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Q: The tests currents required when testing a 300mA RCD are (A) 150mA, 300mA and 1500mA (B) 15mA, 30mA and 150mA (C) 0.15A, 0.3A (D) 0.015A 0.030A

Q: The test which must be carried out prior to the RCD test during a periodic inspection is (A) Push button test (B) Prospective short circuit current (C) Earth fault loop impedance (D) Insulation resistance

Q: The circuits in an installation have an insulation resistance of 20MΩ, 34MΩ 18MΩ and 20MΩ if the insulation resistance was measured from the meter tails the expected insulation resistance would be (A) 5.40MΩ (B) 546MΩ (C) 5.46Ω (D) 5.46mΩ

Q: A conductor which is 36 m long has a resistance of 7.41mΩ per meter calculate its end to end resistance (A) 0.26mΩ (B) 2.66Ω (C) 0.26Ω (D) 2.66mΩ

Q: The calculation for circuit earth fault loop impedance is (A) Zs = Ze + R1 + R2 (B) Ze = Zs – R1 + R2 (C) Zs = Ze + R1 + Rn (D) Ze = Zs + R1 + R2

Q: Why is it important that the tests carried out during an initial verification carried out in the correct order (A) To save time (B) To avoid excessive battery use (C) Safety (D) It is easy to remember

Q: A test instrument which could be used to measure the resistance of an earth electrode is (A) A low resistance ohm meter (B) An earth fault loop impedance tester (C) A prospective short circuit current tester (D) An insulation resistance tester

Q: A low resistance ohmmeter must produce a voltage of (A) 50v (B) 500v (C) 2 - 24v (D) 2 - 24mV

Q: A periodic inspection need not be carried out when (A) It is too expensive (B) Regular documented maintenance is carried out (C) The due date has expired (D) The installation is more than 10 years old

Q: The correct document required when an electrical installation has been overloaded is (A) An electrical installation certificate (B) A minor works certificate (C) An electrical installation condition report (D) A periodic inspection report

Q: Which of the following documents is non statutory (A) Electricity at work regulations 1989 (B) Health and safety at work regulations 1974 (C) Electrical safety quality and continuity regulations 2002 (D) GS 38

Q: What is the status of the person who is carrying out an inspection and test (A) Duty holder (B) Electrician (C) Competent (D) Qualified

Q: Name 3 Elements of Journalism

Q: Columnist Leonard Pitts argues that even if a citizen journalist meets the definition of a journalist based on their actions, they shouldn’t meet the definition if they are not experts in journalism. (A) True (B) False

Q: Neutrality can get in the way of journalists’ truth-telling mission if it reduces journalism to merely reporting what each “side” of an issue says. (A) True (B) False

Q: Pundits offering their opinions on Fox News or CNN are doing journalism. (A) True (B) False

Q: The process of verification is similar to the scientific method. (A) True (B) False

Q: Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel argue that journalism really only makes sense in the context of democracy. (A) True (B) False

Q: The terms “news” “information” and “journalism” are synonyms. (A) True (B) False

Q: “What makes journalism journalism is not its format but its content” was the ruling in In re Madden. (A) True (B) False

Q: Courts define a journalist by focusing mainly on the activity in which a person is engaged. (A) True (B) False

Q: YouTube was the social media site discussed in the book as a possible reason that the traditional news media incorrectly reported Joe Paterno's death. (A) True (B) False

Q: Attributing key information to a specific, named person helps the reader decide how believable a source might be. (A) True (B) False

Q: Credibility is based on what? (A) expertise (B) trustworthiness (C) official standing (D) expertise and trustworthiness

Q: The policy prohibiting journalists from advocating for political or other polarizing issues online is linked to which element? (A) verification (B) transparency (C) independence (D) commitment to citizens (E) information gathering

Q: Which news organization prohibited its employees from attending Jon Stewart's “Rally to Restore Sanity,"" even those on their own time? (A) CNN (B) The Los Angeles Times (C) The New York Times (D) FOX (E) National Public Radio

Q: Which “element” of journalism defined by Kovach and Rosenstiel is most closely linked to journalists having undivided loyalties? (A) verification (B) transparency (C) truth seeking (D) independence (E) commitment to citizens

Q: Kovach and Rosenstiel write: “The essence of journalism is a discipline of -----------.” (A) verification (B) transparency (C) truth seeking (D) information gathering (E) assertion

Q: How journalists determine which events and information are important enough to cover as news and how to cover them is the definition of what term? (A) news gathering (B) investigative reporting (C) news judgment (D) journalism (E) credibility

Q: In the case In re Madden, which of the following were included in the three-part test for whether to consider someone a journalist? (A) be engaged in investigative reporting (B) have the intention of making that news public (C) work for a newspaper, television station or magazine (D) all of the above (E) a and b only

Q: The U.S. Supreme Court in its 1972 decision in Branzburg v. Hayes decided that individuals disseminating information (A) had less freedoms as traditional news organizations (B) had the same freedoms as traditional news organizations (C) had more freedoms as traditional news organizations (D) did not fall into ""categories of newsmen"" (E) only had press freedoms if they had attended journalism school

Q: Credibility is based on what? (A) expertise (B) trustworthiness (C) official standing (D) all of the above (E) a and b only

Q: Which media outlet published unattributed reports of Michael Jackson's death? (A) CNN (B) CBS News (C) TMZ (D) The Los Angeles Times (E) Onward State

Q: The New York Times reported incorrectly that Penn State Coach Joe Paterno had died and it didn't attribute its sources. (A) True (B) False

Q: The trip rating of an RCD used for additional protection should be (A) 0.03mA (B) 0.30mA (C) 100mA (D) 0.03A

Q: The symbol I∆n is used to indicate the (A) Maximum RCD operating current (B) The tripping time of an RCD (C) The type of RCD (D) The current at which the RCD should trip

Q: A metallic earth return path would be found in a (A) TT system (B) TN-S system (C) TN-C-S system (D) TN-C system

Q: Ze should always be measured with the earthing conductor (A) Disconnected from the consumers unit (B) Coiled up (C) Bypassed (D) Connected to the consumers unit

Q: The maximum Ze expected for a TN-C-S system would be (A) 0.8Ω (B) 0.035Ω (C) 21Ω (D) 0.35Ω

Q: The external loop impedance for an installation should be measured at (A) The end of a final circuit (B) The nearest socket outlet (C) The origin of the supply (D) At each socket outlet

Q: The minimum IP rating for the cover plate on the top of a motor is (A) IP56 (B) IPX2 (C) IPX4 (D) IP4X

Q: The IP rating specific to finger protection is (A) IPXXB (B) IP2X (C) IPXXD (D) IPX2

Q: Name three special locations identified in BS 7671 (A) Caravan park, ice skating rink, room containing a bath or shower (B) Restrictive conductive location, Marina, Construction site (C) Sauna, areas with protective conductor currents, Swimming pool (D) Street lighting, mines and quarries, underground car parks

Q: State the minimum acceptable insulation resistance test voltage for a circuit supplying equipment at 600v (A) 1000v d.c. (B) 500v d.c. (C) 600v d.c. (D) 250v d.c.

Q: The minimum permissible insulation resistance value between live conductors and earth on a low voltage lighting circuit is (A) 1.0Ω (B) 1.0mΩ (C) 1.0 MΩ (D) 0.5MΩ

Q: When carrying out a ring circuit test the end to end resistance for each live conductor is 0.6O and the cpc end to end resistance is 1.0O. The expected value between L and E at each socket after cross connection would be (A) 1.6Ω (B) 0.3Ω (C) 0.4Ω (D) 1.2Ω

Q: When carrying out a test on main protective bonding it is important that (A) One end is disconnected (B) The installation is not isolated (C) It is connected at both ends (D) The correct colour test leads are used

Q: When carrying out a test for protective bonding continuity the test instrument should have a range of (A) 0.2 to 2MΩ (B) 0.01 to 100Ω (C) 2.0 to 20Ω (D) 0.2 to 2.0Ω

Q: Which instrument would be used to carry out a test for the continuity of protective bonding conductors (A) A low resistance ohmmeter (B) A continuity tester (C) A high ohmmeter (D) An insulation resistance tester

Q: High levels of safety must be present when using test leads and probes, which of the following would be suitable (A) Accurate test equipment (B) Finger guards (C) Probes exceeding 4mm (D) Very short leads

Q: Which sense human sense would be best suited to identifying an incomplete enclosure (A) Smell (B) Hearing (C) Touch (D) Sight

Q: Which of the following is a non statutory document (A) EWAR 1989 (B) BS 7671 (C) ESQCR 2002 (D) HASAWA 1974

Q: An Electrical installation certificate requires the due date of the first periodic inspection and test to be recorded by (A) The installer (B) The person carrying out the test (C) The designer (D) The customer

Q: An Electrical installation certificate requires a tick against three types of work, they are (A) Minor works, Periodic inspection, Alterations (B) Periodic testing, additions, visual inspection (C) New installations, Alterations, Additions to existing installations (D) Cable colour change, New switches, low energy lamps

Q: Name 3 of the 6 elements that makes an event, idea or tip newsworthy?

Q: Information provided by the press is always considered ""news."" (A) True (B) False

Q: Some say CNN's Anderson Cooper pushed the line between tough questioning and advocacy journalism in covering Hurricane Katrina. (A) True (B) False

Q: Deliberation and conflict resolution address democracy’s need for a forum in which the interests of the public can be aired and debated and conclusions can be reached. (A) True (B) False

Q: In the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the American people asserted their ultimate authority, reversing the flow of power. (A) True (B) False

Q: Philosopher John Locke believed that the government was best equipped to make sense of the competing “truths” in the marketplace of ideas. (A) True (B) False

Q: The framers of the U.S. Constitution were steeped in Utilitarian philosophy. (A) True (B) False

Q: There are three types of accountability. (A) True (B) False

Q: Gossip is information, not news. (A) True (B) False

Q: A strong press plays the role of both a detached, independent observer and an impassioned adversarial watchdog. (A) True (B) False

Q: Walter Lippman argued that democracy is more about conversation than it is about information. (A) True (B) False

Q: The colonists’ reasons for revolt largely centered on the tyranny of British rulers in what areas? (A) political and religious (B) religious and economic (C) political and economic (D) religious and personal privacy (E) personal privacy and economic

Q: Name 3 of the 6 elements that makes an event, idea or tip a news story Newsworthy.

Q: Name two of the five elements that makes an event, idea or tip newsworthy.

Q: Match these 5 news elements with their best description. (A) Prominence (a) an urgent or noteworthy WHEN (B) Importance (b) An unusual WHAT (C) Human Interest (c) A big WHAT (D) Timeliness (d) A nearby or well-known WHERE (E) Proximity (e) Well known WHO

Q: Horizontal accountability involves which of the following serving as a check on government? (A) the press (B) the public (C) corporations (D) other government entities (E) All of the above

Q: Which is NOT one of the five core functions the press performs in a democracy? (A) informs, analyzes, interprets and explains (B) investigates (C) creates a public conversation (D) generates governmental revenues (E) encourages accountability

Q: The 1947 Commission on Freedom of the Press is commonly called (A) The Locke Commission (B) The Hutchins Commission (C) The Accountability Commission (D) The Truman Commission (E) The Freedoms Commission

Q: The idea that in a democratic system, all people are visible to others and have the chance to be heard is most clearly linked to the concept of (A) deliberation (B) conflict resolution (C) accountability (D) information dissemination (E) representation

Q: The watchdog role is most closely linked with what need fulfilled by the press? (A) deliberation (B) conflict resolution (C) accountability (D) information suppression (E) representation

Q: Which is NOT a characteristic of democracy? (A) an individual or small group holding power (B) freedom of expression (C) self governance (D) an independent judiciary (E) all of the above are characteristics of democracy

Q: The Federal Trade Commission regulates the Media? (A) True (B) False

Q: Philosopher John Locke believed that the government was best equipped to make sense of the competing “truths” in the marketplace of ideas. (A) True (B) False

Q: The framers of the U.S. Constitution were steeped in Utilitarian philosophy. (A) True (B) False

Q: There are three types of accountability. (A) True (B) False

Q: Gossip is information, not news. (A) True (B) False