Test Your Code IQ — February 2026

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All questions and answers are based on the 2023 NEC.

Q1: A meeting room that is at least 12 ft wide and that has a floor area of at least 215 sq ft shall have at least one receptacle outlet located in the floor at a distance not less than _____ from any fixed wall for each 215 sq ft or fraction thereof.

a) 6 ft

b) 6 ft, 6 in.

c) 7 ft

d) 7 ft, 6 in.

Q2: In assembly occupancies, Type NM cable, ENT, and PVC conduit can be installed in those portions of the building not required to be of _____ construction by the applicable building code.

a) Class I, Division 1

b) fire-rated

c) occupancy-rated

d) aboveground

Q3: Where flexibility is not required after installation, liquidtight flexible metal conduit shall be permitted to be used as an equipment grounding conductor when installed in accordance with Sec. _____.

a) 250.102 

b) 250.118(A)(5)

c) 250.118(A)(6)

d) 348.6

Q4: A pendant box shall be supported from a multiconductor cord or cable in an approved manner that protects the conductors against strain. A connection to a box equipped with a hub shall be made with a(an) _____ cord grip attachment fitting marked for use with a threaded hub.

a) approved

b) listed

c) marked

d) identified

Q5: The additional service disconnecting means for fire pumps, emergency systems, legally required standby, or optional standby services shall be installed remote from the one to six service disconnecting means for normal service to minimize the possibility of _____ interruption of supply.

a) intentional

b) accidental

c) simultaneous

d) prolonged

Q6: The maximum number of disconnects for each PV system shall consist of not more than _____ switches or _____ sets of circuit breakers, or a combination of both, mounted in a single enclosure, or in a group of separate enclosures. 

a) one

b) six

c) eight

d) twelve

Answers:

Q1: a) 6 ft

Per Sec. 210.65(B)(2): "A meeting room with any floor dimension that is 12 ft or greater in any direction and that has a floor area of at least 215 sq ft shall have at least one floor receptacle outlet, or at least one floor outlet to serve a receptacle(s), located at a distance not less than 6 ft from any fixed wall for each 215 sq ft or fraction thereof."

Q2: b) fire-rated

Section 518.4(C) states, In assembly occupancies, Type NM cable, ENT, and PVC conduit can be installed "in those buildings or portions of those buildings that are not required to be of fire-rated construction by the applicable building code."

Q3: c) 250.118(A)(6)

According to Sec. 350.60(A), "LFMC shall be permitted to be used as an equipment grounding conductor when installed in accordance with Sec. 250.118(A)(6)."

Q4: b) listed

Per Sec. 314.23(H)(1): "A box shall be supported from a multiconductor cord or cable in an approved manner that protects the conductors against strain. A connection to a box equipped with a hub shall be made with a listed cord grip attachment fitting marked for use with a threaded hub."

Q5: c) simultaneous

Section 230.72(B) specifies, "The one or more additional service disconnecting means for fire pumps, emergency systems, legally required standby, or optional standby services permitted by Sec. 230.2 shall be installed remote from the one to six service disconnecting means for normal service to minimize the possibility of simultaneous interruption of supply."

Q6: b) six

According to Sec. 690.13(C), "Each PV system disconnecting means shall consist of not more than six switches or six sets of circuit breakers."

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