DGCA General Navigation June 2023

1) To double the range of primary radar power must be increased by factor

a) 4
b) 8
c) 16

2) An aircraft is parked on a field in hanger with DRMC showing 90degree and

drift rate is 8degree/h the reading in a/c will :

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a) 3.5 degree increase

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b) 3.5 degree decrease
c) 4 degree increase

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3) Aircraft is said to be “Neutrally stable” if the center of gravity is
a) forward limit
Aft limit

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b)
c) Center of the axis
4) ILS and GNSS to be written in flight plan in
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a) LN
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b) IG
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c) LG
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5) The time to reach the closing level at a given gross mass is 36 minutes and the
distance travelled is 157Nm (zero wind). what will be the distance travelled with
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an average tail wind component of 60kts?

a) 193Nm
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b) 228Nm
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c) 157Nm
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6) The endurance in flight plan is

a) fuel on board
b) fuel on board – reserve
c) fuel required for flight
7) Coefficient of Fore and Aft of aircraft magnetism (don’t remember the exact
sentence)
 a) P
b) Q
c) R
47. Maximum operating limit of Runway slope?
a) ±2%
b) ±1%
c) ±1.5%

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9) The length of the clearway should be
a) ¼ of the runway b) ½ of the runway

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10) At night position has to be reported to ATC distance 750NM from ground
station what frequency to be used
a)
b)
17296 KHz
123.9MHz
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c) 5649 KHz
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11) An aircraft at FL75 takes off from an aerodrome with elevation 1500' QNH at
aerodrome 1023mb. what will altimeter read?
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a) 6000 feet
b) 6300 feet
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c) 5700 feet
12) the shape of holding pattern is
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a) Circular
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b) Race track
c) Rectangular
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13) An a/c is flying an indicated altitude of 16000ft the OAT = -16C

a) 14200
b) 15200
c) 18600
14) The times given for sunrise , sunset ,morning and evening twilight in the air
almanac
 a) are given in UTC
b) are given in standard time
c) are given in LMT

15)The quantity of fuel which is calculated to be necessary for a Jet aeroplane to

fly IFR from departure to destination aerodrome is 5325kg. Fuel consumption in
holding mode is 6000kg per hour , Alternate fuel is 4380 kg ,Contingency should
be 5% of trip fuel. What is the minimum required quantity of fuel which should be

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on board at take off?

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a) 13220
b) 13000

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c) 14500
16) similar to 15Q

17) EM wave consist of

a) electric wave altering magnetic wave
b) electric wave perpendicular to magnetic wave
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18) Standby Artificial horizon
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a) independent power supply

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b) Contain its own gyro

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c) only works in emergency

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19) Gimballing error caused due to

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a. Bank b. Acceleration c. Deacceleration

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20) If center of gravity is forward limit the a/c will

a) benefit from reduced drag due to increase in aoa
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b) required more trim elevation which will increase the fuel consumption
c) required less power consumption for a given airspeed
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21) find maximum trafic load

22)the 5h30mins time in long

a) 85”30”
b) 82”30”
c) 70”30”
23) if total force of the earth’s field at a point is T and the horizontal and vertical component H
and Z, the value of the H id found by the formula:
 a) H = T sin dip
b) H = T cos dip
c) H = Z tan dip

24) At a constant Mach decent Cas will

a)Increase
b) decrease
c) remain constant

25) What will be effect on ASI and Machmeter when right static vent have blocked and left

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remains open?

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a) It will underread when side slip left
b) It will overread when side slip left
c) No change

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26) Course 040°(T), TAS is 120Kt, wind speed 30Kt. Maximum drift angle will be obtained from
a wind direction of
a) 130
b) 145
c) 115
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27) What is the minimum control speed with critical engine out (in takeoff configuration )
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with critical engine out

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a) Vmca
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b) Vmb
c) Vmca and Vmcg
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28) At a given altitude the hysteresis error of an altimeter varies substantially with
a) Static pressure
b) Aircraft attitude
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c) time pass at this altitude

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29, 30, 31, 32 direct CX3 questions

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33) A sector distance is 450Nm long.The TAS is 460Kts. The wind component is 50Kt tail wind.
what is the still air distance?
a) 406Nm
b) 414Nm
c) 499Nm

34) GNSS is
a) Inclined to earth axis
 b) Inclined to earths equator

35) An aircraft is completing a timed turn in the Northern hemisphere from 330°C to 040°C.
After the turn has been stopped but before the direct indicating magnetic compass settles down
, will the compass overread or underread. or error increased or decreased by liquid swirl?
a) Over read and increased
b) Underread and increased
c) Under read and decreased

36) OBS is set to 300 with to flying indicating , heading is 320 3 dot fly left what does CDI

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indicate if the flight turned in to reciprocal track

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a) from , 3 dot fly right
b) to, 3 dot fly right
c) to 3 dot fly left

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37) GPS satellite orbits every
a) 24 hrs
b) 12hrs
c) 18hrs

38) 39)Ticky ADF intercept question

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40) Aircraft height 2500' , GP angle 3° At what approximate distance from THR can you expect
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to capture the GP?

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a) 8.3Nm
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b) 7.0Nm
c) 13.1Nm
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41) 42) find the range of VOR using 1.25 sqrt formula
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43) if A/c is overloaded then

a) take off distance increases climb performance increases
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b) take off distance decreases climb performance increase

c) take off distance increases climb performace decreases
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44) Frequency of ADF is

45) For a flight plan filed before flight, the indicated time of departure is
a) the time overhead the first reporting point after take off
b) the time at which the flight plan is filed
c) the estimated off block time

46) When does aphelion occure

 a) July
b) Dec
c) Jan

47) you are homing to VOR and will descent from 7500 QNH to be 1000AMSL by 6NM DME.
Your ground speed is 156 kts and ROD will be 800FPM at what range from the VOR do you
commence the decent
a) 30.2NM
b) 27.1NM
c) 15NM

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48) similar to 47Q

49)How should you complete item number 15 of icao flight plan for 480kts speed?

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a) N0480
b) N00048
c) N048
50) Quadrantal error associated with A/C ADF equipment are caused by
a) Signal bending by a/c metalic surface
b) skywave/ ground wave contamination
c) signal bending cause by electrical component
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51) Coastal error at its worst for an a/c at low level
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a) beacon inland 90
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b) Becon inland at an acute angle to coast

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c) beacon close to coast

52) Which of the following give least performance

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a) increase humidity, decrease altitude, increase temperature

b) increase humidity, increase altitude, increase temperature
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53) During a VFR flight at a navigation check point the remaing usable fuel is 60 usgal. The
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reserve fuel is 12 usgal. According to the flight plan the remaining flight time is 1h 35mins.
Calculate the highest acceptable rate of consumption possible for the rest of the trip.
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a) 30.3usgal/hr
b) 33usgal/hr
c) 37.9 us gal/hr

54)radio altimeter are accurate wittin height range of

a) 0-500ft
b) 50 to 2700ft
c) 0 to 2500ft
55) V1 should be minimum of
a) Vmcg b) Vmbe c) Vef

56) what is shape of Mercator graticule

a) square b) rectangular

57) ADF bearing by the day within the published range should be accurate within maximum
error of
a) +/- 5 b) +/- 2 c) +/- 10

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58) The angle between magnetic north and compass North is called
a) Magnetic variation
b) Compass deviation

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c) Alignment error

59) Find TCP, 60) find Dpnr

60) error of the DGI are

1) earth rate
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2) transport wander
3) annual movement of pole
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4) mechanical problem
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a) 2,3,4
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b)1,2,3
c) 1,2,4
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61) servo altimeter is more accurate due to

a) multiple pointer b) electro magnetic pick off c) logarithm scale
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62) An a/c heading 140M bears 320T from a VOR variation 10E the bearing selection on the
OBS should make the VOR/ILS deviation indicator show
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a) 120 b) 130 c) 320

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63) The VOR system is limited to about 1° of accuracy at 200Nm represents a width of
a. 2.5 Nm b. 3.0 Nm c. 3.5 Nm

64)On a direct Mercator projection at lat 45N, a certain length represents 70Nm. AT lat 30°N the
same length represents approximately:
a. 86Nm b. 75Nm c. 45Nm

65) The TACAS gives RA advisory in

a) quickly and steadily descent or climb
b) quickly and steadily increase GS or DEcrease
c) quickly and steadily turn left or right

66)An aircraft is flying at an indicated altitude of 16000ft the OAT is –16C what is true altitude?
a) 14200 b) 15200 c) 18600

67)What is the approximate circumference of the earth ?

a)5400nm b) 11800nm c) 21600nm

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68) An a/c on Hdg 340M with ADF reading 190 degree, what will be the indication by RMI

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a)Pointer reads 170 & tail reads 350
b) pointer reads 350 & tail reads 170
c) point reads 150 & tail reads 330

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69) A/C on heading 300M. OBS window indicates 300degree VOR CDI shows 3Dots deflection
to the left & To/from indicates TO. A/C is now turned onto HDG 120 degree. OBS setting
remains unchanged. What will the CDI indicate in this position?
A) CDI will show 3 dots deflection to the right
B) To will change to indicate FROM
C) There will be no change in VOR CDI Indications
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70) During climb after take off from contaminated R/W, if the total pressure probe od ASI is
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block, the indicated airspeed will

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a) decrease abruptly to zero b) Increase steadily c) Decrease steadily

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71) The factor which limits the minimum detection range of a radar is :
a) pulse repetition interval b) pulse width c) pulse repetition frequency
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72) An INS/IRS data base is valid for

a) 7 days b) 28days c) depends upon operational requirement
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73) A direct mercator chart projection is :

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a) cylindrical, perspective & conformal

b) conical, non-perspective & conformal
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c) cylindrical, non-perspective & conformal

74) how many codes are available in mode ‘A’ of SSR?

A)7777 b)4069 c) 4096

78) Rhumbline on a polar stereographic chart.

a) Straight lines
b) Curves concave to nearer pole
c) Curves convex to nearer pole
79) A slaved directional gyro derives its directional signal from
a) direct reading magnetic compass
b) Flight detector
c) Flux valve
80) Parallel of Latitudes except equator are

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a) RL

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b) RL AND GC
c) GC
81) In standard atmosphere at the mean sea level what will be the CAS?

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a) Less than TAS
b) Equal to TAS
c) Greater than TAS
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82) If an aircraft has two altimeters,only one of which is corrected for position
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error
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a) ATC transponder replies with be in accurate

b) At high altitude and high speed the non corrected will over indicate
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c) At high altitude and high speed than non corrected will under indicate
83) The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field?
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a) Weakens with increasing distance from the magnetic poles

b) Weakens with increasing distance from the nearer magnetic poles
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c) Is Approximately the same at magnetic latitude 50°N and 50°S

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84) A Current flight plan is:

a) The file flight plan without any changes
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b) Flight plan with correct time of departure

c) The field flight plan with amendments and clearance included
85) A flight from Birmingham(EGBB) to Dublin(EIDW) as an EOBT of 1000hrs
actual time of destination is 1215hrs how should be complete item number 16 of
the flight plan
a) 1215hrs
 b) 0215hrs
86) Two aircrafts are flying eastward around the earth aircraft A is flying along the
45 North parallel of latitude and aircraft B is flying along the equator if aircraft A
is flying at a ground speed of 300Kts. What would be the ground speed of aircraft
B both aircraft fly once around the earth in the same journey time.
a) 420kts
b) 424kts

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c) 480kts

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88) Which SSR code is used for NO CODE ALLOTED ?

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a) 7000
b) 2000
89) Find Dlat from 00°15'N to 090°00'S
a) 090°15'N AC
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b) 090°15'S
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90) An aircraft is tracking away from a vor on the radial 150° with 10 degree
Starboard drift and and NDB lies to the south of the VOR which of the following
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illustrated below shows the aircraft when it is obtaining a relative bearing of 100
degree from the NDB. (Diagrams are given)
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91) Turbo Jet A/c taxi fuel 600 kg , fuel flow at cruise 10000 kg/h , fuel flow at
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hold 8000 kg/h, alternate fuel 10200 kg. flight time 6 hours, visibility at destination
2000m. What is the minimum Ramp fuel?
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a) 80,500kg
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b) 79,200kg
c) 77,800kg
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92) True Course 017°,W/V 340°/30kt , TAS 420kt. Find wind correction angle and
ground speed.
a) WCA +2° , GS 396 Kts
b) WCA -2° , GS 426 Kts
c) WCA -2° , GS 396 Kts
93) An aircraft is completing a timed turn in the Northern hemisphere from 330°C
to 040°C. After the turn has been stopped but before the direct indicating magnetic
compass settles down
, will the compass overread or underread. or error increased or decreased by liquid
swirl?
a) Over read and increased
b) Underread and increased

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c) Under read and decreased

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94) . A RADALT provides
a) Height above terrain

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b) Pressure altitude
c) Density altitude

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