INSTRUMENT SYSTEM (IS) QUESTIONS DGCA EXAM SESSION 2013 FEBRUARY QUESTIONS PREPARED BY: PREM KUNWAR CASANOVA

(I.A.E. BHOPAL) CHANDRA PRATAP GUPTA (CCAT NEWDELHI) NOTE: All the question are memory based so its pleasant request for all friends to correct them if anywhere required... LEGEND: OP = old pallet , NP = new / integrated pallet, FAA = faa series and JEPP = avionics jeppsion , QUEST = as per old question.., AFCS = automatic flight control system , BLT = B.L theraja 1) MTCS for the instruments element sequence. (OP / 6) a) measuring element, detecting element, coupling element, indicating element b) measuring element, detecting element, indicating element, coupling element c) coupling element, detecting elment, indicating element , measuring element d) detecting element, measuring element, coupling element, indicating element. 2)Sometimes the same instrument serves more than one element, then bourden tubes serves as (OP / 8) a) detecting and coupling element b) detecting and indicating element c) measuring and indicating element d) detecting and measuring element. 3) ROCI instrument is tested and callibrated using ( ca williams / 208) a)is connected to the vaccum chamber and leak to tester b) connected to the pressure chamber in ROCI tester c) is connected to the outside air pressure in Roci tester 4) The difference betwn the true and the magnetic meridian is ( OP / 165) a) variation angle b) angle of dip c) declination d) both a and c 5) the one inner dot in glideslope during the FDS operatio indicates ( OP / 364 ) a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 2 .1/4 6) In aerodynamics the C.P is the point ( AFCS /5) a) the point at which total force of lift act b) the point at which all weight of a/c acts c) the point at which the pitching moment of a/c is zero 7) The control surface called aileron cause the a/c to roll during which ( AFCS/ 30 ) a) down going aileron produces more lift and up going produces less lift b) up going aileron will produce more lift and downgoing aileron produes less lift c) both a and b are correct 8) The command bars which direct the a/c as on FDS forms ( OP/363) a) normal V b) inverted V c) shallow inverted V d) none of the above 9) for The cabin of a/c to be pressurised the essential items are ( FAA/ 8549) a) Cabin altimeter, differential pressure indicator, VSI b) Cabin altimeter , barmetric pressure indicator, vSI c) radio altimeter , VSI and differential prssure indicator 10) The ECAM system of electronic display used in a/c is based on principle that ( NP/ 377) a) engine data need to be displayd during whole of flight b) engine data need to be displayed during initial phase of flight only c) data to be displayed only in emergency 11) In the radio altimeter the visual warning will come when the a/c is ( NP/300) a) at decision height only b) below decision height c) above decision height d) both a and b only are correct, 12) The information from the DFDAU are transferred to the DFDR in the process of ( OP/ 389) a) time multiplexed serial

b) time multiplexed parallel c) either a or b 13)The three types of the warning flag that appear in the ADI are ( OP / 367) a) GS, GYRO , COPMPUTER b) GS, VOR/LOC, COMPUTER c) VOR/LOC, COMPASS, GS d) COMPASS, INOP, GYRO 14) MTCS in the warning flags that appear in mach/ASI in ADC ( NP/ 171) a) 'M' flag indicate failure of mach b) 'Vmo' flag indicate failure of Vmo and Mmo c) 'INOP' flag indicate mach failure d) All are correct 15) Regarding the diameter of the pitot-static probe diameter ( OP/63) a) minimum acceptable dia is 1/4 " b) longer the distance smaller the dia c) both and b are correct 16) The three operatable position of the oxygen regulator are ( 15A/ 595) a) Normal, high , emergency b) Normal, emergency, low c) Low, high , normal 17) The thermocouple leads made up of the same material as leads are called ( OP/ 291) a) Extension lead b) compensating lead c) operating lead d) both b and c are true 18) True heading from the magnetic heading is calculated by ( QUEST) a) compass and map b) compass and deviation bar c) compass and chart d) chart and deviation bar 19) In the capacitance type of the fuel quantity indicator ( QUEST) a) middle tube is of low Z and outer and inner are of high z b) outer tube is of low Z and middle and inner are of high Z c) inner and outer tube are of low Z and middle tube is with high Z 20) In the primary method of displaying a/c data in instrument panel ( OP/ 39) a) 'GH' is at the bottom most centre b) key instrument are ASI, altimeter, Machmeter, VSI c) TSI serve as the secondary instrument d) All are correct 21) The alert message created during the flights are stored in the (NP/382) a) non volatile memory of EICAS b) non volatile memory of EICAM c) both a and b d) in the volatile memory of EICAS 22) The X-OR gate will provide output only when the input is (BLT/2583) a) same b) low c) high d) different 23) The hairspring is made up of the material (OP/14) a) phosphorous copper b) phospher-bronze c) berillyum bronze d) all 24) In ARINC 429 the system is divided into the following (NP/159) a) Numerical, alphanumrical, data, discrite, and label b) Numerical, BDR, BCD, Data, and label c) Numerical, data, discrete, maintenance and BCD 25) In the central air data computer , MTCS (QUEST) a) the fine synchro is 9 times faster than course synchro b) the fine synchro is 9 times sensitive than course synchro c) the course synchro is 9 times faster than fine synchro

26) The standard atmospherc condition is ( OP/65) a) pressure at sealevel is 1013.25 mbar and temp 15*C b) as in a and for evry 1000FT in altitude rise temp increase by 1.98 *C c) beyond 36080 ft the temp remains constant d) both b and c are correct 27) In the pendulisoty error correction the compensation is done with inclination at (OP/149) a) 1.25 rearward b) 1.5 port c) Top 2.5 rearward 28) In the EFIS system the data like non-active flight plan are displayed in (NP/ 298) a) green b) cyan c) white 29) In the EFIS system the dispatch readiness of a/c is shown in which mode (NP/380) a) status mode b) operational mode c) flight mode d) maintenance mode 30) The dump valve is operted for ( QUEST) a) to release all positive pressure during landing b) to bypass air if pressurisation exceeds c) to allow the fuel to dump 31) In the a/c oxygen system the crew oxygen cylinder can be discharged ( QUEST) a) jettesion b) outflow c) either a or b d) jettisioned and same is not indicated 32) In the a/c gyrocompassing testing and callibration, in dot and cross system is used and only the dot is visible it indicate ( QUEST) a) Gyroscope unit is faulty b) Gyroscope unit fails c) Precession circuit defective d) Precession unit open 33) WIth the a/c with autopilot engaged , when a/c is on landing phase ( AFCS/ 286) a) both autopilot and autothrottle disengaged b) only auto pilot disengaged c) only auto throttle disengaged 34) DUtch role in AFCS uses (AFCS/222) a) narrow band pass filter b) high band pass filter c) low band pass filter 35) Thermocouple leads are ( QUEST) a) designed for specific installation and maynot be altered b) designed for different installation and may be altered c) used on any system 36) IF the pentavalent impurity is added to intrinsic semiconductor ( BLT/ 2041) a) N type is formed b) P type is formed c) as in a and holes are the majority carrier d) as in a and conduction band is almost empty 37) How can the slip of indicator glass been occured determined ( 15A/ 470) a) White index mark b) black index c) red indx 38) When the engine is at the static condition the manifold pressure gauge will read ( OP/339) a) pressure in the gauge itself b) absolute pressure c) barometric pressure 39) HOw many of the following instrument has normally the range marking (Faa/ 8625) 1. ASI 2.Altimeter 3. CHT indicator a) one b) two

c) three 40) Which of the following provide manual maneueverability of the a/c when the autopilot is engaged ( 15A/ 516) a) servo b) directional gyro c) flight controller 41) What is the main purpose of a servo in an autopilot system. ( FAA/8654) a) correct for the displacement of a/c about its axis b) change the mechaical energy into electrical energy c) move the control surface as commanded 42) In ADC the output of the pressure error correction trandsucer is equivalent to ( QUEST) a) Altimeter output b) ROCI output c) ASI output 43) some of the instruments has all four units in the combined units and are contained within the case of the instruments, these are (OP/6) a) remote reading instrument b) direct reading instrument c) self contained instrument d) auto reading instrument 44) In a/c instruments system we used ( OP/ 7) a) rod and lever is used as coupling element b) appliction of lever mechanism i confined to the direct reading pressure gauge c) application of rod is confined to the aircraft pitotic-static system instrument d) all the above and the instrument using multiple pointer use gear mechanism 45) In a/c instrument and control system (OP/12,13) a) a problem to be faced is that a gear can always turn small amount before it will drive the one in which it is messed with b)this loss of motion is called backlash c) as in b and it can be avoided by use of the coiled hair spring d)all the above and backlash can be eliminated by anti backlash gear also 46) temperature compensation in a instrument utilize ( OP/ 15) a) bimetal strip principle b) asin a and apply to the altimeter and ASI c) as in b and also applies to the VSI 47) Bimetallic strip is formed of ( OP/15) a) steel with the 36% nickel content b) as in a and copper with aluminium wire c) as in b and with negligible coeff of expansion d) as in a with negligible coeff of expansion 48) In an pressurised a/c the internal atm pressure condition are increased to value greater than that prevaling at the altitude at which the a/c is flying, to withstand this pressure ( OP/17,18) a) bourden tube and capsule like instrument are connected to the pressure source by using the sealed case and venting them to the outside atm b) some instrument are filled by the gases like nitogen and hermatically sealed c) some instrument are filled by inert gases like hellium and hermatically case sealed d) all the above 49) M T C S ( OP/19) a) the most common form of the display are qualitative and quantative display b) the principle method by which the instrument may be displayed are circular scale, digital or veeder and straight c) ROCI use the non linear display or lograthmic scale d) all are correct 50) MTCS in the head-up display used in a/c (OP/33) a) is also known as visual approach monitor b) is airborne equivalent of VASI c) as in b and it aids the pilot when approach to lnd in the airfield not eqquiped with VASI or ILS or other approach aids d) all the above and it provides cues like verical aaproach angle, horizontal attitude and speed error 51) MTCS (OP/34) a) both the LCD and LED are solid state display b) In LCD the mirror image of the seven segments or bar are etched on back plate c) to produce the color effect the color films are used on the display unit of LCD d) all are correct 52) In relation to LCD ( OP/36) a) it consumes more power b) LCD depends on the external power source to display lights

c) both a and b 53) Blinking LED is ( BLT/ 2091) a) multicolor led in one package b) oscillator and many led in one package c)LED and the oscillator in one package 54) When the a/c is not flying at the true longitudinal axis the effect in pitot-static probe is ( QUEST) a) pitot press will be less than actual b) static pressure will be less than actual c) pitot pressure will be more than actual d) static pressure will be more than actual 55) On EICAS the data like the N1 speed, TAT and oil pressure are displayed in color.( NP/ 380) a) magenta b) blue c) green d) cyan 56) How is flanglesss instrument case mounted in an instrument panel ( OP/44) a) by four matching screw which extend through the instrument panel b) by an expanding type clamp secured to the back of panel and tightened by the screw from the front of the instrument panel c) by metal shelf separated from and located behind the instrument panel 57) If a static presure system checks revel the excessive leaks the leaks can be located by ( FAA) a) pressurising the system and adding leak detection dye b) isolatin the portion of the line and testing each portion systematically starting at the instrument connection C) removing and visually inspecting the line segment 58) What is normally used to bond the non continious stainless steel a/c componet ( FAA/ 8852) a) aluminuim jumper b) stainless steel jumper c) copper jumper 59) THe good conductor is ( 15A/ 494) a) which has low conductance b) low voltage drop c) made up of copper 60) If the (+) terminal of the voltmeter is connected to the (-) terminal of the source voltage and the (-) terminal is conected to the (+) terminal of te source voltage then the voltmeter will read ( FAA/ 8862) a) corectly b) low voltage c) backwards 61) 1. An ASI measure the differential b/w pitot and the static air pressure surrounding the a/c at any moment of flight 2. An ASI indicator measure the diff b/w the pitot and cabin air pressure at any moment of flight..(FAA/8940) a) both 1 and 2 are correct b) both 1 and 2 are incorrect c) 2 is correct and 1 is false d) 1 is correct and 2 is false 62) If the pitot static heater remains on on the ground accidently then a) it will get heated up b) the battery will supply power to it c) it will not be on untill the engine will run 63) Related to Q code in altimeter setting ( OP/75) a) QFE : setting the pressure scale to make the altimeter read airfield height above the sea level on landing b)QN: setting the standard sea level pressure of 1013.25 mbar to make the altimeter read the airfield elevation. c) QNH : setting the pressure to make prevaling at an airfield to make altimetr read zero on landing and takeoff d) all are corect 64) The cabin altimeter use the ( OP/ 78) a) the same principle as the simple altimeter callibratd to the same press/altitude law as normal altimeter b) Use the bourden tube pressure gauge c) use syphon mechanism 65) Dash pot in IVSI a) provide the diferential pressure within the indicator 66) control of the drift in the horizontal axiz gyro can be achieved by ( OP/125) a) calcuating correction using approprate formula b) applying fixed torque which unbalances the gyro c) applying the torque which vary as per the lattitude

d) all are correct 67) Soft iron component is due to the ( OP/206) a) is due to heading and attitude change of a/c and its geographical position 68) In tachometer (OP/ 242) a) stator winding is 3 phase star connected and squirrel cage rotor b) stator winding is 3 phsae delta connected with squirrel cage roror 69) In FDS during GS auto operating mode (OP/369) a) capture the glideslope automatically after the localizer beam has been captured 70) In FDR for insitu monitoring of validity of the recorded information ( OP/ 388) a) reading head is provided in close proximity to writing head b) c) thumb wheel switch is provided d) both a and c 71) In normal flight the signal produce and supplied as input to demodulator are ( NP/ 75) a) less than 20 mv and in phase with ac voltage supplied as refrence b) less than 20 mv and out of phase with ac voltage supplied c) more than 20 mv and in phase wth ac voltage supplied 72) the cabin pressurisation in the ground is restricted by the (FAA/ ) a) main landing gear operated switch b) safety valve 73) INS computer computes ( JEPP) a) attitude and heading b) attitude and wind speed c) altitude and range 74) IRS accelerometer provides ( JEPP) a) wind speed and magnetic heading b) wind speed and true heading c) true heading and linear acceleration d) true heading and angular acceleration 75) In FMS ( NP/393) a) it performs the navigation function b) performance management and flight planning in three dimension c) three dimensional guidance and control along the pre-planned flight path d) all are correct 76) To ensure the stabilazation of the complete feedback loop and to eliminate hunting rate feed signal is produced (AFCS/222) a) by the tachogenerator driven by servo actutor b) tachogenerator driven by the magnetic amplifier 77) when the fly by wire technology is used (AFCS/36) a) eliminates the mechanical linkage and the data are transferred electrically b) eliminate the mechanical linkage and the data are transferred electronically c) there is no redundancy in this system 78) In the satellite communication system ( JEPP) a) satellite provide the coverage of 75* N and S and they are located in the geostationary orbit b) they will provide only voice communication betn various user c) a/c earth station communicate with satellite in C band d) all are correcct 79) The satellite data unit (SDU) serves ( JEPP) a) it provides the interface unit to all other a/c realted system for aviation satellite b) it provides interface betn the satellite and ground station c) it provides interface to the a/c station and ground earth station d) all are correct 80) To what dpth is the mica insulation b/w the commutator bars of the dc generator undercut (FAA/ 8827) a) one half the width of mica b) equal to twice the width of mica c) equal to the width of mica 81) When using an ohmmeter to check the continuity of the generator field coil, the coil should (FAA/8902) a) be removed from the generator housing b) show high resistance when the meter prode are connected to the terminal of the coils c) show very low resistance if it is a series field coil

82) Circuits that have input , logic network, output and memory are called ( BLT/ 2576) a) sequential logic b) combinational logic c) multiplexer and demultiplexer 83) Convert Decimal no 35 into xs-3 code (BLT/ 2553) a) 01101000 b)01101010 c) 10101110 84) which of the following code is used for the mechanical switching? ( BLT/2549) a) Hexadecimal b) 2 to 5 code c) Gray code d) XS-3 code 85) Hysteresis loss in armature core can be minimised by (BLT/ 925) a) Material with low hysteresis coeff b) laminating the core c) using both a and b together d) as in a and the material with low electrical resistivity 86) Back emf in motor ( BLT/ 998) a) it acts like governer b) it is dependent on speed c) it helps motor to draw as much current as is just necessary d) all are correct 87) The main purpose of the core in transformer is ( BLT/1208) a) decrease the iron loss b) prevent the eddy current loss c) eliminate the magnetic hysteresis d) reduce the magnetic reluctance of the common magnetic circuit 88) In 4 pole 3 phase mtor running with 50 hz AC input. calculate the speed of the magnetic field of the stator( BLT) a) 1500 b) 60 c) 1440 d) 0 89) One of the basic requirement of the servomotor is that it must produce high torque at all ( BLT/1567) a) load b) frequency c) speed d) voltage 90) The most common two phase ac servomotor differ from the standard ac induction motor because it has (BLT. 1567) a) high rotor resistance b) high power rating c) motor stator winding d) greater inertia 91) MTCS ( CAIP) a) the connecting strip shouldnot create potential of more than 0.25 V b) electrostatic discharge sensitive device should be stored with conducting device c) the air ionizer atm should not be used d) all are correct 92) CMOS used in one IC chip mostly because of ( BLT/ 2630) a) low power dissipation b) high speed c) high packing density 93) If the bonding conectin between the component and earth reads greater than acceptable value then (CAIP) a) it should be removed b) its contact should be cleaned and installed c) it should be replaced with new one 94)Thermal switch in an integral starter motor is used for a) close the circuit and allows the cooling of motor b) open the circuit and allows the cooling of motor c) either a or b 95) MTCs a) EGT of the turbojet engine is measured with various thermocouple installed at various point of engine

b) Thermister use to measure temperature hav positive coeff of temp c) as the temp increase thermistor resistance decrease d) all 96) Stabilizer is trimmed with adding the weight aft ot the cg then a) stabilizer +6* , elevator 15* up nose down tendency b) stabilisor +6*, elevator 3* Nose down tendency c) stabilisor -6* , elevator fair no result d) Stabilisor 3* elevator fair nose up tendency 97) MTCS ( upto my knowledge opt a and b are wrong, c as given on exam was correct) a) the light aircraft fuel flow meter use synchronous types principle b) large a/c use tubular type capacitance meter c) ,,,,,,,,,, d) all 98) THe CADC take the temp refrence for true air temperature calculation from??????

99) Pressure surge in the vaccum chamber acts as a) acts as by pass line b) acts as cushion effect to absorb vibration. c) acts as reservior for the fluid in the pump.. ** BEST OF LUCK** THE END ANS : 1. d 2.d 3.b 4.d 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.c 9.a 10.a 11.a 12.a 13.a 14.b 15.a 16.a 17.a 18.b 19.c

20.c 21.a 22.d 23.b 24.a 25.a 26.d 27.b 28.b 29.a 30.a 31.d 32.c 33.c 34.a 35.a 36.d 37.a 38.c

39.b 40.c 41.c 42.b 43.b 44.d 45.d 46.c 47.d 48.d 49.d 50.d 51.b 52.b 53.b 54.a 55.d 56.b 57.b

58.c 59.b 60.c 61.d 62.c 63.b 64.a 65.a 66.d 67.a 68.a 69.a 70.a 71.a 72.a 73.a 74.c 75.d 76.a

77.a 99.b 78.a 79.a 80.c 81.c 82.a 83.a 84.c 85.a 86.d 87.d 88.a 89.c 90.a 91.a 92.c 93.b 94.b 95.c