NICET 1 EXAM PRACTICE
TEST 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
A room measures 60'ft long by 60'ft wide and has a smooth flat ceiling 10'ft high. A spot-
type heat detector with a listed spacing of 30'ft was selected to be installed. According
to NFPA 72, what is the minimum number of detectors required?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6 - Answer ✔ c. 4
According to NFPA 72, line type heat detectors shall be located on the ceiling or on the
sidewalks not more than _________.
a. 20 inches from the ceiling
b. 20 inches from the sidewall
c. 30 inches from the ceiling
d. 30 inches from the sidewall - Answer ✔ a. 20 inches from the ceiling
A parallel circuit has a total circuit current of 2 amperes. What is the applied circuit
voltage if the total resistance is 6 Ohms?
a. 3 Volts
,b. 0.33 Volts
c. 8 Volts
d. 12 Volts - Answer ✔ d. 12 Volts
Stairways having _____ or more risers shall be equipped with at least one handrail.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6 - Answer ✔ b. 4
Battery chargers shall be tested ______.
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Semiannually
d. Annually - Answer ✔ d. Annually
When the top edge of a stair rail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top
edge shall be more than ______ nor less than ______ from the upper surface of the
stair rail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the
forward edge of the tread.
a. 37 inches/36 inches
b. 40 inches/36 inches
c. 37 inches/30 inches
d. 40 inches/ 37 inches - Answer ✔ a. 37 inches/36 inches
What is the maximum amount of 12 AWG THHN conductors that can be installed in .75
inch EMT?
a. 9
b. 16
,c. 26
d. 45 - Answer ✔ b. 16
Branch circuits shall have an allowable ampacity of ______.
a. Not less tan 125% of the non continuous load
b. Not less than 100% of the continuous load
c. Not less than 100% of the continuous load and 125% of the non continuous load
d. Not less than 100% of the non continuous load and 125% of the continuous load -
Answer ✔ d. Not less than 100% of the non continuous load and 125% of the
continuous load
Maintenance of the household fire alarm systems be conducted ________.
a. Annually
b. Semi annually
c. Monthly
d. According to the manufacturer's instructions - Answer ✔ d. According to the
manufacturer's instructions
If guards are used to protect a notification appliance such as a strobe light it shall be
_______.
a. Be listed to be used with the appliance
b. Be of metal only
c. Be used on notification appliances that are mounted no higher than 90 inches above
finished floor
d. Guards are not allowed on notification appliances. - Answer ✔ a. Be listed to be used
with the appliance
The alarm audible signal pattern used to notify building occupants of the need to
evacuate shall be the standard alarm evacuation signal consisting of a ______.
a. Two pulse Temporal Pattern
b. Three pulse Temporal Pattern
, c. Accompanying visible signal
d. Voice evacuation instructions - Answer ✔ b. Three pulse Temporal Pattern
Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the
manufacturer provided the modification has been _______________.
a. Tested by the employer prior to its use
b. Reported to OSHA prior to its use
c. Certified in writing by the manufacturer
d. None of the above. Field modifications of aerial lifts are strictly prohibited by OSHA -
Answer ✔ c. Certified in writing by the manufacturer
In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide
free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure ______.
a. At all times when it is occupied
b. During construction only
c. That is accessible to personnel
d. None of the above - Answer ✔ a. At all times when it is occupied
All fire alarm systems shall test free of ______.
a. Dirt
b. Errors
c. Grounds
d. Power Loss - Answer ✔ c. Grounds
The secondary power supply for in building mass notifciation systems shall be capable
of operating the system for a minimum of _____ and shall be capable of operating the
system during emergency condition for ____ at maximum connected load.
a. 24 Hours/ 15 Minutes
b. 24 Hours/ 5 Minutes
TEST 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
A room measures 60'ft long by 60'ft wide and has a smooth flat ceiling 10'ft high. A spot-
type heat detector with a listed spacing of 30'ft was selected to be installed. According
to NFPA 72, what is the minimum number of detectors required?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6 - Answer ✔ c. 4
According to NFPA 72, line type heat detectors shall be located on the ceiling or on the
sidewalks not more than _________.
a. 20 inches from the ceiling
b. 20 inches from the sidewall
c. 30 inches from the ceiling
d. 30 inches from the sidewall - Answer ✔ a. 20 inches from the ceiling
A parallel circuit has a total circuit current of 2 amperes. What is the applied circuit
voltage if the total resistance is 6 Ohms?
a. 3 Volts
,b. 0.33 Volts
c. 8 Volts
d. 12 Volts - Answer ✔ d. 12 Volts
Stairways having _____ or more risers shall be equipped with at least one handrail.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6 - Answer ✔ b. 4
Battery chargers shall be tested ______.
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Semiannually
d. Annually - Answer ✔ d. Annually
When the top edge of a stair rail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top
edge shall be more than ______ nor less than ______ from the upper surface of the
stair rail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the
forward edge of the tread.
a. 37 inches/36 inches
b. 40 inches/36 inches
c. 37 inches/30 inches
d. 40 inches/ 37 inches - Answer ✔ a. 37 inches/36 inches
What is the maximum amount of 12 AWG THHN conductors that can be installed in .75
inch EMT?
a. 9
b. 16
,c. 26
d. 45 - Answer ✔ b. 16
Branch circuits shall have an allowable ampacity of ______.
a. Not less tan 125% of the non continuous load
b. Not less than 100% of the continuous load
c. Not less than 100% of the continuous load and 125% of the non continuous load
d. Not less than 100% of the non continuous load and 125% of the continuous load -
Answer ✔ d. Not less than 100% of the non continuous load and 125% of the
continuous load
Maintenance of the household fire alarm systems be conducted ________.
a. Annually
b. Semi annually
c. Monthly
d. According to the manufacturer's instructions - Answer ✔ d. According to the
manufacturer's instructions
If guards are used to protect a notification appliance such as a strobe light it shall be
_______.
a. Be listed to be used with the appliance
b. Be of metal only
c. Be used on notification appliances that are mounted no higher than 90 inches above
finished floor
d. Guards are not allowed on notification appliances. - Answer ✔ a. Be listed to be used
with the appliance
The alarm audible signal pattern used to notify building occupants of the need to
evacuate shall be the standard alarm evacuation signal consisting of a ______.
a. Two pulse Temporal Pattern
b. Three pulse Temporal Pattern
, c. Accompanying visible signal
d. Voice evacuation instructions - Answer ✔ b. Three pulse Temporal Pattern
Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the
manufacturer provided the modification has been _______________.
a. Tested by the employer prior to its use
b. Reported to OSHA prior to its use
c. Certified in writing by the manufacturer
d. None of the above. Field modifications of aerial lifts are strictly prohibited by OSHA -
Answer ✔ c. Certified in writing by the manufacturer
In every building or structure exits shall be so arranged and maintained as to provide
free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure ______.
a. At all times when it is occupied
b. During construction only
c. That is accessible to personnel
d. None of the above - Answer ✔ a. At all times when it is occupied
All fire alarm systems shall test free of ______.
a. Dirt
b. Errors
c. Grounds
d. Power Loss - Answer ✔ c. Grounds
The secondary power supply for in building mass notifciation systems shall be capable
of operating the system for a minimum of _____ and shall be capable of operating the
system during emergency condition for ____ at maximum connected load.
a. 24 Hours/ 15 Minutes
b. 24 Hours/ 5 Minutes
