TECHNOLOGY (SET-1)

Duities before welding

1. Who should have access to the WPS?
a. Welding engineer
b. Inspectors only
c. Welders only
d. Welders and inspectors
2. How do we determine what the correct weld preparation (root gap , root face ,included angle ) should be
a. By consulting the WPSs
b. The fabrication specification will give all the information
c. The welder will decide
d. The inspector will recommended what is suitable
3. During assembly how are the lengths of tack welds and fit up determined
a.By the welders as they have extensive knowledge
b. The fabrication specification will give minimum tack length requirements
c.t he fabrication drawing will give all the information
d.any length of tack weld will do for assembly
4. Is it always necessary to preheat the base material before welding
a. Not on a sunny day
b. Only in accordance with the WPS
c. If the equipment is available it must be use
d. If using cellulosic rods these will provide enough heat.
5. Which of the following would not be required to be checked before welding ?
a. The welding consumables
b. bevel angle
c. PWHT temperature rangerange
d. The weld preparation
6. What does the term WPS mean
a. Weld procedure spectaculation
b. weld production scheme
c. Welding procedure specifications:
d. Work productivity standard
7.Which standard is used for the basic requirements for visual inspection?
a. BS EN 970/17637
b.API 1104
c.BS EN 7079
c. BS EN 4515
8.Who is responsible for site safety
a. Site engineer
b. Welding supervisor
c. An approved inspector
d .Everyone
DUTIES DURING WELDING
9.Is it permissible to allow welding tobe carried out in bad weather
a. Never
b. Yes as long as there is adequate protection from the poor weather conditions
c. Yes as long as basic low hydrogen welding electrodes are used
d. yes as long as the welder is prepared to work in the rain
10.Who has the responsibility of ensuring the welder is using the correct consumables during fabrication?
a. The Q/A department
b. Store man and the welder
c. Welding engineer
d. The welder and the welding inspector
11.When would you measure the interpass temperature?
a. The highest temperature recorded in the welded joint immediately prior to depositing the next run
b. Immediately prior to commencing the first pass
c. When the welding is complete
 d. Only required if the heat input is lower than that specified in WPS

12.During root welding , which of the following would be the main cause of burn through?
a. The current is too high
b. the root gap is too small in accordance with WPS
c. Pre heat not used
d. Root face is too large
13.You notice the welders are adjusting the current on the welding set ,is this allowable,
a. Never
b. The welder has the final say on voltage and current
c. Only if the current is within the range on the WPS
d.As long as the welder has approved from the welding foreman
14.What course of action should be taken upon the finding a welder using incorrect welding consumable?
a. report the incident and record all relevant information
b. Allow welding to proceed if the workmanship is good
c.this will be referenced in inspection and test plan
d. Change the electrode for the correct type and continue welding
15.What is the maximum OCV allowable to initiate an arc when using AC/DC+ current
a.1000V
b.50
c.90V
d.70v
16.ocv of dc-
a.50v
b.90v
c.30v
d.70v
DUTIES AFTER WELDING
17. What information should be recorded as a minimum, on a completed production weld?
a. time and date of opening
b. Welding supervisor’s name
c. Welding identification, date and weld number
d. Welding inspector’s name
18. What is meant by the term PWHT?
a. Pipe weld heat treatment
b. Pre weld heat treatment
c. Post weld hydrogen tearing
d. post weld heat treatment
19. Why would visual inspection of the excess weld metal at the bottom of a cross country pipeline be important ?
a. It is the most difficult area to weld
b. It is the dirtiest part of the pipe as it is near the ground
c. Welders always forget weld the bottom
d. some surface preperation
20. Who has the final responsibility of sentencing and accepting a weld on completion?
a. The contractor’s inspector
b. Site manager
c. The welder
d. The client’s inspector or certifying authority
21. Why is it essential to clean the weld area on completion of the production weld?
a. So it can be ready for painting
b. To remove any rust
c. To ensure it is suitably clean for visual inspection and NDT
d. To remove slag from the undercut
22 .To assess the surface of a weld for direct inspection, the distance from the surface to the eye should be a maximum
of
a. 200mm
b. 600mm
c. 60m
d. 6000mm
23.What is the recommended minimum range of illumination required by BS EN 970 for inspection of a welded surface ?
a. 90-125 lux
b.150-250 lux
c.350-500lux
d.35-50 lux
24. Who should select the specific welds for NDT ,to cover the 10% contractual percentage required by the
specifications/Code
a. Anyone can select the welds as it’s just a random choice
b. The welder as he knows which welds are likely
c. This will be referenced in the inspection and test plan
d. Nobody, as welding is always carried out to a high standard the use of percentage NDT is of no real value
MECAHNICAL TESTING
25.What unit of measurement is used for charpy impact testing
a. Joules
b.Nmm2
c. KJ/mm
d.VPN
26.During a transverse tensile test, the first stage the specimen goes through is known?
a. Plastic stage
b.Elastic stage
c. deformed stage
d. UTS stage
27.which one of these tests would most probably be used for welder qualification on a plate butt weld using 13mm low
carbon steel
a.effective for revealing any lack of side wall fusion
b. Nick break test
c. Fracture fillet test
d. IZOD
28. Which one of these tests is classed as qualitative?
a. Hardness test
b. tensile
c. Macro test
d. Toughness tests
29. A transverse tensile test was carried out on a welding procedure. The cross sectional area of the specimen was 30 mm
wide and 15 mm thick. The maximum load applied was 170 KN. What is the ultimate tensile strength value?
a. 377N/mm2
b. 450 N/mm2
C.300N/mm2
d. 600N/mm2
30. The same tensile test was 120 mm long before testing and after testing the length was 135 mm long. What is the
percentage elongation?
a.20%
b.15%
c.11%
d.12.5%
LAMELLAR TEARING
31. Which of these elongation values would more susceptible to lamellar tearing?
a. greater than 20%
b. Less than 20 %
c. 30% and above
d. They would all be susceptible
32. What is a STRA test?
a. Short track risk of area
b. Short transverse reduction in area
c. shaved tensile reducing area
d. strength to reduce area
33. Which one of these statements is true concerning lamellar tearing?
A. As material gets lower thickness the ductility decreases
b. as material gets thicker the resistance to lamellar tearing improves
c. as materials gets thicker, the ductility improves
d. thick materials don’t suffer from lamellar tearing
34. Which one of these joints would be more susceptible to lamellar tearing?
a.U butt
b. Vee butt
c. Double Vee butt
d. Compound weldweld
process
35. Heat input value of MMA weld run
a.1.5kj/mm
b.2.5kj/mm
c.3.5kj/mm
d..05kj/mm
36. Which process uses a constant current electrical characteristic?
a. MIG/MAG
b.MMA
c. FCAW
d. All processes use this
37. According to BS EN 22553, symbol elongated Z is used to represent
a. Actual throat
B.intermitent stagerred weld
C.design throat
D.weld penetration
38. If the torch was trailing when using the MIG/MAG process. Which of the following appearance of the weld is most likely
to be observed during visual inspection?
a. No undercut and shallow penetration
b. severe undercut and deep penetration
c. moderate undercut and penetration
` d. minimum undercut and excess weld metal
39. Which tungsten electrode is usually used to weld Aluminium?
a. Zirconiated
b.Thoriated
C.Large diameter
d. Pointed electrode
40.In MIG/MAG welding what would be affected if the CTWD was extended
a. Ampere
b.voltage
c. inductance
d. polarity
41.A butt weld was produced in a 40 mm steel palte .the electrode type was basic and the diameter 4mm.The welding
parameters used for one of the welding runs was 190 amps., 24 volts and a ROL of 120 mm/min. What is the arc energy for
that weld run?
a. 1.91KJ perm
b. 0.98KJ per mm
c. 2.28 KJ permm
d. 2.0kj/mm
42.In MIG/MAG welding which would mode of transfer is referred to as non-desired?
a. Dip
b. Pulse
c. Spray
d. Globular
43.Cathodic cleaning is used to remove ?
a. Sign waves
b. Oxides
c. Surface inclusions
 d. Low melting point compounds

44.What is the main purpose of the pre and post flow function on a TIG welding machine
a. Avoid Tungsten electrode contamination
b. Cool the weld during solidification
c. Give the welder time to adjust to welding conditions
d. Purge the gas line
WELDING PROCEDURES
45. What is an essential variable
a. Something essential for welding
b. Something that will effect mechanical properties
c. Something that varies during welding
d. A list of welding conditions
46.Why are welding procedures produced ? To check
a. Quality
b. Mechanical properties
c. Welding equipment
d. the capabilities of the welders
SOLIDIFICATION CRACKING
47.A main element involved in solidification cracking is
a. Chromium
b. Molybdenum
c. Sulphur
d. Silica
48.Which welding process and mode is more susceptible to lack of sidewall fusion
a. MAG Dip
b. SAW DC+
c. Mag spray
d.globular
49. Which one of these statements is true concerning solidification cracking is
a. low through thicknes ductility
b. Increased depth to width ratio of weld will increase stress
c. Never occurs in MIG/MAG welding
d. All of the above
50.ASolidification cracking occurs
A. In the HAZ
b. In the parent metal
c. in the weld
d. they are formed during or after welding
HYDROGEN CRACKING
51. In which material does hydrogen cracking most commonly occur
a. Austenetic stainless steel
b. Aluminium
c.Carbon manganese steel
d. All of the above
52.Which welding process produces the highest level of hydrogen
a. TIG autogenous
b. MIG solid wire
c. FCAW
d.MMA basic electrodes
53.What is the minimum requirement of stress for hydrogen cracking to be applicable?
a. 0.5 N/mm2
b. 0.5 Joules of the yield
c. 0.5 % of the yield of the material
d. 0.5 of the yield of the material
54.The main purpose of pre heating is to :
a. Reduce residual stress
b. delay the cooling rate
c. remove hydrogen
d. Improve fusion
55.In order to prevent hydrogen cracking which of the following would need to be mainly considered
a. Material thickness
b. welding position
C. Carbon equilant value
d. Joint design
56.Which one of these electrodes produces the highest level of hydrogen
a. Cellulosic electrodes
b. Rutile electrode
c. Basic electrodes
d. iron powder electrodes
Weld symbols
57. According to EN 22553, if the symbol is on the identification line where does the weld go?
a.On both sides
b. On the arrow side
c. opposite arrow side
d .It does not matter
58. According to AWS 2.4 ,where does the symbol go for welding on the arrow side
a. Below solid line
b. Above solid line
c. Depends on the joint
d. always weld where the arrow is pointing
59. Asymmetrical weld symbols to EN 22553 are:
a. The same both sides of the arrow
b. Different each side of the arrow
c.Show fillet welds only
d. Show butt welds only.

60.Cross sectional area dimension are shown according to EN 22553.

a. To the left of the symbol
b.To the right of the of the symbol
c. Under the reference line
d. In the tail at he end of the symbol

1-D 11-A 21-C 31-B 41-C 51-C

2-A 12-A 22-B 32-B 42-D 52-B
3-B 13-C 23-C 33-A 43-B 53-D
4-B 14-A 24-C 34-D 44-A 54-C
5-C 15-C 25-A 35-A 45-B 55-C
6-C 16-A 26-B 36-B 46-B 56-A
7-A 17-C 27-B 37-B 47-C 57-C
8-D 18-D 28-C 38-B 48-A 58-A
9-B 19-A 29-A 39-A 49-B 59-B
10-D 20-D 30-D 40-A 50-C 60-A