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University : Gujarat University
Degree : B.Sc
Department : Fire & Safety
Year : I
Subject :Fundamental of Fire
Document Type : Question Paper
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Gujarat Fundamental of Fire Model Paper

NC–854 Seat No. ______
First Year B. Sc. (Fire) Examination
April / May – 2003 –  Fundamental of Fire
Time : 3 Hours
Total Marks : 70

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Instructions :
(1) All questions are compulsory.
(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks of the question.
(3) Assume suitable additional data that may be necessary.

1 (a) Write the class of fire and extinguishment media to 10 be used in case of :
(i) Fire on lubricating oil
(ii) Electrical insulation material of a live electrical cable.
(iii) Tyres made of rubber kept in a godown
(iv) Leaking acetylene gas cylinder on fire
(v) Magnesium strips kept in a laboratory on fire.
(b) Distinguish flashpoint to fire point. 2
(c) What will happen in case, water is poured on a 2 kerosine fire ?
OR

1 (a) Distinguish Fire Triangle to Fire Tetrahydron of fire. 6
(b Write short notes on : 9
(1) Classification of fire
(2) Life cycle of fire
(3) Role of Oxygen in Combustion.

2 (a) Define and explain briefly : 8
(i) Coping
(ii) Bond
(iii) Bat
(iv) Closer.
(b) Explain briefly any three parts of a super-structure. 6
OR

2 (a) Distinguish brick masonry to stone masonry. And 6 give your preference.
(b) Give classification of building based on occupancy 5 acording to “NBC of India 1970’. Also explain each type briefly.
(c) Give short notes on Header and Parapet. 3

3 (a) In relation to fire hazards explain the following 3 briefly :
(i) Internal Hazard
(ii) Personal Hazard
(iii) Exposure Hazard.
(b) Explain grading of occupancies based on fire load. 5
(c) Discuss colour change pattern of concrete on heating. 3
OR

3 (a) What are the methods of protection of structure 3 steel elements.
(b) Discuss in brief about passive and active fire 5 protection system.
(c) Write the behaviour of Timber and Structural Steel 6 on Fire.

4 (a) Define the following : 6
(i) Means of escape
(ii) Occupant load
(iii) Travel distance.

(b) In relation to stairways as means of escape write 8 short notes on the following :
(i) Enclosure of stairways
(ii) Loby approach strairways
(iii) Fire escape or external staircase
(vi) Doors in escape rote.
OR

4 (a) What are the general requirements of means of 6 escape ?
(b) Write the escape route width and other 8 specification of the following :
(i) Internal staircase
(ii) Doorway.

5 (a) Explain the basic goals of fire safety organisation 7 Deparment. And write the objectives of Fire Suppression Division.
(b) Briefly explain the difference between Private and 7 Public fire protection.
OR
5 Write short notes on :
(a) Responsibility of Fire Prevention Division 5
(b) Responsibility of Fire Maintenance Division. 5
(c) Typical organisation structure of Small Fire 4 Organisation.

English Compulsory :
Time : 3 Hours
Total Marks : 100
Instructions :
(1) This paper contains 6 questions.
(2) All are compulsory.
(3) Figures to the right indicate full marks of the questions.

1 Answer briefly any four of the following : 10
(1) What was Gradgrind’s plan regarding Sissy ? Why did he change his plan ?
(2) What options did Gradgrind offer to Cecillia ? Which did she choose ?
(3) What information about Louisa’s marriage did Mr. Harthouse extract from Tom ?
(4) What had happened to Blackpool’s wife ? How Rachael saved her ?
(5) What happened in the meeting between Stephen and Bounderby ?
(6) Why did Louisa come back to her father’s house ?
(7) How did Stephen die ?
(8) What was the end of the novel “Hard-Times” ?

2 (a) Write short notes on any two of the following : 10
(1) Mr. Bounderby
(2) Coketown
(3) Bank Robbery
(4) Mrs. Sparsit’s staircase.

2 (b) Answer any three of the following : 6
(1) Why did eagle fall on the sea ? How ?
(2) Why did the poet decide to move on form the woods suddenly ?
(3) What is the central idea of the poem “Night of the Scorpion” ?
(4) What is the poet attitude towards real life and art in “Ode on a Gracian Urn” ?
(5) What did the poet imagine about the reaper’s song ?

3 Read the following passage carefully and answer the 10 questions given below it :
Machines were made to be man’s servants. Yet he has grown so dependent on them that they have, to a great extent, become his masters. Already many men spend a gooddeal of their time in looking after and waiting upon machines. And the machines are very strict masters. If they do not get their meals, they refuse to work or may burst with anger, spreading ruin and destruction all round them. A lot of our time and energy are saved by machines. We should use this time and energy in being civilzed. Beingcivilized means making and liking beautiful things, thinking freely, living rightly and being fair to all. If we use more time and energy in being civilized, our civilization would be the greatest.

Questions :
(1) Why were machines made ?
(2) How have machines become our masters ?
(3) What is the chief benefit of machines ?
(4) What is meant by being civilized ?
(5) How would our civilization be the greatest ?

4 Write short essay on any one of the following : 10
(1) If I won a lottery
(2) Knowledge is power
(3) The most exciting day in my life
(4) Computer as a friend of mankind.

5 (a) Divide the following words into syllables : 3
(1) Switch
(2) balloon
(3) humiliation.

(b) Put emphasis on the right syllable in the following 3 words :
(1) Progress (verb)
(2) amount
(3) because.
(c) Do as directed : 4
(1) Will you prepare tea for me ? (Turn into request using “mind”)
(2) The students did not visit the book fair yesterday _________ ? (add the question tag)
(3) Will you lend me 100 rupees ? (Find out the verb “lend” is transitive or intransitive)
(4) She will prepare coffee for you. (Rewrite the sentence using “going to” form)

6 (a) Correct the following sentences : 4
(1) The copper is the useful metal.
(2) I am suffering by kidney trouble.
(3) I have borrowed the book from the library yesterday.
(4) The boy burst in tears.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the 4 brackets :
(1) While I _______ (cross) the road, my cap blew off.
(2) The police __________ the murderer yet. (not + find)
(3) It was clear that I _______ (judge) her wrongly.
(4) Look, the smoke _______ (come) out of the window.

(c) Fill in the blank with proper prepositions : 3
(1) I always travel _______ plane.
(2) Wine is injurious _______ health.
(3) Do not yield ________ temptation.

(d) Insert proper articles : 3
(1) I have forgotten ________ story which my grandmother told me.
(2) _______ more you go higher, _______ colder you feel.
(3) I have become _______ heir of my uncle’s property.