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Interview Questions for QA / QC – Electrical

& Instrumentation:
General interview questions:

1. Define ITP.
Answer:
All inspections shall be done on the basis of
approved ITP (Inspection Test Plan) which consists of
the following sections;
Activity Description
Responsible Person
Quality Inspection Activity
Reference Drawings and Specifications
Acceptance Criteria
Verifying Documents (ITR’s)
Intervention Points

2. Explain Intervention Points.

Answer:
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W: Witness, S: Surveillance, A: Approval, M:

Monitoring, R: Review, H: Hold

3. What is Method Statement?

Answer:
This is construction document on which basis
construction work shall be performed at site.

4. What is NCR, CAR & PAR ?

Answer:
NCR: Non Conformance Report
CAR: Corrective Action Report
PAR: Preventive Action Report

5. What is MAR and MRIR?

Answer:
MAR: Material Approval Request
MRIR: Material Receiving Inspection Report
Difference between B-Tech Pass/Hons and BSC
Engineering

Electrical Related Questions:

1. What you knows about International Standards
like IEEE ,IEC, NEMA ,NFPA and API?
Answer:
IEEE stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers.
IEC stands for International Electrotechnical
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IEC stands for International Electrotechnical
Commission.
NEMA stands for National Electrical Manufacturers
Association.
NFPA stands for National Fire Protection Association.
API stands for American Petroleum Institute.

2. IEC 60079-14 and IEC 60079-17 used for which

purpose?
Answer:
IEC 60079-14 is for Electrical Installations in
Hazardous Areas and IEC 60079-17 is for Electrical
Installations, Inspection and Maintenance.

3. Which type of inspections you have performed

regarding Electrical work?
Answer:
Power Control and Earthing Cables Installation,
LV/MV Switchgear Installation, Transformer
Installation, Power Distribution Boards Installation,
UPS Panel and Battery Installation, Earthing System
Installation, Lighting System Installation, Motors
Solo Run & Installation check and CP System
Installation etc.

4. What will you check during Lighting Final

Installation and which drawing shall be used for
this activity?
Answer:
Lighting final installation shall be checked as per
Typical Installation Detail Drawing and Lighting &
Small Power layout drawing, also we have to check
the existing inspection reports related to this activity
like Cable Laying Inspection report, Cable
IR/Continuity test report, Glanding & Termination
inspection report.
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5. By how many ways we can get the Cathodic

Protection ?
Answer:
Cathodic Protection (CP) may be achieved in either
of two ways. By the use of an impressed current
from an electrical source, or by the use of sacrificial
anodes.

6. What are the main points, which we have to

check during Motor Installation inspection?
Answer:
The important points that we have to check during
Motor Installation are as follows;
1. Check Rated Voltage, Current, Speed,
Frequency, IP Rating and Temp. class.
2. Anti-condensation heaters installed continuity
and IR test done. Check Phase to
earthresistance (wherever applicable).
3. Verify Current Transformer (CT) installation,
connection etc are correct. (wherever
applicable).
4. Check stator winding connection and ensure
that complies with nameplate/ data sheet.
5. Check auxiliary terminal boxes (space heater,
bearing/winding temperature/vibration etc).

What is a Capacitor | Capacitor Construction

Capacitor symbol | Capacitor Types

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Instrumentation Questions:
1. What you knows about explosion proof
areas/zones ?
Answer:
Zone 0, 1 & 2 for Gases and vapours. Zone 20, 21 &
22 for Dust protection.

2. What you know about Temperature classes for

Electrical Instruments/Equipments, if T3 is
mentioned over there on any instrument what that
means?
Answer:
It is surface temperature of a piece of electrical
equipment. With a temperature classification of T3,
surface temp. of electrical equipment will not rise
above 200 °C.

3. Which drawing shall be used for Final Instrument

Installation inspection?
Answer:
Typical Instrument Installation drawing.

4. If one Pressure Transmitter is installed at site,

how many inspections are related to that one
instrument?
Answer:
1. Cable Tray Installation Inspection.
2. Cable Laying Inspection.
3. Cable IR/Continuity Test Inspection.
4. Cable Glanding & Termination Inspection.
5. Instrument Tubing Installation Inspection.
6. Final Instrument Installation Inspection

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5. Which drawing shall be used for Instrument

Tubing Installation inspection?
Answer:
Hookup drawing shall be used for Tubing Installation
of any Instrument.

6. During material inspection of a Level Transmitter

(LT), what will you check and with reference to
which documents?
Answer:
Material inspection shall be done as per approved
ITP, data sheet and MR/MAR. Also following
necessary documents shall be checked;
1. Instrument Calibration Report.
2. Product Catalogue/Installation Manual.
3. GA Drawings iv. Vendor Data sheet.
4. Inspection Reports (during manufacturing)

7. Did you worked on F&G (Fire and GAS) system,

if yes please specify which type of F&G
instruments you have worked on?
Answer:
Gas detectors (Flammable Gas Detector, Toxic Gas
Detectors, Hydrogen Gas Detector), Flame detectors,
Heat detectors, Smoke detectors, Beacons/Horns,
Manual call points.

8. At the stage of material inspection, which report

we have to prepare?
Answer:
MRIR: Material Receiving Inspection Report

9. What is the abbreviation of DCS, ESD and

SCADA system ?
Answer:
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DCS: Distributed Control System

ESD: Emergency Shutdown System
SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
System

10. Why we use Analog and Digital I/O cards in

DCS Control Module? Which inputs are Analog and
which are Digital?
Answer:
Analog I/O cards shall be used for Analog inputs like,
RTD, Thermocouple etc. And Digital I/O cards are
used for Digital inputs like Pressure switches etc.

11. What is IP rating?

Answer:
IP stands for Ingress Protection, IP classifies and
rates the degree of protection provided against
intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers),
dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical
casings and electrical enclosures.

12. How we check the cable Insulation Resistance

(IR) of multi triad cable.
Answer:
We have to test the cable as following;
1. Triad to Triad.
2. Triad to Screen.
3. Triad to Armour.
4. Core to Core.
5. Core to Screen.
6. Core to Armour

13. What we have to check during loop checking of

a control valve?
Answer:
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We have to note the following readings;

1. Controller output.
2. I/P Converter Output.
3. Valve Positioner Output.
4. Valve Position

14. What is ‘Accuracy’ in Instrument Calibration?

Answer:
Accuracy is the term used to describe the degree of
conformity of a measured or calculated value to its
actual or specified value.

15. What is calibration span?

Answer:
The calibration Span is defined as Upper Range Value
(URV) minus Lower Range Value (LRV). For Zero-
based instruments, % Span is also known as % of
Full Scale (% FS).

16. What is Instrument Error in calibration?

Answer:
The difference between values indicated by an
instrument and those that are
actual.

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