100 VERIFIED MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TAILORED FOR THE NIGERIA FEDERAL FIRE

SERVICE (FFS) CBT EXAM.

NIGERIA FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE – 100 PRACTICE CBT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Section 1: General Knowledge & Structure of FFS (Q1–Q20)

The primary duty of the Federal Fire Service in Nigeria is:

A) Armed protection of government property

B) Enforcement of immigration laws

C) Prevention and suppression of fires ✅Correct: C

The Federal Fire Service operates under which ministry?

A) Health

B) Defence

C) Interior ✅

The Federal Fire Service was established in:

A) 1945

B) 1958 ✅

C) 1963

D) 1977

Highest rank in the FFS?

A) Assistant Fire Officer

B) Chief Fire Officer

C) Controller General ✅
D) Deputy Controller

The FFS originated from:

A) Lagos Police Fire Brigade ✅

B) Federal Housing Authority

C) Nigeria Police Force

D) Calabar Fire Squad

PPE stands for:

A) Public Protection Equipment

B) Personal Protective Equipment ✅

C) Professional Protective Environment

D) People Protection Enforcement

The fire triangle consists of:

A) Oxygen, water, fuel

B) Heat, oxygen, fuel ✅

C) Heat, carbon dioxide, fuel

D) Heat and oxygen only

Which is NOT in the fire triangle?

A) Oxygen

B) Heat

C) Fuel

D) Carbon dioxide ✅
Red on fire service symbols indicates:

A) Safety

B) Emergency

C) Water

D) Danger/fire ✅

Function of a smoke detector:

A) Extinguish fire

B) Locate people

C) Detect smoke and raise alarm ✅

D) Ventilate building

Head of the Federal Fire Service is called:

A) Inspector General

B) Commandant

C) Controller General ✅

D) Marshal

Which year was the FFS moved to the Ministry of Interior?

A) 1992 ✅

B) 1984

C) 2000

D) 2015
FFS motto is:

A) Safety First ✅

B) Service Above Self

C) Fire Prevention Always

D) Your Safety, Our Concern

Nigeria’s emergency number for fire is:

A) 122

B) 112 ✅

C) 911

D) 199

The Nigerian Coat of Arms features which colors?

A) Red, white, blue

B) Black, green, white ✅

C) Yellow, red, green

D) Green, blue, white

Who is the current Minister of Interior (2025)?

A) Rauf Aregbesola

B) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ✅

C) Abba Moro

D) Danbazzau

The FFS collaborates with which emergency agency in disasters?

A) NEMA ✅

B) NDLEA

C) FRSC

D) NSCDC

What type of agency is FFS?

A) Paramilitary ✅

B) Civilian

C) Military

D) Private

Which rank comes after Assistant Controller?

A) Deputy Controller ✅

B) Senior Superintendent

C) Chief Fire Officer

D) Inspector

FFS headquarters is located in:

A) Lagos

B) Abuja ✅

C) Port Harcourt

D) Kano

Section 2: Fire Chemistry, Classes & Extinguishing (Q21–Q40)

Freely burning wood fires are best extinguished with:

A) Water ✅

B) Foam

C) CO₂

D) Dry powder

Water is most effective for which fire class?

A) Class A ✅

B) Class B

C) Class C

D) Class D

Which is NOT a recognized fire class?

A) A

B) B

C) E ✅

D) D

Best extinguisher for electrical fires:

A) Water

B) Foam

C) CO₂ ✅

D) Wet chemical

Which extinguisher should NOT be used on electrical fires?

A) CO₂
B) Foam

C) Water ✅

D) Dry powder

Most common cause of building fires:

A) Overloaded electrical circuits ✅

B) Closed doors

C) Wet floor

D) Poor ventilation

PPE helps to prevent risks to:

A) Health and safety ✅

B) National security

C) Equipment

D) Comfort

Safety helmets protect against:

A) Temperature extremes

B) Falling objects

C) Impact with fixed objects

D) All of the above ✅

Blue in safety signs means:

A) Prohibited action

B) Mandatory action ✅
C) Safe condition

D) Warning

Green in safety signage indicates:

A) Escape routes ✅

B) Prohibition

C) Danger

D) Mandatory action

Foam extinguishers are most suitable for:

A) Class A fires

B) Class B fires ✅

C) Class C fires

D) Class D fires

Wet chemical extinguishers are mainly used for:

A) Electrical fires

B) Cooking oil/fat fires ✅

C) Flammable gases

D) Paper fires

The process of removing heat from fire is called:

A) Starvation

B) Cooling ✅

C) Smothering
D) Ventilation

Removing oxygen from a fire is called:

A) Smothering ✅

B) Cooling

C) Starvation

D) Damping

Starvation in firefighting means:

A) Removing heat

B) Removing fuel ✅

C) Removing oxygen

D) Adding water

Flashover happens when:

A) Fire spreads slowly

B) All combustible materials ignite simultaneously ✅

C) Fire is completely extinguished

D) Oxygen increases suddenly

Backdraft occurs when:

A) Oxygen is suddenly reintroduced to a smoldering fire ✅

B) Fire is completely starved

C) Foam is applied incorrectly

D) Water is used in excess

Fire hydrants supply:

A) Foam

B) Water ✅

C) CO₂

D) Steam

Fire blankets are mainly used for:

A) Large building fires

B) Small pan fires and clothing fires ✅

C) Electrical fires

D) Metal fires

Fire load refers to:

A) Weight of fire truck

B) Total combustible material in a space ✅

C) Pressure in hoses

D) Volume of water

Section 3: Road Safety & General Safety (Q41–Q50)

Which is NOT a Nigerian road classification?

A) Trunk A

B) Trunk B

C) Trunk C

D) Trunk D ✅
The body in charge of road safety in Nigeria is:

A) FFS

B) FRSC ✅

C) NSCDC

D) NPF

Stop signs are shaped:

A) Round

B) Octagon ✅

C) Triangle

D) Square

A yellow traffic light means:

A) Go

B) Stop immediately

C) Prepare to stop ✅

D) Speed up

Zig-zag lines on roads indicate:

A) No parking ✅

B) Speed bumps

C) School zone

D) Toll gate
The safest way to cross a road is:

A) Run quickly

B) Use pedestrian crossing ✅

C) Cross at curves

D) Cross in the middle of traffic

A reflective vest is worn for:

A) Comfort

B) Visibility ✅

C) Rank identification

D) Decoration

FRSC stands for:

A) Federal Road Safety Corps ✅

B) Federal Road Security Commission

C) Fire Rescue Safety Corps

D) Federal Rail Safety Council

“No entry” sign is:

A) Red circle with white bar ✅

B) Yellow triangle

C) Blue square

D) Green rectangle

Hazard lights are used when:

A) Driving normally

B) Warning of danger or breakdown ✅

C) Speeding

D) Changing lanes

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Section 4: Mathematics & Reasoning (Q51–Q75)

A nonagon has how many sides?

A) 8

B) 9 ✅

C) 10

D) 7

Probability of rolling an odd number on a fair die is:

A) 1/6

B) 1/3

C) 1/2 ✅

D) 2/3

If 3x = 18, find x.

A) 3

B) 6 ✅

C) 9

D) 12

Find the simple interest on ₦50,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years.

A) ₦5,000

B) ₦10,000 ✅

C) ₦12,000

D) ₦8,000

The square root of 144 is:

A) 10
B) 12 ✅

C) 14

D) 16

What is 25% of 640?

A) 120

B) 150

C) 160 ✅

D) 170

The ratio 2:5 is equivalent to:

A) 4:15

B) 6:15 ✅

C) 5:12

D) 10:20

Convert 0.75 to a fraction.

A) 3/4 ✅

B) 1/4

C) 2/3

D) 4/5

What is 15²?

A) 215

B) 225 ✅
C) 250

D) 300

If a fire truck travels 150 km in 3 hours, its average speed is:

A) 45 km/h

B) 50 km/h ✅

C) 60 km/h

D) 75 km/h

A shop sells a hose for ₦20,000 at a profit of ₦5,000. The cost price is:

A) ₦25,000

B) ₦15,000 ✅

C) ₦20,000

D) ₦5,000

What is 2/5 of 250?

A) 50

B) 75 ✅

C) 100

D) 125

How many minutes are there in 3 hours 30 minutes?

A) 200

B) 210

C) 210 ✅
D) 220

The perimeter of a square is 40 cm. Find its area.

A) 80 cm²

B) 100 cm² ✅

C) 120 cm²

D) 160 cm²

What is 0.5 × 0.4?

A) 0.20 ✅

B) 0.25

C) 0.30

D) 0.35

The sum of angles in a triangle is:

A) 90°

B) 180° ✅

C) 270°

D) 360°

If 12 workers complete a job in 6 days, how many workers are needed to complete it in 4 days?

A) 8

B) 18

C) 12

D) 18 ✅
What is ¾ of 1,200?

A) 800

B) 900 ✅

C) 1,000

D) 950

What is the next number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, …?

A) 18

B) 24

C) 32 ✅

D) 36

If 2x – 5 = 15, x = ?

A) 5

B) 10 ✅

C) 15

D) 20

The average of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 is:

A) 10 ✅

B) 12

C) 8

D) 14
What is the value of 3³?

A) 6

B) 9

C) 27 ✅

D) 18

What is the perimeter of a rectangle 5 m by 3 m?

A) 15 m

B) 16 m

C) 20 m ✅

D) 25 m

40% of ₦50,000 is:

A) ₦15,000

B) ₦20,000 ✅

C) ₦25,000

D) ₦30,000

What is 7 × 8?

A) 54

B) 56 ✅

C) 58

D) 64

Section 5: English Language & Verbal Reasoning (Q76–Q90)

Choose the correct spelling:

A) Accomodation

B) Accommodation ✅

C) Acommodation

D) Acommoddation

Opposite of “Generous”:

A) Kind

B) Stingy ✅

C) Friendly

D) Honest

Synonym of “Brave”:

A) Cowardly

B) Courageous ✅

C) Weak

D) Fearful

Choose the correct sentence:

A) He go to the station.

B) He went to the station. ✅

C) He going to the station.

D) He gone to the station.

Fill in the blank: She ______ going to the market.

A) am

B) is ✅

C) are

D) be

“The man ______ car was stolen is my uncle.”

A) which

B) whose ✅

C) whom

D) who

Antonym of “Start”:

A) Stop ✅

B) Begin

C) Commence

D) Move

Which is a correct plural form?

A) Childs

B) Childes

C) Children ✅

D) Childrens

Choose the correct punctuation: “Where are you going”

A) .
B) !

C) ? ✅

D) ,

Synonym of “Quick”:

A) Slow

B) Fast ✅

C) Steady

D) Lazy

Which word is a verb?

A) Run ✅

B) Book

C) Table

D) Chair

“She sings beautifully” — the underlined word is an:

A) Adjective

B) Adverb ✅

C) Noun

D) Verb

Correctly punctuate: she said i will come tomorrow

✅She said, “I will come tomorrow.”

Which sentence is in the future tense?

A) I eat rice.

B) I am eating rice.

C) I will eat rice. ✅

D) I ate rice.

Choose the correct comparative form:

A) More good

B) Better ✅

C) Best

D) Gooder

Section 6: Current Affairs & Civic Knowledge (Q91–Q100)

Nigeria’s capital city is:

A) Lagos

B) Abuja ✅

C) Port Harcourt

D) Ibadan

Number of states in Nigeria:

A) 30

B) 36 ✅

C) 37

D) 40
Who is the President of Nigeria (2025)?

A) Muhammadu Buhari

B) Bola Ahmed Tinubu ✅

C) Goodluck Jonathan

D) Yemi Osinbajo

Nigeria’s currency is:

A) Dollar

B) Pound

C) Naira ✅

D) Cedi

The green in Nigeria’s flag stands for:

A) Wealth

B) Agriculture ✅

C) Peace

D) Forest

The white in Nigeria’s flag represents:

A) Unity ✅

B) Power

C) Peace

D) Strength

How many geopolitical zones are in Nigeria?

A) 5

B) 6 ✅

C) 7

D) 4

The body responsible for elections in Nigeria is:

A) NNPC

B) INEC ✅

C) NEMA

D) FFS

NEMA stands for:

A) National Emergency Management Agency ✅

B) National Electricity Monitoring Authority

C) Nigerian Educational Management Agency

D) National Economic Monitoring Agency

The River Niger enters Nigeria through:

A) Lokoja

B) Kebbi State ✅

C) Delta State

D) Kogi State

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