General Knowledge Exam Questions

Question 1

Q1 The Battery is mounted?

Answer 1

C……….On a swing out tray in front of the firewall

Question 2

Q2 The voltage of the Nicad Battery is?

Answer 2

A……….24 Volts

Question 3

Q3 Immediate corrective action must be taken:

Answer 3

C……….Upon Illumination of the Battery overheat light

Question 4

Q4 The generator control unit (GCU) controls the operation of the

Answer 4

C……….Starter-Generator

Question 5

Q5 The Ground power monitor:

Answer 5

A……….Protects the electrical system from incorrect voltages

Question 6

Q6 The voltammeter and its associated selector switch are used to read

Answer 6

D……….all of the above (generator current/alternator current/battery current)

Question 7

Q7 Placing the avionics bus tie switch in the on position

Answer 7

C……….ties the no 1 avionics bus to the no 2 avionics bus

Question 8

Q8 when the external power switch is placed in the bus position

Answer 8

C……….external power is applied to the main bus

Question 9

Q9 the standby electrical system

Answer 9

C……….is powered by a belt driven alternator

Question 10

Q10 the landing lights should be used during

Answer 10

A……….landing and takeoff

Question 11

Q11 the taxi/recognition lights are located

Answer 11

C……….in the wing leading edges

Question 12

Q12 the strobe lights are required to be used:

Answer 12

B……….during night operations

Question 13

Q14 the flashing beacon is to be used for

Answer 13

D……….both a and b (anti collision and ground operations)

Question 14

Q13 the courtesy lights are controlled by

Answer 14

B……….cabin light switch

Question 15

Q15 pressing the lamp test switch

Answer 15

D……….illuminates all annunciators and sounds the fuel selector off warning

Question 16

Q16 placing the day-night switch in the night position

Answer 16

D………dims all illuminated green and some amber annuniciators

Question 17

Q17 Fuel flows from the wing tanks to the reservoir tank by

Answer 17

C……….gravity

Question 18

Q18 Fuel is pumped from the reservoir tank primarily by the

Answer 18

A……….ejector fuel pump

Question 19

Q19 if the fuel filter becomes blocked

Answer 19

C……….the red fuel filter bypass flag pops up

Question 20

Q20 fuel rejected by the engine on shutdown

Answer 20

B……….drains into a fireproof fuel can on the firewall

Question 21

Q21 the 2 fuel tank selectors located on the overhead panel

Answer 21

D……….both a and b (are both normally on in flight) (are both normally off during refuelling)

Question 22

Q22 the fuel selector off warning system sounds when

Answer 22

D……….all of the above (both left and right fuel tank shot off valves are closed) (either the left or right fuel tank shutoff valves are closed during an engine operation) (one fuel selector is at OFF and fuel remaining in the tank being used is less than approximately 25 gallons)

Question 23

Q23 the auxiliary fuel boost pump switch:

Answer 23

A……….Is placed in the NORM position during all normal engine operations

Question 24

Q24 when the starter switch is placed in the start position

Answer 24

B……….the ignition system is energised if the ignition switch is in the NORM position

Question 25

Q25 The propeller and pitot-static anti-ice systems are intended to be used

Answer 25

C……….To prevent ice accumulation

Question 26

Q26 The standby electrical system

Answer 26

C……….is powered by a belt driven alternator

Question 27

Q27 the ice detector light is used

Answer 27

A……….Momentarily to detect ice accumulations at night

Question 28

Q28 the wing spoilers on the caravan 1 are designed to

Answer 28

B……….Improve lateral control of the airplane at low speeds

Question 29

Q29 the rudder lock is operated by a lever beneath the rudder which

Answer 29

D……….is located on the centre pedestal (check this answer)

Question 30

Q30 the rudder trim system

Answer 30

C……….operates against nosewheel steering bungee

Question 31

Q31 the standby flap system is operated

Answer 31

B……….until the flap position indicator reaches the desired setting

Question 32

Q32 the alternate static source valve for the left pitot-static system is located

Answer 32

D……….below the deice/anti ice switch panel

Question 33

Q33 The squelch on the KX 155 NAV/COMM transceiver

Answer 33

D……….both B&C (set automatically) (can be overridden by pulling the volume control out)

Question 34

Q34 The frequencies displayed on the front panel of KK NAV/COMM transceiver

Answer 34

B……….are held in nonvolatile memory when the unit is off

Question 35

Q35 COMM frequency selection is accomplished by

Answer 35

A……….rotating the frequency select knobs and observing the STBY window

Question 36

Q36 when the NAV receiver is in the RAD (radial) mode

Answer 36

C……….the radial to the station is digitally displayed

Question 37

Q37 if the VOR signal is too weak to provide a radial readout

Answer 37

C……….3 dashes are displayed in the STBY/RAD window

Question 38

Q38 On the KR 87 ADF Unit, when the flight timer (FLT) is displayed

Answer 38

A……….the STBY frequency is held in memory but not displayed

Question 39

Q39 when the KK 87 ADF is in the ANT mode

Answer 39

B……….the loop antenna is disabled

Question 40

Q40 the elapsed timer (ET) on the KR87 ADF unit

Answer 40

B……….is started by pressing the RST button regardless of what is displayed

Question 41

Q41 On the KN 673 DME unit, when the rotary switch is placed in the HOLD position

Answer 41

C……….the DME is channeled to the last selected NAV1 or NAV2 frequency

Question 42

Q42 the display of the marker beacon receiver shows

Answer 42

A……….a white light for the inner marker or airway marker

Question 43

Q43 the VFR button on the KT 79 transponder

Answer 43

C……….Can be programmed to any transponder code

Question 44

Q44 cabin ventilating air enters the aircraft through

Answer 44

D……….both B&C (air inlets on each side of the forward fuselage) and (air inlets in each wing at the upper ends of the wing struts)

Question 45

Q45 If more cabin heating is needed during ground operations

Answer 45

A……….Move the fuel condition lever to high idle

Question 46

Q46 Windshield defrosting can be accomplished by

Answer 46

A……….pulling out the defrost/forward cabin control and pushing in the aft/forward cabin control

Question 47

Q47 the cabin heat firewall shutoff control should be pulled out

Answer 47

B……….if a fire is detected in the engine compartment

Question 48

Q48 the PT6A engine is defined as

Answer 48

B………free turbine, turboprop engine

Question 49

Q49 with the propeller control lever in the MAX position

Answer 49

B……….the engine delivers max torque

Question 50

Q50 the torque gauge indicates the power

Answer 50

D……….delivered to the propeller

Question 51

Q51 engine oil should be

Answer 51

D………. Maintained to within 2 quarts of MAX HOT or MAX COLD as appropriate

Question 52

Q52 The Power turbine is mounted on a shaft that

Answer 52

C………. Drives the reduction gearbox

Question 53

Q53 The Ignition switch should be placed in the ON position

Answer 53

D………. All of the above (for airstarts without starter assist/for operation on water- covered runways/during flight in heavy operation)

Question 54

Q54 Air Induced into the engine

Answer 54

A………. Enters at the rear and is exhausted at the front

Question 55

Q55 The inertial separator should be placed in the bypass position

Answer 55

B………. When flying through visible moisture at low temperatures

Question 56

Q56 During Operations using the emergency power lever

Answer 56

B………. The EMERGENCY POWER LEVER annunciator light will illuminate when the level is unstowed from the NORMAL position

Question 57

Q57 Loss of any pneumatic signal to the fuel control unit causes

Answer 57

B……….The engine to drop to idle RPM

Question 58

Q58 When the starter switch is placed in the START position

Answer 58

B……….The ignition system is energized if the IGNITION switch is in the NORM position

Question 59

Q59 During the overspeed governor test the propeller rpm should not exceed

Answer 59

C………. 1,750 + 60 rpm

Question 60

Q60 If the nose gear has been turned past its 56 degree maximum travel

Answer 60

A………. The frangible stop will be sheared off

Question 61

Q61 The parking brake is applied by

Answer 61

B………. setting the brakes with the brake pedals and pulling the parking brake handle aft.

Question 62

Q62 A hot start may occur if

Answer 62

D………. All of the above (the GPU fails during start/the bleed air switch is on during the start/the emergency power lever is unstowed during the start)

Question 63

Q63 Which is the correct flap setting for takeoff

Answer 63

C………. 20 degrees

Question 64

Q64 How many audio alerts are there on the aircraft

Answer 64

C………more than 10

Question 65

Q65 The imbalance between the fuel tanks should not exceed

Answer 65

A……… 200 lbs