1. Which of the following liquid penetrants would require the shortest penetrant dwell time?

One with low viscosity

One with high viscosity
One with a medium viscosity
Viscosity has no effect on dwell time
2. Which of the following emuslifiers will diffuse into oil based penetrants at the fastest rate?
One with a viscosity of 100 centistokes
One with a viscosity of 30 centistokes
One with a viscosity of 60 centistokes
Viscosity does not affect diffusion rate
3. Aluminium comparatpr blocks which are used for comparison tests are re cracked at which of the
following temperatures after initial use?
900 degrees farenheit
800 degrees celsius
900 degrees celsius
800 degress farenheit
4. What is the benefit of using visible dye penetrant over a fluorescent penetrant?
It is easier to remove the excess background
Greater sensitivity is obtained
No special lighting is required
All the above are benefits
5. Flash point relates to which of the following?
Temperature at which vapour spontaneously ignites
Temperature at which liquid spontaneously ignites
Temperature at which a liquid ignites in the presence of a small flame
Temperature at which the vapours given off from a liquid ignite in the presence of a small flame
6. Which of the following is also known as a self-emulsifiable penetrant?
Solvent removable
Water washable
Post emulsifiable
Oil based penetrant
7. The 'Cleveland open cup test' is a test for which of the following?
Specific Gravity
Viscosity

Chemical inertness
Flash point
8. Which of the following is considered to be the most sensitive developer when used with a fluorescent
post emulsifiable penetrant?
Dry Powder
Aqueous soluble
Non aqueous wet
Aqueous suspnedible
All developers have the same sensitivity
9. For what purpose is a refractometer used in liquid pentrant inspection?
Checking specific gravity of lipophilic emulsifier
Checking sensitivity of water soluble wet developer
Checking concentration of hyrdrophilic remover
Checking particle enisty of dry powder
10. Water will at some time contaminate liquid penetrant but hopefully with oil based penetrant this water
will not mix and fall to the bottom of the tank. For this to occur how does the specific gravity of the
pentrant compare to that of water?
It normally has a specific gravity more than one
It normally has a specific gravity more than water
It normally has a specific gravity less than one
Specific gravity has nothing to do with density
11. Hydrophillic remover is diluted with water prior to use. What percentage of remover mixed with
water generally gives best sensitivity due to greater control over excess background remover?
20%
30%
1%
5%
12. Which of the following developers work partly by solvent action which expands the volume of dye
trapped within a fault?
Aqueous suspendible
Non aqueous wet
Dry powder
Aqueous soluble
Both aqueous suspenidble and non aqueous wet
All of the above

13. Which of the following is an advantage of using a dry powder developer?

Gives a contrasting background for colour contrast penetrants
Ease of application
Gives corrosive coating which needs to be quickly removed
Vapours given off can become toxic
14. Wettability of a liwuid penetrant is controlled by which of the following factors?
Cosine of the contact angle
Viscosity
Surface tension
Both cosine of the contact angle and surface tension
15. The contact angle for most commercial liquid penetrants has which of the values listed below?
Less than 5 degrees
Less than 10 degrees
Only needs to be less than 89 degrees
Contact angles do not affect wettability
16. Fluorescent liquid penetrants after absorbing black light emitted from the mercury vapour arc lamp,
emit radiation in which of the following ranges?
360 - 370 nM
535 - 575 nM
670 - 720 nM
315 - 400 nM
17. Which of the following materials is most affected by the presence of sulphur and chlorine in penetrant
materials?
Ferritic stainless steel
Martensitic stainless steel
Austenitic stainless steel
Low carbon steel
All the above are equally affected
Ferritic stainless steel, Martensitic stainless steel, and Austenitic stainless steel are all equally
affected
18. Which of the following processes is preferred for the inspection of glass?
Fluorescent post emulsifiable
Electrified particle
Colour contrast water washable
Solvent removable dual sensitivity

19. The testing of porous materials with liquid penetrants has always posed problems due to the excessive
background that is always observed. Which technique has been developed to overcome the inspection of
such material?
Electrified particle inspection
Fluorescent high viscosity oil vehicle
Filtered particle
Small particle filtered sieve method
20. Which of the following developers can be applied directly to a wet surface after water washing to
remove excess background penetrant?
Non aqueous wet
Aqueous soluble
Dry powder
Aqueous suspendible
All the above can be directly applied
Only aqueous soluble and aqueous suspendible
Non aqueous wet, aqueous soluble and aqueous suspendible can be directly applied
21. When using liquid penetrants to inspect plastic or composite materials, how long should scrap pieces
of such materials be immersed into the penetrants to determine any deterioration caused by chemical
reaction?
60 minutes
24 hours
5 days
28 days
22. Which of the following are actions by which a non aqueous developer works in conjunction with a
colour contrast penetrant?
Solvent action
Capillary action
Detergent action
Both solvent and capillary action
All of them
23. Which of the following types of contaminent are unlikely to be removed using vapour degresing
techniques?
Carbon deposits
Iron oxide
Varnish

Both carbon deposits and iron oxide

All of the them
24. Which of the following solents is best for the vapour degreasing process?
Acetone
Methyl chloroform
Carbon tetrachloride
All the above can be used
Acetone and methyl chloroform only
25. When applying liquid penetrants with ultrasonic excitation to large parts what is the choice of
frequency for best penetrating power?
Low frequency but above 20 kHz
High frequency above 5 mHz
Low frequency above 5 kHz
Frequency does not aid penetrating power
Here are the corrections:
1. One with low viscosity
2. One with a viscosity of 30 centistokes
3. 800 degress farenheit
4. No special lighting is required
5. Temperature at which the vapours given off from a liquid ignite in the presence of a small flame
6. Water washable
7. Flash point
8. Non aqueous wet
9. Checking concentration of hyrdrophilic remover
10. It normally has a specific gravity less than one
11. 5%
12. Non aqueous wet
13. Ease of application
14. Both cosine of the contact angle and surface tension
15. Less than 5 degrees
16. 535 - 575 nM
17. Austenitic stainless steel
18. Electrified particle
19. Filtered particle
20. Only aqueous soluble and aqueous suspendible
21. 28 days
22. Both solvent and capillary action
23. All of the them
24. Methyl chloroform
25. Low frequency but above 20 kHz