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#0. A person who installs pipes, fixtures and other apparatus to convey and supply water in buildings and to dispose and discharge waste water.

Choices:

A Mechanic

B Plumber

C Mason

D Carpenter

Answer: Plumber

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#1. It is a receptacle or vault used to collect organic waste discharged from the house sewer.

Choices:

A Manhole

B Septic tank

C Water tank

D Water Closet

Answer: Septic tank

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#2. The semi-liquid substance accumulated at the bottom of the septic tank.

Choices:

A Sludge

B Sediment

C Silt

D Scum

Answer: Sludge

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#3. An underground tunnel that carries off the drainage and waste matter from a home or town is called:

Choices:

A Sewer

B Sewerage

C Fixture

D Drainage system

Answer: Sewer

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#4. The pipe that conveys waste from various fixture other than from the water closet.

Choices:

A Soil pipe

B Vent pipe

C Waste pipe

D Drain pipe

Answer: Waste pipe

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#5. It is a fitting or device that provides liquid seal to prevent the back passage of air.

Choices:

A Loop

B Sewer

C Fixture

D Trap

Answer: Trap

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#6. The tools used to tighten or loosen hexagonal fittings like unions and other metal fittings.

Choices:

A Wrenches

B Threader

C Pliers

D Pipe vise

Answer: Wrenches

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#7. The kind of fitting used to connect fixed pipe and fixtures is a ________.

Choices:

A Coupling

B Wye fitting

C Reducer

D Union fitting

Answer: Union fitting

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#8. It is a device installed in water lines that can be closed or opened to allow installation or troubleshooting of fixtures.

Choices:

A Ball valve

B Float valve

C Gate valve

D Check valve

Answer: Ball valve

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#9. A fitting or device installed at the inlet of a water pump to prevent backflow of water.

Choices:

A Gate valve

B Check valve

C Blackwater valve

D Ball valve

Answer: Check valve

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#10. A schedule 40 pipe is:

Choices:

A None among the choices

B Thinner than schedule 10

C Thicker than schedule 80

D Thicker than schedule 20

Answer: Thicker than schedule 20

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#11. What material is used to seal off threaded fittings to avoid leakage?

Choices:

A Masking tape

B Scotch tape

C Teflon tape

D Adhesive gum

Answer: Teflon tape

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#12. What must be installed to prevent siphonage or backflow of the water seal in the drainage system?

Choices:

A Drain pipe

B Vent pipe

C Soil pipe

D Cleanout

Answer: Vent pipe

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#13. Which of the following is NOT required by the National Plumbing Code?

Choices:

A Drainage pipe should be provided with adequate cleanout.

B All pipe joints must be well-fitted and tightly connected.

C No vent pipe is needed.

D Drainage pipe should be inclined properly for a downward gravity

Answer: No vent pipe is needed.

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#14. What is the ideal inclination of a horizontal waste pipe as recommended by the National Plumbing Code?

Choices:

A 0% slope or level position

B 4% slope

C 3% slope

D 2% slope

Answer: 2% slope

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#15. For purposes of troubleshooting in case of stoppage of flow, what must be installed in the pipe system?

Choices:

A Vent pipe

B Tee fitting

C Drain

D Cleanout

Answer: Cleanout

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#16. Plastic pipes are commonly used in water fixture installation nowadays. Which of the following is preferred?

Choices:

A Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX)

B Chlorinated PVC (CPVC)

C Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

D Polyethylene

Answer: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

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#17. The Plumbing Code on House Drain provides that there must be no more than two closets that shall discharge into a ________ pipe diameter.

Choices:

A 80 mm

B 3 inches or 75 mm

C less than 75 mm

D 70 mm

Answer: 3 inches or 75 mm

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#18. A metal or plastic fitting used to connect smaller pipe from a larger pipe.

Choices:

A Elbow

B Union

C Reducer

D Coupling

Answer: Reducer

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#19. As a basic prerequisite for most plumbing project, what should be connected for each faucet, toilet, and fixtures?

Choices:

A Valves

B Intermediate shutoffs

C Main shutoffs

D Fixture shutoffs

Answer: Fixture shutoffs

Education Exams (Educ Tle) – Page 1

#0. A person who installs pipes, fixtures and other apparatus to convey and supply water in buildings and to dispose and discharge waste water.

#1. It is a receptacle or vault used to collect organic waste discharged from the house sewer.

#2. The semi-liquid substance accumulated at the bottom of the septic tank.

#3. An underground tunnel that carries off the drainage and waste matter from a home or town is called:

#4. The pipe that conveys waste from various fixture other than from the water closet.

#5. It is a fitting or device that provides liquid seal to prevent the back passage of air.

#6. The tools used to tighten or loosen hexagonal fittings like unions and other metal fittings.

#7. The kind of fitting used to connect fixed pipe and fixtures is a ________.

#8. It is a device installed in water lines that can be closed or opened to allow installation or troubleshooting of fixtures.

#9. A fitting or device installed at the inlet of a water pump to prevent backflow of water.

#10. A schedule 40 pipe is:

#11. What material is used to seal off threaded fittings to avoid leakage?

#12. What must be installed to prevent siphonage or backflow of the water seal in the drainage system?

#13. Which of the following is NOT required by the National Plumbing Code?

#14. What is the ideal inclination of a horizontal waste pipe as recommended by the National Plumbing Code?

#15. For purposes of troubleshooting in case of stoppage of flow, what must be installed in the pipe system?

#16. Plastic pipes are commonly used in water fixture installation nowadays. Which of the following is preferred?

#17. The Plumbing Code on House Drain provides that there must be no more than two closets that shall discharge into a ________ pipe diameter.

#18. A metal or plastic fitting used to connect smaller pipe from a larger pipe.

#19. As a basic prerequisite for most plumbing project, what should be connected for each faucet, toilet, and fixtures?

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