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DGCA PAPER 2 FEB 2013

Prepared by,
Jinson Joseph
1. Which drawing is used to locate components with respect to each other within
the system? (9a: 2-19)
a. Installation drawing
b. Isometric drawing
c. Schematic drawing
2. According to Bernoullis principle when fluid reaches constricted area the
speed, (15a: 29)
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains same
d. NOTA
3. Angle of attack is the angle between the chord line of the wing to, (9a: 3-41)
a. Longitudinal axis
b. Relative wind
c. Lateral axis
4. Lift is always perpendicular to, (9a: 3-39)
a. Relative wind
b. Chord line
c. Longitudinal axis


5. Spoilers which are used to stall the inboard portion of the wing before the
outboard portion is located at, (15a: 43)
a. Wing TE
b. Wing LE
c. Wing tip
d. Wing root
6. What happens to centre of pressure when angle of attack increases?
[Mechanics of flight (MOF) 77]
a. Moves rearward
b. Moves forward
c. No change
7. Drag which is caused due to the exposure of a part? (MOF 48)
a. Profile drag
b. Parasite drag
c. Both (a) and (b)
8. Drag caused due to wing tip vortices, (MOF 101 )
a. Profile drag
b. Parasite drag
c. Induced drag
9. Metal which can be hammered, rolled, or pressed into various shapes without
cracking is said to be, ( 9a: 5-1 )
a. Malleable
b. Ductile


c. Elastic
d. Brittle
10. SAE stands for (9a: 5-2)
a. Society of Automotive Engineers
11. Which are non-ferrous metals? (9a: 5-5)
a. Titanium
b. Aluminium
c. Monel
d. AOTA
12. What is the carbon content in medium carbon steel? (9a: 5-4)
a. 0.10-0.30 %
b. 0.30-0.50 %
c. 0.50-1.05 %
13. Common method for identifying ferrous metals (9a: 5-3)
a. Spark test
b. Ultra sonic test
c. Eddy current method
d. AOTA
14. 1180 aluminium alloy indicates that, (9a: 5-7)
a. 99.80 % pure Al with one control over individual impurities
15. Metal used to make stringers, bulkheads, wingskin etc. is,
a. Wrought Al alloy


b. Cast Al alloy
c. Titanium alloy
16. T6 indicates (9a: 5-22)
a. SHT
b. Artificially aged only
c. SHT and then artificially aged
d. Artificially aged and then cold worked
17. Hardness testing is a method of determining, (9a: 5-28)
a. Hardness no.
b. Results of heat treatment
18. Instrument panels are usually shock mounted to absorb, ( 15a: 470)
a. High freq., high amplitude shocks
b. low freq., low amplitude shocks
c. Low freq., high amplitude shocks
d. High freq., low amplitude shocks
19. UNC stands for (9a: 5-40)
a. American national coarse
b. American national fine
c. American Standard Unified Coarse
d. American standard unified fine
20. Class of loose fit thread is, (9a: 5-41)
a. Class 4


b. Class 3
c. Class 2
d. Class 1
21. Bolt head marked with two raised dashes is, (9a: 5-42)
a. AN std. steel bolt
b. NAS close tolerance bolt
c. Al alloy bolt
d. Reworked bolt
22. Cable designations are based on, (9a: 5-75)
a. Total diameter of the cable
b. No. of strands and total diameter of the cable
c. No. of wires and total diameter of the cable
d. No. of strands and No. of wires in each strand
23. Cable used in trim tab control (9a: 5-75)
a. Medium flexible cable
b. Extra flexible cable
c. Non flexible cable
24. 7*19 cable consists of (9a: 5-75)
a. 7 strands of 19 wires each
b. 7 wires of 19 strands each
c. 19 strands of 7 wires each
d. 19 wires of 7 strands each


25. A/c cables are fabricated from (9a: 5-75)
a. Carbon steel
b. Stainless steel
c. Galvanized steel
d. Both (a) and (b)
26. Corrosion due to lack of uniformity in the alloy structure is, (9a: 6-5)
a. Stress corrosion
b. Intergranular corrosion
c. Dissimilar metal corrosion
27. Corrosion that occurs between two mating surface, normally at rest with
respect to each other is, ( 9a: 6-6)
a. Dissimilar metal corrosion
b. Surface corrosion
c. Fretting corrosion
28. Instructions for repairing primary and secondary structures are included in,
(9a: 8-4)
a. Aircraft maintenance manual
b. Line maintenance manual
c. Structural manual
d. Overhaul manual
29. Which is a special inspection, (9a: 8-16)
a. Pre flight inspection


b. Visual inspection
c. Liquid penetrant inspection
d. Hard landing inspection
30. ATA code 33 stands for, (9a: 8-15)
a. Oxygen
b. Lights
c. Navigation
d. Pneumatic
31. Types of ultrasonic tests are, (9a: 8-21)
a. Immersion type
b. Immersion and continuous type
c. Immersion and contact type
32. Pin punches are used to, (9a: 9-4)
a. Drive out damaged rivets
b. To place reference marks on metal
33. Twist drill angle for cutting soft metals, (9a: 9-13)
a. 118
b. 59
c. 90
34. Twist drills are made of, (9a: 9-12)
a. Stainless steel
b. Galvanized steel


c. Carbon steel or stainless steel
d. Carbon steel or high speed alloy steel
35. The diameter of a twist drill may be given in, (9a: 9-12)
a. Fractions or letters
b. Letters or numbers
c. Fractions, letters, or numbers
36. Reamers are used to, (9a: 9-13)
a. Smooth and enlarge holes
37. When reaming a hole rotate the reamer in, (9a: 9-16)
a. Clockwise only
b. Anti-clockwise only
c. Cutting direction only
38. A tap is used to cut threads, (9a: 9-17)
a. Internally
b. On bolts and nuts
c. Externally
39. Tap can cut, (9a: 9-17)
a. National Coarse and National Fine
b. National Coarse and National Extra Fine
c. National Coarse, National Fine and National Extra Fine
40. Hand taps are usually provided in sets of, (9a: 9-17)
a. Three taps for each dia and thread


b. Two taps for each dia and thread
41. The taps in a set has only difference in, (9a: 9-17)
a. Diameter
b. Cross section
c. Diameter and cross section
d. Amount of taper
42. A taper tap is used to, (9a: 9-17)
a. Begin the tapping process
b. Cut full threads to the bottom of a blind hole
43. Which of the following can measure 1/64? (9a: 9-18)
a. Micrometer
b. Steel rule
c. Vernier caliper
44. In combination set, which is combined with a level and scriber? (9a: 9-18)
a. Center head
b. Protractor head
c. Stock head
45. Sources of electricity are, (9a: 10-23)
a. Pressure, Thermal, Chemical, Light
46. Requirement of an electric ckt? (9a: 10-40)
a. Source, Conductor and Load resistance
47. AC circuits are at 400 cps because, (9a: 10-44)


a. Inductive reactance is high at this freq and the size of motor and
equipment is reduced
48. Find freq for generator having 2 pole and turning at 3600 rpm, (9a: 10-47, 48)
a. 60Hz
b. 30Hz
c. 120Hz
49. In a piston engine, one cycle is completed when crankshaft rotates,
a. 360
b. 180
c. 720
d. 540
50. At resonance, (9a: 10-65)
a. Capacitive and inductive reactance cancel each other
b. Circuit lead is purely resistive
c. Current and voltage are in phase
d. AOTA
51. Moving coil type ammeter measures, (9a: 10-76)
a. AC
b. DC
c. Both AC and DC
52. Specific gravity of a fully charged lead acid cell is, (9a: 10-93)
a. 1.240


b. 1.200
c. 1.300
d. 1.275
53. Ampere hour capacity of a battery depends upon, (9a: 10-92)
a. Total plate area and temperature
54. Major parts / assemblies of a DC generator (9a: 10- 133)
a. Field frame and brush assembly
b. Armature and brush assembly
c. Field frame, armature and brush assembly
55. Motor speed can be controlled by varying the current in (9a: 10-150)
a. Field windings
b. Armature windings
56. Process of joining metals by adhesion is, (A/c gen. engg -318)
a. Brazing
b. Soldering
c. Welding
d. Both (a) and (b)
57. Wire is manufactured in sizes according to a standard known as, ( 15a: 433)
a. American wire gage
b. British wire gage
c. International wire gage
d. European wire gage


58. Resistors having same area of cross section has a resistance of 600 and
100. How many times first resistor is longer than second resistor?
a. 3 times
b. 2 times
c. 6 times
d. 4 times
59. Convert (13.5)
10
to binary,
a. (1101.1)
2

60. Three navigation bulbs having 20Watts each are supplied with 12 volt. What is
the current passing through the bulbs?
a. 5.0A
61. Maxwells current loop method uses, (electrical technology- 78)
a. Lenzs law
b. Kirchhoffs law
62. A/c reciprocating engine uses the principle of,
a. OTTO cycle
b. 4 stroke engine
c. Constant volume cycle
d. AOTA
63. Gas turbine engine uses the principle of,
a. Varying volume and constant pressure cycle
64.[figure] What is the order of frequencies?


a. Radio waves, Infrared, X-rays, Gamma rays
65. Identify the figures (9a: 2-19)


a. Automatic reset, Push reset, Push reset Pull Off, Switch type
66. What is the output of the following logic gate?





a. OR Gate
b. AND Gate
c. X-OR Gate
d. X-NOR Gate
67. When is the switch energized? ( Could not draw the exact figure)



a. When both inputs are 1
68. Single pole single throw switch has, (9a: 10-31)
a. Two positions and two connections; Open and Close


69. Ratio of true power to apparent power is, (9a: 10-66)
a. Power factor
70. Bearing which has an inner and outer race is,
a. Roller bearing
b. Thrust bearing
c. Ball bearing
71. The direction of induced current in a conductor and magnetic field is given by,
(9a: 10-45)
a. Lenzs law
72. MTCS regarding battery installation/removal
a. During removal of battery, disconnect the negative lead first
73. During which event does a GTE produce thrust?
74. Direction of rotation of a generator can be reversed by changing the current
in?
75. What is the magnetic strength at the centre of a coil?
76. Pitting in weld edges indicate?
77. Generator rating is given in?
78. Definition of potential difference?
79. MTCS regarding recharge of Ni-Cd battery? (9a: 10-94,95)
80. How can you increase the inductance of a coil?
81. Which type of voltage regulator is used for heavy applications?
a. Carbon pile voltage regulator


82. What happens to the self inductance of a coil when the no.of turns in the coil
and the core length is doubled?
83. Residual magnetism in a generator is stored in?
84. RPM of a reciprocating engine is measured in degrees of
a. Magneto and crankshaft rotation
85. Which type of transformer is used in Coil type ammeter?

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