Explore topic-wise MCQs in Corrosion Engineering.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Corrosion Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is/are the preventions for the growth of mold on metal surfaces?

A. Periodic cleaning and storing in the high humid atmosphere
B. Periodic cleaning, reducing relative humidity during storage and applying toxic organic agents
C. Reducing relative humidity during storage and applying toxic organic agents
D. Periodic cleaning and reducing relative humidity during storage
Answer» C. Reducing relative humidity during storage and applying toxic organic agents
2.

Which of the following materials is/are usually attacked by fungus?

A. leathers
B. Rubbers
C. Leathers, rubbers and bare and coated metals
D. Bare and coated metals
Answer» D. Bare and coated metals
3.

Which of the following acids are produced by microorganisms such as fungus and mold?

A. Oxalic acid
B. Lactic acid
C. Acetic acid
D. Oxalic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, and citric acid
Answer» E.
4.

Which of the following is/are the preventions of microbiological corrosion in soil?

A. Use of substitute materials
B. Use of inhibitors
C. Applying coatings, use of inhibitors, cathodic protection and substitute materials
D. Cathodic protection
Answer» D. Cathodic protection
5.

Which of the following coatings is/are used for the prevention of microbiological corrosion in buried steel?

A. Asphalt
B. Enamel
C. Plastic tape
D. Asphalt, enamel and plastic tape
Answer» E.
6.

Thiobacillusthiooxidans are the type of aerobic bacteria that are capable of oxidizing sulfur-bearing compounds to sulfuric acid.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
7.

Which of the following anaerobic bacteria that influence the corrosion behavior of buried steel structures?

A. Sulfur-reducing bacteria
B. Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
C. Thiobacillus thiooxidans
D. Sulfur-reducing and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
Answer» B. Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
8.

Which of the following organisms are regarded as microorganisms?

A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Protozoa
D. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following component is taken into account to classify aerobic and anaerobic organisms?

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Argon
D. Phosphorus
Answer» C. Argon
10.

Which of the following is/are the processes that affect the corrosion behavior of metals by biological activity?

A. By influencing anodic and cathodic reactions
B. By influencing protective surface films
C. By producing deposits, by influencing anodic, cathodic reactions and protective surface films
D. By creating non-corrosive conditions
Answer» D. By creating non-corrosive conditions
11.

Which of the following environments in which the biological activity may influence corrosion?

A. Soil
B. Fresh and seawater
C. Petroleum products
D. Soil, freshwater, seawater and petroleum products
Answer» E.
12.

Biological corrosion is a deterioration of a metal by the corrosion process that occurs directly or indirectly due to the activity of living organisms.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False