NLCC Petty Officer 1st Class Exam Questions with Verified Solutions Graded A+
USS Juneau / USS Dehaven (Both A & C) - Answers On 29 June 1950, which of the following
ships fired the first bombardment of the Korean War?
Korean War - Answers Helicopters were first studied and developed during
_____________________________.
True - Answers During the Korean War a program was established giving outstanding enlisted
women the opportunity to receive commissions in the regular Navy.
17 Jan 1955 - Answers The first nuclear submarine went to sea under the command of
Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson on _______________________________.
Nautilus - Answers The first nuclear submarine to reach the geographic North Pole was
___________________________________.
True - Answers The Polaris submarine provided a combined explosive power greater than the
total of all the bombs dropped by all aircraft in WWII.
False - Answers The USS ENTERPRISE (GVN-65) was the first nuclear powered surface warship
commissioned by the U.S.
Alan Shepard - Answers America's first suborbital flight was made by which of the following
naval officers?
True - Answers Naval operations in Vietnam consisted mainly of gunfire support and carrier
aircraft operations.
90% of personnel & supplies used - Answers During Vietnam, U.S. Navy service and amphibious
forces transported over ___________________________________.
True - Answers The VANGUARD was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory.
False - Answers The first man to set foot on the moon was Air Force Pilot Neil Armstrong.
Navy - Answers All crew members of the Apollo 12 mission were from which branch of the
service?
True - Answers Five of the six men to walk on the surface of the moon in the period of 1969 to
1979 were Naval Aviators.
USS OHIO - Answers The first U.S. Trident submarine was
______________________________________.
Sputnik 1 - Answers What Jawas the name of the Soviet satellite that launched the U.S. into the
space race?
, 3 - Answers Of the seven original astronauts, how many were Navy officers?
Alan Shepard - Answers The first U.S. astronaut to go up in space was:
John Glenn - Answers Who was the first Astronaut to orbit the earth?
Mercury projects - Answers The first space missions were called the:
Apollo 7 - Answers What Apollo project put a man on the moon?
Skylab - Answers The first space station was called __________________________________.
False - Answers The Soviet Union and the United States never worked on a joint space mission.
Not land in the ocean - Answers The space shuttle was designed to
______________________________.
None of the above. - Answers The first woman in space was Sally Ride. She was from which
branch of the military.
False - Answers Leaders are born not made.
True - Answers League Cadets should work to improve their weaknesses.
True - Answers When cadets know their jobs they assist in managing time.
What happens when we miss deadlines? - Answers Cost money, cause confusion, make people
lose opportunities. (All of the Above)
Big responsibility, requires hard work, requires commitment. (All of the Above) - Answers Being
a leader in your unit is?
True - Answers Magnets always line up in the same direction
True - Answers No one knows for sure if the compass was invented by the Chinese
magnetic north - Answers The compass needle points to ___________________________.
the variation - Answers The difference between true north and magnetic north is called
___________________________.
True - Answers Variations and deviations both affect the magnetic compass.
magnetic compass - Answers Should an electrical failure occur, mariners can check their course
by using ______________________.
north - Answers The cardinal point 0000 is ____________________.
True - Answers The NLCC Promise and the Navy Core Values teach cadets.
USS Juneau / USS Dehaven (Both A & C) - Answers On 29 June 1950, which of the following
ships fired the first bombardment of the Korean War?
Korean War - Answers Helicopters were first studied and developed during
_____________________________.
True - Answers During the Korean War a program was established giving outstanding enlisted
women the opportunity to receive commissions in the regular Navy.
17 Jan 1955 - Answers The first nuclear submarine went to sea under the command of
Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson on _______________________________.
Nautilus - Answers The first nuclear submarine to reach the geographic North Pole was
___________________________________.
True - Answers The Polaris submarine provided a combined explosive power greater than the
total of all the bombs dropped by all aircraft in WWII.
False - Answers The USS ENTERPRISE (GVN-65) was the first nuclear powered surface warship
commissioned by the U.S.
Alan Shepard - Answers America's first suborbital flight was made by which of the following
naval officers?
True - Answers Naval operations in Vietnam consisted mainly of gunfire support and carrier
aircraft operations.
90% of personnel & supplies used - Answers During Vietnam, U.S. Navy service and amphibious
forces transported over ___________________________________.
True - Answers The VANGUARD was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory.
False - Answers The first man to set foot on the moon was Air Force Pilot Neil Armstrong.
Navy - Answers All crew members of the Apollo 12 mission were from which branch of the
service?
True - Answers Five of the six men to walk on the surface of the moon in the period of 1969 to
1979 were Naval Aviators.
USS OHIO - Answers The first U.S. Trident submarine was
______________________________________.
Sputnik 1 - Answers What Jawas the name of the Soviet satellite that launched the U.S. into the
space race?
, 3 - Answers Of the seven original astronauts, how many were Navy officers?
Alan Shepard - Answers The first U.S. astronaut to go up in space was:
John Glenn - Answers Who was the first Astronaut to orbit the earth?
Mercury projects - Answers The first space missions were called the:
Apollo 7 - Answers What Apollo project put a man on the moon?
Skylab - Answers The first space station was called __________________________________.
False - Answers The Soviet Union and the United States never worked on a joint space mission.
Not land in the ocean - Answers The space shuttle was designed to
______________________________.
None of the above. - Answers The first woman in space was Sally Ride. She was from which
branch of the military.
False - Answers Leaders are born not made.
True - Answers League Cadets should work to improve their weaknesses.
True - Answers When cadets know their jobs they assist in managing time.
What happens when we miss deadlines? - Answers Cost money, cause confusion, make people
lose opportunities. (All of the Above)
Big responsibility, requires hard work, requires commitment. (All of the Above) - Answers Being
a leader in your unit is?
True - Answers Magnets always line up in the same direction
True - Answers No one knows for sure if the compass was invented by the Chinese
magnetic north - Answers The compass needle points to ___________________________.
the variation - Answers The difference between true north and magnetic north is called
___________________________.
True - Answers Variations and deviations both affect the magnetic compass.
magnetic compass - Answers Should an electrical failure occur, mariners can check their course
by using ______________________.
north - Answers The cardinal point 0000 is ____________________.
True - Answers The NLCC Promise and the Navy Core Values teach cadets.
