Georgia electrician exam: prep + the real requirements

25 questions · Georgia practice set. Pick an answer for each, then check. Explanations cite the rule each question tests.

1. 1. Overhead service-drop conductors over a residential driveway (not subject to truck traffic) require a vertical clearance of at least:

   8 ft10 ft12 ft18 ft

2. 2. Each small-appliance and laundry circuit is added to the dwelling calculation at:

   1,000 VA1,500 VA2,000 VA3,000 VA

3. 3. The demand load for one 12-kW household range is:

   12 kW8 kW per the table6 kW10 kW

4. 4. The maximum setting for an inverse-time circuit breaker providing short-circuit/ground-fault protection for a typical AC motor is:

   125% of FLC175% of FLC250% of table FLC (exceptions allow next size up, then more if it won't start)400%

5. 5. Switches and circuit breakers must disconnect:

   The grounded conductorOnly the ungrounded (hot) conductors — the grounded conductor is not switched (except where all conductors open simultaneously)Both hot and neutral alwaysThe EGC

6. 6. Receptacles installed outdoors in a wet location must have:

   A flat coverAn in-use (extra-duty where required) weatherproof cover and be listed weather-resistant (WR)A GFCI onlyA metal box

7. 7. An air-conditioning condensing unit's disconnecting means must be:

   Inside the houseWithin sight from and readily accessible at the equipmentAt the panel onlyOn the roof

8. 8. Using the 83% dwelling rule, the minimum copper service-entrance conductor for a 200A single-family dwelling service is:

   #1 AWG1/0 AWG2/0 AWG (175A ≥ 200 × 0.83 = 166A)250 kcmil

9. 9. The stated purpose of the National Electrical Code is:

   To serve as a design manual for engineersThe practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricityTo guarantee an efficient installationTo set utility rates

10. 10. 'Ampacity' is defined as:

    The maximum current a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature ratingThe nameplate current of the connected loadThe overcurrent device ratingShort-circuit withstand current

11. 11. A 'continuous load' is a load expected to run at maximum current for:

    1 hour or more2 hours or more3 hours or more24 hours

12. 12. Unless the equipment is rated otherwise, conductor terminations for circuits of 100A or less are sized using which ampacity column?

    90°C75°C60°C105°C

13. 13. Equipment interrupting rating must be:

    Equal to the load currentSufficient for the nominal circuit voltage and the current available at the line terminalsAt least 10,000A in all casesWhatever the panel label says

14. 14. An equipment grounding conductor with insulation must be colored:

    WhiteGrayGreen or green with yellow stripes (or be bare)Blue

15. 15. Illumination is required for working spaces around which equipment indoors?

    NoneService equipment, switchboards, panelboards and motor control centersReceptacles onlyLuminaires only

16. 16. Electrical equipment must be installed 'in a neat and workmanlike manner.' This enforceable requirement lives in:

    Article 90110.12210.1It is not enforceable

17. 17. In a completed installation, each disconnecting means must be:

    Painted redLegibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless the purpose is evidentLockedNumbered by the utility

18. 18. The dwelling bathroom receptacle circuit must be:

    15A shared with lightingAt least one 20A circuit supplying bathroom receptacles (it may serve one bathroom entirely, or receptacles in multiple bathrooms only)GFCI is optional on itA multiwire circuit

19. 19. Kitchen countertop receptacles must be installed so no point along the wall line of the counter is more than:

    12 in from a receptacle24 in from a receptacle (receptacles max 4 ft apart), with each counter space 12 in or wider served36 in48 in

20. 20. Unless specifically permitted otherwise, the maximum overcurrent protection for 14, 12 and 10 AWG copper conductors is:

    20A / 25A / 35A15A / 20A / 30A15A / 25A / 40A10A / 15A / 20A

21. 21. Per the standard ampacity table (75°C column, copper), 8 AWG THWN is rated:

    40A50A55A70A

22. 22. A neutral conductor is counted as a current-carrying conductor for adjustment purposes when:

    NeverIt carries only unbalanced current of a 3-wire, 2-phase-plus-neutral circuit or serves nonlinear loads on a 4-wire wye — then it countsAlwaysIt is aluminum

23. 23. Using the 10-ft feeder tap rule, tap conductors must:

    Have ampacity ≥ the calculated load, terminate in a single OCPD limiting the load to that ampacity, be enclosed, and not extend beyond the equipment they supplySimply be #10 or largerBe the same size as the feederBe fused at both ends

24. 24. The rating of a single cord-and-plug-connected appliance on a branch circuit with other loads must not exceed:

    100% of the circuit rating80% of the branch-circuit rating50% of the branch-circuit rating25%

25. 25. Ampacity correction for ambient temperatures above 30°C (86°F) is applied by:

    Ignoring temperatures below 45°CMultiplying table ampacity by the correction factor for the ambient, based on the conductor's insulation temperature ratingAdding 10% per 10°CUsing the 60°C column