Texas Contractors License Exams

Texas Residential Wire Electrician

Sample Questions for the Texas Residential Wire Electrician Exam

  1. Which of the following listed conductors is required to have overcurrent protection on a residential electric service?
    1. Grounding conductor
    2. Bonding conductor
    3. Identified conductors
    4. Ungrounded conductors
  2. Unless listed for the control of other loads, general-use dimmer switches shall only be used to control _________.
    1. Switched receptacles for cord-connected incandescent luminaries (lighting fixtures)
    2. Permanently installed incandescent luminaries (lighting fixtures)
    3. A ceiling fan with luminaire (lighting fixture)
    4. Holiday decorative lighting
  3. Three-way and four-way switches shall be so wired that all switching is done __________.
    1. Only in the grounded circuit conductor
    2. Only in the ungrounded circuit conductor
    3. Either in the grounded or ungrounded circuit conductor
    4. Only in the white circuit conductor
  4. What is the maximum number of grounded conductors allowed to be terminated in an individual terminal, if conductors are not paralleled, in the neutral bus of a panelboard?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4
  5. The NEC mandates that the ampacity of UF cable shall be that of __________ conductors.
    1. 60° C rated
    2. 75° C rated
    3. 86° C rated
    4. 90° C rated
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