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PLUMBING CODE 7. Any one of special class of

device or equipment or intended
to perform a special plumbing
1. Dining room without artificial function, such as motors, heating
ventilation should be properly elements and pressure temperature
____ elements.

A. Plumbing Appurtenance
A. Cleaned B. Plumbing Appliance
B. Ventilated C. Plumbing Fixtures
C. Maintained D. All of the above
D. Screened
Answer: B
Answer: B 8. In a line of piping is a
combination of elbow or bends,
2. The level in a fixture at which which brings one section of the
water begins to overflow. pipe out of line but into a line
parallel with original section.
A. flood level
B. flood level rim A. Parallel
C. flooded B. Vertical
D. rim C. Offset
D. Double Offset
Answer: B
Answer: C
3. Minimum plumbing facilities for
night club, water closet 1:40 9. Is the discharge from any
male, 1:40 female, how about fixture, appliances or
lavatory? (No given table) appurtenance in connection with a
plumbing system which does not
A. 1:75 persons receive fecal matter.
B. 1:50 persons
C. 1:40 persons A. Waste pipe
D. 1:45 persons B. Waste discharge
C. Liquid waste
Answer: C D. Solid waste
4. What is the minimum size of sewer Answer: C
when not receiving human
excrement? 10. The maximum of water closets on a
3 inches stack is?
A. 2”
B. 3” A. Six
C. 4” B. Three
D. 5” C. Four
D. Two
Answer:
Answer: C
5. A vertical vent that is a
continuation of the drain to 11. The minimum size of cleanout
which it connects? allowed to serve a 4” line is?
A. Branch vent A. 3 1/2”
B. Relief vent B. 2”
C. Continuous vent C. 3”
D. Circuit vent D. 4”
Answer: C Answer: A
6. The approved type installed 12. An adequate _____ is one of the
receptacles, devices or most important governances in
appliances supplied with water or modern and healthful human
receive liquid or liquid borne existence that involves air,
waste and discharge such waste water and food which is the basic
into the drainage system. necessities of life.
A. Plumbing Appliance A. Plumbing Practice
B. Plumbing Appurtenance B. National Building Code
C. Plumbing Fixtures C. Plumbing Code
D. Plumbing System D. Sanitary Code
Answer: C Answer: C

13. Modern or state of the art

plumbing installation now require
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the close coordination of works thereof, designed and constructed

among Master Plumbers, Architects to retain solids, digest organic
and Engineers to come up with the matter through a period of
most ___ and _____ plumbing detention.
installation.
A. Privy
A. Sufficient / Approved B. STP
B. Efficient / Approved C. Septic Tank
C. Minimum /Economical D. Catch Basin
D. Daring / Exotic
Answer: C
Answer: B
20. The extension of a soil or waste
14. All premises intended for human stack above the highest
habitation occupancy or use shall horizontal drain connected to the
be provided with a supply of ____ stack. The uppermost end above
and _______ water, neither the roof is called stack vent
connected with unsafe water through roof (SVTR).
supplies nor subject to hazards
of backflow or back siphonage. A. Main Vent/Vent Stack
B. Vent/Vent
A. Unpure / Daring C. Stack Vent/Soil Stack
B. Safe / Sufficient D. Stack/Stack
C. Pure / Wholesome
D. Virgin / Pure Answer: C

Answer: C 21. A horizontal vent connecting one

or more individual vertical back
15. Any change, addition or vents with the vent stack or
modification in construction or stack vent.
occupancy. A. Branch Vent
B. Parallel Vent
A. Modification C. Soil Vent
B. Alteration D. Waste Vent
C. Improvement
D. Additional and Subtraction Answer: A

Answer: B 22. A vent that does not carry liquid

or water-borne wastes.
16. Devices or appliances supplied A. Dry Vent
with water or receive liquid or B. Air Vent
liquid-borne wastes and discharge C. Single Vent
such wastes into the drainage D. No Water Vent
system to which they may be
directly or indirectly connected. Answer: A

A. Plumbing Appliance 23. Is a pipe installed to a vent

B. Plumbing Appurtenance fixture trap and which connects
C. Plumbing Fixture with the vent system above the
D. Plumbing units fixture fixture served or terminates in
the open air.
Answer: C
A. Individual vent
17. Any one of a special class of B. Common vent
device or equipment intended to C. Circuit vent
perform a special plumbing D. Relief vent
function.
Answer: A
A. Plumbing Appliance
B. Plumbing Appurtenance 24. A group of vent which starts in
C. Plumbing Fixture front of last fixture and
D. Plumbing Units Fixture connects it to the vent stack.

Answer: A A. Common vent

B. Circuit vent
18. An outhouse or structure used for C. Many vent
the deposition of excrement. D. Continuous vent

A. Privy Answer: B
B. STP
C. Septic Tank
D. Catch Basin 25. A branch vent that performs its
function for two (2) or more
Answer: A traps.
19. A water-tight receptacle which
receives the discharge of a A. Group vent
sanitary plumbing system or part B. Yoke vent
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C. Utility vent D. Floor area

D. Circuit vent
Answer: D
Answer: A
31. A vertical shaft for installation
26. The installation of all piping of different pipe stacks.
and fitting parts of the plumbing
system, which can be completed A. Chase
prior to the installation of B. Shaft
fixtures and accessories. C. Labelled
D. Listed
A. Repair
B. Existing work Answer: A
C. Roughing-in
D. Work done 32. A structure which any part of its
structural framework will ignite
Answer: C and burn at temperature of 756
degrees centigrade or less.
27. The on-going installation of the
plumbing system or any part A. Combustible construction
thereof which has been installed B. Common construction
prior to the effectivity of this C. Confined space
Code. D. Common space

A. Repair Answer: A
B. Exiting work
C. Roughing-in 33. A room or space having a volume
D. Work done less than 1.4 cu.m. with 250
kilogram calorie of the aggregate
Answer: B input rating of all fuel burning
appliances installed in that
28. When applied to a fixture, space.
connection, appliance or
equipment, shalt mean having A. Combustible construction
access thereto, but which may B. Common construction
require prior removal of an C. Confined space
access panel, door or similar D. Common space
obstruction.
Answer: D
A. Way out
B. Accessible 34. The level in a fixture at which
C. Way in water begins to overflow over the
D. Manhole top or rim of the fixture.

Answer: B A. Flow
B. Flooded
29. A large opening in a sewer line C. Flood level
or part of a plumbing system D. Flood level rim
constructed with sufficient size
for a man to gain access therein Answer: C
for maintenance.
35. Is the top edge of a receptacle
A. Way out from where water overflows.
B. Accessible
C. Way in A. Flow
D. Manhole B. Flooded
C. Flood level
Answer: D D. Flood level rim

Answer: D

36. A fixture is flooded when the

liquid therein rises to the flood
level rim.
30. The area included within
surrounding walls of a building A. Flow
(or portion thereof), exclusive B. Flooded
of vent shafts and courts. C. Flood level
D. Flood level rim
A. Wall area
B. Building area Answer: B
C. Portion area
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37. Is the minimum cross-sectional Answer: B

area at point of water supply
discharge measured. 43. The pipe from the street water
main or other source of water
A. Opening supply to the building served.
B. Effective opening
C. Cross-section A. Main sewer pipe
D. Section area B. Distribution pipe
C. Service pipe
Answer: B D. Fixture supply pipe

38. A plumbing fixtures used for Answer: C

washing the middle private part
of the body. 44. Is measured along its centerline.

A. Water closet A. Length of pipe

B. Body spray B. Developed length
C. Bidet C. Conduit
D. Shower spray D. Pipe

Answer: C Answer: A

39. Any of two or more similar 45. A water supply pipe connecting
adjacent fixtures which discharge the fixture with the fixture
into a common horizontal soil or branch.
waste branch.
A. Fixture branch
A. Circuit vent B. Distribution pipe
B. Battery of fixtures C. Fixture supply
C. Loop vent D. Cross main loop
D. Series of fixtures
Answer: C
Answer: B
46. A pipe which makes an angle of
40. That portion of rain fall or more than 45 degrees from the
other precipitation which runs vertical axis is considered.
off over the surface of the
ground. A. Horizontal pipe
B. Vertical pipe
A. Dry water C. Sloped pipe
B. Rain water D. Diagonal pipe
C. Surface water
D. Wet water Answer: A

Answer: C 47. Any pipe of fitting installed in

a vertical positioned or which
41. Water satisfactory for drinking, forms at an angle of not more
culinary and domestic purposes than 45 degrees with vertical
and meets the requirement of the line.
Philippine National Standard for
Drinking Water. A. Horizontal pipe
B. Stack
A. Potability C. Vertical pipe
B. Purified water D. Branch
C. Potable water
D. Clear water Answer: C

Answer: C

48. In a line of piping is a

combination of elbow or bends,
42. An impairment of the quality of which brings one section of the
the potable water which creates pipe out of line but in to a line
an actual hazard to the public parallel with original section.
through poisoning or spread of
disease by sewage, industrial A. Return bend
waste also defined as high B. Double bend
hazard. C. Offset
D. Double offset
A. Pollution
B. Contamination Answer: A
C. Disease
D. Black water

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49. An open return bend usually made

up two 90⁰ bends with inside and
outside threads, flanged or
welded fittings and applied also
to a one hundred eighty degrees
bend in copper tubing’s.

A. Return bend
B. Double bend
C. Offset
D. Double offset

Answer: C

50. It is a device or means to

prevent flow of liquid from
returning to the source of
supply. Also called vacuum
breaker.

A. Backflow preventer
B. Backwater valve
C. Back siphonage
D. Backpressure backflow

Answer: A

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