IBC Test Bank Updated 2023-2024 Actual
Questions with all the correct answers
Buildings that contain materials that pose a detonation hazard shall be classified as
Group ____ Answer- GROUP H-1
A group I-1 occupancy shall include a building or part thereof for more than ____
persons who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised environment and receive
custodial care. Answer- 16
Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in
which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used are classified as Group ____
Answer- H-5
Buildings and structures that contain materials that are health hazards shall be
classified as Group ____ where the amounts exceed the maximum allowable quantities.
Answer- H-4
Buildings or structures that contain materials that readily support combustion or present
a physical hazard shall be classified as Group ____ Answer- H-3
Buildings and structures that contain materials that present a deflagration hazard or a
hazard from accelerated burning shall be classified as Group ____ Answer- H-2
A Group I-1 assisted living facility where the care recipients may require limited verbal
or physical assistance during egress activities is considered condition ____ Answer- 2
Hospitals, nursing homes and similar medical care facilities shall be classified as Group
_____ occupancies. Answer- I-2
Nursing homes are considered to be Group I-2, Condition ____ occupancies. Answer-
1
A Group I-3 occupancy shall include buildings that are inhabited by more than ____
persons who are under restraint or security. Answer- five (5)
Rooms and spaces within places of religious worship providing custodial care during
religious functions shall be classified as ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ . Answer- part
of the primary occupancy
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and department stores are examples of Group ____
occupancies. Answer- M
,Owner occupied lodging houses with ____ or fewer guest rooms and ____ or fewer total
occupants are permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International
Residential Code. Answer- five (5), ten (10)
Transient hotels and motels are examples of Group ____ occupancies. Answer- R-1
A room used for storage purposes that is ____ to another occupancy shall be classified
as part of that occupancy. Answer- accessory
Apartment houses are considered Group ____ occupancies. Answer- R-2
Facilities for more than five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff, who reside
on a 24-hour basis in a residential environment and receive custodial care are Group
____ occupancies. Answer- R-4
Nontransient congregate living facilities with ____ or fewer occupants are classified as
Group R-3 occupancies. Answer- 16
Buildings used for storage that are not classified as a hazardous occupancy are
classified as Group ____. Answer- S
Barns, private garages, tanks, and towers are all examples of Group _____
occupances. Answer- U
In a covered mall building, a fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between
_________ and the mall. Answer- tenant spaces
In determining required means of egress of the mall in a covered mall building,
occupant load factor (OLF) is not required to be less than ____ and shall not exceed
____ Answer- 30, 50.
When a tenant space in an open or covered mall building has an occupant load of ____
or more, not less than two means of egress shall be provided. Answer- 50
The maximum distance of travel from any point within a mall or a covered mall building
to an exit shall not exceed ____ feet. Answer- 200
In a covered mall building, the minimum width of an exit passageway or corridor from a
mall shall be ____ inches. Answer- 66
The aggregate clear egress width of the mall in either a covered or open mall building
shall be not less than _____ feet. Answer- 20
Within each individual tenant space in a covered or open mall building, the distance of
travel from any point to an exit or entrance to the mall shall be not greater than ____
feet. Answer- 200
, Covered mall buildings exceeding ____ square feet shall be provided with emergency
power systems that are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm communication
system. Answer- 50,000
In a high-rise building, every required interior exit stairway serving floors more than 75
feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be a ___ ___.
Answer- smoke-proof enclosure.
In high-rise buildings, electrically powered fire pumps are classified as ___ power loads.
Answer- emergency
Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a ____ -hour fire barrier.
Answer- 1
The provisions of Section 405 Underground Buildings apply to building spaces having a
floor level used for human occupancy more than ____ feet below the finished floor of
the lowest level of exit discharge. Answer- 30
A building having a floor level more than ____ feet below the finished floor of the lowest
level of exit discharge shall be divided into a minimum of two compartments of
approximately equal size. Answer- 60
Carports open on fewer than two sides shall be considered to be a ____ Answer-
garage
Repair garage floors shall be of ____ or similar non-combustible and nonabsorbent
materials Answer- concrete
Repair garages shall be _____ ventilated in accordance with the International
Mechanical Code Answer- mechanically ventilated
Motor vehicle service station canopies under which fuels are dispensed shall have a
clear, unobstructed height of not less than ____ ____ to the lowest projecting element in
the vehicle drive-through area. Answer- 13 feet 6 inches
Openings from a parking garage directly into a room used for ____ ____ shall not be
permitted Answer- sleeping purposes
In public parking garages, vehicle barriers, where required, must be a minimum of ____
____ in height. Answer- 2 feet 9 inches
In public parking garages, the clear height of each floor level in vehicle and pedestrian
traffic areas shall be not less than ____ feet. Answer- 7
Questions with all the correct answers
Buildings that contain materials that pose a detonation hazard shall be classified as
Group ____ Answer- GROUP H-1
A group I-1 occupancy shall include a building or part thereof for more than ____
persons who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised environment and receive
custodial care. Answer- 16
Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in
which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used are classified as Group ____
Answer- H-5
Buildings and structures that contain materials that are health hazards shall be
classified as Group ____ where the amounts exceed the maximum allowable quantities.
Answer- H-4
Buildings or structures that contain materials that readily support combustion or present
a physical hazard shall be classified as Group ____ Answer- H-3
Buildings and structures that contain materials that present a deflagration hazard or a
hazard from accelerated burning shall be classified as Group ____ Answer- H-2
A Group I-1 assisted living facility where the care recipients may require limited verbal
or physical assistance during egress activities is considered condition ____ Answer- 2
Hospitals, nursing homes and similar medical care facilities shall be classified as Group
_____ occupancies. Answer- I-2
Nursing homes are considered to be Group I-2, Condition ____ occupancies. Answer-
1
A Group I-3 occupancy shall include buildings that are inhabited by more than ____
persons who are under restraint or security. Answer- five (5)
Rooms and spaces within places of religious worship providing custodial care during
religious functions shall be classified as ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ . Answer- part
of the primary occupancy
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and department stores are examples of Group ____
occupancies. Answer- M
,Owner occupied lodging houses with ____ or fewer guest rooms and ____ or fewer total
occupants are permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International
Residential Code. Answer- five (5), ten (10)
Transient hotels and motels are examples of Group ____ occupancies. Answer- R-1
A room used for storage purposes that is ____ to another occupancy shall be classified
as part of that occupancy. Answer- accessory
Apartment houses are considered Group ____ occupancies. Answer- R-2
Facilities for more than five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff, who reside
on a 24-hour basis in a residential environment and receive custodial care are Group
____ occupancies. Answer- R-4
Nontransient congregate living facilities with ____ or fewer occupants are classified as
Group R-3 occupancies. Answer- 16
Buildings used for storage that are not classified as a hazardous occupancy are
classified as Group ____. Answer- S
Barns, private garages, tanks, and towers are all examples of Group _____
occupances. Answer- U
In a covered mall building, a fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between
_________ and the mall. Answer- tenant spaces
In determining required means of egress of the mall in a covered mall building,
occupant load factor (OLF) is not required to be less than ____ and shall not exceed
____ Answer- 30, 50.
When a tenant space in an open or covered mall building has an occupant load of ____
or more, not less than two means of egress shall be provided. Answer- 50
The maximum distance of travel from any point within a mall or a covered mall building
to an exit shall not exceed ____ feet. Answer- 200
In a covered mall building, the minimum width of an exit passageway or corridor from a
mall shall be ____ inches. Answer- 66
The aggregate clear egress width of the mall in either a covered or open mall building
shall be not less than _____ feet. Answer- 20
Within each individual tenant space in a covered or open mall building, the distance of
travel from any point to an exit or entrance to the mall shall be not greater than ____
feet. Answer- 200
, Covered mall buildings exceeding ____ square feet shall be provided with emergency
power systems that are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm communication
system. Answer- 50,000
In a high-rise building, every required interior exit stairway serving floors more than 75
feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be a ___ ___.
Answer- smoke-proof enclosure.
In high-rise buildings, electrically powered fire pumps are classified as ___ power loads.
Answer- emergency
Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a ____ -hour fire barrier.
Answer- 1
The provisions of Section 405 Underground Buildings apply to building spaces having a
floor level used for human occupancy more than ____ feet below the finished floor of
the lowest level of exit discharge. Answer- 30
A building having a floor level more than ____ feet below the finished floor of the lowest
level of exit discharge shall be divided into a minimum of two compartments of
approximately equal size. Answer- 60
Carports open on fewer than two sides shall be considered to be a ____ Answer-
garage
Repair garage floors shall be of ____ or similar non-combustible and nonabsorbent
materials Answer- concrete
Repair garages shall be _____ ventilated in accordance with the International
Mechanical Code Answer- mechanically ventilated
Motor vehicle service station canopies under which fuels are dispensed shall have a
clear, unobstructed height of not less than ____ ____ to the lowest projecting element in
the vehicle drive-through area. Answer- 13 feet 6 inches
Openings from a parking garage directly into a room used for ____ ____ shall not be
permitted Answer- sleeping purposes
In public parking garages, vehicle barriers, where required, must be a minimum of ____
____ in height. Answer- 2 feet 9 inches
In public parking garages, the clear height of each floor level in vehicle and pedestrian
traffic areas shall be not less than ____ feet. Answer- 7
