DGCA PAPER II

Aircraft General Engineering And Maintenance Practices

(Feb Session 2012)

1. fires in flammable petroleum products some other detrimental effect, is said to

or other flammable or combustible be
liquids, greases, solvents, paints, etc is a. Malleable
classified as b. Ductility
a. class A fire
b. class B fire 9. MTCS regarding “Austenite” is
c. class C fire a. The name given to steel when it is
heated above the critical range, consists of
2. Heat treatment of aluminum consists a solid solution of cementite in gamma
of iron.
a. Solution heat treatment
b. Precipitation Heat Treatment 10. Data transfer in a/C is by
c. Annealing a. Series bus
d. All of the above b. Parallel bus
c. Data bus
3. If distance of cg from datum is 160” d. ARINC 429 bus
and of leading edge of MAC is 140” and
length of MAC is 100”. Find MAC % 11. Speed of induction motor is increased
a. 20% when
b. 50% a. Number of poles is increased
c. 75% b. Number of poles is reduced
c.
4. If the input of half wave rectifier is 240 d. All of the above
V and transformer has a step down ratio 12. MTCS
of 8:1, what is the output rms value?
a. 42.2 V a. turboprop engine requires lengthy
b. 30V runway than piston engine of same power
b. turbojet has more weight than piston
5. Demultiplexer is engine of same power
a. Output is same as multiplexer c. turbofan required short runway
b. Output is opposite of multiplexer as compare to turbojet
c. As in b CCU regulates in input and d. all of the above
output
13. Yellow color stands for
6. Which of them is a 5 layer device a. Hydraulic
a. Diac b. Lubrication
b. Triac c. Coolant

7. Convert octal code 3574 to binary 14. Illustrated parts catalog shows which
a. 011 101 111 100 drawing
b. 100 111 101 011 a. Orthographic
c. 111 101 011 111 b. Exploded view diagram
c.
8. A metal which can be hammered,
rolled, or pressed into various shapes 15. Pulse echo method can detect which
without cracking, breaking, or leaving defects
a. Welds flaw

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b. Surface crack d. Outside diameter in increment of 1/32

c. Subsurface defect inch
d. All of the above
22. Stringers, bulkhead, skin, rivet and
16. Corrosion along grain boundaries is extruded section are made from
called a. Cast aluminum alloy
a. Intergranular corrosion b. Wrought aluminum alloy
b. Crevice corrosion c. Pure aluminum
c. Galvanic corrosion
23. Two input bubbled AND gate is
17. Aluminum is more susceptible to a. OR gate
corrosion when substantial percentage of b. AND gate
__________ is present c. NAND gate
a. Magnesium d. NOR gate
b. Copper
c. Manganese 24. Slots provided on the armature are
d. Chromium not parallel but are staggered at an angle
to provide
18. We can get vastly superior product a. Safety
than iron If carbon is added to iron, in b. Reduce the humming noise
percentages ranging up to c. Stability.
a. Approximately 0.5 percent. d. …..
b. Approximately 1 percent.
c. If Nickel 3.50%, chromium 1.55% is 25. In 18-8 steel 18% is composed of
present a. Nickel
b. chromium
19. Which resistor has the smallest c. ……..
possible size d. ……..
a. Wire wound resistor
b. Carbon composition resistor 26. Parco- lubrizing is a chemical
c. Surface mount resister treatment applicable to
a. Aluminum and magnesium parts
20. While selecting a capacitor check for b. Iron and steel parts
a. Voltage c. ………..
b. Size
c. type 27. Damaged rivets can be removed by
d. How much voltage it can a. Drive punch
withstand b. Prick punch
c. Hollow punch
21. Metal tubings are sized by d. Both a and b
a. Inside diameter in increment of 1/16
inch 28. Value of induced emf depends upon
b. Inside diameter in increment of 1/32 a. Number of wires moving through
inch magnetic field
c. Outside diameter in increment of b. Strength of magnetic field
1/16 inch c. Speed of rotation
d. All of the above

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36 devices which make it possible to

29. If the peak value is 100 volts then at obtain more than one voltage from a
an angle of 30˚ what is the instantaneous single power source
value a) Current divider
a. 50 V b) Potential divider
b. 100 V c) Resistance divider
c. 150 V d) All are correct
d. 200 V
37 The property of a coil to oppose any
30 Wrenches are made of change in the current flowing through it
a) Carbon steel b) Tungsten c) Chrome called
vanadium steel a) Inductance
b) Capacitance
31 The type of torque wrench which has c) Resistance
the ability to preset the torque d) All of the above
a) Deflecting beam b) rigid frame c)
micrometer setting type 38 Maximum allowable weight without
fuel
32 Fire extinguisher periodic checklist 1. Pay load
include 2. Zero fuel weight
a) remove all external dirt and dust
b) check for proper weight 39 medium threads is
c) no nozzle obstruction a) Class 1 b) class 2 c) class 3
d) all of the above
40 Tied down of large a/c
33 The drag which is contributed by the a) Cable b) rope c) chain d) any of the
lift above
a) induced drag
b) parasite drag 41 aluminum alloy head marking
c) profile drag a) 2 raised dash b ) single raised dash
c) astric mark
34 In straight and level flight
a) lift equals drag and drag is the 42 which bolt is used only in tension
resistance of the air to objects moving never in tension
through it a) Clevis b) eye bolt
b) thrust equals weight and thrust is
derived from jet propulsion or from a 43 A thread running length of the fabric
propeller and engine combination a) Warp b)weft
c) lift equals weight but thrust
equals drag 44 Cable MTCS
d) all are correct a) Frequent adjustment of the cable
tension
35 Variable delivery pump in hydraulic b) Low mechanical efficiency
system c) High strong and high weight
d) all

45 what is an alternator

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a) Ac current generator b) dc 1. Remove all items except those on a/c

generator c)ac motor equipment list, drain fuel and hydraulic
fluid
46 In large a/c dc supply comes from 2. Remove all items on a/c equipment list,
a) battery only drain fuel, compute oil and hydraulic
b) b) battery &TRU fluid lot
c) c) battery and generator 3. Remove all items except those on
a/c equipment list, drain fuel and
47 CRT COLOUR fill hydraulic reservoir
1. Red, green, blue
2. Yellow, red ,green 54 Zero fuel wt. is
a) Dry wt. plus the wt. of full crew,
48 EICAS passengers and cargo basic operating wt.
1. Engine indicating and crew without crew, fuel and cargo
alerting system b) Maximum permissible wt. of a
49 RMS value in half wave is 10 amp, loaded a/c ( passengers, crew and
what will be the rms value if it is full wave cargo) without fuel
rectified
1. 14.14 amp 55 The core material of alclad 2024 T4 is
2. 20/p amp a) Heat treated Al. alloy internally
3. 40/p amp and the surface material is
commercially pure Al.
50 Zone numbers on aircraft blue prints b) Commercially pure Al. and the surface
are used to material is head treated Al. alloy
1. Locate parts, sections and views Stain hardened Al. alloy and the surface is
on large drawing pure Al
2. Indicate different section of aircraft 56 Which number represents the vernier
3. Locate parts in aircraft scale uraduation of a m/m
1. .00001
51 Which type crack can be detected by 2. .001
MpI using either circular or longitudinal 3. .0001
method?
1. 450 57 Which too is generally used to calibrate
2. Longitudinal a m.m or check its accuracy
3. Transever 1. Gauge block
2. DTI
52 What Al-alloy designation indicate 3. Machinist scale
that the metal has received no hardening
or tempering treatment 58 Kirchof current law applicable only for
1. 3003-F 1. Closed loop 2.Junction network 3.
2. 5052-H36 Open ckt
3. 6061-0
59 Fretting corrosion is mostly likely to
53 What tasks are completed prior to occur
weighing an a/c to determine its empty 1. When two surfaces fit tightly
wt? together but can move relative to
one another

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2. When two distance metals are in
contact
3. When two surfaces fit loosely together
but can move relative to one another
60 Spilled mercury on aluminium
1. Urgently increases susceptibility
to hydrogen imbrutement
2. May cause impaired corrosion
resistance if left in proposed contact
3. Causes rapid end severe corrosion that
is very difficult to control d) all
61 Direction of single phase motor can be
reversed by
1. Using reversible switch
2. Changing the connection of both
winding
3. Changing the connection of
stating winding
62 Flux is used for
1. Reduce oxidation
2. Remove the oxides
4. All
63 O ring color code indicates
1. Size
2. Shape
3. Vapour and fluid compatibility
Q64. Which cable has high resistance to
fatigue?
1. Galvanized
2. Stainless steel
3. Carbon steel
65 Which brazing method is used for
precious by localized parts
1. Induction
2. Torch brazing
3) Resistance brazing
4. Furnace brazing
66 When all others parameters are
remains unchanged
1. Less the aspect ratio, more the
induce drag
2. More the aspect ratio less the induce
drag
3. Higher the angle of attack, higher the
induce drag
4. Higher the angle of attack, less the
induce drag
67 In orthographic projection
1. Eight veiws are common
2. Two vines are common
3. One view, two view and three
views are common
68 the main purpose of using core in
transformers to
1. Reduce reactance
2. Reduce copper loss
3. decrease the reluctance of
common magmetic circuit
4. Reduce iron loss
69 Tempering is used for
1. Reduce hardness and ductility
2. 2. Increases hardness and ductility 3.
3. Reduces hardness and brittleness
70 Point in atmosphere at which temp
remain content
1. Stratosphere
2. Tropopause
3. Troposphere
4. Ionosphere
71 Convert 127 octal to binary form
a) (1111111)2
72 8085 microprocessor
a) Direct register
73 8085 microprocessor
74 materials such as magnesium and
eureka when temperature increases its
resistence

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a) Its resistance increases linearly with c) Non magnetic and an excellent

temperature conductor
b) Its resistance decreases with d) AOTA
temperature
c) Increases 82bolt with asterisk sign on its head
d) Fairly constant over considerable a)standard steel bolt
range of temperature
83)ATA chapter -51
75) In star connection a)structure
IL= √3IP b) VL =VP c) IL=IP D)…
. 85 arinc 429 sends data in
76) General purpose solders A) BCD
a)Tin, lead and antimony b) Tine ,lead b) Binary
and silver c) Any one of the language above

77 During refueling a/c 86 which is not associated with discharge

a) Place chokes of LA battery
b) Keep the chock little forward A) S.g increases
c) Keep the chocke on main landing gear b) Voltage decreases
d) Never keep chocke and parking break c) Both
should be on
87) What happen when LA battery temp
78 standard atmospheric conditions increases?
a)
b) 29.92 mm of inches of HG at 88) Mark the wrong statement regarding
15degree cel parallel resistor ckt
c) 52.8 mm of inches of HG at 15 degree A) Different resistor has their
cel individual voltage drop
d) 14.7 psi at zero degree at O degree cel B) Different resistor has their individual
current drop
79 Regarding resonance of series ac ckt c) Power is additive
a) Xl is less than XC
b) Xc is greater than XL 89 when current flown b/w two
c) Xl=XC conductor in same direction
D)all of the above a) Field strength decreases and it attract
each other
80) Semiconductor is used as
1 Rectifier 90when one wheel is jacked nose of a/c
2 Clipper circuit a) Should face into wind
3 Clamper b) Opposite to wind
4 All of the above c) Any direction

81) Aluminum alloy is used vastly in a/c 91) MCTS regarding computer memory
due to
a) High strength to weight ratio 92) Slip speed
b) Ease of fabrication

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93) When the a/c towed in uneven

surface where should the tow bar be
connected

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