RMP Sample Questions (1)

8/17/2019 RMP Sample Questions (1)

1/14

I

1. A water heater with a top piping connection has an anti-siphon hole drilled in thea. Check valve c. Dip Tubeb. Isolation Valve d. Cold Water Piping

. The two !ost co!!on "aucet hole la#out design "or a kitchen sink are a three hole and aa. $ive %ole c. &ne %oleb. Two %ole d. $our %ole

'. A pre-!olded shower base and a tiled shower basea. Are purchased ( a plu!bing wholesale outlet c. )se di*erent drain asse!bliesb. Can have di*erent +oor slopes b# code d. %ave di*erent drain si,es

. A laundr# sink is also used in residential application as aa. avator# /ink c. )tilit# /inkb. 0athing 2ture d. 3itchen /ink

4. A threaded valve or device is !anu"actured witha. 5ale threads c. P67 connectionb. /oldered ends d. $e!ale threads

8. A spring check valve cannot be installed ina. 9one o" the listed are connected c. /ewage-pu!p discharge pipingb. Well-pu!p Piping d. All positions

:. A valve known as a stop is aa. $ull-port valve c. ;estrictive-port designb. ;ising-ste! design d. 9on-directional valve


2/14

4. A kitchen "aucet with a pull-out spra# unit !ust be protected againsta. Vandalis! c. ow water pressureb. 62cessive use d. 0ack+ow or wastewater

8. A large bathtub design that does not have whirlpool "eatures is co!!onl# calleda. A hot tub c. A garden tubb. An oversi,ed bathtub d. A drop-in-tub

:. 5ost large-capacit# tubs installed in a plat"or! have a "aucet that isa. /ingle handled c. Wall !ountedb. Three handled d. Deck 5ounted


3/14

a. A branch vent c. An individual ventb. A co!!on vent d. A wet vent

=. /ilver soldering is the trade ter! "or a welding process known asa. /olvent welding c. /o"t-solderingb. Are welding d. 0ra,ing

1>. The connection o" a building drain and building sewer reBuires aa. Cleanout c. ;elie" ventb. %ori,ontal branch d. Wet vent

11. The code that regulated the !ini!u! distance a trap weir can be "ro! the connection vent

tting is calleda. Trap distance c. Developed lengthb. Crown venting d. %#draulic radient

1. A piping s#ste! that routes individual dedicated piping to each 2ture is aGnHa. Individual suppl# s#ste! c. 5ani"old s#ste!b. Dedicated s#ste! d. Water service

1'. The na!e "or the water suppl# tube that connects to a toilet isa. Tank suppl# c. avator# suppl#b. $ill valve connector d. Toilet suppl# connector

1. A piping arrange!ent that connects two bowls o" a sink to a single trap is called aa. Two-sink arrange!ent c. Double bowl connectorb. Pop-up Asse!bl# d. Continuous waste

14. A drain that is also used as a vent "or other 2ture within a group is called a

a. Vent drain c. Wet ventb. Waste vent d. Drain vent18. A hori,ontal branch connecting to a building drain is considered to be a hori,ontal to

a. Vertical connection c. upward connectionb. %ori,ontal connection d. Downward connection

1:. A waste stack is a vertical e2tension o" thea. /tack vent c. 0uilding drainb. 0uilding sewer d. Vent stack

1


4/14

b. 8? below the sur"ace o" the liBuidd. 1


5/14

V

1. The pipe chase isa. Thi!ble through a wall to allow a pipe to pierce the wallb. Wire brush used "or cleaning the outside o" pipesc. Wire brush "or cleaning the inside o" pipesd. Continuous space in a building through which pipes run

. Vents shall be at least FFFFFFFFFFFF in dia!etera. ? c. 1 K?b. '? d. ?

'. An inspector visited a large building under construction. %e inspected the soil lines at =A.5.

water lines at 1>A.5. 2tures at 11A.5. and did his oOce work in the a"ternoon. %e

"ollowed the sa!e pattern dail# "or weeks. This procedure wasa. 0ad because the trades!en knew when the inspection would occur

b. ood because it give eBual ti!e to all phase o" plu!bingc. 0ad because not enough ti!e was devoted to 2turesd. ood because it was !ethodical and he did not !iss an#thing

. I" building are !ore than stories in height and are supplied with hot water a hot water

return circulating s#ste! should be at least FFFFFFF in dia!eter.a. ? c. K?b. 1? d K?

4. /top-and-waste cock is 696;AM used ona. Water suppl# lines sub@ected to low te!peratures c. as suppl# linesb. ;e"rigerant lines connected to co!pressors d. /oil lines

8. The 5I9I5)5 internal dia!eter o" all riser lines o" lead copper or brass in plu!bing s#ste!

should bea. 1 K? c. 1 ?

b. 1? d. K?:. When auto!atic sprinklers are attached to a piping s#ste! containing air under pressure the

sprinkler s#ste! is called aa. Dr#-pipe s#ste! c. Wet-pipe s#ste!b. Deluge s#ste! d. Co!pressed air s#ste!

> psigb. > psig d. 8> psig

=. The utilit# line that )/)AM enters or leaves the building at the lowest elevation is thea. Water inlet c. gas lineb. 6lectric suppl# d. 0uilding drain

1>. $ire pu!ps shall be tested a"ter installation to certain that the pu!p is suppl#ing its ratedcapacit# ata. The lowest reBuired hose outlet c. 6ver# hose outlet in the buildingb. The highest reBuired hose outlet d. 9one o" these

11. The P;&P6; t#pe o" tting to use in a hori,ontal hot water heating !ain when changing

pipe si,e is aGanHa. Concentric reducer c. $ace bushingb. %e2agon bushing d. 6ccentric reducer

1. ;oo" drainage downspouts or leaders should be si,ed according to thea. T#pe o" building occupanc# c. /i,e o" cold water risersb. T#pe o" sewer connection d. Area o" the roo" to be drained

1'. When !aking an inspection o" one o" the building under #our supervision the 06/T

procedure to "ollow in !aking a record o" the inspection is toa. $i2 in #our !ind all i!portant "acts so that #ou can repeat the! "ro! !e!or# i" necessar#b. Write down all the i!portant "acts during or as soon as #ou co!plete the inspection

4


6/14

c. $i2 in #our !ind all i!portant "acts so that #ou can !ake out #our report at the end o" the

da#d. return i!!ediatel# to the oOce and write a report "ro! !e!or#

1. A s!all co!!ercial si,es o" steel pipe are 696;AM designated b# theira. 9o!inal outside dia!eter c. 9o!inal inside dia!eterb. 62act outside dia!eter d. 62act inside dia!eter

14. The t#pe o" pipe which is 696;AM advantageous to use where corrosion is severe isa. Cast iron c. alvani,ed Ironb. Wrought iron d. /teel

18. The dial o" a water !eter shall be a 5A7I5)5 height above the +oor o" a. c. 'b. 1 d.

1:. A tank is lled with "resh water to a height o" >. The pressure at the botto! o" the tank isa. 1' poundsQsB. "oot c. 1> poundsQsB. "ootb. 1> poundsQsB. "oot d. 118< poundsQsB. "oot

1


7/14

VI

1. Assu!e that => galQ!in +ow through a certain '? pipe which is tapped into a street !ain.

The a!ount o" water which +ow through a 1? pipe tapped into the sa!e street !ain is 5&/T

96A;Ma. 1>gp! c. 4gp!b. =>gp! d. '> gp!

. The distance which is !easured along the center line o" pipes and ttings is called thea. 6Buivalent length c. 6*ective lengthb. Develop!ent length d. /#ste! length

'. The water suppl# pipe which e2tends "ro! the street !ain to the house control valve is

696;AM called thea. ooseneck pipe c. /ervice pipeb. 5ain pipe d. intake pipe

. The nu!ber o" threads per inch on standard steel pipe threads 696;AMa. Depends solel# on the pressure the pipe !ust withstandb. Decreases as the dia!eter o" the pipe increasesc. Does not var# with the dia!eter o" the piped. Increases as the dia!eter o" the pipe increases

4. In an accident report the in"or!ation which !a# be 5&/T use"ul in decreasing the

recurrence o" si!ilar t#pe accidents isa. Cause o" the accident c. 9u!ber o" people involvedb. Ti!e the accident happened d. 62tent o" in@uries sustained

8. The "actor which is 9&T generall# considered to be a !a@or cause o" accidents isa. $ailure to use personal protective devices c. lack o" "a!iliarit# wQ a particular

@obb. )sing inoperative sa"et# devices d. Working at a ver# rapid speed

:. The !aterial which should 9&T generall# be used "or roo" drains isa. Wrought iron c. eadb. Copper d. /tainless steel

!in. c. hrs. '>!in.b. 1hrs. >!in. d. 'hrs. >!in.

1>. Accessible cleanouts in drainage piping shall be installed at each change o" direction

;6AT6; thana. >N c. 1'4Nb. =>N d. 4N

11. A street ell is a tting which hasa. 9on-tapered threads on both ends c. Threads on the inside o" one end on the

outside o" the other endb. threads on the outside o" both ends d. threads on the inside o" both ends

1. )nderground !ains lead-in connections to s#ste! risers shall be +ushed thoroughl#be"ore an# connection is !ade to sprinkler piping in order toa. 5ake sure that the proper nu!ber o" gp! can +ow through the pipesb. 5ake sure that there are no leaks are in the !ainsc. ;e!ove "oreign !aterials which !a# have entered during the course o" installationd. Check that the pressure !eets building code reBuire!ents

1'. A Rbranch interval is dened asa. A vent connecting one or !ore individual vents with a vent stack or stack ventb. A distance along a soil or waste stack corresponding in general to a stor# height but in no

case less than


8/14

a. Clothes washer c. Drinking "ountainb. ;e"rigerator d. Dishwasher

1:. A Rb#pass loop in a piping s#ste!a. Tends to eli!inate pulsations o" +uid +owb. Prevents e2cessive piping stresses b# providing "or e2pansion and contractionc. Provide e!ergenc# routing o" +ow i" the pri!ar# s#ste! is shut downd. provides a !ethod "or increasing the capacit# o" the piping s#ste!

1


9/14

c. &utside the building in an easil# accessible locationd. In the lobb# o" the building

. 6ach standpipe s#ste! control valve shall have a !etal disk at least '? in dia. securel#

attached to the valve. The disk shall have white !arking with a red background and should

AWAM/ indicatea. Whether the valve is in the open or closed position c. The direction to turn the valve to

open shutb. Whether the water is good "or drinking d. The no. assigned to it on the riser

diagra! "or the standpipe

s#ste!4. The one o" the "ollowing which is 5&/T likel# to in+uence the !ini!u! reBuired si,e o" a soil

or waste stack is thea. 9o. t#pe o" 2ture serviced b# the stack c. /lope o" the house drainb. %eight o" the stack d. 9o. o" o*sets needed in the stack

8. The /A$6/T wa# to protect the do!estic water suppl# "ro! conta!ination b# sewage or

non-potable water is to inserta. tanks with overhead discharge c. Double check valveb. /wing connection d. Air gaps

:. The 5&/T i!portant reBuire!ent o" a well written report is that it shoulda. %ave good punctuation c. %ave a proper headingb. 0e clear and brie" d. be ver# long and detailed


10/14

VIII

1. &" the "ollowing state!ents concerning aBua stats the one which is C&;;6CT is

a. An aBua stats should be located about ? above the nor!al water line o" the boilerb. ABua stats have a !ercur# tube switch which is controlled b# the stack switchc. ABua stats !a# be obtained with either a narrow or wide range o" settingsd. An aBua stats is a device used to shut down the burner in the vent o" low water in the

boiler. In the cit# the si,e o" soil pipe necessar# in a sewage drainage s#ste! is deter!ined b# the

a. 9o. o" restroo!s connected to the soil line c. egal occupanc# o" the buildingb. 9o. o" 2ture units connected to the soil line d. vertical height o" the soil line

'. 62tra strong wrought-iron pipe as co!pared to standard wrought-iron pipe o" the sa!e

no!inal si,e hasa. The sa!e inside dia. but a larger outside dia. c. arger inside and outside dia!eterb. The sa!e outside dia. but a s!aller inside dia. d. A larger outside dia. a s!aller inside

dia.. The drawing which should be used as a 6A re"erence when checking co!peted

construction work is the FFFFF drawinga. Contract c. Asse!bl#b. Working or shop d. Preli!inar#

4. A 2ture unit is eBual to a water discharge rate o" onea. Cubic "ootQ!inute c. allonQsecondb. allonQ!inute d. Cubic "ootQ second

8. Which one o" the "ollowing is the P;I5A;M ob@ect in drawing up a set o" specications "or

!aterials to be purchaseda. Control o" Bualit# c. &utline o" intended useb. 6stablish!ent o" /tandard si,es d. ocation and !ethod o" inspection

:. The 2ture with the A;6/T 2ture unit rating would be a

a. )rinal c. avator#b. /top sink d. Water closet

1>


11/14


12/14

IX

1. A 4? length o" pipe with !ale threads at each end is called aa. 9ipple c. /leeveb. Coupling d. /tud

. The t#pe o" pipe that should 9&T be used "or drainage within a building isa. Vitried cla# c. 0ron,e

b. Cast iron d Copper'. When threading pipe with properl# ad@usted and correctl# !ade pipe dies the proper thread

is obtained whena. ' threads protrude the die c. 4 non-taper threads are !adeb. The thread length is app. twice the dia. o" the pipe d. The pipe end is +ush with

the "ace o" the dies. %ori,ontal drainage piping shall be run in practical align!ent and at uni"or! grade per "oot

o" at leasta. 1Q


13/14

b. %igh "riction losses d. Corrosion1'. The 0A/IC "unction o" a trap on a drainage s#ste! is to prevent

a. /ewer gases "ro! entering the house c. Waterborne diseasesb. Insects "ro! entering the house through the drain pipe d. 0locking the drainage

1. The pri!ar# "unction o" a relie" vent is toa. Provide circulation o" air between drainage and vent s#ste!sb. Prevent back siphonagec. /uppl# "resh air to a bathroo!d. Vent the water heater to prevent its e2plosion

14. I" the drain o" a sink "reBuentl# e!its a gurgling sound it is !ost probable that thea. Drain plug o" the sink trap leaks c. Drain line is pitched in the wrong

directionb. Venting "or the sink trap is i!per"ect d. /ink trap is partiall# blocked b# so!e

solids18. The 0A/IC "unction o" a trap on a drainage s#ste! is to prevent

a. insects "ro! entering the house trough the drain pipe c. /ewer gases "ro! entering the

houseb. Waterborne diseases d. 0locking the drainage

1:. The 5I9I5)5 distance that a vacuu! breaker !ust be set above the +ood level ri! isa. ? c. ?b. . A pipe rea!er is used toa. 6nlarge the si,e o" a pipe c. Eoin pipes o" di*erent si,esb. ;e!ove burrs "ro! the inside o" a pipe d. Thread pipe

1. The 5I9I5)5 distance that a vacuu! breaker !ust be set above the +ood ri! level ri! o" a

2ture isa. ? c. 8?b. ? d.


14/14

ANSWER KEYS

I. II.

C D B B

D C C D

C D C A

C C B C

D B D C

C D C B

C B D B

A A C D

D C A C

C C B B

III. IV.

C A D C

D C D A

A A C A

B D B A

A C D C

C B C B

D C A C

A C C A

D C D A

A C D D

V. VI.

D D A C

C D B C

A B C B

C C B D

A A A D

D C C D

A C A C

D C D C

D D D C

B A D D

VII. VIII.

D A D C

D C B C

A C B D

D C A D

A A A B

D C A B

B D D B

D C D B

C D A A

B D A B

IX.

A A

A A

D A

A A

C D

D C

A D

C D

A B

C B

B

1

RMP Sample Questions (1)

Documents

Transcript of RMP Sample Questions (1)