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1) A physical condition or a release of a hazardous material that could result from component failure and result
in human injury or death, loss or damage, or environmental degradation.
A. Hazard
B. Loss
C. Failure
A. Mitigation
B. Reduction
C. Residual
3) Methods that use engineering judgment and experience as the bases for the analysis of probabilities and
consequences of failure.
4) An analysis that identifies and delineates the combinations of events estimates the frequency of occurrence
for each combination and estimates the consequences.
A. Event trees
B. Fault trees
C. Logic trees
8) ……….. Depict ways in which the system failures represented in the event trees can occur.
A. Event trees
B. Fault trees
C. Logic trees
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9) The comparative risk of a facility, process unit, system, equipment item or component to other facilities
A. Relative risk
B. Absolute risk
C. No risk
A. Risk
B. Failure
C. Loss
D. Reduction
11) Systematic use of information to identify sources and to estimate the risk.
A. Risk
B. Risk analysis
C. Hazard analysis
12) …………….. Provides a basis for risk evaluation, risk mitigation and risk acceptance.
A. Risk
B. Risk analysis
C. Hazard analysis
13) Process used to assign values to the probability and consequence of a risk.
A. Risk evaluation
B. Risk estimation
C. Risk identification
14) Process used to compare the estimated risk against given risk criteria to determine the significance of the
risk.
A. Risk evaluation
B. Risk estimation
C. Risk identification
A. Risk estimation
B. Risk evaluation
C. Risk identification
16) Coordinated activities to direct and control an organization with regard to risk.
A. Risk management
B. Risk evaluation
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C. Risk control
A. Source
B. Hazard
C. Toxic
A. Source
B. Toxic
A. Unmitigated risk
B. Known risk
C. Mitigated risk
20) ………… is the combination of the probability of some event occurring during a time period of interest and
the consequences, associated with the event.
A. Risk
B. Loss
C. Mitigated risk
A. Risk reduction
B. Risk mitigation
C. Risk evaluation
22) A process to assess risks, to determine if risk reduction is required and to develop a plan to maintain risks at
an acceptable level.
A. Risk management
B. Risk mitigation
C. Risk control
23) When some risk identified as acceptable then one of the following is not required
A. Risk reduction
B. Risk evaluation
C. Risk mitigation
D. Risk control
24) In process plants, ………………… are established to detect and evaluate deterioration due to in-service
operation
25) When an equipment has low deterioration rates as an inspector what you decide in lieu of internal
inspection
A. On-stream inspection
B. Out of service inspection
C. External inspection
26) ………… represents the next generation of inspection approaches and interval setting, recognizing that the
ultimate goal of inspection is the safety and reliability of operating facilities.
A. RBI
B. PHA
C. HAZOP
D. RCM
28) ……… provides a consistent methodology for assessing the optimum combination of methods and
frequencies.
A. RBI
B. RCM
C. PHA
D. HAZOP
29) Through ……………, inspection activities are focused on higher risk items and away from lower risk items.
A. RBI
B. PHA
C. RCM
D. HAZOP
30) Following are not the residual risk factors for loss of containment
A. Human error
B. Natural disasters
C. Fundamental limitations of inspection method
D. Toxic fluid containment
A. Relative risks
B. Absolute risks
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C. Comparable risks
D. Total risks
33) Some failures have potentially serious consequences, but if the probability of the incident is low, then
34) If the probability and consequence combination (risk) is high enough to be unacceptable, then
A. A mitigation action to predict or prevent the event is recommended.
B. A mitigation action to predict or prevent the event is not recommended
C. Warrant to analyze risks involved
35) ……………..refers to a prescriptive methodology that has resulted from the application of risk analysis
techniques at many different types of facilities,
36) An RBI analysis shares many of the techniques and data requirements with a …….
A. QRA
B. PHA
C. HAZOP
D. Event tree
37) If a QRA has been prepared for a process unit, the …………analysis can borrow extensively from this effort.
A. RBI consequence
B. RBI likelihood
C. RBI probability
38) Hazard identification in a RBI analysis generally focuses on identifiable failure mechanisms in the equipment
(inspect able causes) but does not explicitly deal with
A. Other potential failure scenarios resulting from events such as power failures or human errors.
B. Other potential failure resulting from events such as flammable fire due to leak from equipment
C. Environmental impact caused due to toxic release
39) ……………..deals with total risk than with risk involved only with the equipment
A. QRA
B. RBI
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C. PHA
D. Fta
43) The suitability and current condition of the equipment within the current operating envelope will determine
the ………….of the equipment from one or more deterioration mechanisms.
44) The probability of failure, when coupled with the associated consequence of failure (COF) (see section 11)
will determine ………….associated with the equipment item,
A. Operating risk
B. Ranking
C. Residual risk
45) …………. Is a risk management activity that may lead to risk reduction.
A. Inspection
B. Evaluation
C. Analysis
47) Following are some of the recognized risks which cannot be managed by inspection alone except one
A. Replacement or upgrade
B. Equipment redesign
C. Maintenance of strict controls on operating conditions
D. Risk management by monitoring the deterioration
49) In the event of a leak the potential failure of an isolation valve could
51) RBI may include methodologies to assess the effectiveness of the management systems in maintaining.
A. Mechanical integrity
B. Total asset integrity
C. Plant integrity
53) Reliability efforts, such as reliability centered maintenance (RCM), can be linked with RBI, resulting in an
integrated program to:
A. Reduce downtime in an operating unit.
B. Reduce operating time of an unit
C. To reduce risk by mitigation activities
54) In jurisdictions that permit the application of the API inspection codes and standards
A. RBI should be an acceptable method for setting inspection plans.
B. RCM should be an acceptable method for setting the inspection plans
C. PHA
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55) ……………to be established to judge acceptability of risk could be an objective of the RBI assessment if such
criteria do not exist already within the user’s company.
A. Risk criteria
B. Risk plan
C. Risk analysis
56) ………………….. Is usually not the primary objective of a RBI assessment, but it is frequently a side effect of
optimization.
57) When the inspection program is optimized based on an understanding of risk, one or more of the following
cost reduction benefits may be realized. Except one
58) The following are the risks identified by RBI assessment that may be managed by actions other than
inspection. Except one
59) For qualitative RBI analysis it is important to establish a set of rules to assure consistency in
A. Categorization or classification
B. Segregation
C. Ranking
60) Generally, a qualitative analysis using broad ranges requires a …………………..from the user than a quantitative
approach.
61) The models are evaluated…………………..to provide both qualitative and quantitative insights about the level
of risk and to identify the design, site, or operational characteristics that are the most important to risk.
A. Probabilistically
B. Statistically
C. Linearly
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D. Logically
63) Potential source of errors in RBI analysis regarding data quality are the following except
64) The following assumption can be made that significantly impact the calculated corrosion rate early in the
equipment life
A. If the base line thickness were not performed the nominal thickness may be used for the original
thickness
B. If original thickness not available, averaged UT thickness readings may be used
C. If the original thickness not available, maximum UT thickness readings may be used
65) ………………… may result in the calculated corrosion rate appearing artificially high or low.
A. Clerical error
B. Measurement error
C. Inspector error
D. UT scanning
66) The data validation step stresses the need for a knowledgeable individual
A. To comparing data from the inspections to the expected deterioration mechanism and rates.
B. To compare the results with previous measurements on that system,
C. Similar systems at the site or within the company or published data.
D. All of the above
67) the amount and type of codes and standards used by a facility can have
68) Who should be consulted to define the equipment deterioration mechanisms, susceptibility and potential
failure modes?
A. A metallurgist or corrosion specialist
B. A metallurgist and corrosion specialist
C. A metallurgist only
D. Corrosion specialist only
69) ------------------are the primary inputs into the probability of failure evaluation.
A. Understanding equipment operation and the interaction with the chemical and mechanical
environment.
B. Understanding equipment operation and process upsets
C. Understanding equipment operation and its safety protective measures
71) Who can provide useful input (such as the spectrum of process conditions, injection points etc.) To aid
materials specialists in the identification of deterioration mechanisms and rates.
A. Process specialists
B. Plant operation specialists
C. Asset integrity experts
D. Inspection engineers
74) ----------------are often necessary to establish susceptibility of equipment to stress corrosion cracking.
75) ………………curves are referred for htha deterioration mechanism for carbon and low ally steel materials
A. Nelson curves
B. Ph concentration curves
C. Schmidtt curves for sulfide corrosion
76) Following are the critical variables for deterioration mechanism except
A. Material of construction
B. Process operating
C. Start up and shut down conditions
D. Insulation
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A. Fatigue
B. Stress/creep rupture
C. Tensile overload
D. Intergranular corrosion
78) Depending on the methodology employed in qualitative analysis, the categories may be described with
words such as
A. High, medium or low or may have numerical descriptors.
B. High, medium or low only
C. Numerical discriptors only
79) When in-accurate or insufficient failure data exists on the specific equipment item for quantities probability
of failure analysis then
A. Corrosion rates for thinning or susceptibility for mechanisms where deterioration rate is unknown
B. Corrosion rates for thinning only
C. Immeasurable quantity
D. Discrete numbers
E. Susceptible rates only
81) Damage mechanisms where deterioration rates are immeasurable or unknown are
82) The ability to state the rate of deterioration precisely is affected by the following except
A. By equipment complexity
B. Type of deterioration mechanism, process and metallurgical variations,
C. Inaccessibility for inspection, limitations of inspection and test methods
D. Lack of coverage of an area subject to deterioration.
E. None of the above
83) The type of failure mode that likely to occur due to pitting
84) The type of failure mode that likely to occur due to SCC
85) The type of failure mode that likely to occur due to mechanical and metallurgical deterioration
86) The type of failure mode that likely to occur due to thinning
87) If a very aggressive acid is carried over from a corrosion resistant part of a system into a downstream vessel
that is made of carbon steel, the result would be
88) If multiple inspections have been performed, which inspection may best reflect current operating
conditions?
A. RBI
B. RCM
C. PHA
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D. HAZOP
92) Qualitative consequence analysis of failure can be estimated separately for each unit, system, equipment
group or individual equipment item.
A. Numeric
B. Ranges from high to low
C. Frequency
D. Occasion
94) In most consequence evaluations, a key element in determining the magnitude of the consequence is
95) Following is the unit of measure of consequence that are least developed among those currently used for
RBI assessment
A. Affected area
B. Cost
C. Environmental damage
D. Safety
A. Close range
B. Wide range
C. Large distance
D. None of the above
97) Toxic releases in RBI are only addressed when they affect
A. Personnel
B. Equipment
C. Process
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A. On acute and immediate environmental risks, rather than chronic risks from low-level emissions
B. On acute and immediate chronic risks than immediate environmental risks
C. Non threat environmental risks
A. Cost
B. Release
C. Volume of fluid
D. Toxic concentration
100) Maintenance impact will generally be measured in monetary terms and typically includes:
101) ………………..is a powerful tool that is being used by many companies, governments and regulatory
authorities as one method in determining risk acceptance.
A. Cost-benefit analysis
B. Risk analysis
C. Cost consequence analysis
D. Risk based cost analysis
A. Risk value
B. Risk matrix
C. Risk consequence
D. Risk failure
103) ………………….typically involves reviewing some or all input variables to the risk calculation to determine
the overall influence on the resultant risk value.
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Risk analysis
C. Process hazard analysis
D. Safety risk analysis
104) ……………is an important part of the data validation Phase of risk assessment.
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Risk analysis
C. Probability analysis
D. Process hazard analysis
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105) The information gathering performed after the sensitivity analysis should be focused on developing
106) Too conservative assumptions made for the available or unavailable data lead to overestimating
consequences or probability of failure values will
107) Once the risk values are developed, one way of presenting results of the risk values are by
108) When the consequence category is given a higher weight age than the probability category, then the risk
matrix will be
A. Symmetrical
B. Asymmetrical
C. Logical
D. None of the above
110) Once the risk plots have been completed then the risk plot or matrix can be used as …………… during the
prioritization process
A. Screening tool
B. Guideline tool
C. Control line tool
D. Risk determination tool
112) A pressure vessel which is critical for operations, whose design pressure is 15 bar and its operating
pressure under normal conditions vary from 6 bar to 10bar. The vessel is in sulphuric acid process
environment. In due course of time after the vessel put into service for 10years, it subjects to thinning due
to sulphuric acid corrosion and found that localized corrosion up to 7 mm (nominal thickness-10mm, t-
min-4mm). The vessel undergone RBI analysis and categorized under higher risk ranking, following are the
best suitable mitigation action to be considered
A. Equipment to be decommissioned
B. Equipment redesign
C. Reduction of operating pressure acceptable to the process followed by cost effective inspection
program with repair as indicated by the inspection results
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
113) The quality of the inspection data and the analysis or interpretation will greatly affect the
114) Following are the tools critical to achieve risk mitigation through inspection
A. Inspection
B. Mitigation
C. Consequence
D. Failure
116) Which inspection technique for a piping circuit would be considered to have little or no benefit if the
deterioration mechanism results in unpredictable localized corrosion
117) In the case of localized corrosion, which inspection technique is more effective
118) Which are the best cases that may cause deterioration and increase the risk of the equipment when
managing the risk with inspection activities
119) ………………… be performed to determine what size flaws, if found in future inspections, would require
repair or equipment replacement.
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. A
21. A
22. A
23. A
24. A
25. A
26. A
27. A
28. A
29. A
30. D
31. A
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32. A
33. A
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. A
39. A
40. A
41. B
42. A
43. A
44. A
45. A
46. A
47. D
48. D
49. A
50. A
51. A
52. A
53. A
54. A
55. A
56. A
57. B
58. D
59. A
60. A
61. A
62. NO QUESTION
63. D
64. A
65. B
66. D
67. A
68. A
69. A
70. A
71. A
72. C
73. A
74. A
75. A
76. D
77. D
78. A
79. A
80. A
81. E
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82. E
83. A
84. A
85. A
86. A
87. A
88. A
89. D
90. B
91. D
92. A
93. A
94. A
95. C
96. A
97. A
98. A
99. A
100. A
101. A
102. A
103. A
104. A
105. A
106. D
107. A
108. B
109. A
110. A
111. A
112. C
113. A
114. D
115. A
116. A
117. B
118. D
119. A