SET A

Total number of Questions: 50

Exam duration: 45minutes
Minimum passing percentile in each section: 70%

General
1. What is Corrosion?
A) The deterioration of a substance, usually a metal, or its properties because of a reaction with its
environment
B) It changes iron in steel to another substance that no longer has the desired properties (i.e.,
strength, toughness)
C) It is the reverse process of steel manufacturing
D) All of the above

2. What is Anode?
A) It is more noble region on the electrode where the electrons are consumed.
B) It is that part of the metal that corrodes
C) It is a medium that conducts ionic current
D) Both A & B

3. Passivation -
A) Slows down the rate of corrosion
B) Forms adherent surface layer formed from corrosion products
C) Defines Anode
D) Both A & B
E) None of the above

4. What is Electrolyte?
A) This connects anode and cathode and allows passage of electrons, generated at the anode, to
the cathode
B) It is a medium that conducts ionic current
C) Slows down the rate of Corrosion
D) Both A & B

5. What is External Conductor?

A) Required to be attached to metal so that the metal will not get corroded
B) Good conductor of electricity
C) This connects anode and cathode and allows passage of electrons, generated at the anode, to
the cathode
D) None of the above

6. Corrosion cell means

A) Anode & cathode
B) Anode, cathode, metallic pathway and electrolyte
C) Where corrosion occurs
D) None of the above

7. Cathodic protection
A) Uses sacrificial anodes
B) Uses 2 dissimilar metal as one is more noble and the other is sacrificial metal
C) Can be used only by using galvanic systems
D) All A, B & C
E) Both A & B

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8. Corrosion control can be achieved by
A) Design
B) By using Inhibitors
C) By material selection
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

9. What is the effect of corrosion?

A) Corroded structures can be unsafe
B) Decreases cost
C) Increases cost
D) Looks good
E) Both A & C
F) A, C & D

10. Which type of corrosion is more significant?

A) General corrosion
B) Localized corrosion
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

11. Impressed current cathodic protection requires

A) A.C. current
B) D.C. current
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

12. Rate of corrosion is increased by

A) Oxygen
B) Temperature
C) Chemical Salts
D) A, B & C
E) Both A & B

13. Coating can be defined as

A) It is the thin layers of a covering substance, deposited or applied on a surface of any object,
mainly to improve its critical properties and to create a protective barrier against deterioration of
the surface due to its reaction with its environment
B) It is defined as the process of application of covering layers on the surface
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

14. Paint is made up of

A) Binder, pigment, solvent and additives
B) Binder, pigment, solvent and cathode
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

15. Coating is required as

A) It improves corrosion resistance
B) It gives good physical appearance and aesthetics
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

16. Coating can be used for fire resistance and heat resistance
A) True
B) False

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17. Organic coatings are
A) Made from living or once living things
B) Has less resistance to heat
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

18. Galvanizing is a type of Organic coating

A) True
B) False

19. Sling Psychrometer is used for

A) To Calculate dew point temperature
B) To calculate relative humidity
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

20. Sa21/2 means

A) 33% staining is allowed
B) 5% staining is allowed
C) No staining is allowed
D) None of the above

21. NACE 1 is comparable with

A) Sa21/2
B) Sa3
C) SSPC SP 5
D) Both B & C
E) Both A & C

22. Surface preparation can be done by

A) Water Jetting
B) Sweep Blasting
C) Wet & Dry Abrasive Blasting
D) All of the above
E) Only B & C

23. Power tool cleaning is equivalent to

A) SSPC SP3
B) St3
C) NACE 4
D) Both A & B
E) All of the above

24. Anemometer is used to measure

A) Dew point temperature
B) Relative Humidity
C) Wind Velocity
D) Surface Temperature

25. Corrosion is more in rural environment

A) True
B) False

26. We cannot perform any coating if the material is already phosphate

A) True
B) False

27. Inhibitive oil/grease is required to be applied on material if

A) Material is subjected to further coating after phosphating

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 B) Material is not subjected to further coating after phosphating
C) Only on Carbon Steel materials
D) Both A & C

28. Phosphating is done to provide

A) Minor Corrosion Protection
B) Galling Resistance
C) Pretreatment for further coating
D) All of the above

29. Eraser test is one of the Adhesion test

A) True
B) False

30. Required surface cleanliness before phosphating is -

A) SSPC SP 5
B) NACE 1
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

31. NACE #1 to #4 are used determine surface quality,

A. True
B. False
C. All are not determine to check surface cleanliness
D. NACE #1 to #4 are paint system

32. Cathodic protection needs external power source

A. True
B. False

33. For the site inspection which of following is necessary for Inspector prior to start with
A. Approved procedure and ITP
B. DFT meter
C. MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
D. PDS (Product Data sheet)
E. Approved Supplier Qualification (CPS & CPT)

34. Please tick appropriate image below for adhesion test

A.

B.

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D. A and C only
E. All above is not adhesion test

Specific
1. Phosphate treatment is done on
A) Stainless Steel Material
B) Carbon Steel Material
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above

2. Xylan coating can be directly applied even if phosphating is not done for stainless steel materials
A) True
B) False

3. Surface temperature should be

A) 5F above the dew point
B) 3C above the dew point
C) Both A & B
D) B Only

4. Holiday testing is mandatory/compulsory for coating as per NORSOK M-501 System 7B

A) True
B) False

5. Xylan coating is susceptible to UV degradation and will be affected by direct sunlight

A) True
B) False

6. In Epoxy Coating
A) Adhesion test value shall not be less than 5 MPa
B) Adhesion test value shall be minimum 50% of CPT value and shall not be less than 5 MPa
C) Adhesion test result not required
D) None of the above

7. Coating selection depends on

A) Service Environment
B) Substrate being coated

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 C) Life expectancy of both item being coated and coating
D) All of the above

8. Which of following statement is true

A) Surface finish SA 3 is not better than SA2.5
B) SA3 is slightly better than SA2.5
C) SA2.5 and SA3 are equal in appearance
D) All of the above
9. Which of following is Aker Specification is for Zinc Plating
A. C-171
B. C-173
C. C-164
D. C-175

10. How can phosphating shall be used to serve purpose of corrosion with following
A. With inhibiting oil
B. Without inhibiting oil
C. With Top coat
D. B and C

11. Supplier pre-qualification is not necessary for coating as per all Aker specification
A. True
B. False
C. Depends on the case to case basis
D. Can be waived if Supplier is accredited to ISO 9001-2015

12. For how many years Supplier pre-qualification is valid for C-156
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
E. 10

13. Which of the following statement is true

A. Salt test and Salt Spray are different
B. Both are one and the same
C. Both are same with different procedure
D. Both are different with same procedure
E. All above are false

14. Adhesion test is allowed on coupon simultaneously painted with the actual job as per Aker
Specification C-157
A. True
B. False
C. Needs Project approval
D. Depends on the approved procedure

15. Please select the appropriate process of coating for machined component as per C-110
A. Blasting, solvent cleaning, bath dipping
B. Solvent cleaning, pre-heating, spraying
C. Solvent cleaning and bath dipping
D. Blasting, power tool cleaning, spraying
E. Direct bath dipping

16. Which of the below material requires coating specially in Aker

A. Stainless Steel
B. Carbon steel
C. Titanium

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D. Low alloy steel
E. A, B and D
F. All of the above

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