Oct -2011 paper 2 DGCA exam

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The corrosion resistance steel, which is mostly used in a/c, made up of

1) 18% Nickel & 8% Chrome
2) 18% Chrome & 8% Nickel
3) 8% Vanadium & 18% Chrome
4) 18 % titanium & 8 % Carbon
The bolt which is used only for shear loads, never in tension
1) Eye bolt
2) Clevis bolt
3) Jo bolt
4) Lock bolt
A/C screws are generally designed with
1) Class 2 fit
2) Class 3 fit
3) Class 1 fit
4) Class 4 fit
Materials such as manganin & eureka
1) Its resistance increases linearly with temperature
2) Its resistance decreases with temperature
3) Its resistance increases non linearly with temperature after some point
4) Its resistance approximately remains constant with temperature
The resistor which is having smallest physical size
1) Carbon resistor
2) Wire wound resistor
3) Chip mounted resistor
4) Mica resistor
A portable hydraulic unit is used for
1) Drain the hydraulic fluid
2) Filter the hydraulic fluid
3) Serviceability check of system & sub-system components
4) All the above
Flexible hose is used
1) For joining rigid tube lines
2) Where high temperature possibility
3) Where rigid tubing is difficult to install
4) All the above
The unit of potential difference, volt, is defined as
1) The power required for change in current
2) The power or energy required to move the charge
3) It is not a unit of potential difference
A sine wave having maximum voltage of 100V at peak, what is the value of V at 300 instance
1) 50V
2) 75V
3) 100V
4) 120V
The torque wrench with preset torque setting provision
1) Deflection type
2) Micrometer meter
3) Dial indicator type
4) All the above
Corrosion occurs along grain boundary is
1) Stress corrosion
2) Galvanic corrosion
3) Intergranular corrosion
A bulb of 300W power rating is connected with 120V power supply, the current flowing in this circuit is
1) 2.5A
2) 4.5A
3) 150A
4) 5A
A solid state thyractron is
1) FET
2) SCR
3) CRT
4) Crystal diode
Fire is combustible liquid & petroleum product is classified as
1) Class B fire
2) Class A fire
3) Class C fire
4) Class D fire
MTCS regarding basic design of a computer
1) Binary codes are stored in data memory
2) CPU performs centralized operation & decodes all information
3) Programs are stored in MAR
4) Programs are stored in instruction register
Spark testing is a common method of determining
1) Ferrous metals
2) Non ferrous metals
3) Non material
4) All the above
The main constitution in Al. Alloy 3XXX is
1) Copper

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2) Silicon
3) Manganese
4) Magnesium
Al. Alloy 233 T6 indicates
1) T indicates heat treatment and 6 indicates alloying element
2)
T indicates strain hardened and 233 indicates tensile strength
3) 233 indicates heat treatment & T6 indicates solution heat treatment
A film capacitor marked with 240 indicates
1) 240pF
2) 244pF
3) 240x1000F
4) 240F
2 MB is equal to
1) 2x21 byte
2) 2x26 byte
3) 2x210 bytes
4) 2x220 bytes
Four stroke reciprocating engine fires at every
1) Two revolution
2) 3600 of revolution
3) Half revolution
4) Four revolution
French chalk is used as
1) Dye
2) Developer
3) Penetrator
4) Cleaner
In a bipolar transistor when both junction are reversed biased, it is said to be
1) Cut off
2) Saturated
3) As in 1) & VCE = VCC
4) As in 2) & VCE = VCC
When secondary winding of a transformer is open, the magnetizing current
1) Acts as a hysteresis loss of the core
2) Acts as secondary core loss
3) For sustain the flux in primary
Which tool is used for finding centre of cylinder shaft
1) Micrometer
2) Inside calliper
3) Combination set
4) All
Wrenches and spanners used in aircraft is generally made up of
1) CRS
2) Chrome- vanadium
3) High speed tool
4) Nickel alloy
A signal consisting AF & RF element, to obtain audio output, which filter is used
1) Low pass filter
2) High pass filter
3) Band pass filter
4) Pie filter
In data transfer system
1) Output of MUX acts as input of DEMUX
2) There is no need of MUX & DEMUX
3) Only MUX is used
In a parallel plate capacitor air is divided with a slab of t thickness, if thickness t increases then the capacitance
1) Increase
2) Decreases
3) No change
4) Does not depends on thickness only 0
Which is used for calibration of micrometer
1) Gauge block
2) Machinist rule
3) DTI
4) Surface plate
What is the position of fire guard with suitable fire extinguisher
1) Outboard side of engine
2) Visible to pilot
3) Inboard side of engine so that any fire can be extinguished easily
4) Both 1) & 2)
A five layer device working like a SCR
1) SCR
2) TRIAC
3) VARIAC
4) Crystal Diode
A digital integrated circuit consists of
1) On/Off State
2) 0 logic, 1 logic
3) Linear operation
4) Both 1) & 2)

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34. When thermal runway of diode occur
1) It will permanently damage
2) Cannot be repaired
3) Remove from service
4) 1), 2), 3) & replace it
35. When emitter base junction of bipolar transistor is open
1) Small current flow due to minority carrier
2) Large current flow due to the majority carrier
3) As in 1) and extremely depends on temperature
4) As in 2) and extremely depends on temperature
36. Which drawing is used for illustrated part manual
1) Exploded view
2) Auxiliary view
3) Working drawing
4) Assembly drawing
37. A yellow colour tube line indicates, line for
1) Lubricant
2) Coolant
3) Hydraulic
4) Air
38. Metal tubing is sized by
1) OD in 1/32
2) ID in 1/16
3) OD in 1/16
4) OD in 1/6
39. Convert 3574 into binary
1) 011 101 111 100
2) 101 011 111 100
3) 111 100 101 011
4) Any of the above
40. Convert C5E4 into binary
1) 1100 0101 1110 0100
2) 0100 1100 1100 1111
3) 1100 1101 1100
4) All
41. A riv nut is
1) A hollow blind rivet
2) Solid shank rivet
3) CRS nut
4) Used to secure fuel tank
42. A removable extension used opening & closing aircraft bolts & nuts by sockets
1) T ratchet
2) Speed handle
3) Screw driver grip
4) All
43. The distance of EWCG from datum is 160 and MAC leading edge distance is 140 and the length of MAC is 100, calculate the
EWCG in %age of MAC
1) 20%
2) 80%
3) 28%
4) 100%
44. Variable delivery pump is
1) Deliver constant fluid regardless of engine requirement
2)
Deliver constant fluid according to engine requirement
3) As in 1) & have compensating valve
4) As in 2) & have compensating valve
45. Hose compatible with skydrol
1) Butyl
2) Buna N
3) Buna S
4) Neoprene
46. In star connection
1) VL=VP
2) IL=IP
3) IL=3 IP
4) None
47. To prevent hazards by static electricity, static wicks discharge the charge in atmosphere at
1) High current
2) High voltage
3) Low current
48. ESDS devices can be damaged by charge of as low as
1) 100 V
2) 1000 V
3) 12000 V
4) 10000 V
49. A reinforcement which is having high tensile strength and low compressive strength is
1) Kevlar
2) Carbon
3) Fibreglass

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4) Resin
50. Damaged internal thread can be required by
1) Bushing replacement
2) Helicoil
3) Acres sleeve fasteners
4) All
51. Medium flexible cable, used for trim & engine control
1) 1 x 7
2) 7 x 7
3) 7 x 19
4) 19 x 7 with dia 1/8 to 3/8
52. In induction motor, longitudinal strip of conductor on rotor is somewhat skewed for
1) Easy starting
2) Noise suppression
3) High starting torque
4) No change
53. A method of producing vastly superior metal to iron, by welding
1) 1.05 to 1.5 % carbon
2) Approx 1% carbon
3) 8% nickel
4) 4% molybdenum
54. Heat treatment of aluminium alloy is
1) S.H.T
2) P.H.T
3) Annealing
4) All
55. Frequency of an alternator depends upon
1) No. of poles
2) RPM
3) Strength of field
4) Both 1) & 2)
56. For a pure inductive circuit
1) PF is zero (power consumption is zero)
2) Current lags voltage by /2
3) XL directly proportional to frequency
4) All
57. Which battery capacity is not affected by high rate of discharge
1) Lead acid
2) Primary cell
3) Ni Cad
4) Secondary cell
58. While jacking an aircraft
1) It should be supported at least four point
2) Brakes should be applied
3) Legs of jack should be positioned so that they do not interfere the work
4) All
59. Towing speed of aircraft should be
1) 10 km/h
2) 5 km/h
3) 15 km/h
4) Less than walking team speed
60. Airfoil shapes are
1) Wing, aileron, flap
2) Fuselage, wing tip, stabilizer leading edge
3) Nose of aircraft
4) All
61. A half wave rectifier is connected to a step down transformer with turn ration of 8:1, and a supply of 240 V in primary winding,
what should be the PIV of diode
1) 30 V
2) 50 V
3) 42.5 V
4) 45 V
62. Internal cracks in composite can be detected by
1) Coil test
2) Ultrasonic
3) Laser holography
4) All
63. Compensating winding of D.C generator is
1) Connected in series with field
2) Connected in series with armature
3) As in 1) & helps the current to flow
4) As in 2) & oppose the current to flow
64. In a PCB, if crack occurs, it can be
1) Repaired by bare wire soldering
2) Repair by soldering only
3) Not be repaired
4) Must be rejected
65. Very high input impedance of MOSFET is due to
1) Absence of channel

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2) Absence of junction
3) Due to zero gate voltage
4) Small leakage current of gate capacitor
In five digit SAE identification system, first two digit indicates
1) Type of steel
2) Major alloying element
3) Carbon %age
4) All
Knurling in turn buckle indicates
1) R.H thread
2) L.H thread
3) Both
4) Hole
MTCS
1) Oxygen is chemically stable & non flammable
2) Liquid oxygen is dangerous due to low temperature
3) Combustion takes rapidly in rich oxygen
4) All
Austenite is
1) A solid solution of iron carbide when heated at elevated temperature
2) A cloudy & fine carbon cementite in mixture during heat treatment
3)
Titanium alloy with impurity
4) Titanium in alpha state
Find the value of unknown resistor R if current in AO is zero

1) 4.5
2) 4
3) 6
4) 5
71. MTCS
1) Piston engine is high efficient for high speed & high altitude
2) Turbofan engine requires lesser runway than turbojet
3) Turbojet is suitable for long range flying but have greater weight than piston engine for same power
4) Turbojet takes shorter runway than turboprop
72. Find the resultant capacitance

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1) 4.4 F
2) 4.5 F
3) 6 F
4) 10 F
De magnetisation check is done by
1) Placing a magnetic needle & rotating the part east & west
2) Placing a magnetic needle but rotating north & south
3) As in 2) and distance as with a/c compass
4) As in 3) & if more than 1% deflection, part should be de magnetized
MTCS regarding A/C levelling
1) Longitudinal levelling is done by placing a spirit level on pilot seat
2) Lateral levelling is done by placing a spirit level on landing gear strut
3) A scale is used with plumb bob for longitudinal & lateral levelling
4) All
A four stroke piston engine consists of following events
1) Intake, power, ignition, exhaust , compression
2) Intake, compression , power, ignition, exhaust
3) Intake, compression, ignition, power,, exhaust
4) Any of the above
Parco lubrizing treatment is applicable for
1) Al, Cu & Zn

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2) Iron & Steel

3) Nickel & Chrome
4) Chrome & Vanadium
Which content of aluminium alloy produces corrosion susceptible alloy
1) Cu
2) Mg
3) Mn
4) Si
Material used for making stringers, bulkhead, ribs etc.
1) Wrought Al.
2) Cast Al.
3) Pure Al.
4) Any of the above
It is recommended that before storage in hanger, A/C fuel tank
1) Must be filled
2) Must be half filled
3) Should contain only unusable fuel
4) Must be completely empty
General purpose solder contain
1) Lead, Zinc
2) Lead, tin & Antimony
3) Lead, Silver & Antimony
4) Lead, Silver, Zinc & Antimony
A property of metal which allow it for hammering, pressing, designing
1) Ductility
2) Malleability
3) Brittleness
4) Toughness
In ultrasonic testing, pulse echo method is used for detecting
1) Surface cracks
2) Internal cracks
3) Welding defects
4) All
In low temperature soldering, temperature is
1) 4500C 5000C
2) 4000 C- 4500 C
3) 2500 C 3000 C
4) 1500 C - 2500 C
For a clipper circuit
1) Minimum diode & resistor needed
2) Transistor & capacitor needed
3) As in 1) & battery is needed for self clipping
4) As in 1) & without battery works like DEMUX
A SCR is
1) Three junction device
2) As in 1) & centre middle junction is reverse biased
3) As in 2) & amplitude firing, gate voltage is applied for whole conduction
4) As in 1) & centre middle is forward bias
Gain of a single stage amplifier (CE) can be increased by
1) Increasing load
2) Decreasing load current
3) Increasing external load resistance
4) Increasing external load resistance
A series device used to feed different voltage in different circuits by on input
1) Voltage divider
2) Impedance divider
3) Current divider
4) Any of the above
A spark testing a material giving long of straight shaft having few white springs is
1) Wrought Iron
2) Cast iron
3) Low Carbon Steel
4) Nickel alloy
For galvanized corrosion
1) anode material is required
2) cathode material is required
3) electrolyte material is required
4) Connection is required
5) all
Stress corrosion can be minimized
1) Applying compressive strength by shot peening
2) By heat treatment
3) By cold working
4) Applying tension load
Precipitation heat treatment is
1) Heating the metal & cooling it for full property on room temperature at some extended
2) Heating at specified temperature and soaking it for full property
3) Creating strong case over soft core
4) All the above
Damaged rivets can be removed by

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1) Drive & tapered punch

2) Prick punch
3) Hollow punch
4) All
Files are used for filing small angles , corners, taps & cutters
1) Triangular file
2) Triangular & tri - square file
3) Tri-square
4) All
In parallel resistor circuit which is not true
1) Each resistor drops individual voltage
2) Each resistor drops individual current
3) Powers are additive
4) Conductance are additive
In electromagnetic induction EMF depends upon
1) No. of turns
2) Speed
3) Field strength
4) All
To increase speed of induction motors, no. of poles should be
1) Increased
2) Decreased
3) No change
4) Does not depends upon no. of poles
In ultrasonic testing frequency range is
1) 50 kHz 10 MHz
2) 500 kHz 10 MHz
3) 10 MHz 50 MHz
4) 50 Hz 100 Hz
Aircrafts computers & their control unit uses which system language for data transmission
1) Data transfer bus
2) Shift register
3) Parallel register
4) ARINC 429
Two bubbled AND gate gives ?????? guesss urself..
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