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airport engineering MCQs

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airport engineering Mcqs

1. The length of clear zone for none instrument runway of a small aircraft is________________?
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A. 750 m

B. 600 m

C. 150 m

D. 300 m

2. Which of the following is an example of failure in flexible pavements ?
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A. Warping cracks

B. Shrinkage cracks

C. Alligator cracking

D. Mud pumping

3. An airport has 4 gates. If the weighted average gate occupancy time is 30 minutes and gate utilisation factor is 0.5, then the capacity of the gate will be___________________?
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A. 1 aircraft per hour

B. 2 aircrafts per hour

C. 4 aircrafts per hour

D. 16 aircrafts per hour

4. Which of the following is used for servicing and repairs of the aircraft ?
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A. Apron

B. Terminal building

C. Hanger

D. holding apron

5. The cruising speed of the aircraft is 500 kmph. If there is a head wind of 50 kmph, then the air speed and ground speed of the aircraft respectively will be_________________?
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A. 500 kmph and 500 kmph

B. 450 kmph and 500 kmph

C. 450 kmph and 450 kmph

D. 500 kmph and 450 kmph

6. Consider the following statements: Wind rose diagram is used for the purposes of_________________?
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A. estimating the runway capacity

B. geometric design of holding apron </strong>

C. runway orientation

D. ect the correct answer?

7. Assertion A: The width of a taxiway is smaller than the runway width. Reason R : The speed of the aircraft on a taxiway is greater than that on runway.?
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A. ect your answer based on coding system given below

8. In an airport, if 4 groups of 5 gates each located well-separated are considered for traffic and the future to present traffic ratio is 3, then the total requirement of future gates will be______________?
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A. 68

B. 44

C. 32

D. 36

9. If the monthly mean of average daily temperature for the hottest month of the year is 25 C and the monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature of the same month of the year is 46 C, the airport reference temperature is____________________?
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A. 48C

B. 25C

C. 35.5C

D. 32C

10. As per ICAO recommendation, the rate of change of longitudinal gradient per 30 m length of vertical curve for A and B type of airports is limited to a maximum of__________________?
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A. 0.40%

B. 0.1 %

C. 0.30%

D. 0.20%

11. As per UK design criteria, if LCN of aircraft is between 1.25 to 1.5 times the LCN of pavement, then the number of movements allowed are__________________?
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A. Zero

B. 3000

C. 300

D. Unrestricted

12. The length of runway under standard conditions is 2000 m. The elevation of airport site is 300 m. Its reference temperature is 33.05C. If the runway is to be constructed with an effective gradient of 0.25 percent, the corrected runway length will be________________?
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A. 2700 m

B. 2600 m

C. 2500 m

D. 2800 m

13. As per ICAO, the minimum basic runway length for A and E type of airport will be________________?
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A. 2100 m and 750 m

B. 1500 m and 600 m

C. 2100 m and 600 m

D. 1500 m and 750 m

14. The minimum width of clearway is_______________?
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A. 50 m

B. 150 m

C. 100 m

D. 250 m

15. Runway threshold is indicated by a series of parallel lines starting from a distance of_______________?
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A. 15m from runway end

B. 6 m from runway end

C. 10 m from runway end

D. 3 m from runway end

16. The total length of a runway is 1000 m. The elevation at distance 0,200 m, 400 m, 600 m, 800 m and 1000 m are 100.0 m, 99.2 m, 101.0 m, 101.8 m, 101.4 m and 101.0 m respectively. The effective gradient of runway will be______________?
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A. 0.26%

B. 0.43%

C. 0.65%

D. 0.10%

17. Castor angle is defined as the angle______________?
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A. between the true speed of the aircraft and the crosswind component

B. between the horizontal and the fuselage axis

C. formed by the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and the direction of movement of the nose gear

D. between the direction of wind and the longitudinal axis of the runway

18. Maximum gross take-off weight of an aircraft is__________________?
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A. equal to the empty operating weight plus the payload

B. less than the maximum structural landing weight

C. equal to the maximum structural landing weight

D. more than the maximum structural landing weight

19. In Intrumental landing system, the middle markers are located___________________?
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A. along the extended centre line of runway end

B. about 7 km. ahead of the runway threshold

C. at the runway threshold

D. about 1 km. ahead of the runway threshold

20. In approach areas of runways equipped with instrumental landing facilities any object within 4.5 km distance from runway end shall be considered as an obstruction if its height is more than______________?
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A. 51 m

B. 45 m

C. 30 m

D. 20 m

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