SET No.

INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS & ENGG. BHOPAL

(General Engg. & Maintenance Practices)
Paper-II
1. The NDT method used to detect cracks on ceramics is:
1. Ultrasonic
2. Eddy current
3. Dye penetrant
4. Magnetic flaw detection
2. In magnetic particle inspection method, fatigue cracks give:
1. The indications visible under magnification only.
2. Non-uniform broad and fuzzy indication
3. Scattered dots and curved pattern indication along their length
4. Uniform, sharp and clear pattern indication with good build up through out their length
3. In demagnetization of ferrous part:
1. Direct current is used with continually reversing in direction and gradually decreasing the strength.
2. As in 1 and alternating current is used and gradually reducing the current to zero.
3. As in 2 but increasing the strength of current.
4. Only 1 is correct because alternating current is not used for demagnetization of ferrous parts.
4. What type of NDT is used on gears and threaded parts:
1. Hot oil and chalk method
2. Ultrasonic
3. X-ray
4. Magnetic inspection
5. The corrosion because of improper heat treatment is called:
1. Stress corrosion
2. Fretting corrosion
3. Heat corrosion
4. Inter granular corrosion
6. To protect galvanic corrosion of the joint involving magnesium
1. At least two coats of zic chromate is applied
2. At least two coats of potassium dichromate is applied
3. As 1 and in addition to that a layer of pressure sensitive vinyle tape is applied
4. As in 2 and in addition to that a layer of pressure sensitive tape is applied
7. Plexiglass is:
1. Thermoset
2. Thermoplastic
3. as in 1 and used to form aircraft windshields
4. as in 3 and used to form aircraft windshields
8. Any unwanted hole in a composite structure can be repaired by:
1. Filling it with a mixture of metal matrix to fiberglass 2. Filling it with a Kevlar-129
3. Filling it with a mixture of resin and fibres
4. Filling it with a redux
9. The material used oj the surface as a water proof barrier is:
1. strux
2. redux
3. tedlar
4. Tracer
10. Excessive oxygen in the flame:
1. May cause the metal to crack
2. Will make the metal more brittle
3. Will produce stronger joint
4. Will induce less carbon in the metal
11. The flame used on stainless steel is:
1. Oxidizing flame
2. Neutral flame
3. Slightly oxidizing flame
4. Slightly carburizing flame
12. A welding defect porosity is caused due to:
1. Selection of wrong electrode
2. Moisture in the flux
3. Too low welding speed
4. Excessive heat
13. The flux used for soft soldering is:
1. Two part of borax and one part of boric acid.
2. Resin
3. Zinc chloride
4. Both 2 and 3 are correct
14. In turn and bank indicator using ball in tube type inclinometer, if ball is thrown outward from center during a turn then:
1. The turn is under banked
2. The turn is co-ordinated
3. The turn is overbaned
4. The a/c is slipping
15. During a descent is a VSI:
1. Pressure inside the instrument case is higher.
2. Pressure inside the capsule is higher.
3. Pressure Inside the metering unit is higher.
4. Pitot pressure is higher.
16. Zenear diode is used for:
1. full-wave rectifier
2. Half wave rectifier
3. Voltage regulator
4. Voltage transformer
17. Forward biasing of a solid state device will cause the device to:
1. Conduct via zener breakdown
2. Conduct
3. Turn off
4. Turn off via zener breakdown

18. During towing operation

1. a person should be in the cockpit to watch for obstructions
2. a person should be stationed at the nose, each wing tip and the empennage at all times
3. a qualified person should be in the cockpit to operate brakes
4. a person should be in the cockpit to receive from ATC signals
19. When parking a nose wheel type airplane after taxing, the nose wheel should be left
1. Unlocked
2. As in 1 but when wheel chokes are applied
3. Turned at an angle to prevent movement of the aircraft on ground
4. Pointed straight and ahead
20. In N-P-N transistor application the solid state device is turned on when the:
1. Base is positive with respect to the emitter
2. Emitter is positive with respect to the base
3. Base is negative with respect to the emitter
4. None of the above
21. In an electrical circuit the point considered to be at zero voltage is:
1. The circuit breaker
2. The fuse
3. The ground
4. The on-off switch
22. A thermal switch, which is used in electric motor is designed to
1. Close the integral fan circuit to allow cooling of the motor
2. Close the circuit when the motor becomes excessively hot
3. Open the circuit in order to allow cooling of the motor
4. Route the circuit ton the ground.
23. A fully charged lead acid battery will not freeze until extremely low temperatures are reached because
1. the acid is in the plates, thereby increasing the specific gravity of the solution
2. Most of the acid is in the solution.
3. Increases internal resistance generates sufficient heat to prevent freezing
4. Both 2 and 3 are correct.
24. A screw thread micrometer is used
1. to measure number of threads per inch
2. as in 1 and spindle is pointed to 60 deg angle
3. To measure the pitch diameter of a thread
4. as in 3 and anvil is pointed to 60 deg.
25. The operation of machining a flat circular surface around a hole to provide a seat for bolt head, nut or washer is called:
1. Counter sinking
2. Dimpling
3. counterborzing
4. Spot facing
26. A dull drill is indicated if the drill:
1. Penetrates the work fastly
2. as in 1 and produces rough surface and becomes hot
3. penetrates the work slowly or not at all
4. Both 2 and 3 are correct
27. The tool used to measure the alignment of rotor shaft or the plane of rotation of a disk:
1. Dial indiactor
2. Protractor
3. Contour gauge
4. Shaft gauge
28. A tool used to set a divider to an exact dimension is
1. Machinist scale
2. Gauge block
3. Surface gauge
4. Contour gauge
29. The state of change of a Ni-Cd battery is determined by:
1. Measuring the Specific gravity of the electrolyte
2. Measuring the rate of discharge
3. measuring the spark rate when two terminates are momentary shorted
4. Measuring the level of the electrolyte
30. The amount of electricity a capacitor can store is directly proportional to the :
1. Distance between the plates and inversely proportional to the plate area
2. Area of the and not affected by the distance between the plates
3. Plates area and inversely proportional to the distance between the plates
4. None of the above
31. The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is called:
1. Impedance
2. Reluctance
3. Inductive reactance
4. Resistance
32. A 24- volt DC source provides 48 watts to a parallel circuit consist of four resistors of equal value. What is the voltage drop
across each resistor:
1. 3 volts
2. 6 volts
3. 12 volts
4. 24 volts

33. A tool used to measure center of a circular shaft is:

1. Dial indicator
2. Combination set
3. Micrometer caliper
4. Protractor
34. The astrik mark on head of the bolt identify the bolt is made of
1. Close tolerance bolt
2. CRS
3. Special material
4. Steel alloy
35. The automatic type flaring tool flares the tubing at the angle of
1. 35
2. 37
3. 45
4. 47
36. The maximum weight of an aircraft is the
1. empty weight plus crew, maximum fuel, cargo and baggage
2. empty weight plus crew, passengers and fixed equipment
3. Empty weight plus useful load
4. None of the above is correct
37. The useful load of an aircraft consists of
1. Resizable fuel, oil and fixed component
2. crew, usable fuel, passengers and cargo
3. crew, passengers, usable fuel, oil, cargo and fixed equipment 4. None of the above is correct.
38. How much dent is permitted on rigid pipe line
1. Less than 10% of wall thickness
2. Less than 20% of tube diameter on heel of a bend
3. Less than 10% of tube diameter on heel of a bend
4. Less than 20% of tube diameter.
39. Which of the following has the unique feature that only a short portion of the shank is threaded
1. Jo bolt
2. Clevis bolt
3. Eye bolt
4. Lock bolt
40. Zero fuel weight is the
1. basic weight plus the weight without crew, fuel and cargo
2. dry weight plus the weight of fuel, crew, passengers and cargo
3. Maximum permissible weight of a loaded aircraft (passengers, crew & cargo) without fuel
4. None of the above is correct.
41. Choose the length of the shank of AN 470 DD 5-7 rivet
1. 5/16"
2. 5/32"
3. 7/16"
4. 7/32"
42. Where is the title block placed on drawing sheet:
1. Right top center
2. Left bottom center
3. Left top center
4. None of these
43. Which of the following statement is not correct
1. In pyramid shapes all the faces are rectangular
2. In prismatic shapes all the faces are rectangular
3. In pyramid shapes all the edges meet at a point
4. In prismatic shapes all the edges are parallel to each other
44. When aircraft is flying at a given air speed, the mach number will
1. Increase with increase in altitude
2. Decrease with increase in altitude
3. remain same
4. None of the above.
45. The following is a vertical axis gyro
1. Direction gyro.
2. Gyro horizon
3. Turn & slip indicator
4. Both 2 & 3 are correct.
46. In isometric projections ratio of isometric length to true length is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
47. Auxillary planes are used for
1. Making side views
2. As in 1 and making true sectioning views
3. Top view
4. Side view
48. The purpose of idler gear is
1. To change the motion
2. To change the direction of rotation
3. As in 2 and to fill up the space
4. All the above are correct
49. Mark the correct statement
1. Length of the hacksaw blade is determined from center of the hole at one end to center of the hole at another end.
2. As in 1 and Thickness of hacksaw blade is 0.072 & width is ".
3. As in 2 and hacksaw blade is made of high carbon steel.
4. All the above are correct
50. If a micrometer shows the reading of 0.241" and the micrometer has the zero error - 0.0003". Then the correct reading is
1. 0.2407"
2. 0.2414"
3. 0.2413"
4. 0.2403"
51. When flaring aluminum tubing for use with coupling nuts and sleeves, the flare angle should be
1. 370
2. 470
3. 670

4. 450

52. When installing bonded clamps to support metal tubing

1. Paint removal from the tube is not recommended as it will inhibit corrosion
2. Remove paint or anodizing from tube at clamp location
3. Paint clamp and tube after clamp installation to prevent corrosion
4. Use at least two coat of zinc chromate
53. Barcol tester is used to check the hardness of
1. Copper, brass or other softer materials.
2. Iron and aluminum
3. As in 1 and harder the material higher the Barcol number
4. As in 1 and softer the material, higher the Barcol number.
54. Fuel and oil line fittings are made of
1. Naval brass
2. Red brass
3. Silicon bronze
4. Beryllium copper
55. The term 'Cold flow' is generally associated with
1. Vapourising fuel
2. Rubber hose
3. Welding and sheet metal
4. Heat resisting rubber
56. In ATA-100 specification system, 53 is
1. Fuselage
2. Structures
3. Doors
4. Windows
57. The colour of an AN steel flare-tube fitting is
1. Black
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Green
58. The property of a metal to withstand tearing and shearing load is called
1. Hardness
2. Brittleness
3. Toughness
4. Both 1 & 2 are correct.
59. Stress relieving process of titanium is generally used to remove stress concentrations resulting from
1. Welding the titanium by oxy-acetylene process.
2. Forming of titanium sheet.
3. As in 2 and performed at the temperature ranging form 6500 F to 10000 F
4. As in 1 and performed at the temperature ranging from 6500 C to 10000 C
60. During spark testing of cast iron
1. White sparks are produced which turn to straw colour.
2. Blue sparks are produced which turn to white colour.
3. Red sparks are produced which turn to straw colour.
4. Green sparks are produced which turn to yellow colour.
61. The expanded form of BASIC is
1. Basic all purpose system information code
2. Beginners all purpose system information code
3. Beginners all purpose symbolic instructions code
4. Basic all purpose symbolic instruction code.
62. the binary number 11101 indicates the following decimal numbers
1. 28
2. 29
3. 30
4. 27
63. The colour of fire extinguishing pipe lines is
1. Brown
2. Red
3. Yellow
4. Orange
64. Backlash of gears can be measured by using
1. Feeler gage
2. Fillet gage
3. Micrometer
4. D.T.I.
65. Mark the correct statement
1. Turbofan takes less runway than turbo prop 2. Turboprop takes less runway than turbofan
3. As in 1 and turbojet takes longest runway
4. As in 2 and turbofan takes less runway than a turbojet
66. A person get faligue by
1. Working stress
2. Emotional stress
3. Noise
4. All the above
67. Aspect ratio is given by
1. span/cord
2. Span2/cord2
2
3. span /area
4. Span2/mean cord
68. Under magnetic particle inspection a part will be identified as hewing a fatigue crack under which condition?
1. The discontinuity pattern is straight
2. The discontinuity is found in a non-stressed area of the part
3. The discontinuity is found in a highly stresses area of the part
4. None of the above.
69. The pattern for an inclusion is a magnetic particle build up forming
1. A firn like pattern
2. A single line
3. Parallel lines
4. As in 2 but the line in perpendicular to the current low
70. Which tubings have the characteristics (high strength, abrasion resistance) necessary for use in a high pressure (3,000)
hydraulic system for operation of landing gear and flaps
1. 2024 - T or 5052 - O aluminum alloy
2. Corrosion resistant steel annealed or H

3. Corrosion resistant steel annealed or H

4. 1100 -1/2H or 3003 - 1/2H aluminum alloy
71. Which of the following is the most effective extinguishing agent for extinguishing class C fire
1. Dry chemical
2. Halogenated hydrocarbon
3. Co2
4. As in 1 but have the disadvantage of contaminating the local area with powder.
72. In oxyacetylene welding it is better practice while shutting off the flame to
1. shut off oxygen first
2. shut off acetylene first
3. Turn off the regulator
4. Turn off simultaneously
73. The silver soldering is done at
1. 2000 C to 4000 C
2. 5000 C to 8500 C
3. 10000 C to 16000 C
4. 6000 F to 8500 F
74. The core of reinforced polymer thermoplastic is filled with
1. Metal wool
2. Fiber glass and plastic resin
3. Carbon fibers
4. All the above are correct
75. A crack may be repaired by
1. Butt welding
2. Spot welding
3. Lap welding
4. Edge welding
76. A galvanometer may be converted to a voltmeter by connecting
1. low resistance coil in parallel with meter
2. High resistance coil in parallel with meter
3. High resistance coil in series with meter
4. Low resistance coil in series with meter
77. In ATA coding system the size and type of the electrical cables/wires in a/c are given by
1. Prefix and suffix
2. Side by side
3. Numbers and letters
4. None of the above
78. Hydrogen gas is given up during
1. entire survicing of Ni-Cd battery & when lead acid battery gets overcharged
2. When lead acid battery gets over charged and towards the end of the charging of Ni-Cd battery
f Ni-Cd battery
3. Towards the end of the charging of Ni-Cd battery only
4. As in 1 & 3
79. An ammeter can be converted to a voltmeter by placing a resistance
1. in series with the meter coil
2. in parallel with the meter coil
3. One in parallel and one in series
4. None of the above
80. Which of the following are universal gates
1. AND and OR
2. AND and NOR
3. NAND and NOR
4. OR and NOR