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The VA-JE exam has 70 questions and runs 3 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free VA-JE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Virginia Journeyman Electrician Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A Virginia tradesman license carries Journeyman Electrical as its only designation. Eighteen months after issuance, the licensee satisfies the requirements and adds a second trade designation. How does this affect renewal?
Correct answer: C - The original renewal date remains unchanged despite the added designation
A Virginia Journeyman Electrical license expired 18 days ago. The electrician has now completed the required 3-hour Board-approved electrical continuing education and submits the renewal fee. Which statement accurately describes the situation?
Correct answer: D - Renewal may proceed without the reinstatement fee, but work was not lawful while the license was expired
A 480Y/277 V panelboard has exposed live parts on one side of the working space and a grounded concrete wall directly opposite. The nominal voltage to ground is 277 V. The code minimum for clear working-space depth is:
Correct answer: B - 3.5 ft
Using the standard dwelling calculation, a 2,000 ft² house has two required small-appliance circuits, one required laundry circuit, and no other loads included yet. General lighting is 3 VA/ft²; each required small-appliance or laundry circuit is 1,500 VA. Apply 100% to the first 3,000 VA and 35% to the remainder. The general-load value carried forward before adding appliances and HVAC is:
Correct answer: B - 5,625 VA
A detached workshop is supplied by a new 120/240 V, 4-wire feeder: two ungrounded conductors, an insulated neutral, and an equipment-grounding conductor. Ground rods are installed at the workshop. During inspection, the neutral bar is found bonded to the panel enclosure. Which correction is required?
Correct answer: C - Isolate the neutral; bond the enclosure and grounding electrodes to the feeder equipment-grounding conductor
Ten 12 AWG THHN conductors, each with an area of 0.0133 in², will occupy one EMT run longer than 24 inches. For more than two conductors, the 40% fill areas are 0.122 in² for 1/2-inch EMT and 0.213 in² for 3/4-inch EMT. What is the smallest permitted EMT size?
Correct answer: B - 3/4 inch, because the conductors total 0.133 in²
At a flour-packaging station, combustible flour dust is released in ignitible concentrations during normal bag-dumping operations. This atmosphere is:
Correct answer: A - Class II, Division 1, Group G
A three-wire magnetic starter operates a conveyor. The motor starts whenever the START pushbutton is held, but drops out the instant the button is released. The STOP pushbutton and overload contact both test closed. Which defect best fits the symptom?
Correct answer: A - The normally open seal-in auxiliary contact is not closing
A 10 hp, 460 V, three-phase motor has a 14 A NEC table full-load current and a 12.2 A nameplate current. The nameplate service factor is 1.15. For code sizing, the correct current-source pairing is:
Correct answer: A - 14 A table current for conductors; 12.2 A nameplate current for overloads
An intermittent fault in a 480 V motor-control cabinet can be identified only by measuring voltage while the circuit is operating; de-energizing removes the condition being tested. Exposed energized parts will be present. What is the defensible approach?
Correct answer: D - Use a qualified person with shock and arc-flash risk controls, approach boundaries, rated test equipment, and required PPE
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