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Assertion (A): It is generally difficult to weld

Aluminum parts by normal arc welding process.
Reason (R): Hard and brittle Aluminumoxide film
is formed at the welded joints.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (a)
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IES2006

IES2011

Assertion(A):Aluminium haspoorweldability.
Reason(R):Aluminium hashighthermal
conductivityandhighaffinitytooxygen.
(a) BothAandRareindividuallytrueandRisthe
correctexplanationofA
(b) BothAandRareindividuallytruebutRisnot the
correctexplanationofA
(c) AistruebutRisfalse
(d) AisfalsebutRistrue
Ans.(a)

During plasma arc welding of aluminium, improved

removal of the surface oxide from the base metal is
obtained with typical polarity of :
(a) DC Straight
(b) DC reverse
(c) AC potential
(d) Reverse polarity of phase of AC potential
Ans. (c)

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IES2011

Considerthefollowingstatements.
Castironisdifficulttoweld,becauseof

1.Lowductility
2.Poorfusion
3.Tendencytocrackoncooling
Whichofthesestatementsarecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)1and2only
(c)2and3only
(d)1and3only
Ans.(a)
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IES2006
Fabricationweldability testisusedtodetermine
(a) Mechanicalpropertiesrequiredforsatisfactory
performanceofweldedjoint
(b) Susceptibilityofweldedjointforcracking
(c) Suitabilityforjointdesign
(d) Appropriatemachiningprocess
Ans.(a)

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IES1999
Thecorrectsequenceofthegivenmaterialsin
ascendingorderoftheirweldability is
(a) MS,copper,castiron,aluminium
(b) Castiron,MS,aluminium
Castiron MS aluminium copper
(c) Copper,castiron,MS,aluminium
(d) Aluminium,copper,castiron,MS

IES2010
Weldability of ferritic stainless steel used in
automotive exhaust system is improved by
selecting stainless steel electrode having low
content of
(a) Carbon
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Chromium
(d) Carbon and Nitrogen
Ans. (c)

Ans.(d)

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IES2010

IES2010

Consider the following statements regarding

welded joints:
1. It is a permanent type of joint.
2. It is reliable and economical for pressure vessel
construction.
construction
3. It is free from fabricational residual stresses.
4. Such joints are suitable for static loading only.
5. Welding is a versatile and flexible metal joining process.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
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(d) 1, 2 and 5 only
Ans. (d)

The ratio between Oxygen and Acetylene

gases for neutral flame in gas welding is
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
((c)) 1 : 1
((d)) 4 : 1

GATE1994

GATE2003

The ratio of
acetylene to oxygen
is
approximately. for a neutral flames used in
gas welding.
(a)
( ) 1:1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 1.5 : 1
Ans. (a)
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Ans. (c)
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InOxyacetylenegaswelding,temperatureatthe
innerconeoftheflameisaround
(a) 3500C
(b) 3200
3200C
C
(c) 2900C
(d) 2550C
Ans.(b)

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IES2010
Assertion (A): Oxidizing flame is used in gas
welding to join medium carbon steels having high
melting point.
Reason (R): In gas welding, oxidizing flame
produces the maximum temperature compared to
neutral and reducing flame.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
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(d) A is false but
R is true
Ans. (a)

GATE2002
The temperature of a carburising flame in gas
welding is that of a neutral or an oxidising flame.
(a) Lowerthan
(b) Higherthan
(c) Equalto
(d) Unrelatedto
Ans.(a)

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IES2009
By which one of the following methods gray cast
iron is usually welded?
(a) TIGwelding
(b) MIGwelding
(c) Gaswelding
(d) Arcwelding
Ans.(c)

IES1998
In oxyacetylene gas welding, for complete
combustion, the volume of oxygen required per
unit of acetylene is
((a)) 1
(b) 1.5
(c) 2
(d) 2.5
Ans.(a)

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IAS1994

IAS1995

In gas welding of mild steel using an oxy

acetylene flame. the total amount of acetylene
consumed was 10 litre. The oxygen consumption
from the cylinder is
(a) 5litre
(b) 10litre
(c) 15litre
(d) 20litre
Ans.(b)

Assertion (A): If neutral flame is used in oxy

acetylene welding, both oxygen and acetylene
cylinders of same capacity will be emptied at the same
time.
Reason (R): Neutral flame uses equal amounts of
oxygen and
d acetylene.
l
(a) BothAandRareindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b) BothAandRareindividuallytruebutRisnot the
correctexplanationofA
(c) AistruebutRisfalse
(d) AisfalsebutRistrue
Ans.(a)

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IES1992
The edge of a steel plate cut by oxygen cutting will
get hardened when the carbon content is
(a) Less than 0.1 percent
(b) Less than 0.3
0 3 percent
(c) More than 0.3 percent
(d) Anywhere between 0.1 to 1.0 percent
Ans. (c)

IES2007
Considerthefollowingstatementsinrespectofoxy
acetylenewelding:
1. Thejointisnotheatedtoastateoffusion.
2. Nopressureisused.
3.
3 Oxygenisstoredinsteelcylinderatapressureof14
MPa.
4. Whenthereisanexcessofacetyleneused,thereisa
decidedchangeintheappearance
offlame.
Whichofthestatementsgivenabovearecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b) 2,3and4
(c) 1,3and4
(d) 1,2and4
Ans.(b)

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IES2001
Oxyacetylenereducingflameisusedwhile
carryingouttheweldingon
(a) Mildsteel
(b) Highcarbonsteel
(c) Greycastiron
(d) Alloysteels
Ans.(b)

IES1992
Thick steel plate cut with oxygen normally shows
signs of cracking. This tendency for cracking can
be minimised by
((a)) Slow speed
p
cutting
g
(b) Cutting in two or more stages
(c) Preheating the plate
(d) Using oxyacetylene flame
Ans. (c)

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IES2005
Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.
2.
3.

Ingaswelding,thetorchshouldbeheldatanangleof30
to45 fromthehorizontalplane.
Ingaswelding,theSizeofthetorchdependsuponthe
thicknessofmetaltobeformed.
h k
f
l b f
d
Dragingascuttingisthetimedifferencebetweenheating
oftheplateandstartingtheoxygengasforcutting.

ElectricArcWelding

Whichofthestatementsgivenabovearecorrect?
(a) 1,2and3
(b) 1and2
(c) 2and3
(d) 1and3
Ans.(b)
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JWM2010
Assertion (A) : Bead is the metal added during
single pass of welding.
Reason (R) : Bead material is same as base metal.
(a) Both A and R are individuallyy true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (a)

GATE1993
Ind.c.welding,thestraightpolarity(electrode
negative)resultsin
(a) Lowerpenetration
(b) Lowerdepositionrate
(c) Lessheatingofworkpiece
(d) Smallerweldpod
Ans.(b)

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IES2010
In arc welding, the arc length should be equal to
(a) 4.5 times the rod diameter
(b) 3 times the rod diameter
(c) 1.5 times the rod diameter
(d) Rod diameter

IES2005
Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.
2.
3.

Inarcwelding,65%to75%heatisgeneratedattheanode.
Dutycycleincaseofarcweldingisthecycleofcomplete
weldingofworkpiecefromthebeginning.
ArcblowismorecommonwithDCwelding.

Whichofthestatementsgivenabovearecorrect?
(a) 1,2and3 (b) 1and2
(c) 2and3
(d) 1and3
Ans.(d)

Ans. (d)

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IES2001
Inmanualarcwelding,theequipmentshould
havedroopingcharacteristicsinordertomaintain
(a) Voltageconstantwhenarclengthchanges
(b) Currentconstantwhenarclengthchanges
(c) Temperatureintheareconstant
(d) Weldpoolredhot
Ans.(b)

IES2001
Inarcwelding,d.c.reversepolarityisusedtobear
greateradvantagein
(a) Overheadwelding
(b) Flatweldingoflapjoints
(c) Edgewelding
(d) Flatweldingofbuttjoints
Ans.(a)

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IES1998

IAS1999

The voltagecurrent characteristics of a dc

generator for arc welding is a straight line
between an opencircuit voltage of 80 V and short
circuit current of 300 A. The generator settings for
maximum arc power will be
(a) 0 V and 150 A
(b) 40 V and 300 A
(c) 40 V and 150 A
(d) 80 V and 300 A
Ans. (c)

Opencircuitvoltageof60Vandcurrentof160A
weretheweldingconditionsforarcweldingofa
certainclassofsteelstripofthickness10mm.For
arcweldingof5mmthickstripofthesamesteel,
theweldingvoltageandcurrentwouldbe
(a) 60Vand80A
(b) 120Vand160A
(c) 60Vand40A
(d) 120Vand40A
Ans.(a)

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IAS1998
AssumingastraightlineVIcharacteristicsfora
dcweldinggenerator,shortcircuitcurrentas400A
andopencircuitvoltageas400whichoneofthe
followingisthecorrectvoltageandcurrentsetting
formaximumarcpower?
(a) 400Aand100V
(b) 200Aand200V
(c) 400Aand50V
(d) 200Aand50V

GATE1994
Theelectrodesusedinarcweldingarecoated.
Thiscoatingisnotexpectedto
(a) Provideprotectiveatmospheretoweld
(b) Stabilizetheare
(c) Addalloyingelements
(d) Preventselectrodefromcontamination
Ans.(d)

Ans.(b)
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IES2007
The coating material of an arc welding electrode
contains which of the following?
1. Deoxidising agent
2. Arc stabilizing agent
3. Slag forming agent
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Ans. (a)
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IES1997
Assertion (A): The electrodes of ac arc welding are
coated with sodium silicate, whereas electrodes used
for dc arc welding are coated with potassium silicate
binders.
Reason (R): Potassium has a lower ionization
potential
i l than
h sodium.
di
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (d)
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IES2002
MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswer:
ListI(Ingredients)
ListII(Welding
functions)
A. Silica
1.
Arc stabilizer
B. Potassium oxalate
2.
Deoxidizer
l
d
C. Ferrosilicon
3.
Fluxingagent
D. Cellulose
4.
Gasformingmaterial
Codes:A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
(a) 3
4
2
1
(b) 2
1
3
4
(c) 3
1
2
4
(d) 2
4
3
1
Ans.(c)
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IES2001
Arcblowismorecommonin
(a) A.C.welding
(b) D.C.weldingwithstraightpolarity
(c) D.C.weldingwithbareelectrodes
D C elding ithbareelectrodes
(d) A.C.weldingwithbareelectrodes
Ans.(c)

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GATE1992
A low carbon steel plate is to be welded by the manual
metal arc welding process using a linear V I
characteristic DC Power source. The following data are
available :
OCV of Power source = 62 V
Short circuit current = 130 A
Arc length, L = 4 mm
Traverse speed of welding = 15 cm/s
Efficiency of heat input = 85%
Voltage is given as V = 20 + 1.5 L
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Calculate the heat
input into the workprice Ans. 1668.5 J

GATE2002,Conventional
The arc lengthvoltage characteristic of a DC arc is given
by the equation: V = 24 + 4L, where V is voltage in volts
and L is arc length in mm. The static voltampere
characteristic of the power source is approximated by a
straight line with a no load voltage of 80 V and a short
circuit current of 600A. Determine the optimum arc
length for maximum power.
Ans. 4 mm

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IES2001
Pincheffectinweldingistheresultof
(a) Expansionofgasesinthearc
(b) Electromagneticforces
(c) Electricforce
(d) Surfacetensionofthemoltenmetal
Ans.(b)

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IES2010
Assertion (A): Straight polarity is always
recommended for Carbonelectrode welding.
Reason (R): Carbon arc is stable in straight polarity.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (c)
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GATE2011
Whichoneamongthefollowingweldingprocesses
usednon consumableelectrode?
(a)Gasmetalarcwelding
(b)Submergedarcwelding
(c)Gastungstenarcwelding
(d)Fluxcoatedarcwelding
Ans.(c)

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GATE2002
Whichofthefollowingarcweldingprocessesdoes
notuseconsumableelectrodes?
(a) GMAW
(b) GTAW
(c) SubmergedArcWelding
(d) Noneofthese
Ans.(b)

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IES2010
In an inert gas welding process, the commonly used
gas is
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c)
or Argon
( ) Helium
H li
A
(d) Krypton
Ans. (c)

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IES1994
Whichoneofthefollowingweldingprocesses
usesnon consumableelectrodes?
(a) TIGwelding
(b) MIGwelding
(c) Manualarcwelding
(d) Submergedarcwelding
Ans.(a)

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IES2000

IES2007

Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(a) Nofluxisusedingasweldingofmildsteel
(b) Boraxisthecommonlyusedfluxcoatingon
weldingelectrodes
(c) Laserbeamweldingemploysavacuumchamber
andthusavoidsuseofashieldingmethod
(d) ACcanbeusedforGTAWprocess
Ans.(d)

InMIGwelding,themetalistransferredintothe
formofwhichoneofthefollowing?
(a) Afinesprayofmetal
(b) Moltendrops
(c) Weldpool
(d) Molecules
Ans.(b)

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IES1997
Considerthefollowingstatements:
MIGweldingprocessuses
1.Consumableelectrode2. nonconsumableelectrode
3.D.C.powersupply
4.A.C.powersupply
Ofthesestatements
(a) 2and4arecorrect
(b) 2and3arecorrect
(c) 1and4arecorrect
(d) 1and3arecorrect
Ans.(d)
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IES2010
Assertion(A):Inertgasandbareelectrodeinstead
offluxcoatedelectrodeisusedinthecaseof
automaticTIGandMIGweldingprocesses.
Reason(R):Betterprotectionisprovidedbyacloud
ofinertgasthanthecovercreatedbytheflux.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (b)
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IES2011

IES2006

The welding process in which bare wire is used as

electrode, granular flux is used and the process is
characterized by its high speed welding, is known as:
(a) Shielded arc welding
(b) Plasma arc welding
(c) Submerged arc welding
(d) Gas metal arc welding
y Ans. (c)

Inwhichofthefollowingweldingprocesses,flux
isusedintheformofgranules?
(a) ACarcwelding
(b) Submergedarcwelding
(c) Argonarcwelding
(d) DCarcwelding
Ans.(b)

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IES2005
Whichofthefollowingarethemajor
characteristicsofsubmergedarcwelding?
1. Highweldingspeeds.
2. Highdepositionrates.
3. Lowpenetration.
4. Lowcleanliness.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a) 2and3
(b) 1,2and3
(c) 3and4
(d) 1and2
Ans.(d)
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IES2008
Assertion (A): Submerged arc welding is not
recommended for high carbon steels, tool steels,
aluminium, magnesium etc.
Reason (R): This is because of unavailability of
suitable fluxes, reactivity at high temperatures and
low
sublimation
l
bli
i temperatures.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct
explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. (a)
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GATE1999

IES2005

For butt welding 40 mm thick steel plates, when

the expected quantity of such jobs is 5000 per
month over a period of 10 year, choose the best
suitable welding process out of the following
available
l bl alternatives.
l
(a) Submerged arc welding
(b) Oxyacetylene welding
(c) Electron beam welding
(d) MIG welding
Ans. (a)

Inatomichydrogenwelding,hydrogenactsas
(a) Aheatingagent
(b) Oneofthegasestogeneratetheflame
(c)
( ) Aneffectiveshieldinggasprotectingtheweld
A ff ti hi ldi t ti th ld
(d) Alubricanttoincreasetheflowcharacteristicsof
weldmetal
Ans.(a)

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