Free mock exam
Standards and design — Fibre Optics Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: all 30 questions on Standards and design, drawn from the wider Fibre Optics bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 30
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — the questions are reshuffled, with the answer order changed.
Sample questions
01A loose-tube fibre cable will run in external duct between two buildings. Which part of the BS EN 50174 series covers cabling outside buildings?
- ABS EN 50310
- BBS EN 50174-2
- CBS EN 50174-1
- DBS EN 50174-3
Why: BS EN 50174-3 deals with cabling outside buildings. BS EN 50174-2 is tempting because it is the part named most often, but it covers planning and practice inside buildings. BS EN 50174-1 is the installation specification and quality assurance, and BS EN 50310 is the bonding standard.
02A facilities manager wants a rule for how the cabling and its containment are documented and labelled, and how moves and changes are recorded. Which standard defines that administration?
- AISO/IEC 11801-1
- BIEC 60825-1:2014
- CIEC 61280-4-2
- DIEC 61300-3-35
Why: ISO/IEC 11801-1 defines administration: documenting the cabling and its containment, labelling its parts and recording moves, additions and changes. IEC 61300-3-35 is tempting because it also deals with records of a sort, but it only covers end-face inspection. IEC 61280-4-2 is a loss test method and IEC 60825-1:2014 classifies laser products.
03The client’s new multimode backbone uses bend-insensitive multimode fibre. Which test standard’s current edition added that fibre to its scope?
- AIEC 61300-3-35 Ed. 3
- BIEC 61280-4-1 Ed. 3
- CIEC 61280-4-2 Ed. 2
- DISO/IEC 14763-3:2014
Why: IEC 61280-4-1 Ed. 3 (2019) is the attenuation method for installed multimode cabling, and that edition added bend-insensitive multimode fibre. IEC 61280-4-2 is tempting as it is the same family, but it is the singlemode method. ISO/IEC 14763-3 refers to those methods rather than defining them, and IEC 61300-3-35 is end-face inspection.
Common questions
Is the Standards and design mock exam free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count as a qualification?
No. This is independent practice material and does not award a qualification, card or certificate. Where a subject has a formal qualification or card, you gain it through an approved provider.