CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR LICENSE
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
A wall has a two hour fire rating . What is the minimum opening protective
assembly rating that can be used in that wall , in hours ?
A. 1-1/2
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 1-1/2
Motels where the occupants are primarily transient in nature are a place where
you stay less than
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 180 days --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 30 days
How far may handrails project into a passageway, aisle, ramp, corridor, or stair
width?
A. 3-1/2 inches
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,B. 4 inches
C. 5 inches
D. 4-1/2 inches --CORRECT ANSWER--D. 4-1/2 inches
Manual fire alarm boxes must be at least _____ inches , but not more than
_____ inches to the activating handle or lever above the finished floor
A. 36 " , 48 "
B. 36 " , 54 "
C. 42 " , 48 "
D. 42 " , 54 --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 42 " , 48 "
A two story high school building constructed on a concrete slab requires a
sprinkler system when ________.
A. The occupancy of the building is 300 or greater
B. The fire area in the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
C. The area of the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--B. The fire area in the building is
greater than 12,000 ft²
What is the use group of a building that is used for a restaurant and seats no
more than 40 people?
A. Assembly Group A - 1
B. Assembly Group A - 2
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,C. Business Group B
D. Mercantile Group M --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Business Group B
You are about to begin the construction of an attached single car garage . The
building official may require you to notify him of such before the start of work.
A. seven business days
B. one business day
C. 48 hours
D. 72 hours --CORRECT ANSWER--B. one business day
How many types of construction are there ?
A. 5
B. 6
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D. 10 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 5
What is the minimum height of the red or green letters on externally illuminated
" EXIT " signs , in inches ?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
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, D. 8 --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 6
A building four stories high , greater than 30 feet from the closest building ,
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system , and constructed with two hour
rated exterior bearing walls and an un - rated wood floor system , housing a
bank shall be classified as what type of construction
A. IIA
B. IV
C. IIIA
D. IIIB --CORRECT ANSWER--D. IIIB
How long do automatic closing doors in fire rated walls and doors to corridors
have to begin closing after the smoke detector is actuated ?
A. ten seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. five seconds
D. not after , but at the time the detector is actuated --CORRECT ANSWER--A.
ten seconds
Automatic sprinkler systems are required throughout buildings whose area is
greater than 5000 square feet and/or occupancy load is 50 or greater , when
which one of the following use groups is located within any portion of a
building?
A. A - 2 restaurant
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EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
A wall has a two hour fire rating . What is the minimum opening protective
assembly rating that can be used in that wall , in hours ?
A. 1-1/2
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 1-1/2
Motels where the occupants are primarily transient in nature are a place where
you stay less than
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 180 days --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 30 days
How far may handrails project into a passageway, aisle, ramp, corridor, or stair
width?
A. 3-1/2 inches
pg. 1
,B. 4 inches
C. 5 inches
D. 4-1/2 inches --CORRECT ANSWER--D. 4-1/2 inches
Manual fire alarm boxes must be at least _____ inches , but not more than
_____ inches to the activating handle or lever above the finished floor
A. 36 " , 48 "
B. 36 " , 54 "
C. 42 " , 48 "
D. 42 " , 54 --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 42 " , 48 "
A two story high school building constructed on a concrete slab requires a
sprinkler system when ________.
A. The occupancy of the building is 300 or greater
B. The fire area in the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
C. The area of the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--B. The fire area in the building is
greater than 12,000 ft²
What is the use group of a building that is used for a restaurant and seats no
more than 40 people?
A. Assembly Group A - 1
B. Assembly Group A - 2
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,C. Business Group B
D. Mercantile Group M --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Business Group B
You are about to begin the construction of an attached single car garage . The
building official may require you to notify him of such before the start of work.
A. seven business days
B. one business day
C. 48 hours
D. 72 hours --CORRECT ANSWER--B. one business day
How many types of construction are there ?
A. 5
B. 6
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D. 10 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 5
What is the minimum height of the red or green letters on externally illuminated
" EXIT " signs , in inches ?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
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, D. 8 --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 6
A building four stories high , greater than 30 feet from the closest building ,
equipped with an automatic sprinkler system , and constructed with two hour
rated exterior bearing walls and an un - rated wood floor system , housing a
bank shall be classified as what type of construction
A. IIA
B. IV
C. IIIA
D. IIIB --CORRECT ANSWER--D. IIIB
How long do automatic closing doors in fire rated walls and doors to corridors
have to begin closing after the smoke detector is actuated ?
A. ten seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. five seconds
D. not after , but at the time the detector is actuated --CORRECT ANSWER--A.
ten seconds
Automatic sprinkler systems are required throughout buildings whose area is
greater than 5000 square feet and/or occupancy load is 50 or greater , when
which one of the following use groups is located within any portion of a
building?
A. A - 2 restaurant
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