BUILDING LAWS - 01 (On the Spot Quiz) Questionnaire

SPLE 2023 (08-March-2023)

1. Under BP 344, walks should have _________ turn/groove in order to guide the blind.
a. 45 degrees b. 60 degrees c. 90 degrees d. 180 degrees

2. Under the accessibility code, what is the maximum height of handrails?

a. 0.80 m. b. 0.85 m. c. 0.90 m. d. 1.00 m.

3. As per BP 344, the minimum clearance of a table from the floor considering the handicapped.
a. 0.54 m. b. 0.64 m. c. 0.74 m. d. 0.84 m.

4. As per BP 344, what is the minimum width of stairs?

a. 0.90 m. b. 0.70 m. c. 0.75 m. d. 0.80 m.

5. As Per BP 344, if there are 50 of less occupants, what is the minimum stair width?
a. 0.75 m. b. 0.90 m. c. 1.10 m. d. 1.20 m.

6. Under PD 957 for medium to high density subdivisions, what is the area of parks and
playgrounds?
a. 1.0 Hec b. 1.5 Hec c. 2.0 Hec d. 2.5 Hec

7. Under RA 9514, what is the exit width for business and mercantile?
1.00 m. b. 1.10 m. c. 1.20 m. d. 1.30 m.

8. Under FCP, what is the minimum height of fire exit window from the floor?
a. 0.72 m. b. 0.82 m. c. 0.92 m. d. 1.02 m.

9. Under FCP, what is the minimum door width for a nursing institution?
a. 1.00 m. b. 1.10 m. c. 1.20 m. d. 1.30 m.

10. What is the fire rating for a hotel room door?

a. 1.5 hours b. 30 minutes c. 1 hour d. 20 minutes

11. What is the width for a zebra crossing?

a. 1.50 meters b. 2.00 meters c. 3.00 meters d. 3.50 meters

12. What is fire code of the Philippines?

a. RA 9514 b. BP 1096 c. BP 344 d. RA 545

13. Considering office space, what is the minimum clearance of a service zone so as not to
obstruct hallways between 2 work units?
a. 0.60 mts. b. 0.80 mts. c. 1.00 mts. d. 1.20 mts.

14. Considering office space, what is the minimum width that will also serve as access from
the work unit to the wall?
a. 1.00 m. b. 1.20 m. c. 1.40 m. d. 1.60 m.

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15. What is preferred to control the movement of people inside a building?
a. Limit access to 4 b. Well lighted hallway and stair
c. Busy Kitchen d. 600mm Doors

16. What do you call the raised edge at the sidewalk?

a. Zocalo b. Gutter c. Curb d. None of the above

17. What is between 2 lots and is intended only for pedestrians?

a. Corridor b. Walkway c. Alley d. Sidewalk

18. What type of street is used for pedestrians, animals and bikers?
a. Sidewalk b. Narrow Lane c. Main Artery d. Alley

19. In a 15 Storey Highrise Building situated within a through lot with a frontage of 20meters
facing a major road and 15meters depth. The rear of the lot faces a service road. The front
and side has a setback of 8meters and 5meters respectively. What is the minimum number
of fire exits?
a. 2 main exits including the service stair
b. Provide 3 exits from ground to 8th floor, and 2 exits from 9th to 15th floor
c. Provide 2 exits as per minimum in the code
d. Check first the number of occupant load before installing the number of fire exits
in the building

20. Grab bar for disabled (height in mm)?

a. 600 b. 700 c. 800 d. 1000

21. Basic function of a door?

a. Swing in / Swing Out b. Means of access c. Fire safety d. Opening

22. A building is arcaded if it is open on?

a. One Side b. Two Sides c. All Sides d. No sides

23. Allowable projection for the signage if the building is NOT arcaded?
a. 0.90 m. b. 1.00 m. c. 1.10 m. d. 1.20 m.

24. Allowable projection for the signage if the building is arcaded.

a. 0.90 m. b. 1.00 m. c. 1.10 m. d. 1.20 m.

25. What is the meaning of R3 in residential zone?

a. Medium Density b. High Density c. General Density d. Low Density

26. What is meant by R2 in residential zone??

a. Medium Density b. High Density c. General Density d. Low Density

27. Under PD 957, how many shall be the maximum number of rowhouses?
a. 15 b. 20 c. 10 d. 5

28. What is the minimum RROW for access to interior lots?

a. 3 m. b. 4 m. c. 5 m. d. 6 m.

29. Which of the following is not a part of RROW?

a. Curb b. Sidewalk c. Yard d. Carriageway

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30. It is the maximum height of a party wall?
a. 2 m. b. 2.5 m. c. 3 m. d. 4 m.

31. Height of ceiling at 5th floor with natural ventilation.

a. 2.40 m. b. 2.10 m. c. 2.70 m. d. 3.00 m.

32. If the residential condominium units are to be air-conditioned, what shall be the minimum
distance in meters between the finished floor line and the finished ceiling line?
a. 2.40 m. (if 2nd floor) b. 2.10 m. (succeeding storeys)
th
c. 2.70 m. (if 4 floor) d. 1.80 m. (for mezzanine)

33. What is the minimum dimension of a kitchen?

a. 2.00 x 3.00 b. 1.50 x 3.00 c. 1.50 x 1.50 d. 2.00 x 2.00

34. In a sidewalk with a width of 1.80 meters, how many elderly people can walk side by side?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

35. What is the width of a walkway access for the physically challenge in a parking area?
a. 1.20 m b. 1.40 m. c. 1.10 m. d. 1.30 m.

36. What is the unit per area per occupant of a conference room?
a. 1.00 sq.m b. 1.20 sq.m c. 1.40 sq.m d. 1.60 sq.m

37. What is the unit per area per occupant of a classroom room?
a. 1.50 sq.m b. 1.70 sq.m c. 2.00 sq.m d. 1.80 sq.m

38. What is the unit per area per occupant of an office building?
a. 18.60 sq.m. b. 20.00 sq.m. c. 22.40 sq.m. d. 19.30 sq.m.

39. A passage through or around a wall constructed as required for an occupancy separation,
protected by an automatic closing fire door and leading to an area of refuge in the same
building or an approximately the same level in the adjacet building (D.K. Ching p. 93)
a. Means of Egress b. Horizontal Access c. Exit Access d. Horizontal Exit

40. The lowest temperature at which a combustible liquid will give of sufficient vapor to ignite
momentarily when exposed to flame (D.K. Ching p. 90)
a. Ignition Point b. Flash Point
c. Intumescent Paint d. Liquid Filled Column

41. A rating of the amount of smoke an interior finish material can produce when it burns.
Materials having a smoke developed rating above 450 are not permitted to be used in
buildings (D.K. Ching p. 90)
a. Fire resistance rating b. Flame Spread Rating
c. Smoke Developed Rating d. Spray on Fire Proofing

42. The time in a hours a material of assembly can be expected to withstand exposure to fire
without collapsing, developing any openings which permit the passage of flame or hot
gases, or exceeding a specified temperature on the side away from the fire.
(D.K. Ching p. 90)
a. Fire resistance rating b. Flame Spread Rating
c. Smoke Developed Rating d. Spray on Fire Proofing

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43. A mixture of mineral fibers and an inorganic binder, applied by air pressure with a spray
gun to provide a thermal barrier to the heat of a fire (D.K. Ching p. 90)
a. Intumescent Paint b. Liquid Filled Column
c. Spray on Fireproofing d. Draft Stop

44. A coating that, when exposed to the heat of a fire, swells to form a thick insulating layer of
inert gas bubbles that retards flame spread and combustion (D.K. Ching p. 90)
a. Intumescent Paint b. Liquid Filled Column
c. Spray on Fireproofing d. Draft Stop

45. A hollow structural steel column filled with water to increase its fire resistance of exposed
to flame, the water absorbs heat, rises by convection to remove the heat and is replaced with
cooler water from a storage tank or a city water main (D.K. Ching p. 90)?
a. Intumescent Paint b. Liquid Filled Column
c. Spray on Fireproofing d. Draft Stop

46. A zone of a city within which certain construction types or prohibited because of fire
hazards present in the zone (D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Fire Area b. Fire Zone c. Fire Trap d. Fire Hazard

47. An area of a building enclosed by fire rated construction capable of controlling the spread
of fire (D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Fire Area b. Fire Zone c. Fire Trap d. Fire Hazard

48. Classification for a fire assembly having a 3 hour fire resistance rating for protecting
openings in 3 hour or 4 hour fire walls and occupancy separations (D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class E

49. Classification for a fire assembly having a 3/4 hour fire resistive rating for protecting
openings in exterior walls subject to light or moderate fire exposure from outside the
building (D.K. Ching p. 91).
a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class E

50. Classification for a fire assembly having a 3/4 hour fire resistive rating for protecting
openings in 1 hour walls, corridors and hazardous areas (D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class E

51. Classification for a fire assembly having a 1 hour or 1 1/2 hour fire resistive rating for
protecting openings in 1 hour or 2 hour fire separations, exit stairways and vertical shafts
(D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class E

52. Classification for a fire assembly having a 3/4 hour fire resistive rating for protecting
openings in exterior walls subject to severe fire exposure from outside the building.
(D.K. Ching p. 91)
a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class E

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