IRC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

IRC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1:
SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
IfTdifferentTsectionsTofTtheTIRCTspecifyTdifferentTmaterials,TmethodsTofTconstructionTorTotherTrequirements
,TtheT_______________TmustTbeTapplied.

A.TleastTrestrictive

B.TmostTrestrictive

C.TEitherTATorTB

D.TNeitherTATnorTBT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-B.TMostTRestrictive



TheTprovisionsTofTtheTInternationalTResidentialTCodeTareTapplicableTtoTone-TandTtwo-
familyTdwellingsTandTtownhousesTaTmax.TofThowTmanyTstoriesTaboveTgradeTplane?

A.T1Tstory

B.T2Tstories

C.T3Tstories

D.T4TstoriesT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-C.T3Tstories



TheTpurposeTofTtheTInternationalTResidentialTCodeTisTtoTestablishTminimumTrequirementsTtoTsafeguardTth
eTpublicTsafety,ThealthTandTgeneralTwelfareTthrough__________________.

A.Taffordability

B.TstructuralTstrength

C.TmeansTofTegress

D.TATthroughTCT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-D.TATthroughTC



IfTthereTisTaTconflictTinTtheTIRCTbetweenTaTgeneralTrequirementTandTaTspecificTrequirement,TtheT_________
__________TrequirementTmustTapply.T

A.Tgeneral

B.Tspecific

C.TtheTleastTrestrictiveT

D.TtheTmostTrestrictiveT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-B.TSpecific

, IfTtheTenforcementTofTaTcodeTprovisionTviolatesTtheTconditionsTofTtheTlistingTofTa/anT__________________
___,TthenTtheTconditionTofTtheTlistingTandTmanufacturer'sTinstructionsTmustTapply.T

A.Tequipment

B.Tappliance

C.TBothTATandTBT

D.TNeitherTATnorTBT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-C.TBothTA.TequipmentTandTB.Tappliance



TrueTorTFalse:TTheTprovisionsToutlinedTinTtheTappendicesTdoTnotTapplyTunlessTreferencedTinTtheTadoptingTo
rdinance.T

A.TTrue

B.TFalseT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-A.TTrue



UnlessTotherwiseTstated,T__________________TtoTanyTstructureTmustTconformTtoTtheTrequirementsTforTaT
newTstructureTwithoutTrequiringTtheTexistingTstructureTtoTcomplyTwithTtheTnewTrequirements.T

A.Tadditions

B.Talterations

C.Trepairs

D.TATthroughTC.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-D.TATthroughTC.TAdditions,TAlterationsTandTRepairs



_______________TtoTanTexistingTstructureTmustTnotTadverselyTaffectTtheTperformanceTofTallTstructures.

A.TAdditions

B.TAlterations

C.TRepairs

D.TATthroughTCT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-D.TAdditions,TAlterationsTandTRepairs



TheTindividualTinTchargeTofTtheTdepartmentTofTbuildingTsafetyTisTreferredTtoTasTtheT___________________
_______.T

A.TchiefTofficial

B.TbuildingTofficial