General Multi Choice Paper -5

1 ELECTRODE CLASSIFIED AS E 43 2 C (BS EN 499) AND E 6010 (AWS A5.1) WOULD USUALLY:
A BE BAKED FOR 1 HOUR
B NOT REQUIRE BACKING
C BE DRIED FOR 1 HOUR AT 100C AND STORED AT 70C
D BE DRIED FOR 1 HOUR AT 180C

2 ACCORDING TO BS EN 22553, WHAT WOULD AN ELONGATED Z THROUGH THE DUAL REFERENCE LINE TO THE RIGHT OF
THE FILLET WELD SYMBOL INDICATE?
A THROAT THICKNESS
B NOMINAL PENETRATION
C LEG LENGTH
D INTERMITTENT WELDS THAT ARE STAGGERED

3 WHAT UNIT IS USED FOR TENSILE STRENGTH VALUES?

A JOULES
2
B J/MM
2
C N/MM
2
D P/MM

4 IN ORDER TO CALCULATE HEAT INPUT, IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW

A CURRENT AND VOLTAGE & THERMAL EFFICIENCY
B CURRENT, VOLTAGE, TRAVEL SPEED & THERMAL EFFICIENCY
C CURRENT, VOLTAGE AND VEAVE WIDTH
D WIRE FEED, VOLTAGE AND BURN OFF TIME

5 WHICH WELDING POSITION WOULD NORMALLY GIVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INPUT DURING MMA WELDING?
A PA (1G)
B ALL POSITIONS WOULD BE THE SAME
C PC (2G)
D PF (3G)

6 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TYPICAL HEAT INPUT VALVE FOR A MMA WELD RUN?
A 58 KJ/MM
B 1.5 J/MM
C 5.8 KJ/MM
D 1.5 KJ/MM

7 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT LAMELLAR TEARING IN CORRECT?

A THEY ARE CAUSED BY THE REMOVAL OF STRONG-BACK
B THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE WELD METAL
C THEY ARE FORMED DURING STEEL MANUFACTURE
D THEY ARE FORMED DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER WELDING

8 WHAT DOES THE TERM BACK STEP REFER TO DURING WELDING?

A A QA TERM REFERRING TO INSPECTION POINTS
B USE OF STEP WEDGES TO OPEN UP THE JOINT ROOT FACES
C USE OF STEP WEDGES FOR RADIOGRAPHY
D A WELD RUN SEQUENCE

9 THE QUALITY OF A REDIOGRAHIC TECHNIQUE IS ASSESSED

A BY USING A DENSITOMETER
B FROM THE KVA USED AND THE FILM-TO-FOCUS DISTANCE
C FROM THE IQI
D FROM THE OBJECT-TO-FILM DISTANCE

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 10 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HEATING METHODS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED FOR PWHT?

A ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MATS

B HAND-HELD GAS TORCH
C GAS FIRED HEATING
D INDUCTION FURNACE

11 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WELDING PROCESSES WOULD NOT BE SUITABLE FOR WELDING CARBON STEELS?

A MMA
B MIG
C TIG
D SAW

12 FOR CROSS-COUNTRY PIPLINES, WHICH TYPE OF MMA ELECTRODE REQUIRE THE USE OF A HOT PASS TECHNIQUE TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF CRACKING

A IRON POWDER
B BASIC
C CELLULOSIC
D RUTILE

13 A WELD JOINT THAT IS TO BE SUBJECTED TO ULTRASONIC TESTING USUALLY REQUIRES:

A REMOVAL OF ALL EXCESS WELD METAL

B PENETRANT TESTING FIRST
C DENSITOMETER CALIBRATION
D SOME SURFACE PREPARATION

14 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IMPERFECTION TYPES IS NOT NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIG WELDING?

A TUNGSTEN INCLUSIONS
B CRATER PIPE
C SPATTER
D POROSITY

15 WHICH SHIELDING GAS IS COMMONLY USED FOR GMAW OF A 20MM THICK CARBON STEEL?

A ARGON + 1 % OXYGEN
B ARGON + 30 % HELIUM
C 100 % CARBON DIOXIDE
D 100 % ARGON

16 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS NOT CORRECT WHEN REFERRING TO FULLY AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS?

A IT CAN BE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SOLIDIFICATION CRACKING

B STAINLESS STEEL LOOKING SHOULD BE USED WHERE POSSIBLE
C IT HAS A LOW COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
D IT HAS NON MAGNETIC

17 WHEN ALL WELD IMPERFECTION HAVE BEEN LOCATED, IN MANDATORY THAT:

A THEY ARE REPAIRED

B THE WELD IS REJECTED
C THE WELDER QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATES ARE REVIEWED
D IMPERFECTION ARE ASSESSED AGAINST CODE REQUIREMENTS

18 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NON MAGNETIC?

A 5 % CHROMIUM 1 % MOLYBDENUIM STEEL

B 12 % CHROMIUM STEEL
C AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL
D 9 % NICKLE STEEL

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 19 WHEN TIG WELDING SOME MATERIALS, PIPES BORES MJUST BE PURGED WITH AN INERT GAS, BEFORE AND DURING
WELDING. THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO:

A PREVENT BURN THROUGH

B AVOID MOISTURE PICK UP
C PREVENT ROOT CONCAVITY
D PREVENT OXIDATION OF THE ROOT BEAD

20 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT CLASSED AS A WELD WITH BACKING?

A A SINGLE-V WELD WITH A REMOVABLE BACKING STRIP

B A SINGLE-V WELD WITH A BACK PURGE
C A SINGLE-V WELD WITH A PERMANENT BACKING STRIP
D A SINGLE-V WELD WITH A BACK GOUGED ROOT

21 FOR SOME WELDING APPLICATION, THE MEAVE WIDTH OF THE SELD BEADS IS RESTRICTED. THIS IS BECAUSE WIDE WEAVE
WIDTHS MAY GIVE:

A POOR PROFILE
B MAGNETIC ARC BLOW
C HAZ CRACKING
D HIGH HEAT INPUT

22 CENTERLINE CRACKS IN BUTT WELDS, MADE USING HIGH CURRENT MIG/MAG WELDING, MAY RESULT FROM:

A THE WELDS BEING TOO DEEP COMPARED WITH THEIR WIDTH

B FLUX CONTERMINATION
C COPPER COATED FILLER FIRES
D NONE OF THE ABOVE

23 THE TERM TRANSITION TEMPERATURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH:

A TENSILE TESTING
B FILLET FRACTURE TESTING
C IMPACT TOUGHNESS TESTING
D THE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A POWER SOURCE

24 ACCORDING TO BS EN 22553 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS MEANS THAT THE WELD HAS TO BE FLUSH GROUNDED
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

A B

C D

25 THE USE OF DEGREASING FOR CLEANING A JOINT PRIOR TO WELDING, MAY BE AN UNSAFE PRACTICE BECAUSE

A HARMFUL FUMES MAY BE GIVEN OFF

B THE WELDS MAY CONTAIN POROSITY
C TRACES OF THE SOLVENT WILL CAUSE IRREGULAR
D IT MAY CAUSE HAZ CRACKING

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 26. An austenitic stainless steel, such as 316L has:
ANS: A high coefficient of thermal conductivity

27. The main purpose of preheating steels is to:

ANS: Reduce the risk of hydrogen cracking

28. The fusion line is the boundary between:

ANS: The weld metal and the parent metal

29. Which of the following is not an essential variable for WPQ:

ANS: Bevel angle

30. In submerged arc welding increasing the arc voltage will give:
ANS: A wider weld bead

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