PSR (STAR2000S) MSSR (RSM970S) TOPSKY (EUROCAT C) VSAT

1. How many frequencies of operation do the Thales Primary Surveillance

Radar(STAR2000S) has?
a. Single frequency ( F1)
b. Dual frequencies (F1 & F2) = ANS
c. Single frequency (F2)
d. None of the above.
2. The following are the components of PSR except:
a. Pressurizer/Dehydrator
b. TMR Unit
c. LNA
d. TRC Fan = ANS
3. What is the average rotation speed of the Thales Radar Antenna System?
a. 15rev. /min = ANS
b. 4rev./min
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
4. What is the frequency of transmissions of MSSR(RSM970S) ?
a. 1090MHz
b. 2.85GHz
c. 2.75GHz
d. 1030MHz = ANS
5. Which of the following is the Primary Surveillance Radar unambiguous coverage
range:-
a. 120Nm
b. 60Nm = ANS
c. 100Nm
d. 256Nm
6. How many TRACON stations are in Nigeria?
a. 2 stations
b. 5 stations
c. 9 stations = ANS
d. 10 stations
7. The MSSR coverage range is:
a. 120Nm
b. 60Nm
c. 250Nm = ANS
d. 256Km

8. The word “TRACON” is an acronym, which means:-

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 (a) Total Radio Coverage of Nigerian Airspace
(b) Total Radar Coverage of Nigerian Airspace = ANS
(c) Total Radar Communication of Nigerian Aerodromes
(d) Total Radio Communication of Nigerian Airspace
9. TRC stands for
a. Total Radar Control
b. Transmission Reception Cabinet = ANS
c. Transmission Radar Cabinet
d. Total Reception Control
10. The following are MSSR component, except
a. RFU
b. DPC-PC
c. TMR-PC = ANS
d. MDRP
11. What is the standard recommended periodicity for Antenna oil change of Thales
Radar systems?
a. Annually = ANS
b. Biannually
c. Quarterly
d. Monthly
12. When a radar channel appears dark green on the RCMS mimic diagram, it means the
channel is:
a. On-line
b. Standby = ANS
c. Warning
d. No connection to the particular channel.
13. Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance activity you perform in the
course of your maintenance duty?
a. Visual inspection
b. Cleaning, tightening, Adjustment and lubrication
c. Replacement of fuses and indicator lamps
d. Removal and replacement of a faulty motor = ANS

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14 Which of the Topsky Servers is responsible for track correlation in Air Traffic
Management?
a. DPC-PC
b. TMCS server
c. Data Processor = ANS
d. Radar Front Processor

15. How long should a Topsky Controller Working Position (CWP) stay before it’s
rebooted to clear it’s cache as a form of preventive maintenance?

a. 60 days = ANS
b. 90 days
c. 90 hours
d. 45 days
16. What are the Topsky commands used in carrying out monthly backup?
i) ./mnc_backupec
ii) ./backcp
iii) ./replicate
iv) ./backup
v) ./rsh
a. i), ii) and iii) = ANS
b. i) ii) and iv)
c. ii) and iv)
d. iv) only
17. What command do you use to access another Topsky node from the TSP?
a. xterm window
b. rsh (node name) or rlogin (node name) = ANS
c. xterm (node name)
d. su –
18. What is the major function of EUROCAT/TOPSKY?
a. To display radar tracks = ANS
b. To record radar tracks
c. To control radar tracks
d. To control radar information.
19. AGDP in EUROCAT Servers’ network stands for:
a. Airport to Ground Data Processor
b. Air Ground Data Processor = ANS
c. Aerospace to Ground Data Processor
d. Air Group Data Processor
20. What are the three inputs of Eurocat/Topsky?
a. Time, radar information and VSAT Information
b. Time, voice information and radar information

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 c. Time, radar information and flight plan = ANS
d. Radar information, flight plan and voice data
21. The command used to prepare a used media before radar data archiving is:
a. ./archive
b. archive
c. ./formatdvd = ANS
d. ./checkarchive

22. What is the main function of VSAT equipment in the TRACON system?
a. To link/integrate all TRACON stations = ANS
b. To monitor other stations
c. To communicate with an Aircraft
d. To send radar data to stand alone stations
23. What does UIM stand for in NDSATCOM IDU5000?
a. Universal Interface Module
b. User Interface Module = ANS
c. User Integrated Module
d. Universal Integrated Module
24. FAD stands for:
a. Frame Access Device
b. Frame-relay Access Device = ANS
c. Forward Access Device
d. Frame Access Data
25. Which of the following is not a component of VSAT equipment?
a. IDU
b. FAD
c. RFT
d. SST = ANS
26. The following are the information exchange between TRACON stations via a VSAT
equipment except:
a. Radar Data
b. Voice Data
c. RCMS
d. Flight Plan Data = ANS
27. Which IDU is currently in use on TRACON VSAT?
a. IDU 7000
b. IDU250
c. IDU 5000 = ANS
d. IDU 700

28. Which band of frequency does the primary radar antenna operate on?

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(a) C-band
(b) Ku-band Ans. C
(c) S-band
(d) K-band

29. Which band of frequency does MSSR antenna operate on?

(a) C-band
(b) S-band
(c) K-band
(d) L-band Ans. D

30. What is the frequency of transmitted signals in MSSR?

(a) 1030 MHz
(b) 1090 MHz Ans. A
(c) 1030 GHz
(d) 1090 GHz

31. What is the frequency of received signals in MSSR?

(a) 1090 GHz
(b) 1030 MHz
(c) 1090 MHz Ans. C
(d) 1030 GHz

32. The MSSR transmitted signals consist of the following patterns?

(a) “Sum” channel (∑)
(b) “Control” channel (Ω) Ans. C
(c) A & B
(d) “Difference” channel (∆)

33. The MSSR received signals consist of the following patterns?

(a) “Sum” channel (∑)
(b) “Difference” channel (∆)

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(c) “Control” channel (Ω)
(d) All of the above Ans. D

34. What is responsible for the transmission of RF signals between fixed and moving
parts of the antenna?
(a) Rotary Joint
(b) Reduction gearbox
(c) Motor
(d) Lower Pedestal Ans. A

35. Where are optical encoders located?

(a) Reduction gearbox
(b) Pedestal Housing
(c) Rotary Joint
(d) Support Baffle Ans. C

36. How many power modules (MES 1400) do we have in the transmission cabinet, SST
2000?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 6 Ans. C

37. Generation Reception Assembly, GRA comprises the following units?

(a) Fan Unit
(b) Power Supply Unit
(c) Generation Reception Unit (GRU)
(d) All of the above Ans. D

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38. Which of these modules CANNOT be found in GRU 2500S
(a) STALO
(b) PUMA
(c) Up Converter
(d) Reference Unit Ans. B

39. This board or module CANNOT be found in TMR unit?

(a) RIO
(b) PUMA
(c) STALO
(d) Two Identical Power Supply Units Ans. C

40. STX2000 comprises the following modules

(a) Driver Interface & Control HPA
(b) Control HPA & Sum HPA
(c) MDRP & Control HPA
(d) Driver Interface, Sum HPA & Control HPA Ans. D

41. The encoder power supply units supply the following voltages to the encoder?
(a) +5V DC, + 15V DC
(b) + 5V AC, +15V AC
(c) +12V DC, + 5V DC
(d) +12V AC, + 5V AC Ans. A

42. MDRP is an association of?

(a) MDR – Mode S Digital Receiver
(b) Interface Driver
(c) MMXc – Mode S Signal Processor
(d) A & C Ans. D

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43. How many Pre-amp (MES110) do we have in SST2000?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 2 Ans. D

44. What is the range of Primary Surveillance Radar?

(a) 100NM
(b) 60NM
(c) 30NM
(d) 250NM Ans. B

45. What is the range of the Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar?

(a) 250NM
(b) 100NM
(c) 60NM
(d) 80Nm Ans. A

46. Change of antenna oil is done

(a) Monthly
(b) Quarterly
(c) Yearly
(d) Half-yearly Ans. C

47. This is NOT a Topsky ATM server?

(a) DP
(b) AGDP
(c) RECORDER
(d) RCAG Ans. D

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48. In RCMS block diagram, what is the interpretation for deep green?
(a) Warning
(b) Off
(c) Standby
(d) Operational Ans. C

49. In RCMS block diagram, what is the interpretation for grey colour?
(a) Warning
(b) Standby
(c) Operational
(d) Mask or Shutdown Ans. D

50. In RCMS block diagram, what is the interpretation of a block is bounded by a purple
colour?
(a) Under Maintenance
(b) Warning
(c) Operational
(d) Faulty Ans. A

51. What is the uptime of Controller Working Positions (CWPs)

(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 35 Ans. B

52. What is the uptime of Topsky ATM Servers?

(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 45 Ans. D

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53. Which command is used to check if Eurocat is running in a given node?
(a) cd /tmp
(b) ls
(c) ipcs
(d) None of the above Ans. C

54. Which command is used to stop Eurocat from running in a given node?
(a) Exit
(b) bsabort
(c) ipcs
(d) None of the above Ans. B

55. Which is the safety net that is being managed by Radar Data Processing?
(a) Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA)
(b) Danger Area Infringement Warning (DAIW)
(c) Cleared Level Adherence Monitoring (CLAM)
(d) All of the above Ans. D

56. The purpose of the Radar Front Processor (RFP) is to:

(a) Handle radar data
(b) Process radar tracking.
(c) Distribute local radar tracks.
(d) All of the above Ans. D

57. Which server generates and manages system tracks for display on controller’s
position?
(a) RDP
(b) RFP
(c) AGDP
(d) Recorder Ans. A

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Some Acronyms:

PLINES: Power Link Interface Node for External Systems

ASTERIX: All-purpose STructured Eurocontrol Radar Information eXchange

PUMA: Processing Unit Management Acquisition board

STALO: Stable Local Oscillator

FRUIT: False Reply Unsynchronized In Time

IRIS: Indicator Radar and Information System

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