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Instructions: There are 40 questions in this exam and all questions carry equal weightage. There is no negative
marking for the wrong answers. Make sure to encircle on tick on single option only for each question.
3) Which of the following non-intrusive inspection technique is utilized for assessment of fire damage?
4) Which of the following NDT technique cannot be utilized to identify creep damage which is limited to
internal surface of the boiler tube?
a) In-situ metallography
b) hardness Testing
c) Radiography
d) All of above
b) It is non-intrusive technique
d) It is labor-intensive
6) What is the temperature range of the surfaces where replica metallography can be utilized?
a) -100oC to 0oC
b) 0 oC to 50 oC
C) 50 oC to 100 oC
d) 100 oC to 0 oC
d) All of above
8) Which of the following chemicals can be utilized for cleaning before and after grinding and polishing for
surface examination?
a) Acetone
b) Ethanol
d) Nital
9) What is the prime purpose of utilizing portable microscope on site after etching the surface?
10) which of the following features can result from shallow grinding?
a) Decarburized microstructure
c) Carburized microstructure
11) Too long an etching can result in which of the following microstructural features?
c) Inter-granular corrosion
d) Grain dissolution
12) Direct pressure on the acetate film during mounting can result in?
b) Flattened microstructure
d) Creep damage
13) Which of the following damage mechanism can be identified by field metallography?
a) Spherodization
b) Creep damage
c) Micro cracks
15) When performing replica in equipment fired with Vanadium containing fuels it is mandatory to use
b) Chemical gloves
c) Hard Hat
d) Disposable coveralls
16) Which of the following is the correct method for handling solvent containing cotton swabs?
17) which etchant can be utilized for revealing sigma phase in carbon steels
a) 2 % nital solution
b) aqua-regia
c) Kalling solution
18) Which of the following etchants cannot be utilized for revealing general structure of carbon steels
a) Aqua-regia
b) Kallings solution
c) Vilella reagent
d) All of above
19) While performing replication on the weld which areas need to be included in the replicated surface
20) Which of the following is the most appropriate etchant for SA 213-T22 material
a) Kalling solution
b) 2% Nital
c) Vilella reagent
21) which of the following is the commonly used etchant for SS 304 stainless steels
a) Electrolytic etchant
b) aqua-regia
c) Nital
d) Picral
22) Which of the following is the recommended action during inter-stage grinding?
a) Etching
23) What are the commonly encountered phases in the carbon steel microstructure?
a) Austenite
b) Martensite
24) Which of the following chemical is utilized as lubricating during polishing stage?
a) Aerosol
b) Acetone
c) Ethanol
25) Which of the following etchant can be utilized for low alloy steels
a) Nital or kalling
b) Aqua-regia
c) electrolytic etching
26) The microstructure shown below has quality issues . What could be the reason for this.
a) Over-etching
b) Shallow Grinding
c) Over-polishing
27) Which etchant can be utilized for HP-40 (Nickel based alloy) reformer tubes?
a) Nital
b) Picral
c) Vilella
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 3
29) Which of the following PPEs should be utilizing while rough grinding?
a) Gloves
b) Face Shield
c) Hard Hat
d) All of above
a) Martensite
b) Austenite
c) Ferrite
d) Martensite
31) Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the following micrograph
b) under-etched microstructure
32) Which of the below statement correctly describes the microstructure below
33) Which of the following statements correctly identifies the phases in the below micrograph
b) Austenite
c) Martensite
34) The below micrograph belongs to ASTM A53 flange. What is the correct identification of the
microstructure?
35) Which of the following statement correctly identifies the phases in the below micrograph which belongs
to carbon steel grade.
36) What is the correct statement with regard to etching of cast and wrought Nickel based superalloys?
37) What is the probable phase(s) in the weld metal of ferritic steels?
a) Martensite
b) Bainite
38) Which of the following correctly describes the micrograph below which belongs to SS 347 HFG?
39) While replicating the butt weld what is the correct orientation of placing replica film on surface?
a) Replicas should be placed across the fusion line to cover WM, HAZ and PM
b) Replica should be placed along the fusion line to cover part of WM, HAZ and PM
40) Placing the wrong side of the acetate film on the slide will result in
b) A dim microstructure with poorly defined features is observed if other side is not shaded