ICC General Requirements (GR) Practice Exam 2026/2027 – Verified Questions and Answers with Top Scores, Study Guides, and Mock Tests

ICC General Requirements (GR) Practice Exam 2026/2027 –
Verified Questions and Answers with Top Scores, Study Guides,
and Mock Tests




1. Who can waive the requirement of special inspections on work
of a minor nature?

 The Building Inspector (IBC 1704.2.1)
 Owner Or Owners Agent (IBC 1704.2)
 The Building Official and the Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)
 The Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.3)
 ✔ The Building Official and the Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)


2. Who shall the special inspector demonstrate competence to?

 The Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.3)
 Contractor (IBC 1704.2.4)
 Owner or owners agent (IBC 1704.2)
 The Building Official (IBC 1704.2.1)
 ✔ The Building Official (IBC 1704.2.1)


3. Whenever strength test specimens are cast, what other tests
should be performed?

 the Registered Design Professional
 ✔ Temperature, slump, and air content (IBC 1705.3)
 The Building Official and the Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)
 design data from concrete mix and approve it (IBC Table 1705.3)

, 4. Who has the legal authority to enforce the "Special
Inspections" provisions of the building code?

 Continuous special inspection
 Building Official, Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)
 The Building Official and the Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)
 ✔ building official (SIM 2012 Ch 3)


5. Rebar placement for wall panels for a two-story tilt-up in
Seismic Design Category D requires what type of special
inspection?

 D, E, or F (IBC 1704.6.1)
 The Building Official (IBC 1704.2.1)
 Periodic (IBC 1705.3)
 Contractor (IBC 1704.2.4)
 ✔ Periodic (IBC 1705.3)


6. Who is responsible for preparing statements of special
inspections?

 The Building Official (IBC 1704.2.1)
 The Building Official and the Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.2.4)
 ✔ The Registered Design Professional (IBC 1704.3)
 The Building Inspector (IBC 1704.2.1)


7. Part-time or intermittent observation of work requiring special
inspection is:

 Periodic inspection is
 Special inspection reviews the ___ while jurisdictional inspection reviews ___.
 A special inspector is responsible for all the following except
 Special inspections are in addition to the ___ performed by the city inspector and the ___
performed by the Registered Design Professional.
 ✔ Periodic inspection is