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UT Final Exam (Specific)

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Level - II
➢ There are 20 questions in this question paper. Exam time is 40 minutes.
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Each Question have same weightage.

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No negative marking, so try to attend every question.
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1. Which of the following may result in a long narrow rod if the beam divergence results in a reflection from
a side of the test piece before the sound wave reaches the back surface?
(a) Multiple indications before the first back reflection

(b) Indications from multiple surface reflections

(c) Conversion from the longitudinal mode to shear mode

(d) Loss of front surface indications

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2. Acoustic energy propagates in different modes. Which of the following represent a mode?

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(a) Longitudinal wave

(b) Shear wave

(c) Surface wave

(d) All of the above

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3. Which of the following would be considered application(s) of ultrasonic testing?
Determination of a material’s elastic modulus
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(b) Study of a material’s metallurgical structure

(c) Measurement of a material’s thickness

(d) All of the above

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4. Waves whose particle displacement is parallel to the direction of propagation are called:
(a) Longitudinal waves

(b) Shear waves

(c) Lamb waves

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(d) Rayleigh waves

5. Sound waves with particle displacement transverse to the direction of wave travel are known as:
(a) Longitudinal waves

(b) Shear waves

(c) Rayleigh waves

(d) Plate waves

6. The only sound waves which travel in liquids are:
(a) Longitudinal waves

(b) Shear waves

(c) Rayleigh waves

(d) Plate waves

7. In steel, the velocity of sound is greatest in which of the following modes of vibration?

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(a) Longitudinal

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(b) Shear

(c) Surface wave

(d) Sound velocity is identical in all modes, in a given material

(b)
Angulation

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8. The scattering of the rays of an ultrasonic beam due to reflection from a highly irregular surface is called:
(a)
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(c) Refraction

(d) Diffraction

9. Acoustic impedance is a material's:

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(a) (Density)/(velocity)

(b) (Density) × (velocity)

(c) Refractive index

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(d) (Density)/(refractive index)

10. When a sound beam is incident on an acoustic interface at some angle other than normal incidence,
which of the following occurs?
(a) Reflection

(b) Refraction

(c) Mode conversion

(d) All of the above

11. The angle formed by an ultrasonic wave as it enters a medium of different velocity than the one from
which it came and a line drawn perpendicular to the interface between the two media is called:
(a) The angle of incidence

(b) The angle of refraction

(c) The angle of diffraction

(d) The angle of reflection

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12. Which of the following frequencies would probably result in the greatest ultrasonic attenuation losses?

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(a) 1 MHz

(b) 2.25 MHz

(c) 10 MHz

(d) 25 MHz

13. Attenuation is made up of:

(a) Diffusion and absorption 35
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(b) Scatter and reflection

(c) Absorption and scatter

(d) Reflection at grain boundaries

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14. The most important factor required for the proper interpretation of ultrasonic test results is:
(a) The ultrasonic signal amplitude

(b) A knowledge of the test specimen material and its construction

(c) A knowledge of the ultrasonic instruments operating characteristics

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(d) The ultrasonic signal location

15. A significant limitation of a lower frequency, single element transducer is:

(a) Scatter of sound beam due to microstructure of test object

(b) Increased grain noise or ‘hash’

(c) Less beam spread

(d) Impaired ability to display discontinuities just below the entry surface
16. Which of the following is the least efficient generator of ultrasonic waves:
(a) Quartz

(b) Lithium sulphate

(c) Lead metaniobate

(d) Barium titanate

17. Which of the following is the least efficient receiver of ultrasonic Energy?

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(a) Quartz

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(b) Lithium sulphate

(c) Lead metaniobate

(d) Barium titanate

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18. The length of the zone adjacent to a transducer in which fluctuations in sound pressure occur is mostly
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(b) The diameter of the transducer

(c) The length of transducer cable

(d) Both (a) and (b)

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19. An advantage of using a transducer with a large beam spread is:
(a) Higher sensitivity to small discontinuities

(b) Less likelihood of spurious echoes

(c) Greater likelihood of spurious echoes

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(d) Greater likelihood of detecting randomly oriented discontinuities

20. Resolution is inversely proportional to:

(a) Wavelength

(b) Crystal thickness

(c) Bandwidth

(d) Mechanical losses