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9. A metallic sleeve, join to an opening of a

SANITATION, PLUMBING DESIGN pipe, into which a plug is screwed that can
AND INSTALLATION be removed for the purpose of cleaning.
a. sleeve
QUESTIONNAIRE 3 b. plud sleeve
1. It is a loss of trap seal due to unequal c. ferrule
atmospheric pressure condition and due to d. None of the above
rapid flows of water thru the trap:
a. Wind effect 10. How many gallons of water for the water
b. Capillary attraction closet flushing requirement.
c. Siphonage a. 30 gallons
d. Back pressure b. 0.75-2 gallons
c. 3-5 gallons
2. The total number of water closets for d 2-2.5 gallons
female shall be at least equal to the total
number of ___________ required for males. 11. the part of a vent line which connects
a. Water Closet directly with an individual trap underneath or
b. Urinal behind the fixture and extends to the branch
c. Water Closet and Urinal or main pipe at and point higher than the
d. Lavatory fixture trap:
3. How many drinking fountain per occupied a blow off pipe
floors in schools should there be? b. vent thru roof
a. 1 c. unit vent
b. 2 d. back vent
c. 3
4. None 12. A valve that supplies a fixed quantity of
water to fixtures for flushing purposes when
4. The top cover and the manhole of a septic actuated by direct water pressure.
tank usually extended above the surface of a. globe valve
the ground to overcome surface water b. flush valve assembly
infiltration c. mixing valve
a. 15 cm d. flushometer valve
b. 10 cm 13. Trap seal for floor drain
c. 5 cm a 2"
d. 20 cm b. 4"
c. 3"
5. It is a portion of the vent pipe through d. 2'
which liquid waste flow: 14. What is the recommended size of
a. Local vent service pipe approved by MWSS for a 2
b. Wet vent storey residential house?
c. Individual vent a. 1 ¼” Ɵ -31 mm
d. Relief vent b. 1” Ɵ -25 mm
6. Where there is exposure to skin c. ½” Ɵ – 12 mm
contamination with poisonous, infectious, or d. ¾” Ɵ - 19 mm
irritating materials, provide one (1) lavatory
for each _______ persons 15. what is the cause of object desirable
a. 2 taste and odor of water
b. 3 a. mineral
c. 5 b. nitrogen
d. 10 c. oxygen
7. It is a compartment in the septic tank for d. algae
the settlement of floating or suspended
matters, sand debris and any excessive 16. Teflon a white, soft, and non adhesive
amount of grease or oil from sewage: polymer is used as a leak prevention
a. Bathing chamber material for pipes particularly galvanized iron
b. Sedimentation chamber pipes.it is placed between the threaded pipe
c. Chlorination chamber end and fitting what is the chemical name of
d. Sewage chamber teflon?
a triflourorthane
8. The quality of galvanized iron pipes are b. polyethylene
rated by: c. tetraflouroethylene
a. class-steel d. pentaflourocarbon
b. schedule
c. mm. 17. In a typical grease trap, what should be
d. gauge the correct arrangements of its inlet and
oudet in its elevation?

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26. A vent connecting at the junction of two
fixture drains and serving as a vent for both
a. the inlet should be higher than the outlet fixtures a single vent that ventilates multiple
b. the outlet should be higher than the inlet traps, in the case of back to back fixture
c both inlet and outlet should be at the same a branch vent
elevation specifically at the upper section of b. dual vent
the trap c. continuous vent
d- any elevation will do d. dry vent

27. A branch vent that serves two or more

18. In sanitary drainage system, what does traps and extends from in front of the last
FOG means? fixture connection of a horizontal branch to
a. Fat, Oil and Grease the vent stack
b. Fuel, Oil and Gas a, branch vent
c. Fire, Oil and Grease b. common vent
d. Fat, Oil and Gas c. circuit vent
d. continuous vent
19. a flange that closes the end of a pipe
line used to discharge water 28. The location of water well to the nearest
a- drainage system septic vault
b. nipple a 80 feetor more
c backflow b. 50 feet or more
d. blind flange c. 20 feet or more

20. size drain is needed for a shower stall. 29. A passage under a road, embankment
a.5inches or canal which allow for the flow of water
b.2 inches a culvert
c.3 inches b. cistern
d.4inches c air trap
d. catch basin
21. A branch vents that performs its
functions for two or more traps 30.The third kind of water next from the
a continuous vent storm water and area water
b. main vent a. gray water
c. unit vent b. green water
d. group vent c blue water
d. black water
22.What type of end connections which are 31. Dry standpipes shall have sufficient
used for valves smaller than 2 inches in strength to withstand a water pressure of
diameter? how much when ready for service?
a. Flanged a. 5 kg/cm2
b. Threaded b. 11 kg/cm2
c. Compressive c. 21 kg/cm2
d. Union patent d. 25 kg/cm2

23. What do you call that point which is 32. The trap provision required to restaurant
unobstructed open edge of the fixture? and other establishment where sewage
a. Flushing surface covers large amount of grease prior to
b. Rim discharge to sewer
c. Blister a. Drum trap
d. Drain board b. Grease trap
c. Catch basin
24. Normally, storm water should not be d. S-trap
discharge into this body of water?
a. Lake 33. a flange that is not drilled
b. River a blank flange
c. Dry well b. coupling
d. Ground water c. caulking
d blind flange
25. A vent which also serves as a drain 34. It is the pipe extension of a solid or
a Dry vent waste stack above the highest horizontal
b. dual vent drain connected to the stack:
c. wet vent a. Vent stack thru roof
d- relief vent b. Stack vent thru roof
c. Local vent
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35. The sanitary drainage system for public 44. Drains in gutters in public shower rooms
health reason, must discharge to shall be spaced not more than___ apart
a. Waterway a. 3.50 m
b. Public storm drainage b. 4.50 m
c. Public sewer system c. 3.90 m
d. Septic tank d. 4.90 m

36. What do you call that vents for fixtures 45. All shower compartments shall have a
intended to ventilate the foul odors and minimum finished interior area ______sq.m
remove air from adjacent area? a. 0.60 sq. m
a. Local vent b. 0.75 sq. m
b. Ventilation pipe c. 0.80 sq. m
c. Vapor relief pipe d. 1.00 sq. m
d. All of these
46. Cast iron fitting up to and including
37. A short length of pipe with threads at 51mm in size, when used in connection with
each end; used to join couplings or fittings potable water piping shall be_____
a. dead end a. Welded
b. nipple b. Soldered
c. fixture branch c. Galvanized
d. plumbing system d. Anodized

38. What is the term with reference to the 47. Water pipes shall laid a minimum of
load producing effect on the plumbing ______ above the sewer or drainpipe
system for different kind of plumbing a. 0.25 m
fixtures? b. 0.30 m
a. Flush tank volume c. 0.40 m
b. Demand load d. 1 ½ ft
c. Fixtures value
d. Fixture unit 48. It is used to connect a p-trap to a drain
a. compression
39. Caulk joint shall be firmly packed with b, trap adapter
oakum or hemp and poured with pure lead, c. coupling
what is that depth of lead over oakum? d. valve
a. 25 mm
b. 32 mm 49. No building water service pipe shall be
c. 38 mm less than _____in diameter
d. 13 mm a. 19 mm
b. 25 mm
40. It is the arrangement of venting so c. 1 inch
installed that one vent will serve two traps? d. ½ inch
a. Local vent
b. Unit vent 50. For assembly places for public use, how
c. Wet vent many water closets are required if the
d. Relief vent capacity is 115 males?
a. 4
41. Color coding of high pressure steam b. 3
a black c. 2
b. blue d. 5
c white
d green 51. In above scenario, how many urinals are
required?
42. an underground tank reservoir to store a. 4
water b. 3
a corporation stop c. 2
b. cistern d. 5
c. absorption trench
d. catch basin 52. According to rep. act 1378 for at least
how many years must the appointee for
43. What is required when cast iron pipe board of master plumbers must have been
and fittings of different sizes are to be joined actively engaged in the trade of plurnbing?
or connected? a. ten years
a. Gasket b. eight years
b. Nipple c. two years
c. An increaser or reducer d. five years
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63. A private plumbing system is composed
53. a _ trap is not self-cleaning of a flush tank water closet, a lavatory, a
a- plaster shower head and faucet. What is the total
b. cast-iron FU (water supply)?
c. bell a. 9
d. grease b. 16
54. There shall be a minimum of c. 10
______drinking fountains per occupied floor d. 7
in schools, theater, auditoriums, dormitories,
offices or public building 64. The total number of closets on a 3-inch
a. 1 stack is _.
b. 2 a. four
c. 3 b. three
d. 4 c. two
56. It is pipe which convey only liquid waste d. six
free from fecal matter
a. Back vent 65. In hospital wards, 1 bath tub or shower
b. Loop vent shall be provided per ____
c. Wet vent a. 10 patients
d. Yoke vent b. 15 patients
57. The cold-water supply is delivered into c. 20 patients
the hot water-tank by means of a boiler tube; d. 30 patients
this tube has a hole within 6 inches from the
top of the tank, the purpose of which is to 66. Lavatories not affected by side walls,
serve as: with effective opening not greater than 13
a. Vacuum breaker mm dia. Has minimum air gap of _____
b. Ventilation a. 25 mmm
c. Inspection hole b. ½ inch
d. Blow-off c. 38 mm
d. 2 inch
58. What vent pipe installation in the building
which has no connection whatsoever with 67. The color stripe on type 'k" hard drawn
the plumbing fixture copper tubing is _
a. Bleeder pipe a. green
b. Ventilating pipe b. blue
c. Side vent c. red
d. Exhaust pipe d. yellow
59. A water system containing storage
water-heating equipment will require a _. 68. Water supply wells shall be located at
_ least _______ from building sewer
a. Iisted combination temperature and a. 10.00 m
pressure relief valve b. 12.00 m
b. checkvalve c. 15.20 m
c. hotwaterrehrrnline d. 20.50 m
d mixing valve
69. What is the size of gutter 2 % slope if the
60. Shower head used in private has max rainfall is 152 mm/hr on 120 m2
___water supply fixture unit a. 175 mm
a. 1 b. 120 mm
b. 2.5 c. 200 mm
c. 3 d. 150 mm
d. 2
61. Vent opening shall terminate not less 71. Copper water tube type 'm' may be
than ____ from any window, door or any installed within a building _
opening a. bellow slab only
a. 1.0 m b- above ground only
b. 0.90 m c. for cold water only
c. 3.0 m d- if it is wrap only
d. 0.30 m
62. Gate valve used in drainage work having 72. The clearance required in front of 2-inch
a 102 mm diameter or larger shall have cleanout shall not be less than
____bodies a. 6 inches
a. Cast iron b. 12 inches
b. Cast brass c. 18 inches
c. Bronze d. 24inches
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73. ABS and PVC DWV piping installation
shall be limited to structures of 82. What is the minimum size (in inches) of
a. non combustible construction traps used on a kitchen sink waste pipe?
b. unlimited height a- 1.25
c. four stories in height b. 2.5
d. combustible construction c. 1
d- 1.5
74. The tailpiece diameter for lavatories and
drinking fountains 83. which of the following material
shall notbe less than composition describe a 95 – 5 solder
a- 1-1/4 inches a 95 % tin – 5% zinc
b. 1-1/3 inches b 95 % copper – 5% zinc
c. 1-1/2 inches c 95 % lead – 5 % antimony
d. 2 inches d. 95% tin – 5% antimony

75. Water shall not be discharged under 84. what type of rigid copper pipe is the
pressure directly to the waste system if it heaviest and is used for underground
has a temperature of _ or more waste?
a 2l2 degf a. Type k
b. 180 deg f b. Type l
c. 140 degf c. Type dwv
d,.232degf d. Type m
85. Which of the following factors is NOT
76. A straight run of building sewer will considered in sizing the water supply
require cleanout at intervals not to exceed piping?
a- 50ft a. length of the pipe in the building
b. 75ft b. pressure of the water supply at the
c, 100 ft source
d. 300 ft c. number and kind of fixtures installed
d pipe friction
77. Vent pipes protect fixture taps against _ e none of the above
a evaporation
b. siphonage 86. What kind of test is used in determining
c clogging whether galvanized pipe is made of wrought
d cross-connections iron or wrought steel?
a. smoke
78. iron pipe rust? b. hammer
a. oxidation c. water
b. cavitation d gas
c. tuberculation 87. PEX is the definition for_
d. sublimation a. polyethylene
79. What is meant by the term plumbo- b" polybutylene
solvent? c. cross-linked polyethylene
a. the ability of water to dissolve copper d. none of the above

88. Which of the following methods of

b. the addition of chlorine to the water jointing plastics used for discharge pipe
supply work systems is BEST described as a cold
c. the ability of water to dissolve lead welding process?
d. the use of lead-free solder fittings a solvent welding
b. fusion welding
80. What conveys foul air from a plumbing c. compression welding
fixture or a room to the outer air? d. branch welding
a. stack vent
b. leader 89. An outlet on a boiler to permit emptying
c. riser or discharging of sediment is called a(an) _
d. local vent a boiler blow off
b. aspirator
81. Other than cracking a quiet and peaceful c. relief valve
house, what is prevented when water d. atmospheric check valve
hammer will be eliminated?
a. slow flow of water 90. No dry or chemical closet (toilet) shall be
b. damage to piping installed in any building used for human
c. decrease in water pressure habitation unless first approved by the
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c. city clerk 100. Joints at the roof around pipes, shall be
d. health officer made watertight by the use of _.
91. Tanks flushing more than one urinal a. a sealing compound
shall be b. flashing material
a. automatic in operation c. compound
b. acid-resistant d. oakum
c- enamel
d- manual in operation 101. What does NAMPAP means
a. national master plumbing association of
92. The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be the philippines
connected on the _ b. national agency of master plumbing in the
a. house or inlet side of the fixture trap philippines
b. operation side of the fixture trap c, national master plumbers association of
c. sewer or outlet side of the fixture trap the philippines
d, . National Association of Masters
93. Solder and fluxes used in piping system Plumbers of the Philippines
conveying potable water are prohibited 102. Its the lowest portion of the inside of
when the lead content exceeds. any pipe or conduit that is not vertical
a. 0.2 of 1 percent & base
b. 1 percent b. invert
c.0.5 of 1percent c. fixture branch
d. less than 10 percent d. soil pipe
94. The distance between the center to 103. Tap used in high pressure water
center of urinal shall not be less than system with an interval valve to control the
a 2" flow of water
b. 15" a compression valve
c. 24” b. pressure cock
d- 30" c. pressure reducing valve
d union patent
95. Wall-mounted water closets shall be 104. a standard piping material used by the
securely bolted to _. local water utility company to connect the
a the wall water service pipe of any establishment to
b. double wall by six studs the
c. a carrier fitting water main. What is this plastic piping
d. a closet bend material?
a polyvinylchloride(pvc)
96. Wiped joints are permitted with. b unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (pvc)
a. lead c acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
b. steel d Polybutylene / Polyethylene Pipe
c. plastic 105. a valve permitting a liquid or gas to flow
d. cast iron in one direction
a. check valve
97. When brazing the alloys should have a b gate valve
melting temperature of at least- degrees F. c. float valve
a 800 d globe valve
b. 840 106. Can be made with hand tools or power
c. 1000 tools with a depth of about 15 meters (50 ft),
d" 1200 Can have the greatest diameter that a space
may allow.
98. Mixing valve that senses outlet a. dug wells
temperature and compensates for b. deep wells
fluctuations in incoming hot or cold water c. hole wells
temperature is a _. d foxhole
a. combination thermostatic/pressure- 107. Sediment that settles out of sewage,
balancing valve forming a semi-solid mas on the bottom of a
b. thermostatic (temperature control) valve septic tank
c, pressure-balancing valve a sludge
d. none of the above b. effiuent
c. scum
99. The combination of fittings that may be d. floc
used to make an offset and is considered a 108. minimum fixture drains size for water
vertical pipe are: closets.
a. 1-45 degree and 1-45 degree A 1.5”
b. 1-60 degree and 1-45 degree B 2”
c. 1-90 degree and 1-45 degree C 3”
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109. A bathroom containing a water closet 119. The developed length from the fixture
and a lavatory outlet of a bar sink to a receptor shall not
a. toilet and bath exceed _ ft?
b. powder room a.6
c- full bath b.5
d. half bath c.3
110. Trap size of fixtures for sinks (kitchen d. 15
or residence) 120. An approved material for closet screws
a. 1 and ½” or bolts is
b. 1” a. steel
c. 2" b. aluminum
d. 4” c. lead
111. A short length of pipe with threads at d. brass
each end; used to join couplings or fittings
a dead end 121. Flaring tools are used in making joints
b. nipple for
c. fixture branch A hard type k copper tubing
d. plumbing system B soft copper water tubing
112. What institution standard used as a C yellow brass water piping
reference for joining pipes? D aluminium water piping
a. ASTM
b. ASSE 122. What is the number of horsepower
c. ANSI required to raise 25,000 lbs of water for a
d. IAPMO height of 30 meters within 10 minutes?
113. According to bldg. 311, what type of a. 5 hp
urinal should be provided for disabled b. 6 hp
persons? c. 7 hp
a wall-hung type d. 8 hp
b. pedestal type
c. trough type 123. A city of 25,000 uses 15 gallons of
d none of these water per day per capita. If it is required to
114. What kind of joint is not allowed in cast raise this water 150 feet, what is the number
iron pipe? of horsepower required?
a- welded a. 9 hp
b. threaded b. 10 hp
c. soldered c. 11 hp
d. ball and spigot d. 12 hp

115. If a septic tank has a compartment that

exceeds 3.7 m in length, what should be the 124. What is the number of the horsepower
additional requirement? to lift 10,000 gallons of water per hour top to
a an additional manhole a height of 90 ft? assume the weight of
b- increase the size of the leaching chamber water to be 8- ½ lbs per gallon
c baffle wall is added a. 3.56
d inlet pipe at baffle wall b. 3.86
116. One material not approved for the c. 4.86
installation of an external trap for a urinal is d. 4.56
a abs
b. cast brass 125. How many gallons of water can a 75 hp
c. drawn-brass tubing traps engine raise 150 ft in 5 hours? One gallon of
d- cast iron water weights 8-1/3 lbs.
117. What is the minimum age requirement a. 595,238 gallons
for an appointee to become a member of the b. 594,238 gallons
board of master plumbers? c. 594,024 gallons
a. thirty five years old d. 594,328 gallons
b. thirty two years old
c. thirty years old 126. One cubic foot of water is assumed to
d. twenty eight years old weigh 62.5 lbs. what is the weight of one
cubic inch of water?
118. A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe a. 0.0361
size its entire length b. 0.0316
a may exceed the maximum horizontal c. 0.0416
length limited by code d. 0.0461
b. will be a better workmanship job
c will increase the venting efficiency
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