Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant? -
correct answer ✅Any one or more boilers in which steam or other
vapour
is generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
Early government involvement in certification of power
engineers became more important for the following reasons
except: -
correct answer ✅pollution
Which of the following is not characteristic of increased automation
in power plants? -
correct answer ✅manual flame checking
"Power plant" means -
correct answer ✅any one or more boilers in which steam or other
vapour is generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
Power engineers are -
correct answer ✅skilled workers who operate and maintain the
equipment in a power plant.
,Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
In 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. -
correct answer ✅unskilled
In order to produce greater efficiency, higher boiler
pressures were used and this led to __________ due to
employing of unqualified operators in a power plant. -
correct answer ✅serious accidents
Which of the following is not a common work schedule for
power engineers? -
correct answer ✅Seasonal lay-offs
When oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect
is: -
correct answer ✅serious foaming
,Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The holder of a Certificate of Competency, the
classification of which authorizes him or her to act as a
engineer, may sketch, construct, install, operate, repair,
and give advice on all things pertaining to any __________ in
which that person is employed. -
correct answer ✅power plant
Power engineers can usually expect to work -
correct answer ✅rotating shifts.
In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a
supervisor who directs others in the __________ operation on
a shift. -
correct answer ✅safe and efficient
Committees which establish standards are composed primarily
of which of the following elements? -
correct answer ✅experts from the industry, professional and
insurance groups and all levels of government
, Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which of the following certificates of competency qualifies
the holder to take charge of the general care and operation
of any power plant as chief steam engineer, and to supervise
the engineers in that plant and take charge of a shift in any
power plant as shift engineer? -
correct answer ✅First Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency
Which of the following duties is a holder of a Fourth Class
Engineer's Certificate of Competency not qualified to
perform? -
correct answer ✅Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a
capacity
of more than 10,000 kW, as shift engineer.
Which of the following is required in order to progress to a
higher certificate? -
correct answer ✅Education, experience, and the next lower level
certificate.
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant? -
correct answer ✅Any one or more boilers in which steam or other
vapour
is generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
Early government involvement in certification of power
engineers became more important for the following reasons
except: -
correct answer ✅pollution
Which of the following is not characteristic of increased automation
in power plants? -
correct answer ✅manual flame checking
"Power plant" means -
correct answer ✅any one or more boilers in which steam or other
vapour is generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
Power engineers are -
correct answer ✅skilled workers who operate and maintain the
equipment in a power plant.
,Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
In 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. -
correct answer ✅unskilled
In order to produce greater efficiency, higher boiler
pressures were used and this led to __________ due to
employing of unqualified operators in a power plant. -
correct answer ✅serious accidents
Which of the following is not a common work schedule for
power engineers? -
correct answer ✅Seasonal lay-offs
When oil mixes with water in the boiler the resultant effect
is: -
correct answer ✅serious foaming
,Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The holder of a Certificate of Competency, the
classification of which authorizes him or her to act as a
engineer, may sketch, construct, install, operate, repair,
and give advice on all things pertaining to any __________ in
which that person is employed. -
correct answer ✅power plant
Power engineers can usually expect to work -
correct answer ✅rotating shifts.
In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a
supervisor who directs others in the __________ operation on
a shift. -
correct answer ✅safe and efficient
Committees which establish standards are composed primarily
of which of the following elements? -
correct answer ✅experts from the industry, professional and
insurance groups and all levels of government
, Ultimate 4th Class Part A Power
Engineering Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which of the following certificates of competency qualifies
the holder to take charge of the general care and operation
of any power plant as chief steam engineer, and to supervise
the engineers in that plant and take charge of a shift in any
power plant as shift engineer? -
correct answer ✅First Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency
Which of the following duties is a holder of a Fourth Class
Engineer's Certificate of Competency not qualified to
perform? -
correct answer ✅Take charge of a shift in a power plant having a
capacity
of more than 10,000 kW, as shift engineer.
Which of the following is required in order to progress to a
higher certificate? -
correct answer ✅Education, experience, and the next lower level
certificate.
