Airport Engineering 1000+ MCQ with answer for IBPS Clerk

1. Two single runways may be arranged so as to have
A. L-shape
B. T-shape
C. X-shape
D. All the above
Answer : D

2. 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
A. 0.1 %
B. 0.2 %
C. 0.3 %
D. 0.4 %
Answer : A

3. Zero fuel weight of an aircraft is:
A. Equal to empty operating weight
B. Equal to maximum landing weight
C. Less than empty operating weight
D. Equal to sum of empty operating weight and the maximum pay load
Answer : D

4. Airport elevation is the reduced level above M.S.L. of
A. Control tower
B. Highest point of the landing area
C. Lowest point of the landing area
D. None of these
Answer : B

5. 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
A. 20 m
B. 30 m
C. 45 m
D. 51 m
Answer : B

6. For night landing, the thresholds are lighted
A. Green
B. Red
C. White
D. Yellow
Answer : A

7. 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
A. 1 aircraft per hour
B. 2 aircrafts per hour
C. 4 aircrafts per hour
D. 16 aircrafts per hour
Answer : C

8. The runway length after correcting for elevation and temperature is 2845 m. If the effective gradient on runway is 0.5 percent then the revised runway length will be
A. 2845 m
B. 2910 m
C. 3030 m
D. 3130 m
Answer : C

9. The maximum length and pavement strength of the runway is that of
A. A 1
B. B 2
C. B 3
D. G 7
Answer : A

10. Pick up the component not applicable to aeroplanes
A. Wings
B. Engines
C. Air screw
D. None of these
Answer : D

11. For determining the basic runway length, the landing case requires that aircraft should come to a stop within p % of the landing distance. The value of p is
A. 40 %
B. 50 %
C. 60 %
D. 75 %
Answer : C

12. In instrument landing system
A. L.O.M. and L.M.M. are installed on one side and Localizer antenna on the other side
B. L.O.M. and Localizer are installed on one side and L.M.M. on the other side
C. Localizer and L.M.M. are installed on one side and L.O.M. on the other side
D. None of these
Answer : A

13. The thickness design of the pavement, is decided on the load carried by
A. Main gears
B. Nose wheel
C. Tail wheel
D. All the above
Answer : A

14. The bearing of the longest line of a wind rose is S 45° E, the bearing of the runway will be numbered
A. 135°
B. 31
C. 13
D. Both (c) and (d)
Answer : D

15. The bearing of the runway at threshold is 290°, the runway number is
A. N 70° W
B. 290°
C. 29°
D. W 20° N
Answer : C

16. The engine failure case for determining the basic runway length may require
A. Only clearway
B. Only stop way
C. Either a clearway or a stop-way
D. Either a clearway or a stop-way or both
Answer : D

17. The main disadvantage of angle nose out parking configuration of aircraft is that the
A. Aircraft rear loading door is far away from terminal building.
B. Hot blast is directed towards the terminal building
C. Overall apron area required is more
D. All the above
Answer : B

18. The air is blowing at a speed of 75 knots in the direction of the aircraft flying at a ground speed of 775 knots. The air speed of the aircraft, is
A. 775 knots
B. 75 knots
C. 850 knots
D. 675 knots
Answer : D

19. The length of runway under standard conditions is 2000 m. The elevation of airport site is 300 m. Its reference temperature is 33.05°C. If the runway is to be constructed with an effective gradient of 0.25 percent, the corrected runway length will be
A. 2500 m
B. 2600 m
C. 2700 m
D. 2800 m
Answer : C

20. Calm period is the percentage of time during which wind intensity is less than
A. 4.8 kmph
B. 6.4 kmph
C. 8.0 kmph
D. 9.6 kmph
Answer : B

21. Consider the following statements regarding ICAO recommendation for correction to basic runway length
1. The basic runway length should be increased at the rate of 7 percent per 300 m rise in elevation above the mean sea level.
2. The basic runway length after having been corrected for elevation should be further increased at the rate of 1 percent for every 1°C rise in airport reference temperature above the standard atmospheric temperature at that elevation.
3. The runway length after having been corrected for elevation and temperature should be further increased at the rate of 20% for every 1 percent of effective gradient. Of these statements
A. 1 and 2 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1 and 3 are correct
D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Answer : A

22. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The speed of the aircraft relative to the ground, is called cruising speed
B. The speed of the aircraft relative to wind, is called air speed
C. When wind is blowing the direction of the flight, air speed is less than cruising speed
D. All the above
Answer : D

23. For Class A Air port the difference of reduced levels of higher and lower edges of the conical surface, is
A. 25 m
B. 50 m
C. 75 m
D. 100 m
Answer : D

24. According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.), the runway lengths of aerodromes, have been coded by
A. Seven English alphabets
B. Last Seven English alphabets
C. First Seven English alphabets
D. First seven natural numbers
Answer : C

25. The capacity of parallel runway pattern depends upon
A. Weather conditions and navigational aids available
B. Lateral spacing between two runways and weather conditions
C. Lateral spacing between two runways and navigational aids available
D. Lateral spacing between two runways, weather conditions and navigational aids available.
Answer : D

26. Assertion A : The ratio of arriving and departing aircrafts influences the airport Capacity: Reason R : Landing operation is generally given priority over the taking off operation. Select your answer based on the coding system given below:
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer : A

27. 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
A. 32
B. 36
C. 44
D. 68
Answer : B

28. Effective length of a runway is the distance between
A. Ends of the runway
B. Point of intersection of the obstruction clearance line and the extended plane of the runway surface, and the other end of the runway
C. Point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway
D. Ends of the clear way on either side
Answer : B

29. The slope of the transitional surface for A, B and C type of runway shall be
A. 1 : 5
B. 1 : 7
C. 1 : 10
D. 1 : 12
Answer : B

30. For the proposed air port, the survey project provides
A. Master plan
B. Topographic plan
C. Grading plan
D. All the above
Answer : D

31. Beaufort scale is used to determine
A. Strength of winds
B. Direction of winds
C. Height of air-crafts
D. None of these
Answer : A

32. According to I.C.A.O. the slope of transitional surface at right angles to the centre line of runway, is kept
A. 1 in 4
B. 1 in 5
C. 1 in 6
D. 1 in 7
Answer : D

33. Wing loading of an aircraft is
A. Load of the wings
B. Gross total weight of the aircraft/ load of the wings
C. Gross total weight of the aircraft/ wing area
D. Gross total weight of the aircraft/total available H.P of engines
Answer : C

34. The distance between main gears is 10 m, and the distance of nose gear from centre of main gears is 30 m. If the angle of turning is 60°, the distance of centre of rotation from the nearer main gear, is
A. 12.30 m
B. 11.30 m
C. 10.30 m
D. 9.30 m
Answer : A

35. Runway threshold is indicated by a series of parallel lines starting from a distance of
A. 3 m from runway end
B. 6 m from runway end
C. 10 m from runway end
D. 15 m from runway end
Answer : B

36. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. F.I.R. stands for flight information regions
B. Radius of control area is 160 km
C. Radius of control zone is 40 km
D. All the above
Answer : D

37. Assertion A : Airport capacity during IFR conditions is usually less than that during VFR conditions. Reason R: During clear weather condition (VFR), the aircrafts on final approach to runway can be spaced closer during poor visibility conditions. Select your answer based on the coding system given below:
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer : A

38. The best direction of a runway is along the direction of
A. Longest line on wind rose diagram
B. Shortest line on the wind rose diagram
C. Line clear of wind rose diagram
D. None of these
Answer : A

39. The threshold markings are
A. 4 m wide
B. 1 m clear space between adjacent
C. Placed symmetrically on either side of the runway centre line
D. All the above
Answer : D

41. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Air screw converts the energy given by the engine into speed
B. The propellers which are driven by turbine engines, are technically called turboprops
C. The aircrafts which obtain the thrust directly from turbine engine, are called turbo-jets
D. All the above
Answer : D

42. The coordinates of the ends of a runway are (5000, 5000) and (8000, 7000). The co-ordinates of another runway are (4600, 5100) and (7000, 5300). The co-ordinates of the A.R.P. are
A. (6500, 6000)
B. (5800, 5200)
C. (61500, 5600)
D. (8000, 7000)
Answer : C

43. According to ICAO, all markings on the runways are
A. Yellow
B. White
C. Black
D. Red
Answer : B

44. 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
A. 32°C
B. 35.5°C
C. 48°C
D. 25°C
Answer : C

45. As per ICAO, for airports serving big aircrafts, the crosswind component should not exceed
A. 15 kmph
B. 25 kmph
C. 35 kmph
D. 45 kmph
Answer : C

46. The centre to centre spacing of heliport lighting along the periphery of landing and takeoff area should be
A. 2.5 m
B. 5.0 m
C. 7.5 m
D. 10.0 m
Answer : C

47. Speed of
A. Sound at 0°C is 1190 kmph
B. Sound varies 2.4 kmph per degree centigrade rise in temperature
C. Sound at 0°C is called one Mach
D. All the above
Answer : D

48. The runway orientation is made so that landing and takeoff are
A. Against the wind direction
B. Along the wind direction
C. Perpendicular to wind direction
D. None of these
Answer : A

49. 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. Select your answer based on coding system given below
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer : C

50. The minimum width of clearway is
A. 50 m
B. 100 m
C. 150 m
D. 250 m
Answer : C