NEC branch Circuits

3.. The NEC® requires a laundry circuit to be rated at _________ amperes.

• 15 amps

• 20 amps

• 120 volts

• 25 amps

 A receptacle for a gas-fired range is permitted to be connected to a small-appliance branch-circuit.

• True

• False

The NEC permits low-voltage Class 2 doorbell cable to be run next to 120- or 240-volt branch circuits wired with nonmetallic sheathed cable.

• True

• False

A receptacle located under a kitchen sink to serve a cord-and-plug-connected garbage disposal must be GFCI- and AFCI-protected.

• True

• False

A(n)______ circuit breaker has a trip time that gets faster as the fault current flowing through it gets larger. 

• Dual - element

• inverse time

• Plug fuse

• Type S

 In the NEC®, a bathroom is defined as an area that has a basin and ? 

• a Toliet

• Tub

• Shower

• All of the other choices

The NEC requires at least one 20-amp, 125-volt receptacle in a bathroom and it must be located no more than________ inches from the edge of the basin.

• 48''

• 2ft

• 36''

• 24''

 The NEC requires the majority of motor applications to be protected by overload devices sized not more than ______ of the motor's nameplate current rating

• 100%

• 115%

• 125 %

• 150 %

 The receptacle installed for a clothes washing machine located in a laundry area of an unfinished basement must be GFCI protected.

• True

• False

 A(n) switch cover is used to identify an oil burner safety switch is what color?