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QUESTIONS RELATED TO SEC.VIII DIV.1

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Q.1 RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS ARE GIVEN IN:
A) SECTION V (B) SECTION VIII DIV.1
C) SECTION VIIIDIV.2 D) B & C BOTH
[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------------------Q.2 MATERIALS FOR SKIRTS NEED NOT CONFIRM TO THE SPEC. OF THE
MATERIAL TO WHICH THEY ARE ATTACHED OR TO A SPEC. PERMITTED IN
SEC.II.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------------------Q.3 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM INSIDE
DIAMETERS AT ANY CROSS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED _______ OF
THE NOMINAL DIAMETER AT THE CROSS SECTION UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
A) 0.5% B) 1% C) 1.5% D) 2%
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------Q.4 WHAT IS THE PERMISSIBLE DEVIATION FOR INNER SURFACE OF AN
ELLIPSOIDAL HEAD? (OVER CROWNING AND UNDER CROWNING)
[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------------------Q.5A) WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE OUT OF ROUNDNESS OF A
CYLINDRICAL SHELL OF `H' I/D AT THE MANWAYOPENING OF `H' I/D? ---------------B) UPTO WHAT DISTANCE FROM THE CENTRE LINE OF MANWAY
SHALL HAVE THE ABOVE PERMISSIBLE OUT OF ROUNDNESS? ---------------------[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------------Q.6 CONCURRENCE OF THE INSPECTOR (AI) PRIOR TO ANY REPAIRS IS
REQUIRED:

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Q. MATERIALS USED FORNON-PRESSURE PARTS OF PRESSURE VESSELS
ARE NECESSARILY TO BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE RELEVANT MILL TEST
A) TRUE B) FALSE
Q.8 PARTIALLY IDENTIFIED MATERIAL FOR VESSEL FABRICATION SHALL
BE RECERTIFIED BY THE VESSEL OR PART MANUFACTURER AFTER
NECESSARY TESTING.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------------Q.9 "RT2" MARKINGON A COMPLETED VESSEL MEANS ALL LONG SEAMS
WITH FULL RADIOGRAPHY EXAMINATION AND CIRCULAR SEAMS
(CATEGORY B TYPE JOINTS) WITH A PARTIAL RADIOGRAPHY
EXAMINATION.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------------Q.10 IMPACT TESTING IS REQUIRED FOR A 1" THICK SA516 NORMALISED
PLATE WHICH IS TO BE USED IN A VESSEL WHERE MINIMUM DESIGN
METAL TEMPERATURE IS -20F.
A) TRUE

B) FALSE

[CLAUSE NO.]--------------------------------Q.11 WHAT IS THE HYDROSTATIC TEST PRESSURE AT WHICH A VESSEL

DESIGNED FOR INTERNAL PRESSURE IS TO BE TESTED DURING A
HYDRO TEST?
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------------Q.12 WHAT IS THE PNEUMATIC TEST PRESSURE AT WHICH A VESSEL
DESIGNED FOR INTERNAL PRESSURE IS TO BETESTED DURING AN
AIR TEST?
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------------------Q.13 A GAUGE OF 0-400 KG/SQ.CM RANGE CAN BE USED TO MEASURE A
MAXIMUM OF 300 KG/SQ.CM TEST PRESSURE.
A) TRUE (B FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------Q.14 WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RANGE OF PRESSURE GAUGE
GRADUATION PERMISSIBLE FOR MEASURING A MAXIMUM TEST
PRESSURE OF `P', KG/SQ.CM?
Q.15 GAUGES SHALL BE RECALIBRATED AFTER:
A )2 MONTHS B) 4 MONTHS

C) 6 MONTHS D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q. 16 MARKING PHT ON A COMPLETED VESSEL INDICATES THAT:
A) THE WHOLE VESSEL HAS BEEN POSTWELD HEAT TREATED.
B) ONLY AT OF THE VESSELHAS BEEN POST WELD HEAT
TREATED.
C) PARTS OF VESSEL ARE SUITABLE FOR HIGH PRESSURE AND
TEMPERATURE CONDITION.
D) PARTS OF VESSEL ARE SUITABLE FOR HIGH `PRESSURE, HEAT
AND TEMPERATURE CONDITION'.
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.17 WELDED JOINT CATEGORY (A,B,C,D) DEFINES THE LOCATION AND
NOT TYPE OF A JOINT.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.18 A CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELDED JOINT BETWEEN A HEMISPHERICAL D'END
AND THE ADJOINING SHELL IN A VESSEL IS:
A) CATEGORY A TYPE JOINTB) CATEGORY B TYPE JOINT
C) CATEGORY C TYPE JOINTD) CATEGORY D TYPE JOINT
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------Q.19 A BUTT JOINT BETWEEN A WNRF FLANGE WITH THE NOZZLE PIPE IS A
CATEGORY C TYPE JOINT.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------Q.20 A TAPERED TRANSITION IS ESSENTIALLY TO BE PRODUCED BETWEEN
ADJACENT SURFACES OF ABUTTING SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT
THICKNESS IS:
A) MORETHAN 1/8TH OF THE THINNER SECTIONSOR
1/8" WHICHEVER IS LESS.
B) MORETHAN 1/4TH OF THE THINNER SECTIONSOR
1/8" WHICHEVER IS LESS.
C) MORETHAN 1/16TH OF THE THINNER SECTIONSOR
1/16" WHICHEVER IS LESS.
D) MORETHAN 3/4TH OF THE THINNER SECTIONSOR
1/16" WHICHEVER IS LESS.

[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------------------Q.21 THE LENGTH OF TAPER MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS QUESTION SHALL
NOT BE:
A) LESSTHAN 2 TIMES THE OFFSET BETWEEN THE ADJACENT
SURFACES OF ABUTTING SECTIONS.
B) LESSTHAN 3 TIMES THE OFFSET BETWEEN THE ADJACENT
SURFACES OF ABUTTING SECTIONS.
C) LESSTHAN 4 TIMES THE OFFSET BETWEEN THE ADJACENT
SURFACES OF ABUTTING SECTIONS.
D) LESSTHAN 6 TIMES THE OFFSET BETWEEN THE ADJACENT
SURFACES OF ABUTTING SECTIONS.
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------Q.22 WELDED INTERSECTION (CROSS WELD JOINTS) OF TWO SHELL COURSES
SHALL BE NECESSARILY STAGGERED OR SEPERATED BY ATLEAST 5
TIMES THE THICKNESS OF THE THICKER SECTION IF NO RADIOGRAPHY
IS REQUIREDFOR THE WELD.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------------Q.23-CATEGORIES B AND C BUTT WELDS IN NOZZLESAND COMMUNICATING
CHAMBERS THAT NEITHER EXCEED NPS10 NOR 1 1/8 INCH WALL THICKNESS
DO NOT REQUIRE RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION.
A) TRUE B)- FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.24 CUT OUTS CAN BE MADE IN, PARTIALLY IN OR VERY NEAR TO WELD
JOINTS IF THE WELD JOINT IS RADIOGRAPHED AND CLEARED.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.25 WHAT ISTHEMINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIRED TO BE KEPT BETWEEN
THE EDGE OF OPENINGS AND THE EDGE OF A CATEGORY A ,B OR C WELD ON
A 1" THICK SHELL?
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------Q.26 PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE
WELDING OPERATORS USED IN AUTOMATIC WELDING OF NON-PRESSUREBEARING ATTACHMENTS, WHICH HAVE ESSENTIALLY NO LOAD-CARRYING
FUNCTION (SUCH AS EXTENDED HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES,
INSULATION SUPPORT PINS, ETC.), TO PRESSUREPARTS.
A) TRUE B) FALSE

[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.27 IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT NO WELDING OF ANY KIND BE DONE WHEN
THE TEMPERATURE OF ENVIRONMENT IS LOWER THAN 0 F.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------------Q.28 FOR _ALL _MATERIALS _EITHER SIDE OF THE WELD JOINT IS TO BE
CLEANED _TO REMOVEALL SCALE, RUST, GREESE OR OIL PRIOR TO START
OF WELDING.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.29 WHAT IS THE UPPER TOLERANCE FOR AN OFFSET OF A CATEGORY A
ON A SHELL OF 1" THICKNESS?
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------Q.30 THE REDUCTION IN THICKNESS ADJACENT TO A FINISHED
LONGITUDINAL OR CIRCUMFERENTIAL JOINT SHALLBE LIMITED TO :
A) 1/16" OR 5% OF THE NOMINAL THICKNESS OF ADJOINING
SURFACE.
B) 1/32" OR 10% OF THE NOMINAL THICKNESS OF ADJOINING
SURFACE.
C) 1/32" OR 5% OF THE NOMINAL THICKNESS OF ADJOINING
SURFACE.
D) 1/16" OR 10% OF THE NOMINAL THICKNESS OF ADJOINING
SURFACE.
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.31 FOR A CIRCUMFERENTIAL JOINT THE THICKNESS OF THE WELD
REINFORCEMENT ON EACH FACE FOR 1" MATERIAL NOMINAL
THICKNESS SHALL NOT EXCEED:
A) 3/32" B) 1/8"' C) 3//16" D)' 1/4"
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------Q.32 EACH WELDER SHALL STAMP HIS IDENTIFICATION NUMBERADJACENT
TO AND AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORETHAN
A) 1 FOOT ALONG THE WELDS WHICH HE MAKES.
B) 2 FEET ALONG THE WELDS WHICH HE MAKES.
C) 3 FEET ALONG THE WELDS WHICH HE MAKES.
D) ATLEAST ONESTAMP/JOINT.

[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------Q.33 ALL WELDMETAL BUILD UP ON BASE MATERIAL MUST BE EXAMINED
OVER THE FULL SURFACE OF THEDEPOSIT BY EITHER MPT OR DP TEST.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------Q.34 ALL WELDED JOINT TO BE RADIOGRAPHED AS PER SEC. VIII DIV.1
SHALL BEEXAMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:
A) ARTICLE 1 SECTION V B)ARTICLE 2 SECTION V
C) SEC. VIII DIV.2 D)SECTION IX
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.35 A 7MM LONG ELONGATED INDICATION, IN A RADIOGRAPH OF A WELD
BETWEEN TWO 1" _THICK PLATES IS ________________ AS PER
SECTION VIII DIV.1
A)ACCEPTABLE B)NOT ACCEPTABLE.
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------------Q.36 ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR ROUNDED INDICATION IN RADIOGRAPHS
IS GIVEN IN :
A) APPENDIX 2 OF SEC. VIII DIV. 1.
B) APPENDIX 3 OF SEC. VIII DIV. 1.
C) APPENDIX 4 OF SEC. VIII DIV. 1.
D) APPENDIX 5 OF SEC. VIII DIV. 1.
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------------Q.37 ROUNDED INDICATIONS ARE NOT A FACTOR INTHE ACCEPTABILITY
OF WELDS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FULLY RADIOGRAPHED AS PER
SEC.VIII DIV.1.
A) TRUE B) FALSE [CLAUSE NO. ] -------------------Q.38 IN SPOT RADIOGRAPHY, IF A SPOT FAILS IN RT THEN:
1. ONE MORE SPOTISTO BE RADIOGRAPHICALLY TESTED.
2. TWO MORE SPOTS ARE TO BE RADIOGRAPHICALLY TESTED.
3. THREE MORE SPOTS ARE TO BE RADIOGRAPHICALLY TESTED.

4. FOUR MORE SPOTS ARE TO BE RADIOGRAPHICALLY TESTED.

[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.39 THE HEATING BAND WIDTH IN LOCAL STRESS RELIEVING (L.S.R.) OF
A CIRCUMFERENTIAL JOINT SHALL BE MORE THAN _____ X THICKNESS
OF THESHELL ON EITHER SIDEOF THE WELD EDGES.
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D)5
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------Q.40 NDT REQUIREMENTSOF WELD JOINTS ON VESSELS SUBJECTED TO AIR
TEST INSTEAD OF HYDROTEST ARE:
1. PT CHECK ON ALL WELDS AROUND OPENINGS, ALL ATTACHMENT
WELDS, INCLUDING WELDS ATTACHING NON-PRESSURE PARTS _TO
PRESSURE PARTS, HAVING ATHROAT THICKNESS GREATER THAN
1/4".
2. RT OF ALL CATEGORY A,B,C,D BUTT JOINTS.
3. RT OF CATEGORY A AND B JOINTS.
4. RT/UT OF CATEGORY A AND B JOINTS.
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------------------

Q.41 REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO CLASSES OF MATERIALS FOR PRESSURE

VESSELS AREGIVEN IN:
1. SECTION VIII DIV. 1 SUB SECTION A
2. SECTION VIII DIV. 1 SUB SECTION B
3. SECTION VIII DIV. 1 SUB SECTION C
4. SECTION III.
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------Q.42 REQUIREMENTSFOR PRESSURE VESSELS CONSTRUCTED OF CARBON AND
LOW ALLOY STEELS ARE GIVEN IN:
A) PART UNF OF SUB SECTION C, SECTION VIII DIV.1
B) PART UCS OF SUB SECTION C, SECTION VIII DIV.1
C) PART UCI OF SUB SECTION C, SECTION VIII DIV.1

D) PART UCL OF SUB SECTION C, SECTION VIII DIV.1

[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.43 CARBON OR LOW ALLOY STEEL HAVING A CARBON CONTENT OF
MORETHAN___________ BY HEAT ANALYSIS SHALL NOT BE USED IN
WELDED CONSTRUCTION.
A) 0.25% B) 0.30% C) 0.35% D)0.40%
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------Q.44 WHEN PRESSURE PARTSOF TWO DIFFERENT P-NUMBER GROUPS ARE
JOINED BY WELDING, THE PWHT SHALL BE FOR THE MATERIAL REQUIRING
THE HIGHER POSTWELD TEMPERATURE.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.45 WHEN NON-PRESSURE PARTS ARE WELDED TO PRESSURE PARTS, THE
POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE OF THE NON-PRESSURE PART
SHALL CONTROL PWHT.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.46 THE TEMPERATURE OF PWHT FURNACE SHALL NOT EXCEED _____ AT
THE TIME THE VESSEL OR PART IS PLACED IN IT.
A) 500F (260C) B) 600F (315C)
C) 700F (371C) D) 800F (426C)
[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------Q.47 DURING PWHT OF CARBON STEEL VESSEL, ABOVE 800XF, THE RATE OF
HEATING SHALL NOT BE MORETHAN _______ DIVIDED BY THE
MAXIMUM METAL THICKNESS OF THE SHELL IN INCHES, BUT IN NO
CASE MORETHAN 400F/HR.
A) 700F/HR. B) 200F/HR.
C) 300F/HR. D) 400F/HR.
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------------Q.48 DURING THE HEATING PERIOD OF PWHT, THERE SHALL NOT BE A
GREATER VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE THROUGH OUT THE PORTION OF
THE C.S. VESSEL BEING HEATED THAN ________F WITHIN ANY
_____FT INTERVAL OF LENGTH.
A) 100, 10

B) 250, 10

C) 250, 15 D) 100, 15
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------------Q.49 DURING THE HOLDING PERIOD OF PWHT, THERE SHALLNOT BE A
GREATER DIFFERENCE THAN _________ BETWEEN THE HIGHEST AND
LOWEST TEMPERATURE THROUGH OUT THE PORTION OF THE VESSEL
BEING HEATED.
A) 200F (112C) B) 82F (45C)
C) 100F (55C) D) 150F (83C)
[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------Q.50 DURING HEATING AND HOLDING ERIODS OF PWHT, EXCESSIVE
OXIDATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE VESSEL AND DIRECT
IMPINGEMENT OF THE FLAME ON THE VESSEL SHALL NOT BE
OBJECTIONABLE.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.51 ABOVE 800XF, COOLING DURING PWHT SHALL BE DONE IN A CLOSED
FURNACE OR COOLING CHAMBER AT A RATE NOT GREATER THAN 500XF/HR.
DIVIDED BY THE MAXIMUM METAL THICKNESS OF THE SHELL OR HEAD PLATE
IN INCHES, BUT IN NO CASE MORETHAAN 500XF/HR.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------------

Q.52 FROM 800XF THE VESSEL MAY BE COOLED IN STILL AIR DURING PWHT
OF A CARBON STEEL VESSEL.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]------------------------Q.53 THE TOTAL REPAIR DEPTH SHALL NOT EXCEED_______ FOR P.NO.
1 GROUP NOS. 1,2 AND 3MATERIALS.THE TOTAL DEPTH OF A
WELD _REPAIR SHALL BE TAKEN ASTHESUM OF THE DEPTHS FOR
REPAIRS MADE FROM BOTH SIDES OF A WELD AT A GIVEN LOCATION.
A) 1" B) 1 1/2" C) 2" D) 2 1/2"
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------Q.54 THE TOTAL REPAIR DEPTH SHALL NOT EXCEED _______ FOR P.NO.3
GROUP NOS. 1,2 AND 3 MATERIALS.
A) 3/4" B) 1/2" C) 5/8" D) 1"

[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------Q.55 DURING REPAIR OF A WELD, AFTER REMOVAL OF THE DEFECT, THE
GROOVE SHALL BE EXAMINED, USING
A) RT B) UT C) MT D) MT OR PT
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------------Q.56 ABOVE ________ NOMINAL THICKNESS, THE BUTT WELDED JOINTS
BETWEEN P.NO. 1 GROUP 1,2,3 MATERIALS SHALL BE FULLY
RADIOGRAPHED.
A) 1/2" B) 3/4" C)1" D) 1 1/4"
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------Q.57 FOR P.NO. 3 GROUP 1,2,3 BUTT WELDED JOINTS ABOVE _______
NOMINALTHICKNESS SHALL BE FULLY RADIOGRAPHED.
A) 1/2" B) 3/4" C)1" D) 1 1/4"
[CLAUSE NO. ]---------------------Q.58 FOR WELDED CONSTRUCTION THE WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION
SHALL INCLUDE IMPACT TESTS OF WELDS AND HA2 WHEN THE BASE
MATERIAL IS REQUIRED TO BE IMPACT TESTED BY THE RULES OF
SEC.VIII DIV.1.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-----------------------Q.59 CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL PLATES SHALL NOT BE FORMED COLD
BY BLOWS.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.60 CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL PLATES MAY BE FORMED BY BLOWS AT
A FORGING TEMPERATURE PROVIDED THE BLOWS DO NOT
OBJECTIONABLY DEFORM THE PLATE ANDIT IS SUBSEQUENTLY POST
WELD HEAT TREATED.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]-------------------------Q.61 PWHT IS MANDATORY FOR P.NO. 1 GR.NOS. 1,2,3 MATERIALS GROOVE
WELDS OF NOT OVER 1/2" IN SIZE AND FILLET WELDS HAVING A
THROAT THICKNESS OF1/2" OR LESS USED FOR ATTACHING NONPRESSURE PARTS TO PRESSURE PARTS AND WHERE PREHEAT TO A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 200XF IS APPLIED WHEN THE THICKNESS OF THE PRESSURE PART
EXCEEDS 1 T31/4"

A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.62 PWHT IS MANDATORY FOR P.NO. 3 GR.NO. 3 MATERIAL IN ALL
THICKNESS.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]--------------------Q.63 PLEASE SPECIFY THE MINIMUM HOLDING TIME FOR THE PWHT OF
FOLLOWING AS PER ALTERNATIVE POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
A)MATERIAL P3.
B) THICKNESS - 3".
C) SOAKING TEMPERATURE - 1000F (538C).
A) 5 HRS. B)4 HRS. C)3 HRS. D) 4 1/2 HRS.
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.64 THE IMPACT TEST AS PERUG84 SHALL BE MADE WHILE QUALIFYING
THE FOLLOWING WELDING PROCEDURE.
MATERIAL P1 TO P8,1" THICKNESS
PROCESS SMAW

CONUMABLE E309
PWHT - YES AT600XC FOR 1 HR., OPERATING TEMP.- RT
A) TRUE B) FALSE
[CLAUSE NO. ]----------------------Q.65 THE SPOT RADIOGRAPHS AS PER RT2 OF UG16 IS TO BE
INTERPRETED AS PER UW 52.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
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