General Maintenance BOMA Pre-Quiz
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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When starting a centrifugal pump that is part of a manifold with no check
valves. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You should open the suction valve, start the pump
and open the discharge valve slowly.
A valve inserted in a water line between the corporation stop and the water
meter is generally called. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Curb cock
To check sheave wear. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Measure each groove angle
Variable pitch sheaves may be used in some cases to provide which of the
following types of speed changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔small
Absolute pressure is gauge - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pressure plus 14.7 psi
Which of the following best describes the basic types of sprinklers systems
in a building - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Standard wet-type system, Standard dry-type
system,
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, A deluge system
Power equals - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Force x distance divided by time
Torches should be inspected for leakage at the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tip,
Valves,
Hose connections
Smoke detection is usually accomplished by using either photo-electric
scanning, ionization chambers or smoke reflection devices? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔True
If a coupling is not properly aligned - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Will fail quicker
2. Wear out equipment and the bearing
To protect a pump and motor against slight misalignment, they are often
connected by a. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Flexible coupling
The coating on a metallic electrode: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stabilizes the arc and
controls oxidation.
When severing a length of 2 inch pipe it is prefferrable to use: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔A pipe cutter
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Pass
When starting a centrifugal pump that is part of a manifold with no check
valves. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You should open the suction valve, start the pump
and open the discharge valve slowly.
A valve inserted in a water line between the corporation stop and the water
meter is generally called. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Curb cock
To check sheave wear. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Measure each groove angle
Variable pitch sheaves may be used in some cases to provide which of the
following types of speed changes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔small
Absolute pressure is gauge - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pressure plus 14.7 psi
Which of the following best describes the basic types of sprinklers systems
in a building - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Standard wet-type system, Standard dry-type
system,
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, A deluge system
Power equals - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Force x distance divided by time
Torches should be inspected for leakage at the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tip,
Valves,
Hose connections
Smoke detection is usually accomplished by using either photo-electric
scanning, ionization chambers or smoke reflection devices? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔True
If a coupling is not properly aligned - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Will fail quicker
2. Wear out equipment and the bearing
To protect a pump and motor against slight misalignment, they are often
connected by a. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Flexible coupling
The coating on a metallic electrode: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stabilizes the arc and
controls oxidation.
When severing a length of 2 inch pipe it is prefferrable to use: - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔A pipe cutter
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
