III.

A MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. b - 46 m
2. b - 61 m
3. c - business
4. c - 7 seats
5 b - 14 seats
6. a - 60
7. d - 71 cm
8. d - 4 storeys or more
9. c - 55 cm
10. b - 25 mm
11. d - 76
12. c - 20 cm
13. a - 3 stories or less
14. a - 1185
15. a - 30 m
16. b - 30.5 m
17. c - industrial
18. a - 46.5 m
19. d - 4 hours
20. c - 4 exits
21. a - abatement
22. b - flash point
23. c - pyrophoric
24. c - 37.8oC
25. a - fulminate
26. b - fire resistance rating
27. b - 15 mts
28. a - occupant load
29. c - educational
30. b - business
1. a - storage
2. b - business
3. b - industrial
4. a - mercantile
5. b - industrial
6. b - 46 mts
7. b - 61 mts
8. a - 30 mts
9. b - 30.5 mts
10. d - 4 storeys or more
11. a - 4 exits
12. d - 4 hours
13. a - 46.5 mts
14. d - 9.3 sq. mts
15. b - 23 mts
16. d - 30.5 mts
17. c - 31 mts
18. a - 112 mm
19. b - 2.75 m
20. d - 3.70 m
21. c - 2.00 m
22. b - 112 sm and greater
23. d - 76 to 112 cm
24. a - 8 to 10%
25. c - 10 to 17%
26. d - 3.66 m
27. a - Class A
28. b - Class B
29. c - Class C
30. b - jumper
III. A. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly, travel distance to exits for spaces not
protected by automatic fire suppression system shall not be more than:
a) 35 m. c) 71 m.
b) 46 m. d) 81 m.

2. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly, travel distance to exits for spaces protected
by automatic fire suppression system shall not be more than:
a) 51 m c) 71 m.
b) 61 m. d) 45 m.

3. Under the FCP, court houses are under what occupancy

4. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly rows of seats opening on to an aisle at one
side only shall have not more than:
a) 5 seats c) 7 seats
b) 6 seats d) 8 seats

5. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly rows of seats between aisles shall have not
more than:
a) 12 seats c) 16 seats
b) 14 seats d) 18 seats

6. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly, seats without dividing arms shall have the
capacity determined by allowing how many centimeters per person:
a) 60 c) 80
b) 70 d) 90

7. Under the FCP, no single door in a doorway shall be less than:

8. Under the FCP, when an exit is required to be protected by separation from other parts of the
building, the separation shall be at least two hour resistance when the exit connects
a) one storey c) 3 storey or more
b) 2 storey or less d) 4 storey or more

9. Under the FCP, means of egress shall be measured in units of exit widths of:
a) 40 cm c) 55 cm
b) 45 cm d) 60 cm

10. Under the FCP, the clearance between handrails and walls to which it is attached shall be at
least:
 a) 20 mm c) 30 mm
b) 25 mm d) 38 mm

11. Under the FCP, handrails shall not be less than how many centimeters above the surface of
the tread:
a) 60 c) 75
b) 70 d) 76

12. Under the FCP, for class B stairs the maximum height of risers shall be:
a) 10 cm c) 20 cm
b) 18 cm d) 25 cm

13. Under the FCP, when an exit is required to be protected by separation from other parts of the
building, the separation shall have at least one hour fire resistance rating when the exit
connects:
a) 3 stories or les c) 4 stories or less
b) 5 stories or less d) 6 stories or less

14. The Fire Code of the Philippines was instituted by Presidential Decree No.:
a) 1185 c) 1096
b) 1187 d) 223

15. Under the FCP, classified as hotels, travel distance to exits, from the door of any room to the
nearest exit shall not be more than:
a) 39 m c) 40 m
b) 30 m d) 45 m

16. Under the FCP, classified as mercantile occupancies, travel distance to exits shall be no more
than:
a) 20.5 m c) 40.5 m
b) 30.5 m d) 50.5 m

17. Under the FCP, dry cleansing plants are under what occupancy classification:
a) mercantile c) industrial
b) business d) miscellaneous

18. Under the FCP, in apartment buildings, the entrance door to any apartment shall b3 located
within how many meters form an exit in a building protected by automatic fire suppression
system?
a) 46.5 m c) 50.5 m
b) 48.5 m d) 52.5 m

19. Under the FCP, dwelling units in row apartments shall be separated from each other by
partition walls having a fire resistance rating of:
a) 1 hour c) 3 hours
 b) 2 hours d) 4 hours

20. Under the FCP, every class A places of assembly, with a capacity of more than one thousand
persons, how many minimum number of separated exits as remote from each other as
practicable shall be provided?
a) 2 exits c) 4 exits
b) 3 exits d) 5 exits

21. Under the Fire Code of the Philippines, any act that would remove or neutralize a fire hazard
is known as:
a) abatement c) fulminate
b) damper

22. Under the FCP, the minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air is known as:
a) electrical arc c) smelting
b) flash point

23. Under the FCP, descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air
is known as:
a) fulminate c) pyrophoric
b) cryogenic

24. Under the FCP, combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above:
a) 20.2oC c) 37.8oC
o
b) 25.5 C

25. Under the FCP, a kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion is known
as:
a) Fulminate c) Forge
b) Hyperbolic fuel

26. Under the FCP, the time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effect of
standard fire test is known as:
a) flame spread rating c) flame retardant
b) flame resistance rating

27. Under the FCP, high rise buildings are buildings, structures or facilities with a minimum
height of:
a) 10 mts c) 20 mts
b) 15 mts

28. Under the FCP, the maximum number of persons that may be allowed to occupy a particular
building, structure or facility or portions thereof is known as:
a) occupant load c) occupancy
b) capacity
29. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, academies shall be classified as:
a) assembly c) educational
b) business

30. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, town halls shall be classified as:
a) institutional c) assembly
b) business

III. B. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Under the Fire Code of the Philippines, classification of occupancy, parking garages shall be
classified as:
a) storage c) mercantile
b) business

2. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, libraries shall be classified as:

3. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, laboratories shall be classified as:

4. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, department stores shall be classified as:
a) mercantile c) assembly
b) business

5. Under the FCP, classification of occupancy, pumping stations shall be classified as:
a) storage c) business
b) industrial
6. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly, travel distance to exits for spaces not
protected by automatic fire suppression system shall not be more than:
a) 35 mts c) 71 mts
b) 46 mts d) 81 mts

7. Under the FCP, classified as places of assembly, travel distance to exits for spaces protected
by automatic fire suppression system shall not be more than:
a) 51 mts c) 71 mts
b) 61 mts d) 81 mts

8. Under the FCP, classified as hotels, travel distance to exits from the door of any room to the
nearest exit shall not be more than:
a) 30 mts c) 40 mts
b) 35 mts d) 45 mts
9. Under the FCP, classified as mercantile occupancies, travel distance to exits shall be more
than:
a) 20.5 mts c) 40.5 mts
b) 30.5 mts d) 50.5 mts

10. Under the FCP, when an exit is required to be protected by separations from other parts of the
building, the separation shall be at least two-hour resistance when the exit connects
a) one storey c) 3 storeys or more
b) 2 storeys or less d) 4 storeys or more

11. Under the FCP, every class A place of assembly, with a capacity of more than one thousand
persons, how many minimum number of separate exits as remote from each other as
practicable shall be provided?
a) 3 exits c) 4 exits
b) 3 exits d) 5 exits

12. Under the FCP, dwelling units in row apartments shall be separated from each other by
partition walls having a fire resistance rating of:
a) 1 hour c) 4 exits
b) 2 hours d) 5 exits

13. Under the FCP, in apartment buildings, the entrance door to any apartment shall be located
within how many meters from an exit in a building protected by automatic fire suppression
system?
a) 46.5 mts c) 50.5 mts
b) 48.5 mts d) 52.5 mts

14. Under the FCP the occupant load of industrial occupancies for which exits are to be provided
shall be one person per how many square meters gross floor area.
a) 5.6 sq. mts c) 8.6 sq. mts.
b) 9.7 sq. mts. d) 9.3 sq. mts.

15. Under the FCP classified as storage occupancies every area used for the storage of high
hazard commodities shall have an exit within how many meters of any point in the area
where persons may be present
a) 30 mts c) 25 mts
b) 23 mts d) 30.5 mts

16. Under the FCP Classified as storage occupancies every area provided with automatic fire
suppression system distances may be increased to how many meters?
a) 23 mts c) 30 mts
b) 25 mts d) 30.5 mts
17. Under the FCP Classified as Industrial Occupancies, exits shall be remote from one another
as practicable so arranged that it will not be necessary to travel more than how many meters
from any point to reach the nearest exit for buildings not protected by automatic fire
suppression system?
a) 30 mts c) 31 mts
b) 31.5 mts d) 34 mts

18. Under the FCP for Class A and Class B stairs the minimum dimension of landings direction
of travel shall be
a) 112 mm c) 120 mm
b) 113 mm d) 130 mm

19. Under the FCP for Class A stairs the maximum height between landings shall be:
a) 3.20 m c) 3.60 m
b) 2.75 m d) 3.70 m

20. Under the FCP for Class B stairs, the maximum height between landings shall be:
a) 3.20 m c) 3.60 m
b) 2.75 m d) 3.70 m

21. Under the FCP for Class A and Class B stairs the minimum headroom shall be:
a) 2.40 m c) 2.00 m
b) 3.00 m d) 2.50 m

22. Under the FCP for Class A ramps the width shall be:
a) 110 cm and greater c) 76 to 110 cm
b) 112 cm and greater d) 76 to 112 cm

23. Under the FCP for Class B ramps, the width shall be:
a) 110 cm and greater c) 76 to 110 cm
b) 112 cm and greater d) 76 to 112 cm

24. Under the FCP for Class A ramps, the slope of ramp shall be:
a) 8 to 10% c) 10 to 17%
b) 5 to 10% d) 10 to 18%

25. Under the FCP for Class B ramps, the slope of ramp shall be:
a) 8 to 10% c) 10 to 17%
b) 5 to 10% d) 10 to 18%

26. Under the FCP for Class B ramp, the maximum height between landings shall be:
a) 3.22 m c) 3.50 m
b) 3.60 m d) 3.66 m
27. Under the FCP, capacity of one thousand (1,000) persons or more is under what classification
of Places of Assembly.
a) Class A c) Class C
b) Class B d) Class D

28. Under the FCP, capacity of three hundred (300) to one thousand (1,000) persons or more is
under what classification of Places of Assembly.
a) Class A c) Class C
b) Class B d) Class D

29. Under the FCP capacity of fifty (50) to three hundred (300) persons is under what
classification of Places of Assembly.
a) Class A c) Class C
b) Class B d) Class D

30. Under the FCP, a piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass a safety in an
electrical system is a:
a) Damper c) Horse reel
b) Jumper d) Pypophoric