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North Carolina Water Well Contractor Exam
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Where different sections of the code specify different
requirements, the _____ requirement shall apply.
a. general
b. most restrictive
c. least restrictive
d. specific - Answer-B (P102.1)
Existing plumbing systems must be brought into
compliance with the IPC if the system is _____.
a. repaired
b. added on to
c. a hazard to property
d. nonconforming - Answer-C (P102.2)
Where code provisions are in conflict with the referenced
standard, the _____ provisions shall apply.
a. code
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b. referenced standard
c. most restrictive
d. more specific - Answer-A (P102.8.1)
Where code officials finds that a proposed alternative
material does not comply with the intent of the code
provisions, the code official shall _____.
a. request additional information from the manufacturer
b. state the reason for disapproval in writing to the
applicant
c. contact a third-party agency to authorize additional
testing
d. place limitations on the use of the alternative material -
Answer-B (P105.2)
For materials not specifically covered by the code,
supporting data necessary to verify compliance with the
code must include _____.
a. a referenced standard
b. research reports
c. testing and listing
d. the manufacturer's instructions - Answer-B (P105.2)
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Tests performed by _____ may be required by the code
official where there is insufficient evidence of code
compliance.
a. the owner
b. the contractor
c. an approved agency
d. a design professional - Answer-C (P105.3.2)
Required department records shall be retained _____.
a. permanently
b. as required by the code official
c. for as long as the building is in existence
d. as required for public record - Answer-D (P104.7)
The code official be appointed by the _____.
a. chief appointing authority
b. building official
c. director of the plumbing inspection department
d. jurisdiction attorney - Answer-A (P103.2)
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The prescribed portions of the standards referenced in the
IPC and listed in Chapter 15 are considered _____.
a. requirements
b. guidelines
c. alternatives
d. modifications - Answer-A (102.8)
The International Residential Code (IRC) is applicable to
plumbing work in townhouses not more than _____ in
height with a separate means of egress.
a. 35 feet
b. 45 feet
c. three stories
d. four stories - Answer-C (P101.2, exception)
The provisions of the appendices do not apply unless
_____.
a. referenced in this code
b. applicable to specific conditions
c. specifically adopted
d. relevant to fire or life safety - Answer-C (P102.2)
North Carolina Water Well Contractor Exam
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Where different sections of the code specify different
requirements, the _____ requirement shall apply.
a. general
b. most restrictive
c. least restrictive
d. specific - Answer-B (P102.1)
Existing plumbing systems must be brought into
compliance with the IPC if the system is _____.
a. repaired
b. added on to
c. a hazard to property
d. nonconforming - Answer-C (P102.2)
Where code provisions are in conflict with the referenced
standard, the _____ provisions shall apply.
a. code
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b. referenced standard
c. most restrictive
d. more specific - Answer-A (P102.8.1)
Where code officials finds that a proposed alternative
material does not comply with the intent of the code
provisions, the code official shall _____.
a. request additional information from the manufacturer
b. state the reason for disapproval in writing to the
applicant
c. contact a third-party agency to authorize additional
testing
d. place limitations on the use of the alternative material -
Answer-B (P105.2)
For materials not specifically covered by the code,
supporting data necessary to verify compliance with the
code must include _____.
a. a referenced standard
b. research reports
c. testing and listing
d. the manufacturer's instructions - Answer-B (P105.2)
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Tests performed by _____ may be required by the code
official where there is insufficient evidence of code
compliance.
a. the owner
b. the contractor
c. an approved agency
d. a design professional - Answer-C (P105.3.2)
Required department records shall be retained _____.
a. permanently
b. as required by the code official
c. for as long as the building is in existence
d. as required for public record - Answer-D (P104.7)
The code official be appointed by the _____.
a. chief appointing authority
b. building official
c. director of the plumbing inspection department
d. jurisdiction attorney - Answer-A (P103.2)
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The prescribed portions of the standards referenced in the
IPC and listed in Chapter 15 are considered _____.
a. requirements
b. guidelines
c. alternatives
d. modifications - Answer-A (102.8)
The International Residential Code (IRC) is applicable to
plumbing work in townhouses not more than _____ in
height with a separate means of egress.
a. 35 feet
b. 45 feet
c. three stories
d. four stories - Answer-C (P101.2, exception)
The provisions of the appendices do not apply unless
_____.
a. referenced in this code
b. applicable to specific conditions
c. specifically adopted
d. relevant to fire or life safety - Answer-C (P102.2)
