CBSE Class 7 English Fire Friend and Foe MCQs

Question. Band of firefighting workers with special equipment, known as –
(a) Fire members
(b) Fire brigade
(c) Fire men

Answer:  A

Question. Fire is considered to be ___ of mankind.
(a) greatest discovery
(b) threat
(c) dangerous enemy
(d) friend

Answer:  A

Question. Early man was frightened because of –
(a) The powerful and dangerous fire
(b) Stormed-air
(c) The powerful 

Answer:  A

Question. When the energy is released in the form of heat and light, it is:
(a) fire
(b) a chemical reaction
(c) light energy
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer:  D

Question. The temperature at which every fuel bums is called:
(a) the flush point
(b) the flash point
(c) the fire point
(d) all the above

Answer:  B

Question. Fire is the result of a –
(a) Chemical reaction
(b) Biological reaction
(c) Devine reaction

Answer:  A

Question. There things required to make fire are
(a) fuel
(b) heat
(c) oxygen
(d) all of these

Answer:  D

Question. The three things which are needed to make fire are –
(a) Heat, fuel and oxygen
(b) Fuel, carbon and oxygen
(c) Heat, carbon and fuel

Answer:  A

Question. Fire is our
(a) friend
(b) foe
(c) neither friend nor foe
(d) both a friend and foe

Answer:  D

Question. Every fuel has a particular temperature at which it begins to burn, this temperature is called –
(a) Flash point or kindling temperature
(b) Flash temperature
(c) Fuel temperature

Answer:  A

Question. Two types of fire should not be extinguished:
(a) kitchen fire
(b) Oil fire
(c) electric fire
(d) both (b) and (c)

Answer:  D

Question. New laws of building construction are to ensure observance of ___.
(a) fire prevention norms
(b) lesson the burden of fire fighter
(c) save trees
(d) providing escape route

Answer:  A

Question. Early man was frightened of:
(a) lightning and volcanoes
(b) the damage caused by them
(c) fire
(d) none of these

Answer:  C

Question. When is fire a bad master?
(a) When we are cooking food
(b) When it spreads
(c) When we throw water on it
(d) When it gets out of control

Answer:  D

Question.  Give the meaning of ‘gradually’.
(a) rarely
(b) fast
(c) slowly
(d) quickly

Answer:  C

Question. Early man was unknown about the –
(a) Air
(b) Fire
(c) Water

Answer:  B

Question. To put out a fire we can take away –
(a) The fuel and oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide and oxygen
(c) Fuel and carbon dioxide

Answer:  A

Question. What used to happen if a fire broke out?
(a) Call for the fire brigade
(b) Passed buckets of water
(c) Formed human chains
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer:  D

Question. What was the use of fire for early man?
(a) To cope with nature
(b) To cope with enemies
(c) To cope with wild animals
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. When can fire be dangerous?
(a) When it gets out of control
(b) While cooking food
(c) While warming hands
(d) While producing electricity

Answer:  A

Question. Give the opposite of ‘reduce’.
(a) decrease
(b) diminish
(c) increase
(d) dull

Answer:  C

Question. How much money do we spend on fighting fires?
(a) Millions of rupees
(b) Crores of rupees
(c) Billions of rupees
(d) Lakhs of rupees

Answer:  A

Question. What laws are formed to avoid fire risk?
(a) Making concrete buildings
(b) Space should be left between buildings
(c) Making arrangements for water
(d) Opening fire brigade offices

Answer:  B

Question. Give the meaning of ‘generate’.
(a) destroy
(b) generator
(c) create
(d) produce

Answer:  D

Some fires cannot be put out with water. If water is sprayed onto an oil fire. the oil will float to the top of the water and continue to burn.

Question. Water is the only solution to extinguish fire
(a) true
(b) false
(c) partially correct
(d) none of the above

Answer:  B

Question. The oil floats onto the top of the water
(a) as water is heavier than the oil
(b) as oil is lighter than the water
(c) as water is sprayed onto an oil
(d) all the above fire

Answer:  C

Question. In the above context, fire can be put out
(a) with water
(b) by the human chain
(c) by carbon dioxide extinguisher
(d) carbohydrate dioxide extinguisher

Answer:  C