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NFPA 13: Finding the section and answer Date :

1.   Sprinklers under glass or plastic skylights exposed to the direct rays of the sun shall be of the _________
temperature classification.

a) intermediate b) ordinary

c) high d) extra high

2.   The frame of an upright sprinkler head should be installed______.

a) parallel to the attached piping b) perpendicular to the attached

piping
c) with the pitch of the roof d) pointing in the direction to the
shut off valve

3.   Hydrostatic testing per NFPA-13 requires that the hydrostatic testing be performed with the clapper off its seat if
the valve is:

a) an alarm valve b) a pre-action valve

c) a differential type dry-pipe d) a latch clapper type dry-pipe

valve valve

4.   A new dry pipe system shall be tested for 24 hours with

a) 40 psi air b) 50 PSI air

c) 150 PSI water d) 200 PSI water

5.   The distance between a hanger and the centerline of an upright sprinkler shall not be less than

a) 3 inches b) 4 inches

c) 5 inches d) 6 inches

6.   A minimum clearance between the top of storage and a standard spray pendent sprinkler's deflector shall be?

a) 24 inches b) 18 inches

c) 12 inches d) 6 inches

7.   A one inch auxiliary drain valve on a wet-pipe system is required for an isolated trapped section of pipe when
the capacity of that section is more than

a) 10 gallons b) 20 gallons

c) 25 gallons d) 50 gallons

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8.   The minimum stock of spare sprinklers that shall be maintained on the premises for a sprinkler system having
less than 300 sprinklers is

a) 3 spares b) 6 spares

c) 12 spares d) 18 spares

9.   The maximum size pipe that may be supported by a toggle in metal lath and plaster ceilings is ____inch

a) 1 b) 1 1/4

c) 1 1/2 d) 2

10.   The  gallons per minute  required by NFPA 13 to flush 6" pipe is:

a) 550 b) 880

c) 1000 d) 1560

11.   The size clamp bolts  required on 10" underground is:

a) 5/8" b) 3/4"

c) 7/8" d) 11/16"

12.   The number of sprinklers that can be used on a 2" copper pipe in pipe schedule systems in ordinary hazard
occupancy is:

a) 10 b) 12

c) 14 d) 8

13.    room is considered a bathroom in NFPA when it contains___________

a) a toilet b) a sink

c) A toilet, sink, shower, or tub d) A toilet, sink, shower, or

tub; any room or compartment
dedicated to personal hygiene

14.   Name an example of a light hazard occupancy:

a) Church b) Tire storage

c) Retail store d) Paint manufacturing

15.   Of the four items listed, the one required to be listed for Fire Sprinkler system applications is;

a) Signs b) Hangers

c) 3/8" nuts d) Drain piping

16.   The temperature rating  for a sprinkler with a green or yellow glass bulb is:

a) 200 degrees F b) 175 degrees F

c) 212 degrees F d) 175-225 degrees F

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17.   Non- metallic escutcheons:

a) are required to be listed b) protect the sprinkler from

damage
c) are preferred over metallic d) are preferred by the fire
ones  department

18.   Check valves  are allowed to be used to separate sections of dry systems:

a) never b) always

c) if installed in a heated d) in extra hazard systems only

enclosure 

19.   Gridded dry systems:

a) are an excellent way to b) are not allowed  in the current

provide required pressure and NFPA-13 standard 
flow to the sprinklers
c) are used in residential d) are used in attic systems only
systems only

20.   The maximum width of an exterior canopy that a Dry pendent  sprinkler could cover, if the dry pendent sprinkler
is listed for and  installed at a 45 degree angle in the corner where the roof meets the exterior canopy wall is:

a) 4' b) 5'

c) 6' 6" d) 7' 6"

21.   Not more than ____automatic sprinklers shall be controlled by any one preaction valve on a single-interlock
system.

a) 500 b) 750

c) 1000 d) 1250

22.   A hanger needs to support 5 times the weight of water filled pipe plus:

a) 250 lbs b) 200 lbs

c) 100 lbs d) 150 lbs

23.   The distance from the last hanger on a 2” piece of pipe to the end of the pipe cannot exceed:

a) 36" b) 45"

c) 60" d) 72"

24.   The parts of a hanger assembly that  are required to be listed are:

a) All of them b) Any threaded components 

c) Any components that attach d) Any component that holds

directly to the pipe and weight
building structure 

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25.   When supporting a run of 6 inch sprinkler main entirely with expansion shields in the vertical position, their
maximum spacing apart is:

a) 5 feet b) 8 feet

c) 10 feet d) 12 feet

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