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BASIC AERODYNAMICS
PREPARATION TEST 1
1. The atmosphere is a region of gasses that surrounds the earth up to a height of approximately
1) 500 miles
2) 400 miles
3) None of the above
2. The coldest region of our Earth’s atmosphere is
1) Stratosphere
2) mesopause
3) troposphere
3. The range of troposphere is
1) MSL to 11km
2) MSL to 7 miles
3) both 1 & 2
4) MSL to 6 km
4. The layer in the atmosphere which separates the troposphere and stratosphere
1) Tropopause
2) Mesopause
3) Stratopause
5. The tropopause exist at an altitutde of
1) 36000 feet
2) 30000 feet
3) 25000 feet
4) 45000 feet
6. The gaseous composition of our Earth’s atmosphere consist of ………………% of oxygen,………………% of
nitrogen & ……………… of other gases respectively
1) 78,21,1
2) 21,78,1
3) 1,78,21
4) 21,1,78
7. Density of air is …………………. proportional to pressure
1) Directly
2) indirectly
3) does not depend
8. Pressure variation with respect to altitude is
1) Uniform
2) non uniform
3) exponential
4) both 2 & 3
9. If the temperature increases at constant pressure then the density will
1) Remain constant
2) decreases
3) increases
4) None of the above
10. The lapse rate value is
1) 1.98 ℃/1000 feet
2) 1.98 ℃/1000 m
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3) 6.5K/1000 feet
4) None of the above

11. The standard sea level pressure is

1) 760mm of Hg
2) 101.3KPa
3) 1 bar
4) All of the above
12. The sea level temperature is 15 ℃, it’s equivalent value in °F is
1) 50
2) 58
3) 59
4) 55
13. The density for perfectly dry air at standard sea level condition is
1) 1.225 Kg/m3
2) 1 Kg/m3
3) 0.8 Kg/m3
14. The density of air is ……………….. when air is perfectly dry
1) Least
2) greatest
3) constant
4) None of the above
15. The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and the relative wind is known as
1) Angle of attack
2) Angle of incidence
3) stalling angle
4) None of the above
16. The imaginary curved line which bisects the airfoil
1) Chord line
2) Mean camber line
3) camber
4) None of the above
17. The maximum distance between the chord line and mean camber line is termed as
1) Chord line
2) camber
3) Mean camber line
18. A temperature of absolute zero is the point where all molecular motion becomes negligible represents the
1) 0 K
2) 0 ℃
3) 0 °F
19. The standard sea level temperature is …………………. Kelvin
1) 288
2) 273
3) 280
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20. The air pressure and density at a point on the wing of a Boeing 747 are 1.10 x 10 5 N/m2 and 1.20 Kg/m3 ,
respectively. What is the temperature at that point?
1) 319K
2) 273K
3) 300K
21.The high pressure air storage tank for a supersonic wind tunnel has a volume of 28.317 m 3 .If air stored at a
pressure of 30 atm and a temperature of 294.44 K.What is the mass of gas stored in the tank in kg?
1) 800 kg
2) 900 kg
3) 1016 kg
22. Aerosol is defined as the
1) Solution of solid particles in air
2) Solution of liquid particles in air
3) As in 1 & 2
23. The greater the average kinetic energy, the ……………….. the temperature
1) Least
2) Greater
3) Lesser
24. A typical value of atmospheric pressure at sea level is …………… psi
1) 14.7
2) 29.92
3) 760
25. The ability of air to hold water vapour ……………….. with air temperature.
1) Decreases
2) Increases
3) Remains constant
26. Distance from pole to equator is ………………… nm.
1) 5,397
2) 3,438
3) 21,625
27. The layer of the atmosphere, where the average temperature decreases with altitude
1) Troposphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Mesosphere
28. The altitude of the …………………. varies with latitude and season
1) Tropopause
2) Stratopause
3) Mesopause
29. Air in the …………………… is confined to move more or less horizontally in strata or layers.
1) Troposphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Mesosphere
30. Stratopause occurs at an altitude of about
1) 36000 feet
2) 85000 feet
3) 160000 feet
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31. The mesosphere extends to a height of slightly more than …………………… feet MSL.
1) 36000 feet
2) 160000 feet
3) 280,000 feet
32. In ionosphere
1) the production of charged particles occurs at those altitudes because incoming solar radiation has
sufficient energy to strip electrons from atoms and molecules.
2) As in 1 & AM radio waves are reflected and/or absorbed by different sub layers.
3) As in 2 & Radio communications may be greatly influenced by variations in the lower part of the
ionosphere.
33. ISA stands for
1) International standardization association
2) International standard atmosphere
3) International standard atmospheric
34. ISA is given by
1) ICAO
2) DGCA
3) IATA
35. ICAO stands for
1) International civil aviation organization
2) International civil airline organization
3) International commercial aviation organization
36. The imaginary straight line which joins the leading edge to the trailing edge of the airfoil
1) Mean camber line
2) Chord line
3) Camber
37.The unit of specific volume is
1) kg/m3
2) m3/kg
3) m3
38.The standard unit of temperature is
1) K
2) ℃
3) °F
39. The standard unit of pressure is
1) N/m2
2) bar
3) Pascal
4) Both 1 & 3
40. 0℃ is equivalent to …………………….. K
1) 273
2) 373
3) 212