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LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | WELD INSPECTOR LEVEL 1
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1. What is the term osed to describe an interruption of the typical structure of a
material ?
(a) Undercut
(b) Defect
(c) Discontinuity
(d) Rejectable - Correct Answer > ( c ) Discontinuity
2. Which of the following terms refers to an undersized fillet weld ?
( a ) Underfill
( b ) Insufficient leg
( c ) Overlap
( d ) Concave root face - Correct Answer > ( b ) Insufficient leg
3. When examining the face of a single V - groove weld in a pipe , the amount of
weld metal in excess of what is required to fill the joint is called
_________________
( a ) weld reinforcement
( b ) weld convexity
,( c ) melt through
( d ) complete joint penetration - Correct Answer > ( a ) weld reinforcement
5. Concavity of a fillet weld is defined as :
( a ) The minimum distance from the face of a concave fillet weld parallel with the
line joining the weld toes .
( b) The maximum distance from the face of a concave fillet weld perpendicular to
a line joining the weld toes .
( c ) The under - sized portion of a weld usually found at the bead's termination . (
d ) Dished out regions or voids resulting from trapped gas between the weld and
slag . - Correct Answer > ( b ) The maximum distance from the face of a concave
fillet weld perpendicular to a line joining the weld toes .
6. When making a fillet weld in a lap joint , melting of the base plate upper edge
may be caused by :
( a ) operator technique .
( b ) insufficient amperage .
( c ) gas flow rate .
( d ) excessive root opening . - Correct Answer > ( a ) operator technique .
7. True of False ? Careless back gouging of a single V - groove weld can lead to
out - of - line weld beads .
( a ) True
,( b ) False - Correct Answer > ( a ) True
4. List three surface contaminants that could cause overlap of a fillet or groove
weld . - Correct Answer > 1. Oil
2. paint
3. rust
4.scale
8. The term convexity normally refers to the profile of what type of weld ? -
Correct Answer > Fillet Weld
9. True or False ? Hydrogen - induced cold cracks may occur in the weld metal or
heat - affected zone .
( a ) True
( b ) False - Correct Answer > ( a ) True
10. Which of the following is a fusion discontinuity in a complete joint penetration
groove weld ?
( a ) Incomplete sidewall fusion
( b ) Incomplete root reinforcement
( c ) Underbead non - fusion
, ( d ) Incomplete joint penetration - Correct Answer > ( a ) Incomplete sidewall
fusion ( c ) Underbead non - fusion
11. Which term below describes a condition at the root of a groove weld where
the weld metal does not extend through the joint thickness ?
( a ) Incomplete fusion
( b ) Undercut
( c ) Concave penetration
( d ) Incomplete joint penetration - Correct Answer > ( d ) Incomplete joint
penetration
12. What type of porosity usually occurs with an orientation perpendicular to the
weld face ?
( a ) Elongated
( b ) Piping
( c ) Aligned
( d ) Cluster - Correct Answer > ( b ) Piping