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General Ship Knowledge (GP Ratings), Batch -01, Test paper-5

Important Instructions: Total marks 50 (pass mark 30) Time -50 Mins.

Name- Roll No-

INDOS NO:. Date:

Select (Tick) the appropriate answer (MCQ) (1 mark each) Section A

1- Doing more work in less time is

A- Quality Management B- Time Management C- Stress management D- None of ABC.

2- Gender Sensitization deals with the need to prevent discrimination against --------- onboard ship
A- Men B- Women C- Stowaways D- All of A, B, C.

3- People generally remember only ------ percentage of they read

A- 50% B- 10% C- 70% D- 30%

4- To improve own English

A- Reading B- Speaking C- Writing D- All of A,B,C.

5- An act and process of transmitting and receiving messages in any form is

A- Ego B- Communication C- Verbal messages D- Facial expressions

6- A light sensitive device that converts drawing printed text or other images into digital form is
A- Key board B- Scanner C- Plotter D- None of A,B,C.

7- Which is not a Peripherals

A- Printers B- CD Drives C- C.P.U. D- Pen drive

8- What is the name of computer terminal gives print out?

A-Display screen B- Soft copy terminal C-Hard copy terminal D- Plotter

9- On joining a ship the crew members should familiarize themselves with the
A- Crew list B- Muster list C- Wages list D- Voyage details

10- Compression bars are necessary on a hatch track ways to

A-Secure the hatches B- Seal the hatches C- Prevent form rolling D- None of A,B,C.

11- Sounding of all tanks to be measured

A. Once in a week B- Thrice in a week C- Every 6 hours D- Daily

12- Lift on Lift off hatch covers are found in-------- ship
A- Bulk carriers B- General cargo C- Cellular container D- Tankers

13- The Life boat Life line has the following knot on it at fixed intervals
A- Carrick bend B- Reef knot C- Figure of eight D- Clove hitch
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14- The split pin on a shackle prevents the pin from
A- Getting corroded B- Unlocking C- Getting jammed D- Getting stucked

15- Forward spring is used in mooring system to prevent the vessel from moving
A- Astern B-Ahead C- Athwartship D- Lateral

16- A vessel is steering a course of 250* (deg) by Gyro, A ship IS approaching on her port beam . Find the true bearing of
The ship. If the gyro error is nil (0*).
A- 340*(deg) B- 160* C- 000* D- 080*

17- Purpose of taking azimuth is to find

A- Gyro & magnetic error B- Barometric error C- G.P.S error D- Sextant error.

18- The plan charts/harbor charts are

A- Small scale charts B- Medium scale charts C- Large scale charts D-None of A,B,C.

19- Vessel carrying I.M.D.G. Cargo must hoist at day time

A- Two black balls B- One black ball. C- Red flag D- One cylinder

20. Anemometer shows

A- Barometric pressure B- Temperature C- Wind speed/direction D- Compass error

21. Arc of visibility of an anchor light

A- 135* B- 225* C- 112.5* D- None of A,B,C.

22. Word ‘ Stem the tide’ means, handling the ship

A- Against the tide B- With the tide C- Tide on the beam D- All of A,B,C,

23. What action ‘U’ will take if U find a stowaway onboard

A- Inform port B- Inform Master C- Inform duty officer D- Inform owners

24. Minimum amount of force required to break an object

A- Proof load B- Safe working load C- Minimum breaking stress D- None of A,B,C.

25. When berthing gantlines are used to send the

A- Mooring wire rope B- Heaving line ashore C-Gangway D- Fenders

26. The steps of the gangway ladder should be at least ------ mm in width.
A- 360mm B- 250mm C- 560mm D- 580mm

27. S.A.R.T. operating frequency

A- 3 GHz. B- 9 Ghz C- 406 Mhz D- 10 Ghz

28. When two independent derricks are controlled independently are united tackles to operate as a single unit is termed as
A- Stulcken derricks B- Union purchase C- Single derrick D- Heavy lift derricks
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29. A Ship desired to steer 090* (True), if the magnetic compass error is 5*(East) and the Gyro error is nil (0*). Find the
The Magnetic course to be steered?
A- 090* B- 095* C-085* D- None of A,B,C.

30. A ship is steering 030*by Compass, Variation is 7*(East) and Deviation is 0*, Find the true course of the vessel being

Steered?

A- 027*(True)) B- 033*(True) C- 037*(True) D- 041*(true)

31. Telemotor is a device used to operate

A- Controlled pitch propeller B-Bow thruster C- Quick closing valves D- Steering Engine

32. At night you observe a craft exhibits one red , white , red ( Top to bottom ) in vertical line means
A-V/L. R.A.M B- V/L. N.U.C. C-Vessel Aground D- Deep draft vessel

33. Day time during Navigational watch you observe a vessel showing two black cones apex together
A- Vessel N.U.C. B-Vessel Trawling C- Vessel aground D- Vessel constrained by her draft.

34. The equipment which is used to find the density of water

A- Hygrometer B- Hydrometer C- Pyrometer D- Lactometer

35. Rope reeved through a set of blocks and rigged to raise or lower heights
A- Rigging B- Purchase C- Tackles D- Lashings

36. An agreement between Employer and one or more seaman unions is ----------------Agreement
A- Collective bargaining B- Articles of agreement C.-Trade D- Wages

37. The Spark arrestors on a air pipe is used to prevent

A- Damage to the air pipe B- Fire C- water ingress D- Oil egress

38. What is the interval between the Ebb and flood of the tide is called
A) High water B) Low water C) Slack water D) Brackish water

39. As per Collective Bargaining Agreement, repariation expenses are borne by the
A- Shipping master B- Shipping master C- Ship Owner D-Ship’s agents

40. As per the I.S.P.S. When the Port and Ship maintains Security level –III , ----------- is prohibited, onboard a ship
A- Unauthorized person B- Cargo work C- Bunkering D- All of A,B,C.

41. What is an Ensign flag?

A- Country registered B- Country where the ship is situated C- Company D- Common wealth

42. Food waste treated can be disposed when the ship is --------- or more , from the nearest land (Annex –v)
A) 3 N.M. B- 12 N.M. C-24 N.M. D- 6 N.M.
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43. Which is not an I.S.P.S. locker equipment?
A- Night vision binocular B- Hand cuffs C- Anti – stab vest D- life jacket

44. A compartment which has a filler bay and a suction bay, with a non-return valve and filter is
A. Duct keel B-Cofferdam C- Bilge well D- Chain locker

45 . Man over board marker light burns minimum for period of at least
A- 2 hrs B- 8 hrs C-48HRS D-96HRS.

46. An Emergency escape breathing device can give air for at least, during emergency
A- 10 -15 minutes B- 30 – 40 minutes C- 45- 60 minutes D- 2 hours.

47. M.L.C. is a convention of?

A- U.N.O. B- I.LO. C- I.M.O D- UNESCO

48. The role of Customs is to check

A- Narcotic drugs B- Cargoes. C- Ammunition D- All of A,B,C.

49. When a ship loaded cargo from warm/humid place and sails to cold place the Sweat formed is
A- Cargo sweat B- Natural sweat C- Ship’s sweat D-Artificial sweat.

50. The weather, Cargo operations, Damages, break downs are entered in
A- Official Log book B- Engine log book C- Deck log book D- Oil record book