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Question 1

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How is oxygen transported around the body?
Answer
  • By the red cells combined with haemoglobin
  • By the red cells combined with nitrogen and water vapours
  • By the red cells combined with carbon dioxide
  • By the red cells combined with nitrogen, hormones and plasma

Question 2

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List the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Answer
  • Ruddy complexion, headache, tightness across the forehead, impaired judgement
  • Difficulty in the breathing, ruddy complexion, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, feeling lethargic
  • Ruddy complexion, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, giddiness
  • Ruddy complexion, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, feeling lethargic

Question 3

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The effects of smoking particularly in relation to aviation are: .
Answer
  • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude
  • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude and a reduction in night vision
  • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude up to maximum of 40000 ft
  • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude with a resulting risk of anemia

Question 4

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Will smokers experience hypoxia higher or lower cabin altitude that non- smokers?
Answer
  • At a lower cabin altitude
  • At a higher cabin altitude
  • At the same cabin altitude
  • Smoking, although harmful in other ways, lessens the effects of hypoxia

Question 5

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A pilot must wait to fly for at least 24 hours after blood donation
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Hypotension is:
Answer
  • Low blood pressure
  • High pulse rate
  • High blood pressure
  • Low pulse rate

Question 7

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Treatment of carbon monoxide should include:
Answer
  • Stop all smoking
  • Turn up cabin heat
  • Keep the patient's body temperature as low as possible
  • Immediate descent to MSA

Question 8

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Low blood pressure can lead to:
Answer
  • Reduced tolerance to G forces
  • Low body temperature
  • Infarct
  • Angina

Question 9

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What are the constituents of atmosphere?
Answer
  • oxygen 21%, Nitrogen 77%, other gases 2%
  • oxygen 21%, Nitrogen 78%, other gases 1%
  • oxygen 22%, Nitrogen 77%, other gases 1%
  • oxygen 20%, Nitrogen 78%, other gases 2%

Question 10

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At what height is the partial pressure of oxygen in the lungs approximately half that at sea level?
Answer
  • 18.000 ft
  • 25.000 ft
  • 30.000 ft
  • 10.000 ft

Question 11

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What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere at 35.000 ft?
Answer
  • 21%
  • 25%
  • 32%
  • 30%

Question 12

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What is one of the initial indications of hypoxia?
Answer
  • Impaired judgement
  • Stomach cramps
  • Pain in the joints
  • Blue tings in the lips

Question 13

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Why does cold make you more susceptible to hypoxia?
Answer
  • More oxygen is required when shivering therefore more oxygen used
  • Heart beats faster which uses up more oxygen
  • Lowers temperature of the body, which makes it less efficient

Question 14

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In flight someone complains of feeling light-headed, dizzy, tingling at the fingertips and is breathing rapidly. What may hey be suffering from?
Answer
  • Hyperventilation
  • Vertigo
  • Cyanosis
  • Hypoxic hypoxia or hyperventilation

Question 15

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The carbon dioxide level of the blood is higher than normal. Does the brain:
Answer
  • Increase the rate of breathing and pulse rate
  • Decrease the rate of breathing and pulse rate
  • Decrease the rate of breathing and increase the pulse rate
  • Increase the rate of breathing and decrease the pulse rate

Question 16

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If the symptoms of hyperventilation occur at an altitude where hypoxia is not a consideration what is the correct remedial action?
Answer
  • Decrease rate and depth of breathing
  • Descent to MSL
  • Increase rate of breathing
  • If possible, lay flat and help to calm sufferer

Question 17

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What increases the risk of DCS occurring in flight?
Answer
  • Scuba diving shortly before the flight
  • Snorkle diving shortly before the flight
  • Alcohol
  • Smoking

Question 18

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What are the restrictions to flying after scuba diving?
Answer
  • Non flying within 24 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 12 hours
  • Non flying within 48 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 24 hours
  • Non flying within 12 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been reached, otherwise the limit is 24 hours
  • Non flying within 48 hours if a depth of 40 ft has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 12 hours

Question 19

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A pilot has executed snorkelling and has exceeded a depth the 30 ft. Are there any restrictions to him/her flying?
Answer
  • No
  • No flying for 12 hours plus 30 min for every 10 ft deeper than 30 feet
  • No flying within12 hours
  • No flying within 6 hours

Question 20

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The altitude that pressure will be half that of MSL in the standard atmosphere is:
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  • 18000 ft
  • 8000 ft
  • 34000 ft
  • 33700 ft

Question 21

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Henry's law has application in Human Performance to:
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  • DCS
  • tic Barotrauma
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Partial pressure in the alve

Question 22

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Hypoxic Hypoxia effects night vision?
Answer
  • True
  • Caused by decompression
  • False
  • Brought on by altitude

Question 23

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Anaemic Hypoxia can be:
Answer
  • Caused by smoking
  • Brought on by fatigue

Question 24

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In commercial aircraft cabin pressure is normally maintained at:
Answer
  • 6000-8000 ft
  • Sea level
  • 10000 ft
  • Below 5000 ft

Question 25

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In the event of decompression the aircraft must:
Answer
  • Descent to 10000 ft
  • Descent to MSL
  • Land as soon as possible
  • Descend to below 10000 ft

Question 26

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The "Chokes" are associated with:
Answer
  • DCS
  • Hyperventilation
  • Blockage of the alveoli
  • oxygen loss

Question 27

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The outer, middle and inner ear are filled with:
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  • Air, air, liquid
  • Air, liquid, liquid
  • Liquid, air, air
  • Liquid, liquid, air

Question 28

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What is the purpose of Eustachian tube:
Answer
  • To allow ambient pressure to equalise on both sides of the ear drum
  • To pass sound waves across the middle ear to the auditory nerve
  • To allow ambient pressure to equalise on middle ear side of the ear drum
  • To allow ambient pressure to equalise on both sides of the Vestibular apparatus

Question 29

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What is the most important sense for spatial orientation?
Answer
  • Sight
  • Hearing and balance
  • Seat of the pants
  • All senses play their part in situation awareness

Question 30

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If an aircraft accelerates, what do the otoliths indicate to the brain?
Answer
  • That the aircraft is pitching up
  • That the aircraft is turning
  • That the aircraft is climbing and turning
  • That the aircraft nose is pitching down

Question 31

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When can a pilot experience the "leans"?
Answer
  • In all flight conditions
  • In the climb
  • In the descent
  • In the climb or the descent

Question 32

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What should a pilot rely on if disoriented in IMC?
Answer
  • Instruments
  • Turning head to recover from disorientation
  • Sense of balance
  • Vision

Question 33

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The frequency band that a healthy young person can hear is:
Answer
  • 20-20000 cycles per second
  • 80-20000 cycles per second
  • 500-15000 cycles per second
  • 70-15000 cycles per second

Question 34

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Presbycusis is an impairment of hearing due to:
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  • Age
  • Damage to the semi-circular canals
  • Damage to the cohlea
  • Smoking

Question 35

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The Vestibular apparatus detects:
Answer
  • Angular and linear acceleration
  • Angular acceleration
  • Linear acceleration
  • + G

Question 36

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Vertigo can be caused by a blocked Eustachian tube:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Which part of eye has the best visual acuity?
Answer
  • The fovea
  • The retina
  • The lens
  • The cornea

Question 38

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Who 4 factors effect night vision?
Answer
  • Age, alcohol, altitude and smoking
  • Age, instrument lights, altitude and smoking
  • Instrument lights, alcohol, altitude and smoking
  • Age, alcohol, altitude and instrument lights

Question 39

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Cones detect[blank_start]……….[blank_end] And are mostly concentrated on[blank_start]……..:[blank_end] Color fovea Black and white retina color entry point
Answer
  • Color
  • fovea

Question 40

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What is the recommended course of action if encountering an electrical storm during flight:
Answer
  • Put on sunglasses if available
  • Turn he cockpit lights to full
  • Turn the cockpit lights down

Question 41

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Where is the "blind spot"?
Answer
  • At the entrance to the optic nerve
  • n the cornea
  • n the edge of the lens
  • n the iris

Question 42

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Peripheral vision is looked after by the:
Answer
  • Rods
  • Cones
  • Rods and cones
  • Fovea

Question 43

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Does lack of oxygen affect sight?
Answer
  • Yes
  • No
  • Sometimes
  • It depends on the health of the individual

Question 44

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Accommodation is controlled by the:
Answer
  • Ciliary muscles
  • Iris
  • Lens
  • Cornea

Question 45

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Stereopsis is associated with:
Answer
  • Depth perception
  • Night flying
  • Acuity
  • Colour blindness

Question 46

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Astigmatism is normally associated with:
Answer
  • Cornea
  • Fovea
  • Iris
  • Retina

Question 47

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Glaucoma is caused by:
Answer
  • An increase in the pressure of the eye
  • A decrease in the pressure of the eye
  • A defect of the cornea
  • A defect of the retina

Question 48

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Cataracts are associated with:
Answer
  • Lens
  • Tear ducts
  • Iris
  • Retina

Question 49

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Does colour blindness affect acuity?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 50

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A pilot is 2 metres tall and weighs 80 kgs, calculate his BMI index:
Answer
  • 20
  • 24
  • 18
  • 22

Question 51

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A pilot has BMI index of 26 and is 1,75 metres tall, what is his/her weight:
Answer
  • 79,5 kgs
  • 78,5 kgs
  • 85 kgs
  • 92 kgs

Question 52

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Using the BMI formula, when will pilots be considered overweight?
Answer
  • ver 25 for men and 24 for women
  • ver 26 for men and 22 for women
  • 30 for men and 29 for women
  • ver 30 for men and 29 for women

Question 53

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Using the BMI formula, when will pilots be considered obese?
Answer
  • ver 30 for men and 29 for women
  • ver 26 for men and 29 for women
  • ver 30 for men and 28 for women
  • ver 32 for men and 26 for women

Question 54

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At what rate does the body remove alcohol from the system?
Answer
  • Approximately 1 unit an hour
  • Approximately 2 units an hour
  • Approximately 2,5 units an hour
  • Approximately 1,5 unit an hour

Question 55

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Which is the absolute minimum time a pilot should stop drinking before flying?
Answer
  • 8 hours but it depends upon the amount of alcohol that has been consumed
  • 24 hours but it depends upon the amount of alcohol that has been consumed
  • 12 hours but it depends upon the amount of alcohol that has been consumed
  • 6 hours but it depends upon the amount of alcohol that has been consumed

Question 56

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Which of the following diseases is one of the world's biggest killer?
Answer
  • Malaria
  • Typhoid
  • Yellow Fever
  • Influenza

Question 57

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How much exercise is sufficient to reduce the risk of coronary disease?
Answer
  • Raise the pulse by 100% at least 20 minutes 3 times a week
  • Regular and raise the pulse by 100% for at least 20 minutes 2 times a week
  • Raise the pulse by 100% at least 30 minutes 3 times a week
  • Regular and raise the pulse by 100% for at least 20 minutes 3 times a week

Question 58

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What causes otic barotrauma and when is it likely to occur?
Answer
  • Blockage in the Eustachian tube which is most likely to occur in the descent
  • Blockage in the Eustachian tube which is most likely to occur in the climb
  • Blockage in the Eustachian tube and around the eardrum which is most likely to occur in the descent
  • Blockage in the Eustachian tube and around the eardrum which is most likely to occur in the climb

Question 59

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The most common cause of in flight incapacitation is:
Answer
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Influenza
  • Common cold
  • Heart attack

Question 60

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If a passenger of a helicopter is feeling unwell due to the rotation of the rotors causing a stroboscopic effect what is the best course of action?
Answer
  • Move the passenger away from the window
  • Give the passenger oxygen as soon as possible
  • Land as soon as possible and seek medical assistance
  • No action is necessary as the effect is not dangerous

Question 61

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If having tried all normal methods the ears cannot be cleared in flight the following action should be taken?
Answer
  • Seek medical advise as soon as possible
  • Descend to 10000 ft
  • Ignored and it will go away
  • Descend as quickly as possible to minimise pain

Question 62

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The best method for losing weight is:
Answer
  • Eat Less
  • Plenty of exercise
  • Crash diets
  • The use of appetite suppressants

Question 63

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Hypoglycemia can be caused by:
Answer
  • Not eating regularly or fasting
  • Too much sugar in the blood
  • Excessive G forces
  • Stress

Question 64

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Trace elements should be obtained from the:
Answer
  • Healthy and balanced daily diet
  • Use of supplementary pills
  • High fibre diet
  • High fibre and very low fat diet.

Question 65

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Having successfully overcome a stressful situation once, how will the person react if placed in the same or similar situation a second time?
Answer
  • He/she will feel more confident and therefore stress will reduce
  • He/she will know what is ahead and be already in a stressful condition thus stress will increase
  • There will e little difference
  • It will depend on the individual

Question 66

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How is performance effected by over and under arousal?
Answer
  • It is degraded
  • There is little difference
  • It is improved
  • It will depend on the individual

Question 67

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What part of the body is effected with the vibration in the 4-10 Hz frequency range? .
Answer
  • The chest plus there will be an abdominal pain
  • The brain plus there will be a headache
  • The respiration plus there will be pains in the chest
  • The pulse rate

Question 68

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A comfortable temperature for most people in normal clothing is:
Answer
  • 20o C
  • 15o C
  • 25o C
  • 30o C

Question 69

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Among the 5 major guidelines to avoid stress in the cockpit and affecting safety are:
Answer
  • Never give up there is always a suitable response
  • Planned sleep patterns and keep it simple
  • Use all crew resources and keep a good flight deck atmosphere
  • Planned sleep patterns and use all crew resources

Question 70

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Most successful weapons against high stress levels are:
Answer
  • Learning, experience and CRM
  • Learning, experience and anticipation
  • Planning, experience and self-control
  • Planning, experience and CRM

Question 71

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nce the blood temperature rises above………, the Homeostatic mechanisms within the body can no longer cope:
Answer
  • 41o C
  • 35o C
  • 50o C
  • 40o C

Question 72

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A comfortable humidity for most people in normal clothing is:
Answer
  • 40%-60%
  • 30%-40%
  • 20%-50%
  • 40%-50%

Question 73

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How long will the iconic memory store information?
Answer
  • 0,5-1 seconds
  • 2-3 seconds
  • 1-2 seconds
  • 7 seconds ± 2 seconds maximum

Question 74

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How many separate items can be held in the short term memory?
Answer
  • 7±2
  • 9±2
  • 8±2
  • 6±2

Question 75

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What is the relationship between arousal and performance?
Answer
  • Performance is degraded by both high and low arousal levels
  • Performance is increased by both high and low arousal levels
  • Performance is increased at high levels of arousal
  • Performance is increased at low levels of arousal

Question 76

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If a runway slopes downwards how does this effect the pilots' approach?
Answer
  • It is likely to be too high
  • It is likely to be too low
  • It is likely to be too fast
  • It is likely to be too slow

Question 77

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If a runway slopes upwards how does this effect the pilots' approach?
Answer
  • It is likely to be too low
  • It is likely to be too high
  • It is likely to be too fast
  • It is likely to be too slow

Question 78

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What approach conditions cause black hole effect?
Answer
  • Landing at night when there are no lights on the approach
  • Landing at night with a partially lit runway
  • Landing at night with the cockpit instruments turned up too high
  • Landing at night in sleet or heavy rain

Question 79

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How does the black hole effect alter the pilots' judgement of the approach?
Answer
  • verestimation of height
  • Underestimation of height
  • Tends to make the approach much too fast
  • Tends to make the approach faster than normal

Question 80

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How do misty/foggy conditions effect the pilots' judgement on the approach?
Answer
  • verestimating range due to lights appearing dim
  • Underestimating range due to lights appearing dim
  • verestimating range due to illusionary effect through cockpit glass
  • Underestimating range due to illusionary effect through cockpit glass

Question 81

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Refraction due to rain on the windscreen makes the approach:
Answer
  • Flatter
  • Steeper
  • Faster
  • Slower

Question 82

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Expectation can affect perception?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 83

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A visual scan should cover the sky in overlapping sectors:
Answer
  • 10o
  • 5o
  • 15o
  • 20o

Question 84

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The scanning technique should differ by day and night:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 85

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Α distant aircraft is identified and remains on constant relative bearing. You should?
Answer
  • Take immediate avoiding action
  • Wait until the aircraft appears to grow larger before taking avoiding action
  • Wait 2 seconds to reidentify and then take avoiding action

Question 86

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If an illusion is known to be possible at a particular aerodrome as Captain of the aircraft you should:
Answer
  • Ensure you brief the crew
  • Say nothing as it might frighten the crew
  • Report the fact to your perator so that other crews are aware of the danger

Question 87

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How long is a free running circadian rhythm?
Answer
  • 25 hours
  • 48 hours
  • 24 hours
  • 29 hours

Question 88

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When is the circadian cycle of temperature at its lowest?
Answer
  • 05:00
  • 01:00
  • 03:00
  • Varies from day to day
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Question 89

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What does the duration of sleep depend on:
Answer
  • Timing (eg when the body temperature is falling)
  • The number of hours awake prior to sleep
  • The mental and physical exercise taken prior to sleep
  • The quality of the REM sleep

Question 90

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How many stages are there in sleep cycle?
Answer
  • 4 plus REM
  • 3 plus REM
  • 3 included REM
  • 4 included REM

Question 91

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How long is a sleep cycle?
Answer
  • 90 minutes
  • 120 minutes
  • 60 minutes
  • 30 minutes

Question 92

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To assist in the organisation of memory and helping to co-ordinate and assimilate new information learned
Answer
  • To refresh the body and brain following physical and mental activity
  • To refresh the body after exercise
  • To exercise the brain so it is prepared for the next day

Question 93

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How long does it take for the circadian rhythm to resynchronise to local time after crossing time zones?
Answer
  • Approximately 1 day per 1-1,5 hours of time change
  • Approximately 1 day per 1-2 hours of time change
  • Approximately 2 days per 1-1,5 hours of time change
  • Approximately 2 days per 1-2 hours of time change

Question 94

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Does it make any difference to the circadian rhythm adjusting to time zone changes if the flight is to the West or East?
Answer
  • Yes, due to the free running of the circadian rhythm tends to adjust more quickly to West bound flights
  • Yes, due to the free running of the circadian rhythm tends to adjust more quickly to East bound flights
  • No, it makes no difference. West or East has the same effect
  • Yes, due to the free running of the circadian rhythm tends to adjust more slowly to West bound flights

Question 95

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What effect does drinking alcohol before sleep have to the sleep pattern?
Answer
  • It shortens REM sleep and the length of sleep
  • It lengthens REM sleep and the length of sleep
  • A small amount (one beer or a small whisky) is of help to relax the body prior to sleep and thus enhances the sleep pattern
  • It has not significant effect on the sleep pattern itself but does effect other systems of the body adversely

Question 96

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When suffering from sleep deprivation, will performance be further decreased by altitude?
Answer
  • Yes
  • No
  • Sometimes
  • Under certain circumstances

Question 97

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Can you fly suffering from narcolepsy?
Answer
  • No
  • Sometimes
  • Under the strict supervision of an Aviation Medical Specialist
  • By day only

Question 98

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The Commander is ultimately responsible for all decisions made in the cockpit:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 99

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A decision is "good" when:
Answer
  • It can be implemented within the available time
  • Time is not an issue. The decision must be correct
  • Time can be an issue but the correct perception is the important factor
  • When other members of the crew agree

Question 100

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Preparation is essential for good decision-making when time is an issue:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 101

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Press-on-tis " is a:
Answer
  • Common dilemma faced by all pilots
  • Is only experienced by skilled pilots
  • nly happens to inexperienced pilots
  • Is rarely faced by good pilots

Question 102

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The co-pilot is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Commander's decision:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 103

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People tend to focus on salient cues:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 104

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Fatigue/overload:
Answer
  • Always affects decision-making
  • Rarely affects decision-making
  • Never affects decision-making
  • Sometimes affects decision-making

Question 105

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Man is extremely capable o accurate risk assessment:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 106

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Input from the crew is an important factor in the decision-making process
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 107

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Lack of experience will have the following effect on the decision-making process:
Answer
  • Slow it down
  • Will speed it up
  • Have no effect
  • Disrupt the process

Question 108

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The decision-making process should include the crew:
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 109

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oxygen is required by the human body to:
Answer
  • Derive energy from food by oxidation
  • Clear the blood of impurities produced in the body
  • Produce carbon dioxide to maintain the correct acidity of the blood
  • To assure the conversion of fats and proteins to carbohydrates required for tissue regeneration

Question 110

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oxygen is transported in the blood:
Answer
  • In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the white blood cells In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the red blood cells
  • In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the white blood cells
  • As microscopic bubbles linked to blood platelets
  • Dissolved in the blood plasma

Question 111

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The most dangerous characteristic of a false mental model is that:
Answer
  • It is extremely resistant to change
  • It will mainly occur under conditions of stress
  • It will mainly occur under conditions of low arousal
  • It will always be modified to meet the expectations of the individual

Question 112

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To facilitate and reduce the time taken to access information in long-term memory it is necessary to:
Answer
  • Mentally rehearse information before it is needed
  • Learns to store information in a logical order
  • Structure the information as much as possible before committing it to memory
  • Avoid pointlessly activating information which we know will soon be needed

Question 113

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Barotrauma of the cranial sinuses is most likely to occur:
Answer
  • During the descent
  • Among elderly passengers
  • on the climb
  • In persons with a history of cardio-vascular problems

Question 114

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During visual scanning the eye movements should be:
Answer
  • Small and frequent
  • Small and infrequent
  • Large and frequent
  • Large and infrequent

Question 115

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The cabin pressure in commercial pressurized aircraft is normally maintained at an equivalent atmospheric pressure:
Answer
  • 6000-8000 ft
  • 2000-3000 ft
  • Sea level
  • 10000-12000 ft

Question 116

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Any individual who has been SCUBA diving should avoid flying:
Answer
  • Within 12 or 24 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
  • Within 24 or 48 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
  • only after consultation with a doctor if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
  • Within 36 hours of the last dive

Question 117

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The working memory is limited in its capacity to store unrelated items. The number of such items that may be stored with full attention is:
Answer
  • 7 ?2
  • 7
  • 5 ?2
  • 4

Question 118

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If information in the working memory is not rehearsed it will be lost in:
Answer
  • 10-20 minutes
  • 8-12 seconds
  • 5-10 minutes
  • 1-2 minutes

Question 119

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The speed of any learning process can be increased by:
Answer
  • Reinforcing successful trials
  • Punishing the learner for unsuccessful trials
  • Gradually increasing the psychological pressure on the students
  • Reinforcing errors made during the learning process

Question 120

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Decision-making in emergency situations requires primarily:
Answer
  • The distribution of tasks and crew coordination
  • Speed of reaction
  • Strong situational awareness
  • The whole crew to focus on the immediate problem

Question 121

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The effect on an individual of smoking 20 cigarettes a day is to increase the experienced altitude by:
Answer
  • 5000-6000 ft
  • 2000-3000 ft
  • A factor of about 20% of the ambient pressure
  • 5000-8000 ft

Question 122

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The effect of an increasing altitude on the gastrointestinal tract may cause stretching of the small bowel if gas is present. This possibility may be reduced by:
Answer
  • Avoiding before flight the foodstuffs that causes the production of intestinal gases
  • Following a lifestyle which leads to regular bowel movement
  • Limiting the amounts of liquids taken during the flight to sufficient to relieve dryness of the mouth
  • Taking mild antacid tablets when the problem first arises

Question 123

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A pilot suffering from decompression sickness should:
Answer
  • Land as soon as possible and seek medical assistance
  • Decrease the cabin pressure to relieve the symptoms
  • Continue the flight at a lower altitude and carry out exercises to relieve the pain in the affected site
  • Descent to a lower level where the symptoms will disappear and continue the flight this or a lower level

Question 124

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The temperature range of a flight deck to be comfortable should be:
Answer
  • 15o C to 30 o C with a relative humidity 40-60%
  • 10 o C to 25 o C with a relative humidity 20-30%
  • 15 o C to 30 o C with a relative humidity 70-80%
  • 30 o C to 40 o C with a relative humidity 30-40%

Question 125

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The factor which most increases the risk of coronary heart disease is:
Answer
  • Family history
  • Lack of exercise
  • obesity
  • Smoking

Question 126

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Why is it essential to ensure that the combustion heaters are serviceable:
Answer
  • To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
  • To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire or explosion
  • To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire

Question 127

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Internal respiration is:
Answer
  • The exchange of oxygen with carbon dioxide and water in the cells
  • The brain's control of the pulse rate
  • The retention of breath

Question 128

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Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide+water vapour take place:
Answer
  • the capillaries
  • the veins
  • the arteries
  • the pulmonary veins and arteries

Question 129

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Skill based errors only occur:
Answer
  • in those with experience
  • in those who are in the learning process
  • in those who have only part learned a procedure/system
  • in those with little or no experience

Question 130

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In evaluating data pilots are influenced by:
Answer
  • their previous experience
  • their technical knowledge
  • situation awareness
  • their state of health

Question 131

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Job satisfaction is measurable
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 132

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Self discipline is an essential quality of the "ideal"pilot
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 133

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The major factor in the general population which predisposes an individual to heart attack is:
Answer
  • family history
  • smoking
  • the amount of saturated fats in the diet
  • hypertension (high blood pressure)

Question 134

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The red blood cells are produced in the body by:
Answer
  • the bone marrow
  • the spleen
  • the liver and pancreas
  • the liver and spleen

Question 135

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With no visual references outside the cockpit the human eye will normally adjust to a focal length of:
Answer
  • less than 2 metres
  • infinity
  • about 5 metres
  • a few centimeters

Question 136

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The permanent denial of a flying license will be the result of a pilot suffering from:
Answer
  • schizophrenia and manic depression
  • anxiety and phobic states
  • obsessional disorders
  • depression

Question 137

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The most obvious sign of an individual suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning is:
Answer
  • cherry red lips and flushed cheeks
  • cyanosis of the lips and fingernails
  • sensory loss, particularly tunneling of vision
  • muscular impairment

Question 138

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Hyperventilation
Answer
  • is unlikely below 2000 feet
  • is likely to result in death if not corrected
  • may be caused by having too little carbon dioxide in the blood
  • can result from an inadequate partial pressure of oxygen

Question 139

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Following the donation of bone marrow a pilot may not operate an aircraft for
Answer
  • 72 hours
  • 48 hours
  • 24 hours
  • 12 hours

Question 140

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How is the rate and depth of breathing controlled?
Answer
  • By the amount of carbonic acid and water vapour/nitrogen mixture in the blood and lungs
  • By the amount of haemoglobin in the blood and lungs
  • By the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood and lungs
  • By the amount of oxy-haemoglobin in the blood and lungs

Question 141

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Do pressoreceptors affect the:
Answer
  • Tightening and relaxation of the blood vessels and the pulse rate
  • Tightening and relaxation of the blood vessels only
  • EEG readings
  • ECG readings

Question 142

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Messages are sent in the nervous system by the following means:
Answer
  • Electrical and chemical
  • Chemical
  • Biological
  • Electrical

Question 143

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Which part of the ear senses linear accelerations and decelerations?
Answer
  • the otoliths in the semi circular canals
  • the otoliths in the middle ear
  • the ossicles in the middle ear

Question 144

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The conductive system consists of:
Answer
  • the ear drum and ossicles
  • the semi circular canals and otoliths
  • the cochlea and Eustachian tube
  • the cochlea and the mitus

Question 145

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A man is considered to be overweight if his Body Mass Index is over:
Answer
  • 25
  • 20
  • 30
  • 35

Question 146

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The ANS is a biological control system which is neurohormonal and, like other, is not self-regulating in normal circumstances.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 147

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What is the most effective way of analyzing personality?
Answer
  • written questionnaires
  • group therapy
  • personal interviews
  • two dimensional model analysis

Question 148

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We are driven by [blank_start]……..[blank_end] needs and [blank_start]……..[blank_end] needs Physiological Social Physical Basic Social Basic Physiological Basic
Answer
  • Physiological
  • Social

Question 149

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Hypovigilance is akin to a microsleep
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 150

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What is the most effective way of analyzing personality?
Answer
  • written questionnaires
  • group therapy
  • personal interviews
  • two dimensional model analysis

Question 151

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How would a person who is aggressive and changeable be described:
Answer
  • Anxious extravert
  • Unpredictable extravert
  • Unreliable extravert
  • Aggressive extravert

Question 152

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What are the personality traits of a good pilot?
Answer
  • Stable and extraverted
  • Reliable and stable
  • Reliable and extraverted
  • Reliable, calm and extraverted

Question 153

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CFIT means:
Answer
  • Controlled Flight into Terrain
  • Controlled Flight in Terminal airspace
  • Controlled Flight in Training
  • Controlled Flight in Taxiways (helicopters)

Question 154

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A man is considered to be obese if his ΒΜΙ (Body Mass Index) is over:
Answer
  • 30
  • 25
  • 22
  • 18
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