Material Identification

Front 1

In the supply system, the Term “material
cognizance” refers to which of the
following stock points or personnel?
1. The primary stock points
2. The secondary stock points
3. The inventory manager only
4. The inventory managers and technical
advisors

Back 1

4. The inventory managers and technical
advisors

Front 2

Materials are assigned to federal supply
classifications according to which of the
following characteristics?
1. Physical or performance
2. Category and use
3. Security requirements
4. Manufacturers’ identification

Back 2

2. Category and use

Front 3

Which of the following items are vested to
DLA for joint military management?
1. Retail
2. Wholesale
3. Repairable
4. Consumable

Back 3

1. Retail

Front 4

What two-character code identifies the
inventory manager and the stores account?
1. The Purpose code
2. The Special Material Identification
Code
3. The Cognizance Symbol code
4. The Fund Code

Back 4

3. The Cognizance Symbol code

Front 5

What character of a cognizance symbol
identifies the stores account?
1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

Back 5

1. First

Front 6

Material identification under the Federal
Catalog System involves which of the
following actions?
1. Naming, describing, classifying, and
numbering
2. Describing, classifying, numbering,
and inventorying
3. Classifying, numbering, inventorying,
and naming
4. Numbering, inventorying, naming, and
describing

Back 6

1. Naming, describing, classifying, and
numbering

Front 7

Administration of the Federal Catalog
System is accomplished by which of the
following agencies?
1. Naval Supply Systems Command
2. Navy Material Command
3. Defense Logistics Agency
4. Department of Defense

Back 7

3. Defense Logistics Agency

Front 8

The Navy uses the supply groups 01
through 09 for forms and publications that
are not included in the Federal Catalog
System.
1. True
2. False

Back 8

1. True

Front 9

What does the second character of the
cognizance symbol indicate?
1. Special reporting requirements for the
material
2. Inventory manager
3. Federal supply classification
4. Federal supply group

Back 9

2. Inventory manager

Front 10

Which of the various elements of a national
stock number may be used by itself to
identify a specific item of material?
1. National item identification number
2. Cognizance symbol
3. Federal supply classification
4. Federal supply group

Back 10

3. Federal supply classification

Front 11

When an item of material requires special
inspection, testing, storage, or handling, the
Commander, Navy Supply Systems
Command may indicate this by assigning
what designation?
1. MCC
2. SMIC
3. NIIN
4. NSN

Back 11

2. SMIC

Front 12

SELECT FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDES WITH THE
INFORMATION GIVEN AS THE QUESTION.
National item identification number.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 12

4. D

Hint 12

A. 9Z
B. 80
C. 8030
D, 00-244-1298

Front 13

SELECT FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDES WITH THE
INFORMATION GIVEN AS THE QUESTION.
Cognizance symbol.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 13

1. A

Hint 13

A. 9Z
B. 80
C. 8030
D, 00-244-1298

Front 14

SELECT FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDES WITH THE
INFORMATION GIVEN AS THE QUESTION.
Federal supply classification.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 14

3. C

Hint 14

A. 9Z
B. 80
C. 8030
D, 00-244-1298

Front 15

SELECT FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
NUMBER THAT CORRESPONDES WITH THE
INFORMATION GIVEN AS THE QUESTION.
Federal supply group.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 15

2. B

Hint 15

A. 9Z
B. 80
C. 8030
D, 00-244-1298

Front 16

Which of the following Federal Supply
Groups identifies medical material?
1. 10
2. 38
3. 53
4. 65

Back 16

4. 65

Front 17

Which of the following cognizance
symbols identifies APA material?
1. 1R
2. 2E
3. 6R
4. 8R

Back 17

3. 6R

Front 18

Which of the following cognizance
symbols identifies NSA material?
1. 1R
2. 2E
3. 6R
4. 8R

Back 18

1. 1R

Front 19

An NIIN has what total number of digits?
1. 7
2. 9
3. 13
4. 15

Back 19

2. 9

Front 20

What activity is responsible for assigning
the NSN to material for supply department
stock?
1. The Defense Logistics Agency
2. The Supply Department
3. The Naval Supply Center
4. The Defense Logistics Support

Back 20

1. The Defense Logistics Agency

Front 21

What cataloging handbook contains a list of
groups and classes of material in the supply
system?
1. QH2
2. H2
3. QR6
4. R6

Back 21

2. H2

Front 22

Which of the following NSN was assigned
by the U.S.?
1. 1234-012-3456
2. 1234-001-2345
3. 1234-01-234-5678
4. 1234-13-234-6543

Back 22

3. 1234-01-234-5678

Front 23

The SMIC is assigned to material for which
of the following reasons?
1. To provide visibility to selected items
2. To ensure maintenance integrity of
material
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. To provide stores account data

Back 23

3. Both 1 and 2 above

Front 24

The SMIC for material requiring weapons
system applicability is assigned by what
person?
1. The technical advisor of the material
systems group
2. The inventory manager of the material
3. The cognizant type commander
4. The weapons system analyst

Back 24

2. The inventory manager of the material

Front 25

Which of the following parts of the SMIC
identifies material for F-18 fighter aircraft?
1. SF
2. MF
3. FF
4. BF

Back 25

1. SF

Hint 25

BF F-4 Fighter aircraft
EF F-8 Fighter aircraft
FF F-9 Fighter aircraft
MF F-4 Fighter aircraft
PF F-14 Fighter aircraft
SF F-18 Fighter aircraft

Front 26

SMICs with an N in the second position
apply to what weapons system?
1. Antisubmarine aircraft
2. Helicopter
3. Turboprop engine
4. Jet engines

Back 26

4. Jet engines

Front 27

What does NICN stand for?
1. National Item Control Number
2. Navy Item Control Number
3. Navy Integrated Control Number
4. Navy Item Consolidation Number

Back 27

2. Navy Item Control Number

Front 28

Which of the following items are identified
by NICNs?
1. Kit numbers
2. Publications and forms
3. NAC numbers
4. All of the above

Back 28

4. All of the above

Front 29

Local item control numbers may be
assigned to shipboard consumable items
when they are not identified by an NSN or
NICN.
1. True
2. False

Back 29

1. True

Front 30

Color codes are used on compressed gas
cylinders for what purpose?
1. To identify the type of cylinder
2. To identify the type of gas contained in
the cylinder
3. To identify the type of metal the
cylinder is made of
4. To identify whether each cylinder is
flammable or inflammable

Back 30

2. To identify the type of gas contained in
the cylinder

Front 31

A compressed gas cylinder that contains the
highly flammable gas acetylene is painted
what color?
1. Red
2. Gray
3. Yellow
4. Brown

Back 31

3. Yellow

Front 32

The white strip on an oxygen cylinder
indicates that the contents are fit for human
use. What is the body color of this
cylinder?
1. Black
2. Blue
3. Green
4. Yellow

Back 32

3. Green

Front 33

All EXCEPT which of the following items
of information is normally etched on the
manufacturer’s nameplate of installed
equipment?
1. Manufacturer’s name
2. National stock number
3. Model number
4. Serial number

Back 33

2. National stock number

Front 34

The IPB contains information relating to
maintenance data for which of the
following material?
1. Support equipment
2. Aircraft repair parts
3. Other aeronautical components
4. All the above

Back 34

4. All the above

Front 35

Which of the following, if any, are the
advantages of using the Federal Logistics
Catalog?
1. Reduces the time required to access
the information needed to identify and
order supplies only
2. Contains extracts from various FCS
publications, only
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. There are no advantages to using the
Federal Logistics Catalog

Back 35

3. Both 1 and 2 above

Front 36

The Afloat Shopping Guide is designed to
assist the fleet in identifying the NSN items
that are most frequently requested by ships.
1. TRUE
2. False

Back 36

1. TRUE

Front 37

CHOOSE FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
PUBLICATION LISTED AS THE QUESTION.
Provides descriptive data that associates a
material requirement to an NSN.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 37

4. D

Hint 37

A. Navy Stock List of Publications,
Forms, and Directives
B. Hazardous Material Information
System
C. Illustrated Parts Breakdown
D. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List

Front 38

CHOOSE FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
PUBLICATION LISTED AS THE QUESTION.
Available in CD-ROM form that allows
you to research by NSN form or publication
number.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 38

1. A

Hint 38

A. Navy Stock List of Publications,
Forms, and Directives
B. Hazardous Material Information
System
C. Illustrated Parts Breakdown
D. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List

Front 39

CHOOSE FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
PUBLICATION LISTED AS THE QUESTION.
Printed and issued by the authority of
NAVAIR for the purpose of identifying and
ordering replacement items.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 39

3. C

Hint 39

A. Navy Stock List of Publications,
Forms, and Directives
B. Hazardous Material Information
System
C. Illustrated Parts Breakdown
D. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List

Front 40

CHOOSE FROM THE LIST BELOW THE
PUBLICATION LISTED AS THE QUESTION.
Provides information concerning the use,
procurement, receipt, storage, and
expenditure of hazardous material.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Back 40

2. B

Hint 40

A. Navy Stock List of Publications,
Forms, and Directives
B. Hazardous Material Information
System
C. Illustrated Parts Breakdown
D. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List