Set A – Plumbing & Sanitary Plumbing
1. Teflon, a white soft, waxy and non‐adhesive polymer is used as a leak prevention material for pipes
particularly iron pipes. It is placed between the threaded pipe end and fitting. What is the chemical
name of Teflon?
a. Trifluoroethane
b. Polyethylene
c. polytetrafluoroethylene
d. Pentafluorocarbon
2. An engineered material created through a patented procedure that bonds glossy porcelain
enameled to a structural composite through an injection moulding process, used particularly in
manufacturing bathtubs. What is this patented material used in the market today?
a. Xpelor
b. Docton
c. Lucile
d. Americast
3. In a typical grease trap, what should be the correct arrangement of its inlet and outlet in its
elevation?
a. The inlet should be higher than the outlet
b. The outlet should be higher than the inlet
c. Both inlet and outlet should be at the same elevation specifically at the upper section of the trap
d. Any elevation will do
4. A standard piping material used by the local water utility company to connect the water service pipe
of any establishment to the water main. What is this plastic piping material?
a. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
b. Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (uPVC)
c. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
d. Polyethylene (PE)
5. When designing a septic tank. Which of the following practice is NOT acceptable in so far as standard
trade practice and code requirement is concerned.
a. Vent not necessary
b. Inlet pipe connected at the leaching chamber
c. No airspace between underside of slab and scum line
d. All of these
6. What material has that properly that allows the smooth flow of wastewater due to its low flow
resistance.
a. Plastic pipe
b. Galvanized steel pipe
c. Concrete pipe
d. Cast iron pipe
7. What kind of joint which utilizes heat as a means of bonding monothically plastic pipes and fitting of
homogeneous composition?
a. Heat bonding joint
b. Heat fusion joint
c. Fusion welding joint
d. Plastic welding joint
8. In waste disposal system, one of the concerns of sanitary engineer and public health officials is the
spread of diseases caused by bacteria found in sewage. What type bacteria are present in faces
excreted by man and animals?
a. Escherichia coli (e. coli)
b. Safmonefia
c. Antamoeba histolytica
d. Necator arneticanus
9. Which type of pump is commonly used to convey or remove storm or underground water from a
pit? The unit is submerged under water with the discharged connected above it and into the drain
located at the street level.
a. Ejector pump
b. Turbine pump
c. Submersible pump
d. Jet pump
10. What kind of plastic fitting can be used to connect galvanized iron pipe to a plastic pipe directly
without the use of a coupling?
a. Union
b. Female adaptor
c. Male adaptor
d. Bushing
11. Using the rule of thumb in design of a septic tank with digestive chamber capacity of 4 cubic meters,
what should be the liquid capacity of the leaching chamber?
a. 1 cu.m
b. 2 cu.m
c. 3 cu.m
d. 4 cu.m
12. When designing sanitary drainage system, what material specification should be specified when
using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe?
a. Series 400
b. Series 600
c. Series 800
d. Series 1000
13. In the abbreviation PEx, What is does x stand for?
a. Cross linked
b. Extra
c. Alkoxy component
d. Exterior application
14. Pipes used in the plumbing industry are provided by manufacturers. The manufacturing of pipes is
based on standards set by authorities and trade consultants. Which of the following sizes is not
commercially available; hence, pipes of this size are commonly substituted with a longer?
a. ¼ in.
b. ¾ in.
c. 1 ½ in.
d. 1 ¾ in.
15. Which among the following classes of galvanized pipes has the thickest wall section?
a. Schedule 80
b. Schedule 60
c. Schedule 40
d. Schedule 10
16. Which of the following fixture combination can be technically considered a battery of the fixtures?
a. 4 urinals
b. 2 water closets, 1 lavatory, 1 shower head
c. 1 shower
d. 1 water closet, 1 shower & 1 urinal
17. Which of the following items is considered a fixture?
a. Floor drain
b. Bidet
c. Water closet
d. All of these
18. Which of the following condition/s can cause or result to backflow?
a. Backpressure
b. Difference in elevation
c. Cross connection
d. All of these
19. A check valve is a kind of backflow prevention device used in what system of plumbing?
a. Sanitary drainage system
b. Water supply system
c. Storm drainage system
d. None of these
20. Which type of valve is used on the water supply (shut‐off) portion of a lavatory?
a. Ball valve
b. Gate valve
c. Angle valve
d. Butterfly valve
21. A kind of check valve used at the end of the suction line of a pump. It is designed to prevent water
from flowing back into the tank and causing priming problems.
a. Float valve
b. Gate valve
c. Butterfly valve
d. Angle valve
22. A source of water which can be made by excavating, digging, boring or drilling into ground for the
purpose of obtaining water. Water obtained from this source is accumulated in aquifers resulting
from percolation and absorption though ground.
a. Weil
b. River, stream or lake
c. Precipitate
d. Surface run‐off
23. A kind of sewer system where both sanitary waste and storm water are into.
a. Sanitary sewer
b. Waste sewer
c. Storm sewer
d. Combination sewer
24. What do you call a device used in fixtures for flushing? This device discharges a pre‐determined
quantity of water to a fixture for flushing purposes and is activated by direct water pressure.
a. Foot valve
b. Flushometer valve
c. Ballcook assembly
d. Butterfly valve
25. An opening in a pipe used for the purpose of cleaning its interior, also for inspection and reclogging
or removing debris inside pipe runs & stacks; it is fitted wilt. A removal plugs or cap and usually
placed on slab or underneath slab.
a. Manhole
b. Appurtenance
c. Cleanout
d. Handhole
26. A general term which refers to the process of removing contaminants from raw water. It involves
several processes that is intended to render raw water potable and safe for consumption.
a. Water purification
b. Water filtration
c. Water softening
d. Water desalination
27. Which of the following is a violation or in contrast with the basic plumbing principles?
a. Plumbing system shall be maintained in a sanitary and serviceable condition.
b. Water closet may be located in unlighted or unventilated room
c. Plumbing fixture shall be designed and adjusted to use minimum amount of water for flushing
d. All premises intended for human habitation shall be provided with ample and wholesome
amount of water.
28. The following are components of a basic plumbing system except____________.
a. Fixtures
b. Valves
c. Utility boxes
d. Fitting
29. A cylindrical conduit or conductor, the wall thickness is sufficient to receive a standard pipe.
a. Conduit
b. Pipe
c. Fitting
d. Valve
30. A watertight receptacle which the discharge of sanitary plumbing system or part thereof, designed
and constructed to retain solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention and to allow
the liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system of open jointed subsurface
piping or a seepage pit.
a. Seepage pit
b. Cesspool
c. Septic tank
d. Privy vault
31. A loosely lined excavation in the ground. Which receives the discharge of a septic tank and designed
to permit the effluent from the septic tank to seep through the bottom and sides of the pit?
a. Privy
b. Drain pit
c. Septic tank
d. Cesspool
32. A common measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of
plumbing fixture on the basis of one unit of this being equal to a discharge rate of 7.5 gals per
minute or one cubic foot of water per minute.
a. Flow rate
b. Drainage fixture unit
c. Flow pressure
d. Drainage flow
33. The installation of parts of the plumbing system which can be completed prior to installation of
fixtures or finishing. This includes drainage, water supply and vent piping and necessary fixture
supports.
a. Roughing‐in
b. Mock‐up installation
c. Pre‐installation
d. Setting
34. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one full storey or more to convey water to fixture
branches or group of fixtures.
a. Up‐pipe
b. Riser
c. Stock pipe
d. Water stack pipe
35. hich of the following devices, methods or contraption can prevent backflow in both water supply
and drainage system?
a. Check valve
b. Backflow preventor
c. Air break
d. All of these
36. A P‐shaped trap commonly used on most plumbing fixtures except for fixture having integral trap;
also known as ½ S‐trap, see drawing below.
a. P‐trap
b. Drum trap
c. Bag trap
d. Running trap
37. A fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when properly vented, a liquid seal which
prevents backflow and passage of foul air and gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage
or wastewater through it.
a. Trap
b. Fitting
c. Pipe
d. Valve
38. A suction created by the flow of liquids in pipes, a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure.
a. Backflow
b. Backpressure
c. Siphonage
d. Flow pressure
39. A vertical pipe which convey only wastewater or liquid waste free of fecal matter.
a. Waste pipe
b. Soil pipe
c. Soil stack
d. Waste stack
40. A pipe which conveys potable water from the building supply pipe to the plumbing fixtures and
other outlets.
a. Water service pipe
b. Water main
c. Water distributing pipe
d. Building water supply pipe
41. Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closet, urinal or fixture having similar function with
or without the discharges from fixtures to the building drain or building sewer.
a. Soil pipe
b. Waste pipe
c. Building drain
d. Building sewer
42. In a building, it consists of water service pipe, water supply line, water distributing pipes and the
essential branch pipes, valves and all other appurtenances for the supply of potable water.
a. Water service system
b. Water pipe system
c. Water supply and distribution system
d. Building water service and sewage piping system
43. Where can you find a flushometer valve installed?
a. Urinal
b. Bath tub
c. Lavatory
d. Bidet
44. Water which comes from discharges of laundry trays, lavatories, bathtubs. Etc.
a. Black water
b. Grey water
c. Contaminated water
d. Hard water
45. What property of water is characterized as its ability to stick to itself and pull itself together? If can
be demonstrated on a dripping tap where water clings to outlet of tap and forms a tiny globule
before it falls.
a. Capillary action
b. Dissolving ability of water
c. Absorption
d. Surface tension
46. Hardness in water can be observed in the following ways except_______________.
a. Inability to produce lather
b. Deposition of scale
c. When using soap, it easily produce bubbles
d. Water tends to become slimy
47. What do you call iron that is present in water?
a. Ferrous bicarbonate
b. Sodium chloride
c. Sulfur dioxide
d. Ferric chloride
48. In the coliform group of bacteria, e. coli is present in fecal matters as well as those birds and other
animals, What is a in the abbreviation e. coli?
a. Eniamoeba
b. Escherichia
c. Excreta
d. Estrada
49. This is a process whereby salt content in water is removed thereby rendering water potable. It is
done heating seawater then pumping water into low pressure vessels where water is partially
vaporized. Water vapor is then condensed and turned into potable water. What do you call this
process?
a. Desalting
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. desalination
50. What is the most common type of water distribution system? This method is dependent on the
pressure provided by water main and involves a minimum number and type of components such as
overhead water tank and pressure tank.
a. Direct (pressure) system
b. Hydropneumatic system
c. Upfeed and gravity distribution system
d. Upfeed (pump) system
51. What system of joint may be used in bell and spigot type cast iron pipe?
a. Mechanical joint
b. Threaded joint
c. Caulked joint
d. Slip joint
52. The process of removing suspended matter in water along with the same discoloration using
hydrated sulfate or commonly called to from a gelatinous substance; also known as flocculation.
a. Filtration
b. Aeration
c. Irradiation
d. Coagulation
53. It refers to the continuous exchange of water within the hydrosphere, between the atmosphere,
ground surface, underground and water surface.
a. Ecological cycle
b. Atmospheric cycle
c. Hydrologic cycle
d. Meteorological cycle
54. What fits into a bell or hub
a. Spigot
b. Fitting
c. Thread
d. Fixture
55. Where can a cleanout be located?
a. At the upper end of every horizontal branch
b. Al the base of stack
c. Al intervals of 15 meters
d. All of these
56. The following are examples of drainage fitting except ____________.
a. Wye branch
b. Street tee
c. Tapped tee
d. Sanitary tee
57. What is the minimum trap and trap arm size of a lavatory (single)?
a. 32mm
b. 38mm
c. 50mm
d. 75mm
58. Which condition qualities the term battery of fixtures?
a. Similar fixtures such as a group of water closet, urinals, etc.
b. Two or more fixtures connected to a common branch
c. Fixtures are adjacent to each other
d. All of these
59. What type of ventilation system is used in fixtures such as sinks that are located away from walls and
partitions?
a. Unit vent
b. Back vent
c. Looped vent
d. Ejector vent
60. A kind of trap seal loss resulting from change in temperature. It usually happens when fixture is not
always used.
a. Backpressure
b. Evaporation
c. Siphonage
d. Capillary action
61. The length along the center line of pipes and fittings. This is measured when pipes and fittings are
installed.
a. Total length
b. Face to face length
c. End to end length
d. Developed length
62. A bathroom that contains a water closet and a lavatory without a bathtub.
a. Half bath
b. Three‐quarter bath
c. Full bath
d. One and a half bath
63. A tank or pit that is provided below normal grade such as in basement of a building from which
waste or sewage is discharged into and removed by mechanical means into an ultimate means of
waste disposal such as street sewer.
a. Cistern
b. Reservoir
c. Sump pit
d. Holding tank
64. The following are examples of plumbing fixtures EXCEPT _________.
e. Urinal
f. Bidet
g. Trap
h. Floor drain
65. Which type of venting system is used to ventilate two fixture traps usually placed or installed side by
side or back to back?
a. Individual vent
b. Common vent
c. Circuit vent
d. Loop vent
66. In a trap, It is the lowest portion of the inside top surface of the channel through the trap. What is it?
a. Crown weir
b. Dip
c. Inlet
d. Outlet
67. In a horizontal pipe, it is the lowest portion of the inside part of the pipe. What is it?
a. Crown
b. Dip
c. Crown weir
d. Invert
68. Which of the following is considered a plumbing appurtenance?
a. Vacuum breaker
b. Water closet
c. Tap
d. Swimming pool
69. In plumbing system installation, a pipe which could be either horizontal or vertical that conveys only
liquid waste free from fecal matter, e.g. lavatory, floor drain, bathtub drain pipe.
a. Soil stack
b. Waste pipe
c. Waste stack
d. Soil pipe
70. A waste pipe that does not connect directly with drainage system; waste is collected through a
receptacle, fixture receptor or interceptor through an air break, e.g. refrigerator waste, washing
machine. Dish dryer or washer, etc.
a. Indirect waste pipe
b. Waste pipe
c. Direct waste pipe
d. Waste stack
71. The following are examples of materials used for drain or sewer pipe above ground installation
EXCEPT _______.
a. Copper tube
b. Plastic or synthetic pipe
c. Cast iron pipe
d. Vitrified clay pipe
72. A kind of fitting used to connect section of pipes in straight run or riser with both ends internally
threaded. Identify illustration below.
a. Hex bushing
b. Nipple
c. Socket
d. Face bushing
73. In back to back fixture connection the following may be used EXCEPT __________.
a. Double sanitary tee
b. Double wye combination
c. Double inverted wye
d. Double tapped tee
74. A horizontal pipe is a pipe that makes an angle of _______.
a. Less than 45 degrees with the vertical
b. 45 degrees with the vertical
c. Less than or more than 45 degrees with the vertical
d. Less than 45 degrees with the horizontal
75. A measure of the probable discharge into the plumbing system by various types of fixtures;
plumbing fixtures are rated according to their discharge capacities in cu. ft. per min. or gals. per.
min. unit.
a. Drainage fixture unit (dfu)
b. Discharge rate
c. Plumbing unit
d. Flow rate
76. This type of trap is installed along horizontal line of sanitary drainage such as horizontal branches
and house drains; it has two cleanouts at both ends. Identify illustration at left.
a. Bag trap
b. P‐trap
c. Running trap
d. Drum trap
77. A cesspool should be located not less than ______ from a septic tank.
a. 30 meters
b. 6 meters
c. 1.5 meters
d. 3.0 meters
78. A type of vent used to provide air circulation to a single fixture trap.
a. Unit vent
b. Back vent
c. Circuit vent
d. Branch vent
79. A fitting with two sides internally threaded and externally threaded. Externally threaded portion
should be connected to a fitting rather than to a pipe since pipes are externally threaded. Identify
illustration below.
a. Service tee
b. Cross tee
c. Straight tee
d. Tee reducer
80. What is the recommended slope percentage for horizontal sanitary drainage pipes?
a. 1 %
b. 2 %
c. 3 %
d. 4 %
81. What type of venting system is installed between soil or waste stack and vent stack?
a. Unit vent
b. Back vent
c. Yoke vent
d. Circuit vent
82. A kind of fitting used in changing direct ion such as from horizontal branch tto a stack in n conjunction n
with h another fitting namely a 1/8 bend.. Also in horizontal to ho orizontal chaange of direcction identifyy
draw wing shown.
a. Bend
b. Wye combin nation
c. Upright wyee
d. Wye branch
83. In teerms of volu
ume, what iss the theoreetical ratio of
o the volume of sewagee in leachingg chamber to
o
thatt of the digesstive chambe er?
a. 1/3
b. ¼
c. ½
d. Same volum me
84. Iden ntify kind of w
water closett design. It is provided with a valve th hat can be acctivated to release a pre‐
deteermined amo ount of wate er for flushingg.
a. Flushometer type waterr closet
b. Tank type w water closet
c. Siphon verteex type wate er closet
d. Wall hung w water closet
85. Whaat is kind off fitting is used
u to connnect lavatory arm to a drain pipe, when the change
c is 90
0
degrrees.
a. Wye branch
b. Upright wyee branch
c. Sanitary tee
d. Bend
86. Whaat is the minimum drain size of a watter closet?
a. 50mm dia.
b. 75mm dia.
c. 100mm dia.
d. 125mm dia.
87. Which externallyy threaded fitting can bee used to closse the end of a galvanizeed steel pipe?
a. Plug
b. Cap
c. Bushing
d. Nipple
88. Which type of vvalve is used to control oor regulate the flow of w water in a waater supply ssystem alongg
the water servicce pipe sectio on?
a. Globe valve
b. Angle valve
c. Plug valve
d. Gate valve
