Virginia VA LSC Landscape Service Contractor Exam Prep
1. What does LSC stand for in Virginia contractor licensing?
A. Landscape Service Contracting
B. Landscape Structural Construction
C. Land Survey Contracting
D. Lawn Service Certification
**Answer: A. Landscape Service Contracting
Rationale: LSC is the Virginia Board for Contractors abbreviation for Landscape Service
Contracting.
2. Which agency regulates Virginia contractor licenses?
A. Department of Transportation
B. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
C. Department of Agriculture only
D. State Corporation Commission only
**Answer: B. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Rationale: The Virginia Board for Contractors operates within DPOR.
3. Which board oversees contractor licensing in Virginia?
A. Board for Contractors
B. Board of Architects only
C. Board of Agriculture
D. Building Appeals Board
**Answer: A. Board for Contractors
Rationale: The Virginia Board for Contractors regulates contractor licensure.
4. What is the primary scope of LSC?
,A. Alteration or improvement of land areas not related to another classification or service
activity
B. Electrical installation
C. Plumbing installation
D. HVAC installation
**Answer: A. Alteration or improvement of land areas not related to another classification or
service activity
Rationale: This is the core regulatory definition of landscape service contracting.
5. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Excavation
B. Electrical wiring
C. Gas piping
D. Refrigeration
**Answer: A. Excavation
Rationale: Excavation is specifically included in the LSC specialty.
6. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Clearing
B. Boiler installation
C. Electrical panel installation
D. Gas appliance installation
**Answer: A. Clearing
Rationale: Land clearing is within the LSC scope.
7. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Grading
B. HVAC installation
C. Plumbing fixture installation
D. Electrical service installation
,**Answer: A. Grading
Rationale: Grading is specifically identified in the LSC definition.
8. What type of retaining wall work may LSC perform?
A. Retaining walls for landscaping purposes
B. Any structural building foundation automatically
C. Highway bridge walls
D. Industrial tank walls
**Answer: A. Retaining walls for landscaping purposes
Rationale: LSC specifically includes construction of retaining walls for landscaping purposes.
**9. What type of timbers are specifically included in LSC?
A. Landscaping timbers
B. Structural roof timbers
C. Bridge beams
D. Utility poles
**Answer: A. Landscaping timbers
Rationale: Placement of landscaping timbers is included in the LSC scope.
**10. What below-grade vegetation removal may LSC perform?
A. Removal of stumps and roots below grade
B. Removal of underground utilities
C. Removal of gas mains
D. Removal of sewer mains
**Answer: A. Removal of stumps and roots below grade
Rationale: The LSC definition expressly permits removal of stumps and roots below grade.
**11. Which activity is generally outside LSC unless separately authorized?
, A. Electrical wiring
B. Grading
C. Clearing
D. Landscaping retaining walls
**Answer: A. Electrical wiring
Rationale: Electrical contracting is a separate regulated classification/specialty.
**12. Which specialty specifically covers irrigation sprinkler systems?
A. ISC
B. LSC
C. ROC
D. PTC
**Answer: A. ISC
Rationale: ISC is Landscape Irrigation Contracting.
**13. What does ISC generally cover?
A. Installation, repair, improvement, or removal of irrigation sprinkler systems
B. Land grading only
C. Retaining walls only
D. Tree pruning only
**Answer: A. Installation, repair, improvement, or removal of irrigation sprinkler systems
Rationale: Landscape irrigation contracting is separately defined.
**14. Which activity is most clearly an LSC activity?
A. Excavating a residential yard for landscape improvement
B. Installing a furnace
C. Wiring a service panel
D. Installing a gas line
**Answer: A. Excavating a residential yard for landscape improvement
1. What does LSC stand for in Virginia contractor licensing?
A. Landscape Service Contracting
B. Landscape Structural Construction
C. Land Survey Contracting
D. Lawn Service Certification
**Answer: A. Landscape Service Contracting
Rationale: LSC is the Virginia Board for Contractors abbreviation for Landscape Service
Contracting.
2. Which agency regulates Virginia contractor licenses?
A. Department of Transportation
B. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
C. Department of Agriculture only
D. State Corporation Commission only
**Answer: B. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Rationale: The Virginia Board for Contractors operates within DPOR.
3. Which board oversees contractor licensing in Virginia?
A. Board for Contractors
B. Board of Architects only
C. Board of Agriculture
D. Building Appeals Board
**Answer: A. Board for Contractors
Rationale: The Virginia Board for Contractors regulates contractor licensure.
4. What is the primary scope of LSC?
,A. Alteration or improvement of land areas not related to another classification or service
activity
B. Electrical installation
C. Plumbing installation
D. HVAC installation
**Answer: A. Alteration or improvement of land areas not related to another classification or
service activity
Rationale: This is the core regulatory definition of landscape service contracting.
5. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Excavation
B. Electrical wiring
C. Gas piping
D. Refrigeration
**Answer: A. Excavation
Rationale: Excavation is specifically included in the LSC specialty.
6. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Clearing
B. Boiler installation
C. Electrical panel installation
D. Gas appliance installation
**Answer: A. Clearing
Rationale: Land clearing is within the LSC scope.
7. Which activity is expressly included in LSC?
A. Grading
B. HVAC installation
C. Plumbing fixture installation
D. Electrical service installation
,**Answer: A. Grading
Rationale: Grading is specifically identified in the LSC definition.
8. What type of retaining wall work may LSC perform?
A. Retaining walls for landscaping purposes
B. Any structural building foundation automatically
C. Highway bridge walls
D. Industrial tank walls
**Answer: A. Retaining walls for landscaping purposes
Rationale: LSC specifically includes construction of retaining walls for landscaping purposes.
**9. What type of timbers are specifically included in LSC?
A. Landscaping timbers
B. Structural roof timbers
C. Bridge beams
D. Utility poles
**Answer: A. Landscaping timbers
Rationale: Placement of landscaping timbers is included in the LSC scope.
**10. What below-grade vegetation removal may LSC perform?
A. Removal of stumps and roots below grade
B. Removal of underground utilities
C. Removal of gas mains
D. Removal of sewer mains
**Answer: A. Removal of stumps and roots below grade
Rationale: The LSC definition expressly permits removal of stumps and roots below grade.
**11. Which activity is generally outside LSC unless separately authorized?
, A. Electrical wiring
B. Grading
C. Clearing
D. Landscaping retaining walls
**Answer: A. Electrical wiring
Rationale: Electrical contracting is a separate regulated classification/specialty.
**12. Which specialty specifically covers irrigation sprinkler systems?
A. ISC
B. LSC
C. ROC
D. PTC
**Answer: A. ISC
Rationale: ISC is Landscape Irrigation Contracting.
**13. What does ISC generally cover?
A. Installation, repair, improvement, or removal of irrigation sprinkler systems
B. Land grading only
C. Retaining walls only
D. Tree pruning only
**Answer: A. Installation, repair, improvement, or removal of irrigation sprinkler systems
Rationale: Landscape irrigation contracting is separately defined.
**14. Which activity is most clearly an LSC activity?
A. Excavating a residential yard for landscape improvement
B. Installing a furnace
C. Wiring a service panel
D. Installing a gas line
**Answer: A. Excavating a residential yard for landscape improvement
