Technical Quiz Test: CPL 12 & BSc 46

Total 30 Questions 22 Dec 2021 Time 45 minutes

Q1. A wheel brake fire should be fought with a:

a. water/gas fire extinguisher.
b. dry powder extinguisher.
c. Carbon dioxide extinguisher.
d. foam fire extinguisher

Q2. Without added oxygen the time of useful consciousness at 25,000 ft is

approximately:
a. twenty seconds.
b. eighty seconds.
c. three minutes.
d. six minutes..

Q3. Passenger oxygen masks will present:

a. only when the cabin altitude reaches 14,000.
b. only if selected by the crew.
c. only if selected by the cabin staff:
d. if selected manually / electrically / barometrically.

Q4. What is the approximate time of useful consciousness when hypoxia develops at
the specified altitudes?
18,000 ft 30,000 ft
a. 2-3 min 10-15 sec
b. 10 min 2 min
c. 30 min 90-45 secs
d. 40 min 5 min

Q5. On receipt of an engine fire warning on the flight deck the correct procedure
should be:
a. fight the fire with the flight deck BCF fire extinguisher.
b. pull the fire handle, fire the fire extinguisher, shut down the engine.
c. shut down the affected engine, pull the fire handle, fire the first extinguisher.
d. fire the first extinguisher, pull the fire handle, shut down the engine.

Q6. In a diluter demand system, selection of emergency on this regulator will result
in:
a. air mix supplied at emergency pressure.
b. 100% oxygen supply as called for by the user.
c. 100% oxygen at positive pressure.
d. 100% oxygen continuous flow at positive pressure.

Q7. On a multi- engine aircraft, an engine fire warning system consists of:
a. flashing red lights for each engine and a warning horn.
b. steady red light for each engine and a common warning bell.
c. flashing red light for each engine and a common warning bell.
d. steady red light and bell for each engine.
Q8. Smoke detectors are fitted in:
a. passenger cabins, cargo bays, electrical equipment bays.
b. cargo bays, APU compartment, toilets.
c. toilets, electrical equipment bays, APU compartments.
d. cargo bays, electrical equipment bays, toilets.

Q9. The purpose of fitting baffles in fuel tanks is to:

a. prevent longitudinal movement of the fuel during acceleration.
b. allow the booster pump to remain covered by fuel irrespective of the aircraft attitude.
c. dampen lateral movement of the fuel in the wing tanks during a sideslip.
d. maintain a pre-determined quantity of fuel in the outboard section of the wing tanks

Q10. Emergency exits:

a. can only be opened from the inside.
b. must have an escape slide fitted to them.
c. are painted yellow.
d. must be outlined externally by a 2 inch band of contrasting colour.

Q11. With the control knob set to high, a 120 litre portable bottle will provide oxygen for a
period of:
a. 60 mins.
b. 30 mins.
c. 12 mins.
d. 3 mins.

Q12. Emergency lighting:

a. can be switched on from the flight deck only.
b. must illuminate the inside of the passenger cabin only.
c. comprises flight deck lighting, cabin internal and external lighting.
d. once activated cannot be switched off.
Q13. A cut-in area:
a. always has a crash axe located next to it.
b. is designated as a weaker fuselage area.
c. is lit internally by the emergency lighting system.
d. is delineated by external markings having right angled corners.

Q14. If the discharge or outflow valve closes:

a. the duct relief valve will take control.
b. the inward relief valve would assume control.
c. the safety valve would limit the positive pressure difference.
d. the safety relief valve would limit the negative pressure difference.
Q15. What is the approximate cabin altitude above which you must breathe 100%
oxygen if you are to maintain an alveolar partial pressure equal to that at sea-
level:
a. 26,000 ft.
b. 30,000 ft.
c. 34,000 ft.
d. 38,000 ft.
Q16. A turbo-prop aircraft with 60 passengers and crew flying over the sea with cruise
speed of 240 knots is 1hour 45 minutes from nearest suitable AD.

a. Require 60 Life Jackets only

b. Require 60 Life Jackets and two Life rafts 0f 30 capacity each
c. Require 60 Life Jackets and three Life rafts 0f 30 capacity each
d. Either adequate Life Jackets or Life Rafts – but not both.

Q17. Emergency lighting must be capable of remaining illuminated for a minimum

of:
a. 5 mins.
b. 7 mins.
c. 10 mins.
d. 15 mins.

Q18. Rate of change of cabin altitude is shown on a:

a. special gauge.
b. aircraft VSI.
c. cabin pressure controller.
d. gauge reading a percentage of Max Diff Pressure.
Q19. In the cruise at 30,000 ft the cabin altitude is adjusted from 4,000 ft to 6,000 ft:
a. cabin differential will increase.
b. cabin differential will not be affected.
c. cabin differential will decrease.
d. nil.

Q20. Negative differential is limited by:

a. dump valve.
b. inward relief valve.
c. outflow valve.
d. safety valve.

Q21. A restrictor valve is physically fitted in the:

a. u/c up line and flap up line.
b. u/c down line and flap up line.
c. u/c down line and flap down line.
d. supply line to the u/c retraction actuator.

Q22. Fuel tank booster pumps are:

a. centrifugal, low pressure.
b. centrifugal, high pressure
c. gear type, low pressure
d. gear type, high pressure

Q23. Pascal’s law states that:

a. pressure is inversely proportional to load.
b. liquid is compressible.
c. oxygen can be used to charge the accumulators.
d. applied force acts equally in all directions.
Q24. The seal materials used with hydraulic fluids to DEF/STAN 91-48 and
SKYDROL 700 specification are respectively:
a. natural rubber and neoprene.
b. neoprene and natural rubber.
c. butyl and neoprene.
d. neoprene and butyl.
Q25. The aircraft cannot be refuelled while:
a. a ground power unit is operating on the ramp.
b. passengers are walking through the refuelling zones.
c. passengers are boarding.
d. the A.P.U. is running.

Q26. The fuel cross-feed valves are fitted in order to facilitate:

a. the use of fuel from any tank to any engine.
b. refuelling when only one bowser is in use.
c. isolation of the engine from the fuel system in the case of an engine fire.
d. transfer of fuel between the main fuel tanks.

Q27. The exhaust gases from the A.P.U. go into the refuelling zone. The A.P.U:
a. must be switched OFF throughout the refuelling operation.
b. can be started while refuelling is carried out.
c. must be started before fuelling is carried out, and can be run throughout the refueling
operation.
d. can be started only after the refuelling operation has been terminated.

Q28. A force of 100N is applied to 2 separate jacks, the area of one is 0.02m2 and the
other is 0.04m2:
a. the smaller jack will exert a pressure of 2,000Pa and the larger 4,000 Pa.
b. the smaller jack will exert a pressure of 5,000 Pa and the larger 2,500 Pa.
c. both jacks will move at the same speed.
d. both have the same load.
d. controls the distance a jack moves.
Q29. When air is pressurised by an engine driven compressor, it is also:
a. moisturised.
b. heated.
c. cooled.
d. the temperature is not affected.
Q30. Ditching Cocks are operated:
a. automatically when the soluble plugs dissolve.
b. to shut all outflow valves.
c. to direct pressure into flotation bags.
d. for rapid depressurisation.

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