Multiple Choice Questions 60

Before Welding
1. Who should have access to the WPS?
a. NDT operators
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 drawing will give all information
c. The welder will decide
d. The inspector will recommended what is suitable
3. How are the lengths of tack welds during assembly and fit up determined?
a. By the welders as they have extensive knowledge
b. The fabrication specification will give minimum tack length requirements
c. The fabrication drawing will give all 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 accordance with the WPS
c. If the equipment available it must be used
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 consumable
b. The weld root gap
c. PWHT temperature range
d. The weld preparation
6. What does term WPS mean?
a. Weld productivity specification
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
b. API 1104
c. BS EN 7079
d. BS EN 4515
8. Who is responsible for site safety?
a. Site engineer

b. Welding supervisor
c. An approved inspector
d. Everyone
During Welding
9. Is it permissible to allow welding carried out in bad weather?
a. Never
b. Yes as long as there is adequate protection from the poor weather condition
c. Yes as long as basic low hydrogen welding electrodes are used
d. Yes as long as the welder is prepared to work in rain
10. Who has responsibility of ensuring the welder is using the correct consumable during
fabrication?
a. The Q/A department
b. Store man and welder
c. Welding Engineer
d. The welder and welding inspector
11. When would you measure the interpass temperature?
a. The highest temperature recorded in the welded joint immediately prior deposited
metal
b. Immediately prior to commencing the first pass
c. When the welding completed
d. Only required if he heat input is lower than the specified in WPS

12. During root welding which of the following would be the main cause of burn through
a. The current is high
b. The root gap is too small in accordance with WPS
c. Preheat 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 current is within the range recorded on the WPS
d. As long as the welder has approval from the welding foreman
14. What course of action should be taken upon 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. None if the tensile strength of the consumable is the same as the approved one
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 current?
a. 1000 V
b. 10 V
c. 90 V
d. 900 V
16. Why is the OCV capped at this voltage setting?
a. To save electricity
b. To prevent exploding of consumable
c. Allow smooth transition into welding voltage range
d. To reduce the risk of fatality
After Welding
17. What information should be recorded as a minimum, on completed production weld?
a. Size and type of electrode used
b. Welding supervisors name
c. Welders identification, date and weld number
d. Welding inspectors name
18. What is the 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 dirties part of the pipe as it near the ground
c. Welders always forget to weld bottom
d. It is the most difficult area to radiograph
21. Why is essential to clean the excess weld metal on completion of the production weld?
a. So it can be ready for painting
b. To remove any rust
c. To ensure it is suitable clean for visual inspection and NDT
d. To remove slag from undercut
22. To assess the surface of a weld for direct inspection the distance from surface to the eye
should be max of?
a. 200mm
b. 600mm
c. 60mm
d. 6000mm

23. What is the recommended minimum range of illumination required by BS EN 970 for
inspection weld surface?
a. 90 to 125 lux
b. 150 to 250 lux
c. 350 to 500 lux
d. 35 to 50 lux
24. Who should select the specific welds for NDT, to cover 10% contractual percentage required
by the specification /Code?
a. Anyone can select the welds as its just a random choice
b. The welder as he knows which welds are likely to produce the least defects
c. This will be referenced in the inspection test plan
d. Nobody, as welding is always carried out to a high standard the use percentage NDT
is of no real value
Mechanical Testing
25. In a welding procedure transverse joint tensile test the following observations were made
specimen CSA was recorded as 25mm x 12mm and the maximum load applied
recommendation 150 kN What is the UTS?
a. 50 kN/mm2
b. 5500 kN/mm2
c. 500N/mm2
d. 50 N/mm2

26. In a transverse tensile test if the break was in this metal, the sample would be:
a. Rejected
b. Retested
c. Acceptable if the UTS is equal to or greater than specified UTS of the plate
d. Acceptable if the UTS is between 80-90% of the specified UST
27. In all weld tensile test, the original specimen gauge length was 50mm and after the test
increased gauge length was 60mm what is the elongation percentage?
a. %A is 50
b. %A is 20
c. %A is 29
d. %A is 36
28. Some codes require the excess weld metal (weld cap) on cross weld joint tensile specimen
to be flush, this is because :
a. Flushed caps will always break in the weld metal area
b. This is to remove any porosity in the excess weld metal (weld cap)
c. It is easier to calculate the cross sectional area of the joint when flushed
d. Flushed caps have fewer stress raisers and therefore give a more accurate result

29. In welding qualification testing of 20mm plates, why are side bends used instead of root and
face bends?
a. They are easier to produce
b. The testing equipment cannot handle thick root/face bends
c. Root defects are not important for welding qualification
d. They are give more accurate indications
30. Mechanical tests are divided in to two areas, identify these from the list below
a. Destructive and non Destructive tests
b. Qualitative and quantitative
c. Visual and mechanical
d. Qualitative and Visual
31. When examining a completed bend test, the angle of the bend was found to be 175. The
testing specification calls for the sample to have been formed through 180
a. The bends should be considered as failed
b. They should be bent to 180 then re-examine
c. They should be acceptable as reduction in angle due to material spring back
d. They should be rejected as the angle is not close enough to acceptable
32. Charpy testing is carried out on welding procedure test plate because?
a. It gives an indication of the through thickness ductility (in the Z direction)
b. The impact test result can be used verify that the material has not been adversely
affected by the heat of the welding
c. It gives an indication of the materials elongation properties
d. It gives a quick indication of the weld quality for welder qualification testing

33. Charpy impact test showing a flat but rough surface after completed test, this would
indicate which type of failure?
a. Fatigue
b. Ductile
c. Fatigue and Ductile
d. Brittle
Process
34. A butt weld has been welded by MMA in a 50mm thick impact tested steel plate. The
welding electrode used was basic type, 5 mm diameter. The measured welding parameters
for one of the runs 220 amps, 21 volts using DC+ve polarity and ROL of 270mm per min.
what would be the arc energy?
a. Insufficient information given to calculate arc energy
b. 1.54 kJ/mm
c. 1.026 kJ/mm
d. 2.82 kJ/mm
35. When using DC+ve polarity, what is the typical OCV?
a. 20V
b. 50V

c. 90V
d. 240V
36. When MMA welding what will be the effect on the weld if power source was changed from
DC+ve to AC?
a. None
b. It would be easier for the welder to strike the arc
c. It would slightly increase the depth of penetration
d. It would slightly decrease the depth of penetration
37. What would be affect be if the polarity was changed from DC+ve to DC-ve?
a. None
b. Greater deposition rate
c. Greater penetration
d. Less deposition rate
38. Which of the following processes a flat characteristic?
a. MAG(GMAW)
b. MMA(SMAW)
c. TIG(GTAW)
d. SAW greater than 1000 amps
NDE
39. With which of the following NDE processes is it possible to detect both surface and slight
sub-surface defects up to 2mm below the surface
a. Visual
b. Dye Penetrant
c. Magnetic particle using DC
d. Magnetic particle using AC
40. For MPI using the prods method, which of the following statement is true:
a. It may cause arc damage on the specimen material surface
b. It requires fewer operators therefore is easier
c. It can be used with ferritic and non ferretic materials
d. It is quicker than using a yoke type electromagnet
41. With the DPI method of inspection, after the contact time has elapsed the dye should be
a. Spraying the surface with remover till all dye has gone then wipe with a clean cloth
b. Spraying with the developer then wiping with a cloth
c. Wipe clean, using a clean cloth soaked in a solvent remover
d. It doesnt matter how it is done as long as all tracer of dye are removed
42. Which of the following commonly used radioactive isotopes has the longest half life?
a. Iridium 192
b. Cobalt 60
c. Thulium 170
d. Ytterbium 169
43. A 300mm diameter pipe, 8mm wall thickness is to be radio graphed using DWSI. The source
to used iridium. Which of the statement is true?
a. It should not to be done as wall thickness is below that recommended

b. It would be better use a Cobalt 60 source in this instance

c. There is no problem with technique
d. Only DWDI technique should be used with iridium
44. Half life is term used to describe
a. The penetrating ability a gamma source
b. Half the total time a gamma source will be useful
c. The time taking from gamma source to reduce its strength by half
d. The rate of decay of an X-ray tube.
45. What is the greatest disadvantage of radiographic inspection?
a. Its inability to size defects accurately
b. The physical size of equipment
c. The skill level of the operators
d. Harmful affect
46. Which of the following defects are unlikely to be detected by radiographic techniques?
a. Intergranular corrosion crack
b. Porosity
c. Slag
d. Lack of penetration
47. For ultrasonic testing which of the following statement is true?
a. It is easy to identify all defects
b. The equipment should be calibrated before use
c. The equipment cannot be automated
d. Sound waves will not travel through copper

Hydrogen cracking
48. Hydrogen cracking is considering a cold crack as it will not from till the weldment cools
below:
a. 500C
b. 300C
c. 300F
d. 730C
49. Inspection for Hydrogen cracking is often specified to be done between 48 to 72hr after
cooling of the weld, this is because?
a. The stress level will have reduced then
b. It is the maximum time it takes for all the H2 to diffuse out of weld
c. Usually after 4hr such cracking is unlikely to occur
d. It is to ensure that weld has property cooled down to ambient temperature
50. At what level is H2 considered to be more critical in cracking?
a. Less than 5ml per 100g of weld metal deposited
b. Between 5 and 10ml per 100g of weld metal deposited
c. Between 10 and 15ml per 100g of weld metal deposited
d. Over 15ml per 100g of weld metal deposited

51. Which of the following electrode types would produce the highest levels hydrogen?
a. Basic electrode when backed correctly
b. Cellulose in a sealed tin
c. Rutile
d. Heavy retile
52. Assuming the same materials and welding procedure were used, which of thickness would
require the highest preheat?
a. Butt weld in 30mm plate
b. Tee joint butt welded in 20mm plate
c. Tee joint fillet welded in 20mm plate
d. Cruciform joint in 20mm plate
53. In general terms which of the following would require the highest preheat same as per ISO
BS EN 1011?
a. MMA weld with cellulosic electrodes
b. MMA weld with rutile electrodes
c. MMA weld with basic electrodes
d. MAG welding with solid wire
54. Which of the following microstructure is critical to the likely formation
a. Austenite
b. Ferrite
c. Bearlite
d.