MULTIPLE COHICE PAPER – 2 ALL 30 QUESTIONS

TO BE ATTEMPTED
1. Which of the following MMA electrode types is generally only suitable for welding in the PA & PB
positions?
a) Basic
b) Cellulosic
c) Rutile
d) High- iron powder
2. Which Polarity is normally used for TIG Welding of stainless steel?
a) AC
b) DC Electrode Negative
c) DC Electrode Positive
It would make little difference which were used
3. Which of the following welding processes would you expect to give the highest heat input when
using typical parameters?
a) Shielded metal arc welding
b) Manual metal arc welding
c) Submerged arc welding
d) Tungsten inert gas welding

4. A mitre fillet weld has a design throat thickness of 14 mm. What is its leg length?
a) 19.6 mm
b) 14 mm
c) 10.8 mm
9.8 mm
5. The number 111 is shown at the tail-end of a weld symbol reference line. According to BS EN 22553,
what does this number indicate?
a) The welding process
b) The type of electrode
c) The welding position
The WPS number
6. Which term has a different meaning from the others?
a) Excess weld metal
b) Reinforcement
c) Weld profile
d) Cap height
7. In MIG/MAG Welding, wire feed speed is proportional to :
a) Travel Speed
b) Polarity
c) Arc Length
d) Welding current
8. A typical temperature for normalizing carbon–manganese steel is :
a) 200OC
b) 600OC
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c) 900 C
d) 1200OC
9. From examination of the fractures faces, a brittle failure can be identified by :
a) The presence of beach marks b). Plastic deformation
c) Being rough and torn d). Being flat and rough
10. Which welding parameter has the greatest influence on heat input?
a) Travel speed
b) Current
c) Polarity
d) Voltage
11. An electrode is classified to BS EN 499 as E 35 3 B. What does B mean?
a) Manufactured to a British Standard
b) To be used in PB position
c) The covering is a basic type
d). To be used only for lower grade work
12. A pipeline is to be laid across country. Which of the following methods would normally to based to
detect root defects?
a) Eddy current testing
b) Radiography
c) Hydrostatic testing
d) Liquid penetrant inspection
13. The main reason for preheating steels is to :
a) Reduce the risk of hydrogen cracking
b) Reduce residual stresses in the joint
c) Reduce distortion
d) Drive the moisture out o the plate
14. A short transverse tensile lest (as STRA Test) will give :
a) The tensile strength of the weld
b) Indication of susceptibility to lamellar tearing
c) The stress / stain characteristics of the weld
d) The stress / stain susceptibility to hydrogen cracking
15. Weld-ments in carbon manganese steels made using a higher than specified. Heat input, may
show :
a) Higher Integrity
b) Lower distortion
c) Lower toughness
d) Higher hardness
16. When measuring arc voltage, where should the measuring instrument be connected?
a) Across the terminals of the power source
b) Across the arc and as near as practical to the arc
c) Across the power source positive terminal and earth cable
d) It does not matter – anywhere in the circuit
17. A MMA electrode is designated as an E 42 0 R type according to BS EN 499. What does 42
indicate?
a) 40 Joules at a test temperature of -20OC
b) 420 N/mm2 yield strength
c) 42% elongation
d) 42 N/mm2 tensile strength
18. Hard stamping of some pressure vessels materials may give cause :
a) Corrosion Initiation
b) Work hardening
c) Stress concentrations
d) All of the above
19. Plasma cutting can be applied to :
a) Aluminium alloys
b) Carbon Steels
c) Austenitic Stainless Steels
d) All of the above
20. Which of the following cannot be detected by Penetrant Testing?
a) Surface breaking planar flaws
b) Undercut
c) Buried planar flaws
d) Non-planar surface flaws
21. Welding processes that use flux are sometimes considered to be better than non-fluxed
processes because:
a) Fluxes may be dried to give lower hydrogen levels
b) Fluxes have a greater tolerance of surface contaminants
c) They are good for welding very reactive metals
d) All of the above
22. The “Output Characteristic” of a typical GTAW power source, for manual welding, is :
a) Constant Voltage
b) Constant Current
c) Flat
d) Pulsing
23. Which of the following standards is about welding procedure approval?
a) BS EN 499
b) BS EN 288
c) BS EN 22553
d) BS EN 287
24. According to AWS 2.4, a weld symbol “below the reference line” refers to :
a) a weld on “the other side”
b) a weld on “the root of the joint”
c) a weld on “the arrow side”
d) None of the above – it should be on the dashed line
25. Carbon Equivalent Values (CEV) are used to :
a) Estimate HAZ toughness
b) Assess the risk of lamellar tearing
c) Determine the need for PWHT
d) d) Determine the preheat to be used
26. What is the abbreviation for a welding procedure specification that has been written for the
purpose of qualifying weld procedure test weld?
a) WPS
b) Pwps
c) uWPS
d) WPStbt
27. A typical bevel angle used for MMA welding of a 15mm thick steel is :
a) 35O
b) 120O
c) 70O
d) 90O

28. For SAW, which of the following has the greatest effect on the finished weld profile?
 a) Arc voltage
b) Open circuit voltage
c) Polarity
d) The included angle

29 Tungsten electrodes used for TIG welding of carbon steel may contain a small percentage of :
a) Thoria
b) Silica
c) India
d) Titania

30. What element may cause a carbon steel weld to suffer from “hot shortness’ ?
a) Silicon
b) Martensite
c) Manganese
d) Sulphur