1. What pipe should not be buried underground? 5. In storm drainage system, it is used to prevent aggregates, debris and 9.

event aggregates, debris and 9. A plumbing devices designed to intercept most greases and solids
A. BI pipe other unwanted objects from entering the drainage system? before they enter a wastewater disposal system. Except for one;
A. Trap A. Trap seal
B. Polyethylene pipe
B. Catch basin B. Grease interceptors
C. GI pipe
C. FD C. Grease recovery devices
D. None
D.Storm trap D. Grease converters

2. Which is not a rule of a thumb when designing a drainage?

A. As much as possible, pipes must run in a straight line 6. Where are storm sewer usually placed? 10. Allowable slope of sanitary sewer?
A. Under the sidewalk on narrow road and under the road on wide road A. 1ft of 1 meter
B. Underground drainage line should be on top of compacted soil
B. Near the curb B. 1/2 in of 1 meter
C. It should be underneath the driveway
C.At the center of the road C. 1/4 of 1meter
D. None
D. None D.1/4 of 1 ft

3. In a location where there is no provision for drainage line, what is the

next best thing? 7. Minimum size of trap of shower drain? 11. Kind of pipe not suited to be exposed to ultraviolet rays?
A. Store waste in the tank and dispose in sanitary fill A. 3 A. PB

B. Use drain tiles connected to open field B. 4 B. Iron

C. Connect to the nearest creek C. 2 C. Pvc

D. Any of the above D.1 1/2 D. Gi

4. Which plumbing fixture does not have a water-saving feature? 8. According to NBC, pipe support should be every, 12. Where should you place soil-pipes for high-rise structures?
A. Lavatory with pop-up A. 3 m A. Pipe chase

B. 1.5 gallon flush water closet B. 1.5 m B. Partitions

C. Flow limiting feature C. 2 m C. RC wall

D. Waterless urinal D. 4 m D. Column

13. Best location to put the soil pipes?

A. Drywall A. Drywall

B. 150mm CHB wall B.6" CHB

C. Pipe chase C. Shear wall

D. Box-up with the column D. Retaining wall

14. Can you embed a 4" diameter pipe in a 150 wall? 18.
A. No

B. Yes

15. Should not be used for a pipe chase?

A. Chb

B. Drywall

C. Shearwall

D. Double wall
A pipe fitting having a large radius of curvature?
A. X11.1
16.
B. X11.2

C. X11.3

D. X11.5
In the given figure, identify the plumbing fixture in label "8"?
A. 2" 1/4 bend

19.
B. 2" trap assembly

C. 2" 1/4 bend

D. 4" closet bend

17. Which wall is best suited if soil pipe will run through it?
 D. X11.7 C. X11.4

D. X11.2
21.

23.

A tee shaped pipe fitting for making a three-way joint?

A. X11.8
Base on the figure above, which of the following is a 1/8 bend
B. X11.9 A cross fitting having a slight curve in each of the 90degree fitting?
transition to channel the flow from branch pipes in the direction of A. A
the main?
C. X11.6 A. X11.1 B. D

D. X11.4 B. X11.6
C. C

C. X11.8 D. B
20.
D. X11.9
24.

22.

Base on the figure above, which of the following is a 1/4 bend

fitting?
A. A
A tee having a slight curve in 90degree bend transition to channel
the flow from a branch pipe in the direction of the main?
A. X11.1 B. D
An elbow having lugs for attachment to wall or joist?
B. X11.9 A. X12.1 C. C

C. X11.6 B. X11.5 D. B
 D. D D.Pvc
25.

27. 30. Where traps are used to prevent foul odor from coming out. Which of
the following does not have a water trap?
A. Kitchen sink

B. Lavatory

C. Floor drain

D. Bidet

In the figure above, which is a reducing socket?

A. A 31. Where is water meter located?
A. Right after the main distribution line connection
In the figure above, which is a flange adaptor?
B. B A. A
B. Beside the water pump
C. C B. B
C. Within RROW, right before the property line
D. D C. C
D. Right side of the water pump or in it's flow direction
D.D
26.
32. What is the color coding of pipes for potable water?
A. Cyan
28. Where will you least place a downspout?
A. At corner of walls
BGreen
B. Inside columns
C. Blue
C. Wall hung
D. Light blue
D. In between window openings

33. What is the color of pipes for steam?

A. Light blue
29. Copper pipes are classified as what main pipe?
A. A
A. Galvanized iron
B.Gray
B. B
B. Ceramic
C. Blue
C. C
C. S/s
D.White
 42. What type of pipe is not recommended for water line?
34. Minimum clearance from the floor of pipes for AC units when 38. Valve permitting a gas or liquid to flow in 1 direction? A. Copper
crossing a hallway or corridor? A. Check valve
A. 2.1 m
B.Lead
B. Globe valve
B. 2.2 m
C.GI
C. Angle valve
C. 2.3 m
D. Iron
D. Gate valve
D. 2.4 m
43. A drain connecting one or more fixtures to a solid or waste stack?
39. How do you connect 2 hub less cast iron pipes? A.Combined drain
35. What is the color of communication line piping? A. Coupling
A.White
B. Floor drain
B. Elbow
B. Orange
C. Circuit drain
C. Structural compression gasket
C. Gray
D. Branch drain
D. Polymer compression gasket
D. Silver
44 During the site inspection, the architect notices that a soil pipe will
40. What is the most efficient tools for cutting cast iron pipe? cross a beam, whats the best advice he can do?
36. Plumbing permit shall be invalid if work has not commenced after a A. Handsaw A. Resize the diameter of the soil pipe, enough that can go across the
period of? beam without affecting it
A. 6 months
B. Hacksaw
B. It doesn't matter anyway, let the master plumber handle it.
B.1 year
C. Chisel and hammer
C.Drill a hole of the beam, enough diameter that a pipe could go in and
C. 180 days pass through. Just make sure that the hole is precisely in the middle to
D. Snap cutter
avoid the bars to be hit in.
D. None
D. Simply ask to relocate, it's just a pipe anyway
41. A term used to describe pumps that are interconnected with each
other?
37. Standard Water pressure from NAWASA? A. Gang
A. 60psi 45. What should not be permitted to cross a beam?
A. Soil pipe
B. Series
B. 120psi
B. Electrical wiring
C. Battery
C. 30 psi
C. Water pipe
D. None
D. 40 psi
D. AC ducts
 50. What can be discharge directly to sewer system? 54. What type of materials is used for the base of a septic tank?
46. Maximum distance of clean-out? A. Buiding sewer A. Earth base
A. 5 m
B. Oil and grease B. Mass concrete
B. 6 m
C. Storm water C. Lean concrete
C. 10m center to center
D. Grey water D. Reinforced concrete
D. 15 m

51. Alternative to the conventional septic tank? 55. What do you call a liquid waste ( without urine/ industrial waste)
47. What is the best fixture for a public comfort room? A. Aerobic treatment system discharges into the sewer?
A. Gate valve A.Gray water
B. Cistern
B. Flushometer B. Storm water
C. STP
C.Faucet C. Black water
D. Landfill
D. None D. Ground water

52. What is the maximum depth of septic tank?

48. There are several reasons why soil stacks are not allowed in A. 1.10 m 56. A sewage treatment that includes the exposure to air?
columns. Which is not a reason? A.Aerator
A. Pipes will interfere with reinforcing bars
B. 1.20 m
B. Air-dehumidification treatment system
B. The size of the columns will be larger
C. 1.50 m
C. Exposed STP system
C. Cracks and leaks cannot be detected
D. 1.80 m
D. SW treatment system
D. The gas emitted will deteriorate concrete
53. There is a septic tank installed on top of a rock by seashore. The
tank is exposed on low tide and covered in sea water during high tide. 57. The sewage treatment process that involves the use of hydrochloride
49. How do we size sewage pits? Which of the following would be an appropriate water proofing for it? to kill pathogenic bacteria?
A. Volume of solid waste only A. Waterproof all surface A. Disinfection

B. Volume of liquid waste B. Waterproof all interior surface except the floor B. Aeration

C. Volume of solid, liquid and storm C.Waterproof all interior surface except the ceiling C. Chlorination

D. None D. Waterproofing is not necessary, it will just add cost D. Hydro-chlorine filtration
58. Best for sanitary pipes? 62. When there is a low pressure from the water main, what will you use C. Pipes are like trees, main branch are bigger and becomes smaller at
A. UPVC to supply higher levels? ends for carrying wind loads and storms
A. Pneumatic pump
B. PeX D. Pipes having bigger size have bigger pressure and reduce the size for
B. Sump pump distribution to fixture for lower pressure
C. PP
C. Jet pump
66. What is the principle of governing the size of pipes in designing
D. GI
plumbing systems?
D. Booster pump
A. The longer the pipes length to the fixture, the lesser the pressure; the
shorter the pipes length, the greater the pressure is
59. What is the typical slope of a waste pipe?
A. 1% 63. When water goes up through a vertical pipe, it stops at a certain
B. The bigger the pipes diameter, the lesser the pressure; the smaller
height. Why?
the pipes diameter , the greater the pressure is
A. Gravity and friction overcomes the pressure and the water slowly
B. 2%
stops
C. The smaller the pipes diameter the lesser the pressure; the bigger the
C. 3% pipes diameter, the greater the pressure
B. The pressure inside the pipe equates to the pressure outside the pipe
causing the water to stop at that point where it apnears
D. 4% D. Slopes is the primary consideration and sizes will be considered
secondary
C. It's own gravity weight counters its speed of going up

60. How could you differentiate between a soil and waste pipe when laid
D. All things stops
side by side? 67. Minimum height of siamese connection from ground line?
A. Color A. 38mm

64. What is installed in a fixture to alleviate the effects of too much water
B. Material and texture finish B. 45mm
pressure?
A. Water pressure regulator
C. Thickness C. 500mm
B. Back splash
D. Diameter D. 600mm
C. Water filtration

61. This material is used in threaded pipe connections to prevent 68. In plumbing system, if pipes are electrical wires, what are the
D. Regulator cup
leakage equivalent of switches?
A. Polymer A. Tee

65. In high rise buildings, why is there a need to resize water supply
B. Elastomeric gasket B.Floor drains
pipes?
A. Because different fixtures have different supply attachments
C. Teflon C. Clean out
B. To use up the difference in pressure from the service to the supply
D.Structural polyester thread fixtures D. Valve
69. Best size of pipe connected to 5 sinks? A. Shock regulator 77. A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the rim and
A. 3" sipping action ignited by a water jet draws the contents of the bowl
through the tramway?
B. Air chamber
A. Siphon jet
B. 2 1/2"
C. Water regulator
B. Siphon vortex
C.2"
D. Shock absorber system
C. Reverse trap
D. 4"

D. Reverse trap
74. A pump used to eject sewage or liquid waste?central sewage
70. How do you connect PPRC? booster
A. Mechanical fastener A. Centrifugal pump
78.
B. Solvent B. Sump

C. Fusion welding C. Rotary pump

D. Coupling D. Central sewage booster

71. What is use for water treatment in a swimming pool? 75.What do you call a water-tight receptacle used to store household
A. Chloride waste?
A.Pit
B. Sodium
B. Septic vault
C. Cyanide
C. Stp
D. Hydrochlor
D. House drain

72. A common ingredients for water disinfectant, except for ?

A. Trichlor 76. A pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets or fixtures having
similar functions with or without the discharges from other fixtures?
A.Waste pipe
B. Bichlor

B. Soil pipe
C.Dichlor

C. Branch pipe Base on the figure shown, identify the type of closet at leter "A"?
D. Trichloro-S-Triazinetrione A. Siphon-vortex

D. Drain pipe
B. Siphon-jet
73. What is used in water pipelines to absorb the shock caused by water
hammering?
C. Wash-down C. 2.5" C. Main

D. Reverse-trap D. 3" D. Single fuse diagram

79. 81. An individual vent for a plumbing fixture located at the downstream 85. What property is used to distinguish between potable and sanitary
of a trap? uPVC pipes?
A. Vent pipe A. Thickness

B. Back vent B. Nominal diameter

C. Branch vent C. Outside diameter

D. Vent through roof D. Color

82 What do you call a control valve used to shut off at the water supply 86. What is the standard water consumption (gallon/ person/day) used in
to a building in case of emergency. It is installed at a water service pipe a 2 story residence?
and operated by means of long key inserted through a curb box? A. 30-40
A. Curb cock
B. 40-60
B. Corp stop
C.50-80
C. Cock stop
D. 90-120
D. Emergency cock

87. What is used to shut off flow of water during maintenance?

83. Opening use to received pipes? A. Check valve
Base on the figure shown, Which of the WC is the noisiest? A. Vertical shaft
A. A
B. Angle valve
B. Pipe chase
B. B
C. Gate valve
C. Ducts
C. C
D. Globe valve
D. Raceway
D. D

88. Where would you locate water distribution pipe farthest from?
84. It is the line in a single diagram that runs from the fuses to the home A. Large trees
80What is the minimum trap seal? run?
A. 1.5" A. Ground wire
B. Carport
B. 2" B. Riser
C. Drainage D. Water (demand)
97. Women’s urinal fixture?
A. Washdown
D. Water tank
93. The minimum size of a swimming pool drain?
A. 3”dia. B. Flatback
89. A pipe fitting to join two straight lengths of pipes?
A. Coupling B. 4”dia C.Feminine stall urinal

B. Nipple C.2”dia D. Bidet

C. Tee D. 6”dia
98. The minimum distance (in meters) of a well from a septic tank?
A. 15
D. Elbow
94. Fluoride as an addictive in water supply is a chemical for?
A. Purify B. 10
90. Level 3 types of water service refers to?
A. Artesian well B. Coagulant C. 25

B. Individual shallow well hand up installation C. Disinfectant D. 20

C. Public faucet D. Dental

99. A piece of pipe threaded outside all through out to connect short runs
of two pipe fittings?
D. individual house pipes- in connection with meter
A. Nipple
95. The quality of Galvanized Iron pipes are rated by?
A. Class
B. Supply pip
91. A faucet fitted with nozzle curving downward used as a draw-of trap?
A. Firehouse B. Schedule
C. Coupling
B. Bibcock C. Thickness
D. Close nipple
C.Lavatory faucet D. Gauge

100. Prevents water hammer?

D. Garden hose
A. Water meter seal
96. A pipe fitting to change in one single direction (course) the flow of
water:
A. Tee B. Float valve
92. One of the first steps in the selection of a suitable water supply
source is?
A. Water (potability) B. Cross tee C. Check valve

B. Topography C. Wye D. Air chamber

C. Budgetary cost D. Elbow

101. Theater or movie house’s water requirement is determined or
estimated at 5 galloons of water per day for? 105. The minimum number of water closet unit required for the female 109. The minimum slope of a building drain?
A. Total numbers of movie goer per day population of an elementary school? A. 1/16 in./ft.
A. 1 per 75
B. Floor area space of auditorium B. 1 in. / ft.
B. 1 per 35
C. Total number of auditorium seat C. 1/8 in. /ft.
C. 1 per 50
D. Box office record D. ¾ in. /ft.
D. 1 per 100

102. Water well yield is a factor considered to determine the size of? 110. The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a pedestal
A. Fixtures 106. The minimum size of trap and waste branch for a bidet? urinal?
A. 3 diameter A. 2 diameter
B. Electrical wiring
B. 1- 1/2 diameter B. 2 1/2 diameter
C. Water pipe
C. 2 diameter C. 3 diameter
D. Pump
D. 1 diameter D. 4 diameter

103. A pipe fitting shape like letter “S”?

A. P-trap 107. A pipe which conveys only liquid waste, free of fecal matter? 111. The minimum size of a trap and waste branch for a shower stall?
A. Wet vent A. 2 diameter
B. Double Bend
B. Waste pipe B. 3 diameter
C. U-trap
C. Vent pipe C. 1 1/2 diameter
D. ¼ St. Bend
D. Soil pipe D. 1 diameter

104. The part of a vent line which connects directly with an individual
trap underneath or behind the fixture and extends to the branch or man 108. A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent 112. The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a size of foot
pipe at any point higher than the fixture trap? piping? bath?
A. Blow-pipe A. Stand pipe A. 1 1/4 diameter

B. VTR B. Riser B. 2 diameter

C. Back vent pipe C. Shaft C. 1,1/2 diameter

D. Soil pipe D. Stack D. 1 diameter

 D. Turnbuckle
113. Black steel pipe with galvanized malleable fitting is ideal for?
A. Oxygen pipe

B. Electrical conduit

C.Gas pipe

D. Water Pipe

114. The minimum number of a urinal fixture required for the male
population of both elementary and secondary school?
A. 1 per 40

B. 1 per 50

C. 1 per 60

D. 1 per 30

115. The prescribe color coding of piping under refrigerating division of

all pipes and fittings?
A. White

B. Yellow

C. Gray

D. Black

116. A type of coupling or joining device having internal screw threads or

nuts with opposite screws at the end. By turning the internal screws, it is
possible to connect two metal rods and regulate the length and tension
of this rods?
A. Vice grip

B. Union patente

C. Turnstile