1. A room 8m x 12m is lighted by 15 lamps and average illumination of 100lm/mm.

Calculate the
coefficient of utilization of the room given that the output of each lamp is 1600lumens.
a. 40% b. 50% c. 75% d. 45%
2. Two lamps of 500W with a lamp efficiency of 25 lumens per watt are mounted on two lamp posts
10m apart. The posts have different heights of 3m and 5m, respectively. Calculate the illumination at
a point midway between the lamp posts.
a. 27.17lux b. 29.16lux c. 28.95lux d. 26.75lux
3. Two lamps of 1000CP and 500CP, respectively (assumed the same in all directions) are suspended
15m above the ground level and are 30m apart. Find the intensity of illumination at a point on the
ground in line with the two lamps and 15m from the base of the more powerful lamp.
a. 2.355lux b. 1.433lux c. 4.211lux d. 3.522lux
4. Calculate the total flux from the lamp having a mean spherical candle power of 35.
a. 440lumens b. 404lumens c. 420lumens d. 240lumens
5. A piece of paper lies on a table 2m away from a point directly below a bulb of 100cd and is 4m above
the table. Calculate the illumination on the center of the paper in lux.
a. 5.2 b. 6.7 c. 4.5 d. 3.4
6. A lamp of 500cd is placed at a center of a room, 20m x 10m x 5m. Calculate the illumination in a
point in the middle of a 10m wall at a height of 2m from the floor.
a. 4.75lux b. 4.98lux c. 4.69lux d. 4.39lux
7. A room 20m x 10m is to be illuminated by 8 lamps and the average illumination is to be 50lumens
per square meter. If the utilization factor is 0.48 and the depreciation factor 1.2, calculate the mean
spherical power per lamp.
a. 249cp b. 255cp c. 235cp d. 224cp
8. The illumination of a room is being designed. The data are as follows:
Room length = 30ft Room width = 20ft
Coefficient of utilization = 0.6 Maintenance factor = 70%
Required foot-candle = 50 Lumens per lamp = 3300
Power factor = 75% Watts per lamp = 53
Voltage = 220v
What is the total current of the lamps required to satisfy the requirement?
a. 23A b. 15A c. 7A d. 25A
9. An unshaded lamp is 6m above a table. It is lowered down by 2m. By how much is the illumination
on the table increased?
a. 2times b. 2.25times c. 2.5times d. none
10. Four lamps are suspended 6m above the ground at the corners of a lawn 4m on each side. If each
lamp emits 250cd, calculate the illumination at each corner of the table.
a. 20.56lux b. 22.34lux c. 17.62lux d. 19.85lux
11. An unknown lamp is placed 95cm from the screen of a photometer. If a glass is placed between the
screen and the lamp, the lamp must be moved 5cm closer to the screen to produce the same
illumination as before. What percent of the of the light produced by the lamp is blocked by the glass?
a. 11.5% b. 10.2% c. 12.4% d. 9.08%
12. Luminares of 2000 lumens output will be installed in a room. The desired illumination is 200foot-
candle. The coefficient of utilization is 0.45 and maintenance factor is 90%. Determine the number of
luminaries needed if the size of the room is 120m2.
a. 30 b. 28 c. 32 d. 36
13. A 0.4-m diameter diffusing sphere of opal glass (20% absorption loss) encloses an incandescent lamp
with a luminous flux of 4850lumens. Calculate the average luminance of the sphere.
a. 6680lm/m2 b. 8680lm/m2 c. 7720lm/m2 d. 5950lm/m2
14. Determine the number of lamps required to flood-light the front of a building 42m wide and 16m
high. Projectors of 30o beam spread and 1000W lamps giving 20lumens/watt are available. The
desired level of illumination is 75-lm/m2 and the projectors are to be located at ground 17m away.
Assume the following:
Coefficient of utilization = 0.4
Depreciation factor = 1.3
Waste-light factor = 1.2
a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14
15. Two powerful lamp posts of 1000candela and 800candela (assumed uniform in all directions) are
mounted 12.5m above the road level and are spaced 25m apart. Find the intensity produced just
below the first lamp post.
a. 6.857lux b. 12.547lux c. 10.927lux d. 5.69lux
16. The typical values of the maintenance factor range from about for goon maintenance conditions down
for dirty conditions with poor maintenance and cleaning.
a. 0.9 and 0.6 b. 0.8 and 0.6 c. 0.6 and 0.5 d. 0.8 and 0.4
17. Energy radiated continuously in the form of light waves is called:
a. luminous intensity b. lumen c. luminous flux d. illumination
18. Maintenance factor or depreciation factor takes account of:
a. fall of light output due to dust, dirt…
b. background, surroundings, task
c. quality of light used
d. the length of time
19. The luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in:
a. watts b. lux c. lumens d. candela
20. The illumination at a point on a surface is the luminous flux per unit area of the surface and its unit is:
a. lux b. candela c. lumen d. candela power
21. The ratio of the Mean Spherical Candle Power to Mean Horizontal Candle Power is called:
a. reflection factor b. maintenance factor c. reduction factor d. absorption factor
22. A type of lamp which requires vertical mounting in order to prevent the inner tube from damage by
the striking arc:
a. fluorescent lamp b. sodium vapor lamp c. incandescent lamp d. mercury vapor lamp
23. The type of lamp which has the highest efficiency in lumens per watt:
a. fluorescent lamp b. sodium vapor lamp c. incandescent lamp d. mercury vapor lamp
24. The type of lamp which has longest average life:
a. fluorescent lamp b. sodium vapor lamp c. incandescent lamp d. mercury vapor lamp
25. Which type of lighting system has its light transmission factor equal to 10-40% upward and 60-90%
downward?
a. direct b. semi-direct c. semi-indirect d. indirect