POWER ENGINEERING PART A 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
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 - ANSWERSd)
Early government involvement 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 - ANSWERSd)
Which of the following is not 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 - ANSWERSc
"Power plant" means
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 degreesF - ANSWERSa
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.
e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant. - ANSWERSc
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 - ANSWERSd
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
b) serious accidents
c) higher efficiency
d) safer working conditions
e) less labour disputes - ANSWERSb
Which of the following is not a 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 - ANSWERSb
When oil mixes with water in the 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 - ANSWERSa
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.
a) welding shop
b) automotive shop
c) power plant
d) fish plant
e) hydro plant - ANSWERSc
Power engineers can usually expect to work
a) straight 8 hour day shifts.
b) straight 12 hour day shifts.
c) straight 8 hour night shifts.
d) straight 12 hour night shifts.
e) rotating shifts. - ANSWERSe
In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a
supervisor who directs others in the __________ operation on
a shift.
a) simple and economical
b) welding and electrical
c) administrative and cooperative
d) production and receiving
e) safe and efficient - ANSWERSe
Committees which establish standards are composed primarily
of which of the following elements?
a) only experts from the industry and government
b) one government appointed standards board
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
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 - ANSWERSd)
Early government involvement 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 - ANSWERSd)
Which of the following is not 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 - ANSWERSc
"Power plant" means
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 degreesF - ANSWERSa
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.
e) qualified to make design changes in a power plant. - ANSWERSc
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 - ANSWERSd
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
b) serious accidents
c) higher efficiency
d) safer working conditions
e) less labour disputes - ANSWERSb
Which of the following is not a 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 - ANSWERSb
When oil mixes with water in the 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 - ANSWERSa
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.
a) welding shop
b) automotive shop
c) power plant
d) fish plant
e) hydro plant - ANSWERSc
Power engineers can usually expect to work
a) straight 8 hour day shifts.
b) straight 12 hour day shifts.
c) straight 8 hour night shifts.
d) straight 12 hour night shifts.
e) rotating shifts. - ANSWERSe
In a power plant, the power engineer may function as a
supervisor who directs others in the __________ operation on
a shift.
a) simple and economical
b) welding and electrical
c) administrative and cooperative
d) production and receiving
e) safe and efficient - ANSWERSe
Committees which establish standards are composed primarily
of which of the following elements?
a) only experts from the industry and government
b) one government appointed standards board
