General Examination -6

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1. Some of the material properties which have a significant influence on the welding
characteristics of metal and alloys are:
a. Thermal expansion and contraction
b. Thermal conductivity
c. Ultimate tensile strength
d. All of the above
2. The main objective of fillet fracture tests is to?
a. Estimate fracture toughness
b. Asses the weld for defects
c. Estimate resistance to fatigue failure
d. Asses the microstructure of the weld metal
3. As the energy of an X-ray set is increased the:
a. Penetrating power will increase
b. Image Quality will be higher
c. Exposure time will need to be longer
d. Wave length of the energy will be longer
4. Restraining members are sometimes welded to the back faces of plates to be welded.
The main purpose of these is to:
a. Enlarge the joint gap
b. Improve access
c. Improve the electrical earth
d. Hold the plates in a pre-set position

5. Which of the following will help to reduce distortion?

a. Using the maximum number of runs
b. Using the minimum number of runs
c. Welding by a manual method
d. Using very high heat inputs
6. Which of the following statements is NOT correct when referring to fully austenitic
stainless steels?
a. It can be susceptible to solidification cracking
b. Stainless steel tooling should be used where possible
c. It has a low coefficient of thermal expansion
d. It is non-magnetic

7. Which cutting method is described by the following statement?

“The arc is formed between the tip of the electrode and the work piece. It requires
special purpose electrodes with thick flux coatings to generate a strong arc force and
gas stream”?
a. Oxy-Fuel cutting
b. Manual metal arc gouging
c. Arc air gouging
d. Plasma arc cutting

8. For some welding application, the weave width of weld beads is restricted. This is
because wide weave widths may give?
a. Low heat input
b. Magnetic arc blow
 c. HAZ cracking
d. High heat input

9. Pure argon is used with the MIG process to weld which material?
a. Stainless steel
b. Steels
c. All material
d. Aluminum
10. What do the first two numbers on a MMA electrode represent to EN classification?
a. Impact value
b. Recovery rate
c. Yield strength
d. Welding position
11. The main purpose of a slope in control in TIG welding is to?
a. Avoid the risk of start porosity
b. Reduce the risk of tungsten inclusions
c. Allow more time for the filler wire to melt
d. Stabilize the arc
12. Which standard covers welding procedure qualification for aluminum and aluminum
alloys?
a. BS EN 25817
b. BSEN ISO 15614-2
c. BSEN ISO 15614-1
d. BSEN EN 287-1
13. Which weld dimension is correct to BSEN 22553 for a 7mm design throat thickness?
a. z7
b. s7
c. a7
d. 7z
14. The maximum PWHT heating rates specified for C-Mn steel depend on the thickness of
the item but tend to be in the range of?
a. - 200 to -9000 C/h
b. - 100 to -3000 C/h
c. - 60 to -200 0 C/h
d. - 50 to -3500 C/h
15. When doing visual inspection which of the following is NOT required?
a. Access to the relevant WPSs
b. Access to all relevant standards
c. Adequate lighting
d. Access to welding procedure qualification records
16. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. AC only can be used for MMA welding
b. DC only can be used for TIG welding
c. DC only can be used for SAW
d. AC and DC can be used for MMA welding
17. Noise levels allowable in a work place depend upon?
a. Just the dB level and the time exposed
b. The frequency band of the noise and the age of the operator
c. The make of ear protectors provided
d. A combination of dB level, frequency and exposure time
18. At extreme low temperatures a material ________
a. Starts expanding
b. Does not show any change in properties
c. Starts showing reduced toughness values
d. Shows greater elongation

19. Within a procedure, what is an essential variable?

a. The welding parameters
b. Material type
c. Consumable type
d. All of the above

20. For MMA welding, arc voltage is controlled by the?

a. Open circuit voltage control
b. Arc length
c. Power source giving out a constant voltage
d. Electrode polarity

21. The most common type of service failure caused by cyclic loading is:
a. Ductile tearing
b. Fatigue
c. Brittle fracture
d. Stress corrosion cracking

22. The “fusion line” is the boundary between:

a. The root and the hot pass
b. The weld metal an the parent metal
c. The weld symbol and supplementary symbol
d. The HAZ and parent metal
23. Overlap at the toe in a butt weld made by MAG welding, may be caused by?
a. Shielding gas flow rate being too low
b. Torch angle being incorrect
c. Root gap being too small
d. Using DC+ve
24. Poor inter-pass cleaning will most likely lead to?
a. Porosity
b. Under bead cracking
c. Slag inclusions
d. Lack of penetration
25. During welding you observe excess spatter, what may be the cause of this?
a. Wrong polarity
b. Damp electrodes
c. High current
d. All of the above
26. Assuming that all other factors remain the same, which will have the greatest effect on
the cost of fabrication when using MMA welding?
a. 10% increase in deposition rate
b. A 10% increase in duty cycle from 25% to 35%
c. A 10% reduction in weld metal
d. They will all have the same effect
27. To control the preheat temperature for a plate where is less than 50mm, at what distance
from the bevel edge and from which surface should the temperature be checked?
a. At a distance of 4t but a maximum of 50mm and the temperature shall be measured on the
surface of the work piece facing the welder
b. At a distance of 4t but a minimum of 50mm and the temperature shall be measured on the
surface of the work piece facing the welder
c. At a minimum distance of 75mm and the temperature shall be measured on the surface of
the work piece facing the welder
d. At a minimum distance of 75mm and where practicable the temperature should be
measured on the face opposite to that being heated

28. Which of the following electrodes would normally contain 80-90ml of hydrogen per 100g
of weld metal?
a. Basic
b. Iron powder
c. Cellulosic
d. Rutile

29. In GTAW which tungsten is most commonly used for welding stainless steel?
a. Zirconaited
b. Thoriated
c. Carbonated
d. Austenite

30. In MAG welding, which one of these gas mixtures is used for welding carbon manganese
steels?
a. Argon / Oxygen
b. Nitrogen / Carbon dioxide
c. Helium / Oxygen
d. Argon / Carbon dioxide