BUILDING LAWS (30 q&a)
1. What is the 2008 Fire Code of the Philippines?
A. RA 9514
B. RA 9154
C. PD 1185
D. RA 1185
2. What is not included in the coverage of the
National Building Code?
A. Open Market Housing of PD 957
B. Private Buildings
C. BP 220 Projects
D. Public Buildings
3. A fire is caused by burning paper, cloth, etc.
What type of fire is this?
7. It is the road made for walkways across the block
with the maximum length of 150 cm.
A. Corridor
B. Narrow Lane
C. Alley
D. Collector
8. Eaves over required windows shall not be less
than ___ from the side and rear property lines.
A. 800mm
B. 650mm
C. 750mm
D. 700mm
A. Class B
9. Minimum door width for hospital nursing units?
B. Class D
A. 1.02 m
C. Class A
B. 0.91 m
D. Class C
C. 0.80 m
4. Electrical fire should be suppressed by?
A. CO2 Fire Extinguisher
B. Water Fire Extinguisher
D. 1.12 m
10. As per NBC, what is the maximum height and
minimum width of riser and tread?
A. 250 / 200 mm
C. Foam Fire Extinguisher
B. 200 / 200 mm
D. Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher
C. 200 / 250 mm
5. What is the change in elevation from street level
of the dropped curb?
D. 180 / 230 mm
A. 15 mm
11. What is the best way to provide for the convenience
of both people in wheelchair and blind person?
B. 20 mm
A. Railings
C. 25 mm
B. Light controlled crossings with pedestrian and audible
signals
D. 5 mm
6. As per PD 1216 amending open space in
residential subdivisions, what is the exclusive
allocation (in % of gross area) for parks of medium
density subdivisions?
A. 9.00 %
B. 7.00 %
C. 6.00 %
D. 3.50 %
C. Brightly painted Zebra crossing
D. Tactile surfaces /blocks in the immediate vicinity of
crossings
12. What is required for fire escape stairs used as a
required means of egress only for existing buildings?
A. rated at 1 exit unit
B. Constitute less than 50% of required exit capacity
C. with rated travel capacity of 60 persons per minute
D. Constitute more than 50% of required exit capacity
BUILDING LAWS (30 q&a)
13. What particular Rule in the 2005 Revised IRR of
PD1096 that regulates and determine window
openings?
A. Section 709
B. Section 808
C. Section 802
D. Section 803
14. As per Fire Code, what is the pipe diameter for the
dry standpipe where the highest outlet is 23m or less
above fire service connection?
B. MWSS
C. DPWH
D. D. OBO
2. Who do you approach to have the "post" removed?
A. Meralco
B. DPWH
C. MWSS
D. OBO
A. 102 mm
19. What is the maximum lavatory counter height for
disabled?
B. 50 mm
A. 0.90 m
C. 153 mm
B. 0.80 m
D. 76 mm
C. 0.70 m
15. What housing agency coordinates the Community
Mortgage Program?
A. NHA
B. NHMFC
C. HIGC
D. HLURB
16. What does UHLP stands for?
A. Unified Home Lending Program
B. Union of Homes and Landowners Projects
C. United Home Lease Program
D. United Homeowners & Land Program
D. 0.60 m
20. Under NBC, every room for habitable use shall be
provided with windows with a total free openings equal
to at least ___ % of the floor area of the room?
A. 20%
B. 10%
C. 30%
D. 50%
21. Given a 1.35m x 2.10m T&B, choose the nearest
minimum size for window opening. (in meters)
A. 0.40 x 0.60
B. 0.36 x 0.60
17. What housing agency is a quasi government agency?
C. 0.60 x 0.60
A. HIGC
D. 0.50 x 0.50
B. NHMFC
C. HLURB
22. What is the minimum lot area for single detached
socialized housing according to BP 220?
D. NHA
A. 64 sqm
18. A lot has a depth of 30m and a frontage of 15m
facing northeast. It has a 20m RROW with 1.5m sidewalk
at both sides. The left side of the lot is a school building
while at the right is an office mid-rise building. Located in
the middle part of the intended facade of your project is
a post. The site is still vacant and no water connection
yet.
1. Where do you apply for a temporary/permanent
water connection?
A. Brgy. Chairman
B. 48 sqm
C. 72 sqm
D. 54 sqm
23. Maximum number of rowhouse units in a block?
A. 50
B. 25
C. 100
D. 20
BUILDING LAWS (30 q&a)
24. Under BP 220, how much in terms of % of Gross Area
is allocated for Community Facilities if there are 150
dwelling Units?
A. 1.00%
B. 2.00%
C. 1.50%
D. 1.25%
25. Under PD 957, the required setbacks of the sides and
front are 2.00m and 3.00m respectively. What is then the
required yard at the rear?
A. 1.50 m
B. 1.00 m
C. 2.00 m
D. 3.00 m
26. The agency mandated to administer take-outs of
buyers originated by bank and developers, faced with
administrative problems in load processing. It also
provides construction and development finance for
housing.
A. NHMFC
B. HDMF
C. UHLP
D. HIGC
27. What would be the minimum size of an office for 8
persons with a desk of 0.6m x 1.5m each. Layout should
be two (2) rows, 1.0m aisle and a 1m setback from the
door to the first table.
A. 6.0m x 6.8m
B. 4.0m x 7.0m
C. 5.0m x 6.0m
D. 4.0m x 7.2m
28. What particular Rule in the 2005 Revised IRR of
PD1096 that regulates and determine percentage of site
occupancy?
A. Section 804
B. Section 801
C. Section 802
D. Section 803
29. Based on the existing regulations provided by the
NBCP, how do you compute for the width of main exits
in a building?
A. not less than the total occupant load served divided
by 165
B. Based on the occupant loads of existing floor, plus
50% occupant load of upper floor and lower floor and
25% of the next adjacent floors
C. All of the above
D. At least 2 exits with each exits at a minimum width of
0.90m
30. No point within a building, requiring dry standpipes,
shall be more than ___m travel distance from a dry
standpoint outlet connection.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 40
D. 55