Virginia Hic Exam Questions With Correct Answers
1. The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood studs is?...ANS… 1 1/4
2. What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? ...ANS… Acrylic
3. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? ...ANS… 5,400 pounds
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? ...ANS… 25
5. The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of worker? ...ANS… 25 ft
6. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? ...ANS… 34 inches
7. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from the top of a masonry
partition wall? ...ANS… No more than 16 inches on center
8. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? ...ANS… 30 inches
9. The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet. ...ANS… 2 or 3 time the
slab thickness in inches
10. What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? ...ANS… 1 inch
11. What direction does heat flow? ...ANS… Hot to cold
12. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un- der-floor space and
1/8
, each corner of the building? ...ANS… 3 feet
13. Notches may NOT be located in the of a joist span? ...ANS… Middle 1/3
14. For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout be- tween masonry units and
reinforcements? ...ANS… 1/4 inch
15. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space? ...ANS… 1/4 inch
16. Notches shall not exceed? ...ANS… 1/6 the depth of the member
17. Notches shall not be longer than? ...ANS… 1/3 depth of the member
18. Notches at the ends of the member shall not exceed ? ...ANS… 1/4 the depth of the member
19. What is the MINIMUM square footage of a net in a clear opening area for an egress window in a second
floor sleeping area? ...ANS… 5.70 square feet
20. Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the side jambs?: Double
hung windows
21. What is used to make oil based paint thinner? ...ANS… Mineral spirits
2/8
1. The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood studs is?...ANS… 1 1/4
2. What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? ...ANS… Acrylic
3. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? ...ANS… 5,400 pounds
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? ...ANS… 25
5. The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of worker? ...ANS… 25 ft
6. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? ...ANS… 34 inches
7. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from the top of a masonry
partition wall? ...ANS… No more than 16 inches on center
8. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? ...ANS… 30 inches
9. The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet. ...ANS… 2 or 3 time the
slab thickness in inches
10. What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? ...ANS… 1 inch
11. What direction does heat flow? ...ANS… Hot to cold
12. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un- der-floor space and
1/8
, each corner of the building? ...ANS… 3 feet
13. Notches may NOT be located in the of a joist span? ...ANS… Middle 1/3
14. For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout be- tween masonry units and
reinforcements? ...ANS… 1/4 inch
15. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space? ...ANS… 1/4 inch
16. Notches shall not exceed? ...ANS… 1/6 the depth of the member
17. Notches shall not be longer than? ...ANS… 1/3 depth of the member
18. Notches at the ends of the member shall not exceed ? ...ANS… 1/4 the depth of the member
19. What is the MINIMUM square footage of a net in a clear opening area for an egress window in a second
floor sleeping area? ...ANS… 5.70 square feet
20. Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the side jambs?: Double
hung windows
21. What is used to make oil based paint thinner? ...ANS… Mineral spirits
2/8
