COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Mechanical Engineering Department

Direction: Read each question carefully. Write the letter that correspond the correct answer into provided answer sheet.
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1. Select the false statement in shielded metal arc welding 8. Select the false statement
process a. U groove weld is recommended for thicknesses
a. Basic coated electrodes can give superior more than 40 mm
mechanical properties b. Square groove edge preparation is only suitable
b. The slag detachability is excellent in the case of
for thin sheets
rutile coated electrodes c. Excess root gap may lead to burn through defect
c. Electrodes meant for AC should contain sodium d. Double vee groove weld produces more distortion
salts for better arc stability compared to single vee groove
d. Deep penetration is obtained when using 9. Select the false statement pertaining to ASME code
cellulose coated electrodes
for the qualification of welders.
2. The parameter which has no effect on cold cracking of a a. The test plate must pass the radiographic test for
shielded metal arc weld is qualification of the welder
a. cleanliness of the job surface b. The purpose of the welder qualification test is to
b. baking of the electrode
c. preheating the job ensure that the minimum mechanical property
d. excessive weaving of the electrode requirements of the weldment are met
3. Select the false statement on austenitic stainless steel
c. Whenever there is a deviation in the essential
material
variable, then the welder needs requalification
a. the material retains toughness even at very low
d. The welder who has passed 6G position can carry
temperatures
out welding in all other positions
b. the material gets hardened on rapid cooling
10.Select the false statement on carbon steels
c. the material cannot be tested by magnetic
a. After post weld heat treatment, the ductility of
particle test
the material will increase
d. the material has very high ductility
b. The peak temperature for post weld heat
4. Weld decay during austenitic stainless steel welding treatment of low alloy steel is generally higher
cannot be minimized by than that for carbon steel
a. preheating c. The heating and cooling rates do not influence the
b. using a low carbon variety of the material effectiveness of post weld heat treatment
c. using a material containing niobium or titanium d. The soaking time is given for equalization of
stabilizing elements temperature across the thickness
d. welding using low heat input 11.Select the false statement
5. Schaeffler’s diagram is drawn with the x and y axes being a. the brittle fracture takes some time for
a. chromium equivalent and nickel equivalent propagation
b. chromium and nickel b. creep rupture is usually experienced at high
c. carbon and chromium temperatures
d. carbon and nickel equivalent c. The material operating at high temperature
6. Post weld heat treatment of a carbon steel weldment suffers corrosion and oxidation
will not result in d. Thermal fatigue is not experienced during steady
a. improvement of ductility state operation
b. reduction of hardness 12.Select the false statement on welding procedure
c. minimizing distortion qualification as per ASME
d. reduction of residual stresses a. Any change in welding position calls for
7. The welding heat input during shielded metal arc requalification of the procedure
welding does not depend on b. A change from rutile coated electrode to basic
a. extent of weaving of the electrode coated electrode requires requalification
b. employing a low welding speed c. A change from vee groove to U groove does not
c. employing a low current level require any requalification
d. preheating the job d. A welding procedure for carbon steel cannot be
used for low alloy steel
13.The penetration in work piece during tungsten inert
gas welding does not depend on
a. The polarity of welding
 b. The shielding gas a. The shortening of stud length during capacitor
c. The welding speed discharge type stud weld is minimum
d. The arc starting technique b. The duty cycle for stud welding machines should
14.Select the false statement on pulsed tungsten inert be 100%
gas welding c. Flux is used during arc stud welding of carbon
a. The heat build up in the job is minimized by steel to stabilize the arc and to remove oxides
pulsing d. During arc stud welding of aluminium, DC reverse
b. The background current maintains the arc polarity is employed
c. The overall heat input is higher for the same 21.The arc stability in the case of AC welding using
penetration levels shielded metal arc welding process is achieved by
d. The process can be used for joining thin to thick a. Addition of low ionization potential chemicals to
sections easily the flux coating
15.Select the false statement on the shielding gases for b. Addition of metals having low melting point to the
tungsten inert gas welding flux coating
a. Argon is heavier than air and provides better arc c. Use of high frequency high voltage system
shielding d. Use of square wave AC power source
b. The minimum purity level required for argon is 22.Superior mechanical properties can be obtained in
99.95% shielded metal arc welding by the use of
c. Higher flow rate is required for helium compared a. Cellulose coated electrode
to argon as it is a lighter gas b. Rutile coated electrode
d. Helium arc is not as hot as argon arc c. Basic coated electrode
16.Select the false statement on tungsten inert gas d. None of the above
welding 23.In the AWS classification of shielded metal arc
a. The arc starting is by the use of a high frequency welding process as E7018, the number “70” refers to
start a. Impact energy of 70J at room temperature
b. The arc stability is better in the case of AC b. Tensile strength of deposited weld metal of 70000
compared to DC psi
c. For square wave AC, there is no need for high c. The welding current should not exceed 70 A
frequency unit for reignition of the arc d. The electrode has to be baked at 70°C before use
d. During sinusoidal wave AC welding, the arc gets 24.Baking of the basic coated electrode in shielded metal
extinguished when the current becomes zero arc welding is carried out because
17.Select the false statement on tungsten inert gas a. The moisture in the electrode coating can be
welding driven out
a. Thoriated tungsten electrode is suitable for both b. The arc stability will be good after baking
DC and AC c. The penetration will increase
b. For better arc stability during DC welding, grinding d. The weld heat input can be minimized
of the electrode is done to a tapered end 25.A violent arc which produces deep penetration in the
c. The current carrying capacity of a tungsten base metal is achieved in the case of
electrode is significantly less for DC ep polarity a. Cellulose coated electrode
than b. Rutile coated electrode
DC en polarity c. Basic coated electrode
d. Tungsten has a melting point close to 3400°C d. Electrode with iron powder addition in the coating
18.Select the false statement on tungsten inert gas welding 26.In the welding of a pipe in 5G position
a. A higher flow rate of the shielding gas than a. The pipe axis is horizontal and pipe is rotated
optimum value, results in porosity during welding
b. Lack of fusion defect is encountered during b. The pipe axis is vertical and pipe is rotated during
welding of aluminium with DC ep polarity welding
c. There is no chance for slag inclusion in TIG c. The pipe axis is horizontal and welding is done
welding around the circumference
d. A higher current during root pass welding may d. The pipe axis is vertical and welding is done
lead to burn through defect around the circumference
19.The quality of an arc stud weld during welding of a 27.When the plates to be welded lie in parallel planes
carbon steel material is not dependent on
and one plate is made to overlap on the other plate,
a. Job cleanliness
b. Welding polarity the joint is referred to as
c. The flow rate of the shielding gas a. Corner joint
d. Welding time b. Butt joint
20.Select the false statement c. Tee joint
d. Lap joint
28.The volume of weld metal required for double vee d. The restraint level during welding should be
groove weld is reduced
a. Same as that in the case of single vee groove weld 36.The problem of weld decay during austenitic stainless
b. Dependent on the plate thickness steel welding refers to
c. Higher than that in the case of single vee groove a. Cracking of the weld metal after welding
weld b. Formation of chromium carbide
d. Lower than that in the case of single vee groove c. High level of residual stress in the weld metal
weld d. Lack of penetration in the base metal
29.Apart from hydrogen content of weld metal, the 37.The creep rupture strength of a material depends on
factors responsible for cold cracking are a. Temperature and the total operating hours
a. Weld metal surface finish and bead width b. Temperature and the thickness
b. Weld metal hardness and joint restraint levels c. Rate of heating and cooling
c. Weld metal penetration in the base metal d. Total operating hours alone
d. Root gap and root face in the weld joint 38.The brittle fracture of carbon steel is caused by the
30.Hot cracking of the weld metal is due to action of
a. Improper preheating a. Very high operating temperatures and operating
b. Welding in vertical position time
c. Low melting impurities in the weld metal b. Very low operating temperature, stress raisers
d. Welding using rutile coated electrode and shock loading
31.When very high current level is employed during the c. Presence of corrosive media in contact with the
root pass welding of a plate, the defect which is material
expected to occur is d. Static loading close to ultimate tensile strength of
a. burn through the material
b. lack of penetration 39.In a pipe containing a longitudinal weld and
c. cracking circumferential weld,
d. undercut a. Circumferential weld experiences higher stress
32.Heat affected zone in the case of welding refers to than longitudinal welds
a. The region close to the weld where the b. Both longitudinal and circumferential welds carry
temperature exceeds the transformation equal stress
temperature c. Longitudinal weld experiences higher stress than
b. The region close to the weld where preheating is circumferential weld
done d. The stress experienced by the welds cannot be
c. The region where the weld metal has excess predicted
penetration 40.The effectiveness of post weld heat treatment of a
d. The region covered by the weaving of the weldment is decided by
electrode a. weld heat input
33.After post weld heat treatment of shielded metal arc b. joint restraint level
welded component, c. baking of the electrode
a. Both hardness of the weld metal and ductility d. none of the above
increase 41.Soaking time is given during post weld heat treatment
b. Both hardness and ductility of the weld metal for
decrease a. diffusion of hydrogen from the material
c. Hardness of the weld metal increases while the b. removal of weld defects
ductility decreases c. equalization of temperature across the thickness
d. Hardness of the weld metal decreases while the d. none of the above
ductility increases 42.As per ASME, a welder who is qualified in 5G position
34.When austenitic stainless steel weld is cooled rapidly of a pipe cannot carry out plate welding in
a. The metallurgical phase changes to hard a. 1G position
martensitic structure b. 2G position
b. There is a risk of hydrogen cracking c. 3G position
c. The ductility of the material decreases d. 4G position
d. None of the above 43.For qualifying the welding procedure, the tests to be
35.To avoid hot cracking during the welding of austenitic conducted as per ASME code are
stainless steel, a. tensile and hardness test
a. The impurities like Sulphur should be controlled b. tensile and impact test
b. The heat input must be minimized c. tensile test alone
c. The amount of delta ferrite in the weld must be d. tensile and bend test
between 3 to 8% 44.For qualifying the welder as per ASME, the tests to be
performed are
 a. tensile test 51.The cleaning of aluminium oxide during tungsten
b. impact test inert gas welding is
c. radiographic test a. better with DC reverse polarity as the job surface
d. liquid penetrant test is bombarded by ions
45.The main problem during DC reverse polarity welding b. better with DC straight polarity as the job surface
using tungsten inert gas welding is is bombarded by electrons
a. Overheating of the electrode c. better with DC straight polarity as the job surface
b. Insufficient arc cleaning action is bombarded by ions
c. Arc instability d. better with DC reverse polarity as the job surface
d. Higher requirement for shielding gas is bombarded by electrons
46.When a constant current characteristic power source 52.The reignition in the case of sinusoidal wave AC
is used welding during tungsten inert gas welding is achieved
a. the current change is more even for a small by
variation in arc voltage a. the use of a high voltage high frequency power
b. the current does not change for any variation b. the use of a material with low ionization potential
in arc voltage as a filler metal
c. the use of a power source with constant voltage
c. the current change is less for a large variation
characteristics
in arc voltage
d. the use of a flux on the job surface
d. the current change is equal to the change in 53.When the tungsten electrode in tungsten inert gas
arc voltage welding accidentally touches the job surface during
47.When helium is used as a shielding gas in place of welding, the typical problem which can be expected is
argon during tungsten inert gas welding, then a. burn though problem as high current is drawn
a. the arc temperatures are equal for helium and during short circuiting
argon gases b. porosity as the gas flow is disturbed during the
b. the arc temperature does not depend on the type accidental touching
of shielding gas c. cracking as tungsten combines with iron and
c. the arc temperatures are lower with helium than forms a low melting point compound
with argon d. tungsten inclusion as the electrode tip may break
and get embedded in the weld metal
d. the arc temperatures are higher with helium than
54.For welding of a pipe, the tungsten inert gas welding
with argon
is most suitable for
48.The flow rate of shielding gas during tungsten inert a. filler passes in the groove
gas welding is b. cover passes near the surface
a. more for helium than argon since helium is a c. root pass welding
heavy gas compared to argon d. tack welding for good fit up
b. less for helium than argon since helium is a very 55.The weld bead width in the case of tungsten inert gas
light gas compared to argon welding is decided by the
c. less for helium than argon since helium is a heavy a. welding current
gas compared to argon b. electrode polarity
d. more for helium than argon since helium is a very c. shielding gas
light gas compared to argon d. welding voltage
49.The electrode which is used during tungsten inert gas 56.The main advantage in using thoriated tungsten
welding is electrode for tungsten inert gas welding process is
a. thoriated tungsten electrode is used for DC and a. thorium helps in overhead position welding
pure tungsten is used for AC b. thorium improves the emission of electrons when
b. thoriated tungsten electrode is used for DC and heated thus ensuring stable arc
zirconated electrode is used for AC c. thorium prevents tungsten inclusion defect during
c. Pure tungsten is used for DC and thoriated welding
tungsten electrode is used for AC d. thorium minimizes the shielding gas consumption
d. Pure tungsten electrode is used for DC and 57.The purpose of adding a ferrule in arc stud welding
zirconated electrode is used for AC process is
50.The arc stability during AC welding of tungsten inert a. to restrict the entry of atmospheric gases and to
gas welding is shape the weld
a. worse with square wave AC than with sinusoidal b. to help the welder to locate the stud accurately
wave AC current c. to remove surface contaminants
b. same with both square wave AC and sinusoidal d. to stabilize the arc
wave AC 58.Ferrules are not used for capacitor discharge stud
c. better with square wave AC than sinusoidal wave welding process since
AC current a. the protection for the weld is given by inert gases
d. Arc stability is not an issue with AC current
 b. the protection is not required due to short
welding time
c. the protection for the weld is by a local vacuum 64.When the duty cycle of a shielded metal arc welding
d. the protection for the weld is by a flux power source is mentioned as 60%, it means
59.The shortening of the stud length after stud welding a. The power source can be operated for 60% time
is and the balance time must be for cooling the
a. less in the case of arc stud welding compared to power source
capacitor discharge stud welding b. The power source will be used with alternating
b. equal in the case of arc stud welding and current with 60 Hz frequency
capacitor discharge stud welding c. The power source can deliver only 60% of the
rated current
c. more in the case of arc stud welding compared to
d. The power source can be can be used by 60% of
capacitor discharge stud welding
the welders
d. none of the above 65.The skill level required for a welder is the lowest in
60.During arc stud welding, when the plate thickness is a. Flat position
less, then b. Horizontal position
a. the welding quality is good c. Vertical position
b. there are chances of melt through and plate d. Overhead position
distortion 66.A shielded metal arc weld has many gas pockets which
c. the protection from atmospheric gases will not be are revealed as circles in the radiograph. This defect is
effective called
d. the total welding time is higher a. Slag inclusion
61.The main purpose of flux coating on shielded metal b. Undercut
arc welding electrode is c. Porosity
a. To prevent rusting of the electrode during storage d. Lack of fusion
b. To enable smooth transfer of electric current from 67.The main disadvantage of shielded metal arc welding
the power source is
c. To provide gas shielding and slag shielding to the a. The welding can be carried out only in flat
weld metal position
b. Welding defect like slag and porosity cannot be
d. To help the welder to locate the weld bead
totally avoided
62. In the case of shielded metal arc welding, the term
c. The cost of welding is very high
“electrode feed” refers to d. The welding is not continuous and is intermittent
a. The weaving of the electrode across the line of 68.When carbon steel is heated to a temperature above
welding the transformation temperature and is cooled rapidly
b. The extent of penetration in the base metal then the metallurgical phase is expected to be
c. The speed of movement of the arc along the line a. ferrite
of welding b. pearlite
d. The movement of the electrode to maintain the c. austenite
arc gap during welding d. martensite
63.Constant current characteristic power source is used 69.Cold cracking of a carbon steel weld is mainly due to
for shielded metal arc welding because a. oxygen which results in formation of oxides
a. Arc initiation is very smooth b. hydrogen which dissolves in the liquid weld metal
c. carbon which produces carbon dioxide
b. The penetration remains steady even for large
d. argon which is inert
changes in the arc length
70.The purpose of preheating the job before welding is
c. Welding can be done in all positions a. to increase the extent of penetration
d. There will no risk of cracking b. to minimize the porosity problem
c. to reduce the rate of cooling of the weld metal
d. to increase the metal deposition rate

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

Engr. J. D. Campita Engr. J.E. Tan Engr. Renato R. Maaliw III

Instructor
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