NICET LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) A ceiling shall be treated as a smooth ceiling if the beams project no more than
_____ below the ceiling.
A) 4 inches
B) 5 inches
C) 6 inches
D) 8 inches -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. 4 inches
2) FPLP type capsules used for fire alarm systems are permitted to be substituted by
_______ type cables.
A) FPL
B) FPLR
C) CMR
D) CMP -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. CMP
3) PLFA conductors shall be solid or stranded ______.
, A) aluminum
B) copper
C) copper or aluminum
D) 14 AWG -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. copper
4) A ceiling mount horn/strobe light was selected to be installed on a 40 foot high
ceiling. Which mounting method best matches NFPA 72 requirements?
A) Mount horn/strobe light on the 40 foot ceiling.
B) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 35 feet.
C) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 30 feet.
D) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 20 feet. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ c. Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 30 feet.
5) The maximum travel distance to the nearest manual fire alarm box shall not
exceed _____, measured horizontally on the same floor.
A) 200 feet
B) 300 feet
C) 350 feet
D) 400 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. 200 feet
6) According to the NFPA 72, what is the maximum allowable spacing for a spot-
type heat detector that is listed for 50 foot spacing if it is to be installed on a 25
foot ceiling that is smooth and flat?
A) 50 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 26 feet
D) 23 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 23 feet
,7) Under what condition are heat detectors permitted to be installed on the bottom
of the beams?
A) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 6 ft on
center.
B) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 8 ft on
center.
C) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 10 ft on
center.
D) Under no condition. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Where beams are
less than 12 in. in depth and less than 8 ft on center.
8) PFLA cables shall have a voltage rating of not less than ______.
A) 120 volts
B) 240 volts
C) 300 volts
D) 600 volts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 300 volts
9) An abnormal condition in a system due to a fault is known as _______.
A) Trouble Condition
B) Alarm Condition
C) Pre-Alarm Condition
D) Abnormal Condition. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Trouble Condition
10) A horn will be installed in the hallway of a holiday inn. According to NFPA 72,
what is the minimum mounting height above the finished floor?
A) 86 in.
B) 88 in.
C) 90 in.
D) 96 in. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 90 in.
, 11) The standard evacuation signal shall be synchronized within a _________.
A) Building
B) Protested Premises
C) Circuit
D) Notification Zone -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Notification Zone
12) Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25 foot wide hallway. According to NFPA 72,
what are the requirements for spacing the strobe lights in the hallway?
A) Use the spacing requirements for rooms.
B) Use the spacing requirements for hallways.
C) Use the spacing requirements according to the contractor.
D) The NFPA does not allow strobe lights for the size hallway. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Use the spacing requirements for rooms.
13) Smoke detectors shall not be installed if ______.
A) the temperature is below 40 degrees F
B) the temperature is above 100 degrees F
C) the relative humidity is above 85%
D) none of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. the temperature is
above 100 degrees F
14) When connected to a supervising station, fire alarm systems installed on the
protected premises employing automatic fire detectors or waterflow detection
devices shall include a (an) _______.
A) annunciator panel
B) strobe light located at the entrance of the building
C) manual fire alarm pull box
SOLUTIONS
1) A ceiling shall be treated as a smooth ceiling if the beams project no more than
_____ below the ceiling.
A) 4 inches
B) 5 inches
C) 6 inches
D) 8 inches -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. 4 inches
2) FPLP type capsules used for fire alarm systems are permitted to be substituted by
_______ type cables.
A) FPL
B) FPLR
C) CMR
D) CMP -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. CMP
3) PLFA conductors shall be solid or stranded ______.
, A) aluminum
B) copper
C) copper or aluminum
D) 14 AWG -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. copper
4) A ceiling mount horn/strobe light was selected to be installed on a 40 foot high
ceiling. Which mounting method best matches NFPA 72 requirements?
A) Mount horn/strobe light on the 40 foot ceiling.
B) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 35 feet.
C) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 30 feet.
D) Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 20 feet. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ c. Suspend horn/strobe light at or below 30 feet.
5) The maximum travel distance to the nearest manual fire alarm box shall not
exceed _____, measured horizontally on the same floor.
A) 200 feet
B) 300 feet
C) 350 feet
D) 400 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. 200 feet
6) According to the NFPA 72, what is the maximum allowable spacing for a spot-
type heat detector that is listed for 50 foot spacing if it is to be installed on a 25
foot ceiling that is smooth and flat?
A) 50 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 26 feet
D) 23 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. 23 feet
,7) Under what condition are heat detectors permitted to be installed on the bottom
of the beams?
A) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 6 ft on
center.
B) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 8 ft on
center.
C) Where beams are less than 12 in. in depth and less than 10 ft on
center.
D) Under no condition. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Where beams are
less than 12 in. in depth and less than 8 ft on center.
8) PFLA cables shall have a voltage rating of not less than ______.
A) 120 volts
B) 240 volts
C) 300 volts
D) 600 volts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 300 volts
9) An abnormal condition in a system due to a fault is known as _______.
A) Trouble Condition
B) Alarm Condition
C) Pre-Alarm Condition
D) Abnormal Condition. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Trouble Condition
10) A horn will be installed in the hallway of a holiday inn. According to NFPA 72,
what is the minimum mounting height above the finished floor?
A) 86 in.
B) 88 in.
C) 90 in.
D) 96 in. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. 90 in.
, 11) The standard evacuation signal shall be synchronized within a _________.
A) Building
B) Protested Premises
C) Circuit
D) Notification Zone -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Notification Zone
12) Strobe lights are to be installed in a 25 foot wide hallway. According to NFPA 72,
what are the requirements for spacing the strobe lights in the hallway?
A) Use the spacing requirements for rooms.
B) Use the spacing requirements for hallways.
C) Use the spacing requirements according to the contractor.
D) The NFPA does not allow strobe lights for the size hallway. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Use the spacing requirements for rooms.
13) Smoke detectors shall not be installed if ______.
A) the temperature is below 40 degrees F
B) the temperature is above 100 degrees F
C) the relative humidity is above 85%
D) none of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. the temperature is
above 100 degrees F
14) When connected to a supervising station, fire alarm systems installed on the
protected premises employing automatic fire detectors or waterflow detection
devices shall include a (an) _______.
A) annunciator panel
B) strobe light located at the entrance of the building
C) manual fire alarm pull box
