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1. Whenhydrogencontrolisspecifiedfora a. Porosity
manualmetalarcweldingprojecttheelectrode b. Crackingintheweldarea
wouldnormallybe: c. Undercutforfilletwelds
a. Cellulose d. Lackoffusiondefects
b. Ironoxide
c. Acid 7. Oneofthefollowingalloysisnonmagnetic
d. Basic which?
a. 4.0%chromiummolybdenum
2. Youwouldcertainlyrecogniseahydrogen b. 12.0%chromium
controlledfluxcoveredelectrodefromits: c. Austeniticstainlesssteel
a. Colour d. 9.0%nickelsteel
b. Length
c. Tradename 8. WhenTIGweldingausteniticstainlesssteelpipe,
d. BS639/AWScodeletter argongasbackingiscalledfor.Thisisto:
a. Preventoxidation
3. Whenmanualmetalarcweldingisbeingcarried b. Preventunderbeadcracking
outonanopenconstructionsite,whichgroupof c. Preventporosity
weldersaremostlikelytorequirecontinuous d. Controlthepenetrationbeadshape
monitoring?
a. Concreteshutteringweldingteams 9. Preheatingacarbonsteelmanualmetalarc
b. Pipeweldingteams weldingiscarriedouttominimisetheriskof:
c. Platewelders a. Scatteredporosity
d. Plantmaintenancewelders b. Wormholeporosity
c. Parentmetalcracking
4. Younoticemanualmetalarcelectrodes,stripped d. Lackofpenetration
offlux,arebeingusedasfillerwireforTIG
welding.Youwouldobjectbecause: 10. InUKpractice,BS499specifiesthatthedrawing
a. Itistooexpensive dimensionquotedforafilletweldisthe:
b. Thewirewouldbetoothick a. Leglength
c. Themetalcompositionmaybewrong b. Throatthickness
d. Thewireistooshort c. Weldwidth
d. Actualthroatthickness
5. Whenopensiteworking,seriousporosityin
metalarcweldsisbroughttoyourattention. 11. Foropensitemanualmetalweldingthe
Whatwouldyouinvestigate? followingequipmentisavailable.Whichwould
a. Electrodetype chooseforsafesiteworking?
b. Powerplanttype a. Singleoperatortransformer
c. Electrodestorage b. Multioperatortransformers
d. Daytemperature c. AC/DCcompositepowerunit
d. Dieselenginedrivenmotorgenerator
6. Thesteelcompositioninastructuralcontractis
changedfrom0.15%carbon0.6%manganese,to 12. Ifsubmergedarcweldingisusedtomakebutt
0.2%carbon1.2%manganese.Thismight weld,whichwouldyoubemostcriticalof?
influencetheincidenceof: a. Therootgaptolerance
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b. Theangleofpreparation 19. Bendtestspecimenshavebeentakenfroma
c. Therootfacewidth 25mmthickcarbonsteelbuttweld.Whichwould
d. Thegascutfinish showlackofinterrunfusion?
a. Sidebend
13. DuringCO2welding,thearclengthismostlikely b. Rootbend
tobeaffectedby: c. Facebend
a. Thewirediameter d. Guidedbend
b. Thecurrentreturnconnections
c. Thegasflowrate 20. Lamellartearinghasoccurredinasteel
d. Thetorchtoworkangle fabrication.BEFOREweldingcouldithavebeen
foundby:
14. Preheatingforarcweldingappliesto: a. Xrayexamination
a. Assemblyweldingonly b. Dyepenetrant
b. Assemblyandtackwelding c. Ultrasonicexamination
c. Jointsover25mmthickonly d. Itwouldnothavebeenfoundbyany
d. Cruciformweldsonly inspectionmethod

15. Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect? 21. Youaretooverseethearcweldingofsome
a. Preheatingincreaseshardness machinefittingsandfindthattheyarecadmium
b. Preheatingincreasescooling plated.Wouldyou:
c. Preheatingincreasesdilution a. Permitittoproceed
d. Preheatingincreasesshrinkagestress b. Permitittoproceedwithfumeextraction
c. Stoptheoperationatonce
16. Youseeawelderusinganoxyacetyleneflame d. Advisetheweldertodrinkmilkandproceed
withalongfeatheredinnercone.Whatwouldbe
theeffectofthisoncarbonsteel? 22. Oneofthereasonsforexcludinghydrogenfrom
a. Entrappedslag theweldmetalistopreventtheweldfrom:
b. Entrappedgas a. Cracking
c. Lackofinterrunfusion b. Coolingslowly
d. Alloftheabove c. Coolingquickly
d. Expanding
17. Awelderqualificationtestistoverify:
a. Theskillofthewelder 23. Whenametalregainsitsoriginalshapewhena
b. Thequalityofthematerials stressactinguponitisremoved,themetalissaid
c. Thenondestructivetestprocedures tohave:
d. Themanufacturingmethods a. Ductility
b. Plasticity
18. Afabricatingprocedurecallsforfilletweldstobe c. Malleability
blendedinbygrinding.Thisinfluences: d. Elasticity
a. HAZcracking
b. Fatiguelife 24. Proofstressisusedwhennonferrousmetalsare
c. Residualstress undergoingtensileteststodeterminethe
d. Yieldstrength equivalent:

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a. Tenacity a. Canbeusedindraughtylocationswithout
b. Elasticity protection
c. Yieldstrength b. Proceduresadepositlowinhydrogen
d. Tensilestrength content
c. Anyweldingpositioncanbeweldedwith
25. Totestacomponentforvibrationalloading,a spraytransfer
suitablemechanicaltestwouldbe: d. Finespatteratnozzlerestrictinggasflow
a. Impact
b. Tensile 31. BS499communicatesbytheuseofsymbolsthe
c. Compressive typeofjointpreparationtobeused.Whichof
d. Fatigue thefollowingsymbolsindicatesthedepthof
weldpenetrationrequiredonthejoint?
26. Themainreasonforpreheatingmediumand
highcarbonsteelsbeforecuttingbyoxyfuelgas
techniqueisto:
a. Improvethequalityofthecut
b. Increasethecuttingspeed
c. Refinethegrainstructure
d. Preventhardeningandcracking

27. Onepurposeofamicroscopicexaminationofa
weldistoestablishthe:
a. Strengthoftheweld
b. Numberofalloyingelements 32. Whichofthefollowingsymbolswouldindicate
c. Grainsize thataweldhastobefinishedontheotherside
d. Numberofrunsused oftheweld?

28. Thepredominantstructureofanhyper
eutectoidsteelthathasbeenquenchedatabove
itsuppercriticalpointwillbe:
a. Austenite
b. Martensite
c. Troostite
d. Sorbite

29. Whenweldmetalrefinementtakesplaceina

multirundeposit,itisknownbytheterm:
a. Weldannealing 33. Theuseoffluxwithgasshieldmetalarcwelding
b. Weldrefining allows:
c. Weldnormalising a. Sheetmetaltobewelded
d. Weldrecrystallisation b. Astablearcwhenusinghighcurrent
densities
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d. Lessdilutionoftheweldbytheparentmetal 40. InMAG/CO2weldingwhichparametergivesthe
greatestcontrolofweldappearanceduringdip
34. InMMAweldingwhatparameterisusedfor transferorshortcircuitingwelding?
controlofpenetrationintothebasematerial? a. Wirestickoutlength
a. Voltage b. Amperage
b. Weldingspeed c. Wirefeedspeed
c. Ironpowdersinthecoating d. Inductance
d. Current
41. InMMAwelding,theslagsproducedcanbe
35. Intheweldingofabuttjointfromoneside,the variedtosuittheweldingposition.Whichtypeof
profileoftherootbeadiscontrolledby: slagwouldberequiredforweldingintheHV
a. Rootface position?
b. Bevelangle a. Fluid
c. Rootgap b. Viscous
d. Alloftheabove c. Semifluid
d. Noneoftheabove
36. Whattypeofpowercharacteristicisrequiredfor
manualwelding? 42. TheweldmetaldepositofMMAelectrodes
a. Constantvoltage achievesitsmechanicalstrengththrough:
b. Flatcharacteristic a. Thecorewire
c. Droopingcharacteristic b. Thefluxcoating
d. DCgenerator c. Ironpowderswiththefluxcoating
d. Noneoftheabove
37. Whichofthefollowingtestswouldindicatethe
toughnessofweldmetal/parentmetalHAZ? 43. Whatconstituentisneededinthecoatingofan
a. Macro electrodetopreventtheformationofporosityin
b. Nickbreak theweldingofarimmingsteel?
c. Hardness a. Ironpowders
d. Charpyveenotch b. Calciumfluoride
c. Silicon
38. Degreasingcomponentsisessentialforquality d. Calciumcarbonate
weldingbutsomeagentmay:
a. Causecorrosionproblems 44. Weldsmadewithhighheatinputsshowa
b. Giveoffphosegenegas reductioninwhichofthefollowingproperties?
c. Leaveresidues a. Ductility
d. Alloftheabove b. Toughness
c. Fatiguestrength
39. Whichofthefollowingelementshasthegreater d. Mechanicalstrength
effectonthehardenabilityofasteelplate?
a. Molybdenum 45. Intheweldingofausteniticpipeworkthebore
b. Chromium isusuallypurgedwithargonto:
c. Titanium a. Preventformationofporosityintheweld
d. Carbon b. Preventburnthroughintherootrun
c. Preventoxidationoftherootbead
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d. Eliminatetheformationofhydrogen b. Theformationofchromiumcarbides
c. Crackingintheweldmetal
46. InXrayworkthequalityoftheradiographic d. Distortion
imageisassessedbythe:
a. Densityofthefilm 52. Submergedarcfluxescanbesuppliedintwo
b. IQIindicator forms.Thereare:
c. KVAavailable a. Sinteredandagitated
d. Standoffdistance b. Agitatedandfused
c. Sinteredandagglomerated
47. AsteeldescribedasQTwillhaveimproved d. Fusedandagglomerated
tensilepropertiesbecauseithas:
a. Hadcontrolofchemicalcomposition 53. Inasteelthathasimprovedcreeppropertiesat
b. Beenheattreated elevatedtemperatures,whichoneofthe
c. Beenqualitytested followingelementshelpsinthisimprovement?
d. Beenvacuummelted a. Tungsten
b. Manganese
48. Whichoneofthefollowingtypesofsteelwould c. Molybdenum
giverisetotheformationofporositywhen d. Carbon
autogenouslyweldedwithanarcprocess?
a. Fullykilledsteel 54. WeldingasteelplatewithaCEof0.45would
b. Semikilledsteel requirepreheatingto:
c. Rimmingsteel a. Preventtheformationofsulphides
d. Finegrainedsteel b. PreventhardeningintheHAZ
c. Preventtheformationofcarbides
49. Insubmergedarcweldingtheuseofexcessively d. Toimprovemechanicalpropertiesinthe
highvoltagewouldresultin: weld
a. Insufficientfluxmelting
b. Excessivefluxmelting 55. Whichofthefollowingprocessesusesthekey
c. Slagremovaldifficulties holingsystemoffusion?
d. Spatter a. Frictionwelding
b. Diffusionbonding
50. Cellulosicelectrodesareoftenusedwhen c. Electronbeamwelding
weldingtherootpassofpipesinthefield d. AutogenousTIGwelding
because:
a. Hydrogencontrolisneeded 56. Infrictionweldingthemetalattheinterfaceisin
b. Thereareironpowdersintheelectrode the:
c. Higherarcvoltagecanbeobtained a. Liquidstate
d. Shorterarclengthcanbeobtained b. Solidstate
c. Plasticstate
51. Intheweldingofausteniticstainlesssteels,the d. Elasticstate
electrodeandplatematerialcanbepurchased
withlowcarboncontents.Thereasonforthisis 57. Weldingproceduresmayrequireweldstobe
toprevent: depositedatacontrolledrateofheatinput.High
a. Crackingintheheataffectedzone heatinputswould:
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a. Havepoorprofile b. Excessiverootgapsize
b. Havelargergrainsize c. Lowcurrentsetting
c. HavehighhardnessintheHAZ d. BothAandC
d. Havelowelongationproperties
64. Incompleterootfusionwouldcertainlybe
58. Inatensiletestabrittlematerialwouldbe causedby:
indicatedifthefracturesurface: a. Linearmisalignment
a. Showsareductioninsize b. Incorrecttiltangle
b. Isflatandfeatureless c. Differingrootfacewidths
c. Breaksintheparentmaterial d. Alloftheabove
d. Breaksat45totheload
65. Whenvisuallyinspectingacompletedsinglevee
59. Whatdestructivetestwouldberequiredto buttweldcap,youwouldcertainlyassess:
ascertainthelikelihoodofcrackingintheheat a. Capheight
affectedzoneofaweld? b. Toeblend
a. Nickbreak c. Weldwidth
b. Sidebendtest d. Alloftheabove
c. Charpyimpacttest
d. Macrotest 66. Younoticeaveryveedrippleshape.Thisis
mostlikelycausedby:
60. Insubmergedarcweldingexcessivearcvoltage a. Poorconsumablechoice
maycause: b. Weldingposition
a. Excessivepenetration c. Excessivetravelspeed
b. Changeinweldmetalcomposition d. Alloftheabove
c. Narrowweldwidth
d. Excessivebeadprofile 67. Toeblendingisimportantasitmayaffect:
a. Corrosion
61. TheBritishcodeforvisualinspection b. Fatiguelife
requirementsis: c. Overlaptypedefects
a. BS4872 d. Alloftheabove
b. BS499
c. BS4870 68. Slaginclusionswouldoccurwith:
d. Noneoftheabove a. Manualmetalarc
b. Metalinertgas
62. Acodeofpracticeforvisualinspectionshould c. Submergedarcwelding
includethefollowing: d. BothAandC
a. Before,duringandafterweldingactivities
b. Beforeweldingactivitiesonly 69. Undercutisprincipallycausedby:
c. Afterweldingactivitiesonly a. Excessiveamps
d. Noneoftheabove b. Excessivevolts
c. Excessivetravelspeed
63. Incompleterootpenetrationinabuttjointcould d. Alloftheabove
becausedby:
a. Excessiverootfacewidth 70. Undercutisnormallyassessedby:
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a. Itsdepth 77. Defectsoutsidethelimitsspecifiedinastandard
b. Itslength shouldalwaysbe:
c. Itsblending a. Repaired
d. Alloftheabove b. Reportedtoaseniorperson
c. Assessedalongwithotherdefects
71. Aweldingprocedureisusefulto: d. Alloftheabove
a. Giveinformationtothewelder
b. Giveinformationtotheinspector 78. MIGweldingtendstobesusceptibletolackof
c. Giveconfidencetoaproduct fusionproblems.Thisisbecauseof:
d. Alloftheabove a. Poormaintenanceofequipment
b. Incorrectsettings
72. Anessentialvariablemay: c. Poorinterruncleaning
a. Changethepropertiesofaweld d. Alloftheabove
b. Influencethevisualacceptability
c. Requirereapprovalofaweldprocedure 79. MMAelectrodescanbegroupedintothreemain
d. Alloftheabove types.Theseare:
a. Basic,cellulosicandrutile
73. Amagnifyingglassmaybeusedduringvisual b. Neutral,cellulosicandrutile
inspection,butBS5289statesthatits c. Basic,cellulosicandneutral
magnificationshouldbe: d. Noneoftheabove
a. Upto5
b. 2to2.5 80. Themaincauseofporosityinweldedjointsis:
c. 5to10 a. Pooraccess
d. Noneoftheabove b. Lossofgasshield
c. Dirtymaterials
74. Whenvisuallyinspectingafilletwelditwould d. Alloftheabove
normallybesizedby:
a. Theleglengths 81. Cracksinweldsmaybedueto:
b. Theactualthroatthickness a. Solidificationproblems
c. Thedesignthroatthickness b. Hydrogenproblems
d. BothAandC c. Excessivestresses
d. Alloftheabove
75. Aplanardefectis:
a. Incompletefusiondefects 82. Aweavetechniquemaygiveriseto:
b. Slaginclusion a. Betterprofiles
c. Incompletepenetration b. Improvedtoeblending
d. BothAandC c. Improvedrippleshape
d. Alloftheabove
76. Penetrantinspectionandmagneticparticle
inspectionaremainlyused: 83. Withreferencetoarootpenetrationbeadyou
a. Toaidvisualinspection wouldcertainlyassess:
b. Becausetheapplicationsaysso a. Rootfusionandpenetration
c. Toconfirmvisualuncertainties b. Rootconcavity
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d. Alloftheabove 90. Acodeofpracticeis:
a. Astandardforworkmanshiponly
84. Infatiguefailuretheappearanceofthefracture b. Asetofrulesformanufacturingaspecific
surfaceischaracteristic.Itwouldbe: product
a. Roughandtorn c. Levelsofacceptabilityofaweldment
b. Chevronlike d. Noneoftheabove
c. Smooth
d. Noneoftheabove 91. MovementofthearcinMMAweldingby
magneticforcesiscalled:
85. Strayarcingmayberegardedasaseriousdefect a. Arcdeviation
because: b. Arcmisalignment
a. Itmayreducethethicknessdimensionofa c. Arcblow
component d. Arceye
b. Itmaycauseliquationcracks
c. Itmaycausehardzones 92. Ametallurgicalproblemmostassociatedwith
d. Alloftheabove submergedarcweldingis:
a. HydrogencrackingintheHAZ
86. Overlapinweldscouldbeinfluencedby: b. Solidificationcrackingintheweldmetal
a. Poorweldingtechnique c. Hydrogencrackingintheweldmetal
b. Weldingprocess d. Lamellartearingintheweldmetal
c. Weldingposition
d. Alloftheabove 93. Oxypressureandnozzlesizeinflamecutting
wouldinfluence:
87. Flamecutpreparationsmay,duringwelding, a. Thetemperaturerequiredforcutinitiation
increasethelikelihoodof: b. Theabilitytocutstainlesssteels
a. Cracking c. Thedepthofthecutobtainable
b. Misalignmentproblems d. Noneoftheabove
c. Inclusions
d. Alloftheabove 94. Themainusageofarccutting/gougingprocesses
is:
88. Macroscopicexaminationrequiresanyspecimen a. Thecuttingofsinglebevelpreparations
tobeinspected: b. Theremovalofdepositedwelds
a. Once,afteretching c. ThecuttingofsingleUtypepreparations
b. Twice,beforeandafteretching d. Thecutting/gougingofnonferrousmaterials
c. Usingamicroscope only
d. Noneoftheabove
95. Whichofthefollowingprocessesjoinsmetals
89. Whichofthefollowingmaybeclassedasamore plastically?
seriousdefect: a. Frictionwelding
a. Slaginclusions b. Resistancewelding
b. Fusiondefects(interrun) c. Plasmawelding
c. Fusiondefects(surface) d. Alloftheabove
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96. Whichelectrodeclassificationwouldberelevant 102. Thelikelihoodofbrittlefractureinsteelswill
toAWSA5.181? increasewith:
a. E6013 a. Alargegrainformation
b. E5133 b. Areductionofinservicetemperaturetosub
c. E7018G zerotemperatures
d. Fleetweld5 c. Ferriticratherthanausteniticsteels
d. Alloftheabove
97. Whichofthefollowingcoatingsisassociated
withstovewelding? 103. Repairweldingisoftenmoredifficultthan
a. Rutile productionweldingdueto:
b. Cellulosic a. Thematerialbeingingrainedwithinservice
c. Basic contaminants
d. Oxidising b. Restrictedaccesswithintherepairarea
c. Thepossiblepositionoftheweldrepair
98. AcommongasmixtureusedinMIGwelding d. Alloftheabove
nickelalloys,tocombinegoodlevelsof
penetrationwithgoodarcstabilitywouldbe: 104. Hydrogencrackingintheweldmetalislikely
a. 100%CO2 whenwelding:
b. 100%argon a. Carbonmanganesesteels
c. 80%argonand20%CO2 b. Stainlesssteels
d. 98%argonand2%oxygen c. Microalloyedsteels(HSLA)
d. Lowcarbonsteels
99. WhichtypeofSAWfluxismoreresistantto
moistureabsorption? 105. EN288standardwouldrefertowhichofthe
a. Fused following:
b. Agglomerated a. Welderapprovaltesting
c. Basic b. Weldingequipment
d. Alltheabovehavethesameresistance c. Weldingprocedureapproval
d. Consumablesforwelding
100. Theflametemperatureofoxy/acetylene
mixturegasisgivenas: 106. Porosityiscausedby:
a. 3200C a. Entrappedslaginthesolidifyingweld
b. 2300C b. Entrappedgasinthesolidifyingweld
c. 5000C c. Entrappedmetallicinclusionsinthe
d. Noneoftheabove solidifyingweld
d. Noneoftheabove
101. Alargegrainstructureinsteelsissaidto
produce: 107. Inabendtestthefaceofthespecimenisin
a. Lowductilityvalues tensionandtherootisincompression.What
b. Lowfracturetoughnessvalues typeoftestisbeingcarriedout?
c. Highfracturetoughnessvalues a. Arootbendtest
d. Hightensilestrength b. Asidebendtest
c. Afacebendtest
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108. Ultrasonictestingismoreadvantageousin d. Ironpowder
detectingwhichofthefollowingweld
imperfections,overotherNDTmethods? 114. Inherentrectificationoftheelectricaloutput
a. Lackofsidewallfusion isproducedinthearcwhenTIGweldingusing:
b. Surfaceundercut a. ACwithasuppressor
c. Incompletelyfilledgroove b. ACwithoutasuppressor
d. Overlap c. DCwithreversepolarity
d. DCwithstraightpolarity
109. Temperingisoftencarriedouttoregain
toughnessafterwhichofthefollowingprocesses? 115. GammaraysandXraysarepartofafamily
a. Annealing ofwavescalled:
b. Normalising a. Acousticwaves
c. Hardening b. Lightwaves
d. Stressrelieving c. Electromagneticwaves
d. Transversewaves
110. Thepresenceofironsulphideintheweld
metalismostlikelytoproducewhichofthe 116. Ameasureoftheaccuracyofaradiographas
followinguponcontractionoftheweld? anNDTtoolisgivenbyits:
a. Solidificationcracking a. Intensity
b. Hydrogencracking b. Density
c. Intergranularcorrosion c. Sensitivity
d. Stresscorrosioncracking d. Exposure

111. Austeniticstainlesssteelelectrodesare 117. Asurfacebreakingcrackwillbedetected
generallysmallerinlengththanmildsteel duringamagneticparticleinspectionifitis:
electrodesbecause: a. Atrightanglestothelinesofflux
a. Highamperageisused b. Paralleltothelinesofflux
b. Shelflifewillbedecreased c. At25tothelinesofflux
c. Theirelectricalconductivityislessthanthat d. Alloftheabove
ofsteel
d. Theyaremoreexpensive 118. Theadvantageofultrasonicnondestructive
testingfortheexaminationofweldmentsis:
112. Thevoltagenecessarytomaintainanarc a. Itcanbeusedtolocatedflaws
duringmetalarcweldingistermed: b. Itcanbeusedtosizeflaws
a. Mainsupplyvoltage c. Ithasahighsensitivitytoplanarflaws
b. Arccurrent d. Alloftheabove
c. Arcvoltage
d. Opencircuitvoltage 119. Undernormalcontractconditionsweld
procedureapprovaltestsforpipeworkare:
113. WhenMMAweldinglowcarbonsteelwhich a. Mandatory
electrodewillgivethegreatestdepositionrate? b. Dependentonsiteandweatherconditions
a. Hydrogencontrolled c. Dependentuponthecontractorsconfidence
b. Cellulosic inhisprocedures
c. Rutile d. OnlyrequiredwhenMMAweldingisused
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120. Hydrogencontrolledelectrodeswere a. Knowledgeandexperience
developedprincipallyfor: b. Literacy
a. Thepreventionofporosity c. Honestyandintegrity
b. Thepreventionofcracking d. Alloftheabove
c. Theenhancementofarcvoltage
d. Theireaseofarcstarting 127. Technically,acodeofpracticeis:
a. Astandard
121. Generallythemostsuitablemethodof b. Asetofrulesforthemanufactureofa
detectinglackofsidewallfusionwouldbe: product
a. Ultrasonic c. Relatedtowelderandweldprocedure
b. MPI approval
c. Radiography d. Alloftheabove
d. Penetrantinspection
128. Thecorrecttermforcapheightis:
122. Hotshortnessisatermusedtoindicate: a. Reinforcement
a. Lamellartearing b. Capprofileheight
b. Solidificationcracking c. Excessweldmetal
c. Hydrogencracking d. Alloftheabove
d. Noneoftheabove
129. Atensiletestwillassess:
123. Cobaltasanisotopewouldgenerallybeused a. Impactvalues
on: b. Stress
a. Thinmaterial c. Strain
b. Teejoints d. Bothbandc
c. Platethicknessesgreaterthan25mm
d. Alloftheabove 130. Theimportantpointofhightemperature
steelsisthat:
124. Inweldingprocedureterms,achangein a. Theycanwithstandcreepfailure
essentialvariablemeans: b. Theymaysufferreheatcrackingproblems
a. Requalificationoftheweldprocedure c. Theymaysufferlossoftoughness
b. Possiblechangesinthewelds d. Alloftheabove
microstructure
c. Possiblechangesinthemechanical 131. Anausteniticstainlesssteelmaysuffer:
properties a. Welddecay
d. Alloftheabove b. Sensitisation
c. Solidificationcracking
125. Weldsymbolsplacedonadottedlinein d. Alloftheabove
accordancewithISOrequirementsmeans:
a. Weldonarrowside 132. Carbonequivalentvaluesareusefulto
b. Weldonotherside determine:
c. Weldonsite a. Weldabilityaspects
d. Fullpenetrationrequired b. Cracksensitivityaspects
c. Typicalmechanicalproperties
126. Aweldinginspectorsmainattributesinclude: d. Alloftheabove
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133. Abasicelectrodewouldnormally: d. Basichydrogencontrolledelectrodes
a. Havesuperiormechanicalproperties
b. Requirebakingbeforeuse 140. Whichofthefollowingdefectsismore
c. Notbeusedonlowcarbonsteels commontoweldsdepositedbyCO2welding
d. Bothaandb thandepositedbyMMA?
a. Slaginclusions
134. WhenreferringtoTIGwelding,theshielding b. Excesspenetration
gascouldbe: c. Lackofsidewallfusion
a. Argonandhydrogen d. Tungsteninclusion
b. Argonandhelium
c. Argonandnitrogen 141. WhichdefectwouldyouexpecttogetinTIG
d. Alloftheabove weldsinnondeoxidisedsteel?
a. Undercut
135. WhenreferringtoMIGwelding,theshielding b. Porosity
gaswouldbe: c. Tungsteninclusion
a. Argon d. Linearmisalignment
b. Argon+1%oxygen
c. Argon+20%carbondioxide 142. Whichofthefollowingcanarisefromcopper
d. Noneoftheabove inclusionsinaferriticsteelweld?
a. Weldmetalcracks
136. Submergedarcutilises: b. HAZcracks
a. Deeppenetrationcharacteristic c. Lamellartearing
b. HighdepositionratesonDC+ d. Porosity
c. Flat(PA)weldingonly
d. Noneoftheabove 143. Whichofthefollowingislikelytogivethe
highestimpactstrengthinferriticweldmetal?
137. Ultrasonicwouldbepreferredover a. Cellulosicelectrodes
radiographydueto: b. Submergedarcwithacidflux
a. Abilitytofindmostdefects c. SpraytransferCO2welding
b. Lowerskillrequirement d. BasiccoatedMMAelectrodes
c. Abilitytodetectlaminations
d. Bothaandc 144. Yoususpectthatferriticsteelplatescontain
cracksinthepreparededges.WhatNDTmethod
138. Themostseriousdefecttypesare: wouldyouusetocheckthis?
a. Planar a. Radiography
b. Cracks b. Magneticparticleinspection
c. Lackoffusion c. Penetrationinspection
d. Alloftheabove d. Ultrasonicflawdetection

139. MMAweldingoflowalloysteelsismore 145. Whichofthefollowingdefectswouldyou
likelytobeperformedwith: notexpecttofindbyvisualinspectionofwelds?
a. Rutileelectrodes a. Linearslaginclusions
b. Cellulosicelectrodes b. Undercut
c. Ironpowerelectrodes c. Overlap
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d. Linearmisalignment 152. Anelectroslagweldrequireswhatheat
treatmenttoimprovethegrainstructure?
146. Stressrelievingisnothelpfulinwhichofthe a. Annealing
followingcases? b. Stressrelieving
a. Improvingresistancetostresscorrosion c. Normalising
cracking d. Quenchandtempering
b. Improvingdimensionalstabilityafter
machining 153. Themostcommontypeoffailureassociated
147. LoweringInthe withsharpfillets,notchesandundercutis:
a. Rootface a. Crystallisation
b. Fatigue
c. peakresidualstress c. Corrosion
d. Softeningthesteel d. Brittlefracture

148. Whatisthemaximumhardnessusually 154. Welddecayinstainlesssteelscanbeavoided
recommendedfortheheataffectedzoneofa by:
mediumstrengthferriticsteelweld? a. Stressrelieving
b. 100DPHv b. Slowcoolingafterwelding
c. 350DPHv c. Additionofmoremanganesetothesteel
d. 500DPHv d. Additionoftitaniumtothesteel
e. 750DPHv
155. Aneutectoidmixtureinsteelis:
149. ThepermanentbackingmaterialforMMA a. Amixtureofferriteandaustenite
weldingoflowcarbonsteelshouldbemade b. Amixturecomprisingasubstitutinalsolid
from: solution
a. Copper c. Calledpearlite
b. Lowcarbonsteel d. Calledledeburite
c. QTsteel
d. Castiron 156. Lowalloysteelshavingahighcarbon
equivalentbeforeweldingwillrequire:
150. Theoveralllengthofapipelinecanbe a. Areductionincarboncontent
affectedby: b. Highpreheattemperatures
a. Transverseshrinkage c. Lowpreheattemperatures
b. Longitudinalshrinkage d. Nopreheating
c. Angularshrinkage
d. Circumferentialshrinkage 157. Theelectrodesforweldinglowalloysteels
shouldbe:
151. Thewelddimensionusedtoindicatethe a. Usedwithalowcurrentvalue
minimumstrengthofafilletweldis: b. Onesizelargerthanforgeneralpurpose
a. Leglength electrodes
b. Throatthickness c. Usedforweldingintheflatpositiononly
c. Widthofbead d. Heatedinadryingovenbeforeuse
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158. Thepurposeofpreheatinglowalloysteel b. Presettingofworkpiece
pipesbeforeelectricarcweldingisto: c. Applyingpostweldheatsoak
a. Refinegrainstructure d. ChangingfromasingleVprepforthick
b. Relieveinternalstress material
c. Retardrapidcooling
d. Regulateexcessiveexpansion 164. Argonpurgingontherootsideisnecessary
intheTIGweldingofstainlesssteelto:
159. Welderqualificationtestsaredesignedto: a. Obtainfullpenetration
a. Testthecorrectnessofthewelding b. Obtainfullfusion
procedure c. Avoidporosityintheroot
b. Testtheweldersskill d. Obtainasatisfactoryweldsurfacefinish
c. Provetheweldabilityoftheparentmaterial
d. Alloftheabove 165. Whichofthefollowingcanarisefromcopper
inclusionsinamildsteelweld?
160. InpositionalMMAweldingonpipework, a. Weldmetalcracks
weldersarehavingdifficultyinobtaininggood b. HAZcracks
cappingprofileswhenweldingintheoverhead c. Lackoffusion
position.Wouldyou: d. Porosity
a. Advisethemtoincreasethecurrent
b. Advisethemtoincreasethevoltage 166. Stressreliefisnothelpfulinwhichofthe
c. Askforanewweldingteam followingcases?
d. Suggesttheuseofasmallerdiameter a. Inimprovingresistancetostresscorrosion
electrode b. Inimprovingdimensionalstabilityafter
machining
161. YouhaveamacrosectionofaTbuttjoint c. Inlowingthepeakresidualstresses
thatshowsasteplikedefectlyingoutsidethe d. Insofteningthemetal
visibleHAZ.Whatwouldthisdefectpossibly
signify? 167. Strayarcstrikesareundesirablesincethey:
a. HAZcracking a. Leaveapoorsurfacefinish
b. Toecracking b. Causeweldmetalcracking
c. Lamination c. Reducecorrosionresistance
d. Lamellartearing d. Causelocalhardeningandcrackinginthe
parentmaterial
162. Whichelectrodedepositsweldmetalwith
thegreatestductilityandresistancetocracking? 168. Coldcrackingismostlikelytooccurina
a. Rutile weldmentif:
b. Cellulosic a. Therateofcoolingistoofast
c. Basic b. Therateofcoolingistooslow
d. Oxidising c. Itlacksductilityathightemperatures
d. Impuritiesarepresentatitsgrainboundaries
163. Whichoneofthefollowingisnothelpfulin
minimisingangulardistortionduringwelding? 169. Chromium,whenaddedtosteelasan
a. UseofdoubleVweldprepusingbalanced alloyingelement,hastheeffectofmakingthe
weldingtechnique alloymore:
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a.Ductile 175. Columnargrowthtakesplacewhenametal
b.Plastic is:
c.Hardenable a. Cold
d.Malleable b. Losingheat
c. Beingheated
170. Whendepositingweldmetal,fusionwilltake d. Beingrolled
placeatthesidesofthejointresultinginan
admixturebetweenweldmetalandparentmetal. 176. Ifalowcarbonsteelpipehastocarryaliquid,
Thisalloyingeffectisknownas: caremustbetakenwhenmakingthebuttwelds
a. Diffusion toensurepenetrationisnotexcessivebecauseit:
b. Absorption a. Reducestheflowrateoftheliquid
c. Dilution b. Mayincreasetherateofcorrosion
d. Migration c. Cancontaminatetheliquid
d. Maycauseexcessivepipewear
171. Percentageelongationofametalundergoing
atensiletestisameasureof: 177. Whenasteelsuffershotshortness,itis
a. Elasticity mostlyduetothepresenceof:
b. Plasticity a. Sulphur
c. Ductility b. Phosphorous
d. Malleability c. Silicon
d. Manganese
172. Whenalongitudinalloadisputonalapjoint,
thestresssetupisnormally: 178. Whenasteelisheatedtoaboveitsupper
a. Shearstress criticaltemperature,thestructureproducedis:
b. Tensilestress a. Martensite
c. Compressivestress b. Austenite
d. Residualstress c. Pearlite
d. Sorbite
173. Whenametalissubjectedtoafluctuating
load,aconditionofcyclicstressingcanbesetup, 179. Thetypeofcrystalnormallyfoundinasingle
whicheventuallycanresultinstructural runarcweldintheasweldedconditionis:
breakdownknownas: a. Equiaxed
a. Tensilefailure b. Polycrystalline
b. Fatiguefailure c. Dendritic
c. Yieldfailure d. Columnar
d. Shearfailure
180. Thefirstsubzoneintheheataffectedzone
174. Whathappenstothemechanicalproperties oftheparentmetalnearestthewelddepositwill
ofsteelifthecarboncontentisincreasedto consistof:
0.5%? a. Largecrystalgrains
a. Thematerialbecomessofter b. Smallcrystalgrains
b. Malleabilityisincreased c. Elongatedcrystalgrains
c. Thetensilestrengthisincreased d. Distortedcrystalgrains
d. Ductilityisincreased
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181. Pipeweldingcodesaresetupby: b. Ductilityandfractureappearance
a. Weldingoperators c. Elongationandfractureappearance
b. Stategovernments d. Soundnessandfractureappearance
c. Associations,societies,insurancecompanies,
manufacturersandthemilitary 187. Whichorganisationpublishesthemost
d. Constructionunions commonlyusedcodeforboilerandpressure
vesselwelding?
182. Thedifferentgrainstructurebetweenthe a. Americanweldingsociety
welddepositandthebasemetalcanbe b. Americansocietyofmechanicalengineers
determinedby: c. Americanpetroleuminstitute
a. Afacebendtest d. Americannationalstandardsinstitute
b. Arootbendtest
c. Ahardnesstest 188. Alowhydrogenelectrode,accordingtoBS
d. Anetchingtest 639,wouldcontain:
a. Nohydrogen
183. Arootbendtestisusedtotesttheamount b. Lessthan15mlofhydrogenper100grams
ofweld: ofdepositedweldmetal
a. Ductility c. Between15mland25mlofhydrogenper
b. Elongation 100gramsofdepositedweldmetal
c. Hardness d. Lessthan25mlofhydrogenper100grams
d. Penetration ofdepositedweldmetal

184. Whatwouldbeobservedifafilletweldwere 189. Thesecondruninathreerunbuttweld
sectionedandmacroetched? usingthestovepipetechniqueisknownasthe:
a. Thegrainoftheotherbeadsiscoarserthan a. Fillingrun
thefinalbead b. Hotpass
b. Thepenetrationandfusionintotherootis c. Intermediaterun
verydeep d. Sealingrun
c. Eachbeadappearstobedistinctlyseparated
fromtheadjoiningbeads 190. Youcoulddeterminethatanelectrodeis
d. Thegrainstructureremainsthesameinall cellulosicbyits:
passes a. BS639coding
b. Colour
185. Whatisthemostcommoncauseoffailurein c. Tradename
rootbendtests? d. BS499coding
a. Toohighacurrentsetting
b. Toolongapauseinthedowncycleofthe 191. Whichtypeofelectrodecoatinggivesthe
weave mostvoluminousgasshield?
c. Lackoffusionandpenetration a. Rutile
d. Toohighatravelspeed b. Basic
c. Oxidising
186. Thepurposeofanickbreakspecimenisto d. Cellulosic
provideatestfor:
a. Tensilestrengthandfractureappearance
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192. Whichofthefollowingsteelsislikelytobe d. Daytemperature
moresusceptibletohydrogencracking?
a. Carbonequivalentoflessthan0.25% 198. Themainreasonwhyalladheringscale
b. Carbonequivalentof0.35% shouldberemovedwhenthepipeend
c. Carbonequivalentof0.38% preparationismadebyoxygascuttingis?
d. Carbonequivalent0f0.43% a. Oxidisationoftheweldmetalisminimised
b. Thespeedofweldingisincreased
193. Preheatingandinterpassheatingareused c. Pipeborealignmentismadeeasier
primarilyfor: d. Reductionofthewelddepositisprevented
a. Aidingfusion
b. Reducinghydrogencontentofweld 199. Whenmanualmetalarcweldinglowcarbon
preparationpriortowelding steel,whichelectrodecoveringwillgivethe
c. Ensureafinegrainsize greatestdegreeofpenetration?
d. Slowdownthecoolingrateafterwelding a. Ironpowder
b. Rutile
194. Submergedarcweldsmadewithrecycled c. Cellulosic
fluxareliableto: d. Lowhydrogen
a. Porosity
b. Coursegrainsize 200. Whentungstenarcgasshieldwelding
c. Undercut stainlesssteel,whichoneofthefollowingshould
d. Incompletepenetration beused?
a. Alternator
195. IncompletepenetrationinasingleVbutt b. A.C.transformer
jointcouldbecausedby: c. D.C.generator
a. Toolargearootgap d. Constantpotentialrectifier
b. Toosmallarootgap
c. Toohighaheatinput 201. Whichgasshroudshouldbeusedwhen
d. Toosmallarootface tungstenarcgasshieldedweldingaluminium
alloys?
196. Insubmergedarcwelding,whichofthe a. Nitrogen
followingwidthtodepthratioswouldbelikelyto b. Carbondioxide
resultinsolidificationcracking? c. Argon/carbondioxidemixture
a. 1:3 d. Argon
b. 3:1
c. 2:1 202. Themostcommontypeofdefectfoundina
d. 1:1 structurewhenitisundergoingserviceis:
a. Fatiguecracking
197. Youareresponsibleforcontrollingwelding b. Crystallisation
onsite.Alargeincidenceofporosityhasbeen c. Welddecay
reportedinrecentwelding.Wouldyou d. Stressfracture
investigate?
a. Theelectrodetype 203. Intheexaminationofaweldedaluminium
b. Powersource joint,macroetchingmayreveal:
c. Electrodestorage a. Lackofinterrunpenetration
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b. Carbonpickup c. Rootfusionmaybedifficulttoobtain
c. Welddecay d. Thegapsettingwillhavetobechanged
d. Microcracks
208. Thepipeboresarenotmatchedcorrectlyit
204. MMAweldsmadewithdamagedelectrode canresultin:
coatingsaresubjectto: a. Lackofrootpenetration
a. Porosity b. Incorrectgapsetting
b. Undercut c. Excessiverootfaces
c. Excessivepenetration d. Overheatingduringwelding
d. Excessivebeadheight
209. Acorrectlymadetackweldshouldslope
205. Whichphysicaltestismorelikelytoreveal fromthemiddletotheendsinorderto:
HAZembrittlement? a. Aidbetterpenetrationatthejointup
a. Transversetensile b. Preventporosityatthejoinup
b. Allweldtensile c. Reducetheelectrodesizerequired
c. Rootbend d. Reducetheoverallconsumableconsumption
d. Charpyimpact
210. Twolowcarbonsteelpipes,150mm
206. Whichofthefollowingdestructivetestsis diameterand6mmwallthicknessaretobebutt
notnormallyrequiredforwelderapproval? weldedusingtheTIGprocess.Toensureafull
a. Bendtests strengthjoint,whichofthefollowingprepsis
b. Macroexamination mostsuitable?
c. Impacttests a. Opensinglebevel
d. Fracturetests b. Opensinglevee
c. Opensquarepreparation
207. Toolargeadiameteroffillerrodshouldnot d. Closedsquarepreparation
beusedtomakeaweldedjointbecause:
a. Excessreinforcementprofilewillbedifficult
toobtain
b. Theincludedbevelanglewillhavetobe
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Answer Multi-Choice_Paper

1 d 31 b 61 d 91 c 121 a 151 b 181 c

2 d 32 a 62 a 92 b 122 b 152 c 182 d
3 b 33 b 63 d 93 c 123 c 153 b 183 a
4 c 34 d 64 d 94 b 124 d 154 d 184 c
5 c 35 c 65 d 95 a 125 b 155 c 185 c

6 b 36 c 66 c 96 a 126 d 156 b 186 d

7 c 37 d 67 b 97 b 127 b 157 d 187 b
8 a 38 d 68 d 98 b 128 c 158 c 188 b
9 c 39 d 69 d 99 a 129 d 159 b 189 b
10 a 40 d 70 d 100 a 130 d 160 d 190 a

11 d 41 b 71 d 101 b 131 d 161 d 191 d

12 a 42 b 72 d 102 d 132 d 162 c 192 d
13 b 43 c 73 b 103 d 133 d 163 c 193 b
14 b 44 b 74 d 104 c 134 d 164 c 194 a
15 c 45 c 75 d 105 c 135 a 165 a 195 b

16 a 46 b 76 d 106 b 136 a 166 b 196 a

17 a 47 b 77 b 107 c 137 d 167 d 197 c
18 b 48 c 78 d 108 a 138 d 168 a 198 a
19 a 49 b 79 a 109 c 139 d 169 c 199 c
20 d 50 c 80 d 110 a 140 c 170 c 200 c

21 c 51 b 81 d 111 c 141 b 171 c 201 d

22 a 52 d 82 d 112 c 142 a 172 a 202 a
23 d 53 c 83 d 113 d 143 b 173 b 203 a
24 c 54 b 84 c 114 b 144 b 174 c 204 a
25 d 55 c 85 d 115 c 145 a 175 b 205 d

26 d 56 c 86 d 116 c 146 b 176 a 206 c

27 c 57 b 87 d 117 a 147 b 177 a 207 c
28 b 58 b 88 b 118 d 148 a 178 b 208 a
29 b 59 d 89 c 119 a 149 b 179 d 209 a
30 b 60 b 90 b 120 b 150 b 180 a 210 b

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