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Technical Questions QuEST Global Placement Test

This document contains 20 multiple choice technical questions about gas turbine engines. The questions cover topics like knife edge seals, bradable coatings, titanium alloys, bypass ratio, engine starting, vibrations, turbine blade cooling, inspections, bearings, airworthiness directives, compressor blades, blisks, composites, compression, balance correction, engine architectures, combustors, and centrifugal force. The questions are designed to test knowledge of gas turbine engine components, materials, and operating principles.

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Technical Questions QuEST Global Placement Test

This document contains 20 multiple choice technical questions about gas turbine engines. The questions cover topics like knife edge seals, bradable coatings, titanium alloys, bypass ratio, engine starting, vibrations, turbine blade cooling, inspections, bearings, airworthiness directives, compressor blades, blisks, composites, compression, balance correction, engine architectures, combustors, and centrifugal force. The questions are designed to test knowledge of gas turbine engine components, materials, and operating principles.

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Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test

Q1. A knife edge seal is used to

a. Reduce pressure variation in cavity


b. Stop leakage-ans
c. Avoid thermal leakage
d. Is used as a support

ANS:​​ b

Q2. A brad able coating are used for

a. Maintaining clearance between the rotating components and


casing/seals
b. To provide heat insulation for the component
c. Both Option (A) and (B)-ans
d. None of the above

ANS:​​ c

Q3. Advantage of Titanium alloys are

1.Low density and possess good corrosion resistance property


2.High Specific strength
3.suitable for high temperature operation

a.Option 1 and 2
b.option 1 and 3
c.Option 2 and 3
d.All the above
Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test
Q4. By pass ratio is defined as

a .Ratio of core air to bypass air


b. Ratio of bypass air to core air
c. Ratio of total air mass flow to bypass air
d .None of the above

Q5. During the normal start of a gas turbine engine

a .The starter alone is used


b. Starter and ignition system are used simultaneous
c. Ignition system alone is used
d. None of the above

Q6. Engine vibrations refer to

a. Whirling of shaft
b. Bucking of shaft
c .Movement of the shaft in the axial direction
d. None of these

Q7. High Pressure Turbine blades are cooled using air from

a. Ambient atmosphere
b. High Pressure Compressor
c. Low Pressure Compressor
d. None of the above

Q8. Eddy current inspection is performed


Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test
a. For subsurface cracks
b .For surface cracks
c. For nicks and scratches
d. For composite materials

Q9. "Most common type of bearing used in a gas turbine engine are

a. ball bearing
b. roller bearings
c. plane bearing

a. Option 1 and 2
b. Option 1 and 3
c. Option 2 and 3
d. All the above

Q10."Air worthiness Directive

1. Requires mandatory compliance


2. Compliance is based on Operator policy
3. Is issued by Airworthiness Authority

a. Option 1 and 2
b. Option 1 and 3
c. Option 2 and 3
d. All the above

Q11. Advantage of shrouded High Pressure Turbine blades is

a.It improves Engine Performance


b.It reduces vibrations
Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test
c.Both 1 and 2 above
d.None of these

Q12.A high Pressure compressor Blade is found to have a crack near


the root

a. The blade has to be rejected for further operation as root is a


high stress area
b. The blade is accepted bal for further service operation
c. Compressor blades can never develop cracks at the
root
d. None of the above is correct

Q13. A Blisk is a

a. Bladed Disc-ans
b. Bladed drum
c. Location where shaft meets the disc
d. None of these

ANS​​: ​a

Q14. Advantage of composite are

a. Composite provides strengths similar to metal


components
b. Light in weight-ans
c. Act as noise suppression mechanism
d .All of the above
Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test

ANS​​: ​b

Q15. During Compression process the pressure and temperature of


air

a .Increase-ans
b. Decrease.
c. Initially increase and then decrease
d .None of these

ANS:​​ a

Q16. Balance correction is done by

a. Re-distribution of weight
b. Addition of weight
c. Removal of weight
d .All the above

Q17. High by pass ratio engines give

a. High specific thrust


b .Low specific thrust
c .Constant specific thrust
d. None of the above

Q18. Modular engine architecture reduces


Technical Questions - QuEST Global Placement Test
a. Overhaul burden
b .Line maintenance burden
c. Cost of Ownership
d. None of the above

Q19. Annular Combustor has

a. More pressure loss


b. Less combustion efficiency
c. Less heat release for a given volume
d .Less pressure loss

Q20. Centrifugal force is directed

a. Towards the center


b. Away from center
c. Perpendicular to the radius of the circle
d. None of the above

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