heat

b) Selecting a system with due regard for the additional temperature rise which may occur
c) Shielding
d) Limiting of continuous time of use.

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34. Identify one of the following that is a non-statutory?

a) Electricity at Work Act

b) Health and Safety at Work Act
c) Cinematograph Regulations
d) BS 7671: Requirements for Electrical Installations

35. The characteristics of the protective devices and the circuit impedances shall fulfil which
requirement?

a) Zs × Ia > U0 × Cmin
b) Zs × Ia ≤ U0 × Cmin
c) Zs × Ia > U0
d) Zs × Ia ≤ U0

36. Which one does not need to be indicated as a characteristic of an amusement device?

a) Rated power
b) Rated frequency.
c) Rated voltage
d) Rated current

37. If a short circuit occurs in a low voltage installation between a Line conductor and the Neutral
conductor, the voltage between the other line conductors and the neutral can reach value?

a) √3 U0-
b) 3 U0
c) √U0
d) 1.45 x U0

38. Identify one of the following which does not fall under compatibility?

a) earth leakage current

b) unbalanced loads
c) D.C. feedback
d) external influences

39. An electric shock due to inadequate basic protection can be caused by?

a) the circuit protective conductor being touched under energisation

b) a person touching conduit under fault conditions
c) brushing a phase conductor with your hand
d) touching the casing of a class II portable drill

40. For a TT installation with the maximum value of earth resistance (Ra) of 167 Ω, what is the
maximum rated residual operating current IΔn of the RCD?

a) 3A
b) 5A
c) 30mA
d) 300mA

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41. BS7671 Wiring Regulations apply to the design, erection and verification of?

a) Railway traction equipment, rolling stock and signalling equipment

b) Equipment on board ships covered by BS 8450
c) Electric fences covered by BS EN 60335-2-76.
d) Prefabricated buildings

42. In a swimming pool the protective measures of non-conducting location (Regulation 418.1) and
earth-free local equipotential bonding (Regulation 418.2) ?

a) are permitted in zone 2 only

b) are permitted in zone 3 only
c) are permitted in zone 2 and zone 3
d) are not permitted in any zone

43. BS7671 Wiring Regulations do NOT apply to the design, erection and verification of?

a) medical locations
b) commercial premises
c) prefabricated buildings
d) railway traction equipment, rolling stock and signalling equipment

44. The position at which electrical energy is delivered to an electrical installation is called?

a) installation power source

b) installation voltage source
c) origin of installation
d) installation current source

45. Underfloor heating designed to be installed in properties where contact where contact with skin
or footwear is possible, the suggested floor temperature shall be limited to?

a) 20°C
b) 70°C
c) 25°C
d) 35°C

46. What is the following condition known as? The peak value of an impulse test voltage at which
installation does not show any disruptive discharge when subjected to a specified number of
applications of impulses of this value, user specified conditions?

a) maximum impulse withstand voltage

b) conventional impulse withstand voltage
c) standard impulse withstand voltage
d) peak impulse withstand voltage

47. Cable up to 10 mm2 surrounded by thermal insulation for 470mm of it's length has a derating
factor of?

a) .88
b) .63
c) .78
d) .51

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48. BS7671 Wiring Regulations do NOT apply to the design, erection and verification of?

a) equipment of mobile and fixed offshore installations

b) prefabricated buildings
c) mobile or transportable units
d) commercial premises

49. What is the charging mode of the following statement? Connection of the electric vehicle to the
A.C. supply network utilizing an off-board charger where the control pilot function extends to
equipment permanently connected to the A.C. supply?

a) Mode 2
b) Mode 1
c) Mode 3
d) Mode 4

50. Every fixed electric motor shall be provided with an efficient means of?

a) switching on
b) easy operation
c) easy removal
d) switching off

51. According to the Regulations a protective measure shall consist of?

a) an appropriate combination of a provision for basic protection and an independent provision

for fault protection or an enhanced protective provision which provides both basic
protection and fault protection.
b) a provision for basic protection and an independent provision for fault protection
c) an independent provision for basic protection and an enhanced protective provision for fault
protection
d) an enhanced protective provision which provides both basic protection and fault protection.

52. In an area with rising sea levels, the minimum distance above the highest rising water level that
socket outlets shall be installed without additional protection against splashing is?

a) 2.0m
b) 4.0m
c) 3.0m
d) 1.0m

53. RCM stands for?

a) Response current monitor

b) Residential current monitor
c) Reduced current monitor
d) Residual current monitor

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54. The code given to an area that has a high humidity level when classifying for external influences
would be?

a) AA
b) AF
c) AB
d) CB

55. Different protective measures applied to the same installation or part of an installation or within
equipment?

a) shall have no significant influence on each other

b) shall prevent failure of any of them
c) can be combined in various ways
d) shall have no influence on each other such that failure of one protective measure could
impair the other protective measure or measures.

56. What value a nominal voltage must exceed so that it's necessary to put a clearly visible warning
of the maximum voltage present?

a) 120V
b) 230 V
c) 180V
d) 380V

57. When a circuit breaker located in a gangway which is fully withdrawn, the minimum distance
between the protruding edge of the circuit breaker and the opposite limitation of the gangway shall
be?

a) 1m
b) 5000 mm
c) 550 mm
d) 0.5 m

58. In three-wire D.C. power circuit the identification colour of the mid-wire of three-wire circuit is?

a) Grey
b) Black
c) Blue
d) Brown

59. Socket outlets designed for use in a boatyard should be?

a) individually protected by an RCD and able to disconnect the line conductor

b) individually protected by an MCB to BS EN 60898 and able to disconnect all poles
c) individually protected by an RCD and able to disconnect all poles
d) individually protected by an MCB and able to disconnect the line conductor

60. Cable couplers should be arranged so that the connector of the coupler is fitted?

a) in a splitter box
b) to the load side
c) to the terminals of the consumer unit
d) at the end of the cable remote from the supply

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Answers

1. d. - Appendix 3 31. a. - 717.411.3.1.2

2. d. - 134.1.5 32. d. - 514.4.4
3. d. - Part 2: Definitions 33. d. - 522.2.1
4. d. - 110.1 34. d. - 114.1
5. a. - 514.4.4 35. b. - 411.4.4
6. d. - 560.4.1 36. a. - 740.55.8
7. d. - Part 2: Definitions 37. d. - 442.5
8. d. - 514.4.4 38. d. - 331.1
9. a. - 543.7.1.202 39. c. - Part 2: Definitions
10. d. - 514.4.3 40. d. - Table 531.1
11. d. - 702.414.4.5 41. d. - 110.1
12. c. - Part 2: Definitions 42. d. - 702.410.3.6
13. d. - Appendix 1 43. d. - 110.1
14. d. - Appendix 9 44. c. - Part 2: Definitions
15. d. - 514.4.4 45. d. - 753.423
16. d. - Part 2: Definitions 46. b. - Part 2: Definitions
17. d. - Part 2: Definitions 47. d. - 523.9
18. d. - 416.1 48. a. - 110.1
19. d. - 553.1.3 49. d. - Part 2: Definitions
20. a. - 642.3 50. d. - 132.15.2
21. d. - 411.3.1.2 51. a. - 410.3.2
22. b. - Part 2: Definitions 52. d. - 709.553.1.13
23. d. - 411.5.3 53. d. - 538.4
24. b. - 132.2 54. c. - Appendix 5
25. d. - 703.32.2 55. d. - 410.3.8
26. d. - 554.1.5 56. b. - 514.10.1
27. d. - Appendix 5 57. d. - A729.1
28. d. - 413.3.2 58. c. - 514.4.4
29. c. - 534.4.10 59. c. - 709.531.2
30. a. - 729.513.2 60. d. - 553.2.2

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