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1. What must be done after the FCU has 4) All the above are correct
been replaced on a turbine engine? 7. While inspection magnetic parts are found
1) Retrim the engine in filter, this indicates failure of:
2) Recheck the flame pattern 1) Gear box
2. Purpose of diffuser section in turbine 2) oil pump
engine: 3) gear
1) To increase pressure and reduce 4) all are correct
velocity 8. Combustion stability means:
2) To speed up the airflow in turbine 1) Smooth burning
section 2) as in (1) & should remain alight
3) To reduce pressure & increase over wide operating range
velocity 3) as in (1) & should operate at high
3. Turbine engine operating at high throttle is temperature
suddenly shut down then 4) as in (1) & should not pollute
1) Turbine blade will seize 9. Fatigue rupture cracks are identified by:
2) Compressor blade will seize 1) Creep
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3) No significant change 2) Elongation of blades

4. Turbo prop develops high thrust at 3) Cracks in leading edge & trailing
constant airspeed because: edge of blades at right angles to
1) Propeller can accelerate large each other to blade length
quantities of air 4) All are correct
2) Propeller can accelerate smaller 10. MTCS:
quantities of air 1) Mass airflow of 147 psi at the end
3) Both 1) and 2) of compressor discharge means a
5. MTCS compressor ratio of 10:1
1) Rich flame out is due to low fuel 2) Compressor ratio is directly
pressure at low engine speed in proportional to thermal efficiency
high altitude 3) Compressor load will increase as
2) Rich flame out over rich mixture altitude increases
with slow engine acceleration 4) All the above are correct
3) Lean flame out is due to fast 11. Flat rating:
engine acceleration. 1) Thrust increase with temperature
4) Lean flame out is due to low fuel decrease
pressure at low engine speed and 2) Rated thrust increases with
high altitude increase in temperature & in
6. The synthetic lubricant used in jet engine temperature range
should have: 3) Thrust decreases with
1) More viscous in property when temperature increases
operated at high temperature 12. Diffuser in centrifugal compressor:
2) Do not evaporate or break down 1) Convert velocity into pressure
easily & do not produce coke or energy
other deposits. 2) Straighten airflow
3) Do not corrode gears, paints and 3) Direct airflow into manifold
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other parts when they come in 4) All the above are correct
contact 13. Anti surge devices are:

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1) Diffuser guide vanes, variable 2) Reduce foaming

guide vanes, bleed valve 3) It de-aerate the oil
2) Variable tail pipe, diffuser guide 21. Bell mouth inlet duct:
vane, acceleration control unit 1) Sharp shoulder
3) Variable air intake, bleed valve, 2) Rounded shoulder
Acceleration control unit. 3) Practically zero air resistance
14. Intake velocity V1 and constant velocity V2 4) Both 2) and 3)
are equal then thrust & propulsive 22. During dry monitoring engine check, which
efficiency are: is ‘ON’position?
1) Maximum and 100 % 1) Fuel shut off valve
2) Zero & 100 % 2) Booster pump
3) Zero & 0 % 3) Ignition Off
4) Minimum and 0 % 4) Electrical Generator
23. Feature of controlled diffusion aerofoil :
15. Propeller synchronization: 1) Sharp L.E and T.E.
1) Multi engine to reduce vibration 2) Use only a compressor
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2) Improve balancing 3) Reduce inlet duct loss &

3) Synchronization of single & multi aerodynamic loss
engine 24. Which type of seal used for polished
4) Both 1) and 2) surface:
16. Excessive wind in the direction of tail pipe: 1) Labyrinth seal
1) A false high TDP 2) Thread seal
2) as in 1) and high trim 3) Carbon seal
3) as in 1) and low trim 25. Feathering means:
17. In supersonic flow at convergent 1) Fine pitch
1) Velocity decreases 2) Beyond coarse pitch
2) Pressure decreases 3) Coarse pitch
3) Volume increases 4) Beyond fine pitch
4) Both 2) and 3) 26. MTCS
18. In turbo shaft engine type of bearing used 1) Centrifugal forces causes radial
in front: strain on hub & blades
1) Ball bearing 2) Thrust forces causes bending of
2) Roller bearing propeller in forward direction
3) As in 1) & is called located bearing 3) Torque bending force bends the
4) as in 1) & taken radial load blade in opposite direction of
19. In case of helicopter when it is hovering rotation
the TGT is 700°C. What happens with TGT 4) All the above
when forward speed increases: 27. Fluid Was:
1) Increases 1) Prepare for lubricating the burner
2) Decreases 2) Cooling the engine
3) First decreases then increases with 3) Remove dirt and salt deposition
forward speed. 4) All the above
20. Breather Pressurizing valve used for: 28. When turbine discharge pressure is 58.2
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1) To ensure proper flow of oil jet to and compressor inlet pressur is 30’’Hg, the
bearing EPR will be:

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1) 1.94 3) Continuous loop type

2) 1.25 4) Capacitor type
3) 1.59 37. High tension lead integrity check by:
29. EPR ratio of turbine discharge pressure to 1) Micro ammeter
compressor inlet: 2) A.C Voltmeter
1) Ratio of turbine discharge pressure 3) D.C. voltmeter
to compressor inlet 4) D.C ammeter
2) Ratio of compressor inlet to 38. Continuous loop fire detection test:
turbine discharge pressure 1) Continuity check
30. Material of EGT probe: 2) Check fire bottle condition
1) Chrome- alumel 3) To check status of fire extinguisher
2) Iron -constantan 4) All
3) Chrome constantan 39. Squeeze type film bearing:
31. Hot start: 1) Dampens radial motion of the
1) Also called hung start rotating assembly & the dynamic
2) EGT exceeds the starting limit load thus reducing vibration
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32. Flame will extinguish due to: 2) To operate the engine without
1) Extremely high air velocity lubrication
2) As in 1) and extremely low velocity 3) To operate the engine without
can also cause flame out filter
3) Occur at low altitude 4) All
4) All 40. H.P. Compressor speed is more than L.P.
33. Purpose of pressure and dump valve: Compressor:
1) Creates primary and secondary 1) Shorter length of blade
divider 2) Less weight
2) Alternate flow when primary 3) Reduce limiting problem of mach
clogged air speed
3) None 4) All are correct
34. Air Turbine starter: 41. While physically check, show high
1) Low weight to torque quantity:
2) As in 1) and require high volume of 1) Seal damage
air flow 2) Foaming in oil
3) Modern turbine engine use 3) Oil cooler can leak fuel (FCOC)
electric starter 42. Low speed , front end, high temperature
4) All surge is by:
35. During ground run up, check for: 1) Introduce bleed valve in to middle
1) Vibration or rear
2) Engine performance 2) Divide the compressor in to two
3) Mechanical integrity sections
4) All the above 3) Both 1) and 2) are correct
36. Fire detector consists of a single wire 43. MTCS regarding trim curve in turbine is
surrounded by a continuous string of maintained during field cleaning:
ceramic beads in: 1) Up trim
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1) Fenwal type
2) Kiddie type

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2) to compensate the thrust due to 2) Contingency at maximum

power loss by leak from 3) Contingency at minimum
compressor 51. Increase in oil quantity as a fault indicates
3) To compensate the power loss due a possible malfunction in:
to contamination of the 1) Seal leakage
compressor blade 2) FCOC defective
4) All the above 3) ‘O’ ring rupture
44. Thermocouple used in EGT System: 4) Sump
1) Connected in series 52. MTCS
2) Connected in parallel 1) TSFC is inversely proportional to
3) Connected in series parallel propulsive efficiency
45. Alpha range in propeller: 2) TSFC is directly proportional to
1) Flight idle to takeoff propulsive efficiency
2) Takeoff to flight idle 3) No change with propulsive
3) From zero thrust position to efficiency
negative thrust position. 4) None of the above
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46. Blow in door used: 53. Thrust reverser used in turbofan engine
1) At Idle rpm 1) Blockage door used for secondary
2) High speed & low rpm airflow
3) low speed operation 2) As in 1) and uses cascade vanes
4) to prevent stall 3) As in 2) used translating sleeves
47. Calorific value: 4) As in 3)the primary airflow in core
1) Heat energy for given weight of engine gives thrust in forward
water direction
2) Heat energy for pound of fuel 54. During combustion which of the following
decreases with increase in is constant:
molecular weight of fuel 1) Temperature
3) None of the above 2) Velocity
48. In turboprop power lever control: 3) Volume
1) Ng 4) pressure
2) NF 55. In turbine engine maximum pressure is
3) Torque decrease observed at:
4) All 1) Compressor outlet
49. Auto ignition: 2) Turbine
1) Designed to ensure instantaneous 3) Combustion chamber
ignition if an engine begin to loose 4) Exhaust
power in air 56. In axial flow compressor no. of stages are
2) Automatically restart when flame more than turbine stages because:
out occur 1) Rate of diffusion is less & small
3) Starter cutoff automatically engine blade angle
attain self speed 2) Rate of diffusion is more
4) All 3) As in 1) and blade angle is larger
50. Max. power in helicopter is produced at 4) AS IN 2) and blade angle is larger
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time of: 57. Failure of turbine blade due to :

1) Take-off 1) Stress rupture

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2) Creep 3) Both 1) and 2)

3) Vibration 4) none
4) None 65. Blending is the process of:
58. The design which reduces cooling air 1) Re contouring of damaged blade
requirement by 50% and decreases burner 2) Cutting of damaged blade
weight by 20% is: 3) Grinding of damaged blade
1) Transpiration 66. when fire occurs during starting:
2) Float wall 1) Continue to crank without fuel
3) Rolled ring shut down
4) Fin wall 2) Fuel shut off and continue to crank
59. Advantages of shrouded turbine blade: 3) Ignition off and continue to crank
1) Reduce leakage at tip 4) Ignition off and fuel shut off
2) Reduce vibration 67. APU automatically shut off in case of:
3) Improve efficiency 1) High oil pressure
4) all 2) High oil temperature
60. Indicated sound speed depends on: 3) Over speed
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1) Change with temperature 4) all

2) change with pressure 68. Fuel or oil fire classified as:
3) Change with volume 1) Class A
61. In modern turboprop: 2) Class B
1) Produce all thrust from jet 3) Class C
2) Propeller cone brake protects the 4) Class D
propeller against going into the 69. For storage unsafe condition is indicated
feathering condition by:
3) Propeller governor maintain 1) Blue color
constant speed above flight idle 2) Pink color
position 3) White color
4) All the above 4) None of the above
62. Vapor lock due to: 70. In a turbo shaft the energy produced by
1) Low pressure at high altitude expanding gases is used for:
2) Turbulence 1) Drive the compressor
3) As in 1) and high temperature 2) Drive the turbine
4) All the above 3) either 1) or 2)
63. In the gas turbine ignition system: 71. Property of NGV:
1) Igniter plug gap is larger than spark 1) Creep resistance
plug gap 2) Heat resistance
2) Spark plug is less susceptible to 3) Fatigue resistance
fouling 72. Turbojet:
3) Igniter plug is less susceptible to 1) Short takeoff roll
fouling 2) Lightest specific wt.
4) 1) and 3) both are correct 3) Propulsive force is divided
64. If trouble develop in any one nozzle in can 73. In water injection type, EGT increased then
type burner then: water is injected at:
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1) Turbine blade damage 1) Inlet

2) NGV distortion 2) Diffuser

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3) Both 1) Radial load

4) Combustor 2) Axial load
74. Compare piston vs jet engine 3) Both 1) and 2)
1) Rain water injection is least 82. Fluid used in water injection system:
effective in piston engine than 1) Distilled water
turbine engine 2) De-mineralized water
2) Humidity is vulnerable equally in 3) Salt water
P.E. & Gas turbine engine 83. In exhaust cone, exhaust velocity:
3) Both 1) and 2) 1) Decreases & pressure increases
75. Anti icing 2) Increase & pressure decreased
1) Low cycle at hub & propeller 3) Decreases & pressure decreased
2) Low cycle at high temp. 84. At high altitude pressure decreases result
3) Fast cycle at low temperature in density decrease & temp. decrease
4) All results of a rise in density but acutely
76. Blade cuff is associated with: 1) Density increase
1) Increase cooling air 2) Density decrease
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2) Protect the engine inlet against 85. EGT high but EPR and r.p.m Ok:
FOD 1) Compressor stall
3) Give aerodynamic shape to the 2) Pyrometer defective
propeller 3) Turbine failure
4) All 86. Speed of propeller is measured by:
77. In centrifugal flow compressor, high 1) Strobe light
velocity & pressure is given by: 2) Photo cell
1) Impeller 3) Both 1) and 2) are correct
2) Diffuser 87. Damaged turbine blades result in:
3) Manifold 1) Vibration in lower r.p.m
78. Compressor of turboprop engine is rotated 2) Amplitude reduces at low r.p.m
by: 3) Vibration in high r.p.m
1) Gas generator 4) All
2) Power turbine 88. Trimming is carried out to:
3) Both 1) and 2) 1) To adjust idle r.p.m and maximum
79. If carbon brush is worn out: r.p.m
1) EGT will be high 2) Acceleration & deceleration
2) Engine will start but r.p.m will not 3) Compressor air bleed valve
increase operation
3) Engine will not start 4) All
4) None 89. When aircraft will have max. propulsive
80. Regarding balancing of compressor: efficiency:
1) It is balanced as a single unit after 1) When aircraft flying at max. Speed
final assembly 2) When engine at idle position
2) Only individual stages are balanced 3) When aircraft forward speed equal
3) First individual stages are balanced to jet velocity
then it is balanced as a whole unit 90. Impulse turbine blade:
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4) It is not required to balance 1) Convert total pressure into kinetic

81. Ball bearing takes: energy

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2) Inlet area equal to outlet area and 3) India ink

convert entire pressure energy
into kinetic energy
3) Both1) and 2)
91. Oil consumption is high due to
1) Scavenge pump failure
2) FCOC failure
3) Bearing Pressure loss
4) All the above
92. EPR in a turbine engine is:
1) Indication of thrust
2) As in 1) individual supply
3) as in 2) and contain 3 phase
generator and synchronous motor
93. Acceleration and deceleration rate is
controlled smoothly:
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4) Prussian blue
99. If an engine has been started using all
components normal, a hung start occurs, it
may be due to:
1) Closure of surge bleed valve
2) Opening of surge bleed valve
3) Lack of lubrication in the bearing
4) None of the above
100. For high temp. application in gas
turbine engine the lubricating oil must
have:
1) High viscosity index
2) Low viscosity index
3) Low chemical stability
4) All the above

1) To prevent blow out

2) To prevent over temperature
3) Both 1) and 2)
94. Regarding duplex fuel nozzle:
1) Provides better atomization &
uniform flow pattern
2) Allows wide range of fuel and filter
to be used
3) Restricts the amount of fuel flow
to level where more efficient and
complete burning of fuel is
achieved.
95. Boost pump in a fuel system:
1) Operate during takeoff only
2) are primarily used for fuel transfer
3) Provide a positive flow of fuel to
the engine pump
96. Propeller tracking:
1) Tip of blades follows each other
2) Tip follows blade hub
3) Root follows blade hub
97. If there is rise in EGT, fuel flow but rpm
decreases:
1) Compressor damage
2) Case leaking
3) Turbine failure
98. Turbine cracks occur by:
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1) Marking by lead
2) Marking by chalk

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