ABSA 4A EXAM WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot ra rdefinition rof ra rpower rplant?
a) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
b) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1100 rkPa r(160 rpsi).
c) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra
working rtemperature rexceeding r121 rdegrees rCelsius r(250 rdegrees rFahrenheit).
d) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rless
rthan r57 rkPa r(8 rpsi).
e) rAny rengine rrun rfrom rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking
rpressure rexceeding r1100 rkPa r(160 rpsi). r- rcorrect ranswers r-d
, Early rgovernment rinvolvement rin rcertification rof rpower rengineers rbecame rmore
rimportant rfor rthe rfollowing rreasons rexcept:
a) refficiency
b) rlabour rmobility
c) rsafety
d) rpollution
e) rtechnological radvancements r- rcorrect ranswers r-d
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot rcharacteristic rof rincreased rautomation rin rpower
rplants?
a) rcomputerised rcontrol rstations
b) rincreased rmechanisation
c) rmanual rflame rchecking
d) rcontinuous rmonitoring rof rprocesses
e) rcontinuous rmonitoring rof rcosts r- rcorrect ranswers r-c
"Power rplant" rmeans
a) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
b) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rliquid ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
c) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1,200 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rexceeding r121 rdegrees rC r(250
rdegrees rF).
d) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1,200 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rnot rexceeding r121 rdegrees rC
r(250 rdegrees rF).
e) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra
working rpressure rnot rexceeding r1,100 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rexceeding
r121 rdegrees rC r(250 rdegrees rF). r- rcorrect ranswers r-a
Power rengineers rare
a) rsafety rcode rofficers rin ra rpower rplant rautomatically.
b) rqualified rto rperform rany rwelding rjobs rin ra rpower rplant.
c) rskilled rworkers rwho roperate rand rmaintain rthe requipment rin ra rpower rplant.
d) rqualified rto rperform rany relectrical rjobs rin ra rpower rplant.
e) rqualified rto rmake rdesign rchanges rin ra rpower rplant. r- rcorrect ranswers r-c
In rthe rearly rdays, rowners rof rpower rplants rhired r__________ rworkers, rwho rstarted
rout rdoing rmanual rlabour rand rthrough racquired rexperience rthey rwere rpromoted rto
rjobs rwith rgradually rincreasing rlevels rof rskill.
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot ra rdefinition rof ra rpower rplant?
a) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
b) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1100 rkPa r(160 rpsi).
c) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra
working rtemperature rexceeding r121 rdegrees rCelsius r(250 rdegrees rFahrenheit).
d) rAny rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rless
rthan r57 rkPa r(8 rpsi).
e) rAny rengine rrun rfrom rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking
rpressure rexceeding r1100 rkPa r(160 rpsi). r- rcorrect ranswers r-d
, Early rgovernment rinvolvement rin rcertification rof rpower rengineers rbecame rmore
rimportant rfor rthe rfollowing rreasons rexcept:
a) refficiency
b) rlabour rmobility
c) rsafety
d) rpollution
e) rtechnological radvancements r- rcorrect ranswers r-d
Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rnot rcharacteristic rof rincreased rautomation rin rpower
rplants?
a) rcomputerised rcontrol rstations
b) rincreased rmechanisation
c) rmanual rflame rchecking
d) rcontinuous rmonitoring rof rprocesses
e) rcontinuous rmonitoring rof rcosts r- rcorrect ranswers r-c
"Power rplant" rmeans
a) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rvapour ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
b) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rin rwhich rsteam ror rother rliquid ris rgenerated rat rmore
rthan r103 rkPa r(15 rpsi).
c) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1,200 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rexceeding r121 rdegrees rC r(250
rdegrees rF).
d) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra rworking rpressure
rexceeding r1,200 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rnot rexceeding r121 rdegrees rC
r(250 rdegrees rF).
e) rany rone ror rmore rboilers rcontaining rliquid rand rhaving ra
working rpressure rnot rexceeding r1,100 rkPa r(160 rpsi), rand ra rtemperature rexceeding
r121 rdegrees rC r(250 rdegrees rF). r- rcorrect ranswers r-a
Power rengineers rare
a) rsafety rcode rofficers rin ra rpower rplant rautomatically.
b) rqualified rto rperform rany rwelding rjobs rin ra rpower rplant.
c) rskilled rworkers rwho roperate rand rmaintain rthe requipment rin ra rpower rplant.
d) rqualified rto rperform rany relectrical rjobs rin ra rpower rplant.
e) rqualified rto rmake rdesign rchanges rin ra rpower rplant. r- rcorrect ranswers r-c
In rthe rearly rdays, rowners rof rpower rplants rhired r__________ rworkers, rwho rstarted
rout rdoing rmanual rlabour rand rthrough racquired rexperience rthey rwere rpromoted rto
rjobs rwith rgradually rincreasing rlevels rof rskill.
