GNIOT-132

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MCQ SET-A
UNIT 3
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Q1: The thickness of the cathode space region in the arc structure is

a) 10-8 mm
b) 10-18 mm
c) 10-15 mm
d) 10-12 mm

Q2 Preheating is essential in welding for

a)High speed Steel
b) Stainless steel
c)Cast iron
d) German Silver

Q3 The heat generated (H) in resistance welding is expressed by

a. I2Rt
b. IR2t
c. IRt2
d. 2IRT

Q4 Distortion in welding occurs due to

a)Use of excessive current
b)Improper clamping methods
c)Use of wrong electrode
d)Oxidation of weld pool

Q 5 Which of the following effect distortion

a) Amount of restraint
b) Welding procedure
c) Parent metal properties
d) All of the above
Q 6 Heat affected zone in the ease of welding refers to
a)the reason close to the weld where the temperature exceeds the transformation temperature
b)the reason close to the weld where preheating is done
c)the reason where the weld metal has excess penetration
d)the reason covered by the weaving of the electrode

Q 7 The residual stresses in the middle of the weldment after welding is completed is expected to
be
a)Tensile with the magnitude as high as the yield strength of the material
b)Compressive with a magnitude as high as the yield strength of the material
c)Negligible
d)Either tensile or compression with low magnitude

Q 8 What causes distortion

a)Heating
b)Cooling
c)Uneven expansion and contraction
d)Poor quality materials

Q9 what type of distortion is shown in the figure below

a)Angular distortion
b)Longitudinal distortion
c)Longitudinal shrinkage
d)Buckling distortion

Q10 what does HAZ stands for

a)Helium aerated zone
b)Heated area zone
c)Heat affected zone
d)Heat allowed zone

Q 11 Within the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) in a fusion welding process, the work material
undergoes
a. micro structural changes but does not melt
b. neither melting nor micro structural changes
c. both melting and micro structural changes after solidification
d. melting and retains the original micro structure after solidification

Q 12 Consider the following statement

The size of the HAZ will increase with
a)Increased starting temperature
b)Increased welding speed
c)Increased thermal conductivity of the base metal
d)Increase in base metal thickness

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 3
Q 13 The magnitude of residual stress in welding depends upon
1. Metal melted / deposited
2. Design of weldment
3. Support and clamping of components
4. Welding process used
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a.) 1, 2 & 4
b.) 1, 2 & 3
c.) 1, 3
d.) 2, 3

14. Above formula is useful for finding

a. Peak temperature
b. Solidification rate
c. Width of HAZ
d. Cooling rates

15 Fusion zone consists of mixture of

a)Filler metal and base metal
b)Filler metal only
c)Base metal only
d)None of the above

Q 16 the maximum heat in resistance welding is at the

a)Tip of the negative electrode
b)Top surface of the plate at the time of electric contact with the electrode
c)Tip of the positive electrode
d)Interface between the two plates being joined

Q17 Post weld heat treatment of a Pressure vessel in metal for

a)Removal of oxides from the interface of the weldment
b)Correction of distortion in the component
c)Removal of of defects in the weldment
d)The improvement in the ductility and reduction of hardness of the weldment

Q 18 Which of the following option has highest value of thermal conductivity?

a. Brass
b. Steel
c. Copper
d. None of these

Q19 When welds have a depth to width ration of higher than 2:1 it is possible that:
(a) Centreline cracks may appear
(b) The fusion boundary will be outside the HAZ
(c) The HAZ will be too narrow
(d) The weld will be non-magnetic
 Q20- Increasing the arc energy input of a welded joint will:
(a) Increase the strength of the joint
(b) Increase the toughness of the joint
(c) Increase the grain size of the weld and HAZ
(d) Decrease the width of the HAZ

Q21-Which of the following steel structures has the highest hardness:

(a) Martensite
(b) Austenitic
(c) Ferritic
(d) All have the same hardness

Q22 When steel suffers hot shortness; it is mostly due to the presence of
a) Sulphur
b)Phosphorous
c)Silicon
d)Manganese

Q23 When a steel is heated to above its upper critical temperature, the structure produced is
a) Martensite
b) Austenite
c)Pearlite
d) Sorbite

Q24 The weld dimension used to indicate the minimum strength of a fillet weld is
a) Leg length
b)throat thickness
c)width of bead
d)length of weld element

Q 25 An eutectoid mixture in steel is

a)mixture of ferrite and austenite
b)a mixture comprising a substitutional solid solution
c)cal
led pearlite d)calledledeburite

Q26 The purpose of pre-heating low alloy steel pipes before electric arc welding is to
a) Refined grains structure
b)relieve internal stress
c)retard Rapid cooling
d)regulate excessive expansion

Q27 Cold cracking is most likely to occur in a weldment if

a) The rate of cooling is too fast
b)the rate of cooling is too slow
c)it lacks ductility at high temperature
d)impurities are present at its grain boundaries

Q28 Chromium, when added to steel as an alloying element, has the effect of making the alloy
a)Ductile
b)Plastic
c) Hardenable
d)Malleable

admixture between weld metal and parent metal. This alloying effect is known as:
Q29 When depositing weld metal, fusion will take place at the sides of the joint resulting in an
admixture between weld metal and parent metal. This alloying effect is known as
a)Diffusion
b)Absorption
c)Dilution
d)Migration

Q30 Stress relieving is not helpful in which of the following cases

a) Improving resistance to stress corrosion cracking
b)Improving dimensional stability after machining
c) Lowering the peak residual stress
d) Softening the steel

Q31 Carbon equivalent values are useful to determine

a)Weldability aspect
b)Cracks sensitivity aspects
c)Typical Mechanical properties
d) All of the above

The presence of iron sulphide in the weld metal is most likely to produce which of the
following upon contraction of the weld?
Q32 The presence of iron sulphide in the weld metal is most likely to produce which of the
following upon contraction of the weld?
a) Solidification tracking
b) Hydrogen cracking
c)Intragranular corrosion
d) Stress corrosion cracking

Q33 Hydrogen cracking in the weld metal is likely when welding

a) Carbon manganese Steel
b)Stainless steel
c)Micro-alloyed steels (HSLA)
d)Low Carbon Steel

Q34 consider the following processes

1 gas welding
2 thermit welding
3 arc welding
4 resistance welding

Q35 The correct sequence of these processes in increasing order of their welding temperature is
a) 1,3,4,2
b)1,2,3,4
c) 4,3,1,2
d) 4,1,3,2

Q36 High alloy steel components are preheated before welding for reducing
a) Heat affected zone
b)total energy consumption
c) Total time of welding
d) Welding stresses

Q37 Cold cracking in steel weldments depends on

1 Carbon equivalent
2 heat input
3 Effective thickness
4 hydrogen content of weld pool
a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 1, 2, 4 only
c) 2, 3, 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4 only

Q38 Reducing the amount of weld metal needed for a joint......

a) Reduces the amount of distortion
b) Reduces the cost of the joint
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Q 39 Intermittent welding...........
a) Reduces distortion over fully welding
b) Reduces cost over fully welding
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Q 40 Line heating is commonly used to fix which type of distortion?

a) Buckling
b) Longitudinal
c) Traverse
ssd) Angular