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VSC PREPRATION TEST- FULL LENGTH SPECIALIZED

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Reg. No. _____________Name:____________________Year: ____Date:_____

1) HQ of western air command
(a) Chandmari (b)New delhi (c) Jaipur (d) GandhiNagar
2) R-350 Magic CCM can be fitted in-
(a) Miraj-2000 (b) Mig-29 (c) Su-30 MKI (d) Jaguar
3) ‘Bahadur’ is the Indian name of-
(a) Mig-27 (b) Mig-21 (c) Mig-29 (d)
Mi-17
4) In lift equation ½ ρV2S, here ‘S’ represent-
(a) Speed of aerofoil (b) Surface area of wing (c) Stall (d) Surface
area of Chord
5) The critical angle of attack in steady straight and level flight can be attained by.
(a) Low lift (b) High airspeed (c) High airspeed
(d) low airspeed
6) Mesosphere is ___________km
(a) 11- 16 Km (b) 50-58 Km (c) 50 to 85 km (d) Above 85

7) In Cloud terminology, ‘Ci’ stands for-

(a) Cirrus cumulus (b) Cirrus (c) Cirrus stratus (d)
Cumulus
8) How will you pronounce ‘15000’ in aviation terminology?
(a) One Five Thousand (b) Fifteen Thousand (c) One Five Zero Zero Zero (d)
One Five Triple Zero
9) The depth of the transition layer will normally be insignificant, and will in any case
never exceed-
(a) 500 m (b) 500 feet (c) 1500 m (d) 1500
feet
10) A/c ‘A’ flying straight, a/c ‘B’ crossing flight path of a/c ‘A’ from left. Choose correct
right of way rule.
(a) A has to give way to B (b) B has to give way to A (c) B has to turn right
(d) A has to turn right
11) Which one comes under Air Traffic Control Service?
(a) Alerting Service (b) Flight Information Service (c) Area Control Service (d) Air
Traffic Advisory Service
12) Techniques used for air navigation in the air can be broadly classified into –
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
13) Commissioned officers in Armed forces hold………commission
(a) Permanent (b) Prime minister (c) President (d) Short Service
14) The second set of officers in the Army is Junior Commissioned Officers
(a) Commissioned Officer (b) NCO (c) JCO (d) NATO

15)The ___________pressure is indicated in terms of speed of the aircraft.

 (a)Static (b) Dynamic (c)Pitot (d) atmospheric
16)In RADAR, the _______________directs the radio waves.
(a)Aerials (b)transmitter (c)antenna (d) dish
17)Density is defined as
(a) Mass per unit area. (b) Mass per unit meter.
(c) Mass per unit meter2. (d) Mass per unit volume.
18)Area control service is
(a) ATC service for arriving or departing controlled flights
(b) ATC service for aerodrome traffic
(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of the above
19)In Hypoxia the individual is,
(a) Unaware that he is exhibiting symptoms of this condition.
(b) Aware that he is exhibiting symptoms but does nothing.
(c) Unaware that he is hyperventilating.
(d) Aware that he is exhibiting symptoms but can do nothing.
20)¼ million maps have _____ scale than ½ million map.
(a) larger (b) smaller (c) same (d) both (b) &(c)
21)Minute water droplets falling from clouds which look like spray is called_____
(a) Sleet (b) Shower (c)Rain (d) Drizzle
22)SIKORSKY S – 61 (SEA-KING) is a-
(a) Heavy Range Lift Helicopter (b) Low Range Lift Helicopter
(c) Utility Helicopter (d) Medium Range Lift Helicopter
23)A defined rectangular area, at the end of runway in the direction of take-off prepared to
stop the aircraft in case of abandoned take off, or during a emergency landing.
(a)Cleared zone (b) Shoulders
(c)Over run area (d) Restricted area
24)As the aircraft descend, in the altimeter, the aneroid capsules ________ and the static
pressure ___________
(a)Contract, decrease (b) Expand, Decrease
(c)Expand, Increase (d) Contract Increase
25)Venturi effect explains the relationship between
(a) Velocity and Pressure (b) Volume and Pressure
(c) Area and Velocity (d) Both (A) and (C)
26)The angle between the chord line and the longitudinal axis is called
(a) Angle of attack (b) chord angle (c) blade angle (d) Angle of incidence.
27)QNH is aerodrome pressure corrected for temperature and adjusted to ______, using the
ICAO formula. When set on the altimeter on the ground, the altimeter should read
_________.
(a) Aerodrome level, Mean Sea Level
(b) Aerodrome level, Aerodrome elevation
(c) Mean Sea Level, Zero
(d) Mean Sea Level, aerodrome elevation
28. _________ is Twin engine turboprop, military transport and freighter of British origin.
(a) An-32 (b) C-130 (c)Dornier (d) AVRO
29. _______ is a Single engine, single seater tactical strike fighter aircraft of Russian origin having
a max. speed of 1700 km/hr (Mach 1.6).s
(a) Mig 29 (b) Jaguar (c)Mig 27 (d) Mig 25
30. ________ is a Single engine turboshaft, light utility French helicopter with capacity of 6
passengers or 500 kg load.
(a) Cheetah (b) Cheetak (c)Sikorsky S-61 (d) HAL Dhruv
31. Speed is the rate of change of _____________.
(a) Relative Velocity (b) Acceleration (c)Position (d) Distance
32. If air is trapped in the middle ear, the eustachian tube stretches to absorb the
____________________.
(a) Low Pressure (b) High Pressure (c)Air Pressure (d) Dense
Pressure at height
33. ____________ is a cavity surrounded by bones of the skull.
(a) Centre Ear (b) Inner Ear (c)Outer Ear (d) Middle Ear
34. Basic Design of Fuselage has _____________ accessible for inspection and servicing.
(a) Break down points (b) Inspection Pannel (c)Pannel (d) Port Holes
35. The ____________enters the engine through the air intake.
(a) Fuel and air mixture (b) Air (c)Ambient Air (d) Ram Air
36. Frozen rain in the form of flakes or ice crystal is called _________
(a)Hail storm (b) Shower (c)Sleet (d) Snow
37. Slats are usually retracted in normal flight to minimize _____.
(a)Speed (b)Angle of Attack (c)Lift (d) Drag
38. ______________________is an indirect indicator of approaching stall conditions.
(a)Change in Pitch (b)Angle of Attack (c)Airspeed (d)Altitude
39. ______________________is single seater air superiority fighter aircraft
(a)Mig 21 Bison (b)Mig 29 (c)LCA (d)F16
40. Twin engine turbo shaft, military heavy lift helicopter of Russian origin is ________.
(a)Mi 25/35 (b)Mi 17 V5 (c)HAL Dhruv (d)Mi-26
41. __________________map is smaller than the 1/2 million maps.
(a)1/4 million Maps (b) 1 million Maps (c)1/3 million Maps (d) ½ Million Maps
42. The redirection of the air stream generates an __________force to rotate the plane about the
associated axis.
(a)Balanced (b)Unbalanced (c)Aerodynamic (d)Fundamental
43. Longitude is the shorter arc of the ____________between meridian of the place and the
prime meridian.
(a)Equator (b)Meridian (c)Lattitude (d) a place
44. The general rule of oxygen above _________ ASL by day and above ________ASL by night
is essential.
(a)5000, 10000 (b)14000, 5000 (c)10000, 5000
(d)10000, 10000
45. In Auto Pilot the software reads the aircraft’s current position, and then controls a
___________________to guide the aircraft.
(a)Flight Control Computer (b)Flight Management System (c) Actuators (d) Flight
control System
46. Matra super 530D medium-range missile can be fitted in ____________ aircraft.
(a) Mig 21 Bis (b) Mig 29 (c) MIRAGE 2000 (d) Rafale
47. Which helicopter is called ‘the life line of the Siachen Glacier’? _________________
(a)Cheetak (b) Cheetah (c) Mi-25/35 (d) Mi-17 V5

48. What is an example of the strategic reach of the air force ?

(a) Transonic reach of the IAF (b) Induction of Force Multipliers
(c) Multirole capabilities (d)Modernization
49. Which aircrafts can carry R-60 CCMs?
(a)Mig 21 Bis (b) Mig 27
(c)Mig 29 (d) Both a and b
50. What is the advantage of using Power-By-Wire?
(a)It uses Optical system (b) It is faster than FBW
(c)Bulky hydraulic circuits are eliminated (d) Eliminates error%
51. Flight strip is the rectangular portion of an airfield containing the runway and paved
over-runs along with the
(a) Shoulders (b) Cleared zones
(c) Taxiway (d) a & b
 52. 1 million maps have smaller scale than-
(a) ¼ million (b) ¾ million
(c) ½ million (d) a & c
53. According to ICAO, Acceleration due to gravity is-
(a) 9.8 cm/sec2 (b) 980.665 m/sec2
2
(c) 9.89 m/sec (d) 98.0665 cm/sec2
54. Which canon can be fitted in hawks?
(a)23 mm (b)30 mm
(c) GSH (d) aden
55. Which aircraft is equipped with state of art nav equipment and Weather radar?
(a)LCA (b)Mi 17 V5
(c)Rafale (d) Mi 26
56. Which aircraft is used for anti-submarine role this helicopter is manufactured by USA.
(a)Mi 26/35 (b)Apache
(c)Mi 26 (d)SIKORSKY S – 61
57. What is the basis of international cloud classification? Further in how many types we
classify clouds?
(a)clouds horizontal distance,4 (b)altitude of clouds, 3
(c)appearance of clouds, 4 (d)both a and b
58. In a larger scale map relation of ground distance and ground details?
(a)more distance less details (b)more distance more details
(c)same distance more details (d) lesser distance more details
59. During construction of static models, the shaping of various parts is to be done using
?
(a)Sand block (b)Sand block
(c)Sand paper and dope (d) Sand paper and sand blocks
60. What Hyperventilation do on the human body system?
(a)upsets balance of Co2 (b)Makes the pilot work better
(c)upsets balance of O2 (d)Causes euphoria in body
61. What could be defined as visible aggregate of minute particles of water in the free
air ?
(a)Atmosphere (b)Rain
(c)Clouds (d)Sleet
62. What does Spoilers reduces ?
(a)Altitude (b)bank angle
(c)L/D ratio (d)angle of attack
63. What is the other function rudder to which it may also be called upon to counter-act
movement produce by roll surface?
(a)Adverse bank angle (b) Adverse Yaw
(c) Adverse Aileron motion (d) All of these
64. What are the areas near to the edges of the runway, taxiways, over runs, and
prepared for accidental use are called?
(a)Shoulders (b)Cleared zones (c) Over-run areas
(d) Movement Areas

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 1. HQ of western air command
(a) Chandmari (b)New delhi (c) Jaipur (d) GandhiNagar
2. R-350 Magic CCM can be fitted in-
(a) Miraj-2000 (b) Mig-29 (c) Su-30 MKI (d) Jaguar
3. ‘Bahadur’ is the Indian name of-
(a) Mig-27 (b) Mig-21 (c) Mig-29
(d)Mi-17
4. In lift equation ½ ρV2S, here ‘S’ represent-
(a) Speed of aerofoil (b) Surface area of wing (c) Stall (d) Surface area of
Chord
5. The critical angle of attack in steady straight and level flight can be attained by.
(a) Low lift (b) High airspeed (c) High airspeed
(d) low airspeed
6. Mesosphere is ___________km
(a) 11- 16 Km (b) 50-58 Km (c) 50 to 85 km (d) Above 85

7. In Cloud terminology, ‘Ci’ stands for-

(a) Cirrus cumulus (b) Cirrus (c) Cirrus stratus (d) Cumulus
8. How will you pronounce ‘15000’ in aviation terminology?
(a) One Five Thousand (b) Fifteen Thousand (c) One Five Zero Zero Zero (d) One Five
Triple Zero
9. The depth of the transition layer will normally be insignificant, and will in any case never
exceed-
(a) 500 m (b) 500 feet (c) 1500 m (d) 1500 feet
10. A/c ‘A’ flying straight, a/c ‘B’ crossing flight path of a/c ‘A’ from left. Choose correct right of
way rule.
(a) A has to give way to B (b) B has to give way to A (c) B has to turn right (d)
A has to turn right
11. Which one comes under Air Traffic Control Service?
(a) Alerting Service (b) Flight Information Service (c) Area Control Service (d) Air Traffic
Advisory Servi
12. Techniques used for air navigation in the air can be broadly classified into –
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
13. Commissioned officers in Armed forces hold………commission
(a) Permanent (b) Prime minister (c) President (d) Short Service
14. The second set of officers in the Army is Junior Commissioned Officers
(a) Commissioned Officer (b) NCO (c) JCO (d) NATO

15. The ___________pressure is indicated in terms of speed of the aircraft.

(a) Static (b) Dynamic (c)Pitot (d) atmospheric

16. In RADAR, the _______________directs the radio waves.

(a) Aerials (b)transmitter (c)antenna (d) dish

17. Density is defined as
(a) Mass per unit area. (b) Mass per unit meter.
(c) Mass per unit meter2. (d) Mass per unit volume.
18. Area control service is
(a) ATC service for arriving or departing controlled flights
(b) ATC service for aerodrome traffic
(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of the above
19. In Hypoxia the individual is,
(a) Unaware that he is exhibiting symptoms of this condition.
(b) Aware that he is exhibiting symptoms but does nothing.
 (c) Unaware that he is hyperventilating.
(d) Aware that he is exhibiting symptoms but can do nothing.

20. ¼ million maps have _____ scale than ½ million map.

(a) larger (b) smaller (c) same (d) both (b) &(c)
21. Minute water droplets falling from clouds which look like spray is called_____
(a) Sleet (b) Shower (c)Rain (d) Drizzle
22. SIKORSKY S – 61 (SEA-KING) is a-
(a) Heavy Range Lift Helicopter (b) Low Range Lift Helicopter
(c) Utility Helicopter (d) Medium Range Lift Helicopter
23. A defined rectangular area, at the end of runway in the direction of take-off prepared to stop
the aircraft in case of abandoned take off, or during a emergency landing.
(a)Cleared zone (b) Shoulders
(c)Over run area (d) Restricted area
24. As the aircraft descend, in the altimeter, the aneroid capsules ________ and the static
pressure ___________
(a)Contract, decrease (b) Expand, Decrease
(c)Expand, Increase (d) Contract Increase
25. Venturi effect explains the relationship between

(a) Velocity and Pressure (b) Volume and Pressure

(c) Area and Velocity (d) Both (A) and (C)

26. The angle between the chord line and the longitudinal axis is called
(a) Angle of attack (b) chord angle (c) blade angle (d) Angle of incidence.
27. QNH is aerodrome pressure corrected for temperature and adjusted to ______, using the
ICAO formula. When set on the altimeter on the ground, the altimeter should read
_________.
(a) Aerodrome level, Mean Sea Level
(b) Aerodrome level, Aerodrome elevation
(c) Mean Sea Level, Zero
(d) Mean Sea Level, aerodrome elevation
28) (D) AVRO is Twin engine turboprop, military transport and freighter of British
origin.
29) MiG-27 is a Single engine, single seater tactical strike fighter aircraft of Russian
origin having a max. speed of 1700 km/hr (Mach 1.6).
30) CHETAK is a Single engine turboshaft, light utility French helicopter with capacity
of 6 passengers or 500 kg load.
31) Speed is the rate of change of position.
32) If air is trapped in the middle ear, the eustachian tube stretches to absorb the
high pressure.
33) The Middle Ear is a cavity surrounded by bones of the skull.
34) Basic Design of Fuselage has port holes accessible for inspection and servicing.
35) The ambient air enters the engine through the air intake.
36) Frozen rain in the form of flakes or ice crystal is called Snow.
37. (d) Slats are usually retracted in normal flight to minimize drag.
38. (c) Airspeed is an indirect indicator of approaching stall conditions.
39. (d) F-16 is single seater air superiority fighter aircraft
40. (d) Twin engine turbo shaft, military heavy lift helicopter of Russian origin is Mi26
41. (b)1 million map is smaller than the 1/2 million maps.
42. (b) The redirection of the air stream generates an unbalanced force to rotate the plane about
the associated axis.
43. (a) Longitude is the shorter arc of the equator between meridian of the place and the prime
meridian.
44. (c) The general rule of oxygen above 10000 ASL by day and above 5000 ASL by night is
essential.
45. (d) In Auto Pilot the software reads the aircraft’s current position, and then controls a Flight Control
System to guide the aircraft.
46. (c) Matra super 530D medium-range missile can be fitted in MIRAG-2000 aircraft.
47. (b) Which helicopter is called ‘the life line of the Siachen Glacier’? Cheetah
48. (b) What is an example of the strategic reach of the air force? Induction of Force Multipliers
49. (d)Which aircrafts can carry R-60 CCMs? Both a and b
50. (b)The depth of the transition layer will normally be insignificant, and will in any case never exceed. 500
ft
51. (c)What is the advantage of using Power-By-Wire? Bulky hydraulic circuits are eliminated
52. (d) 1 million maps have smaller scale than a and c
53. According to ICAO, Acceleration due to gravity is-(d) 98.0665 cm/sec2
54. (d)In hawk ADEN canon can be fitted.
55. (b) MI-17 V5 aircraft is equipped with state of art nav equipment. Weather radar.
56. (d)SIKORSKY S – 61 (SEA-KING) in anti-submarine role this helicopter is manufactured by USA.
57. (c)The international cloud classification is based upon the appearance of clouds and consists of four
families of classes.
58. (d)A larger scale map represents comparatively lesser ground distance and consequently more ground
details.
59. (d)During construction of static models, the shaping of various parts is to be done using sandpaper and
sand blocks.
60. (a)Hyperventilation upsets the natural balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the system.
61. (c)The clouds may be defined as visible aggregate of minute particles of water in the free air.
62. (c)Spoilers reduce the Lift to Drag Ratio.
63. (b)The rudder may also be called upon to counter-act the adverse yaw produced by the roll-control
surfaces.
64. (a)Shoulders are areas near to the edges of the runway, taxiways, over-runs and prepared for
accidental or emergency use.