Aviation Quiz

1. The code “VT” which is generally seen just before the rear exit door and above the windows of an aircraft indicate

   1. Victorian Territory

   2. Virtual Terminal

   3. Verifiers Toolkit

   4. Variable Transient

2. NATO reporting name of Mikoyan MiG 29

   1. Frogfoot

   2. Fulcrum

   3. Fullback

   4. Fritz

3. Full form of MARS in aviation

   1. Maintenance And Repair System

   2. Mid Air Refueling System

   3. Main Aviation Resource System

   4. Main Rotar Restart System

4. First IAF Helicopter formation display team

   1. Sarang

   2. Suvarna

   3. Suryakiran

   4. Dhruv

5. ARPIT by IAF is a system for

   1. Transportation of injured soldiers in field

   2. Rescue system for people affected by flood

   3. Transportation of COVID patients

   4. Search and rescue in aircraft accidents

6. Aircraft carrier known as “Grand Old Lady”

   1. INS Vikrant

   2. INS Vikramaditya

   3. INS Asvini

   4. INS Viraat

7. Chicken gun refers to

   1. Emergency landing because of a flock of birds

   2. Shooting bird carcasses to airplane engines

   3. A bird dies in airplane engine

   4. Weapon systems in aircrafts

8. Name given to specially designed aircraft used by US President

   1. Airforce America

   2. Airforce Omega

   3. Airforce Elect

   4. Airforce One

9. The process whereby airflow over the propeller blades of a failed engine keeps the propeller turning is called?

   1. Propeller braking

   2. Wind milling

   3. Emergency braking

   4. Reverse control

10. The blade twist in the propeller helps?

    1. Even out the thrust along the length of the blade.

    2. Reduce noise levels

    3. Make propelling easier

    4. Increase the friction between the blades

11. The purpose of the ventral fin on a helicopter is to provide

    1. Directional stability

    2. Lateral stability

    3. Longitudinal stability

    4. Velocity

12. The vertical flight of a helicopter is controlled by

    1. Increasing or decreasing the RPM of the main rotor

    2. Cyclic pitch changes

    3. Collective pitch changes

    4. Any of the above

13. What is the purpose of the swash plate in a helicopter?

    1. Transmits control inputs to rotor head

    2. It disconnects the rotor whenever the engine stops or slows below the equivalent of rotor RPM

    3. Coordinates control inputs from hydraulic pack

    4. Transmit engine inputs to cockpit

14. Identify the airplane?

    

    1. Antonov

    2. Embraer

    3. Boeing

    4. Airbus

15. The first indigenous fighter aircraft of India designed and built by HAL.

    1. HF 25 MKI

    2. HT 2

    3. HT 3 MKI

    4. HF 24

Answers to the Aviation Quiz

Solutions: 1 (a), 2 (b), 3 (b), 4 (a), 5 (c), 6 (d), 7 (b), 8 (d), 9 (b), 10 (a), 11 (a), 12 (c), 13 (a), 14 (a), 15 (d).