ILLUMINATION OBJECTIVES TYPE QUESTIONS

1. The brightness of light source is called its luminous intensity whose

unit is __________.
a. Candela
b. Flux
c. Lumen
d. Foot-candle
2. The luminous flux emitted in unit solid angle by a uniform source
having a luminous intensity of I candela is called
a. Luminance
b. Flux
c. Lumen
d. Foot-candle
3. The study of illumination involves ___________.
a. Design of lighting system
b. Study of lighting and wiring system
c. Calculation of wiring sizes for various lighting fixtures
d. Study of photometry and its application
4. Energy radiated continuously in the form of lighting waves is
called___________.
a. Luminous intensity
b. Luminous flux
c. Lumen
d. Illumination
5. The principle of working of a high-pressure mercury vapor lamp is that
_______________.
a. The radiation from the discharge excites a fluorescent material
b. The radiation is produced directly by the discharge
c. The radiation is produced by the argon gas
d. Very high voltage is needed to start the discharge
6. Low pressure in a fluorescent tube is obtained by ____________.
a. High starting voltage
b. Low current density
c. High current density
d. Low starting voltage
7. The luminous intensity is defined as ______________.
a. Lumens per square meter
b. Luminous flux per unit solid angle
c. Illumination per square meter
d. Candela per unit solid angle
8. The real image formed by a spherical mirror is _________ relative to
its object.
a. Erect
b. Inverted
c. Smaller
 d. Larger
9. The illumination at a point of surface is the luminous flux per unit
area of the surface and its unit is __________.
a. Lux
b. Lumen
c. Candela
d. Candela power
10. Maintenance factor or depreciation factor takes account of
a. Effect of dust, dirt and fall in light output of the lamp during its
life
b. Depreciation in capital cost of the installation
c. Effect of dust, dirt and the type of the lamp used
d. Condition of the room and the type of the lamp used
11. An object farther from a converging lens than its focal point
always has a/an ____________ image.
a. Inverted
b. The same in size
c. Virtual
d. Smaller size
12. The illumination of a surface is ____________.
a. Directly proportional to its distance from the source
b. Inversely proportional to its distance from the source
c. Directly proportional to the square of its distance from the source
d. Inversely proportional to the square of its distance from the source
13. The luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in _________.
a. Watts
b. Lumens
c. Lux
d. Candela
14. Dispersion is used to describe the
a. Splitting of white light into its component colors
b. Propagation of light in the straight lines
c. Bending of a beam when it goes from one medium to another
d. Bending of beam light when it strikes a mirror
15. To use lumen method of design, you must first find:
a. Room index and the lumens
b. Room index and then coefficient of utilization
c. Light distribution from polar curve and the coefficient of
utilization
d. Coefficient of utilization and then room index
16. Total internal reflection can occur when light passes from one
medium to another.
a. That has lower index of refraction
b. That has a higher index of refraction
c. That has the same index of refraction
d. At less than the critical angle
17. It is defined as the intensity of light per unit area.
a. Lux
b. Lumen
c. Illumination
d. Foot-candle
18. Is a production of light by means of electricity and its
applications to provide efficient, comfortable and safe vision.
a. Brightness
b. Quantity of light
c. Quality of light
d. Electric illumination
19. Refers to the amount of illumination or luminous flux per unit
area. It can be measured and easily handled because it deals with the
number of light fixtures required for a certain area.
a. Brightness
b. Quantity of light
c. Quality of light
d. Electric illumination
20. Refers to the distribution of brightness in the lighting
installation. It deals with the essential nature or characteristics of
light.
a. Brightness
b. Quantity of light
c. Quality of light
d. Electric illumination
21. Is the light that seems to radiate from an object being viewed.
a. Brightness
b. Contrast
c. Glare
d. Diffuseness
22. Is a strong, steady, dazzling light or reflection. The quality of
the lighting system must also include the visual comfort of the system.
a. Brightness
b. Contrast
c. Glare
d. Diffuseness
23. Refers to the control of shadows cast by light. It is the degree
to which light is shadowless, and is therefore a function of the number
of directions to which light collides with a particular point and the
comparative intensities.
a. Perfect diffusion
b. Contrast
c. Glare
d. Diffuseness
24. Is the difference in brightness ratio between an object and its
background.
 a. Brightness
b. Contrast
c. Glare
d. Diffuse
25. It is the quality attribute by which we recognize and describe
colors as red, blue, yellow, green and so on.
a. Perfect diffusion
b. Brightness
c. Hue
d. Saturation
26. It is the difference between the sultant colors of the same hue,
such as white is the most brilliant of the neutral colors while black
is the least.
a. Perfect diffusion
b. Brilliance or value
c. Hue
d. Saturation
27. Is an equal intensity of light clashing from all directions
producing no shadows.
a. Perfect diffusion
b. Brightness
c. Hue
d. Saturation
28. Luminance efficiency is minimum for a ____________.
a. Fluorescent tube
b. High wattage light bulb.
c. Mercury vapor lamp
d. Low wattage light bulb
29. The principle of working of a high-pressure mercury vapor lamp is
that ______________.
a. The radiation from the discharge excites a fluorescent material
b. The radiation is produced directly by the discharge
c. The radiation is produced by the argon gas
d. Very high voltage is needed to start the discharge
30. Founded the wave theory of light.
a. Francesco Grimaldi
b. Edward Appleton
c. James Clerk Maxwell
d. Christian Huygens
31. Is the difference from the purity of the colors. Colors of light
of high saturation must be used in a well-lit space.
a. Perfect diffusion
b. Brightness
c. Hue
d. Saturation or chromate
32. The SI unit of foot-candle
 a. Lumens/area
b. Area/lumens
c. Lux
d. Lamberts
33. When the light on an illuminated area is focused downward coming
directly from the lighting fixture.
a. Semi-direct lighting
b. Direct lighting
c. Indirect lighting
d. Semi-indirect lighting
34. A lighting arrangement wherein 5% to 25% of the light is directed
downward with more than half of the light focused upward and reflected
from the ceiling.
a. Semi-direct lighting
b. Direct lighting
c. Indirect lighting
d. Semi-indirect lighting
35. When the predominant light on the illuminated area is fed
directly from the lighting units wherein the greater amount of light is
obtained from the ceiling through reflection.
a. Semi-direct lighting
b. Direct lighting
c. Indirect lighting
d. Semi-indirect lighting
36. When the light is diffused and reflected from a wide ceiling
area. This kind of lighting produces a soft and subdued effect due to
low brightness and absence of sharp shadows.
a. Semi-direct lighting
b. Direct lighting
c. Indirect lighting
d. Semi-indirect lighting
37. It is defined as the whole of the equipment provided for lighting
the roadway comprising the lamps luminaries, means of support and
electrical installations including other auxiliaries.
a. Lighting installation
b. Lighting system
c. Road width
d. Luminaire
38. Is housing for one or more lamps comprising a body and any
refractor, diffuser or enclosure associated with the lamps.
a. Lighting installation
b. Lighting system
c. Road width
d. Luminaire
39. Is the distance between the edges of the road curbs measured at
right angles to the length of the roadway.
 a. Outreach
b. Lighting system
c. Road width
d. Luminaire
40. Refers to an array of luminaries having a characteristic of light
distribution.
a. Mounting height
b. Lighting system
c. Outreach
d. Luminaire
41. Refers to the vertical distance between the center of the
luminaire and the surface of the roadway.
a. Mounting height
b. Lighting system
c. Outreach
d. Luminaire
42. Is the distance measured horizontally between the outer of the
column or wall face or lamp post and the center of the luminaries.
a. Spacing
b. Overhang
c. Outreach
d. Luminaire
43. Is the distance between the successive luminaries in an
installation.
a. Spacing
b. Overhang
c. Outreach
d. Luminaire
44. Is the horizontal distance between the center of luminaries and
the adjacent edge of the road.
a. Spacing
b. Overhang
c. Outreach
d. Luminaire
45. Although the average efficiency of a 400W high pressure mercury
vapor lamp is high, its main disadvantages are ____________.
a. High cost color distortion and high copper loss
b. Color distortion, stroboscopic effect and cannot be started
immediately
c. High cost can not be started immediately and high copper loss
d. Needs a capacitor, choking oil and a starter
46. The minimum illumination recommendation for reading is ________.
a. 8000 cd
b. 8000 lx
c. 8000 lm
d. 800 W
47. Energy radiated continuously in the form of lighting waves is
called __________.
a. Luminous intensity
b. Luminous flux
c. Lumen
d. Illumination
48. This type of automatic control initiation responds to sensor
indicated field conditions via an information feedback loop.
a. Control system
b. Static control
c. Dynamic control
d. Remote control
49. Are the means by which the switching and dimming functions
operates. It includes from simple wall switches, through time switches
and dimmers of all sorts.
a. Control devices
b. Control system
c. Control functions
d. None of these
50. Is the entire assembly of control and signal initiating equipment
together with their interconnections plus the microprocessors and
programmable controllers.
a. Control devices
b. Control system
c. Control functions
d. None of these