Security guard test questions set 3 for practice

Last Updated on June 25, 2022

Security guard test questions- Most of the questions on the security guard test or exam ask with multiple objective answers. You have to choose the right one, among other similar answers.

This model question set 3 was also designed in the same format as the security guard exam at a training institution or the exam from licensing authority.

Hereby, I have provided one set with 100 questions and answers to them. If you try to remember most of the answers it can be helpful for the training, exam, and interview.

Security guard test questions and answers

1). The police force in the country for: –

(a)    Prevent crime

(b)   Identify crime

(c)    Apprehend offenders

(d)   Enforce low

(e)    all of the above

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2)…………is one or more is which require observation and which are toured on a regular basis on foot or by vehicle.

(a) Static duty

(b) patrol

(c) Weapon

(d) ID card

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3). A set of requirements for the security guard at the specific location, it contains information about the location and how security is to be provided, known as: –

(a) Duty diary

(b) Daily occurrence

(c) Notebook

(d) site order

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4). What kinds of people are protected by a security guard?

(a) clients(staff)

(b) who use the client’s property

(c) Government officials

(d) VIP

(d) all of the above

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5). When recording an event?

(a) Any time after the event

(b) After the police arrive

(c) when the incident is occurring or as soon as possible after the event.

(d) When the incident is occurring or as soon as possible before the event

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6). When you are writing a notebook, you should use…….. color pen.

(a) red

(b) Blue

(c) Green

(d) black

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7)…….is the careful use of good judgment in each individual situation to decide how to act.

(a) Professionalism

(b) Deportment

(c) Knowledge

(d) discretion

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8)……is the skill of presenting an idea or subject in the best possible light.

 (a) Customer service

(b) judgment

(c) fundamental

(d) public relation

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9). Integrity ethics have the qualities of: –

(a) Reliability

(b) Honesty

(c) Trust

(d) all of the above

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10). Knowing the difference between good and bad, right and wrong, and recognizing morel duties and obligations known as.

(a) Knowledge

(b) confident

(c) Communication skills

(d) ethics

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11) Opportunity & frustration is the cause of……?

(a)Teamwork

(b) Discrimination

(c) Rationalization

(d) misconduct

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12)……working in cooperation towards a common goal.

(a) customer service

(b) Integrity

(c) teamwork

(d) Attitude

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13)……that everyone helps each other and works together as a group rather than individually.

(a) collaboration

(b) co-operation

 (c) Creativity

 (d) Clarity

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14)……is the way in which guards present themselves to the public and consists of a number of factors.

 (a) Department

(b) Judgment

(c) Argument

(d) All of the above

(e) none of the above(deportment)

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15). The key to awareness is…….?

(a) Comprehension

(b) communication

(d) knowledge

(e) Evacuation plan

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16). Security guard has the role to……client/police in preventing crime.

(a) Assess

(b) assist

(c) Knowledge

(d) Problem

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17). An…….is any place where something has occurred that needs to be investigated whether or not a crime has occurred.

(a) Worksite

(b) Fire scene

(c) incident scene

(d) Event scene

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18). Evidence must be able to trace continuously from time to time, it was found to the time it is used in court. This process is known as…….?

 (a) Establishing connectivity of evidence

(b) Establishing creativity of evidence

 (c) establishing continuity of evidence

(d) none of the above

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19). Speaking clearly and confidently are the part of: –

 (a) Good listening

(b) dialogue

(c) Asking a question

(d) Stereotyping or prejudice

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20). Watching the speaker should include

(a) Presenting the right message

(b) Dialogue

(c) good listening

(d) None of the above

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21) The most important tool in dealing with difficult people is your………?

 (a) Presence

(b) attitude

(c) Posture

(d) Awareness

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22). Disposal of medical waste and bad smell are……hazard.

 (a) Mechanical

(b) Natural

 (c) biological

(d) Man-made

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23). The four primary objectives for police in this country are: –

(a) Preserve and protect life

(b)  Preserve and protect property

(c) Enforcement of laws

 (d) Investigations

(e) all of the above

(f) None of the above

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24). If the police attend to your site as a result of an investigation, the three initial pieces of information you will need for both your notebook and report are: –

 (a) Name and rank of the officer

 (b) Number of the officer

(c) Incident or file number

(d) all of the above

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25)……defined as a ”body” of rules which regulate government and members of society and are recognized and sanctioned by government and society together.

(a) Procedures

(b) Policy

 (c) law

(d) Function of law

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26). An…..is the thing doing something against the law, and an omission is falling to do something required by law.

 (a) Crime

(b) act

(c) law

(d) Court

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27). To be found guilty of an……. an accused must be mature, sane, and not under duress.

 (a ) Criminal

 (b) crime

 (c) Theft

 (d) Professional

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28). The statute law can be either…….?

 (a) Crime or criminal

(b) civil or criminal

 (c) Civil or defiance

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29). Contravention is…….serious crime?

 (a) most

 (b) least

(c) Medium

(d) Best

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30). Landlord and tenant dispute are under……law.

 (a) Criminal

(b) Felony

(c) civil

(d) Traffic

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31). Which court is responsible for hearing the labor complaint?

 (a) Supreme court

 (b) State court

 (c) court of the first instance

 (c) Labor court

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32. If you are accused in a case, in the court the person represented you as a lawyer is called……?

 (a) Prosecutor

 (b) defense lawyer

(c) Lawyer

 (d) Judge

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33). When giving the testimony in the court guard should follow the instruction of the…?

 (a) Defense lawyer

 (b) Prosecutor

 (c) judge

(d) Your company Director

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34) There is no crime if the act is committed in the user of the right of…?

 (a) Excess force

(b) legitimate defense

(c) Self-defense

(d) Attack

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35). Security guards have only the authority to……as any other private citizen?

 (a) Detain

(b) Use of force

(c) arrest

(d) Search

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36) Person, they are not allowed to proceed on their way when they want to do so-called……?

 (a) Seize

 (b) Search

(c) arrest

 (d) Force

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37) A person can only be arrested when there is sufficient……that a crime has been committed?

 (a)Witness

(b) evidence

 (c) Report

 (d) Notebook

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38) Duties for arresting are………….

 (a) Identify yourself

 (b) If necessary physically restrain them

(c) Tell person he/she is under arrest

 (d) Tell the person the true reason for arrest

 (e) all of the above

 (f) None of the above

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39) Arrest is the detention of a person according to…….?

 (a) Evidence

 (b) witness

(c) law

(d) Report

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40). As A security guard, you should only search if you suspect that someone has a…..?

 (a) weapon

(b) Firearms

 (c) warrant

(d) Knife

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41)………is something used for the purpose of threatening or intimidating a person.

 (a) Knife

(b) Gun

(c) weapon

(d) Explosives

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42). One of the most important consideration in using force is……?

 (a) Judgment

 (b) Observation

(c) justification

 (d) Clarity

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43). Providing a….. means doing something a customer wants in a way customer wants it done.

 (a) Facility

 (b) Public relation

 (c) Service

(d) Greetings

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44)……..is the need and expectation of the client and your ability to meet those needs and expectations?

 (a) Customer service

(b) Public relation

 (c) Client relation

(d) assistance

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45). The challenge for a security guard is providing good customer service and good security at the……?

 (a) Same day

(b) same time

(c) Same month

(d) Before time

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46). A……..security guard projects professionalism.

 (a) Angry

 (b) calm

(c) Quit

 (d) polite

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47)……..is an individual’s behavior that makes assumptions about people or cultures as a group.

 (a) Discretion

(b) stereotype

 (c) Prejudge

(d) None of the above

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48)…….and bias against someone or something because of a personal believe.

 (a) prejudice

 (b) Misconduct

 (c) Discrimination

 (d) Stereotype

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49) If you……You can deal with prejudice?

 (a) Fence

(b) Approved

(c) ignore

(d) Work

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50) Fence around a piece of property is to is for………Protections.

 (a) Object

(b) perimeter

 (c) Area

 (d) Building

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51)……..is common use for building protection.

 (a) Barrier

(b) Lock

 (c) Wall

 (d) Parking area

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52). In higher security zone we can allow access only by……?

 (a) Personal reorganization

(b) Visual reorganization

 (c) Identity reorganization

 (d) None of the above

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53)…….is to ensure that the right person has access and the wrong one does not.

 (a) Gate pass

 (b) Vehicle

 (c) Access control

 (d) Tailgating

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54).The key to handling unauthorized access to be…….but firm?

 (a) Professional

 (b) Accused

 (c) polite

(d) Strong

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55). Some people will follow others a door into a restricted area, this is known as…..?

 (a) Access

 (b) ID entry

 (c) tailgating

 (d) Entry gating

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56). Your…..are the most likely and most powerful tool you will use in searching a person or package?

 (a) Awareness

 (b) Notebook

(c) eyes

 (d) Knowledge

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57). Being polite and asking for cooperation during a search are the parts of….?

 (a)Good customer service

  (b) gaining cooperation

 (c) Acquisition collaboration

 (d) Gaining public relations

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58). For all stores of personal property, you should always give……?

 (a) ID card

 (b) receipt

 (c) Bill  (d)Invoice

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59) A security guard walking around the mall on a part of his duty is known as….?

 (a) Petrol

 (b) patrol

 (c) static

 (d) Access control

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60).They are……types of patrol?

 (a) 4

 (b) 6

  (c) 2

  (d) five

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61). Never carry any kind of weapon unless it has been authorized by your…..?

 (a) Client

 (b) company

(c) Supervisor

(d) Post order

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62).There major types of alarm system are…..

 (a) Intrusion alarm

 (b) Fire alarm

 (c) Distress alarm

 (d) all of the above

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63).During a patrol security guard has use his…….scene?

 (a) 6

 (b) 3

(c) five

(d) 7

(e) 2

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64)……..know whether something is wrong by detecting a change from good condition to bad condition?

 (a) sensor

 (b) CCTV

 (c) Smoke detector

 (d) Alarm

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69)…….receives the signals and take the action it is programmed to take?

 (a)Alarm

 (b)Sensor

 (c)control panel

 (d)Control room

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65) Some alarm such are bank robbery alarm are not audible.These are called….?

 (a) Vigilant

 (b) silent alarm

 (c) Trouble alarm

 (d) Distress alarm

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66). Local, central station and remote are the three ways of alarm…?

 (a) Conducting

(b) Managing

(c) Coordinating

(d) commanding

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67). The best………response is by a security prepare for alarm by knowing, what to do in advance and also to know what to do when getting to an alarm location?

 (a) Emergency

(b) alarm

(c) Bomb threat

(d) Evacuation

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68). A…..alarm is considered an alarm in which something caused the alarm to function as it should and the causes are able to be determined

 (a) False

(b) genuine

(c) Determine

(d) Fire

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69)……..are indented to be a place, where the security function can be coordinated?

 (a) Guards room

 (b) control room

 (c) Common room

 (d) Guest room

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70).In large building the control room function is the……?

 (a) emergency operation center (eoc)

 (b) Operational control room (OCR)

 (c) Building management system (BMS)

 (d) Line of control (LOC)

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71) An….alarm detect a potential attack on something that is being protected.

 (a)Fire

(b)intrusion

 (c)Evacuation

 (d)Trouble

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72). A …alarm detects a problem with a person or thing that could be a crime or call for help.

 (a)Fire

 (b)Intrusion

(c)Evacuation

(d)Trouble

(e)distress

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73)………..means a change from a normal to a trouble condition.

 (a) a change in condition

(b) Change in the weather

(c) Change in a hazard

(d) Change in the company

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74).Medical Alarm in a hospital is an example for ……alarm.

 (a) Fire alarm

 (b) Trouble alarm

 (c) Distress alarm

 (d) panic alarm

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75)……is used in areas in which surveillance does want to be noticed?

 (a) PTZ cameras

(b) CCTV

 (c) CCTV DVR

 (d) Fixed cameras

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76)……is the guarding of a computer, hardware software from theft or use for illegal purpose

(a) information security

(b) Computer security

(c) Software security

(d) Physical security

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77) Using software to HACK into company databases and steal information is called……?

 (a)Illegal information security

(b) illegal use of software

(c) illegal use of hardware

(d) Illegal use of a monitor.

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78). Accident scene may turn out to be a…….scene?

 (a) Accident

(b) Fire

(c) crime

(d) Murder

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79) One of the common emergency situation faced by a security guard is…..

 (a) Earthquake

 (b) Windstorm

(c) Flood

 (d) fire

(d) MVA(motor vehicle accident)

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80). Fire required…….elements?

 (a) 4

 (b) 5

(c) three

 (d) 6

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81). Piece of equipment that set a fire alarm is called……..devices?

 (a) Alarm

(b) alarm initiating

 (c) Panic initiating

(d) Alarm monitoring

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82). Fire alarm signals in the same building is….alarm that means there can be one sound a fire alarm and different sound if a real fire discovered?

 (a) Staged

 (b) stage

(c) Strapped

(d) Tagged

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83)……bars allow a fire door to remain unlocked from the inside but locked from outside

 (a) Liquor

(b) Iron

(c) panic

(d) Evacuation

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84). If you can turn off a gas valve, you remove the …and put off the fire?

 (a) Oxygen

(b) fuel

(c) Heat

(d) Combustion

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85). Security guard should know the standpipe system which is for the …..to connect water to continue the function of the sprinkler system

 (a) Civil defense

(b) Police

(c) Ambulance

(d) security guard

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86). The best preparation for dealing with hazardous material is to know your….?

 (a) Post order

(b) Telephone number

(c) work site

(d) Security manager

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87). Transportation hazardous material is known as….?

 (a)Transportation of dangerous things

(b)transportation of dangerous goods

(c)Transportation of dangerous woods

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88). Most bomb threats are false and are made as a way of promoting…..?

 (a) Business

(b) Market

(c) fear

(d) Fever

(e) None of the above

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89)…..are more correctly called explosive device.

 (a) RdXS

 (b) bombs

(c) Detonates

 (d) Steel bowls

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90). When receiving a threat it is important to remember to act calmly and get as much…..as possible?

(a) information

(b) Introduction

(c) Conformation

(d) Location

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91). While a receiving bombs threat calls don’t use radio, mobile because some device detonates on receiving……signals?

(a) waves

(b) Infrared

(c) X ray

(d) radio

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92).Grid, concentric circle bottom to top are the methods of…..search?

 (a) Bag

(b) bombs

(c) Package

(d) Body

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93). Use your ……to help determine if the car or truck outside belongs to there?

 (a) Safety awareness

(b) security awareness

(c) Post awareness

(d) Location

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94). One of the fundamental roles of a security guard is to……an emergency?

 (a)Call the police

(b)Call client

(c)assist

(c)Avoid

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95)……..an important factor in dealing with emergency effectively.

 (a) Customer service

(b) Report writing

(c) Notebook

(d) leadership

(d) Attitude

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96). In an emergency situation people act differently a security guard need to understand how the people….?

(a) Evacuate

(b) Escape

(c) Deal

(d) react

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97). The most important aspect of building evacuation is having a plane for safe evacuation and conducting it without…..?

(a) Sound

(b) panic

(c) Alarm

(d) casualty

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98)……areas are pre-determined locations for evacuation to meet?

(a) assembly

(b) Meeting

(c) Parking

(d) First aid

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99)…….is the orderly management of a large group of people?

(a) Vehicle control

(b) crowd control

(c) Curd control

(d) People control

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100). Program and information owned by a person or a company are called….?

(a) Internal property

(b) intellectual-property

(c) Individividual property

(d) Company policy

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