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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. An act to regulate the trade of Master Plumber.

a. RA 1364 c. RA 6541
b. RA 1378 d. RA 9514

2. What is the minimum number of LAV for 200 males? (Assembly Places -
Theatres, Auditoriums, Convention Halls, etc. - for permanent employee
use)
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5

3. The invert of the inlet pipe shall be at a level not less than ____ above
the invert of the outlet pipe.
a. 32 mm c. 40.8 mm
b. 38 mm d. 50.8 mm

4. The pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to the
trap.
a. trap c. tailpiece
b. trap arm d. outlet

5. It refers to the resistance delivered by streaming water with fittings

and inside surface of the pipe.
a. force c. pressure
b. friction d. velocity

6. To receive the discharge from aeration, what is installed at the bottom

portion of the soil stack where the house drain is connected?
a. aerator c. Sovent system
b. deaerator d. ventilation

7. It is a piece of a framework that expels sewage and greywater from a

building and controls pneumatic stress in the waste-framework channels to
help free stream.
a. Sanitary sewer system c. DWV system
b. Storm sewer d. Vent system

8. All sections of a plumbing drainage and vent system must be tested with
a. water c. air or water
b. any liquid d. air

9. The requirements for installation of grease interceptors exclude

a. fast-food restaurants c. hospitals
b. apartment buildings with up to d. hotels
100 dwelling units

10. The 22 basic Principles of master plumbing is enumerated in what section

of RA 1378?
a. Section 2 c. Section 12
b. Section 5 d. Section 13

11. What is the minimum number of WC for 100 males? (Assembly Places -
Theatres, Auditoriums, Convention Halls, etc. - for public use)
a. 1 b. 2

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c. 3 d. 4

12. Inlet and outlet pipe fittings or baffles, and compartment partitions
shall have a free vent area _______ of the house sewer or private sewer
discharging therein to provide free ventilation above the water surface
from the disposal field or seepage pit through the septic tank, house
sewer, and stack to the outer air.
a. equal to the required cross-sectional area
b. 1.5 times the required cross-sectional area
c. twice the required cross-sectional area
d. 2 ½ times the required cross-sectional area

13. A branch vent that performs its functions for two (2) or more traps.
a. vent system c. individual vent
b. relief vent d. group vent

14. What is the minimum pressure required to test water supply system?
a. 100% of used water pressure c. 200% of used water pressure
b. 150% of used water pressure d. 250% of used water pressure

15. What is the minimum size of p-trap for floor drain?

a. 2” c. 4”
b. 3” d. 6”

16. That part of plumbing system extending from point 0.6-m of the inner
face of the foundation wall of building to the junction with another
sewer.
a. house sewer c. sanitary sewer
b. storm sewer d. building drain

17. The air test for a plumbing drainage and vent system shall be made by
attaching the air compressor or other test apparatus to
a. The lowest fixture outlet c. Any suitable opening
available d. A dishwasher waste opening
b. The highest vent opening

18. To ensure effectiveness, the wastes entering the grease interceptor

must not exceed the manufacturer’s rated capacity. For this reason, a
______ must be installed.
a. clarifier c. swing check valve
b. balancing valve d. flow control

19. The scope of plumbing practice is enumerated in what section of the

Plumbing Law?
a. Section 2 c. Section 12
b. Section 5 d. Section 13
20. Where there is exposure to skin contamination with poisonous,
infectious, or irritating materials, provide one lavatory for
a. each three persons c. each five persons
b. each four persons d. each six persons

21. The side walls shall extend at least ___ above the liquid depth.
a. 304.8 mm c. 228.6 mm
b. 50.8 mm d. 104.6 mm

22. Any joint or seam obtained by the joining of metal parts in a plastic
molten state.
a. welded joint c. both a & b
b. seam d. none of the above

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23. What do you call to the combination of two elements, hydrogen and
oxygen?
a. ice c. liquid
b. water d. fluid

24. What is the maximum distance allowed for the trap of the floor drain to
be placed below the finished floor line to facilitate cleaning in case of
line trouble?
a. 300 mm c. 500 mm
b. 400 mm d. 600 mm

25. Equipment which includes all valves and controls used in the plumbing
system which are required to be accessible or readily accessible.
a. Machine c. Regulating Equipment
b. Controls d. Pipes

26. Satisfactory hanger which supports any piping must be

a. of same material as piping c. same size as pipe used
b. accessible d. of sufficient strength

27. When floor drainage is required for a cold storage room used for storing
or holding food or drink, the drain must be connected to the sanitary
drainage system through a
a. direct waste c. trap with trap primer
b. floor drain with strainer d. indirect waste

28. Who shall appoint the Board of Examiners for Master Plumber?
a. Commissioner of Civil Service c. President of the Philippines
b. PRC Commissioner d. BOMP

29. When provided with water outlets for such space, a 610 mm width of wash
sink or 457 mm diameter of a circular basin, shall be _____.
a. considered equivalent to one lavatory
b. considered equivalent to one water closet
c. considered equivalent to one kitchen sink
d. considered equivalent to one floor drain

30. The cover of the septic tank shall be at least ____ above the back-vent
openings.
a. 304.8 mm c. 228.6 mm
b. 50.8 mm d. 106.6 mm

31. The vertical distance from the “Grade Line” to the highest point of the
coping of a flat roof or to the top line of a mansard roof or to the
average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip-roof.
a. Branch interval c. Storey
b. Height of building d. None of the above

32. It refers to the pressure range measured over a period of 24 hours.

a. static pressure c. normal pressure
b. back pressure d. high pressure

33. What is the standard slope of the building drain?

a. 4% c. 1%
b. 2% d. ½%

34. Rainwater piping located on the exterior of a building using galvanized

sheet metal shall not be less than ______.
a. 26 Ga c. 28 Ga
b. 24 Ga d. 30 Ga

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35. A flushometer valve is a device used to

a. Flush the contents from a toilet bowl
b. Discharge a predetermined quantity of water
c. Automatically reseal floor drains
d. Flush all surfaces of a floor-mounted urinal

36. The maximum height above the trap for a clothes washer standpipe
receptor is ____.
a. 0.45 m c. 0.75 m
b. 0.60 m d. 0.80 m

37. Who is authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry into effect
the objectives of RA 1378?
a. Commissioner of Civil Service c. President of the Philippines
b. PRC Commissioner d. BOMP

38. Where food is consumed indoors, water stations may be substituted for
drinking fountains. Offices, or public buildings for use by more than six
persons shall have one drinking fountain for the first 75 persons and one
additional fountain __________.
a. for each 100 persons thereafter
b. for each 120 persons thereafter
c. for each 150 persons thereafter
d. for each 200 persons thereafter

39. Partitions or baffles between compartments shall be of solid durable

material and shall extend at least ______ above the liquid level.
a. 101.6 mm c. 104.6 mm
b. 102.6 mm d. 106.6 mm

40. It is a drain pipe extending laterally from a soil or waste stack or

building drain with or without vertical sections or branches, which
receives the discharge from one or more fixture drains and conducts it to
the soil or waste stack or to the building drain.
a. Lateral c. Horizontal branch
b. Building drain d. Soil branch

41. What is the minimum pressure for flush tank?

a. 15 psi c. 4.33 psi
b. 8.0 psi d. 0.433 psi

42. One fixture unit is equivalent to _______.

a. 7.48 liters c. 1 liter
b. 28.3 liters d. 264 liters

43. A term used which is contrary to sanitary principle or injurious to

health.
a. Insanitary c. Healthful
b. Unhealthy d. Sanitary

44. A horizontal waste and vent pipe which is sized to provide free
circulation of air above the flow line of the drain pipe.
a. Combination waste and vent system
b. Continuous wet vent system
c. Nonsolvent waste and vent system
d. Ventilating piping system

45. The minimum height above the trap for a domestic clothes washer
standpipe receptor is _____ inches.
a. 16 c. 20
b. 18 d. 22

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46. Section 6 of RA 1378 states that each member of the Board shall, at the
time of his appointment:
a. be a citizen and resident of the Philippines
b. be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character
c. has been actively engaged in the trade of master plumber for at least
five years.
d. All of the above

47. It is defined as a business which sells food to be consumed on the

premises.
a. Restaurant c. Bar
b. Kitchen d. Hotel

48. An inverted fitting equivalent in size to the tank inlet, but in no

case less than ________ in size, shall be installed in the inlet
compartment side of the baffle with the bottom of the fitting placed
midway in the depth of the liquid.
a. 101.6 mm c. 104.6 mm
b. 102.6 mm d. 106.6 mm

49. Any branch in a building drain other than the primary branch.
a. Horizontal branch c. Secondary branch
b. Lateral branch d. Branch interval

50. What do you call to this device that is used to measure the amount of
water that passes through the water service?
a. multimeter c. water counter
b. water tank d. water meter

51. What is the minimum size of the drain pipe for the water closet to
discharge into?
a. 2 inches c. 4 inches
b. 3 inches d. 2-1/2 inches

52. The maximum fixture unit loading allowed on 2-inch waste stack is:
a. Four c. Sixteen
b. Six d. Eight

53. The NPCP defines “dead-end” as

a. a water main that makes a 90-degree turn and is capped
b. a gas line that continues form horizontal to vertical for future use
c. the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end to which no
connections are made on the extended portion, thus permitting the
stagnation of liquid or air therein
d. a utility alley used for piping installation that comes to an end

54. The trap for a clothes washer must be roughed-in less than _____ inches
above the floor.
a. 4 c. 8
b. 6 d. 10

55. Under Section 9 of RA 1378 who shall be the executive officer of the
Board, and shall conduct the examinations given by the board and shall
designate any subordinate officer of the Bureau of Civil Service to act
as secretary of the Board?
a. Commissioner of Civil Service c. President of the Philippines
b. PRC Commissioner d. BOMP

56. The number of occupants for a drive-in restaurant shall be considered

as ______ to the number of parking stalls.

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a. equal c. 3 times as
b. 2 times as d. 4 times as

57. Each such tank shall be structurally designed to withstand all

anticipated earth or other loads. All septic tank covers shall be capable
of supporting an earth load of _______ when the maximum coverage does not
exceed 9 m.
a. not less than 14.4 kPa c. not less than 11.4 kPa
b. not less than 144 kPa d. not less than 114 kPa

58. It is a cast iron soil pipe with plain ends connected together with
bolted stainless-steel bands and neoprene gaskets.
a. IPS c. single hub
b. double hub d. hubless

59. This is a valve used for controlling two or more outlets in a cold water
supply line.
a. heavy duty gate valve c. foot valve
b. full way gate valve d. globe valve

60. According to NPCP, at least _____ of the vertical stacks in the plumbing
system must be extended full size through the roof.
a. 4 c. 2
b. 3 d. 1

61. What valve is required a head of each water supplied appliance, each
slip joints or nonmetallic connection?
a. Flow valve c. Control valve
b. Check valve d. Butterfly valve

62. A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it is

connected.
a. Common vent c. Relief vent
b. Loop vent d. Continuous vent

63. No direct waste receptor can be installed in any ______.

a. bedroom c. dining room
b. storeroom d. family room

64. Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human
habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting on a street, alley or
easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer
system.
a. Principle No. 4 c. Principle No. 6
b. Principle No. 5 d. Principle No. 7

65. ______ shall be connected to the hot and cold water distribution
supplies so that the hot water supply is located at left side of the
combination fittings.
a. Faucets and diverters c. AAV
b. Vacuum breaker d. HWT

66. The minimum wall thickness of any steel septic tank shall be _____.
a. No. 12 U.S. gauge c. No. 16 U.S. gauge
b. No. 14 U.S. gauge d. No. 24 U.S. gauge

67. That part of the horizontal piping of sanitary drainage system which
measures 0.6 meter downstream from the last mobile home site and conveys
sewage to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system
or other points of disposal.
a. building sewer b. mobile home park sewer

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c. disposal field d. leaching field

68. What is the material not listed in the code for use in water piping?
a. plastic c. aluminum
b. cast iron d. asbestos cement

69. What is the size of waste pipe for urinal?

a. 32 mm c. 40 mm
b. 38 mm d. 50 mm

70. When pipe makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical,
it is considered as a __________.
a. vertical pipe c. crooked pipe
b. diagonal pipe d. horizontal pipe

71. A vent pipe which receives waste from a shower.

a. a wet vent c. a circuit vent
b. a common vent d. an island vent

72. To properly connect a steam pipe to a plumbing drainage system,

a. The pipe must not be less than 10 feet in length
b. The diameter of the pipe must be a minimum of 1 ¼ inches
c. A direct connection must be made to a waste stack only
d. An indirect connection must be made

73. Plumbing fixtures, devices, and appurtenances shall be supplied with

water in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable them to
function properly and without undue noise under normal conditions of use.
a. Principle No. 2 c. Principle No. 4
b. Principle No. 3 d. Principle No. 5

74. Consists of a body, a checking member and an atmospheric opening.

a. DC c. RP
b. PVB d. AVB

75. Before placing filter, material or drain lines in a prepared excavation,

all smeared or compacted surfaces shall be removed from trenches by raking
to a depth of _____ and the loose material removed.
a. 19.2 mm c. 38.1mm
b. 25.4 mm d. 50.8 mm

76. A condition contrary to sanitary principles or injurious to health.

a. Unsanitary c. Cross connection
b. Insanitary d. prohibited

77. It is the lowest piping system that receives the discharge from soil,
waste and other drainage pipes.
a. building sewer c. soil pipe
b. building drain d. asbestos pipe

78. What is the size of waste pipe for bathtub?

a. 32-38 mm c. 38-51 mm
b. 38-42 mm d. 42-51 mm

79. DWV material means

a. Drainage, water vents c. Drainage waste and vent
b. Drainage water valve d. none of these

80. The primary purpose of a yoke vent is

a. to connect a waste stack to a vent stack
b. to connect a vent stack to a soil stack

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c. to connect a loop vent to a stack vent

d. to prevent pressure changes in stacks

81. The receptors receiving the discharge of indirect waste pipes must be
of a shape and capacity that will _______.
a. prevent splashing
b. serve the intended use
c. avoid collecting solids
d. intercept ingredients harmful to the building drainage system

82. A large opening in a sewer line or part of a plumbing system constructed

with sufficient size for a man to gain access therein for maintenance
purposes and facility for changes of line and/or grade of pipeline.
a. Catch basin c. Access
b. Manhole d. Effective opening

83. The purpose for which a building is used or intended to be used.

a. Single family dwelling c. Recreation
b. Occupancy d. Structure

84. A set of regulation adapted by an administrative agency that has

jurisdiction over material and design specification in plumbing.
a. Building Code c. Code of Ethics
b. Civil Code d. Plumbing Code

85. It is inserted into the water main and it serves as the control of the
water service.
a. curb stop c. water stop
b. corporation stop d. meter stop

86. What is the size of waste pipe for drinking fountain?

a. 32 mm c. 40 mm
b. 38 mm d. 50 mm

87. A joint made by firmly packing with oakum and filled with molten lead
to a depth of not less than one inch.
a. steel pipe
b. cast iron no hub pipe
c. plastic pipe
d. cast iron bell and spigot soil pipe

88. Every passageway to an attic water heater shall have a solid continuous
flooring not less than ___________.
a. 36 inches wide c. 60 inches wide
b. 48 inches wide d. 24 inches wide

89. Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall have
connection to a __________.
a. drywall c. storm sewer
b. cesspool d. public or private sewer

90. Water that is safe for drinking purpose.

a. soft water c. hard water
b. potable water d. clear water

91. Which of the following shall not be used in a drainage system?

a. A 3-inch short sweep c. A double sanitary tee
b. A fitting having 60-degree d. A straight tee branch
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92. Assume you are installing a waste pipe for a culinary sink. The pipe is
a 1 ½-inch copper pipe. The code requires that the sink be protected from
backflow. In order to pass inspection, you must provide _______.
a. A check valve c. A backwater valve
b. An air gap d. A vacuum breaker

93. The drain pipe from a refrigerator must drain into an ________.
a. Approved dry well c. Open floor sink
b. Catch basin d. Service sink

94. If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings

where there is no sewer within a reasonable distance, suitable provision
shall be made for disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method
of sewage treatment and disposal, such as a septic tank.
a. Principle No. 7 c. Principle No. 17
b. Principle No. 14 d. Principle No. 22

95. Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due

regard to the preservation of the strength of structural members and the
prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
a. Principle No. 12 c. Principle No. 19
b. Principle No. 15 d. Principle No. 21

96. Consists of two independently acting internally or externally loaded

check valves, four properly located test cocks with connectors and two
isolation gate valves.
a. DC c. RP
b. PVB d. AVB

97. Consists of a loaded air inlet valve, an internally loaded check valve,
two properly located test cocks and two isolation gate valves.
a. DC c. RP
b. PVB d. AVB

98. Clean stone, gravel, slag, or similar filter material acceptable to the
Administrative Authority, varying in size from ______ shall be placed in
the trench to the depth and grade required by this section.
a. 38 mm to 102 mm c. 12.5 mm to 51 mm
b. 32 mm to 76 mm d. 19.1 mm to 64 mm

99. When seepage pits are used in combination with disposal fields, the
filter material in the trenches shall terminate at least ______ from the
pit excavation and the line extending from such points to the seepage pit
shall be approved pipe with watertight joints.
a. 1.2 m c. 2.0 m
b. 1.5m d. 3.0 m

100. A combination of elbows or bends that brings one section of the pipe
out of line but into a line parallel with the other section.
a. Offset c. Both a & b
b. Set d. Neither

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