MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION ANSWERS ON WELDED JOINTS

1.Welded joint made by overlapping the plates is called

(i) Fillet welded joint
(ii) Butt welded joint
(iii)Fillet Butt welded joint
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

2.Welded joint made by placing the plates edge to edge is called

(i) Fillet welded joint
(ii) Butt welded joint
(iii) Fillet Butt welded joint
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

3. The advantage of a welded joint over a riveted joint is

(i)Introduce residual stresses
(ii) Requires highly skilled labour and supervision
(iii) Lighter in weight
(iv)Easy process
Ans: (iii)

4. Transverse fillet welds are under

(i)Shear stress
(ii) Compressive stress
(iii) Tensile stress
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

5. Transverse fillet welds are under

(i) Shear and bending stresses
(ii) Compressive and torsion shear stresses
(iii) Tensile and compressive stresses
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

6. Parallel fillet welds are under

(i) Shear stress
(ii) Compressive stress
(iii) Tensile stress
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

7. Parallel fillet welds are under

(i) Shear and bending stresses
(ii) Compressive and torsion shear stresses
(iii) Tensile and compressive stresses
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

8. Butt welds are under

(i) Shear stress
(ii) Compressive stress
(iii) Tensile stress
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

9. Which type of welded joint is used in the longitudinal joint of a cylindrical pressure vessel
(i) Butt joint
(ii) Lap joint
(iii) Screwed joint
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

10. Which type of welded joint is used in the circumferential joint of a cylindrical pressure vessel
(i) Butt joint
(ii) Lap joint
(iii) Screwed joint
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

11. Which welded joint is more stronger

(i) Lap joint
(ii) Butt joint
(iii) Screwed joint
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

12. Area under tension in a single transverse fillet lap weld is

(i).707 tl
(ii) 0.807 tl
(iii) 400 tl
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

13. In which case, molten metal is used to do welding?

(i) Groove type
(ii) Spot type
(iii) Plug type
(iv) Surface type
Ans: (iii)

13. A weld symbol is necessary because of

(i) Aesthetic sense
(ii) Finishing
(iii) Manufacturing
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

14. Different parts of a weld symbol are

(i) Arrow, centre line and back part
(ii) Arrow, body line and length
(iii) Arrow, body line and tail
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

15. Which joint does not fall under lap joint category
(i) Transverse fillet
(ii)Parallel fillet
(iii)Circular fillet
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

16. Which joint does not fall under the category of a butt joint
(i) Single V
(ii) Double V
(iii) Single U
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

17. Which quantity is not a part of the weld symbol

(i) Length of welding
(ii) Weld is made in the welding shop
(iii) Welding is on both sides of the joint
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

18. Which quantity is not a part of the weld symbol

(i) Tail
(ii) Arrow
(iii) Temperature of welding
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

19. Which quantity is not a part of the weld symbol

(i) Dark circle
(ii) Open circle
(iii)Angle of weld
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

20. Which type of welded joint do not exits

(i) Groove type
(ii) Spot type
(iii) Plug type
(iv)None
Ans: (iv)

21. Which is not applicable to a welded joint

(i) Higher efficiency
(ii)Easy process
(iii) Faster process
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

22. Which is applicable to a welded joint

(i) Less rigidity
(ii) Heavy
(iii) Less strong
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

23. Projection welding is

(i) Electric arc welding
(ii) Gas welding
(iii) Spot welding
(iv) None
Ans: (iv)

24. Internal defects in a welded joint can be found by a process called

(i) Tension test

(ii) Visual inspection
(iii) Radio graphing
(iv) None
And: (iii)
25. Strength of a welded joint increases by radio graphing and subsequent required rewelding by
(i) 9 %
(ii) 12%
(iii) 15%
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

26. Strength of a welded joint increases by annealing by

(i) 6%
(ii) 10%
(iii) 14%
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

27. Why are butt welded joints used in longitudinal joints because of ?
(i) High strength requirements
(ii) Low strength requirements
(iii) Low as well as high strength requirements
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

28. Why are lap welded joints used in circumferential joints because of ?
(i) High strength requirements
(ii) Low strength requirements
(iii) Low as well as high strength requirements
(iv) None
Ans: (ii)

29. Longitudinal welded joint fails by

(i) Longitudinal stress
(ii) Radial stress
(iii) Hoop stress
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

30. Circumferential welded joint fails by

(i) Longitudinal stress
(ii) Radial stress
(iii) Hoop stress
(iv) None
Ans: (i)

31. A single full fillet welded joint can be used for a thickness not greater than
(i) 1/8
(ii) 2/8
(iii) 3/8
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)

32. A double full fillet welded joint can be used for a thickness not greater than
(i) 1/8
(ii) 3/8
(iii) 5/8
(iv) None
Ans: (iii)