What is the purpose of PEC 2009?

a. design specification
b. instructional manual
c. safeguarding of person and
property
d. economical electrical design
guide
c. safeguarding of person and
property
In the preparation of Philippine
Electrical Code (PEC) 2009 part 1,
the National Electrical Code (NEC)
___ was used as the main reference

a. 2002
b. 2005
c. 2008
d. 2011
b. 2005
Which is NOT the basic rule of PEC
2009?

a. manufacture’s rule
b. installation rule
c. wiring design rule
d. construction rule
d. Construction rule
Vehicle washing areas are
considered as ___ location

a. dry
b. moist
c. wet
d. damp
c. wet
What is the minimum size of
grounding electrode copper
conductor?

a. 3.5 sq. mm
b. 8.0 sq. mm
c. 5.5 sq. mm
d. 14 sq. mm
b. 8.0 sq. mm
What is the maximum number of
conductors permitted in a wireway at
any cross-section, signal circuit or
starter-control wires are not
included?

a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 100
a. 30
Where multiple rod, pipe or plate
electrodes are installed to meet the
requirement of PEC, they shall not
be less than ____ mm apart.

a. 1900
b. 1800
c. 1500
d. 2000
b. 1800
The PEC has assigned the color ___
to the high-leg of a 4-wire delta
connected secondary

a. black
b. green
c. orange
d. red with green tracer
c. orange
The residual voltage of a capacitor
shall be reduced to ____ volts,
nominal, or less with ____ minute/s
after the capacitor is disconnected
from the source of supply

a. 0, 0.5
b. 15, 2
c. 30, 3
d. 50, 1
d. 50, 1
What is the advantage of PVC over
polyethylene?

a. moisture resistance
b. temperature resistant
c. flame retardant
d. weather resistant
c. Flame retardant
What is the maximum number of
disconnect for service mains given
by PEC?

a. there is no limit
b. 8
c. 6
d. not specified by PEC
c. 6
Conductors ____ and larger shall be
stranded when installed in raceways

a. 3.5 mm2
b. 5.5 mm2
c. 8.0 mm2
d. 30 mm2
c. 8.0 mm2
As a general rule for conductors in parallel,
aluminum, copper-clad aluminum, or copper
conductors of size ___ mm2 and larger,
comprising each phase, neutral or grounded
circuit conductor, shall be permitted to be
connected in parallel (electrically joined at
both ends to form a single conductor).

a.20
b.30
c. 40
d.50
d. 50
What is the required Volt-Amp for
lighting of an office building with
500 sq mts area?

a. 16,500
b. 14,000
c. 23,500
d. 50,000
b. 14,000
What is the branch circuit demand
for two -14 kW range in a residence
of 1 phase, 230 Volt?

a. 19.8 kW
b. 14.4 kW
c. 12.1 kW
d. 28 kW
c. 12.1 kW
Calculate total load for a 1 phase,
230 Volt branch circuit supplying
two 3 kW and two 4 kW wall-
mounted oven.

a. 60.9 Amp
b. 48.7 Amp
c. 42.2 Amp
d. 34.4 Amp
c. 42.2 Amp
What is the neutral load for a 1
phase system having 150 Amp of
electric-discharge lighting and 250
Amp of incandescent lighting?

a. 325 Amp
b. 280 Amp
c. 385 Amp
d. 400 Amp
c. 385 Amp
What is the maximum current allowed on a
#12 AWG (3.5mm2) THHN copper conductor
in an ambient temperature of 122 0F (500C)
with a total of six (6) current carrying
conductors in the conduit? (use: derating
factor of 80% for 6 conductors and
correction factor of 0.82 at 50 0C)

a. 250% motor FL current plus other current

b. 125% motor FL current plus other current
c. 125% total current
d. 250% total current
b. 125% motor FL current plus
other current
A hermetic motor-compressor has
25 Amp full load current. What is
the rating of disconnecting means?

a. 31.25 Amp
b. 31.75 Amp
c. 28.75 Amp
d. 25 Amp
c. 28.75 Amp
Three squirrel-cage induction motors rated as
follows: 25 HP, 34 Amp full load, 20 HP, 27 Amp
full-load, and 10 HP, 14 Amp full-load all rated at
460 volts, 3 phase, 60 Hz are to be served by a
feeder circuit for an ambient temperature of
300C. What is the net computed current for
feeder conductors and using non-time delay
(NTD) fuse, what is the largest protective device
for feeder circuit protection?

a. 83.5 Amp & 141 Amp resp.

b. 105.6 Amp & 125 Amp resp.
c. 86.3 Amp & 145 Amp resp.
d. 90.5 Amp & 121 Amp resp.
a. 83.5 Amp & 141 Amp resp.
A generator has a nameplate rating
of 30 Amp, what is the minimum
ampacity of conductor from
generator terminals to the first
overcurrent device?

a. 30 Amp
b. 37.5 Amp
c. 34.5 Amp
d. 60 Amp
c. 34.5 Amp
A 3 phase, 225 kVA, 4.16 kV/480 Volt,
power transformer having 2.3%
impedance. For supervised location,
what size of fuses are required to
protect the transformer primary? And
what size of circuit breaker is required
to protect transformer secondary?

a. 90 Amp & 600 Amp resp.

b. 80 Amp & 500 Amp resp.
c.100 Amp & 800 Amp resp.
d. 75 Amp & 475 Amp resp.
a. 90 Amp & 600 Amp resp.
The ampacity of capacitor circuit
conductors shall not be less than ___
percent of the rated current of the
capacitor

a. 135
b. 125
c. 150
d. 167
a. 135
On solar photovoltaic system;
ampacity of conductors and
overcurrent devices shall not be less
than ____ percent of the computed
current.

a. 150
b. 100
c. 125
d. 200
c. 125
PEC requires that resistance to
ground of a single electrode
consisting of rod, pipe or plate shall
be ____

a. 30 to 50 ohms
b. 25 ohms or less
c. above 100 ohms
d. 50 to 100 ohms
b. 25 ohms or less
What size of grounding conductor
required for circuit protected by 30
Amp circuit breaker?

a. 2.0 sq. mm
b. 5.5 sq. mm
c. 3.5 sq. mm
d. 8.0 sq. mm
b. 5.5 sq.mm
What is the minimum size copper
bonding jumper for a service
raceway containing 100 mm THHN
2

aluminum conductors?

a. 50 mm2
b. 14 mm2
c. 22 mm2
d. 30 mm 2
c. 22 mm2
____ is a device intended to open
the circuit when it detects the
current waveform characteristic that
are unique to arcing fault

a. GFCI
b. AFCI
c. kAIC
d. all of these
b. AFCI
The maximum number of
overcurrent devices that may be
installed in a lighting panel is:

a. 24
b. 48
c. 42
d. 36
b. 48
____ are used to provide explanatory
material, references to other
sections, precautions to be
observed, and further mandatory
requirement.

a. mandatory rules
b. exceptions
c. fine print notes
d. listings
c. fine print notes
For hermetic motor, what rule is the
disconnecting means is 115% of the
full load current?

a. manufacture’s rule
b. installation rule
c. wiring design rule
d. construction rule
c. wiring design rule
For dwelling units, the demand
factor for the first 3000 Volt-Amp of
load is ____

a. 65%
b. 35%
c. 85%
d. 100%
d. 100%
The conductors and equipment for
delivering electric energy from
serving utility to the wiring system
of the premises served

a. service conductor
b. service equipment
c. service
d. utility source
c. service
A single family dwelling unit having
a floor area of 45 sq. meter has a
total connected load of 2575 VA.
What is the minimum size service
entrance conductor?

a. 2.0 sq. mm
b. 3.5 sq. mm
c. 5.5 sq. mm
d. 8.0 sq. mm
b. 3.5 sq. mm
A piece of electrical equipment that
is designed to operate at alternate
intervals of (1) load and no load; or
(2) load and rest; or (3) load, no
load rest is called ____ duty

a. short time
b. intermittent
c. periodic
d. varying
b. intermittent
Additional feeders or branch circuits
shall be permitted where the
capacity requirements are in excess
of ____ Amp at the supply voltage of
____ Volts or less

a. 1500, 750
b. 2000, 600
c. 1000, 230
d. 2500, 400
b. 2000, 600
What is the current-carrying capacity of
each of the three copper bus-bars. The
cross-sectional area of each is 1.30 cm
x 2.55 cm, if each bus-bar were
replaced by aluminum, what is the
corresponding current-carrying
capacity?

a. 415 Amp & 316 Amp

b. 500 Amp & 350 Amp
c.514 Amp & 361 Amp
d. 400 Amp & 325 Amp
c. 514 Amp & 361 Amp
For service-entrance phase conductors
larger than 500 mm2 copper or 800
mm2 aluminum, the required grounded
conductor for the service shall be sized
not less than ____ percent of the area of
the largest service-entrance phase
conductor

a. 15
b. 20
c.12 ½
d. 25
c. 12 1/2
Which of the following is a standard
rating of fixed-trip inverse time CB?

a. 50
b. 1500
c. 750
d. 75
a. 50
What is the demand factor for a
single 8 kW household electric
range?

a. 65%
b. 80%
c. 90%
d. 70%
b. 80%
All switches and circuit breakers
used a switches shall be so installed
that the center of the grip of the
operating handle when in its highest
position shall NOT be more than ____
mm above the floor or working
platform

a. 1,200
b. 1,500
c. 2,000
c. 2,000
Every Circuit Breaker having an
interrupting rating other than ____,
shall have its interrupting rating
shown on the breaker itself.

a. 5000 Amp
b. 2500 Amp
c. 7500 Amp
d. 1000 Amp
a. 5,000 Amp
Lamp holders installed over highly
combustible material shall be of the
___ type

a. porcelain
b. smoke resistance
c. unswitched
d. switched
c. unswitched
The main purpose of bonding
jumper is to connect equipment
grouding conductors and ____ to the
ground of the system

a. supply transformer
b. service-disconnect enclosure
c. load side of service drop
d. line side of service drop
b. service-disconnect enclosure
What is the maximum allowable
distance interval between supports
securing busways?

a. 1,000 mm
b. 1,800 mm
c. 2,000 mm
d. 1,500 mm
d. 1,500 mm
A 3-way and 4-way switches shall be
so wired that all switching is done in
the __ conductor

a. ungrounded
b. grounded
c. neutral
d. grounding
a. ungrounded
What is the minimum size of
grounding rod?

a. 10 mm
b. 12 mm
c. 13 mm
d. 16 mm
d. 16 mm
What is the minimum size of wire in
lighting outlet?

a. 3.5 sq. mm
b. 5.5 sq. mm
c. 2.0 sq. mm
d. 8.0 sq. mm
c. 2.0 sq. mm
Which of the safest type of
insulation for indoor wiring
installation especially residential
and commercial buildings?

a. XLPE
b. Polyethylene
c. Polyvinyl chloride
d. Ethylene propylene rubber
c. Polyvinyl chloride
What is the maximum bend of Rigid
Metallic Conduit (RMC)?

a. 2 quarter
b. 4 quarter
c. 3 quarter
d. 5 quarter
b. 4 quarter
Sign and outline lighting outlets
shall be computed at a minimum of
____ VA for each required branch
circuit

a. 1500
b. 180
c. 600
d. 1200
d. 1,200
A hermetic motor-compressor has a
rated load current of 20 Amp. What
is the allowable ampacity of branch
circuit conductor?

a. 40 Amp
b. 20 Amp
c. 30 Amp
d. 25 Amp
b. 20 Amp
What is the minimum ampacity of
conductor for room air conditioner
with 12 Amp rated current?

a. 10 Amp
b. 12 Amp
c. 15 Amp
d. 13.8 Amp
c. 15 Amp
According to PEC, at ambient temperature of
300C, 8.0 mm2 copper conductors with the
following insulation have the following
ampacities: TW insulation = 30 Amp; THW
insulation = 45 Amp; THHN insulation = 50
Amp. If each of these insulated wires carry
the same 40 Amp, which will generate heat
the fastest?

a.each will generate same heat

b.THW insulated wire
c. THHN insulated wire
d.TW insulated wire
d. TW insulated wire
Code name for polyethylene
insulation or PVC 75 C
0

a. TW
b. TF
c. THW
d. THHN
c. THW
The short circuit temperature rating
of PVC insulated building wires for
30 second period

a. 2000C
b. 2500C
c. 3000C
d. 1500C
d. 1500C
Before installation of power cables
the basic DC test voltage in
ascending more according to ICEA
(Insulated Cable Engineer
Association) specification for 100%
insulation level in terms of rated
voltage is not above?

a. 5 times
b. 3 times
c. 4 times
a. 5 times
Common cause of failure in
termination of cable is ____

a. improper insulation & penciling

b. splices
c. wrong clearance
d. tracking
a. Improper insulation &
penciling
What is the normal bending radius
from inner edge of conduits with
relation to diameter?

a. 8-9 times
b. 6-7 times
c. 4-6 times
d. 3-4 times
a. 8-9 times
Short circuit temperature of
polyethylene cable in degree
centigrade is

a. 200
b. 250
c. 300
d. 350
b. 250
What is the minimum distance
receptacle outlet of a show window
in meters?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. 5
a. 3
Receptacle outlet shall be located
not more than ____ mm above
countertop

a. 300
b. 450
c. 250
d. 600
b. 450
Branch circuit larger than ____ Amp
shall supply only non lighting outlet
load

a. 50
b. 30
c. 20
d. 15
a. 50
What is the distance from the
flooring to the receptacle outlet in
dwelling unit in mm?

a. 1800
b. 3700
c. 1700
d. 4000
a. 1,800
In dwelling units, at least one wall
receptacle outlet shall be installed
within ____ mm of the outside edge
basin or bath tub.

a. 1200 mm
b. 1600 mm
c. 600 mm
d. 900 mm
d. 900 mm
In dwelling units, at least one
receptacle outlet for hallways more
than ____.

a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. 5
a. 3
The lighting load for a dwelling unit
expressed in terms of volt-ampere
per sq. meter must be at least ____.

a. 16
b. 28
c. 24
d. 12
c. 24
The lighting load for an office
expressed in terms of volt-ampere
per square meter must be at least
____.

a. 28
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24
a. 28
What is the branch circuit demand
for a 12 kW range and a 5 kW cook
top in a residence of 230 Volt, 1
phase?

a. 11 kW
b. 17 kW
c. 13 kW
d. 14.6 kW
a. 11 kW
Feeder supply several motor load
shall have an ampacity equal to the
sum of the full load current rating of
all the motors plus __% of the
highest rated current in the group

a. 25
b. 80
c. 100
d. 125
a. 25
A 3 phase motor draws 50 Amperes
at full-load. What shall be the
maximum inverse time circuit
breaker that may be used for short
circuit protection?

a. 50 Amp
b. 125 Amp
c. 100 Amp
d. 75 Amp
b. 125 Amp
Branch circuit conductor to one or
more units of a data processing
system shall have an ampacity of __
% of the total connect load

a. 80%
b. 125%
c. 200%
d. 100%
b. 125%
Equipment for hazardous locations
shall be approved for the following
property EXCEPT

a. durability
b. ignitability
c. combustibility
d. explosibility
a. durability
What is the minimum ampacity of
supply feeder for a window type air
conditioning unit with 8 Amp rated
load current with other load
supplied?

a. 15 Amp
b. 20 Amp
c. 12 Amp
d. 10 Amp
b. 20 Amp
The primary winding of a step down
transformer shall be protected on
the primary side by an overcurrent
device rated NOT more than a
certain percentage of the primary
current. What is this percentage?

a. 110%
b. 135%
c. 125%
d. 150%
c. 125%
Where transformer vault is to be
constructed with other buildings
below it, the minimum requirement
for fire resistance rating is ___hours

a. 4
b. 1½
c. 2
d. 3
d. 3
Ferroresonance is destructive
phenomenon associated with?

a. distribution transformer
b. distribution line
c. capacitor
d. transmission line
a. Distribution transformer
PEC requires that the minimum area
exposed surface affected by a plate
electrode is

a. 1/6 sq. mts

b. 1/4 sq. mts
c. 1/5 sq. mts
d. 1/3 sq. mts
c. 1/5 sq. mts
A ground ring encircling the building
or structure, in direct contact with
the earth, consisting of at least
6,000 mm of bare copper conductor
not smaller than ___ mm2

a. 30
b. 50
c. 80
d. 25
a. 30
Grounding shall NOT be connected
to ____

a. exothermic welding
b. listed clamps
c. soldered fittings
d. listed pressure connectors
c. soldered fittings
A concrete encased electrode
consisting at least ___ mm zinc
galvanized coated steel reinforced
or other electrically conductive or
rods not less than ___ mm diameter

a. 5,000 mm, 13 mm dia.

b. 6,000 mm, 13 mm dia.
c. 5,000 mm, 12 mm dia.
d. 6,000 mm, 12 mm dia.
b. 6,000 mm, 13 mm dia.
Self contained device that
automatically opens an electric
circuit, on severe overload without
getting damage is:

a. fuse
b. disconnect switch
c. molded circuit breaker
d. cut-out
c. molded circuit breaker
Expansion joints and telescoping
section of raceways shall be made
electrically continuous by
equipment ___ or other means
approved for the purpose

a. grounding conductor
b. grounded conductor
c. bonding jumpers
d. grounding electrode
c. bonding jumpers
Which of the following is not
accepted as if they have the same
meaning?

a. low voltage
b. no voltage
c. over voltage
d. under voltage
a. low voltage
What is called an electrically
operated switch rated in amperes
but also provide overload protection
for motors?

a. magnetic starter
b. magnetic contactor
c. safety switch
d. manual starter
a. Magnetic starter
Code of ethics is resolution no. ___
series of 1995

a. 18
b. 23
c. 22
d. 19
c. 22
Which of the following establishes
ethical behavior among
professionals?

a. legal contracts
b. taxation regulations
c. Hippocratic oath
d. rules of play sports
c. Hippocratic oath
Sec.7, Article III, RA 792: An
Electrical Engineer shal not ___,
vilify, or destroy the good name and
reputation of others

a. modify
b. divulge
c. compete
d. malign
d. malign
Integral part of contract
requirement which set forth
technical engineering requirements
which are not shown completely on
drawing

a. specification
b. permit
c. notarization
d. perfection
a. specification