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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of these describes a chemical reaction in which a combustible
material and an oxidizing agent produce heat or energy and other
products that promote a self-sustaining process?
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Ignition
D. Oxidation Ans: B. Combustion
Which of these describes a form of combustion that emits and dissipates
energy as heat and light?
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Ignition
D. Oxidation Ans: A. Fire
Which of these helps us geometrically depict the relationship among fuel,
air, and heat?
A. The fire triangle
B. The fire tetrahedron
C. The fire polygon
D. The fire pentagon Ans: A. The fire Triangle
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Which of the following is a geometric depiction, developed through
ongoing research, showing how fire is sustained by a chain reaction?
A. The fire triangle
B. The fire tetrahedron
C. The fire polygon
D. The fire pentagon Ans: B. The Fire tetrahedron
What type of fire is the most recognizable, can be seen by lighting a
match, and requires the presence of a combustible gas because the
visible flame is a gaseous reaction?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: C. Diffusion Flame
Which type of fire has no flame but still generates significant heat?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: D. Smoldering
Which of these types of fire start without a known external heat source
being applied to the combustible material?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
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C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: A. Spontaneous Combustion
What type of fire requires an appropriate amount of gas fuel and air to
mix before ignition or combustion occurs?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: B. Premixed flame
Which of the following stages of fire occurs when the heat source, fuel,
and oxygen come together to generate more heat than is dissipated, thus
promoting the uninhibited chain reaction?
A. Incipient stage
B. Free burning stage
C. Flashover stage
D. Smoldering/decay stage Ans: A. Incipient stage
At which stage will a fire survive by consuming the air and materials
necessary to generate the flammable gas and sustain combustion?
A. Incipient stage
B. Growth stage
C. Flashover stage
D. Smoldering/decay stage Ans: B. Growth stage
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of these describes a chemical reaction in which a combustible
material and an oxidizing agent produce heat or energy and other
products that promote a self-sustaining process?
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Ignition
D. Oxidation Ans: B. Combustion
Which of these describes a form of combustion that emits and dissipates
energy as heat and light?
A. Fire
B. Combustion
C. Ignition
D. Oxidation Ans: A. Fire
Which of these helps us geometrically depict the relationship among fuel,
air, and heat?
A. The fire triangle
B. The fire tetrahedron
C. The fire polygon
D. The fire pentagon Ans: A. The fire Triangle
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Which of the following is a geometric depiction, developed through
ongoing research, showing how fire is sustained by a chain reaction?
A. The fire triangle
B. The fire tetrahedron
C. The fire polygon
D. The fire pentagon Ans: B. The Fire tetrahedron
What type of fire is the most recognizable, can be seen by lighting a
match, and requires the presence of a combustible gas because the
visible flame is a gaseous reaction?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: C. Diffusion Flame
Which type of fire has no flame but still generates significant heat?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: D. Smoldering
Which of these types of fire start without a known external heat source
being applied to the combustible material?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
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C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: A. Spontaneous Combustion
What type of fire requires an appropriate amount of gas fuel and air to
mix before ignition or combustion occurs?
A. Spontaneous combustion
B. Premixed flame
C. Diffusion flame
D. Smoldering Ans: B. Premixed flame
Which of the following stages of fire occurs when the heat source, fuel,
and oxygen come together to generate more heat than is dissipated, thus
promoting the uninhibited chain reaction?
A. Incipient stage
B. Free burning stage
C. Flashover stage
D. Smoldering/decay stage Ans: A. Incipient stage
At which stage will a fire survive by consuming the air and materials
necessary to generate the flammable gas and sustain combustion?
A. Incipient stage
B. Growth stage
C. Flashover stage
D. Smoldering/decay stage Ans: B. Growth stage
