General Examination Questions

NDT Method:Ultrasonic Testing

Name:Dilip Kole
Date:15.01.2023
Duration:1hr 30 mins
Type of Questions:General
Level: II
Organisation: ArcVac ForgeCast(P) LTD
1
Almost all the UFD's generate ultrasound in pulses and not as continous wave
a TRUE
b FALSE

2 The output from amplifier goes directly to the vertical deflection plates of CRT
a TRUE
b FALSE

3 The pulser generates ultrasonic pulses.

a TRUE
b FALSE

4
Another name of clock circuit is synchroniser circuit
a TRUE
b FALSE

5 Where does beam divergence occur?

a Near field
b Far field
c At the crystal
d None of the above

6 Which of the following cannot be considered as a coupling agent?

a Grease
b Water
c Air
d Glycerine

7 For High test ranges, higher PRR should be used

a FALSE
b TRUE
c Inconclusive
d None

8 When gain is reduced by 10dB,a 100% FSH echo will reduce by approximately
a 39%
b 32%
c 25%
d 50%

9 Reject control is used to reduce

a Grass
b Cross talk
c Both a and b
d None

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A testing technique in which the crystal or transducer is parallel to the surface and ultransonic waves enter the
material being tested in a direction perpendicular to the test surface is?
a Straight beam testing
b Angle beam testing
c Surface wave testing
d None of the above

11 Water will support?

a Longitudinal waves
b Shear waves
c Rayleigh waves - surface waves
d Both longitudinal and rayleigh waves

12
What angle of incidence would produce only a shear wave in steel when transmitted from a probe with a perspex
shoe? VI perspex=2.7 x 10^6 mm / sec, VL steel=6.0 x 10 6 mm / sec, VS steel=3.2 x 106 mm / sec

a 18.5
b 26.7
c 36.6
d 57.5

13 TCG helps to equalize echoes from defects of the same depth but of different sizes
a TRUE
b FALSE

14 A butt weld prep in a 30mm thick plate is a single vee with an included angle of 60 degrees. What probe angle shall
be used for the beam to be normal to the weld fusion face in the second half skip?
a 30 degree
b 38 degree
c 50 degree
d 60 degree

15 A block used to establish reproducible test conditions is referred to as?

a A demonstration block
b A calibration block
c A sizing block
d A test block

16 Couplants used for ultrasonic inspection of stainless steels and high nickel alloys susceptible to stress corrosion
cracking should be free from traces of?
a Water
b Cellulose
c Oil
d Sulphur

17 Laminations in plate are detected and sized using?

a A straight beam technique
b An angle beam technique
c A pitch catch technique
d A tandem technique

18 Angle beam testing may be carried out using which of the following modes?
a Surface waves
b Longitudinal waves
c Shear waves
d All the above modes may be used

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19 Using lower frequency probes to decrease attenuation losses will usually result in?
a Increased sensitivity and decreased resolution
b Decreased sensitivity and increased resolution
c Increased sensitivity and increased resolution
d Decreased sensitivity and decreased resolution

20 The general term for a local variation in material continuity is called?

a A discontinuity
b A defect
c An indication
d A crack

21 Which type of probe can be described as containing an acoustical barrier seperating the transmitter element from
the receiver?
a Twin crystal
b Damped wide bandwidth
c Damped narrow bandwidth
d Damped low resolution

22 The angle of reflection is

a Equal to the angle of incidence
b Dependent on the couplant used
c Dependent on the frequency used
d Equal to the angle of refraction

23 One of the factors that are primarily responsible for the loss in beam intensity is transmission losses. Transmission
losses include?
a Diffraction
b Scattering
c Beam spreading
d Frequency shift

24 Which circuit triggers the pulser and sweep circuits in an A-scan display?
a receiver-amplifier
b power supply
c clock
d damping Fig 1

25 In fig 1, transducer D is being used to check

a Sensitivity Calibration
b Distance calibration
c Resolution
d Verification of wedge angle
Fig 2
26 In fig 2, transducer C is being used to check
a Distance calibration
b Resolution
c Sensitivity calibration
d Verification of wedge angle

27 In fig 3, transducer B is being used to check Fig 3

a Distance calibration
b Resoluation
c Verification of wedge angle
d Sensitivity Calibration

28 Velocity of lamb waves depends on the frequency also

a TRUE
b FALSE

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 29 What happens to the wavelength when the frequency is increased
a Increased
b Decreased
c Remains Same
d Inconclusive

30 At a depth of 1 wavelength, the intensity of surface waves is:

a 1% of the intensity on the surface
b 5% of the intensity on the surface
c 2% of the intensity on the surface
d 4% of the intensity on the surface

31 What is the half angle of beam divergence for a 20-mm dia 4Mhz probe in aluminium. Consider Velocity of sound in
aluminium to be 6320m/s.
a 2.3
b 5.5
c 3.4
d 8.1

32 A more high damped probe helps in

a Poor resolution
b Poor Sensitivity
c Better Resolution
d None of the above

33 A technique in which two transducers are used, one on each side of the test piece, is called:
a Angle beam testing technique
b Through transmission technique
c Immersion testing
d Tandem technique

34 Sound beam intensity is irregular in the area called:

a Far Zone
b Delay Line
c Dead Zone
d Near Zone

35 Which of the following test frequencies would generally provide the best penetration in a 12- inch thick
specimen of coarse-grained steel?
a 1Mhz
b 2.25Mhz
c 5Mhz
d 10Mhz
36 Which of the following can be a source of spurious ultrasonic signals?
a Surface roughness of the test piece
b Mode conversion within the test piece
c Shape or contour of the test piece
d All of the above

37 When a longitudinal wave is an incident upon an inclined interface between zero degrees and the first
critical angle:
a The sound beam is totally reflected
b Only shear waves are produced in the second material
c Shear waves and longitudinal waves are produced in the second material
d Only longitudinal waves are produced in the second material

38 The piezoelectric material in a search unit that vibrates to produce ultrasonic waves is called:
a A backing material
b A lucite wedge
c A transducer element or crystal
d A couplant

39 A root defect having a length of 500mm parallel to the weld seam was detected,but the same could not be detected
from the other side of the weld . What is the defect?
a LOP
b LF
c Crack
d Mismatch

40 DGS diagram is based on

a FBH
b SDH
c notches
d None of the above

Prepared By: Debjyoti Sengupta Signature:

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