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MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTION

CSWIP 3.1 WELDING INSPECTOR COURSE
MFY – 005
ALL QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED

EXAMINATION TIME : 30 MINUTES

1. A weld is defined as the junction or the edges of members which are to be joined or have
been joined :
a. False
b. True

2. A discontinuity can best describe as :

a. a defect judged to possibly interfere with the fitness for purpose of the weld
b. Any observable disruption in the weld or the parent metal
c. Meaning exactly the same thing as a defect
d. Discontinuous weld

3. If you welding in the H-L045 position, the axis of the joint will be in what position :
a) Flat
b) Horizontal
c) Inclined 45o and fixed
d) Overhead

4. Which of the following can result in a hard and brittle condition resulting from rapid cooling :
a. Excessive spatter
b. Slag inclusion
c. Excessive weld metal
d. Arc strike

5. What term does not apply to a butt weld :

a) throat
b) Toe
c) Leg size
d) Bevel angle

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6. Contaminants that can cause porosity in a weld include :
a. Paint
b. Rust and mill scale
c. Oil and grease
d. All of the above

7. A discontinuity which appears as a void or inclusion of foreign materials in the weld and Heat
affected Zone of the parent metal would be :
a. Lamination
b. Incomplete fusion
c. Misalignment of the plates prior to joining
d. Nicks or gouges from plate preparation

8. If you were welding in the PC position you would be depositing weld from which direction :
a. Vertically
b. Overhead
c. Flat
d. Horizontal

9. Which of the following would be considered the most serious structural discontinuity :
a. Slag inclusion
b. Crack
c. Lack of interun fusion
d. Sharp undercut

10. In manual welding applications, which of the following may cause porosity :
a. Incorrect electrode angle
b. Low current
c. Too high arc length
d. All of the above

11. The effective or Nominal design throat thickness of a complete joint preparation butt weld is :
a. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal less 3 mm
b. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness less 1 mm
c. Equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness
d. Equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness if welded from both sides

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12. When weld metal at the toe of a fillet weld does not fuse completely to the base material the
resulting fault is referred to as :
a. Overlap
b. Concavity
c. Undercut
d. Convexcity

13. Excessively large root face on a weld joint preparations :

a. will result in excessive reinforcement
b. Can prevent penetration to the desired depth
c. Will result in excessive penetration
d. Is the primary cause to lack of fusion

14. Incomplete joint penetration can be defined as :

a. Improper joint preparation
b. Weld metal that does not extend through the full depth of the joint required by the
design
c. Also known as lack of fusion
d. None of the above

15. Which of the following would contribute significantly to lack of fusion :

a. Heavy scale on the welded joint surface
b. Incorrect welding technique
c. Incorrect joint design
d. All of the above

16. If you were welding in PA position you would be depositing weld from which direction :
a. above the joint
b. Vertically
c. Below the joint
d. Horizontally

17. Which of the following is not considered to cause incomplete fusion :

a. using too large an electrode for a narrow vee
b. Using wrong type of electrode
c. Welding current exceeding that specified on a WPS
d. Improper manipulation of the electrode

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18. Dimensional discontinuities become dimensional defects when :
a. their dimensional have found to exceed the set limits of a specification or code
b. there is no different since the terms mean the same
c. specified by the welding inspector
d. specified by the engineer

19. Which term does not apply for fillet weld :

a. Actual throat
b. Toe
c. Included angle
d. Leg length

20. Defective mechanical properties of a weld does not include :

a. inadequate impact strength
b. Excessive distortion
c. Inadequate ductility
d. Excessive hardness

21. The main reasons using the least amount of consumable materials and to keep joint
preparations to minimum is :
a. smaller weld generally look better
b. Improve strength
c. Improve toughness of the weld metal
d. To reduce the cost and with less weld metal there is the possibility of fewer defects

22. For plates of unequal thickness the effective throat thickness is :

a. Equal to the thickness of the thinner plate
b. Equal to the thickness of the thinner plate plus 3 mm
c. Equal to the thickness of the thicker plate
d. Equal to the thickness of the thinner plate

23. The shortest distance measured from the root to the face of a fillet weld excluding weld
reinforcement is referred to as :
a) Included angle
b) Leg size
c) Weld reinforcement
d) Design throat

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24. Select the correct term :
a. Groove joint
b. Butt joint
c. Plug joint
d. fillet joint

25. Which of the following is not related to weld joint preparation or fit up :
a. bevel angle
b. Root face
c. root opening
d. leg size

26. Weld joints designed with J preparations are usually used only on very thick materials. Why?
a. J preparations afford limited access to the root of the joint
b. J preparations are more difficult to fit than other preparations
c. J preparations are expensive because they must usually be machined
d. J preparations require the least amount of the filler metal for a given thickness

27. Failure to deposit weld metal to melt into the previous weld layer is most commonly referred
to as :
a. Internal undercut
b. Incomplete fusion
c. Excessive concavity
d. Lack of penetration

28. Which of the following could contribute to distortion :

a. internal porosity
b. Incorrect weld pass sequence
c. Slag inclusion
d. Inadequate root face

29. If you weld in PE position you would be depositing weld from which direction :
a) above the joint
b) Horizontal
c) vertically
d) below the joint

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30. Cold lapping is the term to indicate :
a. above the joint
b. Horizontal
c. vertically
d. below the joint

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