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North Carolina Journeyman Electrician Practice Test

Free North Carolina journeyman electrician practice test with 20 NEC-based questions. Covers grounding, load calculations, and wiring methods. Instant scoring.

These questions are for study practice only and are not official exam questions.

Question 1

1

Which edition of the National Electrical Code is currently enforced statewide in North Carolina?

Question 2

2

What is the status of the 2023 NEC in North Carolina as of 2026?

Question 3

3

Does North Carolina issue a statewide journeyman electrician license?

Question 4

4

Under NCBEEC rules, a Limited (L) electrical contractor license in North Carolina covers a single project valued up to what amount?

Question 5

5

What is the single-project value limit for an Intermediate (I) electrical contractor license in North Carolina?

Question 6

6

How much documented experience must an applicant show to qualify for the Unlimited (U) electrical contractor examination in North Carolina?

Question 7

7

How many hours of continuing education must a listed qualifier for a North Carolina Limited, Intermediate, or Unlimited electrical contractor license complete each year?

Question 8

8

In North Carolina, who actually holds an electrical contractor license issued by the NCBEEC?

Question 9

9

Which statement correctly describes the NCBEEC examination for the Limited, Intermediate, and Unlimited classifications?

Question 10

10

Under the 2020 NEC, what is the maximum overcurrent protection generally permitted for 12 AWG copper conductors?

Question 11

11

A 120/240-volt panelboard requires examination while energized. Under the 2020 NEC, what minimum depth of working space must be provided in front of the equipment?

Question 12

12

In dwelling unit habitable rooms, receptacle outlets must be spaced so that no point along the floor line of any wall space is more than what distance from a receptacle?

Question 13

13

Under the 2020 NEC, what is the minimum burial depth for Type UF cable installed directly in the earth under a residential lawn, not under a driveway or slab?

Question 14

14

When three or more conductors are installed in a conduit or tubing, what is the maximum percentage of the raceway cross-sectional area the conductors may occupy?

Question 15

15

Using the standard method of the 2020 NEC, what is the general lighting load for a 2,000-square-foot dwelling?

Question 16

16

In a standard dwelling service calculation, what minimum load must be included for the two required small-appliance branch circuits?

Question 17

17

In a dwelling service calculation, what value must be included for the required laundry branch circuit?

Question 18

18

A dwelling has a combined general lighting, small-appliance, and laundry load of 9,000 VA. After applying the demand factors of Table 220.42, what is the demand load?

Question 19

19

Using Table 220.55, Column C, what demand load may be used for one household electric range rated 12 kW?

Question 20

20

What is the minimum load that must be used for a household electric clothes dryer in a dwelling service calculation?

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