Chapter 5- J&B Driver/Operator 1B Exam Test with Answers Rated A
1. What type of pump is capable of pumping only fluids
(no air)?
A. Direct pump B. Centrifugal pump
B. Centrifugal pump Page: 102
C. All pumps
D. Positive displacement pump
2. A pump the water used to attack
the fire.
A. manipulates C. pressurizes
B. forms Page: 105
C. pressurizes
D. sucks
3. According to NFPA 1901, a fire pump that is mounted
on the fire apparatus and used for firefighting must be
capable of delivering a minimum capacity of at
150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min)
A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min) Page: 103
B. 500 gallons/min (2000 L/min)
C. 750 gallons/min (3000 L/min)
D. 1000 gallons/min (4000 L/min)
4. According to NFPA 1901, for a fire apparatus to be
classified as a pumper rated at 3000 gallons/min (12,000
L/min) or less, it must pump percent of
rate capacity at 150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. C. 100
A. 110 Page: 104
B. 70
C. 100
D. 50
5. What type of water source is used when determining
the rated capacity of a pump?
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, A. Hydrant
B. Another pumper D. Draft
C. Internal water tank Page: 104
D. Draft
6. The fire service primarily uses two types of pumps:
pumps and pumps.
A. centrifugal; positive-displacement A. centrifugal; positive-displacement
B. centrifugal; positive Page: 105
C. negative-displacement; positive-displacement
D. positive-displacement; positive
7. Piston pumps and rotary pumps are two broad classi-
fications of:
A. positive-displacement pumps. A. positive-displacement pumps.
B. centrifugal pumps. Page: 105
C. battery pumps.
D. AC pumps.
8. What type of pump is typically used as the priming
pump for a centrifugal pump?
A. AC pump C. Rotary pump
B. Centrifugal pump Page: 106
C. Rotary pump
D. Vortex pump
9. Water enters a centrifugal pump through the:
A. eye of the impeller.
A. eye of the impeller.
B. impeller vanes.
Page: 108
C. volute.
D. discharge header.
10. In a centrifugal pump, when the impeller spins, water
is radially discharged outward and collects in an area
known as the:
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1. What type of pump is capable of pumping only fluids
(no air)?
A. Direct pump B. Centrifugal pump
B. Centrifugal pump Page: 102
C. All pumps
D. Positive displacement pump
2. A pump the water used to attack
the fire.
A. manipulates C. pressurizes
B. forms Page: 105
C. pressurizes
D. sucks
3. According to NFPA 1901, a fire pump that is mounted
on the fire apparatus and used for firefighting must be
capable of delivering a minimum capacity of at
150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min)
A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min) Page: 103
B. 500 gallons/min (2000 L/min)
C. 750 gallons/min (3000 L/min)
D. 1000 gallons/min (4000 L/min)
4. According to NFPA 1901, for a fire apparatus to be
classified as a pumper rated at 3000 gallons/min (12,000
L/min) or less, it must pump percent of
rate capacity at 150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. C. 100
A. 110 Page: 104
B. 70
C. 100
D. 50
5. What type of water source is used when determining
the rated capacity of a pump?
1/7
, A. Hydrant
B. Another pumper D. Draft
C. Internal water tank Page: 104
D. Draft
6. The fire service primarily uses two types of pumps:
pumps and pumps.
A. centrifugal; positive-displacement A. centrifugal; positive-displacement
B. centrifugal; positive Page: 105
C. negative-displacement; positive-displacement
D. positive-displacement; positive
7. Piston pumps and rotary pumps are two broad classi-
fications of:
A. positive-displacement pumps. A. positive-displacement pumps.
B. centrifugal pumps. Page: 105
C. battery pumps.
D. AC pumps.
8. What type of pump is typically used as the priming
pump for a centrifugal pump?
A. AC pump C. Rotary pump
B. Centrifugal pump Page: 106
C. Rotary pump
D. Vortex pump
9. Water enters a centrifugal pump through the:
A. eye of the impeller.
A. eye of the impeller.
B. impeller vanes.
Page: 108
C. volute.
D. discharge header.
10. In a centrifugal pump, when the impeller spins, water
is radially discharged outward and collects in an area
known as the:
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