Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Fire Safety
1- A fire that spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, gas or the vapours of an ignitable liquid, without the production of damaging pressure:
(A) Flash Fire
(B) BLEVE
(C) Flash Over
(D) All of the above
2- Centrifugal pumps transport fluids by converting:
(A) Kinetic energy to hydrodynamic energy
(B) Hydrodynamic energy to kinetic energy
(C) Mechanical energy to kinetic energy
(D) Mechanical energy to Hydrodynamic energy
3- Dry Chemical such as BC or ABC extinguishers should not be used on fires involving:
(A) Inflammable Gas
(B) Inflammable Liquid
(C) Combustible Solid
(D) Combustible Metal
4- The _______ is the number of square feet of floor area required per occupant:
(A) Exit capacity
(B) Exit Discharge
(C) Occupant Load
(D) Travel distance
5- Industrial safety management is that branch of management which is concerned with _______ hazards from the industries:
(A) Reducing
(B) Controlling
(C) Eliminating
(D) All of the above
6- Flammable liquids having flash point 23°C and above but below 65°C is _______ liquid:
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) None of the above
7- All static water tanks for firefighting shall normally be located within _______ of the risk to be protected:
(A) 60 meter
(B) 100 meter
(C) 120 meter
(D) 150 meter
8- The phases of burning/combustion is depend on:
(A) The amount of time the fire has burnt
(B) The ventilation characteristics of the confining structure
(C) The amount and type of combustibles present
(D) All of the above
9- Combustible Solids with specific surface of more than 20 Sq. cm/gm is termed as:
(A) Tinder
(B) Kindling
(C) Bulk fuel
(D) All of the above
10- Material with _______ specific heat will heat up more rapidly in fire conditions:
(A) Low
(B) High
(C) Low or High
(D) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(A), 3-(C), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(A)