CBT QUESTIONS – 29.12.

2019

1) Which standard to be follow for surface cleanliness of pictorial chart?

Ans. ISO 8501-1

2) What is the moisture content allow before coating on concrete surfaces?

Ans. 4 percent

3) What Aramco Engineering Standard for safety requirement for coating application?
Ans. SAES-H- 102

4) What is the maximum size of brush for paint application?

Ans. 125 mm

5) In Inorganic Zinc Silicate what is zinc known as?

Ans. Pigment

6) What is the speed for high voltage holiday detector?

Ans. 300 mm/sec

7) What is the maximum relative humidity for coating application?

Ans. 80% (.8)

8) Which standard to be follow for surface cleanliness for commercial blast cleaning?
Ans. SA2 / SSPC-SP6 / NACE No. 3

9) How many percent of blast clean for commercial blast cleaning?

Ans. Cleaning allows for stains or shadows up to 33%.

10) Which standard to be follow for surface cleanliness for near white metal blast cleaning?
Ans. SA 2.5 /SSPC SP10 / NACE No. 2

11) How many percent of blast clean for near white metal blast cleaning?
Ans. Cleaning has a limit of staining of not more than 5%.

12) Which standard to be follow for surface cleanliness for white metal blast cleaning?
Ans. SA 3 /SSPC SP5 / NACE No.1

13.) How many percent of blast clean for white metal blast cleaning?
Ans. Removes all visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion
products and any other foreign matter on the surface.

14) Which standard to be follow for surface cleanliness for Brush-off blast cleaning?
Ans. SA 1 /SSPC SP7 / NACE No.4

15.) How many percent of blast clean for Brush-off blast cleaning?
Ans. Removes all visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, as well as loose mill scale but tightly
adherent mill scale rust, and the coating may remain.
16) What does the discontinuity mean?
Ans. Holiday

17) In what sequence the internal blasting will be done for the tank?
Ans. From top to bottom

18) Holiday testing for the external FBE coating?

Ans. 2400 + or - 50 volts

19) What is blisters?

Ans. presence of hygroscopic salts

20) Where the dead men handle (shut off ) to be attached?

Ans. As nearest to the nozzle to operate it easily.

21) X- coarse replica tape range?

Ans.37-115 microns

22) what is dial micrometer?

Ans. To check surface profile

23) Is silica gel is a good desiccant?

Ans. Yes

24) Define dew point?

Ans. The temperature at which the water vapour in the air will condense.

25) Which adhesion test shall be done for FBE coating?

Ans. X-cut

26) Can new galvanized will be coated with APCS for more protection?
Ans. Yes

27) Define corrosion?

Ans. degradation of a metal by chemical means.

28) Preparation of the damage areas known as?

Ans. Feathering.

29) What is the 45:1 ratio for the airless spray pump?
Ans. The inlet to outlet pump ratio

30) How to store 12-meter length pipe FBE coated pipes?

Ans. It shall have 3 full encirclement.

31) How to store 24-meter length pipe FBE coated pipes?

Ans. It shall have 5 full encirclement.
32) What is the maximum height of weld cap or internal root protrusion?
Ans. 1.5mm

33) Sulfate and chloride content for abrasive?

Ans. Less than 50 ppm.

34) Solvent and paints shall not be applied over substrate if temperature is greater than?
Ans. 80 ºC

35) Solvent shall not be flushed into the containers that are hotter than?
Ans.50 ºC

36) Thinner can be added to paint?

Ans. As per paint manufacturer

37) Coating pull back in after paint cure happen on the sharp edges?
Ans. True
38) When surface contamination in steel like salt spray dust and other debris what failure will
occur?
Ans. Lack of adhesion
39) During internal blasting of a crude oil tank what surface preparation is required prior to start
blasting?
Ans. Solvent cleaning
40) Wet sponge holiday volts for the internal tank
Ans. 67.5 volts
41) Before filling the water inside the tank what test has to be done?
Ans. Holiday test with repair/water
42) Paint over buried SS pipe?
Ans. Halide liquid free coating, liquid coating recommended by RSA?
43) Profile range given in msds, pds, apcs specification?
44) During water jetting blasting which device will protect from slippery of nozzle?
Ans. Whip Lock

45) The trigger safety catch shall be engaged whenever the airless gun is left unattended?
Ans. Airless Spray

46) Relative humidity can be obtained by

Ans. Sling Pychrometer
47) What is pot life?
Ans. The period of time after mixing in which the paint must be used, and with industrial
paints, dependant on temperature is usually 6 – 8 hours.
Time interval between mixing and application until to use

48) What is induction time?

The length of time after mixing which the paint should stand before use”. Induction time is
also called stand time or lead-time.
A typical induction period is 20 – 30 minutes

1. Blasting and coating shall not be performed if:

a) the substrate contains oil, grease, dirt, loose coating, loose rust, or other surface
contaminants.
b) the substrate temperature is less than 3°c (5°f) above the dew point.
c) wind is strong enough to blow sand, salt spray, or other foreign matter onto the surface being
coated.
d) all of the above

2. The following coating defect may be seen immediately after a thick film of epoxy coating
sprayed
a) checking and cracking
b) sagging
c) mud cracking and chalking
d) blistering

3. Anode, cathode, metallic pathway and electrolyte are elements of corrosion cells
a) True
b) False

4. Relative humidity can be obtained by using?

a) surface profile gauge
b) electronic dft gauge
c) sling psychrometer
d) surface thermometer

5. After applying paint on the surface, paint got wetted by raining, as a painting inspector what will
you do?
a) recoat painting without removing existing coating
b) wait for water dry
c) Re-blast and re application
d) abrade and remove affected area by sanding

6. Single pack epoxy paint drying by?

a) oxidation
 b) chemical curing
c) coalescence
d) solvent evaporation

7. The swedish standard designation for commercial blast cleaning is

a) sa 1.
b) SA 2.
c) sa 2.5
d) sa 3.

8. Near white metal blast for steel surface is defined as

a) 100% of the blasted surface grains are in white metal conditions
b) 95% of the blasted surface grains are in white metal conditions
c) 65% of the blasted surface grains are in white metal conditions
d) 35% of the blasted surface grains are in white metal conditions

9. An “induction” time for a paint is the

a) time between the manufacture date and application date
b) time between the application and fully drying of coating
c) the length of time a paint is required to stand after mixing and before application. this
time allow the bubbles to escape and/or chemical reaction to take place.
d) time the coating and applied by spray after mixing

10. Saudi Aramco Engineering standard which describe safety rules of abrasive blasting and coating
a) SAES-H-002
b) SAES-H-002v
c) SAES-H-102
d) SAES-H-001

11. An abrasive blaster shall keep dead man control switch by

a) at his hand holding along with blasting nozzle
b) connected with blasting pot
c) control by crew supervisor
d) control by blasting helper

12. when an abrasive blaster is working in an offshore area, he must wear

a) safety shoe, leather gloves and coverall
b) blasting hood with fresh air line
c) safety belt & life jacket
d) all of the above

13. The tip size of an airless spray gun is define as 319

a) the fan width is 3º and the nozzle size is .019”
b) the fan width is 30º and the nozzle size is .019”
c) the fan width is 300º and the nozzle size is .019”
 d) the fan width is 30º and the nozzle size is .319”

14. the coating system that is applied on a splash zone area is

a) apcs-20
b) apcs-19A/B
c) apcs-22
d) apcs-113

15. the recoating interval is the time between

a) The minimum time between the application of one coat of paint and the application of
the next coat
b) the minimum time between the application top coat and color coding
c) the minimum time between the application stripe coat and spray application
d) the minimum time between the application touch-up and full coat system

16. Grounding shall be carried out for the following equipment

a) airless spray machine
b) air compressor
c) air receiver tank
d) blasting nozzle
e) all of the above

17. Corrosion can be control by

a) design and material selection
b) protective coatings and catholic protection
c) inhibitors and alteration of the environment
d) all of the above

18. What is anchor pattern?

a) the peaks and valleys on the surface
b) surface pitting
c) mil scale
d) all of above

19. What is Rust Grade C on steel surface

a) steel surface covered with both mill scale and rust
b) steel surface completely covered with rust pitting visible
c) steel surface completely covered with adherent mill scale little or no rust visible
d) steel surface completely covered with rust little or no pitting visible

20. Galvanic corrosion occurs on which of the following substrate

a) concrete
b) wood
c) metal
d) fiberglass reinforced plastic
21. Relative humidity is
a) the amount of water vapour present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount
needed for saturation at the same temperature.
b) the lowest temperature at which moisture forms on a steel surface
c) the temperature at which moisture forms on a steel surface
d) a measure of the amount of moisture in the air compared to the air temperature

22. Dew point is the temperature at which

a) water freezes
b) humidity decreases
c) the air is saturated
d) condensation occurs

23. The distance from nozzle to blotter paper when performed the compressed air quality test shall be
a) 30-40 cm
b) 45-60 cm
c) 60-70 cm
d) 55-65 cm

24. High thickness of zinc silicate cause

a) sagging
b) mud cracking
c) curtaining
d) cohesive failure

25. RAL number represents

a) thinner code
b) colour code
c) batch number
d) solvent code

26. If an airless spray pump ratio 35:1 fluid pressure 2800 required for inlet pressure
a) 100 psi
b) 90 psi
c) 80 psi
d) 60 psi

27. Which of the following is not an information of daily report sheet?

a) dew point
b) relative humidity
c) air temperature
d) relative density

28. What profile range can be measured using x-coarse testex

a) 20-50 µ
b) 38-115 µ
c) 38-50 µ
 d) 40-65 µ

29. How many microns are in 4 mils?

a) 115 µ
b) 90 µ
c) 101.6 µ
d) 150 µ

30. What are the characteristics of an abrasive?

a) density
b) hardness
c) shape
d) all of above

31. Name the gauge used for measuring pressure at the blast nozzle
a) hypodermic needle pressure gauge
b) relief pressure gauge
c) air pressure gauge
d) all of above

32. The air receivers that are used as a surge tank between compressor and blasting pot shall be hydro
tested at a pressure of at least
a) 150 psi
b) 125 psi
c) 175 psi
d) 250 psi

33. Coating materials used for construction site must be cover and the temporary storage period shall
not exceed
a) 10 days
b) 05 days
c) 14 days
d) 07 days

34. The use of recycled abrasives is permitted only in shops provided that the recycling
system is
a) inspected and approved by coating inspector
b) approved by project manager
c) Evaluated and approved by csd
d) approved by project inspection department

35. After blasting the external coating surface chloride content shall not exceed
a) 30 mg/m²
b) 15 mg/m²
c) 20 mg/m²
d) 40 mg/m²
36. After blasting the internal coating surface chloride content shall not exceed
a) 30 mg/m²
b) 15 mg/m²
c) 20 mg/m²
d) 40 mg/m²

37. In case of brush application, the maximum brush size shall be used
a) 75 mm
b) 100 mm
c) 125 mm
d) 150 mm

38. what defect could occur if the profile is higher than specified
a) blister
b) mill scale
c) pinpoint rusting
d) cause paint adhesion

39. SSPC SP 3 is a standard for

a) white metal blast cleaning
b) pickling
c) power tool cleaning
d) hand tool cleaning

40. The temperature of which moisture begins to condensate on a steel surface is called
a) relative humidity
b) dew point
c) maximum surface temperature
d) minimum surface temperature

41. What standard explains how to measure dry film thickness with magnetic gages?
a) sspc-pa1
b) sspc-pa2
c) sspc-pa3
d) sspc-pa4

42. what documents will describe the health and safety of hazard of a coating material?
a) the job specification
b) material safety data sheets
c) sspc safety specification
d) osha standard

43. What is the correct storage temperature range for coating?

a) 30 to 90 f
b) 40 to 120 f
 c) 45 to 100 f
d) followed by product data sheets of the coating materials.

44. Standard test method for measuring adhesion by the tape test.
a) astm d 3359
b) astm d 3363
c) astm d 3350
d) astm d 3747

45. wet sponge holiday detector is checked with-----dc volts for dft not exceeding-------
a) 90v/ 600microns
b) 69.5v/ 500microns
c) 67.5v/ 500microns
d) 67.5v/ 1000microns

46. what DFT will get, when applied 150µ wft with 50% of volume solid?
a) 85micron
b) 90micron
c) 100micron
d) 75micron DFT= WFT x VS% 150 x 50 7500 = 75microns
100 100 100
47. If the given DFT is 400 microns and volume of solids is 100% what is the WFT
a) 450micron
b) 500micron
e) 400micron WFT= DFT x 100 400 x 100 = 40000 = 400microns
VS% 100 100
c) 350micron

48. What would be the volume of solid by percentage can be obtained on 375 microns WFT & 120
microns DFT?
f) 85micron
g) 90micron
h) 100micron
i) 75micron VS%= DFT x 100 120 x 100 12000 = 32% VS
WFT 375 375

49. What is the field adhesion test on fbe?

a) cross cut adhesion test
b) dolly test
c) x cut adhesion test using sharp knife
d) all of the above

50. what is the minimum nozzle air pressure required for abrasive blasting?
a) 90 psi
b) 75 psi
c) 100 psi
 d) 80 psi

51. What would you do if you receive coatings that have exceeded their shelf life?
a) use the coating if it’s the appearance is normal
b) use the material if there is no hard setting of pigment
c) shall be set aside and must not be used unless written authorization to the
contrary is given by the consulting services department.
d) contact the coating manufacturer for information about the usability of the coatings.

52. what is the correct formula for computing the wet film thickness (wft), needed to achieve the
specified dry film thickness (dft) of a coating?
a) wft = dft x percent solids by volume
b) wft = dft x 0.50
c) wft = dft x percent of solids by wt.
d) dft x vs

53. Which of the following characteristics of paint is easily tested in the field?
a) viscosity
b) dry opacity
c) identification of the solvent in the paint
d) identification of the paint resin

54. Windy condition can cause which of the following paint defects?
a) wrinkling
b) sagging
c) fish eyes
d) dry spray

55. Grounding wire for blasting and coating equipment shall be awg?
a) 6 or larger
b) 8 or larger
c) 4 or larger
d) 5 or larger

56. What profile range can be measured using coarse testex?

a) 40-65microns
b) 20-50microns
c) 30-70microns
d) 15-50microns

57. What profile range can be measured using x coarse testex?

a) 20-50microns
b) 42-70microns
c) 37-115microns
d) 30-70microns
58. The maximum length of field girth weld coating on pipeline shall be?
a) 12inch or 300mm
b) 10inch or 250mm
c) 15inch or 200mm
d) 11inch or 280mm

59. For Internal FBE coating, the weld cap or internal root protrusion shall not be more than
a) 5mm
b) 10mm
c) 2.5mm
d) 1.5mm

60. Which APCS is followed for External FBE coating of pipe?

a) apcs-117
b) apcs-102 a,b,c
c) apcs-104 a,b,c
d) apcs-113 a

61. Which APCS is followed for Internal FBE coating of pipe?

a) apcs-117
b) apcs-102 a,b,c
c) apcs-104 a,b,c
d) apcs-113

62. What is the DC volt range for holiday testing of FBE coating?
a) 1000-1500 dc
b) 2000-5000 dc
c) 1500-2000 dc
d) 2500-4000 dc

63. What SAMMS for Internal Coating of Valves

a) 04-SAMMS-035
b) 04-SAMMS-087
c) 04-SAMMS-107
d) 04-SAMMS-091

64. What is SAMMS for Internal FBE coating?

e) 09-SAMMS-067
f) 09-SAMMS-087
g) 09-SAMMS-107
h) 09-SAMMS-091

65. What is SAMMS for external FBE coating?

a) 09-SAMMS-067
b) 09-SAMMS-089
c) 09-SAMMS-107
 d) 09-SAMMS-091

66. In which form FBE coating material is prior to use?

a) liquid containers
b) solid
c) powder
d) gas

67. SSPC stands for?

a) steel structure painting council
b) steel structure painting code
c) society for protective coating
d) steel structure painting committee

68. What is the speed of high voltage holiday detector while performed testing?
a) 90cm/sec
b) 80cm/sec
c) 30cm/sec
d) 75cm/sec

69. While repair on touch up of galvanized steel surface, what generic paint used as primer?
a) zinc phosphate epoxy
b) zinc silicate
c) zinc rich epoxy
d) mastic epoxy

70. Which information is not available in Technical Data Sheet?

a) volume solids
b) flash point
c) dew point
d) thinning ratio

71. For blasting nozzle size of 1/2”, what shall be the minimum cfm of compressor??
a) 800cfm
b) 412cfm
c) 550cfm
d) 620cfm

72. Vail test for?

Abrasive cleanliness

73. Brush off blast

SSPC-SP 7
 74. Which is not surface preparation method?

Heating

75. Blasting on concrete surface is slowly, quickly, thoroughly?

Thoroughly

75. Buried stainless steel lines shall be externally coated with FBE, halide free liquid
coating, apcs-113a, or viscoelastic coating apcs-113c depending on operating temperature

76. Abrasive blasting shall be carried out only

When the steel surface is at least 3°c above the dew point

77. Coupling used in blasting?

The blasting hose shall be the static dissipating type with external couplings

78. Unit for adhesion pull off test as per ASTM 4541 result

mpa, kpa, psi.kg/m2

79. Flash rusting will start if the humidity level is?

Above 80% (.8)

80.The high-pressure hose is fitted with a safety device known as?

Whip Lock

81. One advantages of centrifugal blast machine is?

Low cost, Easy to clean, Complex structures, Less moving parts and contaminants

82. What is the coating interval?

The time between the first coat and the next coat

83. ASTM D 4128 stands for?

DFT measurement

84. Hand applied splash zone compound is?

APCS 19a

85. Spray applied splash zone compound is?

APCS 19b
86. Brush off blasting standard?

SSPC SP-7

87. Where do you find the surface profile range?

Technical Data Sheet / Specification of Apcs

88.When the blaster is about to faint which device helps him from stopping the blasting?

Deadman switch

89. The minimum temperature difference between metal temperature and the dew point?

3 degrees

90. Inorganic Zinc is

Pigment

91. In which Instrument Surface profile measurement can be done

Dial Micrometer

92. Maximum length required for FBE field girth weld is

250 mm

92. When steel surface is contaminated by water of salts, the failure the coating occurs in
the form of bubbles shape is called?

Osmatic blisters
1.) What does PH value shows?
Ans. Acid and Alkaline nature
2.) FBE powder coating?

3.) Solvent and paints shall not be applied over substrate if temperature are
Greater than ……?
Ans. 80 ºC
4.) Brush off blast cleaning?
Ans. SSPC SP7
5.) What is the Swedish Standard for near white metal blast cleaning?
SA 2.5 / Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
6.)