CSLB B LICENSE GENERAL CONTRACTOR EXAM Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2023) Verified Answers
If unused mortar stiffens due to hydration of cement, what must you do? –
Correct Answers ✅Discard the mortar
What minimum time must you wait before caulking or grouting new tiles? –
Correct Answers ✅24-48 Hours
How long should you wait before installing tile on a shower pan? – Correct
Answers ✅24 Hours
Unstable dry rock, angular gravel, sandy loam, and cohesive soils having
compressive strengths greater than 0.5 and less than 1.5 tons/sq ft (tsf), are
typical examples of: – Correct Answers ✅Type-B Soils
If 65 street lights are fed by a 2275 volt series circuit, what is the voltage
across each light? – Correct Answers ✅35V
In a series circuit, the total voltage is divided equally.
For safety reasons, the maximum simple slope of an excavation, up to 20 ft
deep, in Type-B soil is: – Correct Answers ✅1:1 (45°)
CSLB B LICENSE GENERAL CONTRACTOR EXAM Questions and
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A Pittsburgh joint is used in: – Correct Answers ✅HVAC ductwork
The drain for a pressure relief valve on a water heater should be extended
to: – Correct Answers ✅The outside of the building
What is the minimum slope toward the drain of a shower pan? – Correct
Answers ✅1/4″ per foot (2%)
What is the diameter of #3 rebar? – Correct Answers ✅3/8″
If a vendor fails to provide an MSDS, you have the right to call: – Correct
Answers ✅Cal/OSHA or DOSH
When installing a door jamb, you need shims at: – Correct Answers ✅Both
hinge and strike sides, three on each side.
Which of the following is used to adhere vinyl floors?
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A. Epoxy cement
B. Asphalt mastic
C. Latex primer
D. White glue – Correct Answers ✅Epoxy cement
When do you need bracing for a drywall wall? – Correct Answers ✅Diagonal
bracing is needed every 25′ for any drywall wall.
How should you clear the roots from a construction site? – Correct Answers
✅Clear roots to 12″ below grade.
Dividing watts by amps gives you: – Correct Answers ✅Volts
The most frequent on-the-job roofing accidents are: – Correct Answers
✅Falls
Which of the following is NOT a type of wood block flooring?
A. Parquet
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B. Wood Mosaic
C. Wood Tile
D. All of the above. – Correct Answers ✅Wood tile
Lightweight concrete is best used for:
A. Curb and Gutter
B. Second floor decking
C. First floor slab on grade
D. Footings – Correct Answers ✅Second floor decking
The tool used to carry grout needed to patch a small hole is a:
A. Hawk
B. Poling board
C. Spot board
D. Mason’s scutch – Correct Answers ✅Spot Board
CSLB B GENERAL Exam Questions and Answers (latest
Update 2023) (170 Questions)
what size of a circuit breaker can be installed on a line with 7 outlets 14 AWG
wire? – Correct Answers ✅15 amp; according to code, the conductor
ampacity rating for a 14 gauge wire is 15 amps. for 12 gauges wire is 20
amps. the number of outlets does not determine the size of circuit breaker.
how many roof squares are in the roof measuring 45′ by 50′? – Correct
Answers ✅22.5; (45×50) / 100 (roofing squares made of 10’x10′).
total drop for a 120′ pipe with a 2% slope? – Correct Answers ✅2’5″ =
120×2%=2.4
how many 4″x4″ tiles do you need to tile 30″x60″ shower floor and three
walls 60″ high with 1/4″ grout? allow 10% for waste. – Correct Answers
✅step 1: calculate total area: shower pan: 30″x60″ = 1800 square inches.
two small walls 2 @( 30″x60″)= 3600 square inches. back wall=
60″x60″=3600
total= 9000 square inches.
step 2: calculate tile coverage including grout. 4 1/4″ x4 1/4″ = 18.0625
step 3: divide 9000/18.0625 = 499 tiles
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step 4: add 10%
499x.10= 50 tiles
549
the load area of skylight is equal to – Correct Answers ✅inside dimension of
a deck mounted skylight; inside area of the skylight curb; rough opening in
the roof.
how many kWh will be consumed by a 500w lightbulb running for 3 hours? –
Correct Answers ✅1.5 kWh. step one solve for total watt-hours= 500w x
3=1500
step 2 convert: 1 kilowatt= 1000 watt
1500/1000=1.5
how many board feet do you need for a wall 20′ long with 2×4 studs 8 feet
high spaced at 16 o.c.? – Correct Answers ✅Step 1: convert wall length and
stud height into inches, by multiplying length by 12.
wall: 20’x12=240″
stud: 8’x12=96″
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step 2: divide wall length by the spacing of the studs
240″/16″= 15 studs + 1 starter= 16 studs total
step 3: figure out board feet
board feet= thickness in inches x width in inches x length in inches / 144.
2″x4″x96″/144=5.33 board feet per stud.
step 4: multiply board feet by number of studs
5.33×16=85.28 board feet.
which of the following is a low slope roof system – Correct Answers
✅modified bitumen; can be applied to a slope no less than 1/4:12
the slope of a roof is the sum of the _ divided by the __ – Correct
Answers ✅rise;run
calculate the total cost of trusses needed for a new framing project, where a
gable roof is 50′ long, each truss is spaced every 24″ and the price of each
truss is $80. – Correct Answers ✅2080
CSLB B GENERAL Exam Questions and Answers (latest
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what is a permanent or well-known elevation reference point? – Correct
Answers ✅benchmark
in a L shaped Kitchen, two parallel lines are 24′ each and you are told that
the remaining lines are 12′ each. to install a hardwood floor, what area are
you covering? – Correct Answers ✅432
a brick wall has a total of 44 courses. if 3 bricks and 3 mortar joints equal 8″,
then how hieght is the wall – Correct Answers ✅10 feet
how many square feet is found in a single roofing square of composition
shingles – Correct Answers ✅100 square feet
charging valve – Correct Answers ✅
how many bundles of 30-year asphalt shingles are in a square of roofing –
Correct Answers ✅3 bundles
CSLB CONTRACTOR’S LAW & BUSINESS EXAM Q&As
(Latest Update 2023) Verified Answers
An employer remits State disability taxes withheld from an employees wages
to what agency? – Correct Answers ✅Employment Development
Department
Which act establishes the rights of workers to organize into unions and
negotiate contracts? – Correct Answers ✅National Labor Relations Act of
1935
A contractor has had a problem with employees stealing tools and
equipment from job sites. When conducting job interviews, may the
contractor ask prospective employees about their arrest records?
A. It is legal to ask prospective employees about arrests not leading to
convictions.
B. It is not legal to ask prospective employees about arrests not leading to
convictions.
C. It is legal for a private employer to ask about arrests not leading to
convictions, but it would not be legal for city or county agencies to ask about
such arrests.
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D. It is legal for a private employer to ask about arrests leading to
convictions, but it would not be legal for a federal, state, or local public
agency to do so. – Correct Answers ✅It is not legal to ask prospective
employees about arrest not leading to convictions.
Why would a contractor have a case in Superior Court? – Correct Answers
✅If it is a dispute of more than $25,000 it can be transferred to Superior
Court.
Which would not have to be reported to DOSH immediately or within 24
hours?
A. Death from a three-story fall.
B. Drunken crane operator hits a high-voltage power line
C. Car accident in which an employee steps onto a public road, gets hit by a
car, and suffers a concussion.
D. Employee falls off forklift and suffers a sever back injury. – Correct
Answers ✅Car accident in which an employee steps onto a public road, gets
hit by a car, and suffers a concussion.
CSLB CONTRACTOR’S LAW & BUSINESS EXAM Q&As
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A general contractor has obtained bids from several subcontractors for a
private project. He notices that one bid is substantially lower than the rest. Is
it ethical and a good business practice for this contractor to inform the
subcontractor that the bid is substantially lower than the bids of the other
subcontractors? – Correct Answers ✅Yes. If the contractor has reason to
believe that the subcontractor has made an error in preparing his bid, the
contractor should notify the subcontractor of the apparent error, but the
contractor may not disclose the amounts of the other bids.
An employer must furnish an employee with a completed IRS Form W-2
(Wage and Tax Statement) by: – Correct Answers ✅The 31st of January.
After a job is completed, the owner decides to have additional work done.
How should the contractor proceed? – Correct Answers ✅Write a new
contract and ask the owner to sign it.
The purpose of a 20-day preliminary notice for private work is to? – Correct
Answers ✅Notify the owner that the person or firm who sent the notice has
improved the property.
CSLB CONTRACTOR’S LAW & BUSINESS EXAM Q&As
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Is it legal for a contractor to pay employees in cash? – Correct Answers
✅Yes, if the contractor provides each employee with a wage deduction
statement semimonthly or at the time of each wage payment.
You are bidding on a job with plans drawn by the owner. You notice a code
violation and bring it to the attention of the owner. The owner declines to
remedy the code violation and tells you not to worry. What should you do? –
Correct Answers ✅Decline to bid the work.
On a time-and-materials job, you should: – Correct Answers ✅Add profit
and overhead to labor and materials
Your employee sets a cabinet wrong. The cabinet falls from the wall and
damages the client’s counter top. What should you do?
A. Claim the damage on your general liability insurance policy.
B. Require the employee to pay for the damage to the countertop.
C. Tell the client to claim the damaged counter top on his or her
homeowner’s insurance policy.
General Building Contractor (B) License Exam Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2023)
To whom should a stop notice be delivered? – Correct Answers ✅The
construction lender or awarding authority.
What are the 3 ways that a stop notice can be delivered? – Correct Answers
✅(1) In person
(2) Registered mail
(3) Certified mail
Notice of Completion – Correct Answers ✅A notice that shortens the lien
period to 30 days for a subcontractor and 60 days for a contractor. The clock
starts on the filing date of the Notice.
notice of no responsibility – Correct Answers ✅A notice provided by law
designed to relieve the property owner from responsibility for the cost of
unauthorized work done on the property or materials furnished thereof.
notice of cessation – Correct Answers ✅Notice that can be filed by a
property owner after work on a construction project has been stopped for
30 continuous days
General Building Contractor (B) License Exam Questions
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What are the requirements of a stop notice receipt? – Correct Answers
✅Signed and dated
Can a stop notice be filed on a private property? – Correct Answers ✅Yes
How long must employers keep employment and tax records? – Correct
Answers ✅4 years
Can an employee file a lawsuit against his employer for additional damages if
he has received workers’ compensation benefits? – Correct Answers
✅Generally not
A prime contractor is legally responsible for ensuring that its subcontractors
have workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. True or False? –
Correct Answers ✅True.
What may happen to a prime contractor if his subcontractor didn’t offer
worker’s comp? – Correct Answers ✅The prime contractor may be held
liable in a lawsuit filed by a subcontractor’s injured employee.
General Building Contractor (B) License Exam Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2023)
Group membership – Correct Answers ✅Race, religion, color, national origin,
ancestry, or sex
Who enforces the California Labor Code? – Correct Answers ✅The Division
of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial
Relations
What should an employee do if he gets injured on the job? – Correct
Answers ✅He should notify his employer in writing within 30 days.
If an employer disputes an employee’s claim for workers’ compensation,
does the burden of proof rest on the employer or employee? – Correct
Answers ✅The employer
Which governing body hears workers’ compensation benefit disputes? –
Correct Answers ✅Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
What is the penalty for employers’ who do not obtain the required workers’
compensation insurance? – Correct Answers ✅1) $2000 per employee if no
injuries have occurred
CSLB Contractor’s Law practice test Part 2 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
When should you let your attorney see a construction contract?
A. Before you let the client see the contract
B. After the contract is prepared but before you sign it
C. After the building permit is obtained
D. After the contract is signed by you and the client – Correct Answers ✅B.
After the contract is prepared but before you sign it
Which is the most correct statement as to what must be included in every
home improvement contract?
A. Notice of right to cancel
B. Contractor’s license number
C. Truth-in-lending notice
D. Name of the project – Correct Answers ✅B. Contractor’s license number
Which is NOT required on a home improvement contract?
A. A notice, in at least 10 point print, in close proximity to the signature, and
a statement that the owner has a right to require a performance and
payment bond
B. The name and home address of all the personnel listed on the license
CSLB Contractor’s Law practice test Part 2 Exam
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C. An approximate date when work will begin and be substantially
completed
D. A description of the work to be done and materials and equipment to be
used or installed – Correct Answers ✅B. The name and home address of all
the personnel listed on the license. Know that A, C and D are required. Only
the contractor’s name, address and license number are required.
When a home improvement contract is signed, the contractor must
substantially begin work within __ days of the date specified in the
contract?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20 – Correct Answers ✅D. 20
Which is true concerning home improvement sales persons?
A. They must register with the Registrar’s office and may work for only one
contractor at a time
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B. Anyone who sells home improvement contracts for a licensed contractor
outside the contractor’s normal place of business is required to be registered
with the Attorney General’s office
C. They must be at least 18 years of age. There are no residency or
educational requirements
D. They may begin to negotiate home improvement contracts as soon as
they have filled out the appropriate application and paid the required fees –
Correct Answers ✅C. They must be at least 18 years of age. There are no
residency or educational requirements – must register for “each” contractor
with the Registrar and receive a registration number first
Judy, a contractor, employs Sam as her registered home improvement
salesperson. Sam meets with Mr. And Mrs. Jones and negotiates home
improvement work that totals $350. When Sam returns to his boss and tells
her of the verbal contract, his employer says she will not work for the
contracted price. The Contractor’s License Law states:
A. The contractor is required by law to abide by the verbal agreement since
verbal home improvement contracts under $500 are binding
B. The contractor is not bound by a verbal agreement
C. The contractor may cancel a home improvement contract that she did not
negotiate
Contractors Law Exam CA Practice Test 1 Questions and
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When is an employee allowed to view their own personnel file?
a. never
b. when they have a court order
c. whenever they wish
d. during employee evaluations – Correct Answers ✅c. when ever they wish
As required by the immigration reform act, all employees hired on or after
November 7, 1986 must complete Form _ to verify their employment eligibility status. a. I-9 b. W-4 c. US- 99 d.N-14 – Correct Answers ✅a. I-9 By law, a “hard laborer” may not be younger than years old.
a. 14
b. 15
c. 16
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d. 17 – Correct Answers ✅c. 16 years of age
Ms. Gomez applies for a job. Of the following, the only reason an employer
may lawfully deny her employment is:
a. she is over 50 years of age
b. she is Hispanic and everyone else is African-American or Caucasian.
c. lifing is involved and she is a woman
d. she has no work experience or Social Security number – Correct Answers
✅d. she has no work experience or Social Security number
A contractor has had a problem with employees stealing tools and
equipment from job sites. When conducting job interviews, may the
contractor ask prospective employees about their arrest records?
a. It is legal to ask prospective employees about arrests not leading to
convictions.
b. It is not legal to ask prospective employees about arrests not leading to
convictions.
c. It is legal for a private employer to ask about arrests not leading to
convictions, but it would not be legal for city or county agencies to ask about
such arrests.
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d. It is legal for a private employer to ask about arrests leading to
convictions, but it would not be legal for a federal, state, or local public
agency to do so. – Correct Answers ✅b. It is not legal to ask prospective
employees about arrests not leading to convictions.
Who must sign a joint control addendum to a home improvement contract?
a. contractor only
b. owner and contractor
c. owner, contractor and Notary Public
d. owner, contractor, and joint control officer – Correct Answers ✅d. owner,
contractor, and joint control officer
A contractor entered into a home improvement contract for more than $500
with Mrs. Swenson to remodel her kitchen and bathroom. The contract calls
for a down payment before work is to begin. According to the Business and
Professions Code, how much may the contractor accept from Mrs. Swenson
as down payment for the work?
a. The contractor may accept as much as Mrs. Swenson agrees to pay.
b. The down payment is limited to $1,000 or 10% of the total price,
whichever is less.
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c. The contractor may require enough of a down payment to cover the total
cost of materials, but not labor costs.
d. Nothing. The contractor must wait until the work is completed to accept
any payment. – Correct Answers ✅b. The down payment is limited to $1,000
or 10% of the total price, whichever is less.
When should you let an attorney see a construction contract?
a. Before you let your client see the contract.
b. After the contract is prepared, but before you sign it.
c. After the building permit is obtained.
d. After the contract is signed by you and your client. – Correct Answers ✅b.
After the contract is prepared, but before you sign it.
If a sales presentation is made in Spanish, the home solicitation contract:
a. must be in Spanish
b. may be in English if the writing is plain and simple
c. must be co-signed by an English-speaking person if the contract is in
English