RAMSAY MAINTENANCE TEST 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Where should you clamp the ground lead when arc welding on an
overhead crane's structural frame?
Answer: To the structural member on which you are welding
◉ What is the primary purpose of peening as welding progresses?
Answer: To relieve stresses
◉ What is the maximum safe pressure on the low-pressure side of a
fuel gas regulator?
Answer: 15 psig
◉ For gas torch tips numbered 0 to 15, what does a larger number
indicate?
Answer: A larger tip orifice
◉ To maintain speed, what drive sprocket is needed if a 15-tooth
drive to 60-tooth driven ratio is changed to a 48-tooth driven?
Answer: A 12-tooth drive sprocket
,◉ In what kind of properly lubricated bearing is there no metal-to-
metal contact during rotation?
Answer: Journal bearing
◉ Which gears transfer power between two turning shafts located at
right angles?
Answer: Worm gears
◉ What is the best component to use to keep dirt out of a bearing?
Answer: A seal
◉ What is the most likely result of an overload on a torque limiter?
Answer: Slippage
◉ How should bearings be configured when a shaft must be
positioned axially?
Answer: One bearing should be fixed and the other floating
◉ What do clutches provide on machinery besides disengagement?
Answer: Positive drive.
,◉ What equipment conditions are fluid clutches best suited for?
Answer: Continuous running.
◉ What determines the size selection of a gear reducer?
Answer: Horsepower rating and gear ratio.
◉ What operating conditions are best suited for an EP (Extreme
Pressure) grease?
Answer: Low speed, high pressure.
◉ What factor affects the viscosity of an oil the most?
Answer: Temperature.
◉ What is a primary requirement of a good lubricating oil?
Answer: It must prevent rust and corrosion.
◉ What is the most important quality of oil film lubrication?
Answer: It separates moving surfaces.
◉ What is another name for a positive displacement gear pump?
Answer: Rotary pump
, ◉ In a centrifugal pump, what can cavitation cause?
Answer: A reduction in pump net positive suction head
requirements.
◉ What determines the casing materials required for a pump?
Answer: The chemical being pumped.
◉ In pumping, what does the term 'static head' mean?
Answer: Vertical distance from suction liquid level to the point of
free discharge.
◉ Why are dowel pins placed in the end caps of a pump casing?
Answer: To maintain proper alignment.
◉ What defines a positive displacement pump?
Answer: It discharges an equal amount of fluid each cycle.
◉ Which type of valve is considered a quick-opening valve?
Answer: Ball valve
◉ How should you open a high-pressure steam valve into a cold line?
Answer: Open the valve slowly.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Where should you clamp the ground lead when arc welding on an
overhead crane's structural frame?
Answer: To the structural member on which you are welding
◉ What is the primary purpose of peening as welding progresses?
Answer: To relieve stresses
◉ What is the maximum safe pressure on the low-pressure side of a
fuel gas regulator?
Answer: 15 psig
◉ For gas torch tips numbered 0 to 15, what does a larger number
indicate?
Answer: A larger tip orifice
◉ To maintain speed, what drive sprocket is needed if a 15-tooth
drive to 60-tooth driven ratio is changed to a 48-tooth driven?
Answer: A 12-tooth drive sprocket
,◉ In what kind of properly lubricated bearing is there no metal-to-
metal contact during rotation?
Answer: Journal bearing
◉ Which gears transfer power between two turning shafts located at
right angles?
Answer: Worm gears
◉ What is the best component to use to keep dirt out of a bearing?
Answer: A seal
◉ What is the most likely result of an overload on a torque limiter?
Answer: Slippage
◉ How should bearings be configured when a shaft must be
positioned axially?
Answer: One bearing should be fixed and the other floating
◉ What do clutches provide on machinery besides disengagement?
Answer: Positive drive.
,◉ What equipment conditions are fluid clutches best suited for?
Answer: Continuous running.
◉ What determines the size selection of a gear reducer?
Answer: Horsepower rating and gear ratio.
◉ What operating conditions are best suited for an EP (Extreme
Pressure) grease?
Answer: Low speed, high pressure.
◉ What factor affects the viscosity of an oil the most?
Answer: Temperature.
◉ What is a primary requirement of a good lubricating oil?
Answer: It must prevent rust and corrosion.
◉ What is the most important quality of oil film lubrication?
Answer: It separates moving surfaces.
◉ What is another name for a positive displacement gear pump?
Answer: Rotary pump
, ◉ In a centrifugal pump, what can cavitation cause?
Answer: A reduction in pump net positive suction head
requirements.
◉ What determines the casing materials required for a pump?
Answer: The chemical being pumped.
◉ In pumping, what does the term 'static head' mean?
Answer: Vertical distance from suction liquid level to the point of
free discharge.
◉ Why are dowel pins placed in the end caps of a pump casing?
Answer: To maintain proper alignment.
◉ What defines a positive displacement pump?
Answer: It discharges an equal amount of fluid each cycle.
◉ Which type of valve is considered a quick-opening valve?
Answer: Ball valve
◉ How should you open a high-pressure steam valve into a cold line?
Answer: Open the valve slowly.
