PLUMBING QUIZ A.

Trap seal
B. Grease interceptors
1. What pipe should not be buried underground? C. Grease recovery devices
A. BI pipe D. Grease converters
B. Polyethylene pipe
C. GI pipe 10. Allowable slope of sanitary sewer?
D. None A. 1ft of 1 meter
B. 1/2 in of 1 meter
2. Which is not a rule of a thumb when designing a drainage? C. 1/4 of 1meter
A. As much as possible, pipes must run in a straight line D. 1/4 of 1 ft
B. Underground drainage line should be on top of compacted
soil 11. Kind of pipe not suited to be exposed to ultraviolet rays?
C. It should be underneath the driveway A. PB
D. None B. Iron
C. Pvc
3. In a location where there is no provision for drainage line, D. Gi
what is the next best thing?
A. Store waste in the tank and dispose in sanitary fill 12. Where should you place soil-pipes for high-rise structures?
B. Use drain tiles connected to open field A. Pipe chase
C. Connect to the nearest creek B. Partitions
D. Any of the above C. RC wall
D. Column
4. Which plumbing fixture does not have a water-saving
feature? 13. Best location to put the soil pipes?
A. Lavatory with pop-up A. Drywall
B. 1.5 gallon flush water closet B. 150mm CHB wall
C. Flow limiting feature C. Pipe chase
D. Waterless urinal D. Box-up with the column

5. In storm drainage system, it is used to prevent aggregates, 14. Can you embed a 4" diameter pipe in a 150 wall?
debris and other unwanted objects from entering the drainage A. No
system? B. Yes
A. Trap
B. Catch basin 15. Should not be used for a pipe chase?
C. FD A. Chb
D. Storm trap B. Drywall
C. Shearwall
6. Where are storm sewer usually placed? D. Double wall
A. Under the sidewalk on narrow road and under the road on
wide road 16. In the given figure, identify the plumbing fixture in label "8"?
B. Near the curb
C. At the center of the road
D. None

7. Minimum size of trap of shower drain?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D.
1 1/2

8. According to NBC, pipe support should be every,

A. 3 m
B. 1.5 m
C. 2 m A. 2" 1/4 bend
D. 4 m B. 2" trap assembly
C. 2" 1/4 bend
9. A plumbing devices designed to intercept most greases and D. 4" closet bend
solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. Except
for one;
17. Which wall is best suited if soil pipe will run through it?
A. Drywall 21. A cross fitting having a slight curve in each of the 90degree
B. 6" CHB transition to channel the flow from branch pipes in the direction
C. Shear wall of the main?
D. Retaining wall

18. A pipe fitting having a large radius of curvature?

A. X11.1
B. X11.6
C. X11.8
A. X11.1
D. X11.9
B. X11.2
C. X11.3
22. An elbow having lugs for attachment to wall or joist?
D. X11.5

19. A tee shaped pipe fitting for making a three-way joint?

A. X12.1
B. X11.5
A. X11.8 C. X11.4
B. X11.9 D. X11.2
C. X11.6
D. X11.4 23. Base on the figure above, which of the following is a 1/8
bend fitting?
20. A tee having a slight curve in 90degree bend transition to
channel the flow from a branch pipe in the direction of the
main?

A. A
B. D
C. C
D. B

24. Base on the figure above, which of the following is a 1/4

bend fitting?
A. X11.1
B. X11.9
C. X11.6
D. X11.7

A. A
B. D
C. C
D. B
25. 29. Copper pipes are classified as what main pipe?
A. Galvanized iron
B. Ceramic
C. S/s
D. Pvc

30. Where traps are used to prevent foul odor from coming out.
Which of the following does not have a water trap?
A. Kitchen sink
B. Lavatory
C. Floor drain
D. Bidet
In the figure above, which is a reducing socket?
A. A 31. Where is water meter located?
B. B A. Right after the main distribution line connection
C. C B. Beside the water pump
D. D C. Within RROW, right before the property line
D. Right side of the water pump or in it's flow direction
26.
32. What is the color coding of pipes for potable water?
A. Cyan
B. Green
C. Blue
D. Light blue

33. What is the color of pipes for steam?

A. Light blue
B. Gray
C. Blue
D. White

34. Minimum clearance from the floor of pipes for AC units

A. A when crossing a hallway or corridor?
B. B A. 2.1 m
C. C B. 2.2 m
D. D C. 2.3 m
D. 2.4 m
27.
35. What is the color of communication line piping?
A. White
B. Orange
C. Gray
D. Silver

36. Plumbing permit shall be invalid if work has not

commenced after a period of?
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 180 days
In the figure above, which is a flange adaptor?
D. None
A. A
B. B
37. Standard Water pressure from NAWASA?
C. C
A. 60psi
D. D
B. 120psi
C. 30 psi
28. Where will you least place a downspout?
D. 40 psi
A. At corner of walls
B. Inside columns
38. Valve permitting a gas or liquid to flow in 1 direction?
C. Wall hung
A. Check valve
D. In between window openings
B. Globe valve
C. Angle valve C. Faucet
D. Gate valve D. None

39. How do you connect 2 hub less cast iron pipes? 48. There are several reasons why soil stacks are not allowed
A. Coupling in columns. Which is not a reason?
B. Elbow A. Pipes will interfere with reinforcing bars
C..Structural compression gasket B. The size of the columns will be larger
D. Polymer compression gasket C. Cracks and leaks cannot be detected
D. The gas emitted will deteriorate concrete
40. What is the most efficient tools for cutting cast iron pipe?
A. Handsaw 49. How do we size sewage pits?
B. Hacksaw A. Volume of solid waste only
C. Chisel and hammer B. Volume of liquid waste
D. Snap cutter C. Volume of solid, liquid and storm
D. None
41. A term used to describe pumps that are interconnected
with each other? 50. What can be discharge directly to sewer system?
A. Gang A. Buiding sewer
B. Series B. Oil and grease
C. Battery C. Storm water
D. None D. Grey water

42. What type of pipe is not recommended for water line? 51. Alternative to the conventional septic tank?
A. Copper A. Aerobic treatment system
B. Lead B. Cistern
C. GI C. STP
D. Iron D. Landfill

43. A drain connecting one or more fixtures to a solid or waste 52. What is the maximum depth of septic tank?
stack? A. 1.10 m
A. Combined drain B. 1.20 m
B. Floor drain C. 1.50 m
C. Circuit drain D. 1.80 m
D. Branch drain
53. There is a septic tank installed on top of a rock by
44. During the site inspection, the architect notices that a soil seashore. The tank is exposed on low tide and covered in sea
pipe will cross a beam, whats the best advice he can do? water during high tide. Which of the following would be an
A. Resize the diameter of the soil pipe, enough that can go appropriate water proofing for it?
across the beam without affecting it A. Waterproof all surface
B. It doesn't matter anyway, let the master plumber handle it. B. Waterproof all interior surface except the floor
C. Drill a hole of the beam, enough diameter that a pipe could C. Waterproof all interior surface except the ceiling
go in and pass through. Just make sure that the hole is D. Waterproofing is not necessary, it will just add cost
precisely in the middle to avoid the bars to be hit in.
D. Simply ask to relocate, it's just a pipe anyway 54. What type of materials is used for the base of a septic
tank?
45. What should not be permitted to cross a beam? A. Earth base
A. Soil pipe B. Mass concrete
B. Electrical wiring C. Lean concrete
C. Water pipe D. Reinforced concrete
D. AC ducts
55. What do you call a liquid waste ( without urine/ industrial
46. Maximum distance of clean-out? waste) discharges into the sewer?
A. 5 m A. Gray water
B. 6 m B. Storm water
C. 10m center to center C. Black water
D. 15 m D. Ground water

47. What is the best fixture for a public comfort room? 56. A sewage treatment that includes the exposure to air?
A. Gate valve A. Aerator
B. Flushometer B. Air-dehumidification treatment system
C. Exposed STP system 65. In high rise buildings, why is there a need to resize water
D. SW treatment system supply pipes?
A. Because different fixtures have different supply attachments
57. The sewage treatment process that involves the use of B. To use up the difference in pressure from the service to the
hydrochloride to kill pathogenic bacteria? supply fixtures
A. Disinfection C. Pipes are like trees, main branch are bigger and becomes
B. Aeration smaller at ends for carrying wind loads and storms
C. Chlorination D. Pipes having bigger size have bigger pressure and reduce
D. Hydro-chlorine filtration the size for distribution to fixture for lower pressure

58. Best for sanitary pipes? 66. What is the principle of governing the size of pipes in
A. UPVC designing plumbing systems?
B. PeX A. The longer the pipes length to the fixture, the lesser the
C. PP pressure; the shorter the pipes length, the greater the pressure
D. GI is
B. The bigger the pipes diameter, the lesser the pressure; the
59. What is the typical slope of a waste pipe? smaller the pipes diameter , the greater the pressure is
A. 1% C. The smaller the pipes diameter the lesser the pressure; the
B. 2% bigger the pipes diameter, the greater the pressure
C. 3% D. Slopes is the primary consideration and sizes will be
D. 4% considered secondary

60. How could you differentiate between a soil and waste pipe 67. Minimum height of siamese connection from ground line?
when laid side by side? A. 38mm
A. Color B. 45mm
B. Material and texture finish C. 500mm
C. Thickness D. 600mm
D. Diameter
68. In plumbing system, if pipes are electrical wires, what are
61. This material is used in threaded pipe connections to the equivalent of switches?
prevent leakage A. Tee
A. Polymer B. Floor drains
B. Elastomeric gasket C. Clean out
C. Teflon D. Valve
D. Structural polyester thread
69. Best size of pipe connected to 5 sinks?
62. When there is a low pressure from the water main, what A. 3"
will you use to supply higher levels? B. 2 1/2"
A. Pneumatic pump C. 2"
B. Sump pump D. 4"
C. Jet pump
D. Booster pump 70. How do you connect PPRC?
A. Mechanical fastener
63. When water goes up through a vertical pipe, it stops at a B. Solvent
certain height. Why? C. Fusion welding
A. Gravity and friction overcomes the pressure and the water D. Coupling
slowly stops
B. The pressure inside the pipe equates to the pressure 71. What is use for water treatment in a swimming pool?
outside the pipe causing the water to stop at that point where it A. Chloride
apnears B. Sodium
C. It's own gravity weight counters its speed of going up C. Cyanide
D. All things stops D. Hydrochlor

64. What is installed in a fixture to alleviate the effects of too 72. A common ingredients for water disinfectant, except for ?
much water pressure? A. Trichlor
A. Water pressure regulator B. Bichlor
B. Back splash C. Dichlor
C. Water filtration D. Trichloro-S-Triazinetrione
D. Regulator cup
73. What is used in water pipelines to absorb the shock caused Base on the figure shown, identify the type of closet at leter
by water hammering? "A"?
A. Shock regulator A. Siphon-vortex
B. Air chamber B. Siphon-jet
C. Water regulator C. Wash-down
D. Shock absorber system D. Reverse-trap

74. A pump used to eject sewage or liquid waste?central 79.

sewage booster
A. Centrifugal pump
B. Sump
C. Rotary pump
D. Central sewage booster

75. What do you call a water-tight receptacle used to store

household waste?
A. Pit
B. Septic vault
C. Stp
D. House drain

76. A pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets or

fixtures having similar functions with or without the discharges
from other fixtures?
A. Waste pipe
B. Soil pipe
C. Branch pipe
D. Drain pipe

77. A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the
rim and sipping action ignited by a water jet draws the contents
Base on the figure shown, Which of the WC is the noisiest?
of the bowl through the tramway?
A. A
A. Siphon jet
B. B
B. Siphon vortex
C. C
C. Reverse trap
D. D
D. Reverse trap
80. What is the minimum trap seal?
78.
A. 1.5"
B. 2"
C. 2.5"
D. 3"

81. An individual vent for a plumbing fixture located at the

downstream of a trap?
A. Vent pipe
B. Back vent
C. Branch vent
D. Vent through roof

82. What do you call a control valve used to shut off at the
water supply to a building in case of emergency. It is installed
at a water service pipe and operated by means of long key
inserted through a curb box?
A. Curb cock
B. Corp stop
C. Cock stop
D. Emergency cock
83. Opening use to received pipes? 92. One of the first steps in the selection of a suitable water
A. Vertical shaft supply source is?
B. Pipe chase A. Water (potability)
C. Ducts B. Topography
D. Raceway C. Budgetary cost
D. Water (demand)
84. It is the line in a single diagram that runs from the fuses to
the home run? 93. The minimum size of a swimming pool drain?
A. Ground wire A. 3”dia.
B. Riser B. 4”dia
C. Main C. 2”dia
D. Single fuse diagram D. 6”dia

85. What property is used to distinguish between potable and 94. Fluoride as an addictive in water supply is a chemical for?
sanitary uPVC pipes? A. Purify
A. Thickness B. Coagulant
B. Nominal diameter C. Disinfectant
C. Outside diameter D. Dental
D. Color
95. The quality of Galvanized Iron pipes are rated by?
86. What is the standard water consumption (gallon/ A. Class
person/day) used in a 2 story residence? B. Schedule
A. 30-40 C. Thickness
B. 40-60 D. Gauge
C. 50-80
D. 90-120 96. A pipe fitting to change in one single direction (course) the
flow of water:
87. What is used to shut off flow of water during maintenance? A. Tee
A. Check valve B. Cross tee
B. Angle valve C. Wye
C. Gate valve D. Elbow
D. Globe valve
97. Women’s urinal fixture?
88. Where would you locate water distribution pipe farthest A. Washdown
from? B. Flatback
A. Large trees C. Feminine stall urinal
B. Carport D. Bidet
C. Drainage
D. Water tank 98. The minimum distance (in meters) of a well from a septic
tank?
89. A pipe fitting to join two straight lengths of pipes? A. 15
A. Coupling B. 10
B. Nipple C. 25
C. Tee D. 20
D. Elbow
99. A piece of pipe threaded outside all through out to connect
90. Level 3 types of water service refers to? short runs of two pipe fittings?
A. Artesian well A. Nipple
B. Individual shallow well hand up installation B. Supply pip
C. Public faucet C. Coupling
D. individual house pipes- in connection with meter D. Close nipple

91. A faucet fitted with nozzle curving downward used as a 100. Prevents water hammer?
draw-of trap? A. Water meter seal
A. Firehouse B. Float valve
B. Bibcock C. Check valve
C. Lavatory faucet D. Air chamber
D. Garden hose
101. Theater or movie house’s water requirement is D. ¾ in. /ft.
determined or estimated at 5 gallons of water per day for?
A. Total numbers of movie goer per day 110. The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a
B. Floor area space of auditorium pedestal urinal?
C. Total number of auditorium seat A. 2 diameter
D. Box office record B. 2 1/2 diameter
C. 3 diameter
102. Water well yield is a factor considered to determine the D. 4 diameter
size of?
A. Fixtures 111. The minimum size of a trap and waste branch for a
B. Electrical wiring shower stall?
C. Water pipe A. 2 diameter
D. Pump B. 3 diameter
C. 1 1/2 diameter
103. A pipe fitting shape like letter “S”? D. 1 diameter
A. P-trap
B. Double Bend 112. The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a size
C. U-trap of foot bath?
D. ¼ St. Bend A. 1 1/4 diameter
B. 2 diameter
104. The part of a vent line which connects directly with an C. 1,1/2 diameter
individual trap underneath or behind the fixture and extends to D. 1 diameter
the branch or man pipe at any point higher than the fixture
trap? 113. Black steel pipe with galvanized malleable fitting is ideal
A. Blow-pipe for?
B. VTR A. Oxygen pipe
C. Back vent pipe B. Electrical conduit
D. Soil pipe C. Gas pipe
D. Water Pipe
105. The minimum number of water closet unit required for the
female population of an elementary school? 114. The minimum number of a urinal fixture required for the
A. 1 per 75 male population of both elementary and secondary school?
B. 1 per 35 A. 1 per 40
C. 1 per 50 B. 1 per 50
D. 1 per 100 C. 1 per 60
D. 1 per 30
106. The minimum size of trap and waste branch for a bidet?
A. 3 diameter 115. The prescribe color coding of piping under refrigerating
B. 1- 1/2 diameter division of all pipes and fittings?
C. 2 diameter A. White
D. 1 diameter B. Yellow
C. Gray
107. A pipe which conveys only liquid waste, free of fecal D. Black
matter?
A. Wet vent 116. A type of coupling or joining device having internal screw
B. Waste pipe threads or nuts with opposite screws at the end. By turning the
C. Vent pipe internal screws, it is possible to connect two metal rods and
D. Soil pipe regulate the length and tension of this rods?
A. Vice grip
108. A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or B. Union patente
vent piping? C. Turnstile
A. Stand pipe D. Turnbuckle
B. Riser
C. Shaft
D. Stack

109. The minimum slope of a building drain?

A. 1/16 in./ft.
B. 1 in. / ft.
C. 1/8 in. /ft.