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FINAL ASSESMENT MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTION
CSWIP 3.1 WELDING INSPECTOR COURSE

MFY – 003
ALL QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED
1. Which of the following mechanical properties of a weld made in carbon – manganese steel is most
affected, if the heat input per unit length is excessively high: -
a. Tensile strength
b. Toughness
c. Brittleness
d. Elongation
2. A steel is intended for non load carrying service in air at 800 0 C – 900 0 C.What single alloying
element would you almost certainly find in order that scaling is minimised
a. Nickel
b. Chromium
c. Cooper
d. Molybdenum
3. The effective or design throat thickness of a complete joint penetration butt weld is
a. Equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness if welded from both sides
b. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness less 1.0 mm
c. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness less 3.0 mm
d. Equal to the thickness of the base metal
4. The three main modes of transfer encountered in Gas Metal arc Welding (GMAW) are: -
a. Spray, globular and drooping
b. Spray, high – arc and drooping
c. High –arc, globular and short - circuiting
d. Spray, globular and short - circuiting
5. Weld joints designed with J preparations are usually used only on very thick material. Why?
a. J preparations are more difficult to fit than other preparations
b. J preparations require least amount of weld filler metal for a given joint thickness
c. J preparation are expensive because they must usually be machined
d. J preparations affords limited access to the root of the joint
6. Which of the following situations is most likely to produce the greatest amount of the direct and
reflected ultraviolet light?
a. Submerged arc welding
b. Gas Metal Arc Welding aluminium plate
c. Brazing
d. Resistance welding two thin sheet steel
7. Which of the following conditions must be present for the oxyfuel gas cutting process to be effective:
a. The temperature of the metal’s oxides should be above that of the metal
b. The metal must be brought up to its melting temperature
c. The kindling temperature of the material must be above its melting temperature
d. The melting temperature of the materials must be above its kindling temperature
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8. Slow cooling of liquid metal from high temperature promotes the growth of ;
a. Small grains
b. A combination of large and small grains
c. Medium grains
d. Large grains
9. Dimensional discontinuities become dimensional defects when:

a. Specified by the welding inspector
b. Specified by the engineer
c. Their dimensions have been found to exceed the set limits of a specifications or code
d. There is no difference since the terms mean the same
10. The CTOD toughness depends on the following four items

a. Thickness,temperature of the specimen,loading rate and microstructure
b. Loading rate,microstructure,notch location and temperature
c. Bending radius, weld size, hardness and width of specimen
d. Notch location, weld size, thickness of specimen and temperature
11. The shielding gas that is commonly used with Flux cored Arc Welding process is:
a. Argon
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Helium
d. Hydrogen
12. Which is not an advantage of Helium/Argon/Carbon Dioxide mixtures for welding stainless steel
a. Short circuiting transfer can be used for joining thin materials and welding out of position
b. The high heat input of helium produces deep penetration
c. Wetting and bead appearance are good
d. They can be used on Austenitic Stainless Steel without fear of hydrogen embitterment
13. When using the GMAW process for the welding of aluminium, the liner should made of:
a. Nylon
b. Graphite
c. Steel
d. A liner should not be used
14. Which is the compulsory part of an electrode classified to BS EN as

E 46 3B 160 20 H
a. E 46 3 B 160
b. E 46 3 B 160 20
c. E 46 3 B
d. All of the above
15. In Manual Metal Arc Welding which type of flux covering gives the highest hydrogen level to produce
deep penetration
a. Iron oxide
b. Acid and oxidising
c. Rutile with addition of iron powder
d. Cellulose
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16. Crater pipe in welds made by Manual Metal Arc cause by: -
a. The electrode too damp
b. Condensation of parent metal
c. Stress acting along the crater
d. Poor welder’s technique
17. When approving procedure to BS EN 288 –3 the welder: -

a. Is automatically approved
b. Is approved to the same specification
c. Is approved to a separate specification
d. Is approved for the same range of approval
18. Which statement with regards to Open circuit voltage is not true:-
a. OCV is the voltage between the terminals when welding
b. The voltage occurs before welding or without load
c. AC machine has higher OCV compare to DC current
d. DC current more safer than AC current due to lower OCV value
19. Inverters are: -

a. Less efficient than conventional machine
b. Capable of being either CC or CV
c. Inferior in volt – ampere characteristics
d. Bulky and heavy
20. A 70 % duty cycle means that a machine may, at its rated output, run:
a. One hour out of every seven hours
b. Seven minutes out of every ten minutes
c. Forty two minutes out of every one hour continuously
d. Seven minutes out of every hour
21. Martensite is a hard phase in steel and is highly dependant on its properties from the amount of
carbon trapped in the Body Centered Cubic atom arrangement. When carbon is trapped in this atom
arrangement what happens to this arrangement to cause the
a. carbon atoms cause the BCC shape to distort resulting in increased hardness
b. Iron transform to pig iron
c. Carbon dissolves in the iron
d. Carbon separates out to form isolated islands martensite
22. Hot shortness is term used to indicate

a. Lamellar tearing
b. Hydrogen cracking
c. Solidification cracking
d. Hot electrical shock
23. The important point of high temperature steels is that:-

a. They can withstand creep failure
b. They may suffer re-heat cracking problems
c. They may suffer loss of toughness
d. All of the above
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24. Ultrasonics would be preferred over radiography due to:-
a. Ability to find most defects
b. Lower skill requirement
c. Ability to detect laminations
d. Both a) and c)
25. Argon is not generally used as a shielding gas when MIG welding carbon steel because:-
a. The price is too expensive compare with carbon dioxide
b. penetration is poor
c. Argon increase spatter levels
d. Poor cap profile or weld contour
26. Which of the following alloying elements can reduce the effect of ‘ temper brittleness’’ in steel when
operated at elevated temperature.
a. Nickel
b. Chromium
c. Vanadium
d. Molybdenum
27. In CO2 welding, which modes of transfer is the most suitable to be used in the vertical position
a. Globular
b. Axial spray
c. Dip or short circuiting
d. All of the above
28. Before use, electrodes classified as BS 639 : 1986 E 42 43 R 10 or AWS type E 6013 need to be:-
a. Dried for 1 hour at 45 0 C
b. Dried for 2 hour at above 120 0 C
c. No drying or what soever
d. Dried for 1 hour at 120 0 C max.
29. Which of the following defects would be likely to occur if the specified preheating temperatures are
not adhered to when carbon manganese steels:
a. Slag inclusion
b. Delay cracking or cold cracking
c. Lack of sidewall fusion
d. Surface porosity
30. The usual method of assessing the sensitivity of a radiograph is by means of: -
a. Dosimeter
b. Fluoroscope
c. Penetrameter
d. Multimeter

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FINAL ASSESMENT MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTION

CSWIP 3.1 WELDING INSPECTOR COURSE

9. Dimensional discontinuities become dimensional defects when:

10. The CTOD toughness depends on the following four items

14. Which is the compulsory part of an electrode classified to BS EN as

17. When approving procedure to BS EN 288 –3 the welder: -

19. Inverters are: -

22. Hot shortness is term used to indicate

23. The important point of high temperature steels is that:-

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