PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
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Introduction to Power Engineering -
correct answer ✅Introduction to Power Engineering
Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
temperature exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees
Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid and
having a working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi). -
correct answer ✅d) 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:
a) efficiency
,PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
And Answers
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements -
correct answer ✅d) pollution
Which of the following is not characteristic of increased automation
in power plants?
a) computerized control stations
b) increased mechanization
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of processes
e) continuous monitoring of costs -
correct answer ✅c) manual flame checking
"Power plant" means
a) any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
,PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
And Answers
b) any one or more boilers in which steam or other liquid is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
c) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a
temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
d) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature not
exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
e) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure not exceeding 1,100 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature
exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F). -
correct answer ✅a) any one or more boilers in which steam or
other vapour is generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
Power engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a
power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
, PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
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e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant. -
correct answer ✅c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the
equipment in a power plant.
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.
a) qualified
b) highly educated
c) trained
d) unskilled
e) college trained -
correct answer ✅d) 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.
a) economic gains
And Answers
Introduction to Power Engineering -
correct answer ✅Introduction to Power Engineering
Which of the following is not a definition of a power plant?
a) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
b) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi).
c) Any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
temperature exceeding 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees
Fahrenheit).
d) Any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at less than 57 kPa (8 psi).
e) Any engine run from one or more boilers containing liquid and
having a working pressure exceeding 1100 kPa (160 psi). -
correct answer ✅d) 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:
a) efficiency
,PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
And Answers
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements -
correct answer ✅d) pollution
Which of the following is not characteristic of increased automation
in power plants?
a) computerized control stations
b) increased mechanization
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of processes
e) continuous monitoring of costs -
correct answer ✅c) manual flame checking
"Power plant" means
a) any one or more boilers in which steam or other vapour is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
,PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
And Answers
b) any one or more boilers in which steam or other liquid is
generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
c) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a
temperature exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
d) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure exceeding 1,200 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature not
exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F).
e) any one or more boilers containing liquid and having a working
pressure not exceeding 1,100 kPa (160 psi), and a temperature
exceeding 121 degrees C (250 degrees F). -
correct answer ✅a) any one or more boilers in which steam or
other vapour is generated at more than 103 kPa (15 psi).
Power engineers are
a) safety code officers in a power plant automatically.
b) qualified to perform any welding jobs in a power plant.
c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the equipment in a
power plant.
d) qualified to perform any electrical jobs in a power plant.
, PE 4th Part A ABSA Exam Questions
And Answers
e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant. -
correct answer ✅c) skilled workers who operate and maintain the
equipment in a power plant.
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.
a) qualified
b) highly educated
c) trained
d) unskilled
e) college trained -
correct answer ✅d) 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.
a) economic gains
