NC Building Contractor License-Questions with Correct
Answers/ Verified/ 100% Pass
Prime Contractor - ✔️✔️The ______asummes the entire responsibility under the contract
Sub Contractor - ✔️✔️The ______ asummes responsibility with respect to his portion of the work
6ft - ✔️✔️Safety Belts shall be a min of 1/2 inch nylon and not allow a fall greater than ____
8ft - ✔️✔️Safety Nets must extend _____ beyond the end of work surface
25ft - ✔️✔️Safety Nets must be positioned no more than _____ below work surface
10ft - ✔️✔️Heaters must not be located within ______ft of tarps, canvas or similar coverings
10ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : Materials shall not be stored within ____ ft of an exterior wall
7ft - ✔️✔️Materaial Storage : Brick stacks shall not be more than _____ft in height
6ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : When masonry blocks are stacked higher than _____ ft the stack shall
be tapered back 1 half block per tier above the ____ft line
20ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : Lumber Piles shall not exceed ______ft in height (mechanically)
16ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage - Lumber piles shall not exceed _____ in height (manually)
20ft - ✔️✔️A chute is required if waste material is dropped more than _____ft outside exterior
walls of building
8 Inches - ✔️✔️How far do you Lap Durawire
Confined - ✔️✔️workers in _____ spaces must be provided a lifeline/safety belt
,Catenary Scaffold - ✔️✔️means a suspension scaffold consisting of a platform supported by two
essentially horiztonal & parallel ropes attached to structural members of a building or other
structure
Prescription Lenses - ✔️✔️employer ensures that employees who wear presc lenses while engaged
in operations needing eye protection
12ft - ✔️✔️Maximum height of a masonry pier used in a seismic zone is _____
Float (Ship) Scaffold - ✔️✔️means a suspension scaffold consisting of a braced platform resin on
two parallel bearers & hung from overhead supports by ropes of fixed length
Lack Of Maintenance - ✔️✔️The leading reason for erosion and sediment conrol plan failure is
_____
Potable Water & Detergents - ✔️✔️To clean masory use _______
Wood Girders : Wood - ✔️✔️No Masonry shall be supported on ______ or other forms of _____
construction
Roof Diaphragms : 15 Inches - ✔️✔️_______ Shall be anchored to masonry walls with 1/2"
diameter bolts 6ft on center or equivalent. Bolt shall extend & be embedded at least _____ in the
masonry
8 Inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a parapet wall
24 Inches - ✔️✔️Maximum spacing of light gauge studs
TRUE - ✔️✔️Mechanicla connections shall have the bars connection to develop in tension or
compression as least 125% of the yield strength of the bar
No - ✔️✔️Is a hardhat required with a jack hammer?
,42" Reflectorized Barrell or Drum - ✔️✔️What is preferred safety traffic marker?
A penetrometer - ✔️✔️What is used to measure soil bearing capactiy?
Lap durawire 8 inches - ✔️✔️Lap durawire 8 inches
3 times - ✔️✔️Unreinforced masonry parapet wall heights shall not exceed _____ their thickness
6 Inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - One Story
8 inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - More than One Story
4.5 Sq Ft - ✔️✔️There shall be at least one metal tile for each ______ of wall area
24 Inches - ✔️✔️Vertical Spacing on Metal Wall Tie
36 Inches - ✔️✔️Horiztonal Spacing on Metal Wall Tie
3500 PSI - ✔️✔️The minimum compressive strength for a carport slab in severe exposure zone is
_____
Shut Off - ✔️✔️hand held power tools (circular saw, chain saw & percussion tools) require a
constant pressure switch that will _____the power when pressure is released
30 PSI - ✔️✔️Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less
than _____ PSI
Trained - ✔️✔️Only employees who have been ____ in the operation of the particular tool in use
shall be allow to operate powder actuated tools
, Circular Saws - ✔️✔️All Portable, power driven _____ shall be equipped with guards above and
below the base plate or shoe
Upright - ✔️✔️Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an ______ position at all times
20 Ft - ✔️✔️Oxygen Cylinders and fuel cylinders must be stored a minimum of ____ and when in
inside _____ from combustible materials
Inspected - ✔️✔️All gas and oxygen hoses must be _____ at the beginning of each work shift
8 and 11 - ✔️✔️Unless otherwise required, mix grout to a consistency that has a slumb between
______
Gravel - ✔️✔️Sediment Basins must be built over _____
1 Acre or Larger - ✔️✔️An erosion and sedimentation control plan must be approved before land
distrubance begins on any site ______
Slopes - ✔️✔️Runoff must be diverted across the ______
Acid : Caustic Solutions - ✔️✔️Unless otherwise required, do not use ______ or _______
Near The Source - ✔️✔️Where is sediment most effectively controlled?
Permanent Ground Cover - ✔️✔️A ______ sufficient to control erosion must be installed within 30
working days or 120 calendar days whichever is less after the construction is complete
The person that is financially responsible for the land disturbing activity - ✔️✔️Who is responsible
for Sediment Control?
Sediment Penalties - ✔️✔️Max Fine $5k per day : Failure to submit plan $1k : Violation of Plan
$500/Day : Stop Work Order
Answers/ Verified/ 100% Pass
Prime Contractor - ✔️✔️The ______asummes the entire responsibility under the contract
Sub Contractor - ✔️✔️The ______ asummes responsibility with respect to his portion of the work
6ft - ✔️✔️Safety Belts shall be a min of 1/2 inch nylon and not allow a fall greater than ____
8ft - ✔️✔️Safety Nets must extend _____ beyond the end of work surface
25ft - ✔️✔️Safety Nets must be positioned no more than _____ below work surface
10ft - ✔️✔️Heaters must not be located within ______ft of tarps, canvas or similar coverings
10ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : Materials shall not be stored within ____ ft of an exterior wall
7ft - ✔️✔️Materaial Storage : Brick stacks shall not be more than _____ft in height
6ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : When masonry blocks are stacked higher than _____ ft the stack shall
be tapered back 1 half block per tier above the ____ft line
20ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage : Lumber Piles shall not exceed ______ft in height (mechanically)
16ft - ✔️✔️Material Storage - Lumber piles shall not exceed _____ in height (manually)
20ft - ✔️✔️A chute is required if waste material is dropped more than _____ft outside exterior
walls of building
8 Inches - ✔️✔️How far do you Lap Durawire
Confined - ✔️✔️workers in _____ spaces must be provided a lifeline/safety belt
,Catenary Scaffold - ✔️✔️means a suspension scaffold consisting of a platform supported by two
essentially horiztonal & parallel ropes attached to structural members of a building or other
structure
Prescription Lenses - ✔️✔️employer ensures that employees who wear presc lenses while engaged
in operations needing eye protection
12ft - ✔️✔️Maximum height of a masonry pier used in a seismic zone is _____
Float (Ship) Scaffold - ✔️✔️means a suspension scaffold consisting of a braced platform resin on
two parallel bearers & hung from overhead supports by ropes of fixed length
Lack Of Maintenance - ✔️✔️The leading reason for erosion and sediment conrol plan failure is
_____
Potable Water & Detergents - ✔️✔️To clean masory use _______
Wood Girders : Wood - ✔️✔️No Masonry shall be supported on ______ or other forms of _____
construction
Roof Diaphragms : 15 Inches - ✔️✔️_______ Shall be anchored to masonry walls with 1/2"
diameter bolts 6ft on center or equivalent. Bolt shall extend & be embedded at least _____ in the
masonry
8 Inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a parapet wall
24 Inches - ✔️✔️Maximum spacing of light gauge studs
TRUE - ✔️✔️Mechanicla connections shall have the bars connection to develop in tension or
compression as least 125% of the yield strength of the bar
No - ✔️✔️Is a hardhat required with a jack hammer?
,42" Reflectorized Barrell or Drum - ✔️✔️What is preferred safety traffic marker?
A penetrometer - ✔️✔️What is used to measure soil bearing capactiy?
Lap durawire 8 inches - ✔️✔️Lap durawire 8 inches
3 times - ✔️✔️Unreinforced masonry parapet wall heights shall not exceed _____ their thickness
6 Inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - One Story
8 inches - ✔️✔️Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - More than One Story
4.5 Sq Ft - ✔️✔️There shall be at least one metal tile for each ______ of wall area
24 Inches - ✔️✔️Vertical Spacing on Metal Wall Tie
36 Inches - ✔️✔️Horiztonal Spacing on Metal Wall Tie
3500 PSI - ✔️✔️The minimum compressive strength for a carport slab in severe exposure zone is
_____
Shut Off - ✔️✔️hand held power tools (circular saw, chain saw & percussion tools) require a
constant pressure switch that will _____the power when pressure is released
30 PSI - ✔️✔️Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less
than _____ PSI
Trained - ✔️✔️Only employees who have been ____ in the operation of the particular tool in use
shall be allow to operate powder actuated tools
, Circular Saws - ✔️✔️All Portable, power driven _____ shall be equipped with guards above and
below the base plate or shoe
Upright - ✔️✔️Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an ______ position at all times
20 Ft - ✔️✔️Oxygen Cylinders and fuel cylinders must be stored a minimum of ____ and when in
inside _____ from combustible materials
Inspected - ✔️✔️All gas and oxygen hoses must be _____ at the beginning of each work shift
8 and 11 - ✔️✔️Unless otherwise required, mix grout to a consistency that has a slumb between
______
Gravel - ✔️✔️Sediment Basins must be built over _____
1 Acre or Larger - ✔️✔️An erosion and sedimentation control plan must be approved before land
distrubance begins on any site ______
Slopes - ✔️✔️Runoff must be diverted across the ______
Acid : Caustic Solutions - ✔️✔️Unless otherwise required, do not use ______ or _______
Near The Source - ✔️✔️Where is sediment most effectively controlled?
Permanent Ground Cover - ✔️✔️A ______ sufficient to control erosion must be installed within 30
working days or 120 calendar days whichever is less after the construction is complete
The person that is financially responsible for the land disturbing activity - ✔️✔️Who is responsible
for Sediment Control?
Sediment Penalties - ✔️✔️Max Fine $5k per day : Failure to submit plan $1k : Violation of Plan
$500/Day : Stop Work Order
