INSTRUMENT TECH NCCER EXAM WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS||
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
In a controller , automatic control describes :
A. The final control element responding to the error signal or change in process
B. The final control element as manipulated by the operator
C. The final element as controlled by the setpoint of the controller locally
D. How the controller receives its setpoint form a remote device - ANSWER-A.
The final control element responding to the error signal or change in process
When using soft rolled tubing , it must be unrolled and straightened :
A. By use of rollers
B. By using wooden mallets
C. By hand
D. Enough to enter a compression fitting - ANSWER-C. By hand
Where would an instrument fitter find the PROPER method to connect an
instrument to a process tap ?
A. In a title block
B. On a flow diagram
C. In an instrument balloon
D. On an installation detail - ANSWER-D. On an installation detail
What is the major cause of death from electrical shock
,A. Burns
B. Heart fibrillation
C. Head trauma
D. Arc flash - ANSWER-B. Heart fibrillation
What does the reset control mode eliminate
A. circuit overload
B. circuit underload
C. offset
D. overflow - ANSWER-C. offset
Proving a loop is a
A. physical inspection of all of the components
B. simulating test run
C. point to point interconnection
D. revising the loop documents as built - ANSWER-B. simulating test run
What is the major cause of death from electrical shock
A. Burns
B. heart fibrillation
C. head trauma
D. arc flash - ANSWER-B. heart fibrillation
Water in an air system causes all of the following except
A. Formation of rust and scale
B. Freezing in lines exposed to cold weather
C. Mal of control instrument
,D. Pressure fluctuations in process - ANSWER-D. Pressure fluctuations in
process
An RTD is used to measure
A. Small pressure change
B. Vacuum
C. Density
D. Temperature - ANSWER-D. Temperature
Oil based pipe joint compound should never be used on threads of pipe used to
Coney oxygen because
A. will not mix
B. in contact could explode
C. together produce unpleasant odors
D. in a mix could plug the pipe - ANSWER-B. in contact could explode
Which of the following is not the type of lead line materials used on tubing and
transmitters
A. copper tubing
B. stainless steel
C. Monel
D. Hastelloy - ANSWER-A. copper tubing
27.7 inches of H20 is equivalent to
A. 9psi
B. 6psi
C. 3psi
, D. 1psi - ANSWER-D. 1psi
Thread compound which is normally applied using a brush is called
A. Plumbing putty
B. PFTE tape
C. Pipe dope
D. Pipe chalk - ANSWER-C. Pipe dope
Connecting tubing into a junction box requires
A. Oversized holes
B. Bulkhead fittings '
C. tubing unions
D. Internal clamps - ANSWER-B. Bulkhead fittings '
When receiving instruments for the first time you should
A. Ask your supervisor to store them
B. File all documents in a file cabinet
C. Inspect instrument for damage
D. Send them to the instrument shop for calibration - ANSWER-C. Inspect
instrument for damage
For a 180 - degree tubing bend the zero on the forming wheel of the bender
must be aligned with what number on the slide block at the beginning of the
bend
A. 0
B. 45
C. 90
D. 180 - ANSWER-D. 180
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS||
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
In a controller , automatic control describes :
A. The final control element responding to the error signal or change in process
B. The final control element as manipulated by the operator
C. The final element as controlled by the setpoint of the controller locally
D. How the controller receives its setpoint form a remote device - ANSWER-A.
The final control element responding to the error signal or change in process
When using soft rolled tubing , it must be unrolled and straightened :
A. By use of rollers
B. By using wooden mallets
C. By hand
D. Enough to enter a compression fitting - ANSWER-C. By hand
Where would an instrument fitter find the PROPER method to connect an
instrument to a process tap ?
A. In a title block
B. On a flow diagram
C. In an instrument balloon
D. On an installation detail - ANSWER-D. On an installation detail
What is the major cause of death from electrical shock
,A. Burns
B. Heart fibrillation
C. Head trauma
D. Arc flash - ANSWER-B. Heart fibrillation
What does the reset control mode eliminate
A. circuit overload
B. circuit underload
C. offset
D. overflow - ANSWER-C. offset
Proving a loop is a
A. physical inspection of all of the components
B. simulating test run
C. point to point interconnection
D. revising the loop documents as built - ANSWER-B. simulating test run
What is the major cause of death from electrical shock
A. Burns
B. heart fibrillation
C. head trauma
D. arc flash - ANSWER-B. heart fibrillation
Water in an air system causes all of the following except
A. Formation of rust and scale
B. Freezing in lines exposed to cold weather
C. Mal of control instrument
,D. Pressure fluctuations in process - ANSWER-D. Pressure fluctuations in
process
An RTD is used to measure
A. Small pressure change
B. Vacuum
C. Density
D. Temperature - ANSWER-D. Temperature
Oil based pipe joint compound should never be used on threads of pipe used to
Coney oxygen because
A. will not mix
B. in contact could explode
C. together produce unpleasant odors
D. in a mix could plug the pipe - ANSWER-B. in contact could explode
Which of the following is not the type of lead line materials used on tubing and
transmitters
A. copper tubing
B. stainless steel
C. Monel
D. Hastelloy - ANSWER-A. copper tubing
27.7 inches of H20 is equivalent to
A. 9psi
B. 6psi
C. 3psi
, D. 1psi - ANSWER-D. 1psi
Thread compound which is normally applied using a brush is called
A. Plumbing putty
B. PFTE tape
C. Pipe dope
D. Pipe chalk - ANSWER-C. Pipe dope
Connecting tubing into a junction box requires
A. Oversized holes
B. Bulkhead fittings '
C. tubing unions
D. Internal clamps - ANSWER-B. Bulkhead fittings '
When receiving instruments for the first time you should
A. Ask your supervisor to store them
B. File all documents in a file cabinet
C. Inspect instrument for damage
D. Send them to the instrument shop for calibration - ANSWER-C. Inspect
instrument for damage
For a 180 - degree tubing bend the zero on the forming wheel of the bender
must be aligned with what number on the slide block at the beginning of the
bend
A. 0
B. 45
C. 90
D. 180 - ANSWER-D. 180
