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MULTICHOICE PAPER TWO c. Drooping characteristic

d. DC generator
1. BS499 communicates by the use of symbols the type
of joint preparation to be used. Which 7. Which of the following tests would indicate the
of the following symbols indicates the depth of weld toughness of weld metal/parent metal - HAZ?
penetration required on the joint? a. Macro
b. Nick break
a. c. Hardness
d. Charpy vee notch

b. 10 8. Degreasing components is essential for quality

welding but some agents may:
a. Cause corrosion problems
c. 10 b. Give off phosgene gas
c. Leave residues
d. All the above
d.
10 9. Which of the following elements has the greater
effect on the hardenability of a steel plate?
2. Which of the following symbols would indicate that a a. Molybdenum
weld has to be finished on the 'other' side of the b. Chromium
weld? c. Titanium
d. Carbon
a.
10. In MAG/CO2 welding which parameter gives the
greatest control of weld appearance during dip
b. transfer or short-circuiting welding?
a. Wire stick-out length
b. Amperage
c. c. Wire feed speed
d. Inductance

d. 11. In MMA welding, the slags produced can be varied to

suit the welding position. Which type of slag would
be required for welding in the HV position?
3. The use of flux with gas shielded metal arc welding a. Fluid
allows: b. Viscous
a. Sheet metal to be welded c. Semi fluid
b. A stable arc when using high current d. None of the above
densities
c. Aluminium to be welded
d. Less dilution of the weld by the parent metal 12. The weld metal deposit of MMA electrodes achieves
its mechanical strength through:
4. In MMA welding what parameter is used for control a. The core wire
of penetration into the base material? b. The flux coating
a. Voltage c. Iron powders with the flux coating
b. Welding speed d. None of the above
c. Iron powders in the coating
d. Current 13. What constituent is needed in the coating of an
5. In the welding of a butt joint from one side, the electrode to prevent the formation of porosity in the
profile of the root bead is controlled by: welding of a rimming steel?
a. Root face a. Iron powders
b. Bevel angle b. Calcium fluoride
c. Root gap c. Silicon
d. All of the above d. Calcium carbonate

6. What type of power characteristic is required for 14. Welds made with high heat inputs show a reduction
manual welding? in which of the following properties?
a. Constant voltage a. Ductility
b. Flat characteristic b. Toughness
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c. Fatigue strength 23. In a steel that has improved creep properties at
d. Mechanical strength elevated temperatures, which one of the following
elements helps in this improvement?
15. In the welding of austenitic pipe work the bore is a. Tungsten
usually purged with argon to: b. Manganese
a. Prevent formation of porosity in the weld c. Molybdenum
b. Prevent burn-through in the root run d. Carbon
c. Prevent oxidation of the root bead
d. Eliminate the formation of hydrogen 24. Welding a steel plate with a CE of 0.45 would
require preheating to:
16. In X-ray work the quality of the radiographic image a. Prevent the formation of sulphides
is assessed by the: b. Prevent hardening in the HAZ
a. Density of the film c. Prevent the formation of carbides
b. IQI indicator d. To improve mechanical properties in the
c. KVA available weld
d. Stand-off distance
25. Which of the following processes uses the 'key
17. A steel described as QT will have improved tensile holing' system of fusion?
properties because it has: a. Friction welding
a. Had control of chemical composition b. Diffusion bonding
b. Been heat-treated c. Electron beam welding
c. Been quality tested d. Autogenous TIG welding
d. Been vacuum melted
26. In friction welding the metal at the interface is in the:
18. Which one of the following types of steel would give a. Liquid state
rise to the formation of porosity when autogenously b. Solid state
welded with an arc process? c. Plastic state
a. Fully killed steel d. Elastic state
b. Semi killed steel
c. Rimming steel 27. Welding procedures may require welds to be
d. Fine grained steel deposited at a controlled rate of heat input. High heat
inputs would:
19. In submerged arc welding the use of excessively high a. Have poor profile
voltage would result in: b. Have larger grain size
a. Insufficient flux melting c. Have high hardness in the HAZ
b. Excessive flux melting d. Have low elongation properties
c. Slag removal difficulties
d. Spatter 28. In a tensile test a brittle material would be indicated
if the fracture surface:
20. Cellulosic electrodes are often used when welding the a. Shows a reduction in size
root pass of pipes in the field because: b. Is flat and featureless
a. Hydrogen control is needed c. Breaks in the parent material
b. There are iron powders in the electrode d. Breaks at 45 to the load
c. Higher arc voltage can be obtained
d. Shorter arc length can be obtained 29. What destructive test would be required to ascertain
the likelihood of cracking in the heat affected zone of
21. In the welding of austenitic stainless steels, the a weld?
electrode and plate material can be purchased with a. Nick break
low carbon contents. The reason for this is to prevent: b. Side bend test
a. Cracking in the heat affected zone c. Charpy impact test
b. The formation of chromium carbides d. Macro test
c. Cracking in the weld metal
d. Distortion 30. In submerged arc welding excessive arc voltage may
22. Submerged arc fluxes can be supplied in two forms. cause:
These are: a. Excessive penetration
a. Sintered and agitated b. Change in weld metal composition
b. Agitated and fused c. Narrow weld width
c. Sintered and agglomerated d. Excessive bead profile
d. Fused and agglomerated

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