IBC 2023 Exam – Complete Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
Buildings that contain materials that pose a detonation hazard shall be classified as
Group ____ - ANSWER - GROUP H-1
A group I-1 occupancy shall include a building or part thereof for more than ____
persons who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised environment and receive
custodial care. - ANSWER - 16
Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in
which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used are classified as Group ____ -
ANSWER - H-5
Buildings and structures that contain materials that are health hazards shall be
classified as Group ____ where the amounts exceed the maximum allowable quantities.
- ANSWER - H-4
Buildings or structures that contain materials that readily support combustion or present
a physical hazard shall be classified as Group ____ - ANSWER - H-3
Buildings and structures that contain materials that present a deflagration hazard or a
hazard from accelerated burning shall be classified as Group ____ - ANSWER - H-2
A Group I-1 assisted living facility where the care recipients may require limited verbal
or physical assistance during egress activities is considered condition ____ - ANSWER
-2
Hospitals, nursing homes and similar medical care facilities shall be classified as Group
_____ occupancies. - ANSWER - I-2
Nursing homes are considered to be Group I-2, Condition ____ occupancies. -
ANSWER - 1
A Group I-3 occupancy shall include buildings that are inhabited by more than ____
persons who are under restraint or security. - ANSWER - five (5)
Rooms and spaces within places of religious worship providing custodial care during
religious functions shall be classified as ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ . - ANSWER -
part of the primary occupancy
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and department stores are examples of Group ____
occupancies. - ANSWER - M
,Owner occupied lodging houses with ____ or fewer guest rooms and ____ or fewer total
occupants are permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International
Residential Code. - ANSWER - five (5), ten (10)
Transient hotels and motels are examples of Group ____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-
1
A room used for storage purposes that is ____ to another occupancy shall be classified
as part of that occupancy. - ANSWER - accessory
Apartment houses are considered Group ____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-2
Facilities for more than five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff, who reside
on a 24-hour basis in a residential environment and receive custodial care are Group
____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-4
Nontransient congregate living facilities with ____ or fewer occupants are classified as
Group R-3 occupancies. - ANSWER - 16
Buildings used for storage that are not classified as a hazardous occupancy are
classified as Group ____. - ANSWER - S
Barns, private garages, tanks, and towers are all examples of Group _____
occupances. - ANSWER - U
In a covered mall building, a fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between
_________ and the mall. - ANSWER - tenant spaces
In determining required means of egress of the mall in a covered mall building,
occupant load factor (OLF) is not required to be less than ____ and shall not exceed
____ - ANSWER - 30, 50.
When a tenant space in an open or covered mall building has an occupant load of ____
or more, not less than two means of egress shall be provided. - ANSWER - 50
The maximum distance of travel from any point within a mall or a covered mall building
to an exit shall not exceed ____ feet. - ANSWER - 200
In a covered mall building, the minimum width of an exit passageway or corridor from a
mall shall be ____ inches. - ANSWER - 66
The aggregate clear egress width of the mall in either a covered or open mall building
shall be not less than _____ feet. - ANSWER - 20
, Within each individual tenant space in a covered or open mall building, the distance of
travel from any point to an exit or entrance to the mall shall be not greater than ____
feet. - ANSWER - 200
Covered mall buildings exceeding ____ square feet shall be provided with emergency
power systems that are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm communication
system. - ANSWER - 50,000
In a high-rise building, every required interior exit stairway serving floors more than 75
feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be a ___ ___. -
ANSWER - smoke-proof enclosure.
In high-rise buildings, electrically powered fire pumps are classified as ___ power loads.
- ANSWER - emergency
Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a ____ -hour fire barrier. -
ANSWER - 1
The provisions of Section 405 Underground Buildings apply to building spaces having a
floor level used for human occupancy more than ____ feet below the finished floor of
the lowest level of exit discharge. - ANSWER - 30
A building having a floor level more than ____ feet below the finished floor of the lowest
level of exit discharge shall be divided into a minimum of two compartments of
approximately equal size. - ANSWER - 60
Carports open on fewer than two sides shall be considered to be a ____ - ANSWER -
garage
Repair garage floors shall be of ____ or similar non-combustible and nonabsorbent
materials - ANSWER - concrete
Repair garages shall be _____ ventilated in accordance with the International
Mechanical Code - ANSWER - mechanically ventilated
Motor vehicle service station canopies under which fuels are dispensed shall have a
clear, unobstructed height of not less than ____ ____ to the lowest projecting element in
the vehicle drive-through area. - ANSWER - 13 feet 6 inches
Openings from a parking garage directly into a room used for ____ ____ shall not be
permitted - ANSWER - sleeping purposes
In public parking garages, vehicle barriers, where required, must be a minimum of ____
____ in height. - ANSWER - 2 feet 9 inches
Answers (Graded A+)
Buildings that contain materials that pose a detonation hazard shall be classified as
Group ____ - ANSWER - GROUP H-1
A group I-1 occupancy shall include a building or part thereof for more than ____
persons who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised environment and receive
custodial care. - ANSWER - 16
Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research and development areas in
which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used are classified as Group ____ -
ANSWER - H-5
Buildings and structures that contain materials that are health hazards shall be
classified as Group ____ where the amounts exceed the maximum allowable quantities.
- ANSWER - H-4
Buildings or structures that contain materials that readily support combustion or present
a physical hazard shall be classified as Group ____ - ANSWER - H-3
Buildings and structures that contain materials that present a deflagration hazard or a
hazard from accelerated burning shall be classified as Group ____ - ANSWER - H-2
A Group I-1 assisted living facility where the care recipients may require limited verbal
or physical assistance during egress activities is considered condition ____ - ANSWER
-2
Hospitals, nursing homes and similar medical care facilities shall be classified as Group
_____ occupancies. - ANSWER - I-2
Nursing homes are considered to be Group I-2, Condition ____ occupancies. -
ANSWER - 1
A Group I-3 occupancy shall include buildings that are inhabited by more than ____
persons who are under restraint or security. - ANSWER - five (5)
Rooms and spaces within places of religious worship providing custodial care during
religious functions shall be classified as ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ . - ANSWER -
part of the primary occupancy
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and department stores are examples of Group ____
occupancies. - ANSWER - M
,Owner occupied lodging houses with ____ or fewer guest rooms and ____ or fewer total
occupants are permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International
Residential Code. - ANSWER - five (5), ten (10)
Transient hotels and motels are examples of Group ____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-
1
A room used for storage purposes that is ____ to another occupancy shall be classified
as part of that occupancy. - ANSWER - accessory
Apartment houses are considered Group ____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-2
Facilities for more than five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff, who reside
on a 24-hour basis in a residential environment and receive custodial care are Group
____ occupancies. - ANSWER - R-4
Nontransient congregate living facilities with ____ or fewer occupants are classified as
Group R-3 occupancies. - ANSWER - 16
Buildings used for storage that are not classified as a hazardous occupancy are
classified as Group ____. - ANSWER - S
Barns, private garages, tanks, and towers are all examples of Group _____
occupances. - ANSWER - U
In a covered mall building, a fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between
_________ and the mall. - ANSWER - tenant spaces
In determining required means of egress of the mall in a covered mall building,
occupant load factor (OLF) is not required to be less than ____ and shall not exceed
____ - ANSWER - 30, 50.
When a tenant space in an open or covered mall building has an occupant load of ____
or more, not less than two means of egress shall be provided. - ANSWER - 50
The maximum distance of travel from any point within a mall or a covered mall building
to an exit shall not exceed ____ feet. - ANSWER - 200
In a covered mall building, the minimum width of an exit passageway or corridor from a
mall shall be ____ inches. - ANSWER - 66
The aggregate clear egress width of the mall in either a covered or open mall building
shall be not less than _____ feet. - ANSWER - 20
, Within each individual tenant space in a covered or open mall building, the distance of
travel from any point to an exit or entrance to the mall shall be not greater than ____
feet. - ANSWER - 200
Covered mall buildings exceeding ____ square feet shall be provided with emergency
power systems that are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm communication
system. - ANSWER - 50,000
In a high-rise building, every required interior exit stairway serving floors more than 75
feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall be a ___ ___. -
ANSWER - smoke-proof enclosure.
In high-rise buildings, electrically powered fire pumps are classified as ___ power loads.
- ANSWER - emergency
Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a ____ -hour fire barrier. -
ANSWER - 1
The provisions of Section 405 Underground Buildings apply to building spaces having a
floor level used for human occupancy more than ____ feet below the finished floor of
the lowest level of exit discharge. - ANSWER - 30
A building having a floor level more than ____ feet below the finished floor of the lowest
level of exit discharge shall be divided into a minimum of two compartments of
approximately equal size. - ANSWER - 60
Carports open on fewer than two sides shall be considered to be a ____ - ANSWER -
garage
Repair garage floors shall be of ____ or similar non-combustible and nonabsorbent
materials - ANSWER - concrete
Repair garages shall be _____ ventilated in accordance with the International
Mechanical Code - ANSWER - mechanically ventilated
Motor vehicle service station canopies under which fuels are dispensed shall have a
clear, unobstructed height of not less than ____ ____ to the lowest projecting element in
the vehicle drive-through area. - ANSWER - 13 feet 6 inches
Openings from a parking garage directly into a room used for ____ ____ shall not be
permitted - ANSWER - sleeping purposes
In public parking garages, vehicle barriers, where required, must be a minimum of ____
____ in height. - ANSWER - 2 feet 9 inches
