DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
REGULATIONS (IZC) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. To ensure that the construction of the building is being done in accordance with the
building code, the city will arrange for its inspection a. only once during construction. b.
two times during construction. c. three times during construction. d. several times during
construction. - ANSWER-d. several times during construction.
2. A building code regulates a. the design of the building. b. the construction of the
building. c. the aesthetics of the building. d. all of the above. e. both (a) and (b). -
ANSWER-e. both (a) and (b).
3. In a building code, some life safety provisions are contained in fire safety provisions
and the remaining ones in structural safety provisions. a. True b. false - ANSWER-B.
False
4. The building code requirements for the dimensions of treads and risers of a staircase
are a. fire safety issues. b. life safety issues. c. structural safety issues. d. health and
welfare issues. e. property protection issues. - ANSWER-b. life safety issues.
5. The building code requirements for the means of egress from a building are primarily
a. fire safety issues. b. life safety issues. c. structural safety issues. d. health and
welfare issues. e. property protection issues. - ANSWER-a. fire safety issues.
6. The enforcement of a building code is usually done at the level of the a. city in which
the building is located. b. county in which the building is located. c. state in which the
building is located. d. country in which the building is located. - ANSWER-a. city in
which the building is located.
6. The person in charge of enforcing the building code is generally called a a. code in-
charge. b. building code representative. c. building code spokesperson. d. building
official. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-d. building official.
7. Before commencing the construction of a building, the owner must apply to the city to
obtain a commencement work order. b. building license. c. construction permit. d.
building permit. - ANSWER-d. building permit.
9. If during the construction of the building, the building inspector discovers a gross
violation of the building code, he or she will generally a. invite the owner for a meeting.
b. issue a warning to the owner. c. issue a stop work order to the owner. d. takes the
owner to the appropriate court of law. - ANSWER-c. issue a stop work order to the
owner
REGULATIONS (IZC) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. To ensure that the construction of the building is being done in accordance with the
building code, the city will arrange for its inspection a. only once during construction. b.
two times during construction. c. three times during construction. d. several times during
construction. - ANSWER-d. several times during construction.
2. A building code regulates a. the design of the building. b. the construction of the
building. c. the aesthetics of the building. d. all of the above. e. both (a) and (b). -
ANSWER-e. both (a) and (b).
3. In a building code, some life safety provisions are contained in fire safety provisions
and the remaining ones in structural safety provisions. a. True b. false - ANSWER-B.
False
4. The building code requirements for the dimensions of treads and risers of a staircase
are a. fire safety issues. b. life safety issues. c. structural safety issues. d. health and
welfare issues. e. property protection issues. - ANSWER-b. life safety issues.
5. The building code requirements for the means of egress from a building are primarily
a. fire safety issues. b. life safety issues. c. structural safety issues. d. health and
welfare issues. e. property protection issues. - ANSWER-a. fire safety issues.
6. The enforcement of a building code is usually done at the level of the a. city in which
the building is located. b. county in which the building is located. c. state in which the
building is located. d. country in which the building is located. - ANSWER-a. city in
which the building is located.
6. The person in charge of enforcing the building code is generally called a a. code in-
charge. b. building code representative. c. building code spokesperson. d. building
official. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-d. building official.
7. Before commencing the construction of a building, the owner must apply to the city to
obtain a commencement work order. b. building license. c. construction permit. d.
building permit. - ANSWER-d. building permit.
9. If during the construction of the building, the building inspector discovers a gross
violation of the building code, he or she will generally a. invite the owner for a meeting.
b. issue a warning to the owner. c. issue a stop work order to the owner. d. takes the
owner to the appropriate court of law. - ANSWER-c. issue a stop work order to the
owner
