Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Maintenance.

This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Aircraft Maintenance knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

An aircraft directly above the DME station at 1 nautical mile altitude would show ___________ on the DME readout.

A. 100 nautical mile
B. 10 nautical mile
C. 0 nautical mile
D. 1.0 nautical mile
Answer» E.
2.

How much is the accuracy of DME ground stations?

A. 1.85 m
B. 185 m
C. 18.5 m
D. 0.185 m
Answer» C. 18.5 m
3.

How much time does a radio signal take, to travel 1 nautical mile to the target and back?

A. 12.36 nanoseconds
B. 12.36 seconds
C. 12.36 microseconds
D. 12.36 milliseconds
Answer» D. 12.36 milliseconds
4.

The DME system comprises a UHF interrogator in the aircraft.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
5.

How much is the typical time delay after which the aircraft interrogates with the ground transponder?

A. 50 microseconds
B. 50 seconds
C. 50 minutes
D. 50 milliseconds
Answer» B. 50 seconds
6.

What is the typical peak pulse output of a DME ground transponder for en-route or terminal navigation?

A. 100 kW
B. 10 kW
C. 1 kW
D. 1000 kW
Answer» D. 1000 kW
7.

DME is functionally identical to the distance measuring component of ___________

A. TACAN
B. VOR
C. ILS
D. RADAR
Answer» B. VOR
8.

Where was the DME developed?

A. Australia
B. Germany
C. India
D. Canada
Answer» B. Germany
9.

ICAO characterizes DME transmissions as ___________

A. High frequency
B. Ultra high frequency
C. Low frequency
D. Medium frequency
Answer» C. Low frequency
10.

Which of the following is not an agency that sets standards for DME systems?

A. RTCA
B. EASA
C. ICAO
D. Rolls-Royce
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following specifies the carrier frequency and the spacing between the pulses?

A. Pitch assignment
B. Amplitude assignment
C. Channel assignment
D. Frequency assignment
Answer» D. Frequency assignment
12.

The propagation delay of DME radio signals in the frequency band is timed between ___________

A. 960 Hz and 1215 Hz
B. 960 MHz and 1215 MHz
C. 96 MHz and 121 MHz
D. 96 Hz and 121 Hz
Answer» C. 96 MHz and 121 MHz
13.

What is the full form of DME?

A. Distance measuring equipment
B. Distance maintaining equipment
C. Data measuring equipment
D. Data maintaining equipment
Answer» B. Distance maintaining equipment