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APPLICATION OF US ARMY ESQD
PRINCIPLES QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER S THE LATEST
UPDATE AND RECOMMEND ED
VERSION
Question 1: The DA PAM 385-64 contains the minimum
required ESQD criteria for
- all branches of service
- the Air Force
- the Army
- the Navy
CORRECT ANSWER : the Army
Question 2: The Cardinal Rule for explosives safety is
designed to protect
- ammunition and explosives
- ammunition, explosives, and property
- people and property
- property and public roadways
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CORRECT ANSWER : people and property
Question 3: Detonation is a characteristic of
- black powder
- high explosives
- low explosives
- smoke grenades
CORRECT ANSWER : high explosives
Question 4: HD 1.1 consists of explosives that present a
- fire hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
- fire hazard but not a fragmentation hazard
- mass explosion hazard
- projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
CORRECT ANSWER : mass explosion hazard
Question 5: HD 1.2 consists of explosives that present a
- blast hazard but not a fragmentation hazard
- fire hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
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- mass explosion hazard
- non-mass explosion, fragment-producing hazard
CORRECT ANSWER : non-mass explosion, fragment-
producing hazard
Question 6: HD 1.3 consists of explosives that present a
- mass fire, minor blast or fragment hazard
- moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard
- mass explosion hazard
- projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
CORRECT ANSWER : mass fire, minor blast or
fragment hazard
Question 7: HD 1.4 consists of explosives that present a
- mass fire, minor blast or fragment hazard
- moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard
- mass explosion hazard
- projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
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CORRECT ANSWER : moderate fire, no significant
blast or fragment hazard
Question 8: Magazine A contains 200,000 lbs HD 1.1
NEW. It is located adjacent to Magazine B, which contains 50,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. Magazine B is
- a potential explosion site (PES) only
- an exposed site (ES) only
- both a potential explosion site (PES) and an exposed site
(ES)
CORRECT ANSWER : both a potential explosion site
(PES) and an exposed site (ES)
Question 9: Any location containing ammunition and
explosives that could create a blast if an explosion occurs in a/an
- barricaded administration building
- exposed site
- potential exposed site
- potential explosion site