Construction Supervisor License Exam Prep questions with answers

Construction Supervisor License Exam |\ |\ |\ |\




Prep questions with answers |\ |\ |\




You are about to begin the construction of an attached
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single car garage . The building official may require you to
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notify him of such before the start of work.
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A. seven business days
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B. one business day
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C. 48 hours
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D. 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. one business day
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How many types of construction are there ?
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A. 5 |\ |\




B. 6 |\ |\




C9 |\ |\




D. 10 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. 5
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What is the minimum height of the red or green letters on
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externally illuminated " EXIT " signs , in inches ?
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A. 4 |\




B. 5 |\ |\

,C. 6 |\ |\




D. 8 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. 6
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A building four stories high , greater than 30 feet from the
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closest building , equipped with an automatic sprinkler
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system , and constructed with two hour rated exterior
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bearing walls and an un - rated wood floor system ,
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housing a bank shall be classified as what type of
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construction
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B. IV |\




C. IIIA |\




D. IIIB - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. IIIB
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A wall has a two hour fire rating . What is the minimum
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opening protective assembly rating that can be used in
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that wall , in hours ?
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A. 1-1/2 |\ |\




B. 2 |\ |\




C. 1 |\




D. 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. 1-1/2
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Motels where the occupants are primarily transient in
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nature are a place where you stay less than
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,A. 30 days|\ |\ |\




B. 60 days|\ |\ |\




C. 90 days|\ |\ |\




D. 180 days - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. 30 days
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How far may handrails project into a passageway, aisle,
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ramp, corridor, or stair width? |\ |\ |\ |\




A. 3-1/2 inches
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B. 4 inches
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C. 5 inches
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D. 4-1/2 inches - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. 4-1/2 inches
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Manual fire alarm boxes must be at least _____ inches ,
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but not more than _____ inches to the activating handle or
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lever above the finished floor
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A. 36 " , 48 "
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B. 36 " , 54 "
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C. 42 " , 48 "
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D. 42 " , 54 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. 42 " , 48 "
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A two story high school building constructed on a
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concrete slab requires a sprinkler system when ________. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. The occupancy of the building is 300 or greater
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, B. The fire area in the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
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C. The area of the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
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D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. The fire
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area in the building is greater than 12,000 ft²
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What is the use group of a building that is used for a
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restaurant and seats no more than 40 people? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Assembly Group A - 1
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B. Assembly Group A - 2
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C. Business Group B
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D. Mercantile Group M - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C.
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Business Group B |\ |\




How long do automatic closing doors in fire rated walls
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and doors to corridors have to begin closing after the
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smoke detector is actuated ?|\ |\ |\ |\




A. ten seconds
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B. 30 seconds
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C. five seconds
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D. not after , but at the time the detector is actuated -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. ten seconds |\ |\ |\ |\




Automatic sprinkler systems are required throughout |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



buildings whose area is greater than 5000 square feet
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