1. Overlap in welds could be influenced by:
- Welding process
- Welding position
- Poor welding technique
- All the above
2. In MAG/CO2 welding which parameter gives the greatest control of weld appearance during dip transfer or short-circuiting welding?
- Wire stick-out length
- Welder’s convenience
- Wire feed speed
- Inductance
3. In X-ray work the quality of the radiographic image is assessed by the:
- The density of the film
- IQI indicator
- KVA available
- Stand-off distance
4. In Shielded Metal arc welding what parameter is used for control of penetration into the base material?
- Voltage
- Welding speed
- The gravitational pull of the earth
- Current
5. Welds made with damaged electrode coatings in Shielded metal arc welding will lead to:
- Porosity
- Undercut
- Excessive penetration
- Excessive bead height
6. What is the most common cause of failure in root bend tests?
- Improper mandrel setting
- Improper electrode holder
- Lack of fusion and penetration
- Too high a travel speed
7. When steel is heated to above its upper critical temperature, the structure produced is:
- Martensite
- Austenite
- Pearlite
- Ferrite
8. Which of the following can arise from copper inclusions in a mild steel weld?
- Weld metal cracks
- HAZ cracks
- Lack of fusion
- Porosity
9. An electro slag weld requires what heat treatment to improve the grain structure?
- Annealing
- Stress relieving
- Normalizing
- Quench and tempering
10. An austenitic stainless steel may suffer:
- Weld decay
- Sensitization
- Solidification cracking
- All the above
11. Ultrasonics would be preferred over radiography due to:
- Ability to find most defects
- Lower skill requirement
- Ability to detect laminations
- Both a and c
12. Generally the most suitable method of detecting lack of sidewall fusion would be:
- Ultrasonic Test
- MPI
- Radiography
- Penetrant inspection
13. Repair welding is often more difficult than production welding due to:
- The material being ingrained with in-service contaminants
- Restricted access within the repair area
- The possible position of the weld repair
- All the above
14. Flame cut preparations may, during welding, increase the likelihood of:
- Cracking
- Misalignment problems
- Inclusions
- All the above
15. A welding procedure is useful to:
- Give information to the welder
- Give information to the inspector
- Produce sound welds
- All the above
16. From the following electrode coding E50 4 B 160 20 H5, the compulsory part is:
- E50 4 B 160 20 H5
- B 160 20 H5
- E50 4 B
- None of the above
17. During TIG welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel pipe, Argon gas baking is used to:
- Prevent oxidation
- Prevent under bead cracking
- Prevent porosity
- Control the penetration bead shape
18. A welder qualification test is carried out to verify:
- The skill of the welder
- The quality of the materials
- The non-destructive test procedures
- The manufacturing method
19. The unit of Joules would be used to measure:
- Tensile strength
- Impact energy
- Hardness
- Electrical resistance
20. Submerged arc welding is a process that generally gives:
- Slag free welds
- Low penetration
- Low dilution
- High heat input
21. When measuring the welding parameters with the MMA welding (SMAW) process for approval of welding procedure, the Welding inspector should measure the voltage:
- As close to the welding arc as possible
- Anywhere along the welding cable
- Always from the voltmeter on the welding plant
- As near to the welding terminals as possible
22. In arc welding process, which of the following is the correct term used for the amount of weld metal deposited per minute?
- Filling rate
- Deposition rate
- Weld deposition
- All of the above
23. Which electrode is most suitable for welding of low alloy steels with MMA welding process:
- Basic hydrogen controlled electrodes
- Rutile electrodes
- Cellulosic Electrodes
- Iron powder electrodes
24. Initiation of a TIG arc by using a High Frequency (HF) spark may not be allowed for some application because
- It can damage electronic equipment
- It causes tungsten inclusion
- It is an electrical safety hazard
- All of the above
25. Which of the following is likely to give the highest impact strength in ferritic weld metal?
- Basic coated normal metal arc electrodes
- Cellulosic electrodes
- Both A and B
- Neither A nor B
26. Which type of power source characteristics is normally used for manual welding?
- Constant welding
- Flat characteristics
- Constant current
- A motor-generator
27. Which NDT method can be used to detect the surface as well as the sub-surface defects?
- Radiography
- Magnetic particle
- Penetrants
- Ultrasonic flaw detector
28. When hydrogen control is specified for a manual metal arc-welding project the electrode would normally be:
- Cellulosic
- Iron oxide
- Acid
- Basic
29. The steel composition in the structural contract is changed from 0.15% carbon, 0.6% manganese, to 0.2% carbon, 1.2% manganese. Might this influence the incidence of?
- Cracking in the weld area
- Porosity
- Undercut for fillet welds
- All of the above
30. For open site manual metal arc welding the following equipment is available. Which would you choose for safe working?
- Diesel engine driven motor-generator
- Single operator transformer
- Multi operator transformers
- All of the above
Also read: Welding Symbols
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Also read: Welding Defects
Also read: TIG Welding

