SAMPLE QUESTION BANK : FRTO EXAM

1. What is SELCAL? What are the advantages of SELCAL?

2. Explain the basic working of a radio receiver.
3. What is a Simple Communication System and Duplex Communication system?
4. (a) What are the various elements of ILS?
(b) What are locators and markers?
5. What is a DVOR and how is it different from a VOR?
6. Explain the various properties of the following frequency bands with their
advantages and disadvantages :(a)

VHF

(b)

HF

(c)

VLF

7. What is modulation and what are the types of modulation? How is modulation
achieved?
8. What is fading? Why is fading prevalant in HF communication?
9. Calculation of frequency given the wavelength and vice-versa.
10.

Draw the block diagram of a Radio transmitter.

11.What is MWARA and RDARA?

12.

What is a NOTAM?

13.

Explain types of NOTAMS.

14.

What are NOTAM codes?

15.

What is METAR?

16.

What is AIRREP?

17.

What are the types of position reports?

18.

What is a DISTRESS MESSAGE?

19.

What is an URGENCY MESSAGE?

20.

What is an aeronautical mobile service?

21.

What is an Aeronautical Broadcasting Service?

22.

Explain ATIS and Volmet broadcasts.

23.

What are the points to be borne in mind while using a microphone?

24.

What is cone of confusion over a VOR station?

25.

What are the types of VORs?

26.

What is coastal refrection in NDB?

27.

What is night effect in NDB?

28.

What is polarisation and how is it used?

29.

Explain the basic operating principle of a TV.

30.

What does strength 1,2,3,4,5 stand for in radio communication?

31.

What are the frequencies used in Radio telephony?

32.

What is the air to ground communication failure procedure in VMC & IMC?

33.

What is the format of a current weather meteorological message?

34.

What are the following frequencies?

(a)

121.5/243 MHz

(b)

2182 KHz

(c)

8364 KHz

(d)

500 KHz

35.

How will you give a distress/urgency message?

36.

How is silence imposed during handling of a distress message?

37.

How is a distress traffic cancelled?

38.

Meaning of QTE, QUJ, QDR, QDM, QDL.

39.

What are the class of bearings?

40.

Define and explain :(a) Wave

(b) Frequency
(c) Wave length
(d) Amptitude
(e) Cycle (Hertz)
(f) Period of a wave

41.

What is Ohms law?

42.

What is a condenser?

43.

What is a Faradays law?

44.

Explain the basic working of a battery.

45.

What is a Generator?

46.

What are ground waves?

47.

Explain Critical Angle, Skips distance, Sky waves, Space waves.

48.

What is critical frequency?

49.

What are the factors affecting the range of a NDB?

50.

What are the factors affecting accuracy of NDB transmissions?

51.

What is quadrantol error?

52.

What is the function of the sense Antenna in an ADF?

53.

Explain principle of a VOR and frequency of operation.

54.

Principle and frequency of DME.

55.

What is TACAN?

56.

What is the advantages of a DME locator over a VOR?

57.

What are the categories of ILS?

58.

Basic principle and working of a RADAR.

59.

Explain the basic working of a primary radar.

60.

Explain the basic working of a secondary radar.

61.

How is range calculated in a radar?

62.

Working of an airborne weather radar.

63.

Principle and basic working of a GPS.

64.

Explain the principle of a radar altimeter.

65.

What is an Antenna/Aerial? Explain its basic principle.

66.

What do you understand by Double Side band and Single Side Band?

67.

What is the difference between connecting batteries in parallel and in

series?
68.

What are the types of electric currents?

69.

What do you know about (a) ITU (b) WPC (c) ICAO (d) DGCA

70.

What part does a microphone/headphone play in a communication system?

71.

How do you give a FIR position report?

72.

What are ICAO recommendations on use of language on Radiotelephoney

channels?
73.

Find out the current flowing in the circuits given below :-

25

25

100 V
50

50
100 V

What do you understand by :-

74.

(a)

BR

(b)

TSSA

(c)

HJ

(d)

HX

(e)

HO

(f)

ARP

(g)

HN

(h)

YAY

What do you understand by Pre-flight bulletin? What information does it

contain?