NATIONAL UNIVERSITY- 6.

Which of list below of organizations are not

FAIRVIEW related to building lighting and electrical
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE systems are:
ABUTIL3S: ARCHITECTRURAL a) (IESNA),
ACOUSTICS & LIGHTING b) (LALD),
c) (NEMA), and
1. How many percent does light of total global d) (ASTM)
electricity consumption?
a) 15% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30% 7. Model code that specifies the minimum
provisions necessary for protecting people
2. Which of given statements is not correct? and property from the use of electricity and
a) Quality lighting has been shown to electrical equipment.
improve productivity and enhance worker a) (NEC)
satisfaction b) (ASHRAE)
b) Lighting provides the right quantity of light, c) (IESNA)
with excellent color rendition and maximum d) (NEMA
glare.
c) Light in a space are to make the objects in the 8. That part of the visual system where the
space visible and to conduct activities that impulses are processed.
must take place in the space. a) EYE
d) Optics involves a study of the human visual b) OPTIC NERVE
system and how it interacts with light. c) BRAIN
d) IRIS
3. First developed a working incandescent light
bulb using carbon-filament lamp in February 9. The organ that allows a human to sense light.
5, 1879. a) EYE
a) JOSEPH SWAN b) HERMAN SPRENGEL b) OPTIC NERVE
c) THOMAS ALVA EDISON c) BRAIN
d) IRIS
4. Who invented a more efficient vacuum
pump in 1865 which was critical to the 10. A transparent ellipsoidal
development of incandescent light medium that changes thickness, allowing it
bulb? to bend and focus the rays of light entering
a) JOSEPH SWAN b) HERMAN SPRENGEL the interior of the eye.
c) THOMAS ALVA EDISON a) PUPIL
b) LENS
5. Introduced fluorescent lighting, an electric c) RETINA
light source that is more efficient than the d) IRIS
incandescent lamp.
a) GENERAL ELECTRIC 11. Composed of nerve cells with
b) NIAGARA FALLS POWER COMPANY photoreceptors that are shaped like rods
c) EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY and cones.
a) PUPIL b) LENS c) RETINA d) IRIS

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12. How many percent of the population, 22) The distance travels by light.
mostly males, has defective color vision? a) 300 000 km/s b) 350 000 km/s
a) 10% b) 12% c)8% d) 5% c) 400 000 km/s d) 344 000 km/s

13. It is the inability to distinguish colors. 23. Unit of measurement as the distance from
a) BLIND b) COLOR BLINDNESS one peak of one wave to the next wave.
c) SHORT SIGHTED D) FAR SIGHTED a) 1nm b) 2nm c) 3 nm
d) one millionth of a meter
14. Those with color disability tend to see reds
and greens as _________. 24. In TV and radio wave, what is longest
a) YELLOW b) BLUE c) GRAY frequencies?
d) VIOLET a) 10 kilohertz b) 300 000 Megahertz.
c) 100 kilohertz d) 350 000 Megahertz.
15. Humans are able to see _______
a) Gamma rays b) X-rays 25. Sunlight striking the earth’s outer
c) Visible light d) Ultraviolet rays atmosphere is made up of
a) ultraviolet about 5%
16. When white light passes through a prism it b) visible light about 45%, and
______ c) infrared (about 60%) radiation.
a) Converges b) Diverges c) Disperses Which of the given data above is wrong?
d) Neither converges nor diverges
26. Wavelength ranges of visible light by red
17. Lowest frequency of an electromagnetic color.
spectrum is occupied by _____. a) 380-450m b) 629-950nm
a) X-rays b) Ultraviolet rays c) 590-620 nm d) 495-570nm
c) Radio waves d) Gamma rays
27. What color have shorter wavelength in
18. What is our main source of light? visible light spectrum?
a) Sun b) Fire c) Light d. Candles a) Yellow b) Orange c) Blue
d) Violet
19. The thin wire contained within a light globe
is called a 'filament.' 28. The amount of light incident on (striking) a
a) True b) False surface.
a) Reflectance b) Luminance
20. What do you call the distance between one c) Illuminance d) Transmittance
crest of the wave to the crest of the next?
a) frequency b) wavelength 29. Specular reflection occurs when light is
c) Penumbra D) Refraction reflected off on ______ surface.
a) polished or mirror-like surface
21. Light travels in straight lines. b) rough surface
a) True b) False c) frosted surface
d) dark black surface

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30. The percentage of absorptance of a dark 39. Percentage degradation to of the lamp’s
black surface. initial lumen output is common at the end of
a) 50% b) 90% c) 75% d) 60% a fluorescent lamp’s rated life.
a) 80% b) 75% 50% c) 40%
31. The ability to distinguish and interpret
different wavelengths of visible light. 40. The term generally used to describe a
a) VISUAL ACUITY b) COLOR PERCEPTION luminaire.
c) COLOR RENDITION a) Oculus b) Lantern
c) Lamps d) Light
32. What make up the primary colors of light?
a) red, green, blue wavelengths 41. The SI unit of luminous intensity.
b) cyan, blue, magenta a) LUX b) FOOTCANDLE c) LUMENS
c) orange, green, violet d) CANDELA

33. Most light sources are not fully chromatic. 42. Luminous flux is the measure of the perceived
a) TRUE b) FALSE power of light expressed in _______.
a) LUX b) FOOTCANDLE c) LUMENS
34. A light source produces visible light in a d) CANDELA
very small range of wavelengths.
a) Chromatic b) Monochromatic 43. Determine the luminous efficacy of:
c) Triadic d) Analogous A100 W incandescent lamp that emits
1010 lm of light.
35. Type of light illuminating multicolored a) 12.62lm/W b) 10.10lm/W
surface renders all colors evenly. c) 11.22lm/W d) 11.88 lm/W
a) Warm White b) Cool White
c) White Light d) Daylight 44. Theoretically ideal body that perfectly
radiates energy.
36. Measured as the ability to identify black a) Green b) Yellow c) Black d) Blue
symbols (letters) on a white background at
a specific distance as the size of the 45. Color temperature of a Daylight fluorescent
symbols are varied. light source.
a) VISUAL ACUITY b) COLOR PERCEPTION a) 2100K b)3000K c)800K d) 7000K
c) COLOR RENDITION
46. Method of numerically of a light source to a
37. Device that generates light. reference lamp.
a) LAMPS b) BULBS a) Luminous efficacy b) CRI
c) LIGHT BULBS d) LIGHT FIXTURES c) Color Temperature
d) Spectral power distribution
38. This kind of lamps provide light
which is the emission of light caused by 47. Illuminates a specific visual function and
heating the filament. can influence the effectiveness of the
a) Incandescent b) Gaseous Discharge individual performing task.
c) Fluorescent d) Metal Halide a) Ambient Lighting b) Accent Lighting
c) Decorative Lighting d) Local Lighting

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 54. Alighting installation where the light source
48. Glare Zone is a zone _______ angle from is shielded by a panel that is parallel to the
the fixture’s vertical axis. wall at the top of a window.
a) above a 45° b) below 450 a) Cornice Lighting b) Cove Lighting
c) 300 d) 600 c) Valance Lighting d) Fluorescent Lighting

49. A type of glare that occurs when visibility is 55. A translucent glass refractor that redirects
impaired from excessive brightness. or scatters the light from a source.
a) Direct glare b) Reflected glare a) Lensed b) Diffuser
c) Discomfort glare d) Disability glare c) Troffer d) Wraparound

50. Category of Light Distribution Produced By 56. Lighting installation frequently used to
Luminaires that the Beam projection provide soft, background lighting.
distance and focusing ability characterize a) Cove Lighting b) Track Lighting
this luminaire. c) Directional Lighting
a) Highlighting b) Direct c) Semidirect d) Diffused lighting
d) General diffuse
57. A luminaire that emits an intense light and
51. A set of reflectors, filters, and lenses to fed that is capable of being pointed in
the light of fiber optic cables and a fixture any direction.
to distribute the light at the point of a) Floodlight b) High Bay Luminaires
illumination. c) Low Bay Luminaires d) Scones
a) Light pipe RSL b) Fiber optic RSL
c) Parabolic Aluminized Reflector 58. Canister-shaped luminaire with a shielded
d) Elliptical Reflector lamp that emits light downward.
a) Recessed Luminaires b) High Hat
52. Type of lamps rarely used in building c) Scones d) High Bay Luminaires
interiors because they produce a
monochromatic yellow light that 59. A luminaire provide ambient illumination in
renders even the most vibrant colors warehouses, gymnasiums, and retail
in the shade of yellow. superstores.
a) Low Pressure Sodium (LPS) a) High Bay Luminaires b) Scones
b) High Pressure Sodium (HPS) c) High Hat d) Low Bay Luminaires
c) Metal Halide Lamp d) CFL
60. Typically used for general illumination in
53. A linear luminaire constructed offices, retail spaces, and loading dock
of an inverted metal trough that serves as areas.
a fixture for fluorescent lighting lamps. a) High Bay Luminaires b) Scones
c) High Hat d) Low Bay Luminaires
a) Lensed b) Parabolic Louvered
c) Troffer d) Wraparound