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The VA-JP exam has 80 questions and runs 3 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free VA-JP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Virginia Journeyman Plumber Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A Virginia journeyman plumber moves to a new residence and wants Board mail sent to a post office box. Which action keeps the license record compliant?
Correct answer: B - Notify the Board in writing within 30 days and include a physical address
After licensure, a Virginia journeyman plumber is convicted of misdemeanor theft, and the appeal period has elapsed. What does the regulation require?
Correct answer: D - Notify the Board in writing within 30 days
A plumber's license expired 18 months ago. The plumber completed the required three hours of approved code-update education and has not performed regulated work since expiration. The proper path back to active status is to:
Correct answer: A - Apply for reinstatement and remain out of regulated work until the license is active
A tradesman can install, repair, and maintain plumbing in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and according to plans and specifications, but the facts do not establish master-level planning, layout, or supervision. Which credential level is described?
Correct answer: C - Journeyman plumber
Each applicant below is at least 18 years old, and all stated training and experience have been accepted as plumbing-related. Who meets a current journeyman-plumber examination-approval route?
Correct answer: B - Seven years of practical experience plus 40 hours of formal vocational training
The Board finds that a licensee knowingly allowed an unlicensed person to use the license and also furnished materially false information during renewal. Which range of sanctions is legally available to the Board?
Correct answer: D - Remedial education, a monetary penalty, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew
A 3-inch horizontal building drain must run 72 feet between fixed points. The surveyed elevations provide 8 inches of fall. What is the minimum change needed to meet the required 1/8-inch-per-foot slope?
Correct answer: A - Lower the downstream invert 1 inch, providing 9 inches of total fall
During rough-in, a 2-inch horizontal fixture branch enters a 3-inch horizontal drain through a sanitary tee laid on its back. The fitting should be changed to a:
Correct answer: C - Wye or combination wye and one-eighth bend aligned with flow
For a 4-inch stack serving more than three branch intervals, the applicable limits are 500 DFU total and 90 DFU in any one branch interval. A proposed stack carries 480 DFU total, with 95 DFU entering at one interval. How should the layout be evaluated?
Correct answer: B - Noncompliant, because the 95-DFU interval exceeds the 90-DFU limit
A 2-inch trap arm runs 7 feet to its vent and drops 2.5 inches before the vent connection. The maximum developed length is 8 feet, and the trap arm may not fall more than one pipe diameter before venting. What makes this arrangement noncompliant?
Correct answer: D - The 2.5-inch fall exceeds one 2-inch pipe diameter
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