NEVADA CMS PRACTICE EXAMINATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1. Which Nevada statute primarily governs contractor licensing and
regulation?
A. NRS Chapter 108
B. NRS Chapter 624
C. NRS Chapter 617
D. NRS Chapter 645
Answer: B. NRS Chapter 624
Rationale: NRS Chapter 624 is Nevada's principal statutory framework
governing contractors, licensing requirements, classifications, and
regulatory authority.
2. Who administers Nevada's contractor licensing examinations on
behalf of the Nevada State Contractors Board?
A. ICC
B. OSHA
C. PSI
D. Nevada Department of Taxation
Answer: C. PSI
,Rationale: The Nevada State Contractors Board contracts with PSI to
administer the examinations required for contractor licensing
applicants.
3. Which examination is generally required in addition to a trade
examination for a Nevada contractor license applicant?
A. Environmental Management Examination
B. Contractor Management Survey examination
C. Building Inspector Examination
D. OSHA Supervisor Examination
Answer: B. Contractor Management Survey examination
Rationale: Nevada generally requires the Business and Law, commonly
called CMS, examination along with applicable trade examination
requirements.
4. Which Nevada contractor license classification is designated as
General Engineering?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: A. Class A
Rationale: Nevada uses Class A for General Engineering contractors,
while Class B generally represents General Building and Class C
specialty contracting.
,5. Which Nevada license classification is designated General Building?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: B. Class B
Rationale: A Nevada Class B contractor license is the General Building
classification and covers qualifying building construction activities.
6. Which classification generally identifies specialty contractors in
Nevada?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: C. Class C
Rationale: Class C is Nevada's specialty contractor classification and
includes numerous specific specialty classifications and
subclassifications.
7. A contractor performs work outside the scope of the classification
listed on the license. What is the primary concern?
, A. The work automatically becomes engineering work
B. The contractor may be performing work without proper
authorization
C. The project becomes tax exempt
D. The owner assumes contractor responsibility
Answer: B. The contractor may be performing work without proper
authorization
Rationale: Contractors must operate within the scope authorized by
their Nevada license classification and applicable subclassifications.
8. Which situation presents the clearest licensing compliance
problem?
A. A licensed contractor performs authorized work
B. A contractor renews a license before expiration
C. A person contracts for regulated construction work without required
licensing
D. A contractor maintains project records
Answer: C. A person contracts for regulated construction work
without required licensing
Rationale: Nevada regulates contracting activities to protect the public,
and performing regulated contracting without required authorization
can result in penalties.
9. Why is the qualifying individual important to a Nevada contracting
business?
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1. Which Nevada statute primarily governs contractor licensing and
regulation?
A. NRS Chapter 108
B. NRS Chapter 624
C. NRS Chapter 617
D. NRS Chapter 645
Answer: B. NRS Chapter 624
Rationale: NRS Chapter 624 is Nevada's principal statutory framework
governing contractors, licensing requirements, classifications, and
regulatory authority.
2. Who administers Nevada's contractor licensing examinations on
behalf of the Nevada State Contractors Board?
A. ICC
B. OSHA
C. PSI
D. Nevada Department of Taxation
Answer: C. PSI
,Rationale: The Nevada State Contractors Board contracts with PSI to
administer the examinations required for contractor licensing
applicants.
3. Which examination is generally required in addition to a trade
examination for a Nevada contractor license applicant?
A. Environmental Management Examination
B. Contractor Management Survey examination
C. Building Inspector Examination
D. OSHA Supervisor Examination
Answer: B. Contractor Management Survey examination
Rationale: Nevada generally requires the Business and Law, commonly
called CMS, examination along with applicable trade examination
requirements.
4. Which Nevada contractor license classification is designated as
General Engineering?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: A. Class A
Rationale: Nevada uses Class A for General Engineering contractors,
while Class B generally represents General Building and Class C
specialty contracting.
,5. Which Nevada license classification is designated General Building?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: B. Class B
Rationale: A Nevada Class B contractor license is the General Building
classification and covers qualifying building construction activities.
6. Which classification generally identifies specialty contractors in
Nevada?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: C. Class C
Rationale: Class C is Nevada's specialty contractor classification and
includes numerous specific specialty classifications and
subclassifications.
7. A contractor performs work outside the scope of the classification
listed on the license. What is the primary concern?
, A. The work automatically becomes engineering work
B. The contractor may be performing work without proper
authorization
C. The project becomes tax exempt
D. The owner assumes contractor responsibility
Answer: B. The contractor may be performing work without proper
authorization
Rationale: Contractors must operate within the scope authorized by
their Nevada license classification and applicable subclassifications.
8. Which situation presents the clearest licensing compliance
problem?
A. A licensed contractor performs authorized work
B. A contractor renews a license before expiration
C. A person contracts for regulated construction work without required
licensing
D. A contractor maintains project records
Answer: C. A person contracts for regulated construction work
without required licensing
Rationale: Nevada regulates contracting activities to protect the public,
and performing regulated contracting without required authorization
can result in penalties.
9. Why is the qualifying individual important to a Nevada contracting
business?
