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Quiz on Airport & Aviation, created by Sahar Al Mughairi on 03/06/2017.
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Question 1

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1. General aviation planes can be used for:
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  • connecting flights to larger airports
  • international passenger transportation
  • military transport
  • spraying field crops

Question 2

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The term “feeder airlines” refers to airlines that predominately carry passengers.
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  • to the major airports
  • For a lower price
  • to vacation destinations
  • On chartered flights

Question 3

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The most profitable passenger travel market segment is:
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  • Leisure
  • Business
  • Commuter
  • International

Question 4

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The term “charter flight” refers to flights on narrow body commercial transport aircraft.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The term “intra-continental” refers to airlines that fly routes .
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  • between continents
  • within a continent
  • within a country
  • Between countries

Question 6

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One of the main challenges of flying chartered flights is the limited number of airports that accept these flights.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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The main purpose of the load plan is to ensure that.
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  • The correct balance of the aircraft is achieved
  • All cargo is properly confirmed for travel
  • All cargo is stored in containers and pallets
  • the correct temperature is adjusted through out the flight

Question 8

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The basic role of the freight forwarder is:
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  • Organised cargo shipments
  • Transport cargo shipments
  • Get customs clearance for air-cargo
  • Provide insurance for air cargo

Question 9

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The “Combi” mode of the Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft .
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  • Can carry more passengers
  • Can carry more cargo
  • Can fly longer distances
  • Can carry air stables

Question 10

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Live animals are usually loaded into the rear compartment of the hold because:
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  • The rear compartment is safest during accidents
  • A loaded rear compartment allows for easier take-off
  • The rear compartment has appropriate air ventilation
  • The temperature can be adjusted in the rear compartment

Question 11

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Export freight forwarders are licensed by:
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  • The International Association of Freight Forwarders (IAFF)
  • The International Air Transport Association(IATA)
  • The local government authorities
  • The airport cargo department

Question 12

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To calculate the full economic impact of the airline industry, we need to take into consideration the number of people employed by:
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  • The aviation industry
  • The supply chain
  • The tourism industry
  • All of the above

Question 13

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The “pillars” of sustainable development are economic development, social development and:
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  • inter cultural exchange
  • technological development
  • energy conservation
  • environmental protection

Question 14

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In recent years, growth in the tourism industry has been driven by emerging economies:
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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One important contribution of the tourism industry is creating awareness of the diversity of cultures and ways of life:
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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What country has differentiated itself as an eco-tourism destination by conserving the Okavango wetland system?
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  • NewZealand
  • Botswana
  • Guatemala
  • SouthAfrica

Question 17

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One of ICAO's principal mandates is to enforce air safety regulations in all member states.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Where are the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices published?
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  • In the Chicago Convention Treaty
  • In the Annexes
  • On the ICAO Website
  • In the Traffic Conference resolutions

Question 19

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The basic difference between ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices is that Standards are mandatory, but Recommended Practices are not.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Which two “Freedoms of the Air” are almost always granted simultaneously in bilateral agreements between countries?
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  • The right to fly across a country's territory without landing the right to land for non-traffic purposes.
  • The right to carry passengers from another country tone’s own and the right to carry passengers from one's own country to a second country and from there to a third country
  • The right to land for non-traffic purposes and the right to carry passengers from one's own country to a second country and from there to a third country
  • The right to carry passengers from one's own country to another and the right to carry passengers from another country to one's own

Question 21

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To which of the five “Freedoms of the Air” are almost all countries partners?
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  • The right to carry passengers or cargo from another country to one's own
  • The right to carry passengers or cargo from someones own country to another.
  • The right to land for non-traffic purposes
  • The right to fly across a country's territory without landing

Question 22

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1. The Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK) allows us to measure:
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  • Airline productivity
  • Airline profitability
  • Airline total revenue
  • Airline passenger traffics

Question 23

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A measure of the average revenue received for carrying one passenger one kilometre is called:
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  • Yield
  • Profit
  • Unit revenue
  • Unit capacity

Question 24

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Airline profitability is a function of the following three factors: yield, available seat kilometre cost, and ……………. :
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  • operating costs
  • passenger revenue
  • passenger traffic
  • load factor

Question 25

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In terms of Freight Tonne Kilometres, which area of the world occupies the leading position
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  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • NorthAmerica

Question 26

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According to IATA statistics for 2011, the greatest amount of cargo was transported domestically.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Why does air cargo transportation generate larger profit margins than passenger transportation?
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  • Because cargo service is less costly
  • Because cargo airport taxes are generally lower
  • Because cargo airplanes are more fuel efficientl
  • Because cargo load factor is greater

Question 28

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Airlines lease aircraft in order to avoid paying large sums of money upfront for the aircraft.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Profits and______are critical for the airline's ability to repay debt and reinvest in its development
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  • Operational costs
  • cashflow
  • revenue
  • yield

Question 30

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Airlines are considered capital intensive because:
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  • Fares are more expensive than other forms of transportation
  • Airlines pay high salaries to their employees
  • The startup of an airline requires huge investment
  • Airlines pay high government taxes

Question 31

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the airline industry?
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  • Seasonal
  • Labor intensive
  • Highly competitive
  • High profit margins

Question 32

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Passenger travel is a highly globalised sector of the airline industry, but cargo transportation is not.
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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World War I was a main factor in the development of civil aviation because, after the war, many military planes were used for passenger transportation
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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In which country, during the early 1920s, was the focus on the delivery of mail by air transport
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  • Australia
  • GreatBritain
  • Japan
  • USA

Question 35

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The earliest airlines were privately-owned companies.
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  • True
  • False

Question 36

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Which country was the first to establish a government-owned airline?
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  • France
  • GreatBritain
  • Italy
  • USA

Question 37

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The most distinctive feature of the Concorde passenger aircraft was:
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  • Super sonic speed
  • fuel efficiency
  • the wide-body
  • 400 passenger capacity

Question 38

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The first major country to introduce deregulation was
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  • Australia
  • France
  • GreatBritain
  • USA

Question 39

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Major airlines opposed deregulation because they feared:
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  • Increased competition
  • Lack of safety regulation
  • Lack of personnel licensing
  • Rapid development of new routes

Question 40

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The initial result of deregulation of fares by Japan's Ministry of Transport was
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  • Lower fares for all classes
  • Lower fares for the economy class
  • Lower fares during peak travel periods
  • Slight rise of most fares

Question 41

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Open Skies Agreements create a free market environment by reducing government interference in the commercial decisions of air carriers
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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From a passenger's perspective, one of the disadvantages of a mature “hub-and-spoke” route system is the dominance of one airline in a hub
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  • True
  • False

Question 43

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The main rationale behind greater consolidation is an increase in economies of scale and efficiencies.
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  • True
  • False

Question 44

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Privatisation of government-owned airlines can lead to:
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  • Economic viability of these airlines
  • Bankruptcy of these airlines
  • Reduced competition
  • Neglect of safety standards

Question 45

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The main benefit of joint scheduling between several airlines is:
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  • Reduction in staff expenses
  • Lower IT expenses
  • Increase in check-in option
  • Maximisation of load factors

Question 46

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Currently there are three main airline alliances in the world: One-world, Sky Team and:
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  • WorldAlliance
  • SkyAllianc
  • StarAlliance
  • FlyAlliance

Question 47

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Airline alliances can lead to a reduction in flight frequencies when:
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  • Governments do not stimulate competition
  • Regional airlines are part of the alliance
  • Government regulation is too rigid
  • Alliances have a monopoly on specific routes

Question 48

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The key requirement for the first “air ports” was:
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  • Observation stands for the visitors
  • A grassy field that would mitigate the effects of rain
  • An aircraft hangar for storage and servicing of aircraft
  • The need to approach from any angle depending on wind conditions

Question 49

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One of the newer strategies to make airports profitable is to:
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  • Increase airport taxes
  • Increase the fees paid by airlines
  • Receive more government subsidies
  • Make airports destinations in themselves

Question 50

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Which of the following airports is named after a prominent figure in aviation history?
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  • Norman Manley International (KIN) in Kingston,Jamaica
  • Lester B.Pearson International Airport (YYZ) inToronto,Canada
  • Santos-Dumont Airport (SDU) in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
  • Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (TPE) inTaipei,Taiwan

Question 51

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Every airport has the following three parts: the land side, the airside and the:
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  • Taxiway
  • Terminal
  • Runway
  • Parking area

Question 52

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Which of the following is NOT part of an airport's airside?
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  • Runway
  • Taxiway
  • Apron
  • Flight check-in

Question 53

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For arriving passengers on international flights, the airside areas include immigration, baggage pickup and:
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  • passport control
  • animal vaccination
  • currency exchange
  • Customs

Question 54

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Airport management prefers to spread air traffic out during the day in order to :
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  • Avoid creating traffic congestion on the approaching highways
  • Allow passengers to spend more time in the airport
  • Use its facilities and manpower most efficiently
  • Increase security screening

Question 55

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About 90 percent of employees at airports work for private companies, such as airlines, contractors, concessions and other land tenants
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  • True
  • False

Question 56

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Airplane servicing such as de-icing is usually done by:
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  • Ground services personnel
  • Ground transportation personnel
  • Airport maintenance personnel
  • Airport operator personnel

Question 57

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According to international regulation, airports are not allowed to contract private security companies to operate security inspection points within the terminals.
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  • True
  • False

Question 58

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Generally, emergency medical service crews in an airport are employees of the :
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  • Airport
  • The consortium of airlines
  • the local municipality
  • The central government

Question 59

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Because not everyone can go through the security checkpoint to the airside, some concessionaires have
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  • Their stores only on the land-side
  • Their stores only on the airside
  • Their stores on the land-side and airside
  • Their stores in the concourse

Question 60

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Which of the following is the most popular type of outlet in airports?
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  • Travel insurance counters
  • Amusement machines
  • car rental counters
  • Restaurants, bars and cafeterias

Question 61

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At which of the following steps could the customer be asked to provide a photo identity card?
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  • CommercialFacilities–Land-side
  • security screening
  • Pre-boarding check
  • Boarding

Question 62

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Which of the following steps is out of sequence?
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  • Security screening
  • CommercialFacilities–Airside
  • Pre-boarding Check
  • Check-in at the airport counter

Question 63

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Which of the following boarding options ensures that passengers cannot wander onto the apron?
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  • A passenger jet bridge
  • a transfer vehicle
  • A walk from the exit door to the aircraft
  • Non of the above

Question 64

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Some countries require passengers arriving from a foreign country to fill out a landing card. By whom is this landing card checked?
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  • cabin crew
  • immigration officer
  • baggage handler
  • security officer

Question 65

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At which stage are passengers most likely to be asked to open their luggage for inspection?
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  • Deplaning
  • Government Controls–Immigration
  • Luggage Reclaim Area
  • Government Controls–Customs

Question 66

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Which of the following outbound freight processing steps is out of sequence?
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  • security screening
  • assembly and holding
  • dispatch to aircraft
  • Receiving area

Question 67

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Baggage checked-in at an off-airport location is not subject to the mandatory security controls prior to loading.
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  • True
  • False

Question 68

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During which of the following steps is the first opportunity to initiate passenger control?
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  • Check-in
  • security screening point
  • passport control
  • immigration control

Question 69

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Specially trained “sniffer” dogs are used for screening:
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  • international passengers
  • international mail
  • airline personnel
  • freight

Question 70

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Which of the following is NOT used for passenger screening?
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  • decompression chamber
  • Radioscopic(X-ray)equipment
  • explosive vapour detectors
  • manual searches

Question 71

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Which of the following is NOT used as a means to screen freight?
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  • manual inspection
  • Use of explosive vapour detectors
  • Full body scanner
  • Use of radioscopic equipment

Question 72

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The movement area of an aerodrome can be defined as:
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  • Runways, taxiways and aprons
  • runways and aprons
  • taxiways and aprons
  • Is the same as the manoeuvring area

Question 73

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Which direction should the aircraft face to reduce the ground run required while taking off and landing?
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  • The aircraft have to face the wind
  • The aircraft have to go with the wind
  • The aircraft have to be in 90 degree angle with the wind
  • The direction of the wind does not have an effect on the length required for the ground run

Question 74

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An ILS provides pilots with:
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  • visual guidance only.
  • Visual and electronic guidance.
  • Lateral electronic guidance only.
  • Electronic lateral and vertical guidance.

Question 75

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What is the benefit of radars in aircraft guidance?
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  • An Air Traffic Controller can identify an aircraft's position and flight direction and thus separating one aircraft from the other
  • A pilot can detect obstacles and bad weather cells in low visibility conditions
  • It is only used in military aviation
  • Both (A) and (B)

Question 76

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The ATS unit responsible to control air traffic in a control zone is:
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  • An area control centre
  • an approach control unit
  • A control tower
  • None of the above

Question 77

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The processing of national and international passengers is:
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  • exactly the same
  • Differs for arriving passengers but never for departing passengers.
  • Differs for arriving passengers, and in some States for departing passengers.
  • Differs for departing passengers only

Question 78

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Vehicles should not be allowed to park on the curb because:
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  • The weight of parked vehicles may cause damage to the structure.
  • Vehicles are better parked in a pay parking lot.
  • It causes congestion, which is detrimental to efficient processing
  • It interferes with delivery vehicles.

Question 79

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Preventative maintenance of terminal mechanical systems should be done:
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  • during busy periods
  • always at night.
  • outside peak times.
  • Whenever technical personnel is available.

Question 80

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Expressed on an hourly basis, the rate charged in long term parking lots is usually
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  • The same as that of short term lots
  • Lower
  • Higher

Question 81

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If road congestion is frequently observed, the airport operator should:
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  • Ask the police to speed up traffic
  • conducts traffic survey
  • immediately widen the road
  • Reduce then umber of flights to decrease demand on roads

Question 82

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Who develops Airside Vehicle Operator Permits (AVOP)?
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  • It is part of the international aviation examination
  • It is part of the national aviation examination
  • It is developed by airport operators
  • It is part of the regular driver's license requiremens

Question 83

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Experience demonstrates that aircraft in flight constitute the main target of unlawful acts against civil aviation
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  • True
  • False

Question 84

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Which legal instrument was developed by ICAO that provides States with SARPs?
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  • Security Manual Against Acts of Unlawful Interference
  • Annex17, Security
  • Marking of Plastic Explosives for the purpose of detection
  • The Chicago Convention,1944

Question 85

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When ICAO was created, the protection of civil aviation was already an important issue.
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  • True
  • False

Question 86

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The National Civil Aviation Security Authority established by each State is often part of:
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  • The Army
  • The police
  • The Civil aviation authority
  • The Ministry of Defence

Question 87

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Opaque security fences are preferred because they prevent view over restricted areas
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  • True
  • False

Question 88

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The control of passengers is only done in times of a high threat levels.
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  • True
  • False

Question 89

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When a passenger does not present himself for boarding, his checked luggage must be:
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  • Sent to its normal destination and stored until the passenger arrives.
  • Immediately unloaded and considered suspect.
  • Checked and sent to its destination
  • Unloaded and stored at the departure airport.

Question 90

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In the apparent conflict between security and facilitation, the speed advantage inherent to air transportation should prevail.
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  • True
  • False

Question 91

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A well-known employee presents himself at the access point to a restricted area. He forgot his restricted area permit at home. Which action on the part of the security guard on duty is appropriate?
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  • Allow the employee to access the restricted area under the condition that he presents his permit on the next day.
  • Strictly prevent access
  • Call his supervisor to seek advice
  • Allow access under the condition that he remains in his vehicle.

Question 92

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A security awareness programme should be designed exclusively for airport employees.
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  • True
  • False
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