ABSA 4th Class Part A UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not a D
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).
,Early government involvement D
in certification of power
engineers became more
important for the following
reasons except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
Which of the following is not C
characteristic of increased
automation in power plants?
a) computerised control stations
b) increased mechanisation
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of
processes
e) continuous monitoring of
costs
"Power plant" means A
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 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).
, Power engineers are C
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.
e) qualified to make design
changes in a power plant.
In the early days, owners of D
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
In order to produce greater B
efficiency, higher boiler
pressures were used and this led
to ______ due to employing of
unqualified operators in a power
plant.
a) economic gains
b) serious accidents
c) higher efficiency
d) safer working conditions
e) less labour disputes
Which of the following is not a B
common work schedule for
power engineers?
a) Year round employment
b) Seasonal lay-offs
c) Eight hour days
d) Twelve hour days
e) Rotating day and night shifts
When oil mixes with water in the A
boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard
scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of
baffles
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not a D
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).
,Early government involvement D
in certification of power
engineers became more
important for the following
reasons except:
a) efficiency
b) labour mobility
c) safety
d) pollution
e) technological advancements
Which of the following is not C
characteristic of increased
automation in power plants?
a) computerised control stations
b) increased mechanisation
c) manual flame checking
d) continuous monitoring of
processes
e) continuous monitoring of
costs
"Power plant" means A
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 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).
, Power engineers are C
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.
e) qualified to make design
changes in a power plant.
In the early days, owners of D
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
In order to produce greater B
efficiency, higher boiler
pressures were used and this led
to ______ due to employing of
unqualified operators in a power
plant.
a) economic gains
b) serious accidents
c) higher efficiency
d) safer working conditions
e) less labour disputes
Which of the following is not a B
common work schedule for
power engineers?
a) Year round employment
b) Seasonal lay-offs
c) Eight hour days
d) Twelve hour days
e) Rotating day and night shifts
When oil mixes with water in the A
boiler the resultant effect is:
a) serious foaming
b) accumulation of very hard
scale resulting in tube burnout
c) accumulation of soot
d) decrease in water level
e) shifting and loosening of
baffles
