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551. |
An advantage of AC equipment over DC is: |
A. | AC is more penetrating |
B. | AC is less hazardous |
C. | AC makes the magnetic particles more mobile on the test surface |
D. | AC equipment is heavier than DC |
Answer» D. AC equipment is heavier than DC | |
552. |
The purpose of using a developer is: |
A. | To create a contrasting background for the penetrants to ensure better visibility of indications |
B. | Assists in reverse capillary action due to absorption ability of developers |
C. | Prevent the part from corroding after the liquid penetrant test |
D. | To ensure that the part has been correctly heat treated |
Answer» C. Prevent the part from corroding after the liquid penetrant test | |
553. |
Applying the theory of the ‘Right Hand Rule’, a longitudinal surface defect in a round bar is detected by ‘current passing in a direction parallel to the direction of expected defects’ because: |
A. | The current direction is in line with the defect |
B. | The magnetic field is at right angles to the defect |
C. | It makes no difference |
D. | The magnetic field is parallel to the defect |
Answer» C. It makes no difference | |
554. |
The typical sequence of conducting a visible solvent removable penetrant is: |
A. | Pre-clean with a solvent wipe method |
B. | Apply visible penetrant, keep wet, dwell time of 2 minutes |
C. | Pour solvent on surface of part and wipe with waste cloth |
D. | Spray on a thick layer of developer |
Answer» E. | |
555. |
Calculate the refracted shear wave angle in steel [VS = 0.323cm/microsec] for anincident longitudinal wave of 45.7 degrees in Plexiglas [VL = 0.267cm/microsec] |
A. | 64 degrees |
B. | 45.7 degrees |
C. | 60 degrees |
D. | 70 degrees |
Answer» D. 70 degrees | |
556. |
When radiographic energy is decreased: |
A. | The subject contrast decreases |
B. | The film contrast decreases |
C. | The subject contrast increases |
D. | The film contrast decreases |
Answer» D. The film contrast decreases | |
557. |
What type of magnetization uses the formula: I = 45000/(L/D)N where I is the current in Amperes, N the number of turns of the magnetizing coil, L the length of the cylindrical test piece and D its diameter. |
A. | Circular |
B. | Longitudinal |
C. | Swinging field |
D. | Central conductor |
Answer» C. Swinging field | |
558. |
If the required exposure time for a 2220 GBq (60 curie) Ir-192 source is 2 minutes,what exposure time would be required at 1110 GBq (30 curie) source: |
A. | 2/3 minutes |
B. | 60 minutes |
C. | 2 minutes |
D. | 4 minutes |
Answer» E. | |
559. |
The adequacy of excess penetrant removal, using water washable penetrant process, is judged and controlled by: |
A. | Water rinse time |
B. | Fluorescent brightness measurement |
C. | Visual observation |
D. | Cleanliness of cloths used for removal |
Answer» D. Cleanliness of cloths used for removal | |
560. |
Which of the following might cause non-relevant indications? |
A. | Over magnetisation |
B. | Indications at the edges of a braze joint |
C. | A joint between hard and soft steels |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
561. |
An advantage of the post emulsifiable penetrant testing process is that: |
A. | Test pieces can be re-processed several times with little loss of sensitivity |
B. | It is the most economical penetrant testing process |
C. | It is highly susceptible to over washing |
D. | It is not self emulsifying |
Answer» B. It is the most economical penetrant testing process | |
562. |
A penetrant process which employs an emulsifier as a separate step in the penetrantremoval process is called: |
A. | Solvent removable |
B. | Water washable |
C. | Post-emulsified |
D. | Dual sensitivity method |
Answer» D. Dual sensitivity method | |
563. |
What is the function of an emulsifier? |
A. | To remove the excess penetrant |
B. | To develop indications with a post emulsifiable penetrant system |
C. | To assist penetration with a post emulsifiable penetrant system |
D. | To make a post emulsifiable penetrant water washable |
Answer» E. | |
564. |
What is the magnetic field strength at the surface of a 25mm diameter bar as comparedto that at the surface of a 50mm diameter bar, each carrying 1000 amps of current? |
A. | Twice |
B. | One half |
C. | One quarter |
D. | Four times |
Answer» B. One half | |
565. |
Spurious or nonrelevant indications might be suspected if: |
A. | Indications are unusually consistent in amplitude and appearance |
B. | There are strong indications in localised areas |
C. | The indications are localised and repeatable |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. There are strong indications in localised areas | |
566. |
A type of cast iron which has ultrasonic properties similar to steel is: |
A. | White |
B. | Gray |
C. | Lamellar |
D. | Ductile |
Answer» B. Gray | |
567. |
The ability to detect echos from small reflectors is called: |
A. | Resolution |
B. | Attenuation |
C. | Accuracy |
D. | Sensitivity |
Answer» E. | |
568. |
Reflection indications from a weld area being inspection by the angle beam techniquemay represent: |
A. | Porosity |
B. | Cracks |
C. | Weld bead |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
569. |
If the radiation intensity is 5 Gy/h (500 R/h) at a distance of 152.4 cm (5 feet) from asource, how far is it to the point where the radiation intensity is 0.05 Gy/h (5 R/h)? |
A. | 1676.4 cm (55 feet) |
B. | 1981 cm (65 feet) |
C. | 1524 cm (50 feet) |
D. | 762 cm (25 feet) |
Answer» D. 762 cm (25 feet) | |
570. |
When contouring an angle beam wedge for a convex surface, an undesirable result ofa wedge which is contoured too well might be: |
A. | Production of unwanted surface waves |
B. | Greater beam divergence due to larger contact area |
C. | Lower beam divergence due to larger contact area |
D. | Overly efficient coupling of sound beam into test part |
Answer» B. Greater beam divergence due to larger contact area | |
571. |
Mottling due to X ray diffraction can be identified by: |
A. | Noting a large change between two successive exposures with the test piece rotated slightly about the beam axis |
B. | Noting a slight change between two successive exposures with the test piece rotated slightly about the beam axis |
C. | Noting a characteristic pattern corresponding to the lattice spacing |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Noting a characteristic pattern corresponding to the lattice spacing | |
572. |
Which of the following characteristics would be most important in a test piece whichis to be tested using the residual method? |
A. | High rententivity |
B. | High permeability |
C. | Low reluctance |
D. | Low permeability |
Answer» B. High permeability | |
573. |
Which of the following is an advantage of the wet method? |
A. | Excellent detection of completely subsurface discontinuities |
B. | Ease of bath recovery and re-use |
C. | Low flash point ensures freedom from fire hazards |
D. | Relatively clean and easy to work with |
Answer» C. Low flash point ensures freedom from fire hazards | |
574. |
What is the most important factor in determining the archival quality of radiographicfilm? |
A. | Film density |
B. | Image quality |
C. | Degree of removal of fixer residues during washing |
D. | Degree of removal of developer residues during washing |
Answer» D. Degree of removal of developer residues during washing | |
575. |
An ultrasonic insrument control which is used to adjust the sharpness of the CRTscreen display is called: |
A. | Astigmatism or focus |
B. | Pulse repetition rate |
C. | Pulse energy |
D. | Gain |
Answer» B. Pulse repetition rate | |
576. |
Which of the following is least likely to be a source of false indications? |
A. | Discontinuities oriented at an angle to the entry surface |
B. | Contoured surfaces |
C. | Edge effects |
D. | Surface condition |
Answer» E. | |
577. |
According to ASTM E709-95 with prod technique, the prods shall be tipped if theopen circuit voltage is over: |
A. | 10 V |
B. | 15 V |
C. | 20 V |
D. | 25 V |
Answer» E. | |
578. |
Which of the following would be considered a film artifact? |
A. | Excessive film density |
B. | Light leaks |
C. | Inadequate penetration |
D. | Sugar |
Answer» C. Inadequate penetration | |
579. |
The most likely result of a too short dwell time of an emulsifier is: |
A. | A tendency to remove the penetrant from fine discontinuities |
B. | Incomplete removal of excess surface penetrant |
C. | An overactive emulsifier |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. An overactive emulsifier | |
580. |
How is the wavelength of scattered radiation compared to the primary beam? |
A. | Longer than the wavelength of the primary beam |
B. | Shorter than the wavelength of the primary beam |
C. | Same as the wavelength of the primary beam |
D. | Not related |
Answer» B. Shorter than the wavelength of the primary beam | |
581. |
Which of the following factors will affect the definition of the radiographic image? |
A. | Intensity of radiation |
B. | Film density |
C. | Tube current |
D. | Focal spot size |
Answer» E. | |
582. |
Which of the following techniques would probably reduce the amount of backscattered radiation reaching the film during a radiographic exposure? |
A. | Using a finer grained film |
B. | Backing the cassette with a sheet of lead |
C. | Removing lead screens |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. Removing lead screens | |
583. |
The current from portable high amperage units can be applied to the object using: |
A. | Prods |
B. | Cable coils |
C. | Pre-wrapped coils |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
584. |
Which of the following actions is performed by lead screens? |
A. | Absorbs a portion of the primary radiation beam |
B. | Preferentially absorbs soft X rays |
C. | Emits electrons under gamma and X ray fields |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
585. |
Contaminants which are commonly limited in penetrant materials are: |
A. | Hydrogen and chlorine |
B. | Carbon and sulphur |
C. | Hydrogen and carbon |
D. | Chlorine and sulphur |
Answer» E. | |
586. |
Over washing during excess penetrant removal is less likely with which penetranttesting process? |
A. | Solvent removable |
B. | Water washable |
C. | Post emulsifiable |
D. | Self emuslifying |
Answer» C. Post emulsifiable | |
587. |
Bubblers and wheel transducers are considered: |
A. | Immersion techniques |
B. | Modified immersion techniques |
C. | Contact techniques |
D. | Offset techniques |
Answer» C. Contact techniques | |
588. |
According to ASTM E709-95, Table 3., direct current electromagnetic yokes musthave a lifting force of at least: |
A. | 15 kg (33 lb) |
B. | 16 kg (36 lb) |
C. | 17 kg (38 lb) |
D. | 18 kg (40 lb) |
Answer» E. | |
589. |
Which of the following developers is applied by brush, spraying or dipping? |
A. | Non-aqueous wet |
B. | Water based wet |
C. | Dry |
D. | Dual sensitivity |
Answer» C. Dry | |
590. |
Which of the following is normally considered acceptable practice? |
A. | Sand blasting a soft aluminium part during pre-cleaning |
B. | Performing a fluorescent penetrant test following a visible penetrant test |
C. | performing a re-test on a part tested with a water washable penetrant process |
D. | Removing excess penetrant with a water spray |
Answer» E. | |
591. |
What are the three causes of non-relevant indications? |
A. | Lack of fusion, change of section thickness, grinding cracks |
B. | Change of section thickness, very high amperage, drilled hole near surface |
C. | Very high amperage, drilled hole near surface, blow holes |
D. | Drilled hole near surface, very high amperage, lack of fusion |
Answer» C. Very high amperage, drilled hole near surface, blow holes | |
592. |
When a tissue cell in human body is damaged by radiation: |
A. | The cell may lose its ability to reproduce |
B. | The cell may die |
C. | Damage is caused by knocking an electron out of the orbit of its parent atom. |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
593. |
An advantage of emulsifier application by dipping is: |
A. | Excess penetrant is recovered in the emulsifier tank and reprocessed |
B. | All of the test object is coated at approximately the same time |
C. | Excess emulsifier drains back into the emulsifier tank for re-use |
D. | Hydrophilic scrubbing is then easier to perform |
Answer» C. Excess emulsifier drains back into the emulsifier tank for re-use | |
594. |
Approximately how long would it take for a 370 GBq (10 Ci) Co-60 source to decay to92.5 GBq (2.5 Ci)? |
A. | 5.3 days |
B. | 5.3 years |
C. | 10.6 days |
D. | 10.6 years |
Answer» E. | |
595. |
The penetrant process best suited for the detection of very fine discontinuities is: |
A. | Solvent removable |
B. | Water washable |
C. | Post emulsifiable |
D. | Magnetic particle |
Answer» D. Magnetic particle | |
596. |
A wider entry surface indication or pulse may result from: |
A. | Side lobes of the sound beam being reflected from a rough surface |
B. | Using a lower energy pulser |
C. | Using a higher amplifier attenuation setting |
D. | Huygen's principle |
Answer» B. Using a lower energy pulser | |
597. |
Another name for a penetrameter is: |
A. | Radiographic shim |
B. | Image quality indicator |
C. | Density standard |
D. | Acceptance standard |
Answer» C. Density standard | |
598. |
If the required exposure time for a 50 Curie Ir-192 source is 4 minutes, what exposuretime would be required at 25 Curie source: |
A. | 4 minutes |
B. | 8 minutes |
C. | 2 minutes |
D. | 16 minutes |
Answer» C. 2 minutes | |
599. |
Which of the following transducer materials is the most efficient receiver of ultrasonic energy? |
A. | Lead metaniobate |
B. | Quartz |
C. | Lithium sulphate |
D. | Barium titanate |
Answer» D. Barium titanate | |
600. |
Which of the following circuits provide current to operate the ultrasonic instrument? |
A. | The pulse generator |
B. | The amplifier |
C. | The power supply |
D. | The sweep generator |
Answer» D. The sweep generator | |