DGCA Air Regulations Question Bank: 899 Free Questions
899 DGCA CPL Air Regulations practice questions with the correct answer marked and an explanation where one has been written. Free, no sign-up needed. Rules of the air, licensing, ATS and separation, aerodromes, SAR, accident reporting, human performance and the other chapters the Air Regulations paper draws on.
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Air Regulations questions by chapter
Each link opens that chapter's own question set, with the number of questions in it.
- International Organisations and Conventions74 Qs
- Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks28 Qs
- Rules of the Air76 Qs
- Air Traffic Services113 Qs
- Separation Methods and Minima42 Qs
- Procedures for Aerodrome Control Service64 Qs
- Aeronautical Information Services84 Qs
- Search and Rescue41 Qs
- National Law128 Qs
- Operational Procedures6 Qs
- Communications40 Qs
- Aircraft Accident and Incident43 Qs
- Human Performance and Limitations5 Qs
- Crew Resource Management (CRM) Threat and Error Management (TEM) and Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT)21 Qs
- Aviation Psychology and Human Factors1 Qs
- Aviation Physiology and Human Factors54 Qs
- Additional Practice Questions: Human Factors76 Qs
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Sample Air Regulations questions
A few questions from the bank, with the answer and explanation under each.
1. The minimum age requirement for a CPL in India as per DGCA is:
- 17 years
- 18 years
- 19 years
- 21 years
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Correct answer: B. 18 years
DGCA CAR Section 7 Series C Part I: minimum age to hold a CPL is 18 years.
2. In VMC the vertical distance from cloud base is ________
- 1000’
- 2000’
- 500’
- 1.5 kms
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Correct answer: A. 1000’
The VMC minima table gives the distance from cloud as 1 500 m horizontally and 300 m — 1 000 ft — vertically. That vertical figure is constant at and above 10 000 ft AMSL and in the band below 10 000 ft down to 3 000 ft AMSL (or 1 000 ft above terrain, whichever is higher). What changes between those bands is the flight visibility, not the cloud clearance: 8 km at and above 10 000 ft, 5 km below it. Below 3 000 ft AMSL the requirement changes shape completely — in the lower classes it becomes "clear of cloud and with the surface in sight" rather than a measured distance. So 1 000 ft vertically is the figure to carry, with the caveat that it stops applying in the lowest band. Reference: Annex 2, Table 3-1
3. En-route Altitude will be determined for each stage of the route by taking 1000 ft of Terrain clearance with in a width of:
- 5 Nms
- 10kms
- 15Nms
- 20 Nms
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Correct answer: D. 20 Nms
20 NM. DGCA's CAR on minimum flight altitudes states that published ATS routes provide at least 1000 ft clearance above the highest obstacle within the route width of 20 nautical miles. Reference: DGCA CAR Section 9 Series R Part I, 1.2
4. The Tokyo Convention applies to:
- Offences caused in the territory of a contracting state or in a ship or aircraft registered therein, by an aircraft registered in the territory of another contracting state
- Offences only caused in the territory of a contracting state by any aircraft registered in the territory of another contracting state
- Offences caused in the territory of a contracting state by any aircraft regardless of the registration
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Correct answer: A. Offences caused in the territory of a contracting state or in a ship or aircraft registered therein, by an aircraft registered in the territory of another contracting state
Tokyo Convention applies to offences and acts committed on board aircraft registered in a contracting State, while in flight or on the surface of the high seas or any other area outside the territory of any State.
5. High noise level in a cockpit is a mismatch between:
- Liveware – Liveware.
- Liveware – Environment.
- Liveware – Hardware.
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Correct answer: B. Liveware – Environment.
Liveware – Environment. Noise, temperature, humidity and vibration are part of the physical environment the pilot works in; soundproofing and air conditioning are the Liveware–Environment fixes. Liveware–Liveware is people with people. Reference: SHELL model (Human Performance)
Quick answers
How many Air Regulations questions are in the Ghost Aviator question bank?
The Air Regulations bank currently holds 899 questions. Each has one marked correct answer, and an explanation where one has been written. They are split across 17 chapter question pages so you can practise one topic at a time.
Is the Air Regulations question bank free?
Yes. The questions, answers and explanations are free to read and practise, and you do not need to sign up. Signing in only adds saved progress and attempt history on your dashboard.
What is the DGCA Air Regulations paper format?
The DGCA Air Regulations paper is 50 questions in 2 hours, passed at 70%, with no negative marking.
How do you know the answers are correct?
Every answer is checked against an authoritative reference, such as a standard ATPL textbook, an ICAO Annex or the relevant DGCA regulation, before it is published. Anything that cannot be verified is flagged or removed rather than guessed.