COMMUNICATION – Air – DGCA Question Bank For Politics

#1. What does QDR mean?

Magnetic heading to the station(no wind)

True bearing from the station

Magnetic bearing from the station

#2. If you are requested to report your height, to which Q-code-setting would you refer?

QFE

QNH

QBI

#3. Which Q-code is used to report altitude?

QFF

QNJ

QNH

#4. What does ATIS mean?

Automation Termination Information Service

Automatic Traffic Information Service

Automatic Terminal Information Service

#5. What is the Q-code for "magnetic heading to the station (no wind)"?

QDM

QNE

QTE

#6. What does CTR mean?

CONTOL REGION

CONTROL ZONE

CONTROL AREA

#7. What is the Q-code for "true bearing from the station"?

QTE

QDR

QDM

#8. What is the Q-code for "magnetic bearing from the station"?

QDM

QTE

QDR

#9. QNH is the Q-code to indicate:

The atmospheric pressure referred to the highest obstacle located on the surface of an aerodrome.

The atmospheric pressure measured at the aerodrome reference point (ARP)

The altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground.

#10. What does QDL mean?

I intend to ask you for a series of bearings

True heading to the station (no wind)

True bearing from the station

#11. What does QNE mean?

What indication will my altimeter give on landing at ... (place) at... hours, my sub-scale being set to 1013.2 millibars (29.92 inches)?

What should I set on the subscale of my altimeter so that the instrument would indicate its height above the reference elevation being used?

What should I set on the subscale of my altimeter so that the instrument would indicate its elevation if my aircraft were on the ground at your station?

#12. A radio direction finding station will use the following Q code to pass a true heading (no wind) to an aircraft to head for that station:

QUJ

QGE

QDM

#13. The order of priority of the following messages in the aeronautical mobile service is:

Meteorological message, direction finding message, flight regularity message

Distress message, flight safety message, urgency message

Distress message, urgency message, direction finding message

#14. What is the correct way of transmitting the number 3500 when indicating an altitude or an height?

Three thousand five hundred

Three five zero zero

Three five double zero

#15. During the transmission of numbers containing a decimal point:

The term Decimal can be omitted if no chance of misunderstandings exists

The term Decimal must always be transmitted

The term Decimal must be spoken only if followed by three digits

#16. The time is 9:20 A.M What is the correct way of transmitting this time if there is no possibility of confusion about the hour?

Nine twenty A.M.

Two zero

Twenty

#17. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: AN ERROR HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS TRANSMISSION (or message indicated). THE CORRECT VERSION IS:

QNH 1017, negative QNH 1016

QNH 1017, correction QNH 1016

QNH 1017, negative I say again 1016

#18. A message preceded by the phrase TRANSMITTING BLIND DUE RECEIVER FAILURE shall be transmitted:

On the regional guard frequency

On the international emergency frequency

On the frequency presently in use

#19. Which phraseology is to be used o ask the control tower for permission to taxi on a runway in the direction opposite to that in use?

"To enter back runway"

"Backtrack clearance"

"Request backtrack on runway"

#20. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: "Yes":

Affirm

Affirmative

Roger

#21. The phrase used by ATC to instruct you to listen out on a frequency is:

MONITOR

REPORT

LISTEN

#22. What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station providing surface movement control of aircraft on the manoeuvring area:

TOWER

GROUND

CONTROL

#23. What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station providing approach control radar departures:

RADAR APPROACH

APPROACH

APPROACH RADAR

#24. The initial call from an aircraft, callsign AIR INDIA 285 weighing more than 136 tonnes would be:

AIR INDIA 285 HEAVY

HEAVY AIR INDIA 285

AIR INDIA 285

#25. On the readability scale what does "Readability 3" mean:

Readable but with difficulty

Loud and clear

No problem to understand

#26. A test call shall not continue for more than:

8 seconds

12 seconds

10 seconds

#27. King air VT-ABC receives the following instruction: "V-BC climb straight ahead until 2500feet before turning right, wind 270 degrees 6 knots, cleared for take-off". What is the correct read back:

Straight ahead, 2500 feet right turn, wind west 6 knots, cleared for take-off, V-BC

Straight ahead, at 2500 feet right turn, cleared for take-off, V-BC

Wilco, cleared for take-off, V-BC

#28. Which elements of instructions or information shall always be read back?

Runway in use, altimeter settings, SSR codes, level instructions, heading and speed instructions

Runway-in-use, visibility, surface wind, heading instructions, altimeter settings

Time check, runway in use, altimeter settings, level instructions, SSR code

#29. When the term "Overcast" is used in an aviation routine weather report (METAR), the amount of clouds covering the sky is:

No clouds but poor ground visibility

100%

50% or more

#30. What is the correct way of expressing visibility?

Visibility 1.2 nautical miles

Visibility 1200 feet

Visibility 1200 meters

#31. When the term "Broken" is used in an aviation routine weather report (METAR), the amount of clouds covering the sky is:

5 to 7 octas

8 octas below 10000 feet

No clouds below 5000 feet

#32. When the term "Scattered" is used in an aviation routine weather report (METAR), the amount of clouds covering the sky is:

No clouds below 5000 feet

Half or less than half (3 or 4 octas)

More than half but less than overcast (5 to 7 octas)

#33. An aircraft station fails to establish radio contact with an aeronautical station on the designated frequency. What action is required by the pilot:

Return to the airport of departure

Land at the nearest airport without an ATC unit

Attempt to establish contact with the station on an alternative frequency

#34. In the event that a pilot is required to make a blind transmission, this should be made:

During VFR flights only

Twice in the designated frequency

Only once on the designated frequency

#35. Distress is defined as:

A condition concerning the attitude of an aircraft when intercepting the localizer during an ILSapproach

A condition concerning the safety of a person on board or within sight and requiring immediateassistance

A condition of being threatened by serous and/or imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance

#36. Under which of the following circumstances shall an aircraft squawk 7700?

In distress

When following a SID

When passing the transition level

#37. An aircraft in distress shall send the following signal by radiotelephony:

URGENCY, URCENCY, URGENCY

DETRESFA, DETRESFA, DETRESFA

MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY

#38. The frequency used for the transmission f a "MAYDAY" call shall be:

The frequency currently in use

Any frequency at pilot's discretion

The distress frequency 121.5 MHz

#39. An urgency call content is to be as follows:

PAN PAN PAN, aircraft identification, the intention of the person is command, heading, height, position

PAN PAN PAN (on 121,5 MHz), present position, heading aircraft, identification, the intention of the person in command, the identification of the station being called.

PAN PAN PAN(on the frequency in use), name of station addressed, the nature of the urgency condition, the intention of the person in command.

#40. An "Automatic Terminal Service" provides:

Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may effect the safety of aircraft operation

Routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive broadcast

Weather reports relating a specific number of aerodromes located within a flight information region (FIR)

#41. When flying on a SW heading at 3500 feet you would report your heading and level as:

HEADING 225 AT THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

SOUTHWEST AT THREE FIVE ZERO ZERO

HEADING 045 AT THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

#42. What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating area control centre (no radar):

...CENTRE

....CONTROL

...APPROACH

#43. A BLIND TRANSMISSION is a transmission:

Where the transmitter is unable to see the receiver.

The transmitter of the called station is not functioning

From one station to another when there is no communication but where it is believed that the caller station is able to receive the transmission

#44. To indicate that he is no longer occupying the active runway a pilot shall report to the controller:

Runway free

Clear of runway

Runway vacated

#45. An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC is assumed to:

Execute a VMC approach at the nearest suitable aerodrome

Proceed in accordance with the current flight plant to the designated navigation aid serving the designation aerodrome

Divert to the most suitable aerodrome according to the route to flight

#46. An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to commence descent over the designated navigation aid serving the destination aerodrome (no EAT received):

5 minutes after the last expected approach time acknowledged

After 3 minutes, if an expected approach time is not acknowledged

At, or as close to, the ETA resulting from the current flight plan

#47. A protected medical transport is identified by the prefix:

PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN

AIR AMBULANCE

PAN PAN MEDICAL

#48. Which of the following statements is correct?

The urgency communications have priority over all other communications

The urgency communications have priority over all other communications, except distress

ATC clearances have the same priority as urgency communcations

#49. The VOLMET broadcasts include information about:

METARs for selected airfields

Arrival and departure details for selected airfields

TAFs for selected airfields

#50. What is the correct way of transmitting the number 13500?

One three five zero zero

One three five hundred

One three thousand five hundred

#51. What, if any, is the abbreviated call sign of Air India 5345?

Air India 345

Air India 45

No abbreviated form

#52. The maximum theoretical range at which an aircraft at FL80 can obtain bearings from a ground VHF facility sited at 325ft above MSLis:

107NM

134NM

158NM

#53. A frequency of 295 KHz would be described as:

HF

short wave

LF

#54. In radio terms, frequency means:

The number of complete waveforms passing a spot in one second

The number of waveforms in one hour

The length of a complete waveform in metres.

#55. The wavelength of HF is ?

Centimetric

Decimetric

Metric

#56. Weather radar is?

Centrimetric