Ghana National Fire services Aptitude test samples questions

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I have taken it as part of informative personnel to design a well crafted sample aptitude test questions for your preparation towards the main exam . Please take your time and read the question below and record each answers. The correct answers are marked with green 💚.

1. What is 25% of 240?

A. 50

B. 💚 60

C. 70

D. 80

2. If a fire truck travels 120 km in 2 hours, what is its average speed?

A. 40 km/h

B. 50 km/h

C. 💚 60 km/h

D. 80 km/h

3. Simplify: 3/4 + 2/8

A. 💚 1

B. 5/8

C. 1 1/4

D. 1/2

4. Find the value of 15².

A. 125

B. 200

C. 💚 225

D. 250

5. If 5 men can extinguish a fire in 10 hours, how long will 10 men take?

A. 2 hours

B. 4 hours

C. 💚 5 hours

D. 10 hours

6. What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___

A. 18

B. 24

C. 30

D. 💚 32

7. Convert 0.75 to a fraction.

A. 1/4

B. 💚 3/4

C. 2/3

D. 4/5

8. A hose pipe is 18 meters long. If cut into 3 equal parts, each part is

A. 5 m

B. 💚 6 m

C. 7 m

D. 9 m

9. Find the LCM of 6 and 8.

A. 12

B. 18

C. 💚 24

D. 48

10. 40% of a number is 80. What is the number?

A. 160

B. 180

C. 💚 200

D. 240

11. What is 7 × 9?

A. 56

B. 💚 63

C. 72

D. 81

12. Simplify: 100 ÷ (5 × 4)

A. 4

B. 5

C. 💚 10

D. 20

13. If a fire alarm rings every 15 minutes, how many times will it ring in 2 hours?

A. 6

B. 7

C. 💚 8

D. 9

14. What is the square root of 144?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 💚 12

D. 14

15. 3/5 of 100 is

A. 30

B. 50

C. 💚 60

D. 80

16. Convert 2.5 hours to minutes.

A. 120

B. 💚 150

C. 180

D. 200

17. Find the missing number: 5, 10, 20, ___

A. 25

B. 30

C. 35

D. 💚 40

18. If fuel costs GH₵8 per litre, how much will 15 litres cost?

A. GH₵100

B. GH₵110

C. 💚 GH₵120

D. GH₵130

19. What is 1/3 of 90?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 💚 30

D. 35

20. 45 minutes is equal to

A. 0.25 hour

B. 0.5 hour

C. 💚 0.75 hour

D. 1 hour

21. Find the average of 10, 20, and 30.

A. 15

B. 💚 20

C. 25

D. 30

22. What is 9³?

A. 81

B. 💚 243

C. 729

D. 656

23. Solve: 48 ÷ 6 + 4

A. 8

B. 💚 12

C. 14

D. 16

24. If a ladder weighs 24 kg, what is the weight of 4 ladders?

A. 72 kg

B. 84 kg

C. 💚 96 kg

D. 100 kg

25. Convert 1/2 to percentage.

A. 25%

B. 40%

C. 💚 50%

D. 75%

26. What is 5 less than three times 10?

A. 20

B. 💚 25

C. 30

D. 35

27. Find the perimeter of a square with side 6 cm.

A. 12 cm

B. 18 cm

C. 💚 24 cm

D. 36 cm

28. 1 kilometre equals

A. 100 m

B. 500 m

C. 💚 1,000 m

D. 10,000 m

29. What is the value of 2⁵?

A. 16

B. 24

C. 💚 32

D. 64

30. If water flows at 10 litres per minute, how much flows in 30 minutes?

A. 100 litres

B. 200 litres

C. 💚 300 litres

D. 400 litres

31. Rescue means

A. Abandon

B. 💚 Save

C. Destroy

D. Delay

32. Opposite of dangerous

A. Risky

B. Harmful

C. 💚 Safe

D. Strong

33. Firefighter is to fire as doctor is to

A. Nurse

B. Patient

C. Hospital

D. 💚 Disease

34. Correct spelling

A. Emerjency

B. Emargency

C. 💚 Emergency

D. Emergeny

35. A person who sets fire intentionally

A. Rescuer

B. Victim

C. 💚 Arsonist

D. Witness

36. Word that does not belong

A. Hose

B. Ladder

C. Helmet

D. 💚 Pillow

37. Synonym of rapid

A. Slow

B. 💚 Fast

C. Weak

D. Calm

38. Plural of chief

A. 💚 Chiefs

B. Chiefes

C. Chieves

D. Chifs

39. Correct sentence

A. Firefighters is brave

B. Firefighter are brave

C. 💚 Firefighters are brave

D. Firefighter is braves

40. Opposite of extinguish

A. Stop

B. 💚 Light

C. Reduce

D. Control

41. Place where fire trucks are kept

A. Fire post

B. 💚 Fire station

C. Fire house

D. Fire room

42. Meaning of evacuate

A. Enter

B. 💚 Remove

C. Repair

D. Delay

43. Which is a noun

A. Burn

B. Burning

C. Burned

D. 💚 Burner

44. Correct punctuation

A. 💚 Stop fire!

B. Stop fire?

C. Stop fire.

D. Stop fire,

45. Antonym of calm

A. Quiet

B. Gentle

C. 💚 Violent

D. Peaceful

46. Fire spreads fastest in

A. Metal

B. 💚 Wood

C. Water

D. Glass

47. A warning sound

A. Bell

B. 💚 Alarm

C. Noise

D. Ring

48. Firefighters ___ protective clothing

A. wears

B. 💚 wear

C. wearing

D. wore

49. Correct capitalization

A. ghana

B. GHANA

C. 💚 Ghana

D. gHana

50. Hazard means

A. Help

B. Safety

C. 💚 Danger

D. Shelter

51. Person who gives first aid

A. Doctor

B. Nurse

C. 💚 Rescuer

D. Pilot

52. Odd one out

A. Smoke

B. Flame

C. Ash

D. 💚 Water

53. Yesterday, the fire service ___ the fire

A. put

B. puts

C. putting

D. 💚 put out

54. Plural of equipment

A. Equipments

B. 💚 Equipment

C. Equip

D. Equips

55. Urgent means

A. Slow

B. 💚 Important

C. Optional

D. Minor

LOGICAL REASONING (56–75)

56. A, C, E, G, ___

A. H

B. 💚 I

C. J

D. K

57. Kofi is a firefighter, therefore he is

A. brave

B. 💚 trained

C. strong

D. active

58. Monday plus 10 days

A. Wednesday

B. Thursday

C. 💚 Friday

D. Saturday

59. Different one

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Green

D. 💚 Circle

60. Fire is to heat as ice is to

A. 💚 Cold

B. Water

C. Steam

D. Melt

61. Odd number

A. 12

B. 18

C. 💚 21

D. 24

62. Some hoses are

A. Water

B. 💚 Metal

C. Plastic

D. Rubber

63. Shape with four equal sides

A. Triangle

B. Rectangle

C. 💚 Square

D. Circle

64. Alphabetically first

A. 💚 Fire

B. Flame

C. Foam

D. Fuel

65. 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

A. 20

B. 24

C. 💚 25

D. 30

66. Word that does not fit

A. Run

B. Jump

C. Walk

D. 💚 Ladder

67. Sides of a triangle

A. 2

B. 💚 3

C. 4

D. 5

68. Which is heavier

A. 1 kg cotton

B. 1 kg iron

C. 💚 Both equal

D. Cannot tell

69. Fire produces

A. Ice

B. 💚 Smoke

C. Water

D. Sand

70. TEAM rearranged

A. MEAT

B. TAME

C. MATE

D. 💚 All

71. Prime number

A. 9

B. 15

C. 💚 17

D. 21

72. 5, 10, 15, ___

A. 18

B. 💚 20

C. 22

D. 25

73. Not a sense organ

A. Eye

B. Ear

C. Nose

D. 💚 Brain

74. Firefighters work as

A. Individuals

B. 💚 Teams

C. Drivers

D. Officers

75. Sunrise direction

A. North

B. South

C. 💚 East

D. West

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & BASIC SCIENCE (76–100)

76. GNFS is under

A. Defence

B. 💚 Interior

C. Health

D. Works

77. Element needed for fire

A. Water

B. 💚 Oxygen

C. Sand

D. Carbon

78. Fire is put out by removing

A. Light

B. Smoke

C. 💚 Oxygen

D. Heat only

79. Gas that supports combustion

A. Nitrogen

B. 💚 Oxygen

C. Carbon dioxide

D. Helium

80. Fire extinguisher contains

A. Fuel

B. Water only

C. 💚 Fire-suppressing agents

D. Smoke

81. Danger sign color

A. Blue

B. Green

C. 💚 Red

D. White

82. Electrical hazard

A. Wet floor

B. 💚 Exposed wire

C. Broken chair

D. Smoke

83. Smoke affects

A. Skin

B. Eyes

C. 💚 Lungs

D. Bones

84. Fire drills are for

A. Punishment

B. Wasting time

C. 💚 Emergency preparation

D. Entertainment

85. Conducts electricity

A. Rubber

B. Plastic

C. Wood

D. 💚 Metal

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86. Fire emergency number in Ghana

A. 💚 191

B. 192

C. 193

D. 199

87. Poisonous gas

A. Oxygen

B. 💚 Carbon monoxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Hydrogen

88. Helmet protects the

A. Legs

B. Hands

C. 💚 Head

D. Chest

89. First aid tool

A. Hammer

B. 💚 Bandage

C. Rope

D. Axe

90. Fire spreads fastest with

A. Water

B. 💚 Wind

C. Sand

D. Foam

91. Unit of temperature

A. Kilogram

B. Meter

C. 💚 Celsius

D. Litre

92. Main duty of fire service

A. Law enforcement

B. 💚 Prevent and control fire

C. Arrest criminals

D. Treat patients

93. Sense that detects smoke first

A. Taste

B. 💚 Smell

C. Sight

D. Touch

94. Fire extinguishers should be

A. On the roof

B. In cupboards

C. 💚 Easily accessible

D. Underground

95. Flammable substance

A. Water

B. 💚 Petrol

C. Sand

D. Cement

96. Organ that pumps blood

A. Lung

B. Brain

C. 💚 Heart

D. Liver

97. Fire produces

A. Sound

B. Electrical

C. 💚 Heat

D. Magnetic

98. Smoke color indicates

A. Speed

B. Temperature

C. 💚 Type of fire

D. Wind direction

99. Best fire-resistant clothing

A. Nylon

B. Cotton

C. Wool

D. 💚 Special treated fabric

100. Discipline is important because

A. Reduces work

B. 💚 Ensures teamwork and safety

C. Increases fear

D. Delays action