WELDING

1. What ASME standard to be used for liquid petroleum

transportation piping system?
a) ASME 31.3 b) ASME 31.1
c) ASME 31.4 d) ASME 31.8
2. What is a Saudi Armco engineering procedures PQT of
contract Welders and Brazers?
a) SAEP-323 b) SAEP-324
c) SAEP-352 d) SAEP-321
3. GTAW process shall be used for all pass for butt weld and
socket weld in piping and nozzles less then?
a) 33.4mm OD b) 60.3mm OD
c) 15.9mm OD c) 19.1mm OD
4. Automatic & machine welding using GMAW process in the
short circuiting or pulsing mode requires and welding
procedure specification approval by?
a) Safety inspection department b)
consulting services department
c) American welding society d) the
welding institute
5. Thermit welding shall not be used on?
a) Copper b) stainless steel
c) Carbon d) Aluminum
6. Which standard is used for specification for welding rods
electrodes and filler metals materials?
a) ASME SEC-II PART-A b) ASME SEC-II
PART-B
c) ASME SEC-II PART-C d) ASME SEC-
II PART-D
7. Cellulosic electrodes shall not be used for?
a) Hot tapping operation b) in service
welding
c) Girth welds for pipeline d) both a & b
8. What is the maximum allowed carbon content in ER70S-6
is to be used for sour service? a) 0.10 wt% max
b) 0.20 wt% max
c) 1.00 wt% max d) 2.00 wt% max
9. What is the minimum strength level electrode used for
root and fill for X70 grade pipe?
a) Root 60XX & Fill 70XX b) Root 80XX & Fill
80XX
c) Root 70XX & Fill 70XX d) All of the
above
10. Below give variables which variable is conceder as
Essential variables in WPS?
a) Base material b) welding process
b) Filler metal d) all of the above
11. Essential variables of welder qualification?
a) Welding direction b)
welding process
 c) Outside diameter and wall thickness
d) all of the above
e) a & c
12. Heat input is a combination of electrical characteristics
& travel speed for SMAW process?
a) I. Amps, II.Volts & 4” to 8” IPM b)I.
Electrode II.heating torch &4”to8”IPM
c) None of the above
d) a&b
13. Name the mechanical test for procedure
qualification?
a) Tensile test b) magnetic particle test

b) Hydrostatic test d) none of the

above
14. Name an NDT method or technique using reflected
sound beam or waves?
a) Ultrasonic testing b) magnetic particle
testing
c) Liquid penetrant testing d) Radiography
testing
15. What is the maximum tolerance limit of current range in
mechanized welding with filler metal of API 1104?
a) ±15 of the PQR value b) ±20 of the PQR value
b) ±05 of the PQR value d) ±10 of the PQR
value
16. Hardness testing of the welding procedure qualification
required for?
 a) All girth welds b) Girth welds of all
onshore pipelines
c) Girth welds of all off shore pipelines d) none of
the above
17. The maximum allowable hardness for sour services is?
a) VHN 250 b) VHN 300 C) VHN
350 d) VHN3000
18. Name the acceptable method of hardness test?

a) Newton method b) Vickers method

b) Impact method d) tensile method
19. For procedure qualification mostly used test position for
butt weld is?
a) 5G b) 6G c) 1F d) a
&b
20. Liquid penetrant testing are easily seen the surface
defects?
a) True
b) False
21. What is the maximum internal misalignment of butt
weld?
a) 3 mm b) 4 mm
c) 2 mm d) 6 mm
22. What is the allowable repair rate weekly by joint basis?
a) Less than or equal to 5% b) Less than or equal
to 4%
c) Less than or equal to 0.25% d) Less than or
equal to 0.5%
23. What is the allowable repair rate weekly by linear basis?
a) Less than or equal to 5% b) Less than or
equal to 4%
c) Less than or equal to 0.25% d) Less than or
equal to 0.5%
24. If welders exceeding the joint and linear basis how many
retraining attempt is allowed?

a) One b) two c) not allowed d) four

25. All pressure containing welds how many passes of welds
required?
a) Single pass b) double passes
c) Multiple passes d) double or multiple passes
26. For full penetration groove weld allowable angle for
both sides is?
a) 70° b) 35° c) 45°
d) 90°
27. For full penetration groove weld with included angle
less than 30°?
a) use without approval
b) Approval through welding procedure review
process
c) Approval through welder qualification
d) Approval from QA&QC manager
28. Maximum size of low hydrogen electrode for SMAW
process 1F and 1G position?
 a) 5mm b) 4mm c) 2mm d) 6mm
29. The wind velocity in the weld area for GTAW GMAW or
gas shielded FCAW shall not exceed?
a) 16kh (4.4m/s) b) 32kh (8.8m/s)
c) 4kh (1.1m/s) d) 8kh (2.2m/s)
30. Prior to welding before fit up shall be cleaned coating,
oil, moisture, scale and other foreign matter from the weld
surface at least?

a) 25 mm b) 50mm c) 75mm
d) 100 mm
31. What are the NDT required for re-cut and re beveled
surface and buttering?
a) UT b) PT
c) MT d) Both PT & MT
32. Base metal thickness shall not exceed preparation of
buttering or weld buildup surface is?
a) 1/3 or 15mm b) 1/3 or 10mm c) 1/3 or
5mm d) 1/3 or 20mm
33. Internal line up clamp shall be used if the diameter
is?
a) 16 inches or larger b) 24 inches or
larger
c) 8 inches or larger D) 6 inches or larger

34. Internal line up clamp and external clamp shall not

remove before the completion of?
 a) Internal 100% and external 100% b) internal
50% and external 100%
c) Internal 50% and external 50% d) internal
100% and external 50%
35. How many welder shall be used for pipelines greater
than 16 inch diameter?
a) one or two welders b) one welder only
c) At least two welders d) none of the
above
36. From the starting time of the weld joint shall be
completed within?
a) 12 hours b) 24 hours
c) 48 hours d) 36 hours
37. The minimum distance between longitudinal welds of
adjacent pipe joints shall be?
a) 50 mm b) 150 mm
c) 100 mm d) 200 mm
38. After completion of root pass the hot pass for vertical
down and up welding shall not exceed?
a) Vertical down 5 and up 15 minutes b)
vertical down 15 and up 5 minutes
c) Vertical down 5 and up 10 minutes d)
vertical down 4 and up 10 minutes
39. Recommended tack weld length is?
a) 15.9 mm b) 10 mm to 19.1mm
c) 12.5mm to 25.1 mm d) 25.1 mm to 50.2 mm
40. How many minimum tack welds required for pipe
diameter above 101.6mm?
a) 4 equally spaced tacks b) 3 equally
spaced tacks
c) 2 equally spaced tacks d) 6 equally spaced
tacks
41. Preheat for carbon steel is not less than the greater of
and Moist surface require moisture removal and surfaces to
be heating to what distance from the joint edge?
a) 15°c and 500 mm b) 10°c and 100 mm
c) 15°c and 700 mm d) 10°c and 75 mm
42. The maximum inter pass temperature for p.no.1 steel is?
a) 315°c b) 177°c c) 215°c
d) 150°c
43. The minimum PWHT soak time shall be?
a) 1 hour b) 1.1/2 hours
c) 2 hours d) 4 hours
44. How many 100% RT Preceding and succeeding welds
requiring for cracked weld?
a) 10 proceeding and 15 succeeding b) 1
Preceding and 1 succeeding
c) 5 preceding and 5 succeeding d) 10
preceding and 10 succeeding
45. Maximum root reinforcement for internally coated
pipelines?
a) 1.5 mm or less over 1.5 mm b) 2.5
mm or less over 2.5mm
 c) 3 mm or less over 3 mm d) 2 mm or less
over 2 mm
46. How many time repairs are allowed for cracked weld?
a) Only once b) twice
with approved by CSD
c) Shall be cut out unless repair is approved by
CSD d) none of the above
47. Field welding remote current control shall be used if
welding is more than?
a)30mm b) 40mm
c) 50mm d) 60mm
48. Heat input formula is?

a) HI (kj/cm) =VOLTS X AMPS X 60 / 1000 b) HI

(kj/cm)=TRAVEL SPEED X AMPS X 60/ VOLTS

c) HI=VOLTS X AMPS X 60 / VOLT d) HI (kj/cm) =VOLTS

X AMPS X 60 / TRAVEL SPEED (cm/min)
49. What is the minimum temperature of storage oven and
portable oven for low hydrogen electrodes?
a) 250°c and 75°c b) 220°c and 65°c
c) 120°c and 65°c d) 360°c and 80°c
50. Temperature tie-in for buried pipeline?
a) at least 500 m b) at least 450 m
c) at least 900 m d) at least 1800 m
ANSWERS: 1)c, 2)a, 3)a, 4)b, 5)b, 6)c, 7)d, 8)a, 9)b, 10)d,
11)d, 12)a, 13)a, 14)a, 15)a, 16)c, 17)a, 18)b, 19)d,
20)a,21)a,22)a,23)c, 24)a, 25)c, 26)a, 27)b, 28)a, 29)d,
30)a, 31)d, 32)b, 33)a, 34)d, 35)c, 36)b, 37)c, 38)a, 39)c,
40)a, 41)b, 42)a, 43)a, 44)d, 45)b, 46)c, 47)a, 48)d, 49)c,
50)b.