Conduit elbows are usually located at:

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ALP CBT 2 Electrician Official Paper (Held On: 23 Jan 2019 Shift 3)

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An electrical conduit is a tube used to protect and route electrical wiring in a building or structure. Electrical conduit may be made of metal, plastic, fiber, or fired clay.
Most conduits are rigid, but flexible conduit is used for some purposes. Conduit is generally installed by electricians at the site of installation of electrical equipment.
An elbow is an engineering term and they are classified as 90 deg or 45 deg, short or long radius.
Elbows have industrial standards and have limitations to size, bend radius and angle. The angles are usually 45 deg or 90 degrees.
As elbows are pre fabricated, cast or butt welded, they can be sharp like right angles and return elbows which are 180 degrees.
Conduit elbows are usually located at sharp ends.