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ABSA 4TH CLASS PART A CERTIFICATION EXAM
REVIEW – COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED AMSWERS
A control device which will change one form of energy into another form of energy is the:
Select one:
a. Logic device
b. Primary element
c. Transducer
d. Transmitter
c. Transducer
The __________ valve requires specific and routine lubrication.
Select one:
a. Butterfly
b. Globe
c. Check
d. Tapered plug
d. Tapered plug
With reference to scalars and vectors, a space diagram:
Select one:
a. Shows the relationship of time to the vector.
b. Illustrates a system of vectors.
c. Shows the relationship of the scalar to the vector.
d. Illustrates a system of scalars.
b. Illustrates a system of vectors
Brass and bronze are alloys of:
Select one:
a. iron
b. copper
c. aluminum
d. lead
b. copper
PLC's for Burner Management Systems can:
Select one:
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a. Have limited field configurations
b. Be used without any field testing
c. Be set up by technicians at burner repair companies
d. Be programmed by operators
a. Have limited field configurations
Which is the workers responsibility?
Select one:
a. Co-operating with others on workplace safety and health
b. Issuing proper safety equipment to all workers
c. Clearly stated goals and objectives of the health and safety program
d. Clearly defined roles and responsibilities for management, workers, contractors, and
visitors at the plant site
a. Co-operating with others on workplace safety and health
What is one of the two main purposes of the CSA B-52 code?
Select one:
a. (b) & (d)
b. To promote uniform requirements among the provinces and territories
c. Terms and equipment relating to refrigeration and air conditioning equipment are
defined.
d. The various classifications of buildings and occupancies are listed and described with
examples of each classification given.
b. To promote uniform requirements among the provinces and territories
Settling ponds and grease traps are methods used to:
Select one:
a. decrease liquid pollution.
b. are part of all liquid treatment facilities.
c. remove solid matter from feedwater.
d. very effective at removing small colloidal particles from effluent.
a. decrease liquid pollution.
A simple machine is required to raise 1 tonne of stones a vertical distance of 30m. If the
efficiency of the pulley is 100%, how much work must be done on the pulley to raise the
stone?
Select one:
a. 294.3 J
b. 30 kJ
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c. 35 kJ
d. 294.27 kJ
d. 294.27 kJ
A proportional controller:
Select one:
a. Is also called a multi-position controller
b. Provides a proportional output based on the error between process variable and set-
point
c. Provides on-off control
d. Allows the process variable to always be maintained at the set-point
b. Provides a proportional output based on the error between process variable and set-point
One of the national standards which each jurisdiction in Canada has adopted as part of
their applicable Act and/or Regulations is the:
Select one:
a. CSA B51
b. ANSI Codes
c. ASME Codes
d. NFPA Codes
a. CSA B51
A steam boiler is blown off intermittently in order to:
Select one:
a. Clean the soot and carbon out of the firebox and tubes
b. Lower the dissolved solids concentration in the boiler water
c. Discharge sediment and scale-forming matter from the boiler
d. Locate the steam level
c. Discharge sediment and scale-forming matter from the boiler
_______ fittings are used to provide proper drainage of water.
Select one:
a. Removable
b. Orifice
c. Eccentric
d. Tapered
c. Eccentric
Which of these is NOT used for burning coal?
Select one:
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a. Under feed stoker
b. Rotary cup stoker
c. Cross feed stoker
d. Chain grate stoker
b. Rotary cup stoker
Types of maintenance is classified in the following categories:
Select one:
a. Procurement, Inventory, Estimated, and Planned
b. Routine, Preventative, Projects, and Emergency
c. Notification, Submission, Review, and Approval
d. Completion, Projection, Extension, and Considerations
b. Routine, Preventative, Projects, and Emergency
The valve that is least susceptible to wire drawing and seat erosion is the _________ valve.
Select one:
a. Globe
b. Gate
c. Plug
d. Wedge gate
a. Globe
One of best practices for writing SOPs is to:
Select one:
a. Allow all workers an opportunity to write a SOP
b. Use a standardized template
c. Put it to use as soon as it is written
d. Use text based format only
b. Use a standardized template
Any action on a body that tends to change its size, shape or state of motion is defined as:
Select one:
a. Displacement
b. Acceleration
c. Volume
d. Force
d. Force
The stator of an alternator is built of _____ mounted in a frame.
Select one:
ABSA 4TH CLASS PART A CERTIFICATION EXAM
REVIEW – COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED AMSWERS
A control device which will change one form of energy into another form of energy is the:
Select one:
a. Logic device
b. Primary element
c. Transducer
d. Transmitter
c. Transducer
The __________ valve requires specific and routine lubrication.
Select one:
a. Butterfly
b. Globe
c. Check
d. Tapered plug
d. Tapered plug
With reference to scalars and vectors, a space diagram:
Select one:
a. Shows the relationship of time to the vector.
b. Illustrates a system of vectors.
c. Shows the relationship of the scalar to the vector.
d. Illustrates a system of scalars.
b. Illustrates a system of vectors
Brass and bronze are alloys of:
Select one:
a. iron
b. copper
c. aluminum
d. lead
b. copper
PLC's for Burner Management Systems can:
Select one:
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a. Have limited field configurations
b. Be used without any field testing
c. Be set up by technicians at burner repair companies
d. Be programmed by operators
a. Have limited field configurations
Which is the workers responsibility?
Select one:
a. Co-operating with others on workplace safety and health
b. Issuing proper safety equipment to all workers
c. Clearly stated goals and objectives of the health and safety program
d. Clearly defined roles and responsibilities for management, workers, contractors, and
visitors at the plant site
a. Co-operating with others on workplace safety and health
What is one of the two main purposes of the CSA B-52 code?
Select one:
a. (b) & (d)
b. To promote uniform requirements among the provinces and territories
c. Terms and equipment relating to refrigeration and air conditioning equipment are
defined.
d. The various classifications of buildings and occupancies are listed and described with
examples of each classification given.
b. To promote uniform requirements among the provinces and territories
Settling ponds and grease traps are methods used to:
Select one:
a. decrease liquid pollution.
b. are part of all liquid treatment facilities.
c. remove solid matter from feedwater.
d. very effective at removing small colloidal particles from effluent.
a. decrease liquid pollution.
A simple machine is required to raise 1 tonne of stones a vertical distance of 30m. If the
efficiency of the pulley is 100%, how much work must be done on the pulley to raise the
stone?
Select one:
a. 294.3 J
b. 30 kJ
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c. 35 kJ
d. 294.27 kJ
d. 294.27 kJ
A proportional controller:
Select one:
a. Is also called a multi-position controller
b. Provides a proportional output based on the error between process variable and set-
point
c. Provides on-off control
d. Allows the process variable to always be maintained at the set-point
b. Provides a proportional output based on the error between process variable and set-point
One of the national standards which each jurisdiction in Canada has adopted as part of
their applicable Act and/or Regulations is the:
Select one:
a. CSA B51
b. ANSI Codes
c. ASME Codes
d. NFPA Codes
a. CSA B51
A steam boiler is blown off intermittently in order to:
Select one:
a. Clean the soot and carbon out of the firebox and tubes
b. Lower the dissolved solids concentration in the boiler water
c. Discharge sediment and scale-forming matter from the boiler
d. Locate the steam level
c. Discharge sediment and scale-forming matter from the boiler
_______ fittings are used to provide proper drainage of water.
Select one:
a. Removable
b. Orifice
c. Eccentric
d. Tapered
c. Eccentric
Which of these is NOT used for burning coal?
Select one:
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a. Under feed stoker
b. Rotary cup stoker
c. Cross feed stoker
d. Chain grate stoker
b. Rotary cup stoker
Types of maintenance is classified in the following categories:
Select one:
a. Procurement, Inventory, Estimated, and Planned
b. Routine, Preventative, Projects, and Emergency
c. Notification, Submission, Review, and Approval
d. Completion, Projection, Extension, and Considerations
b. Routine, Preventative, Projects, and Emergency
The valve that is least susceptible to wire drawing and seat erosion is the _________ valve.
Select one:
a. Globe
b. Gate
c. Plug
d. Wedge gate
a. Globe
One of best practices for writing SOPs is to:
Select one:
a. Allow all workers an opportunity to write a SOP
b. Use a standardized template
c. Put it to use as soon as it is written
d. Use text based format only
b. Use a standardized template
Any action on a body that tends to change its size, shape or state of motion is defined as:
Select one:
a. Displacement
b. Acceleration
c. Volume
d. Force
d. Force
The stator of an alternator is built of _____ mounted in a frame.
Select one:
