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401. An electrical discharge which occurs between clouds and also from cloud to earth.
- A. Thunder
- B. Lightning
- C. Corona
- D. Aurora
402. Results from abnormally high sound level, the physical effects of which may vary from minor discomfort to serious injury.
- A. Electrical Shock
- B. Super Sonic
- C. Acoustic Shock
- D. Sonic Boom
403. The factor that determines the intensity of electrical shock is
- A. Current
- B. Voltage
- C. Resistance
- D. Conductance
404. The average resistance of a dry adult human body is approximately:
- A. 10,000 ohms
- B. 100,000 ohms
- C. 1,000,000 ohms
- D. 100 ohms
405. Ventricular fibrillation is likely to occur when a 60Hz rms current of _________ amperes and above passes through one’s chest cavity.
- A. 0.010
- B. 0.11
- C. 0.030
- D. 0.33
406. The minimum voltage value that is considered hazardous is:
- A. 45V RMS AC
- B. 12V RMS AC
- C. 24V RMS AC
- D. 50V RMS AC
407. The minimum voltage value that is considered hazardous is:
- A. 150V DC
- B. 45V DC
- C. 135V DC
- D. 160V DC
408. The potential difference at any time between two points on the floor or earth surface separated by a distance of one pace, or about one meter, in the direction of maximum potential gradient shall be no greater than __________.
- A. 45 volts rms AC or 135 volts DC
- B. 25 volts rms AC or 115 volts DC
- C. 15 volts rms AC or 105 volts DC
- D. 55 volts rms AC or 145 volts DC
409. It is the provision of a grounded electrical conducting material located such that foreign potential will be intercepted and surge currents diverted to ground with the least damage to plant equipment possible.
- A. Grounding
- B. Shielding
- C. Bonding
- D. Current Limiting
410. Prevents development of hazardous potential difference in communication plant by direct bonding, when permissible or by use of surge arresters, discharge gaps, diodes, etc. which operate under abnormal voltage condition.
- A. Current limiting
- B. Resistance limiting
- C. Grounding
- D. Voltage limiting
411. The current in a circuit can be kept from rising above predetermined value by the use of a fuse in series with a circuit.
- A. Current limiting
- B. Resistance limiting
- C. Grounding
- D. Voltage limiting
412. This is used to divert undesired currents before they reach the equipment being protected and often are installed both at and some distance away from the protected equipment.
- A. Current limiting
- B. Resistance limiting
- C. Grounding
- D. Voltage limiting
413. It is the resistance path of a ground connection which includes the ground wire and its connection to ground electrode.
- A. Ground Resistance
- B. Grounded Electrode
- C. Ground Path
- D. Resistance Path
414. For equipment locations, antenna towers, and all allied installations, the ground resistance must never exceed __________.
- A. 25 ohms
- B. 3 ohms
- C. 43 ohms
- D. 5 ohms
415. For outside plant telephone poles and manholes as well as customer premises, the ground resistance must never exceed __________.
- A. 25 ohms
- B. 3 ohms
- C. 43 ohms
- D. 5 ohms
416. It is an electrode buried in the ground for the purpose of establishing a low resistance electrical contact with the earth.
- A. Ground pole
- B. Lightning Rods
- C. Guy
- D. Made Ground
417. It is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, designed to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast of a vessel) from lightning damage.
- A. Ground pole
- B. Lightning Rods
- C. Guy
- D. Made Ground
418. A device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current.
- A. fuse
- B. Lightning rod
- C. Surge arrester
- D. Grounding
419. These are normally open circuited devices and pass no significant current at normal operating potentials.
- A. fuse
- B. Lightning rod
- C. Surge arrester
- D. Grounding
420. Provides certain level of safety to humans and property in case of equipment damages.
- A. fuse
- B. Lightning rod
- C. Surge arrester
- D. Bonding or Grounding
421. The simplest way to make an earth resistance test is to use:
- A. Direct Method or two terminal test
- B. Voltmeter-Ammeter Method
- C. Triangulation Method
- D. Three terminal test
422. It is the resistance of parallel faces of a one cubic centimeter of soil expressed in ohm-centimeter.
- A. Ground resistance
- B. Earth resistivity
- C. Cubic resistance
- D. Earth density
423. The following are ways to improve grounds except:
- A. Lengthen the ground-electrode in the earth
- B. Use multiple rods
- C. Treat the soil when 1 & 2 are not feasible
- D. Place stones near the rod
424. Ground resistance shall be tested when installed and periodically afterwards, at least __________ during the dry or non-rainy months and ALL VALUES OBTAINED SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN THE RULE REQUIRED.
- A. 3 times per year
- B. twice a year
- C. once a year
- D. 12 times a year
425. All ground connections, be it solderless or soldered, shall be checked at least __________ to be sure they are tight.
- A. 3 times per year
- B. twice a year
- C. once a year
- D. 12 times a year
426. This loading shall be taken as the resultant stress due to wind and dead weight for 240 kph wind velocity.
- A. Heavy Loading Zone
- B. Medium Loading Zone
- C. Light Loading Zone
- D. Extra Heavy Loading Zone
427. This loading shall be taken as the resultant stress due to wind and dead weight for 200 kph wind velocity.
- A. Heavy Loading Zone
- B. Medium Loading Zone
- C. Light Loading Zone
- D. Extra Heavy Loading Zone
428. This loading shall be taken as the result ant stress due to wind and dead weight for 160 kph wind velocity.
- A. Heavy Loading Zone
- B. Medium Loading Zone
- C. Light Loading Zone
- D. Extra Heavy Loading Zone
429. Batteries should be located where temperatures range between __________ degrees Celsius.
- A. 12.5 and 25.2
- B. 15.5 and 32.2
- C. 15.2 and 52.2
- D. 55.5 and 60.3
430. Lead acid or similar gas emitting battery installations where the aggregate power exceeds __________ 5 kilowatts shall be located in a properly ventilated room separated from the equipment room or location where people are staying.
- A. 5 kW
- B. 10 kW
- C. 1 kW
- D. 15 kW
431. Smoking and storing of inflammable materials is prohibited in battery rooms and “NO SMOKING” signs should be posted ___________.
- A. inside the room only
- B. before entering battery rooms
- C. outside the room only
- D. Both A and C
432. An acid neutralizing agent such as __________ should be stored and available in battery rooms for use in accidental electrolyte or acid spillage.
- A. oil
- B. kerosene
- C. flour
- D. Caustic soda
433. A low resistance electrical connection between two cable sheaths, between two ground connections or between similar parts of two circuits.
- A. Bond
- B. Short
- C. Fuse
- D. Guy
434. The vertical space reserved along the side of a pole or tower to permit ready access for linemen to equipment and conductors located thereon.
- A. Stairway
- B. Climbing Space
- C. Guy
- D. Pole
435. Insulated wires, used to run a subscriber’s line from the terminal on the pole to the protector at the house or building.
- A. main line
- B. main cable
- C. dropline
- D. dropwire
436. a physical condition that causes a device, a component or an element to fail to perform in a required manner.
- A. damaged
- B. hazard
- C. fault
- D. short
437. A current that flows from one conductor to ground or to another conductor owing to any abnormal connection (including an arc) between the two.
- A. Fault current
- B. Dark current
- C. Leakage current
- D. Dead short
438. An apparatus so treated such that it will not maintain a flame or will not be injured readily when subjected to flame.
- A. Flame Proof
- B. Flame Retarding
- C. Burn Proof
- D. Anti Flame
439. A property of materials or structures such that they will not convey flame or continue to burn for longer times than specified in the appropriate flame test.
- A. Flame Proof
- B. Flame Retarding
- C. Burn Proof
- D. Anti Flame
440. A discharge through air, around or over the surface of solid, liquid or other insulation, between parts of different potential of polarity, produced by the application of voltage such that the breakdown path becomes sufficiently ionized to maintain an electric arc.
- A. Aurora
- B. Corona
- C. Washover
- D. Arc
441. A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, by which an electric circuit or equipment is connected to earth, or to some conducting body of relatively large extent that serves in place of the earth.
- A. short
- B. jumper
- C. ground
- D. ink
442. A tension member (of solid or stranded wires) used to withstand an otherwise unbalanced force on a pole or other overhead line structures.
- A. Bond
- B. Short
- C. Fuse
- D. Guy
443. A guy extending from a pole or structure or tree is sometimes called a span guy.
- A. Overhead guy
- B. Anchor guy
- C. Bla guy
- D. Guy post
444. An opening in an underground run or system into which workers reach, but do not enter.
- A. Manhole
- B. Rathole
- C. Handhole
- D. Finger hole
445. A device designed to protect apparatus from high transient voltage, by diverting surge current to ground and capable of repeating this function as specified.
- A. Lightning ball
- B. Lightning Arrester
- C. Fuse
- D. Lightning Protector
446. A subsurface chamber, large enough for a person to enter, in the route of one or more conduit runs, and affording facilities for placing and maintaining in the runs, conductors, cables and any associated apparatus.
- A. Manhole
- B. Rathole
- C. Handhole
- D. Finger hole
447. Stranded steel wires in a group which generally is not a part of the conducting system, its primary function being to support wires or cables of the system.
- A. guy
- B. support
- C. conduit
- D. messenger
448. A general term applied to the whole or portion of the physical property of a communication company which contributes to the furnishing of communication service.
- A. zone
- B. area
- C. plant
- D. division
449. A metallic rod, driven into the ground to provide an electrical connection to the earth.
- A. Lightning rod
- B. Ground rod
- C. Drop ground
- D. Radials
450. A metallic rod carried above the highest point of a pole or structure and connected to earth by a heavy copper conductor intended to carry lightning currents directly to earth.
- A. Lightning arrester
- B. Lightning rod
- C. Breaker
- D. Lightning gap
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