Name: Activity no.

Due Date: 2 -7- 22

Civil Technology
Direction: Direction: Choose the correct answer from the given options on each question. Write your
correct answer beside the correct option together with your 2 sentences explanation why it is the
correct answer. Then write also atleast 2 sentences explanation on each wrong options what makes it
wrong?

Point system: 2 points for correct answer+ 2 points for correct explanation + 2 points each on
explanation given for the wrong options(3).= 10 points each question.

1. What is the approximate characteristics voltage that develop across a red LED?

A. 1.7 V

B. 0.6 V

C. 3.4 V

D. 6 V

2. If two resistors are places in series, the final resistance is _______ .

A. higher

B. lower

C. the same

D. cannot be determined

3. Which is TRUE of a series DC motor with no load?

A. Tend to stop or not start

B. Maybe damaged by excessive speed

C. Has reverse direction

D. becomes an AC generator

4. A fuse marked 250 V, 650 m can be used in circuits with an “open-fuse” supply voltage ______ .

A. 125 volts

B. 500 volts

C. 5000 volts

D. 250 volts

5. . To prevent transistor from getting hot, use ______ .

A. silicon grease
B. insulator

C. heat sink

D. exhaust fan

6. To obtain a higher value of resistance, resistors are ______ .

A. reverse

B. parallel

C. forward

D. series

7. Which fuse has its internal fusible wire wrapped around an insulator?

A. a slow-blow type fuse

B. An inductive fuse

C. a capacitive

D. intended for high voltage fuse

8. Which would be considered “basic components of a power supply?

A. Zener, regulator, transformer

B. Regulate, diode, AC power, load

C. Transformer, bridge, capacitor, load

D. Filter, regulator, rectifier, transformer

9. When two capacitors the rise and fall of alternating current and voltage?

A. Graph

B. Sine wave

C. Fluctuation

D. Cycle

10. When two capacitors are connected in parallel the capacitance will ______ .

A. increase

B. since wave

C. decrease

D. increase and decrease

11. Which circuit ha the most gain?

B. common collector

C. common base

D. emitter follower

12. Which rectifier circuit uses four diodes for its rectification?

A. Half-wave rectifier

B. full-wave Center Tap

C. Full-wave Bridge rectifier

D. Split type

13. When a resistor is open, the resistance ______.

A. increase

B. gets zero

C. decrease

D. is infinite

14. A low voltage power supply converts _______ .

A. Ac voltage output

B. Pulsating DC voltage

C. DC output voltage

D. AC and DC voltage outputs

15. When checking an open resistor using an ohmmeter the resistance reads _______ .

A. zero level

B. high resistance but within the tolerance

C. infinite

D. low but not zero

16. Moving one plate of a capacitor further away from the other will ______.

A. decrease capacitance

B. increase capacitance

C. decrease voltage rating

D. increasing mutual transductor

A. lowest

B. highest

C. middle

D. You cannot check the capacitor this way

18. A schematic diagram shows the components of an electronic circuit by means of ______ .

A. a symbol

B. a construction

C. physical appearance

D. linear appearance

19. . If there are only two resistors with the same values in parallel circuit, which formula ,may be used o
find its total resistance?

A. Rt = R/n

B. Rt = (R1xR2)(R1+R2)

C. 1/Rt=1/R1+1/R2+ …. 1/Rn

D. Rt=(R1+R2)(R1Xr2)

20. Imagine three resistor in parallel, with the values of 22ohms, 17 ohms and 33 ohms. If a 12 V battery
is connected across this combination, what is the current drawn from the battery?

A. 1.4 A

B. 15 mA

C. 150 mA

D. 1.5 A

22. Which of the following is nonpolarized electronic component?

A. transistor

B. resistor

C. Diode

D. electrolytic capacitor

23. The voltage rating found in a capacitor is called _______ voltage.

A. peak reverse
B. working

C. blow-up

D. breakdown

24. Which hand tool is used solely for cutting metals

A. Utility knife

B. Saw

C. Magnifying Glass

D. Paint brush

25. What is the reason why threads become stripped?

A. Screws are over tightened

B. Screws are heated

C. Screws are molded

D. Screws are painted

26. In what instrument is the Ohm meter found?

A. Ammeter

B. Tube tester

C. capacitor tester

D. VOM

27. From what part of the ohmmeter do you resistance reading?

A. range multiplier

B. reading scale

C. test probes

D. pointer

28. Which instrument serves as 3 measuring instruments in one?

A. Audio generator

B. Oscilloscope

C. Signal generator

D. VOM

29. Which device produces simple waveforms?

B. VOM

C. Signal tracer

D. Signal generator

30. What is another name for connection diagram?

A. Wiring diagram

B. Block diagram

C. Pictorial diagram

D. Schematic diagram

31. Which equipment is used to discharge electrical charges produced by the human body?

A. Audio generator

B. Signal generator

C. ESD

D. VOM

32. Which term refers to the set of rules practices to ensure no accident prevention?

A. safety practices

B. rules and regulation

C. Policy order

D. Action plan

33. What is the best place of electronic hand tools and equipment?

A. tool box

B. tool cabinet

C. tool room

D. tool bag

34. What tools are not recommended to be used in electronics works?

A. brand new tools

B. branded tools

C. damaged tools

D. Locally produced tools

A. Connecting lines

B. Dashed lines

C. medium lines

D. Thin lines

36. What does VOM mean?

A. Ac voltmeter

B. Ohmmeter

C. DC Milliammeter

D. Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter

37. Which fool is used to cut the insulation without cutting the wire?

A. Utility knife

B. Hacksaw

C. Side cutter

D. Wire stripper

38. What does LED stand for?

A. light emitting display

B. Low energy display

C. Light emitting diode

D. Light emitting detector

39. Which picture or sketch shows the component of a circuit and how these components are connected
together?

A. Wiring diagram

B. Block diagram

C. Pictorial diagram

D. Schematic diagram

40. 3 Pcs. Of resistor in which the values are 1- ohms, 2 ohms, and 50 ohms. If the 20 ohms is open what
will be the reading in the ohmmeter?

A. 60 ohms
B. 0 ohms

C. infinite

D. 80 Ohms

41. Why does an AM receiver or pick-up sign despite the far distance from the transmitter compared to
the FM receiver?

A. The Am receiver picks up signal easily because of the transistor

B. The Am receiver picks up signal easily because the signal transmitted by Am transmitted is by means
of line to sight.

C. The Am receiver picks up signal easily because the transmitted by Am transmitter is by means of line
to ground

D. The Am receiver picks up signal easily because the signals transmitted by Am transmitter is by means
of the line to sight

42. Why is it needed to antenna in higher or an elevated area particular in a mountainous place?

I. All signals transmitted by the transmitter station is by mean of line to ground; the higher antenna the
more signal can be received

II. The antenna is placed in higher or elevated area in order to capture the direction.

III. Signals transmitted by the transmitter station is by means of line to sight the higher antenna the
more signal can be received.

A. I only

B. III only

C. III only

D. I, II and III

43. A service electronics technician cleaned the terminal of the component using sand paper or knife
before it soldered to the PCB. What is the main purpose of that cleaning?

A. To attracted more charges

B. To remove the insulator so that soldering can be made easily

C. To attract electron, protons and neutron

D. To maximize the desired voltages

44. A diode is an electronic part that is expected to do one of the following functions all times. Which
one?

A. Allow current to flow in both directions

B. Multiply voltage
C. Allow current to flow in one directions only

D. Do not allow current flow

45. There are four types of diodes. The diode that acts as a regular is the _______ diode.

A. silicon

B. crystal

C. lightning

D. zener

46. You will find an electrode nearest the white band on a rectifier. What is it?

A. anode

B. cathode

C. gate

D. Main terminal

47. When a diode is tested and the reading is zero, it means that the diode is _____ .

A. shorted

B. open

C. leaky

D. good

48. If the transistor is an NPN type the base is _______ .

A. negative and positive

B. negative

C. positive

D. common

49. If the arrow of the transistor is pointing inward it tells us the transistor is ______ .

A. NPN

B. PNP

C. bipolar

D. injunction

50. In the electronic symbol of a transistor, the electrode with an arrow is the ________ .

A. emitter
B. base

C. collector

D. cathode

51. The production of magnetic field by current in a conductor is called _______ .

A. electromagnetism

B. ferromagnetic

C. magnetic

D. diamagnetic

52. The type of current which the amplitude drops to zero periodically and is produced in rectifier is
known as ________ .

A. Pulsating direct current

B. damped alternating current

C. varying direct current

D. saw tooth wave

53. Printed on the dial of an Am radio is an RF band covering _______.

A. kHz 76-90 MHz

B. 88-108 MHz

C. 16Hz-20 kHz

D. 535-1605 kHZ

54. An ordinary radio can be tuned in different stations. The electronic component responsible for this
function is the _______ .

A. tuning capacitor

B. oscillator

C. IF transforms

D. detector diode

55. The condition of a loud speaker is tested more accurately using one of the range listed below. Which
one?

A. Rx1K

B. Rx10

C. Rx1
D. Rx10K

56. Working efficient is a good work habit. Tinning the tip of soldering iron refers to _____ .

A. cleaning the tip with a sand paper

B. making the tip pointed

C. cutting the tip

D. applying flux the tip

57. The common cause of erratic or distorted sound of a transistor radio is a defective _______ .

A. amplifier

B. volume control

C. antenna

D. tuner

58. An appliances with 110 V Ac supply is accidentally plugged to 220 V Ac outlet. What component is
usually destroyed?

A. switch

B. Ac plug

C. Line fuse

D. Power transformer

59. Which form of electricity has current flow always in the same direction?

A. Voltage

B. Power

C. Alternating current

D. direct current

60. The form of electricity has currently flow always in the same direction?

A. power

B. resistance

C. electromagnetism

D. frequency

61. Which part of an electrical circuit converts electrical energy into another form of energy to do work?

A. load
B. circuit

C. source

D. control

62. A law that states that the current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to
resistance is known as _______ .

A. PEC

B. Law of resistivity

C. Kirchhoff’s law

D. Ohm’s law

63. Circuit breakers are used to protect house hold electrical circuits. What is the capacity rating of the
breaker used for convenience outlets of general purpose circuits?

A. 20 Amperes

B. 30 Amperes

C. 15 Amperes

D. 60 Amperes

64. Which of the following is the correct definition of the term “entrepreneur”? A person who _____ .

A. pursues opportunity without regard to resources

B. starts a new business with the aim of making profit

C. seeks to create value for local communities, people or customers by starting new ventures which
exploit new products, processes or markets

D. seeks to generate value through creation or expansion of economic activity, by identifying and
exploiting new products, processes or markets

65. A person who installs pipes, fixtures and other apparatus to convey and supply water in buildings
and to dispose and discharge waste water.

a. Carpenter

b. Plumber

c. Mason

d. Mechanic

66. It is a receptacle or vault used to collect organic waste discharged from the house sewer.

a. Septic tank
b. Manhole

c. Water tank

d. Waste tank

67. The semi-liquid substance accumulated at the bottom of the septic tank.

a. Scum

b. Sediment

c. Sludge

d. Silt

68. An underground tunnel that carries off the drainage and waste matter from a home or town is
called:

a. Drainage system

b. Fixture

c. Sewerage

d. Sewer

69. The pipe that conveys waste from various fixture other than from the water closet.

a. Waste pipe

b. Soil pipe

c. Vent pipe

d. Drain pipe

70. It is a fitting or device that provides liquid seal to prevent the back passage of air.

a. Loop

b. Fixture

c. Sewer

d. Trap

71. The tools used to tighten or loosen hexagonal fittings like unions and other metal fittings.

a. Pipe vise

b. Pliers

c. Wrenches

d. Threader
72. The kind of fitting used to connect fixed pipe and fixtures is a ________.

a. Wye fitting

b. Coupling

c. Union fitting

d. Reducer

73. A fitting or device installed at the inlet of a water pump to prevent backflow of water.

a. Ball valve

b. Check valve

c. Blackwater valve

d. Gate valve

74. It is a device installed in water lines that can be closed or opened to allow installation or
troubleshooting of fixtures.

a. Check valve

b. Gate valve

c. Ball valve

d. Float valve

75. A schedule 40 pipe is:

a. Thicker than schedule 20

b. Thicker than schedule 80

c. Thinner than schedule 10

d. None among the choices

76. What material is used to seal off threaded fittings to avoid leakage?

a. Masking tape

b. Teflon tape

c. Scotch tape

d. Adhesive gum

77. What must be installed to prevent siphonage or backflow of the water seal in the drainage system?

a. Vent pipe

b. Drain pipe
c. Soil pipe

d. Cleanout

78. Which of the following is NOT required by the National Plumbing Code?

a. Drainage pipe should be inclined properly for a downward gravity flow of water.

b. Drainage pipe should be provided with adequate cleanout.

c. No vent pipe is needed.

d. All pipe joints must be well-fitted and tightly connected.

79. What is the ideal inclination of a horizontal waste pipe as recommended by the National Plumbing
Code?

a. 2% slope

b. 3% slope

c. 4% slope

d. 0% slope or level position

80. For purposes of troubleshooting in case of stoppage of flow, what must be installed in the pipe
system?

a. Vent pipe

b. Cleanout

c. Drain

d. Tee fitting

81. Plastic pipes are commonly used in water fixture installation nowadays. Which of the following is
preferred?

a. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)*

b. Chlorinated PVC (CPVC)

c. Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX)

d. Polyethylene

82. The Plumbing Code on House Drain provides that there must be no more than two closets that shall
discharge into a ________ pipe diameter.

a. 3 inches or 75 mm

b. 80 mm

c. less than 75 mm
d. 70 mm

83. A metal or plastic fitting used to connect smaller pipe from a larger pipe.

a. Reducer

b. Elbow

c. Union

d. Coupling

84. As a basic prerequisite for most plumbing project, what should be connected for each faucet, toilet,
and fixtures?

a. Fixture shutoffs

b. b. Main shutoffs

c. Intermediate shutoffs

d. Valves

85. A plumber wants to tighten and loosen pipes. Which tool is appropriate?

a. Pipe cutter

b. Flux

c. Pipe wrench

d. Butane torch

86. A plumber wants to cut metal pipe. Which tool is appropriate?

a. Hacksaw

b. Back saw

c. Handsaw

d. Drywall knife

87. Metal with semi-rigid auger whose end is usually fitted with a hook or corkscrew is called ________.

a. plumber’s snake

b. plunger

c. valve

d. bushing

88. If your toilet has trouble, you use rubber funnel-shape instrument attached to the end of the handle
for unblocking. What is this tool?
a. plumber’s snake

b. valve

c. plunger

d. bushing

89. Which plumbing tool is used for gripping large pipes and irregular objects?

a. monkey wrench

b. chain wrench

c. yoke vise

d. pipe wrench

90. A plumber wants to create thread outside pipe by hand. Which tool is appropriate?

a. Pipe cutter

b. Pipe threader

c. Yoke vise

d. Pipe wrench

91. A plumber wants to cut pipes. Which holding tool is needed?

a. Vise grip

b. Pipe threader

c. Yoke vise

d. Pipe wrench

92. A plumber wants to hold pipe by hand. What tool is needed?

a. Vise grip

b. Pipe threader

c. Yoke vise

d. Pipe wrench

93. The following are good plumbing practices, EXCEPT:

a. rainwater harvesting

b. water conservation

c. gray water recycling

d. excessive water consumption

a. Water flow

b. Back flow

c. Pressure

d. Harvesting

95. The following are examples of plumbing fixtures, EXCEPT:

a. water closet

b. drainage

c. shower

d. urinal

96. Which statement is NOT true about plumbing standards based on Republic Act 1378 which is known
as “Plumbing Law”?

a. Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped with a water sealed trap.

b. Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the maximum quantity of water consistent with
proper performance and cleaning.

c. Water closet must be located in a room which is properly lighted and ventilated.

d. No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixtures, destroy the pipes or their joints
or interfere unduly with the sewage disposal process shall be allowed to enter the building drainage
system.

97. A compartment that receives solid or liquid waste, located below the normal grade of the gravity
system is called________.

a. septic

b. sump

c. trap

d. interceptor

98. Which is true toxic substance?

a. Hazardous to human health

b. A fixture drain for a laboratory

c. Not hazardous to human health

d. Bedpan washer and sterilizer drain

a. Potable

b. Purified

c. Clean

d. healthy

100. Which among the following best describes a toilet bowl?

a. A room or booth containing a toilet

b. The Box Type compartment holding water for flushing the toilet

c. An opening in the wall or ceiling near

d. The device that provides a supply of water and/or its disposal, e.g. sinks, tubs, toilet