SET A

1. A Centrifugal pump complete with electric d. D. storm sewer

motors which are positioned underwater in a B
suitable bored hole? 8. What is the velocity in sewers to prevent
a. Sump pump scouring?
b. Pneumatic pump a. 3.0 to 3.5 ft/sec
c. Under pump b. 4.0 to 6.0 ft/sec
d. Submersible pump c. 8.0 to 10.0 ft/sec
D d. 7.0 to 8.0 ft/sec
2. A large wrench with jaws that tighten as pressure C
is increased? 9. What is the minimum pipe diameter of a storm
a. Adjustable monkey wrench drain to avoid clogging
b. Ratchet a. 6”
c. Stillson wrench b. 8”
d. Combination wrench c. 10”
C d. 12”
3. The water supply pipe between the fixture C
supply pipe and the water distributing pipe? 10. What will be the minimum velocity in a sewer
a. Fixture pipe flowing full to prevent the settlement of
b. Fixture supply wastewater solids?
c. Fixture branch a. 0.6m/sec
d. Fixture riser b. 0.8m/sec
C c. 0.5m/sec
4. A device used to measure in liter or gallons the d. 10m/sec
amount of water that passes through the water A
service 11. A measure on which all other elevations are
a. Water meter based is called?
b. Pressure gauge a. bench mark
c. Water gauge b. datum
d. Tap mixer c. base elevation
A d. coordinates
5. Size of vertical; and horizontal drainage pipe shall A
be determined from 12. The stretch of time during when the runoff from
a. Type of building the farthest portion of the tributary area travel
b. Location of fixtures to the point of the sewer?
c. Total fixture units a. Inlet time
d. Number of bathroom b. Running time
C c. Time of concentration
6. A pipe fitting used to reduce the size of an d. Elapsed time
opening is called C
a. Nipple 13. The fundamental objective of the hydraulic
b. Bushing design of culverts for which the design discharge
c. Cap is passed without exceeding the allowable
d. Union headwater elevation?
B a. To determine the most economical
7. What do you call the conduct which transport b. To minimize its length
only waste matter from industries and household c. To minimize head losses
a. Separate sewer d. None of the above
b. Sanitary sewer B
c. Combined sewer
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14. What is the name of the pipe in plumbing system b. Discharges to a settling tank
that will carry liquid wastes? c. Rendered innocuous
a. G. I pipe d. Determined detrimental
b. Waste pipe C
c. Plastic pipe 21. What tool is this
d. Soil pipe a. Power tool
B b. Power drill
15. What is the name of the pipe in the plumbing c. Hammer drill
system that will carry solid and liquid wastes? d. Rotor drill
a. Soil pipe C
b. Waste pipe 22. What G.I fitting is this?
c. Plastic pipe a. Straight tee
d. G.I. pipe b. Reducer tee
A c. PVC tee
16. A branch vent that serves two or more traps and d. Double elbow
extends from the front of the last fixture B
connection of a horizontal branch vent stack? 23. Which of these is an inside caliper?
a. Circuit vent a. A
b. Common vent b. B
c. Local vent c. C
d. Continuous vent d. None
A A
17. According to the code, one of the following shall 24. What plumbing accessory is this?
not be used in a drainage system: a. Wye pipe
a. 3” short sweep b. Double wye pipe
b. A straight tee branch c. Triple outlet pipe
c. A double sanitary tee d. Tricoupling
d. A fixture having 60 deg. Branch B
B 25. What PE fitting is this?
18. The plumbing code is used to: a. Male bend
a. Confuse the plumber b. Female bend
b. Enforce the law c. Straight bend
c. Explain why the installation may vary d. Equal bend
d. Explain why the minor changes from the D
basic rules are acceptable 26. Which of the following is NOT a basic component
B to a plumbing system?
19. The code requires that when a water service pipe a. The drainage and vent system
is installed in the same trench with a building b. Pollution control
sewer, there must be a minimum separation of c. Water service pipe and distributing pipes
____ inches. d. Plumbing fixtures
a. 10 B
b. 6 27. Plumbing pipe color coded in AQUA-BLUE stripe
c. 12 or band is identified as?
d. 8 a. Potable water
C b. Air pipe
20. The code requires that sewage or other waste c. Raw water pipe
from a plumbing system be ______ before it is d. Gas pipe
discharged into any waterway. A
a. Treated with Clorox
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28. In 1954, the Third Congress of the Philippines, in A
its second session, approved after the 3rd reading 35. The code states that the minimum size of trap for
HB No. ____. This became RA 1378. a standard sink be ____ inches.
a. 962 a. 1 ½
b. 964 b. 2
c. 926 c. 3
d. 996 d. 4
A B
29. The birth of plumbing in the Philippines is traced 36. A number that can be exactly divided by 2?
back to? a. Real
a. 16th century b. Odd
b. 17th century c. Even
c. 18th century d. Integer
d. Stone age C
B 37. The power to which a number is raised is
30. The following are scalar quantities except: indicated by a small superior figure called?
a. Force a. Mantissa
b. Volume b. Increment
c. Mass c. Exponent
d. Area d. Logarithm
A C
31. As per the Code, a drain pipe from a refrigerator 38. The sum of all the three angles of a triangle is
must be drain into: equal to?
a. A catch basin a. 180 deg.
b. An open floor sink b. 90 deg.
c. An approved dry well c. 135 deg.
d. A service sink d. 270 deg.
B A
32. The code allows slip joint for a tubular P-trap to 39. One pound per square inch is equivalent to how
be used: many feet of water?
a. On the inlet of a fixture trap a. 4.21 ft
b. On the outlet side of a fixture trap b. 3.47 ft
c. On the trap seal of a trap c. 2.31 ft
d. All of the above d. 1.24 ft
D C
33. To meet the code, commercial food waste 40. The science of number and the art of
disposal units must be connected__ computation?
a. Directly to the building waste line a. Geometry
b. To a separate trap b. Mechanics
c. To a 2-inch pot sink trap c. Trigonometry
d. To a floor mounted grease trap d. Arithmetic
B D
34. The code requires that floor drains installed in 41. One U.S. gallon is equal to?
areas of infrequent use and connected directly to a. 3.78 liters
the drainage system be provided with a: b. 3.20 liters
a. Trap seal protection device c. 3.5 cu. M
b. Removable plug d. 3.78 mm
c. Backwater valve A
d. Basket and strainer
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42. Find two consecutive even integer such that the a. Infiltration and sedimentation
square of the larger is 44 greater than that of the b. Aeration and bacteriological
square of the smaller integer? c. Chemical and bacteriological
a. 10 and 12 d. Dilution and chemical
b. 12 and 14 C
c. 8 and 10 49. Which method is not commonly used for bringing
d. 10 and 11 water from its source to the consumer?
A a. Gravity system
43. Which source of water supply was not used in b. Distributing reservoir system
the olden days? c. Domestic water softener system
a. Rain d. Direct pressure system
b. Spring and wells C
c. Centralized treatment reservoir 50. A well that penetrates the earth to a depth of not
d. Creeks and rivers more than 100ft is generally considered?
C a. Flowing well
44. What water storage that was not used in the b. Shallow well
primitive period? c. Deep well
a. Earthen jar d. Artesian well
b. Wooden container B
c. Bamboo container 51. What kind of materials is best suited as strainer
d. Glass container of the outlet pipe in the water reservoir?
D a. Plastic
45. What is in water that diminishes the capacity of b. Steel
water to form lather with soap? c. Brass
a. Bacteria d. Cast iron
b. Germs C
c. Minerals that makes the water hard 52. An overflow pipe of a cistern for storage of rain
d. Presence of sodium ions water should be discharged to?
C a. Atmosphere
46. Flowing streams of water has the tendency to b. Sewer
purify itself. Which terms is not applicable in the c. Septic tank
purification? d. Cesspool
a. Infiltration A
b. Sedimentation 53. What is the maximum acceptable temperature
c. Dilution for a domestic hot water?
d. Aeration a. 140 deg. F
A b. 150 deg. F
47. What is the chief factor in the clarification of still c. 160 deg. F
water since the particles of solid materials will d. 170 deg. F
settle more steadily on still water than the C
flowing water? 54. In the plumbing profession, what is the common
a. Sedimentation measurement of heat?
b. Aeration a. BTU
c. Infiltration b. Fahrenheit
d. Dilution c. Kilopascal
B d. Centigrade
48. Before water from any source will be adopted for A
a domestic water supply, what kind of
examination it will be subjected to?
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55. What is the portion of the plumbing installation 61. What do you call that undesirable types of
which produce and conducts heated water to the vegetation formed when water reservoir is
discharge fixture? exposed to light?
a. Domestic hot water supply a. Septic
b. Solar hot water supply b. Pond scum
c. Electric hot water supply c. Floe
d. Steam heated hot water supply d. Sludge
A B
56. Why are storage tank for hot water supply are of 62. Which statement that does not apply in the
cylindrical design? removal of suspended materials and color in
a. It is convenient to manufacture water supply?
b. It is so specified a. Coagulation
c. Can be installed horizontally or vertically b. Sedimentation
d. Just suited for the available materials c. Filtration
C d. Chlorination
57. What do you call that drawing which help the D
owner or reader visualize the plumbing 63. What is used in disinfecting large public water
installation more clearly? supply?
a. Roughing-in drawings a. Chlorine
b. Isometric drawing b. UV rays
c. Index plan c. Ozone
d. Elevation drawings d. Lime
B A
58. Why is it necessary to make a complete outline 64. What is the classification of water when it
of a specification before beginning to fill in the contains dissolved salts of calcium and
details? magnesium?
a. Specification writing is not easy a. Hard
b. To establish a system b. Soft
c. To put in working what is in mins c. Neutral
d. To prevent he changes of omission d. Balanced
D A
59. A drainage pipe line 1000ft long is laid in a slope 65. How is water hardness measured?
of 2%, what is the total drop of the lower end? a. Ounce of hardness
a. 20 ft b. Grains per gallon
b. 25 ft c. Parts per million
c. 22 ft d. Soap suds
d. 28 ft B
A 66. What is the good reason why hardness in water
60. A water supply system is to be installed at a is objectionable?
distance of 49 meters using a 6 meter long PVC a. Dangerous to health
pipe with a diameter of 100mm. determine the b. Nuisance in household operation
number of PVC pipe to be used. c. Water using equipment cannot operate
a. 8 length d. Scaling of boilers
b. 10 length A
c. 11 length 67. What do you call the process of removing the
d. 9 length hardness causing minerals from the water?
D a. Demineralization
b. Water softening
c. Hardness removal
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d. Dehardenization 74. A man bought plumbing tools worth 2100. The
B sales tax is 8%. How much did the man pay?
68. What is the process of water supply purification a. 2468
which consists of applying chemicals hasten or b. 2368
did the sedimentation? c. 2268
a. Screening d. 2278
b. Filtration C
c. Sedimentation 75.
d. Coagulation
D
69. What is the process of water supply purification
which consists of permitting the water to remain
quite in a large tank so that the suspended solids
may settle to the bottom?
a. Screening
b. Filtration
c. Sedimentation
d. Coagulation
C
70. What is the most important advantage in
chlorine compared to other water supply
treatment?
a. Control the growth of algae
b. Control taste and odor
c. Effective in the coagulation process
d. Kills bacteria
D
71. What is the process of exposing the water in thin
films to the oxygen of the atmosphere in order to
remove, neutralize the taste, odor and dissolved
oxygen?
a. Filtration
b. Screening
c. Aeration
d. Sedimentation
C
72. A temperature of 180 degree Fahrenheit is
approximately equal to?
a. 82.88 deg. Celsius
b. 72.22 deg. Celsius
c. 62.22 deg. Celsius
d. 52.22 deg. Celcius
A
73. A polygon with ten sides?
a. Nonagon
b. Undecagon
c. Dodecagon
d. Decagon
D
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