National Electrical Code (NEC) 2023 Practice Test

National Electrical Code (NEC) 2023 Practice Test

This practice test contains over 1,000 pages (over 2,400 questions) and includes answer keys. The questions are based on the NEC 2023.

This practice test will improve your knowledge and can significantly reduce your study time. This practice test is an instant PDF download after purchase. You may use the material as long as you need; there are no time restrictions.

Applies to exams/licenses that requires knowledge of the National Electrical Code including: electrician, administrator, wireman, sign, alarm, HVAC, communications, gate & access control, appliance & equipment repair, pump, etc.

The NEC 2023 is part of the National Fire Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association.

Over 100 Articles covered:

90 Introduction
100 Definitions
110 General Requirements for Electrical Installations
200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors
210 Branch Circuits Not Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal
215 Feeders
220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations
225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders
230 Services
235 Branch Circuits, Feeders, and Services Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal
240 Overcurrent Protection
242 Overvoltage Protection
245 Overcurrent Protection for Systems Rated Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc
250 Grounding and Bonding
300 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials
305 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials for Systems Rated Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal
310 Conductors for General Wiring
312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures
314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures
315 Medium Voltage Conductors, Cable, Cable Joints, and Cable Terminations
320 Armored Cable: Type AC
322 Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC
324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC
326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS
330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC
332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI
334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM and NMC
335 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC
336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC
337 Type P Cable
338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE
340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF
342 Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC)
344 Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC)
348 Flexible Metal Conduit (FMC)
350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (LFMC)
352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC)
353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit (HDPE Conduit)
354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Conductors (NUCC)
355 Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Conduit (RTRC)
356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit (LFNC)
358 Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)
360 Flexible Metallic Tubing (FMT)
362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT)
366 Auxiliary Gutters
368 Busways
369 Insulated Bus Pipe (IBP)/Tubular Covered Conductors (TCC) Systems
370 Cablebus
371 Flexible Bus Systems
372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways
374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways
376 Metal Wireways
378 Nonmetallic Wireways
380 Multioutlet Assembly
382 Nonmetallic Extensions
384 Strut-Type Channel Raceway
386 Surface Metal Raceways
388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways
390 Underfloor Raceways
392 Cable Trays
393 Low-Voltage Suspended Ceiling Power Distribution Systems
394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring
395 Outdoor Overhead Conductors over 1000 Volts
396 Messenger-Supported Wiring
398 Open Wiring on Insulators
400 Flexible Cords and Flexible Cables
402 Fixture Wires
404 Switches
406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps)
408 Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards
409 Industrial Control Panels
410 Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps
411 Low-Voltage Lighting
422 Appliances
424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment
425 Fixed Resistance and Electrode Industrial Process Heating Equipment
426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment
427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels
430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers
440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment
445 Generators
450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties)
455 Phase Converters
460 Capacitors
470 Resistors and Reactors
480 Stationary Standby Batteries
495 Equipment Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal
500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2
501 Class I Locations
502 Class II Locations
503 Class III Locations
504 Intrinsically Safe Systems
505 Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations
506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 Locations for Combustible Dusts or Ignitible Fibers/Flyings
511 Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage
512 Cannabis Oil Equipment and Cannabis Oil Systems Using Flammable Materials
513 Aircraft Hangars
514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
515 Bulk Storage Plants
516 Spray Application, Dipping, Coating, and Printing Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Materials
517 Health Care Facilities
518 Assembly Occupancies
520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations
522 Control Systems for Permanent Amusement Attractions
525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events
530 Motion Picture and Television Studios and Remote Locations
540 Motion Picture Projection Rooms
545 Manufactured Buildings and Relocatable Structures
547 Agricultural Buildings
550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks
551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks
552 Park Trailers
555 Marinas, Boatyards, Floating Buildings, and Commercial and Noncommercial Docking Facilities
590 Temporary Installations
Chapter 6 Special Equipment
600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
604 Manufactured Wiring Systems
605 Office Furnishings
610 Cranes and Hoists
620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway Chairlifts
625 Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System
626 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces
630 Electric Welders
640 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and Reproduction Equipment
645 Information Technology Equipment
646 Modular Data Centers
647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment
650 Pipe Organs
660 X-Ray Equipment
665 Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment
668 Electrolytic Cells
669 Electroplating
670 Industrial Machinery
675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation Machines
680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations
682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water
685 Integrated Electrical Systems
690 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
691 Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Electric Supply Stations
692 Fuel Cell Systems
694 Wind Electric Systems
695 Fire Pumps
700 Emergency Systems
701 Legally Required Standby Systems
702 Optional Standby Systems
705 Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources
706 Energy Storage Systems
708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS)
710 Stand-Alone Systems
722 Cables for Power-Limited Circuits and Fault-Managed Power Circuits
724 Class 1 Power-Limited Circuits and Class 1 Power-Limited Remote-Control and Signaling Circuits
725 Class 2 and Class 3 Power-Limited Circuits
726 Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Systems
728 Fire-Resistive Cable Systems
750 Energy Management Systems
760 Fire Alarm Systems
770 Optical Fiber Cables
800 General Requirements for Communications Systems
805 Communications Circuits
810 Antenna Systems.
820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems
830 Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
840 Premises-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
Informative Annex A Product Safety Standards
Informative Annex B Application Information for Ampacity Calculation
Informative Annex C Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size
Informative Annex D Examples
Informative Annex E Types of Construction
Informative Annex F Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems
Informative Annex G Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Informative Annex H Administration and Enforcement
Informative Annex I Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B
Informative Annex J ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Informative Annex K Use of Medical Electrical Equipment in Dwellings and Residential Board-and-Care Occupancies