Plumbing: Master Plumber Exam! Trivia Questions Quiz

Cleanouts may not be required on any wet-vented branch serving a single trap when the fixture tailpiece or connection is not less than ________ in diameter and provide ready access for cleaning through the trap.

• 51 mm

• 64 mm

• 76 mm

• 25.4 mm

"Sacrarium" waste of holy water and wastewater at church altar services must not be discharged into the sanitary drainage system but disposed of directly into the ground.

• True

• False

Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall be protected against __________

• Siphonage and back-pressure.

• Siphonage and backflow.

• Backflow and crossconnection

• None of these.

Where permitted by the Administrative Authority, vent piping may be omitted on a ____________ when such __________ acts as primary settling tank and discharges through a horizontal indirect waste pipe into a secondary interceptor.

Vent fittings shall be cast iron, galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC, or other approved materials, except that no galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel fittings shall be buried underground but shall be kept at least ______  above finish ground level.

• 152 mm

• 104 mm

• 204 mm

• None of these.

The length of the horizontal portion of a vent may exceed one-third (1/3) of the total length of vertical and horizontal portions as limited by Table 7.5 provided the vent is increased to one pipe size larger for its entire length.

• True

• False

Where vents connect to a horizontal drainage pipe, such vent pipe connection shall have its invert taken off above the drainage centerline of such pipe downstream of the trap being served.

• True

• False

The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the weir of the trap.

• True

• False

Each vent pipe or stack through roof (SVTR) shall extend its flashing all around and the stack vent shall terminate vertically not less than _______ above the roof nor less than 0.3 meter from any vertical surface nearby.

• 15 cm

• 10 cm

• 30 cm

• 20 cm

Each vent opening shall terminate not less than ____________ from, or at least 0.9 meter above any openable window, door opening, air intake or vent shaft, nor less than _________ away from any lot line, alley and street boundary lines.

• 3 meters; 0.9 meter

• 1.5 meters; 0.9 meter

• 3 meters; 1.5 meter

• None of these

Joints at the roof around stack vent pipes shall be made watertight by the use of approved flashing material and installation.

• True

• False

The size of yoke vent may be less in diameter than either the soil stack or the vent stack, whichever is smaller.

• True

• False

One trap may serve a set of not more than three ( 3) single compartment sinks or laundry tubs of the same depth or three (3) lavatories immediately adjacent to each other and in the same room if the waste outlets are not more than 0.75 meter apart and the trap is centrally located when three (3) compartments are installed.

• True

• False

Each domestic clotheswasher and each laundry tub shall be connected to a separate and independent trap; except that a trap serving a laundry tub may also receive the waste from a clotheswasher set adjacent thereto.

• True

• False

Diameter of trap arm is 32 mm. What is the distance to vent in meter?

• 0.76

• 1.07

• 1.52

• 1.83

An exposed and readily accessible drawn brass tubing trap, not less than Gauge 17 B&S (1.1 mm), may be used on fixtures discharging domestic sewage but shall exclude urine.

• True

• False

No more than one approved slip joint fitting may be used on the outlet side of a trap, and no tubing trap shall be installed without a listed tubing trap adapter.

• True

• False

No form of trap which depends for its seal upon the action of movable parts or concealed interior partitions shall be used. ''S", Bell and Crown-vented traps are prohibited. No fixture shall be double trapped. Drum traps may be installed only when permitted by the Administrative Authority for special condition. No drum trap shall be installed without a vent

• True

• False

 interceptors or clarifiers in sand and similar heavy solids shall be so designed and located as to be readily accessible for cleaning and shall have a water seal of not less than _________ deep.

• 152 mm

• 104 mm

• 50 mm

• None of the above

In ________, NAMPAP President JAIME M. CABASE spearheaded the updating of the Revised National Plumbing Code.

• 1996

• 1997

• 1995

• 1998

NAMPAP submitted the Draft Code to the Board of Master Plumbers (BOMP) Chaired by Engr. FORTUNATO H. AMOSCO.

• October 1999

• December 1999

• June 1955

• November 1967

Professional Regulation Commission under Chairman ____________ adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of 1999 which His Excellency, President JOSEpH EJERCITO ESTRADA approved last December 21, 1999 pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. 1378 known as the Plumbing Law.

• HERMOGENES POBRE

• JAIME M. CABASE

• FORTUNATO H. AMOSCO

• MARVIN KALNGAN

Before Martial Law in 1972, Republic Act No. _______ otherwise known as the "Building Code of the Philippines" was passed with the "National Plumbing Code of 1959" as referral code in full text.

• 6541

• 1378

• 9514

• 6969

On _________________ the First Amendment to the National Plumbing Code was approved, which effected the inclusion of "Asbestos Cement Pipe" as an approved plumbing material.

• November 28, 1967

•  January 28, 1959

•  June 18, 1955

• None of these.

In ________ the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers and the NAMPAP prepared a Curriculum for Plumbing Engineering that was approved by the Department of Education and was first introduced at the Feati University.

• 1966 - 1969

• Before martial law in 1972

• 1902

• 1996

On ___________, the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines prepared by the NAMPAP was promulgated and approved by Malacanyang. NAMPAP also assisted in the passage of the law creating the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA).

• January 28, 1959

• November 28, 1967

• June 18, 1955

• None of these.

In ________, the Third Congress of the Republic of the Philippines in its Second Session, approved after the third reading House Bill No. 962. This became Republic Act No.1378. On June 18, 1955, R.A. 1378, otherwise known as the "PLUMBING LAW OF THE pHILIPPINES" was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay.

• 1954

• 1955

• 1959

• 1967

Initiated by NAMPAP, the Department of Public Services of the City of Manila was created by an Act of Congress. City Ordinance _______, otherwise known as "the Plumbing code for the City of Manila" was enacted in consultation with NAMPAP. The practice of plumbing was eventually placed under the Department of Public Services, Manila.

• 2411

• 962

• 6541

• 1935

In _________, Francisco Geronimo, Mariano de Ocampo, lgmidio Suarez, Eusebio Mina, Jose Rivera, Raymundo Reyes, Sr., Roberto Feliciano, Gregorio Lazaro, Raymundo Gumapac, John Jones, Trinitario Ortiz, Valentin Casupanan, Catalino Casupanan, Crispin Francisco, Teodoro Pastor, Cornelio Odvina and Jesus Tanghal Dera organized the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) and had it registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• 1935

• 1955

• 1902

• 1967

Through the initiative of the Filipino Master Plumbers, a plumbing code based on the Plumbing Code of the __________ was incorporated into the Building Code for the City of Manila.

• United States

• United Kingdom

• Spain

• China

Sometime in _______, the PLUMBING TRADE was duly recognized by the government. The City of Manila was the model community.

• 1902

• 1935

• 1955

• 1967

 Master Plumber ________ became the first Chief of the Division of Plumbing Construction and Inspection.

PLUMBING took a great leap at the turn of the __________ with the arrival of the American soldiers, engineers, Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists.

• 20th century

• 19th century

• 18th century

• 17th century

_________ became priority when epidemics including cholera, leprosy, schistosomiasis and other contagious diseases engulfed the Philippines. Alarmed, Governor General Harrison issued a letter of instruction on proper waste disposal in all municipalities.

• Health and hygiene

• Plumbing

• Disease

• Fitness

The recognized plumbers then were called upon by the ''ilustrados" or the elite group to act as consultants of plumber journeymen on matters pertaining to plumbing installations in _________.

• Villas and mansions

• Constructions

• Housing projects

• None of these.

During the ____________ , the Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining, repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in all "pueblos" or towns including churches, convents and government buildings.

• 18th and 19th centuries

• 20th century

• 17th century

• None of these.

The __________ who built the government buildings, residential and other structures, incorporated European standards in their plumbing installations.

• Friar Engineers

• Plumbing Engineers

• Civil Engineers

• None of these.

The _______ known as Intramuros was established by the Spaniards as a model community.

• WALLED CITY

• CEBU CITY

• MANILA CITY

• None of these.

The birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines is traced back to the _________ .

• 17th century

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall be protected against ___________ and ___________.

• Siphonage

• Back-pressure

• Backflow

• Cross-connection

Where permitted by the Administrative Authority, vent piping may be omitted on an interceptor when such interceptor acts as primary settling tank and discharges through a horizontal indirect waste pipe into a secondary interceptor. The _________  shall be properly tapped and vented.

• Second interceptor

• First interceptor

• All of these

• None of these

Traps serving sinks which are part of the equipment of bars, soda fountains and counters need not be vented when the location and construction of such bars, soda fountains and counters is to make it impossible to do so. When such conditions exist, said sink shall discharge by means of approved _________ into a floor sink or other approved type receptor.

• Indirect waste pipe

• Direct waste pipe

• None of these

Galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe may be used underground and shall be kept at least 15 cm above ground.

• True

• False

Burred ends shall be _____ to the full bore of the pipe.

• Reamed

• Threaded

• Soldered

• Tapped

The sizes of vent piping shall be determined from its length and the total number of fixture units connected thereto, as set forth in Table 7-5 of this Code.

• True

• False

All vent pipes shall extend undiminished in size above the roof or shall be reconnected with the soil or waste stack vent of proper size at a point below the roof, the vent through the roof (VSTR) shall be increased __________ above the reconnection point of stack vent and horizontal vent.

• One pipe size

• Two pipe size

• Three pipe size

• None of these.

The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except for water closets and similar fixtures, ________ below the weir of the trap.

• Shall not be

• Shall be

• Both of these.

Two (2) fixtures may be served by a common vertical vent pipe when each such fixture wastes separately into an approved double branch fitting having inlet openings at the same level.

• True

• False