PROF PRAC ANSWER KEY (FINALS) LESS HAZARDOUS

10. Public buildings and traditional indigenous

family shall be exempt from payment of
QUIZ NO. 01
building permit fees.
1. Structures intended to be used for the
FALSE
manufacture shall observe adequate _____
safeguards. 11. Subject to existing budgetary, accounting and
auditing rules and regulations, the Building
ENVIRONMENTAL
Official is hereby authorized to retain not more
2. As stipulated in the declaration of policy, the than _____ percent of his collection for the
State shall safeguard life, health, _____, and operating expenses.
public welfare.
TWENTY (20)
PROPERTY
12. The scope of application of NBC shall apply to
3. Site and buildings intended for human adobe design, location, sitting, construction,
shall be at a safe distance as determined by the alteration, and demolition only.
Office of the President.
FALSE
FALSE
13. The Building Official shall be primarily
4. No building shall be used until the Building responsible for the enforcement of the
Official has issued a _____. provisions of the NBC and its IRR, in his
respective _____.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
5. Fire zones are areas within which only certain
types of buildings are not permitted. 14. One of the functions of the DPWH Secretary is
to prescribe building design concept,
TRUE
prescribe/fix the amount of fees and other
6. The National Building Code of the Philippines changes that the Building Official shall collect
which was promulgated in 1977. in connection with the performance of
regulatory functions.
PD 1096
FALSE
7. Buildings and structures constructed before
the approval of the NBC shall be affected 15. No building or structure shall be constructed
thereby except when alterations, additions, without first obtaining a _____.
conversions, or repairs are to be made therein
BUILDING PERMIT
and in which case apply only to portions to be
altered, added, or repaired. 16. The technical staff of the DPWH is composed
of highly qualified architects, engineers, and
FALSE
technicians who possess _____ and
8. A duly registered architect or engineer can be professional experience in the field of design
appointed as a Building Official. and construction.

FALSE DIVERSIFIED

9. No change shall be made in the type of 17. In the performance of the duties of the
construction of any building which would place Building Official, he may enter any building or
the building in a different sub-type. Except its premises at all reasonable times provided
when the changes are approved by Building he first secure a court order, to inspect and
Official and _____.
 determine compliance with the requirements 6. The _____ of the first floor shall be at least 200
of the NBC. kilograms per square meter.
FALSE LIVE LOAD
18. The NBC is a framework of minimum standards 7. Air space requirements for habitable room is
and _____ to regulate and control its location, _____.
site, design, construction, etc.
14.00 cubic meters
REQUIREMENTS
8. Group _____ occupancies shall be buildings
19. Dangerous buildings are those which are used for school or daycare purposes involving
_____ unsafe or which constitute a fire hazard assemblage for instruction, education, or
or are otherwise dangerous to human life. recreation.
STRUCTURALLY C

20. All structures as well as accessory facilities 9. The character of occupancy of existing
shall conform in all respect to the principles of buildings may be changed subject to the
the safe _____ and must be suited to the approval of the _____.
purpose for which they are designed.
BUILDING OFFICIAL (BO)
CONSTRUCTION
10. Any assembly building with a stage and an
occupant load of less than 1000 in the building
refers to Division _____.
QUIZ NO. 02
ONE (1)
1. Every dwelling shall be so constructed and
arranged to provide _____ light and 11. When building is of mixed occupancy, the
ventilation. whole building shall be subject to the _____
requirement.
ADEQUATE
MOST RESTRICTIVE
2. The height of the buildings shall be measured
from the _____ adjoining sidewalk or ground 12. Wooden post shall be _____ to such footing by
surface. strap and bolts of adequate size.
HIGHEST ANCHORED
3. The degree to which a material can withstand 13. No building shall be constructed unless it
fire as determined by generally accepted adjoins or has direct access to a _____.
methods.
PUBLIC SPACE
FIRE RESISTIVE RATING
14. Every room intended for any use not provided
4. Habitable rooms provided with artificial with artificial ventilation system, shall be
ventilation have ceiling heights not less than provided with windows with a total free area
_____ meters. of openings equal to at least _____ percent the
floor area of the room.
2.40
TEN (10)
5. What is the minimum width requirement for
the stairs (Group A Dwellings)? 15. Occupancy _____ shall be vertical or
horizontal.
750 Millimeters
SEPARATIONS
16. No building shall be constructed unless it
adjoins to a _____.
PUBLIC STREET
17. For Group A Dwellings, footing shall be at least
_____ thick.
250 Millimeters

18. This refers to areas within which only certain

types of buildings are permitted to be
constructed based on their occupancy.
FIRE ZONES

19. Rooms or spaces housing industrial, or heating

equipment shall be provided with artificial
means of ventilation to prevent accumulation
of hot or polluted.
TRUE

20. Group A dwelling shall occupy not more than

_____ percent of a corner lot.
NINETY (90)