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QB1-METHOD

Q.1 WHEN WELDS IN A 20mm PLATE ARE INSPECTED USING DRY

POWDER WHICH METHOD WILL SHOW MAXIMUM SUBSURFACE
DISCONTINUITIES:

A) PERMANENT MAGNET.
B) DC YOKE.
C) AC PROD.
D) HWDC PROD.
E) ALL WILL SHOW SAME RESULTS.

Q.2 THE MAXIMUM VISIBLE LIGHT LEVEL PERMITED DURING

FLUORESENT PARTICLE INSPECTION IS :

A) 50 µw/cm2.
B) 20 lux.
C) 20 µw/cm2.
D) 1000 lux.

Q.3 WHEN INSPECTING FLUORESCENT POWDERS IN DARKNESS THE

CONTRAST RATIO CAN BE IN THE RANGE OF :

A) 1 : 1 TO 5 : 1.
B) 5 : 1 TO 10 : 1.
C) 10 : 1 TO 50 : 1.
D) 100 : 1 TO 1000 :1.

Q.4 THE ‘SURGE’ METHOD IS USEFUL WHEN MAGNETIZING A JOB

HAVING

A) HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY.
B) HIGH RETENTIVITY.
C) HIGH PERMEABILITY.
D) LOW COERCIVE FORCE.
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE.
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Q.5 WHEN INSPECTING RAILROAD AXLE JOURNALS THAT ARE USED

WITH COPPER BASED BEARINGS, WE EXPECT TO FIND :

A) HEAT CHECKS.
B) EMBRITTTLEMENT CRACKS.
C) STRESS CORROSION CRACKS.
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Q.6 WHICH METHOD OF MAGNETIZATION WOULD HAVE MAXIMUM

SUBSURFACE DETECTABILITY :

A) COIL SHOT.
B) HEAD WITH HWDC.
C) CENTRAL CONDUCTOR WITH HWDC.
D) ALL HAVE ABOUT EQAUL DETECTABILITY.

Q.7 IN MPI THE INSPECTION IS USUALLY CARRIED OUT WHEN :

A) THE POWDER IS BEING APPLIED.

B) DURING MAGNETIZATION.
C) AFTER MAGNETIZATION IS OVER.
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE

Q.8 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN CAUSE NON-RELEVANT

MAGNETIC PARTICLE INDICATIONS?

A) ABRUPT HARDLESS CHANGE.

B) BRAZED JOINT.
C) EXCESSIVE MAGNETISATION.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
E) B AND C ONLY.

Q.9 WHY ARE LARGE, SOFT CONTACT AREAS SUCH AS LEAD OR

COPPER BRAID USED ON SURFACES OF HEADSTOCKS?
A) TO AVOID CRACKS IN HEAD STOCK.
B) TO ALLOW EASY TRANSFER OF CURRENT INTO THE PART
BEING TESTED.
C) TO INCREASE CONTACT AREA AND MINIMIZE CHANGES OF
DAMAGING THE PART BEING TESTED.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
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E) NONE OF ABOVE.

Q.10 WHEN TESTING A CASTING FOR INCLUSIONS, BOTH SURFACE AND

SUBSURFACE,THE PREFERRED COMBINATION WOULD BE

A) DRY POWDER, HWDC, CONTINUOUS.

B) DRY POWDER, DC, CONTINUOUS.
C) WET POWDER, HWDC, CONTINUOUS.
D) WET POWDER, DC, RESIDUAL.

Q.11 THE IDEAL MAGNETISING METHOD FOR INSPECTING A LARGE

NUMBER OF HEAVY CASTINGS IN A SHORT TIME WOULD BE
____________ MAGNETISATION.

A) LONGITUDINAL.
B) CIRCULAR.
C) LONGITUDINAL AND CIRCULAR.
D) MULTIDIRECTIONAL.
E) NONE OF ABOVE.

Q.12 DURING PRECLEANING BEFORE MP TESTING ONE SHOULD

REMOVE
A) LOOSE SCALE OR DIRT.
B) GREASE OR WATER.
C) TIGHT SCALE.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
E) A & B ONLY

Q.13 SOMETIMES, BEFORE WELD INSPECTION, A THIN COAT OF WHITE

PAINT IS APPLIED TO THE INSPECTION SURFACE. THE PRIMARY
REASON IS

A) REDUCTION OF GLARE FROM THE PART.

B) IMPROVED CONTRAST OF INDICATION.
C) PROTECTION OF THE PART FROM CORROSIVE ACTION OF
POWDER.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
E) A AND C ONLY.
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Q.14 THE FORMATION OF POWDER INDICATION OF A DISCONTINUITY

IS
INFLUENCED BY

A) ITS ORIENTATION RELATED TO THE DIRECTION OF THE

MAGNETIC FIELD.
B) THE LEVEL OF MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH.
C) THE LOCATION OF THE DISCONTINUITY WITH RESPECT TO
THE SURFACE OF THE JOB.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.

Q.15 NONRELEVANT INDICATIONS ARE CAUSED BY

A) NON RELEVANT DEFECTS.

B) NON RELEVANT DISCONTINUITIES.
C) NON RELEVANT CRACKS.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
E) NONE OF ABOVE.

Q.16 WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE THE INTERPRETATION OF

INDICATIONS

A) THE DESIGN OF THE PERT.

B) THE NATURE OF INDICATION i.e. SHARP, FUZZY, etc.
C) THE LOCATION OF INDICATION.
D) ALL OF ABOVE.
E) B AND C ONLY.

Q.17 THE LIFTING POWER OF A YOKE COULD VARY WITH :

A) POLE DISTANCE OR LEG DISTANCE.

B) MATERIAL BEING LIFTED.
C) POLE CONTACT AREA.
D) SURFACE CONDITION OF THE MATERIAL.
E) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
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Q.18 IN CENTRAL CONDUCTOR TECHNIQUE :

A) THE CONDUCTOR MUST BE IN THE CENTRE.

B) THE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE FERROMAGNETIC.
C) THE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE SPECIMEN BEING
MAGNETIZED.
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Q.19 IN CENTRAL CONDUCTOR TECHNIQUE :

A) THE PART BEING INSPECTED SHOULD HAVE HIGH

PERMEABILITY.
B) THE PART BEING INSPECTED SHOULD HAVE HIGH
RETENTIVITY.
C) THE CONDUCTOR SHOULD BE COPPER.
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Q.20 CENTRAL CONDUCTOR TECHNIQUE IS PREFERRED OVER HEAD

SHOT TECHNIQUE :

A) WHEN USING RESIDUAL METHOD.

B) WHEN USING MULTIDIRECTIONAL MAGNETIZATION.
C) WHEN INSPECTING SEVERAL HOLLOW PARTS IN A SHORT
TIME.
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Q.21 A FERROMAGNETICMATERIAL COULD HAVE :

A) HIGH PERMEABILITY, HIGH RETENTIVITY.

B) HIGH PERMEABILITY, LOW RETENTIVTY.
C) LOW PERMEABILITY, HIGH RETENTIVITY.
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
E) ONLY B & C.
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Q.22 DURING INSPECTION A WIDE AND FUZZY INDICATION OBSERVED.

IT COULD BE :

A) FALSE INDICATION.
B) SUB SURFACE INDICATION.
C) MAGNETIC WRITING INDICATION.
D) ANY OF THE ABOVE.

Q.23 PRODS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE MADE FROM :

A) COPPER TO MINIMIZE RESISTANCE.

B) LEAD TO AVOID COPPER PENETRATION.
C) ALUMINIUM TO AVOID OVERHEATING.
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Q.24 THE TIP OF THE PROD SHOULD BE :

A) POINTED TO ENSURE PROPER CONTACT.

B) FLAT TO HAVE LARGE SURFACE AREA.
C) ROUNDED.
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Q.25 IN PROD TECHNIQUE THE MAGNETIC FIELD BETWEEN THE PRODS

IS :

A) STRONGEST IN THE CENTER.

B) WEAKEST IN THE CENTER.
C) UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
PRODS.
D) A-IN CASE OF AC CURRENT AND B-IN CASE OF HWDC
CURRENT

Q.26 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES OF MAGNETIZATION

WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM PENETRATION OF MAGNETIC FIELD IN A
GIVEN PART :

A) ELECTRO MAGNETIC YOKE WITH HWDC.

B) PERMANENT MAGNET.
C) PROD WITH AC.
D) PROD WITH HWDC.
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Q.27 FIG.3 SHOWS THE COMPONENT AND THE INDICATION OBTAINED

DURING CIRCULAR MAGNETIZATION USING DRY POWDER HWDC
TECHNIQUE. INDICATION IS WIDE AND HAZY AND ONLY ON THE
OD. THIS INDICATION IS :

A) DUE TO CRACK ORIGINATING FROM KEYWAY.

B) A CRACK ON THE OD.
C) A NON-RELEVANT INDICATION.
D) A FALSE INDICATION.

Q.28 WHICH TECHNIQUE IS MOST SENSITIVE ?

A) CONTINUOUS.
B) RESIDUAL.
C) INTERRUPTED.
D) BINODAL

Q.29 FOR DETECTION OF SUBSURFACE DEFECTS WHICH TECHNIQUE

WILL BE USED :

A) HWDC WITH DRY POWDER.

B) AC WITH WET POWDER.
C) DC WITH DRY POWDER.
D) ALL HAVE SAME SENSITIVITY.

Q.30 A DEFECT WILL BE SEEN MOST PROMINENTLY WHEN IT IS

ORIENTED:

A) 1800 TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD.

B) 450 TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD.
C) 900 TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD.
D) 900 TO THE DIRECTION OF MAGNETIZING CURRENT.

Q.31 DURING INSPECTION AN INDICATION IS OBSERVED. THE NEXT

STEP IS TO :
A) REPORT THE INDICATION.
B) CLEAN THE AREA AND REINSPECT BY APPLYING THE
POWDER.
C) GRIND THE INDICATION AND REINSPECT TO SEE WHETHER IT
HAS GONE.
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D) DO ROSE MAGNETIZATION.

Q.32 THE PROPER NUMBER OF AMPERE-TURNS FOR A GIVEN TEST

SPECIMEN IS DETERMINED BY:

A) ITS LENGTH
B) THE MATERIAL
C) BOTH A AND B
D) ITS DIAMETER

Q.33 AN ELECTRICAL YOKE PRODUCES:

A) A LONGITUDINAL FIELD
B) A CIRCULAR FIELD
C) ALTERNATING FIELDS
D) A SWINGING FIELD

Q.34 A COIL AROUND THE PART PRODUCES:;

A) A CIRCULAR FIELD
B) A LONGITUDINAL FIELD
C) EITHER A OR B DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CURRENT
APPLIED
D) AN INTERMITTENT FIELD

Q.35 A METAL THAT IS DIFFICULT TO MAGNETIZE IS SAID TO HAVE:

A) HIGH PERMEABILITY
B) LOW PERMEABILITY
C) HIGH RELUCTANCE
D) LOW RETENTIVITY

Q.36 WHICH TECHNIQUE IS THE MOST SENSITIVE?

A) CONTINUOUS
B) RESIDUAL
C) INTERRUPTED
D) COUNTER-CURRENT

Q.37 INSPECTING A PART BY MAGNETIZING, REMOVING THE CURRENT

FLOW, AND THEN APPLYING THE MEDIUM IS CALLED THE:

A) CONTINUOUS METHOD
B) WET METHOD
C) RESIDUAL METHOD
D) DRY METHOD
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Q.38 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD

FOR THE DETECTION OF EXTREMELY DEEP LYING DEFECTS

A) DRY RESIDUAL METHOD USING DC WITH SURGE

B) WET CONTINUOUS METHOD USING HALF-WAVE RECTIFIED
CURRENT
C) WET RESIDUAL METHOD
D) DRY CONTINUOUS METHOD USING HALF-WAVE RECTIFIED
CURRENT WITH PRODS

Q.39 WHAT METHOD PROVIDES GREATER SENSITIVITY,

PARTICULARLY IN LOCATING SUBSURFACE DISCONTINUITIES?

A) CONTINUOUS
B) RESIDUAL
C) CIRCULAR
D) LONGITUDINAL

Q.40 USING THE RESIDUAL TEST METHOD, A NUMBER OF PARTS ARE

MAGNETIZED AND LAID ON A RACK PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF
MAGNETIC PARTICLES. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT THEY DO
NOT RUB OR TOUCH EACH OTHER?

A) THERE IS A POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD

B) IT MAY CAUSE MAGNETIC WRITING
C) IT MAY DAMAGE THE PART
D) IT MAKES PARTS HARD TO HANDLE

Q.41 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL PRODUCE CIRCULAR

MAGNETISM?

A) PASSING CURRENT THROUGH A COIL

B) PLACING THE TEST PART IN A SOLENOID
C) PASSING CURRENT THROUGH PRODS
D) YOKES

Q.42 WHEN USING THE WET CONTINUOUS METHOD, THE FLOW OF

SUSPENSION FROM THE HOSE SHOULD BE SHUT OFF:

A) IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING THE CURRENT

B) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPLYING THE CURRENT
C) WHILE THE CURRENT IS FLOWING
D) 30 SECONDS BEFORE APPLYING THE CURRENT
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Q.43 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES FOR REMOVING A THIN

FILM OF OIL OR GREASE PRIOR TO MAGNETIC PARTICLE
TESTING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE:

A) WASHING WITH A SOLVENT

B) DEGREASING USING A VAPOR DEGREASING METHOD
C) DUSTING THE SURFACE WITH CHALK OR TALE THEN WIPE
WITH DRY CLEAN CLOTH
D) BRUSHING THE SURFACE WITH POWER WIRE BRUSH

Q.44 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY USED TECHNIQUE

FOR PRESERVING MT POWDER PATTERNS?

A) CLEAR LACQUER
B) TRANSPARENT TAPE
C) PHOTOGRAPHY
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE