CSWIP 3.

1 Welding Inspection

CSWIP WIS 5 General Quiz

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 Question 1.

Deflection of the arc by magnetic forces, that can make welding

difficult to control, is commonly known as ?
 

a. Arc initiation.

b. Arc misalignment.

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c. Arc blow.

d. Arc constriction.
 Question 2.

Which of the following electrode type is classified to BS EN 499?

a. E 38 3 1ni H5

b. E 6013

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c. E 7018 G

d. E 1000 33 B
 Question 3.

Which of type of electrode is used for 'stove-pipe' welding for

overland pipelines construction ?

a. Rutile.
b. Cellulosic.
c. High recovery rutile

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d. Acid rutile
 Question 4.

The three main types of MMA electrodes used for welding C &
C-Mn steels are ?

a. Basic, cellulosic and rutile.

b. Neutral, cellulosic and rutile.

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c. Basic, cellulosic and neutral.

d. Rutile, low hydrogen and basic.

 Question 5.
A WPS may specify a maximum width for individual weld beads
(the 'weave' width) when welding C-Mn steels. If the width is
exceeded it may cause ?

a. Lack of inter-run fusion.

b. A reduction in HAZ toughness .

c. Lack of sidewall fusion.

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d. Too low a deposition rate.
 Question 6.

Synergic welding is associated with which welding process?

a. GMAW.

b. TIG.
c. MMA/SMAW.

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d. SAW.
 Question 7.

Which welding process uses a Carbon Dioxide gas?

a. GMAW
b. GTAW

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c. SAW

d. SMAW
 Question 8.
Which type of power source characteristic is normally used for
MMA / SMAW welding?

a. Constant voltage.
b. Flat characteristic.

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c. Constant current.

d. A motor generator.
 Question 9.

In MMA welding, penetration is principally controlled by ?

a. Arc voltage.

b. Welding speed.

c. Ferro- silicon in the electrode coating.

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d. Current.
 Question 10.

Pipe bores of some materials must be purged with Argon before

and during TIG welding in order to ?

a. Prevent linear porosity

.
b. Prevent burn-through.
c. Prevent oxidation of the root bead

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d. Eliminate moisture pick-up in the root bead .
 Question 11
The chemical composition of the weld metal deposited by a
MMA electrode is usually controlled by ?

a. The core wire composition.

b. Additions in the flux coating

c. Iron powder in the flux coating

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d. Dilution from the base material.
 Question 12

Silicon is added to steel, and the covering of MMA electrodes, in

order to give?

a. Deoxidation.

b. Improve strength.

c. Improve toughness.

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d. More resistance to hydrogen cracking.
 Question 13

A fusible insert for TIG welding helps to ?

a. Reduce porosity.
b. Gives better controlled root penetration.
c. Avoids the need for back purge.

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d. It acts as a backing gas for the root run.
 Question 14.

According to AWS 2.4 a weld symbol for the 'other' side is placed
?

a. Above the dashed line.

b. Below the dashed line.

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c. Above the solid line.

d. Below the solid line.

 Question 15.

The term “low hydrogen electrode” is often used for certain

electrodes. What type of covering will they have?

a. Cellulosic.

b. Rutile.

c. Acid.

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d. Basic.
 Question 16.
A hydrogen controlled MMA electrode should always be
recognised by the ?

a. EN code letter (or AWS code number)

b. Electrode length.
c. Trade name .

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d. Colour of the covering.
 Question 17.
According to BS EN 22553 which of the following symbols
requires weld toes to be smoothly blended on the ‘other side' ?

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C

D
 Question 18.
Which of the following units is used to express Heat Input in
MMA /SMAW welding?

a. Joules.

b. N/mm2.

c. J/mm2.

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d. kJ/mm.
 Question 19

Which one of the following elements is added to steel to give

resistance to creep at elevated service temperatures?

a. Nickel.

b. Manganese.
c. Molybdenum.

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d. Aluminium.
 Question 20

Nick break and fillet fracture tests are used for ?

a. Assessing weld quality.

b. Assessing weld metal ductility.

c. Assessing weld metal toughness.

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d. Assessing resistance to fracture
.
 Question 21

Which of the following steels is considered to be non-magnetic ?

a. 18% Cr, 8% Ni
b. 2.25 Cr 1Mo.

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c. 9%Cr,1 Mo
d. 9% Ni
 Question 22

Weld spatter during MMA welding is most likely to be caused by?

a. Excessive amperage.

b. Incorrect baking and storage of electrodes.

c. A bad batch of electrodes.

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d. Too low an OCV.
 Question 23
A qualified Welding Procedure Specification is used to?

a. Give instructions to the welder.

b. Give information to the welding inspector.

c. Give confidence that welds will have the specified

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properties.

d. All of the above.

 Question 24

An arc strike (stray flash) on a steel component is regarded by

some codes as unacceptable because ?

a. It will cause copper contamination.

b. It may cause hard spots.

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c. It may give cracking.

d. Both B and C are correct.

 Question 25

In a transverse tensile test, brittleness would be indicated if ?

a. There is a reduction in cross-section at the position of

fracture.
b. The fracture surface is flat and featureless but has a rough
surface.

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c. Fracture occurred in the weld metal.

d. Dependent on the pipe diameter.

 Question 26

The surface of a fatigue crack will ?

a. Be rough and torn.

b. Have sharp chevron markings.

C. Be smooth.

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d. Have shear lips.
 Question 27

What does the number 141 refer to on this drawing symbol ?

a. The WPS Number.

b. The welding process. 141

c. Filler material.

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d. the acceptance standard.
 Question 28

The current/polarity used for TIG welding of all materials, except

aluminium and magnesium, is ?

a. DC negative.

b. DC positive.

c. AC.

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d. Square wave AC.
 Question 29

A typical temperature range for baking Basic coated electrodes is?

a. 150 to 200°C

b. 200 to 250°C

c. 300 to 350°C

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d. 400 to 450°C
 Question 30.

If welding travel speed is doubled, but the current and voltage

remain the same, the heat input will ?

a. be reduced by 50%

b. be increased by a factor of two.

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c. be about the same.

d. be reduced by approximately 25%.

 CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspection

CSWIP WIS 5 General Quiz

Copyright © TWI Ltd 2009

TWI Training & Examination
Services
 Question 1.

Deflection of the arc by magnetic forces, that can make welding

difficult to control, is commonly known as ?
 

a. Arc initiation.

b. Arc misalignment.

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c. Arc blow.

d. Arc constriction.
Answer c
 Question 2.

Which of the following electrode type is classified to BS EN 499?

a. E 38 3 1ni H5

b. E 6013

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c. E 7018 G

d. E 1000 33 B

Answer a
 Question 3.

Which of type of electrode is used for 'stove-pipe' welding for

overland pipelines construction ?

a. Rutile.
b. Cellulosic.
c. High recovery rutile

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d. Acid rutile

Answer b
 Question 4.

The three main types of MMA electrodes used for welding C &
C-Mn steels are ?

a. basic, cellulosic and rutile.

b. neutral, cellulosic and rutile.

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c. basic, cellulosic and neutral.

d. rutile, low hydrogen and basic.

Answer a
 Question 5.
A WPS may specify a maximum width for individual weld beads
(the 'weave' width) when welding C-Mn steels. If the width is
exceeded it may cause ?

a. Lack of inter-run fusion.

b. A reduction in HAZ toughness .

c. Lack of sidewall fusion.

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d. Too low a deposition rate.

Answer b
 Question 6.

Synergic welding is associated with which welding process?

a. GMAW.

b. TIG.
c. MMA/SMAW.

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d. SAW.

Answer a
 Question 7.

Which welding process uses Carbon Dioxide gas ?

a. GMAW
b. GTAW

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c. SAW

d. SMAW

Answer a
 Question 8.
Which type of power source characteristic is normally used for
MMA / SMAW welding?

a. Constant voltage.
b. Flat characteristic.

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c. Constant current.

d. A motor generator.

Answer c
 Question 9.

In MMA welding, penetration is principally controlled by ?

a. Arc voltage.

b. Welding speed.

c. Ferro- silicon in the electrode coating.

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d. Current.

Answer d
 Question 10.

Pipe bores of some materials must be purged with Argon before

and during TIG welding in order to ?

a. Prevent linear porosity

.
b. Prevent burn-through.
c. Prevent oxidation of the root bead

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d. Eliminate moisture pick-up in the root bead .

Answer c
 Question 11
The chemical composition of the weld metal deposited by a
MMA electrode is usually controlled by ?

a. The core wire composition.

b. Additions in the flux coating

c. Iron powder in the flux coating

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d. Dilution from the base material.

Answer b
 Question 12

Silicon is added to steel, and the covering of MMA electrodes, in

order to give?

a. Deoxidation.

b. Improve strength.

c. Improve toughness.

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d. More resistance to hydrogen cracking.

Answer a
 Question 13

A fusible insert for TIG welding helps to ?

a. Reduce porosity.
b. Gives better controlled root penetration.
c. Avoids the need for back purge.

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d. It acts as a backing for the root run.

Answer b
 Question 14.
According to AWS 2.4 a weld symbol for the 'other' side is placed
?

a. Above the dashed line.

b. Below the dashed line.

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c. Above the solid line.

d. Below the solid line.

Answer c
 Question 15.
The term “low hydrogen electrode” is often used for certain
electrodes. What type of covering will they have?

a. Cellulosic.

b. Rutile.

c. Acid.

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d. Basic.

Answer d
 Question 16.
A hydrogen controlled MMA electrode should always be
recognised by the ?

a. EN code letter (or AWS code number)

b. Electrode length.
c. Trade name .

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d. Colour of the covering.

Answer a
 Question 17.
According to BS EN 22553 which of the following symbols
requires weld toes to be smoothly blended on the ‘other side' ?

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C

D
Answer c
 Question 18.

Which of the following units is used to express Heat Input in

MMA /SMAW welding?

a. Joules.

b. N/mm2.

c. J/mm2.

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d. kJ/mm.

Answer d
 Question 19

Which one of the following elements is added to steel to give

resistance to creep at elevated service temperatures?

a. Nickel.

b. Manganese.
c. Molybdenum.

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d. Aluminium.

Answer c
 Question 20

Nick break and fillet fracture tests are used for ?

a. Assessing weld quality.

b. Assessing weld metal ductility.

c. Assessing weld metal toughness.

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d. Assessing resistance to fracture
.
Answer a
 Question 21

Which of the following steels is considered to be non-magnetic ?

a. 18% Cr, 8% Ni
b. 2.25 Cr 1Mo.

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c. 9%Cr,1 Mo
d. 9% Ni

Answer a
 Question 22

Weld spatter during MMA welding is most likely to be caused by?

a. Excessive amperage.

b. Incorrect baking and storage of electrodes.

c. A bad batch of electrodes.

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d. Too low an OCV.

Answer a
 Question 23
A qualified Welding Procedure Specification is used to?

a. Give instructions to the welder.

b. Give information to the welding inspector.

c. Give confidence that welds will have the specified

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properties.

d. All of the above.

Answer d
 Question 24
An arc strike (stray flash) on a steel component is regarded by
some codes as unacceptable because ?

a. It will cause copper contamination.

b. It may cause hard spots.

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c. It may give cracking.

d. Both B and C are correct.

Answer d
 Question 25

In a transverse tensile test, brittleness would be indicated if ?

a. There is a reduction in cross-section at the position of

fracture.
b. The fracture surface is flat and featureless but has a rough
surface.

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c. Fracture occurred in the weld metal.

d. Dependent on the pipe diameter.

Answer b
 Question 26

The surface of a fatigue crack will ?

a. Be rough and torn.

b. Have sharp chevron markings.

c. Be smooth.

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d. Have shear lips.

Answer c
 Question 27

What does the number 141 refer to on this drawing symbol ?

a. The WPS Number.

b. The welding process. 141

c. Filler material.

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d. the acceptance standard.

Answer b
 Question 28

The current/polarity used for TIG welding of all materials, except

aluminium and magnesium, is ?

a. DC negative.

b. DC positive.

c. AC.

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d. Square wave AC.
Answer a
 Question 29

A typical temperature range for baking Basic coated electrodes is?

a. 150 to 200°C

b. 200 to 250°C

c. 300 to 350°C

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d. 400 to 450°C

Answer c
 Question 30.

If welding travel speed is doubled, but the current and voltage

remain the same, the heat input will ?

a. Be reduced by 50%

b. be increased by a factor of two.

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c. be about the same.

d. be reduced by approximately 25%.

Answer a