NFPA 101 Life Safety Code Exam | ULTIMATE
QUESTION BANK WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
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1. Under NFPA 101-2021, Chapter 7, the minimum
clear width for a means of egress serving an
occupant load of 100 persons in a new business
occupancy is:
A) 22 inches
B) 28 inches
C) 32 inches
D) 36 inches
Correct answer: D
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires minimum 36 inches for
new business occupancies with occupant load over
49; 28 inches is permitted for loads under 50 but only
for existing buildings.
2. A hospital corridor in a new construction project
has a dead end corridor measuring 25 feet from the
nearest exit access. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 18,
this dead end is:
,A) Permissible up to 30 feet
B) Permissible up to 20 feet
C) Not permissible; dead ends prohibited in new
hospitals
D) Permissible with sprinklers only
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 limits dead-end corridors in new
health care occupancies to 20 feet; 25 feet exceeds
the limit regardless of sprinkler protection.
3. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 11, the maximum travel
distance to an exit from any point in a new
unsprinklered educational occupancy (K-12) is:
A) 150 feet
B) 200 feet
C) 250 feet
D) 300 feet
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 limits travel distance to 200 feet
in new educational occupancies without sprinklers;
sprinklers increase the limit to 250 feet.
,4. A stairwell door in a new apartment building is
required to have a fire resistance rating of at least 1
hour. Under NFPA 101, the door must also be
equipped with:
A) A latch or lock that releases upon fire alarm
B) A self-closing device and positive latching
mechanism
C) A vision panel of at least 100 square inches
D) An automatic opening device at 150°F
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires stairwell doors to be
self-closing and self-latching; automatic release
latches are permitted for security but must release
upon fire alarm.
5. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 12, a new detention and
correctional occupancy housing 50 inmates must
have at least how many remotely located exits from
each floor?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
, D) 4
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires a minimum of 2
remotely located exits from each floor for occupant
loads between 50 and 500; remote means at least
one-half the diagonal distance apart.
6. A 3-story office building has an occupant load of
150 persons per floor. Under NFPA 101, the required
total egress capacity from the second floor (in
inches) is:
A) 50 inches
B) 75 inches
C) 100 inches
D) 125 inches
Correct answer: C
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires 0.2 inches of exit width
per person for stairways (150 × 0.2 = 30 inches) but
0.15 inches per person for level components;
however, total means of egress must be calculated
per floor with stairways contributing to total capacity.
QUESTION BANK WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
1. Under NFPA 101-2021, Chapter 7, the minimum
clear width for a means of egress serving an
occupant load of 100 persons in a new business
occupancy is:
A) 22 inches
B) 28 inches
C) 32 inches
D) 36 inches
Correct answer: D
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires minimum 36 inches for
new business occupancies with occupant load over
49; 28 inches is permitted for loads under 50 but only
for existing buildings.
2. A hospital corridor in a new construction project
has a dead end corridor measuring 25 feet from the
nearest exit access. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 18,
this dead end is:
,A) Permissible up to 30 feet
B) Permissible up to 20 feet
C) Not permissible; dead ends prohibited in new
hospitals
D) Permissible with sprinklers only
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 limits dead-end corridors in new
health care occupancies to 20 feet; 25 feet exceeds
the limit regardless of sprinkler protection.
3. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 11, the maximum travel
distance to an exit from any point in a new
unsprinklered educational occupancy (K-12) is:
A) 150 feet
B) 200 feet
C) 250 feet
D) 300 feet
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 limits travel distance to 200 feet
in new educational occupancies without sprinklers;
sprinklers increase the limit to 250 feet.
,4. A stairwell door in a new apartment building is
required to have a fire resistance rating of at least 1
hour. Under NFPA 101, the door must also be
equipped with:
A) A latch or lock that releases upon fire alarm
B) A self-closing device and positive latching
mechanism
C) A vision panel of at least 100 square inches
D) An automatic opening device at 150°F
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires stairwell doors to be
self-closing and self-latching; automatic release
latches are permitted for security but must release
upon fire alarm.
5. Under NFPA 101, Chapter 12, a new detention and
correctional occupancy housing 50 inmates must
have at least how many remotely located exits from
each floor?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
, D) 4
Correct answer: B
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires a minimum of 2
remotely located exits from each floor for occupant
loads between 50 and 500; remote means at least
one-half the diagonal distance apart.
6. A 3-story office building has an occupant load of
150 persons per floor. Under NFPA 101, the required
total egress capacity from the second floor (in
inches) is:
A) 50 inches
B) 75 inches
C) 100 inches
D) 125 inches
Correct answer: C
Rationale: NFPA 101 requires 0.2 inches of exit width
per person for stairways (150 × 0.2 = 30 inches) but
0.15 inches per person for level components;
however, total means of egress must be calculated
per floor with stairways contributing to total capacity.
