INTRODUCTION TO POWER
ENGINEERING EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2026
D - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working temperature
exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is generated at less than 57
kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
D - ANSWERSEarly government involvement in certification of power engineers
became more important for the following reasons
except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
C - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not characteristic of increased
automation in power plants?
a) computerised control stations
b) increased mechanisation
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of processes
e) continuous monitoring of costs
A - ANSWERS"power plant" means
a) any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is generated at more than
103 kPa (15 psi).
b) any one or more boilers in which steam or other liquid is generated at more than 103
kPa (15 psi).
c) any one or more boilers, containing liquid and having a working pressure exceeding
1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F ).
, d) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working pressure exceeding
1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature not exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
e) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working pressure not
exceeding 1,100 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250
degrees F).
C - ANSWERSPower engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
e) qualified to make
B - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not a common work schedule for power
engineers?
a) Year round employment
b) Seasonal lay-offs
c) Eight hour days
d) Twelve hour days
e) Rotating day and night shifts
A - ANSWERSWhen oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of baffles
D - ANSWERSIn the early days, owners of power plants hired __________ workers,
who started out doing manual labour and through acquired experience they were
promoted to jobs with gradually increasing levels of skill.
a) qualified
b) highly educated
c) trained
d) unskilled
e) college trained
B - ANSWERSIn order to produce greater efficiency, higher boiler pressures were used
and this led to __________ due to employing of unqualified operators in a power plant.
a) economic gains
ENGINEERING EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2026
D - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a
working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working temperature
exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is generated at less than 57
kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
D - ANSWERSEarly government involvement in certification of power engineers
became more important for the following reasons
except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
C - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not characteristic of increased
automation in power plants?
a) computerised control stations
b) increased mechanisation
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of processes
e) continuous monitoring of costs
A - ANSWERS"power plant" means
a) any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is generated at more than
103 kPa (15 psi).
b) any one or more boilers in which steam or other liquid is generated at more than 103
kPa (15 psi).
c) any one or more boilers, containing liquid and having a working pressure exceeding
1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F ).
, d) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working pressure exceeding
1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature not exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
e) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working pressure not
exceeding 1,100 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250
degrees F).
C - ANSWERSPower engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
e) qualified to make
B - ANSWERSWhich of the following is not a common work schedule for power
engineers?
a) Year round employment
b) Seasonal lay-offs
c) Eight hour days
d) Twelve hour days
e) Rotating day and night shifts
A - ANSWERSWhen oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of baffles
D - ANSWERSIn the early days, owners of power plants hired __________ workers,
who started out doing manual labour and through acquired experience they were
promoted to jobs with gradually increasing levels of skill.
a) qualified
b) highly educated
c) trained
d) unskilled
e) college trained
B - ANSWERSIn order to produce greater efficiency, higher boiler pressures were used
and this led to __________ due to employing of unqualified operators in a power plant.
a) economic gains
