3/2/24, 8:52 AM GENERAL NAVIGATION TEST 2

GENERAL NAVIGATION TEST 2

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1) What is the approximate compression of the earth? * 2 points

3%

0.03%

0.3%

1/3000

2) An aircraft at position 60N 005W tracks 090°(T) for 315 KM. On * 2 points

completion of the flight the longitude will be

01040W

00015E

00040E

00210W

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3) The horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field? * 2 points

Weakens with increasing distance from the magnetic poles

Weakens with increasing distance from the nearer magnetic pole

Is approximately the same at all magnetic latitudes less than 60°

Is approximately the same at magnetic latitudes 50°N and 50°S

4) Given that A is N55 E/W000 , B is N54 E010, If the average true course * 2 points
of the great circle is 100°(T), the true course of the rhumb line at point A is

096°

107°

104°

100°

5) Which of the following statements best describes how scale varies on a * 2 points
Mercator chart?

It is correct on the standard parallels but expands outside them, and contracts within
them

Expands as the secant of the East/West great circle distance

Expands as the secant ½ co latitude

Expands directly with the secant of the latitude

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6) Radio bearings * 2 points

Are Rhumb lines

Cut all meridians at the same angle

Are great circles

Are lines of fixed direction

7) On a chart, 90.74 km is represented by 7.0 centimeters, what is the * 2 points

1 / 700 000

1 / 2 015 396

1 / 1 296 400

1 / 1 156 600

8) The sensitivity of a direct reading magnetic compass is * 2 points

Inversely proportional to the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field

Inversely proportional to the vertical and horizontal components of the earth’s

Inversely proportional to the vertical component of the earth’s magnetic field

Proportional to the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field

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9) An aircraft passes position A 60°00’N 120°00’W on route to position B * 2 points

60°00’N 140°30’W.What is the great circle track on departure from A?

279°

288°

261°

270°

10) What is the shortest distance in kilo meters between 38N 123W and * 2 points

25N 057E

7020

8073

13001

11250

11) A positive magnetic variation signifies that * 2 points

True north is East of Magnetic North

True north is West of Magnetic North

Magnetic north is West of Compass North

Magnetic north is East of Compass North

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12) The magnetic heading can be derived from true heading by means of a * 2 points

Map showing the isoclinic lines

Map showing the isogonal lines

Compass swinging curve

Deviation correction curve

13) A non perspective chart * 2 points

Is produced directly from a light projection of a reduced earth

Cannot be used for navigation

Is produced by mathematically adjusting a light projection of the reduced earth

Is used for a polar stereographic projection

14) What is the great circle track ( measured from the starting position ) * 2 points
from 70S 030W to 70S 060E?

a) 048° T

b) 090° T

c) 132° T

d) 228° T

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15) Parallels of latitude, except the equator are? * 2 points

Rhumb lines

Great circles

Both rhumb lines and great circles

Neither rhumb lines nor great circles

16) Given: position A 45N ?E, position B 45N 4515E Distance A-B=280 NM, * 2 points
B is to the East of A what is the longitude of position A?

3839E

4957E

5151E

4033E

17) If variation is West? * 2 points

True North is west of Magnetic North

True North is East of Magnetic North

Magnetic North is West of Compass North

Compass North is West of Magnetic North

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18) Shortest distance in earth is * 2 points

Great circle track

Shorter arc of great circle

Rhumb line track

Loxodrome track

19) On a Direct Mercator chart a great circle will be represented by a * 2 points

Complex curve

Curve concave to the equator

Curve convex to the equator

Straight line

20) A line drawn on a chart which joins all points where the value of * 2 points
magnetic variation is zero is called an

Agonic line

Aclinic line

Isogonal

Isotach

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21) Position A is 55N 030W and B is 54N 020W. What is the rhumb line * 2 points
bearing from A to B, if the great circle track from A to B, measured at A is
100°T

a) 110°T

b) 284°T

c) 104°T

d) 090°T

22) The Departure between positions 60N 60E and 60N ‘X’ is 1800 NM * 2 points
East. What is the longitude of X?

a) 145°E

b) 145°W

c) 120°E

d) 120°W

23) The agonic line * 2 points

Is midway between the magnetic North and South poles

Follows the geographic equator

Is the shortest distance between the respective True and Magnetic north and south
poles

Indicates zero variation

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24) A great circle track joins position A 59S 141W and B 61S 148W. What * 2 points

is the difference between the great circle track at A and B?

a) It increases by 6°

b) It decreases by 6°

c) It increases by 3°

d) It decreases by 3°

25) Consider the following statements on departure * 2 points

Departure is independent of difference of longitude

As the difference of longitude increases, the departure is constant if latitude is

As the latitude increases, the departure between two meridians decreases

Departure may be calculated using the equation : Departure = sin lat x d long

26) On which of the following chart projections is it not possible to * 2 points

represent the north or south poles?

Polar stereographic

Transverse Mercator

Lambert’s conical

Direct Mercator

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27) What is the rhumb line track from A 4500N 01000W to B 4830N * 2 points
01500W?

a) 315°

b) 330°

c) 215°

d) 150°

28) What is a rhumb line? * 2 points

The vertex of a conformal polyformic projection

The shortest distance between any two points on the earth’s surface

A straight line on a lambert’s conformal chart

A line on the earth which cuts all meridians at the same angle

29) How long will it take to travel 284 nm at a speed of 526 kmph? * 2 points

1.6 hr

1.9 hr

45 min

1 hr

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30) Given : position A 45N ?E position B 45N 4515E distance A-B = 280NM, * 2 points
B is to the east of A. what is the longitude of position A?

3839E

4957E

5151E

4033E

31) The purpose of compass swinging is to determine the deviation of a * 2 points

On a given heading

On any heading

At any latitude

At a given latitude

32) An aircraft is at 10N and is flying north at 444 km/hour. After 3 hours * 2 points

the latitude is

10S

02S

22N

00 N/S

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33) If variation is east then * 2 points

True north is west of magnetic north

Compass north is west of magnetic north

True north is east of magnetic north

Magnetic north is west of compass north

34) On a Direct Mercator chart meridians are * 2 points

Parallel, equally spaced, horizontal straight lines

Converging curved lines

Parallel, equally spaced, vertical straight lines

Diverging curved lines

35) An aircraft’s compass must be swung * 2 points

If the aircraft has been in the hangar for a long time and has been moved several
times

If the aircraft has been subjected to hammering

Every maintenance inspection

After a change of theatre of operations at the same magnetic latitude

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36) Given : the coordinates of the heliport at M are N4850 E00216.5. The * 2 points
coordinates of the antipodes are

S4110 W17743.5

S4110 E17743.5

S4850 W17743.5

S4850 E17743.5

37) The value of magnetic variation * 2 points

Must be 0 at the magnetic equator

Varies between a maximum of 45° East and 45° West

Cannot exceed 90°

Has a maximum of 180°

38) The following readings were taken off a direct reading * 2 points
compass Magnetic - Compass 356 - 002, 089 - 091, 181 - 183, 269 -
271 , The values of coefficient A, B and C are

+3 / 0 / -4

-3 / 0 / +2

-3 / 0 / -2

-3 / -2 / -2

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39) An aircraft the following rhumb line tracks and distances from position * 2 points
0400N 03000W : 600 NM south, then 600 NM east, then 600 NM north,
then 600 NM west. The final position of the aircraft is

0400N 03000W

0358N 03002W

0400N 02955W

0400N 03002W

40) An aircraft flies directly from 56N 020W to 56N 030W. The initial great * 2 points
circle track from 020W is

086° T

082° T

274° T

278° T

41) Isogonals converge at the * 2 points

Magnetic equator

North magnetic pole only

North and south magnetic poles only

North and south geographic and magnetic poles

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42) Which of the following is true of all parallels of latitude? * 2 points

They are neither rhumb line nor great circles

They are rhumb lines but not great circles

They are both rhumb lines and great circles

They are great circles but not rhumb lines

43) On a chart, meridians are 45 N are shown every 10 degrees apart, this * 2 points
is shown on the chart by a distance of 14 cm. what is the scale?

1: 2 000 000

1: 4 000 000

1: 5 000 000

1: 5 600 000

44) Position of A is 20N 160W position of B is 20N 020E. Which track will * 2 points

give the shortest distance?

270

090 or as in a

360

180

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45) Deviation is the angular difference between * 2 points

Compass north and Magnetic north

Compass north and True north

Magnetic north and True north

Horizontal component and Vertical component of the earth’s magnetic field

46) Convert 70 metres / sec into knots * 2 points

136 knots

36 knots

146 knots

54 knots

47) What is the formula for conversion angle? * 2 points

Change of longitude x sine latitude

Change of longitude/2 x sine mean longitude

Change of longitude/2 x sine mean latitude

Change of longitude x cosine latitude

48) An ICAO nautical mile is defined as * 2 points

6080 feet

1852 metres

1863 feet

6062 feet

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49) How does scale change on a normal Mercator chart? * 2 points

Expands as the cosine of the latitude

Expands directly with the secant of the latitude

Correct on the standard parallels, expands outside them, contracts within them

Expands as the secant of the E/W great circle distance

50) 36.25 inches = ______ cm * 2 points

92.075

102.45

87.67

14.27

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