(1) Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as

(a) Mach number

(b) Reynolds number
(c) Weber’s number
(d) None of the above

(2) Velocity distribution in the turbulent boundary layer follows following law
(a) Linear
(b) Cubic
(c) Parabola
(d) Logarithmic

(3) Pitot tube is used for measurement of

(a) Pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Discharge
(d) Velocity

(4) Bernoulli’s equation deals with the law of conservation of

(a) Mass
(b) Energy
(c) Momentum
(d) Work

(5) The angle of attack which produces the highest L/D ratio
(a) Remains constant as weight is changed but decreases as altitude
is Increased
(b) Increase as height or altitude is increased
(c) Remains constant regardless of weight or altitude
(d) None of the above

(6) What is Aspect ratio

(a) The ratio of the span to mean chord
(b) The ratio of the span to the total area of all the blade
(c) The ratio of the span to disc area

(7) Slow plastic deformation of material under constant stress is

(a) Creep
(b) Fatigue
(c) Endurance
(d) Elastic deformation

(8) What is the Rotor break limitation of Lama helicopter

(a) 175RPM
(b) 275RPM
(c) 375RPM

(9) Mass balancing is done to

(a) Avoid flutter
(b) Increase bending stress
(c) Reduce drag
(d) Distributing mass on control surface

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(10) Short columns are preferred over long columns from
(a) Strength consideration
(b) Buckling consideration
(c) Weight consideration
(d) None of the above

(11) The stiffness of a rod is defined as

(a) Force per unit deflection
(b) Strain under loading at high temperature
(c) Deflection per unit force
(d) Elongation with increase in temperature

(12) Cast iron has high

(a) Ductility
(b) Malleability
(c) Damping capacity
(d) Both a and b

(13) On Lama helicopter how many oxygen cylinder are normally

(a) 4 cylinder
(b) 6 cylinder
(c) 5 cylinder

(14) The blades of the gas turbine rotor are made up of

(a) Carbon steel
(b) Stainless steel
(c) High alloy steel
(d) High nickel alloy

(15) Charpy test is conducted to determine

(a) Brittleness
(b) Toughness
(c) Both a & b
(d) Stiffness

(16) The most desirable type of stability for an aircraft to posses is

(a) Neutral static stability
(b) Neutral dynamic stability
(c) Positive static stability
(d) Positive dynamic stability

(17) The deformation at proof stress is

(a) 100% elastic and 0% plastic
(b) 99.8% elastic and 0.2% plastic
(c) 99% elastic and 1% plastic
(d) None of the above

(18) Maximum temperature in a gas turbine is of the order of

(a) 700C
(b) 900C
(c) 1600C
(d) 2100C

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(19) All - up weight to the rotor-disc area is known as
(a) Disc loading
(b) Wing loading
(c) Blade loading
(d) Both a & c

(20) Under ISA condition the temperature at sea level is

(a) 288 deg K
(b) 289 deg K
(c) 300 deg K
(d) 305 deg K

(21) Center of pressure of an aerofoil with an increase of angle of attack will

(a) Move forward
(b) Move backward
(c) Not move
(d) None of the above

(22) The residual compressive stress induced on a component

(a) Improves the fatigue life
(b) Decrease the fatigue life
(c) Does not affect the fatigue limit
(d) Lead to premature failure.

(23) ALH is powered by

(a) Two-turbo shaft engines
(b) Two-piston engines
(c) Two-turbofan engines
(d) None of the above

(24) Auto – rotation means

(a) Pilot wishes to descend at a faster rate
(b) Engine failure
(c) Tail rotor failure
(d) All of the above

(25) In ALH tail rotor blade is located on the

(a) Star board side of the helicopter
(b) Port side of the helicopter
(c) None of the above

(26) Collective pitch variation is required for compensating the variation in

(a) Air density with altitude
(b) Angle of attack
(c) Both a & b
(d) None

(27) The helicopter flight control system modifies the incidence of main rotor
and tail rotor blades and is used to control helicopter
(a) Attitude
(b) Heading
(c) Altitude
(d) All above

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(28) The helicopter main rotor control system consists of
(a) Collective pitch control system
(b) Cyclic pitch control system
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of the above

(29) Mooring the Helicopter means

(a) Leveling
(b) Picketing
(c) Jacking
(d) Securing

(30) A rotor in which the blades are without individual flapping drag hinge, but
flap like see-saw about a control gimbal
(a) Articulated
(b) Semi – rigid
(c) Rigid
(d) None

(31) The helicopter horizontal stabilizer with endplates contributes to the

aircraft to stabilize along
(a) Yaw axis
(b) Pitch axis
(c) Yaw and pitch axis
(d) None of the above

(32) Non usable fuel for the cheetah helicopter fitted with a standard (cubic)
fuel tank.
(a) 10 litres
(b) 15 litres
(c) 5 litres
(d) 2 litres

(33) The computer in cheetah helicopter requires

(a) 28 VDC
(b) 5 VDC
(c) 120 VAC
(d) None of the above

(34) Equipped empty weight of helicopter is the sum of

(a) Empty weight + role equipment
(b) Empty weight + consumable fuel
(c) Empty weight + pay load + wt.of pilot
(d) Empty weight + pay load + consumable fuel

(35) The function of a governor of cheetah helicopter is

(a) To control the engine speed
(b) To maintain the speed of engine constant during starting only
(c) To maintain constant fuel flow
(d) To maintain the speed of an engine within prescribed
limits of varying load condition

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 (36) For a machine to be self starting the relation between
Ø = angle of friction and α = the slope of the threads would be
(a) α = Ø
(b) α < Ø
(c) α > Ø
(d) α / Ø = constant
(37) Thermal efficiency of a gas turbine plant as compared to diesel engine
plant
(a) Higher
(b) Lower
(c) Same
(d) May be higher or lower
(38) The natural frequency of the system shown in figure will increase when

20 N / cm

100 N
(a) 100 N is increased to 150N
(b) Stiffness of spring is reduced
(c) Weight is reduced 50N and stiffness reduced to 10N/cm
(d) Weight is reduced 50N and stiffness increased to 40N/cm

(39) Mechanical efficiency of a gas turbine plant as compared to internal

combustion reciprocating engine is
(a) Higher
(b) Lower
(c) Same
(d) Any one of the above

(40) For a gas turbine the pressure ratio may be in the range
(a) 2 to 3
(b) 3 to 5
(c) 16 to 18
(d) 18 to 22

(41) Changes applicable to limited number of components only are to be

communicated through
(a) Project slip
(b) Deviation slip
(c) Repair slip
(d) Mod leaflet
(42) The twist of the Main rotor of cheetah/chetak helicopter is
(a) 6°30′
(b) 5°30′
(c) 3°30′
(d) 6°40′

(43) Advantage of high number of main rotor blades in helicopter

(a) Low noise
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 (b) Low vibration
(c) Both a & b
(d) High blade torsional stiffness

(44) A closed cycle gas turbine works on

(a) Carnot cycle
(b) Rankine cycle
(c) Joule cycle
(d) Atkinson cycle

(45) Tail rotor blades of cheetah helicopter are twisted by angle

(a) 2º3´
(b) 3º3´
(c) 6º3´
(d) None

(46) According to unwin’s formula the relation between diameter of rivet

(d) and thickness (t) of plate is given by
(a) d=t
(b) d=1.6√t
(c) d=2t
(d) d=6√t
(47) Which of the following helicopter has hinge less main rotor blades
(a) ALH
(b) Cheetah
(c) Mi-17
(d) Seaking

(48) A bolt of uniform strength can be developed by

(a) Keeping the core dia of threads equal to the dia of
unthreaded portion of bolt
(b) Keeping the core dia of threads smaller than the dia of
unthreaded portion of bolt
(c) Keeping the nominal dia of threads equal to the dia of
unthreaded portion of bolt
(d) None of the above

(49) In a gear train when the axes of the shafts over which the gears are
mounted move relative to fixed axis is called
(a) Simple gear train
(b) Compound gear train
(c) Reverted gear train
(d) Epicyclic gear train

(50) In order to have a complete balance of the several revolving masses in

a different planes
(a) The resultant force must be zero
(b) The resultant couple must be zero
(c) Both the resultant force and couple must be zero
(d) None of the above

(51) The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is

(a) Diameter of the disc
(b) Span of the shaft

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 (c) Eccentricity
(d) All of the above

(52) T4 condition of Al.alloy designates

(a) Solution heat treated and naturally aged
(b) Solution heat treated and artificially aged
(c) Solution heat treated, cold worked and naturally aged
(d) Solution heat treated, cold worked and artificially aged

(53)__________ content in aluminium alloy is more sensitive to stress corrosion.

(a) Magnesium
(b) Copper
(c) Tin
(d) Zinc

(54) Non-heat treatable aluminium alloy is_________

(a) 1100
(b) 7075
(c) Both a & b
(d) 2024

(55) _______ test is designed to measure the resistance of adhesive bonds

to highly localized stress
(a) Peel
(b) Tensile stress
(c) Compressive
(d) None

(56) Stress concentration factor is defined as ratio of

(a) Max stress to endurance limit
(b) Nominal stress to endurance limit
(c) Max stress to nominal stress
(d) Nominal stress to max stress

(57) Which test facility can be utilized for acceleration test?

(a) Centrifugal
(b) Track & rocket std
(c) Centripetal
(d) Both a & b

(58) Coning angle is

(a) Angle made by chord of blade to relative airflow
(b) Angle between a blade and a plane at right angles to the Lift vector
(c) Angle made by chord of blade to the normal axis
(d) Angle made by the relative airflow to the normal axis

(59) Solidity of a Rotor is

(a) Ratio of Blade area to disc area.
(b) Ratio of disc area to blade area.
(c) Ratio of all up weight to the rotor disc area.
(d) Ratio of all up weight to the blade area.

(60) The main factor, which prevents the blades riding right up?
(a) Rigidity

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 (b) Gravity acting on blades
(c) Centrifugal Force
(d) Thrust

(61) Type of Main rotor system used in ALH

(a) Hingeless Rotor
(b) Bearingless Rotor
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of the above

(62) One  vibrations are generally associated with the

(a) Tail rotor system
(b) Main rotor system
(c) Tail drive shaft
(d) Engine

(63) When the aircraft will be dynamically stable

(a) If the oscillations following a disturbances are of decreasing amplitude
(b) If the oscillations following a disturbances are of increasing amplitude
(c) If after disturbance its initial tendency is to return to its original position

(64) Which test can be conducted to evaluate the efficacy of protective

coatings of mechanical components?
(a) Salt fog
(b) Solar radiation
(c) High Temperature
(d) Low Temperature

(65) Rotor blades are said to be “in - track” if

(a) All the blades produce same drag
(b) The tip paths of all blades coincide
(c) All blades have same chord wise balance.

(66) Common methods used for tracking

(a) Flag method
(b) Reflector method
(c) Stroboscopic method
(d) All of the above

(67) Rotor blades will “droop” due to

(a) Weight and span of the blade
(b) Reaction from the main gearbox
(c) Centrifugal force

(68) What are the factors affecting helicopter stability

(a) The plane of the rotor disk
(b) Aircraft speed
(c) Center of gravity of the helicopter
(d) All of the above

(69) “Blade Loading” is the

(a) Ratio of all up weight to the total blade area
(b) Ratio of all up weight to the rotor disc area

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 (c) Ratio of all up weight to the maximum Horse power

(70) For Static and Dynamic balancing of main rotor of ALH, the mass can be added to
(a) Trim TABS
(b) Static discharge
(c) Trim chambers

(71) Type of Fuselage construction in ALH

(a) Wire-based structure
(b) Sandwich
(c) Semi-monologue
(d) None of the above

(72) Which std can be used for carrying out environmental test
(a) MIL-STD-461
(b) MIL-STD-810
(c) SSS-55555
(d) b & c

(73) For Helicopter use, which type of vibration test needs to be conducted on LRUs
(a) Sine vibration
(b) Sine on Random vibration
(c) Random vibration
(d) None

(74) For the equipment installed in helicopter cockpit which is the frequency
used for vibration test
(a) Harmonic main rotor frequencies
(b) Harmonic of fuel rotor frequencies
(c) Harmonic of engine frequencies
(d) a & c

(75) Which type of pulse can be used for mechanical shock test
(a) Sine pulse
(b) Saw tooth pulse
(c) Square pulse
(d) a & b

(76) Control response of the helicopter will be quick if

(a) The Flap hinge is at rotor axis
(b) The Flap hinge is closer to rotor axis
(c) The Flap hinge is away from rotor axis

(77) Phase lag of the cyclic input are generally given in helicopter for cyclic
control is
(a) 180
(b) 90
(c) 45

(78) When the helicopter is in steady condition of flight, a sudden up gust will
cause the MRB RPM to
(a) Decrease momentarily
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 (b) Increase momentarily
(c) Any one of the above depending on the weight of helicopter
(d) No change.

(79) The permissible travel of CG is more in helicopters having

(a) Blade flapping hinge at the rotor axis
(b) Blade Flapping hinge closer to rotor axis
(c) Rigid rotors.

(80) Which is not the mode of failure of shear loading of bolted or riveted joints
(a) Shear of rivet
(b) Bending of rivet
(c) Tensile failure of joining member
(d) None

(81) The modifications which is essential for flight safety falls into the category
(a) Class A
(b) Class B
(c) Class C
(d) Class D

(82) A committee constituted by Government to review the progress is the

development & manufacture of major development projects in order to
remove any technical or administrative bottleneck
(a) Local modification committee
(b) Steering committee
(c) Salvage committee
(d) Local technical committee

(83) Who would lay down the standard of preparation (SOP) for each batch of
production aircraft
(a) Design
(b) RCMA
(c) DGAQA
(d) QA

(84) How many friction liners are used in Cheetah/Chetak Helicopter clutch
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10

(85) Principle effect of humidity is

(a) Corrosion
(b) Leaking from sealed enclosures
(c) Permanent set of packing and gaskets
(d) Differential contraction of metal parts
(86) Which of the following is not acceptable for a humidity chamber
(a) Avoid condensate dripping on test item.
(b) Chamber shall be trap vented to atmosphere.
(c) Water used should have a ph value of <6 at 23C.
(d) None of these.
(87) Humidity tests are not conducted prior to
P. Vibration tests.
Q. Acceleration tests

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 R. Temperature/altitude tests.
S. Salt fog test.
(a) P and S
(b) Q and R
(c) P and R
(d) R and S

(88) Backlash is
(a) Sum of the clearance of two gears
(b) Mutual play between two gears
(c) Amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the
thickness of the engaging tooth on pitch circle
` (d) Any of the above

(89) All of the following are non-destructive method of testing the casting except
(a) Pressure test
(b) Ultrasonic test
(c) Tensile test
(d) Dye penerant

(90) Fracture is characterized by plastic deformation preceding

fracture
(a) Ductile
(b) Brittle
(c) Both a& b
(d) None

(91) If the center distance of the mating gear having involute teeth is
increased, then the pressure angle
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Unpredictable

(92) Teflon is used for bearings because of

(a) Low co-efficient of friction
(b) Better heat dissipation
(c) Smaller space constraint
(d) All of the above

(93) When two elastic bodies collide with each other

(a) Two bodies will momentarily come to rest after collision
(b) The two bodies tend to compress & deform at the surface of contact
(c) Two bodies begins to retain their original shape
(d) All of the above

(94) Section modulus (Z) is given by

(a) I/Y
(b) I.Y
(c) Y/I
(d) M/I
(95) A vertical column has two moment of inertia (i.e., Ixx & Iyy). The column
will tend to buckle in the direction of the
(a) Axis of load

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 (b) Perpendicular to the axis of the load
(c) Max. moment of inertia
(d) Min. moment of inertia

(96) Breaking stress is the ultimate stress

(a) Equal to
(b) Less than
(c) Greater than
(d) None

(97) A special case of ductility, which permits material to be rolled or

hammered into thin sheets is called
(a) Plasticity
(b) Elasticity
(c) Malleability
(d) Brittleness

(98) A thrust bearing, the load acts

(a) Along the axis of rotation
(b) Perpendicular to the axis of rotation
(c) In any direction
(d) None

(99) Antifriction bearings are

(a) Thick lubricated bearing
(b) Thin lubricated bearing
(c) Ball & roller bearing
(d) Plastic bearing

(100) Salvaging of components with minor deviation without concession is

allowed for
(a) Non-serial numbered components
(b) Serial numbered components
(c) Both a & b
(d) None

(101) RCMA cannot grant concession for non-compliance of modification of class

(a) Class A
(b) Class C & class D
(c) Class D
(d) None
(102) Use of bonded joints in place of mechanical fastening may contribute
(a) Stress concentration reduction
(b) Weight saving
(c) Both a & b
(d) None
(103) Which are all the characteristics of an ideal aerofoil section
(a) A high max lift co-efficient
(b) A good lift to drag ratio
(c) A low minimum drag co-efficient
(d) All of the above

(104) The neutral axis of a beam is subjected to

(a) Zero stress

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 (b) Maximum tensile stress
(c) Maximum compressive stress
(d) Maximum shear stress

(105) Hardenability of steel is determined by

(a) Gross Mann’s critical diameter method
(b) Jominy end quench test
(c) Fracture test
(d) All of the above

(106) Non heat treatable Al alloys

(a) 7075
(b) 6061
(c) Both a & b
(d) None

(107) Number of circles in Mohr’s diagram for a triaxial force system

(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d)Reduces to single point

(108) Ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress for a circular section
(a) 3/2
(b) 4/3
(c) 1/2
(d) 2

(109) What is Hertzian stress?

(a) Tensile stress on inner surface of cylinder
(b) Bending stress on two contact surface
(c) Contact stress on two contact surfaces
(d) Shear stress on two contact surfaces
(110) Mohr’s circle can be used to determine following stress on inclined surface
(a) Principal stresses
(b) Normal stresses
(c) Maximum shear stresses
(d) All of the above

(111) Maximum normal stress hypotheses is used for

(a) Ductile material
(b) Brittle material
(c) Malleable materials
(d) Both a & c

(112) Guest theorem on theory of failures is used for

(a) Ductile material
(b) Brittle material
(c) Hard material
(d) Both b and c

(113) The best hypothesis to explain the nature of fatigue failure is called as
(a) Strain - life hypothesis
(b) Stress - life hypothesis

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 (c) Both a & b
(d) None

(114) Density of Magnesium is

(a) 2/3 of Aluminium density
(b) 1/4 of steel density
(c) 1/3 of steel density
(d) Both a & b

(115) Which series of profile used in Cheetah helicopter tail rotor blade
(a) NACA 0015-0018
(b) NACA 0016-0018
(c) NACA 0017-0018
(116) Which series of aerofoil section used in main rotor blade of Cheetah/Chetak H/C
(a) NACA 73A at 11.5%
(b) NACA 63A at 11.5%
(c) NACA 83A at 11.5%
(117) Which of the following sequence process are used to improve fatigue
strength of Titanium Bolts
(a) Head Forging, Heat Treatment, Cold Working
(b) Head Forging, Cold Working, Heat Treatment
(c) Heat Treatment, Head Forging, Cold Working
(d) Head Machining, Heat Treatment, Cold Working .
(118) Cold working parameter of Titanium bolt in head to shank fillet area is
established based by
(a) Fatigue test
(b) Hardness
(c) Tensile strength
(d) None of the above
(119) What manufacturing process used for Lama h/c stabilizer spar tube
(a) Chemical milling
(b) Grinding
(c) Forging

(120) Spines are used when the

(a) Power to be transmitted is high
(b) Power to be transmitted is low
(c) Torque is high
(d) Axial relative motion between shaft and hub is necessary

(121) Helicopter requires more power to hover on a

(a) Hot day
(b) Cold day
(c) Both a & b
(d) None

(122) What size of material required for making rolled threads?

(a) Pitch diameter
(b) Root diameter
(c) Major diameter
(d) None
Q.No Ans Q.No Ans Q.No Ans
1 A 26 C 51 D
2 D 27 D 52 A
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 3 D 28 C 53 A
4 B 29 D 54 A
5 A 30 B 55 A
6 A 31 C 56 C
7 A 32 A 57 D
8 A 33 D 58 B
9 A 34 A 59 A
10 B 35 D 60 C
11 A 36 B 61 A
12 C 37 A 62 B
13 A 38 D 63 A
14 D 39 A 64 A
15 C 40 B 65 B
16 A 41 B 66 D
17 B 42 A 67 A
18 C 43 C 68 D
19 A 44 C 69 A
20 A 45 D 70 C
21 A 46 D 71 B
22 A 47 A 72 D
23 A 48 A 73 B
24 D 49 D 74 A
25 A 50 C 75 D

Q.No Ans Q.No Ans Q.No Ans

76 C 94 A 112 A
77 B 95 D 113 A
78 B 96 B 114 D
79 C 97 C 115 A
80 D 98 A 116 B
81 A 99 C 117 A
82 B 100 A 118 A
83 B 101 A 119 A
84 B 102 C 120 D
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85 A 103 D 121 A
86 C 104 A 122 A
87 C 105 D
88 C 106 D
89 C 107 C
90 A 108 B
91 C 109 C
92 A 110 A
93 D 111 B

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