Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps National Academic Exam
Practice Questions and Answers Study
Guide
The corporate and development laboratory of the office of naval research is the -
ANSWER>>Naval Research Laboratory
The major naval base for logistic support of the U.S Fleet engaged in Vietnam
operations was located at - ANSWER>>Subic Bay, Philippines
All sovereign states have rights. Some rights are regarded as -
ANSWER>>Fundamental
What are the requirements for a successful evolution? - ANSWER>>reproduction,
heredity, variation in fitness or organisms, variation in individual characters
among members of the population.
Who was responsible for the first invasion of southern France during day light -
ANSWER>>Admiral Hewitt
The head of a comet usually containing a nucleus is known as a(n) -
ANSWER>>Coma
National objectives are - ANSWER>>specific goals the nation seeks to advance ,
support or protect its interest
what can be defined as "to give authority figures lawful power to make and
enforce the rules" - ANSWER>>Constituted authority
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Chemically, seawater is - ANSWER>>over 95 percent water
________ are the newest forecasting tool available to the meteorologist. -
ANSWER>>Weather Satellites
What atmospheric layer is the ocean of air immediately above the earths surface -
ANSWER>>Troposphere
What describes those features needed for the crew to comfort and living
conditions - ANSWER>>Habitability
in general visual communication is preferred over the means of communicating
because its - ANSWER>>Secure
The source of lightning in thunderhead clouds is - ANSWER>>static electricity
This aircraft's function is to gain air superiority - ANSWER>>Fighters
Over the horizon communication means - ANSWER>>communications using
satellites links and low frequency transmission which can be sent or received
around the globe
The key to survival in atomic warfare is - ANSWER>>Dispersal
What type of boat is a smaller traditional looking power boat with cabins
intended to carry senior officers and other ship officers? - ANSWER>>officers
boats
The US hurricane warning system receives most of its information from -
ANSWER>>Satellites
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What was the greatest natural catastrophe of history, a 1737 typhoon that killed
300,000 people? - ANSWER>>Hooghly River Cyclone
The US intelligence resources in the 1990s changed emphasis from the counting
and tracking of nuclear weapons in the USSR to - ANSWER>>monitoring the
dismantling of USSR weapons and the disposal of fissionable material
The focus of the NJROTC program is - ANSWER>>The individual cadet
Vessels of all nations that travel the high seas must obey the ____ -
ANSWER>>International rules
When the first "rules for regulations of the navy of the united colonies" were
established in 1775 they were based largely on - ANSWER>>British common and
royal navy admiralty law
What is the planet that has a mysterious "great red spot" in its hemisphere? -
ANSWER>>Jupiter
The exploration of this planet by the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft is
considered to be among the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century -
ANSWER>>Saturn
What is the material readiness condition set on ships before going to sea or when
entering port during war - ANSWER>>ZEBRA
Light travels at ________ - ANSWER>>186,000 MPS
The smallest of the inner planets in our solar system is - ANSWER>>Mercury
What program was essential to the security and national independence of the
united states during the Cold War? - ANSWER>>The Naval Research and
Development program
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Sometimes the Earth crosses a part of a former comet path. The tiny particles are
remaining from the comet then collide with our atmosphere , producing a -
ANSWER>>meteor shower
What is the term for the combustion of two or more elements to form a third
element? - ANSWER>>Fusion
What is the first rule when working with lines and wires? - ANSWER>>Safety first
The region extending beyond the 12 mile territorial sea to about 200 miles out,
and in which nations are claiming varying degrees of jurisdiction over living and
mineral resources, is called the - ANSWER>>Economic zone of the sea
What is the basic requirement pertaining to individual rights of both military and
civil law? - ANSWER>>the rights of each individual to be protected
All planets have moons with exception of - ANSWER>>Mercury and Venus
During the battles for Guadalcanal and New Guinea in late 1942, what was the
major Japanese base in Southwest Pacific? - ANSWER>>Rabaul
What arthropods are caught along the New England, Caribbean, and South
African coasts and sold for high value high value - ANSWER>>lobsters
A missile guidance system which depends on the missile picking up and tracking a
target by means of radar, optical, or heat -seeking device is called the -
ANSWER>>homing guidance system
Mine hunting operations are conducted by highly trained personnel who operate
devices called - ANSWER>>Ordance locators