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MCPE MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR GD OFFICERS

1. Indian Tide Tables gives tidal prediction for
(a) Indian ports (b) Indian and selected foreign ports (c) Indian major ports (d) Indian major and foreign ports
2. If pulse length of radar is 20 us, the range discrimination will be
(a) 2000 yards (b) 1640 yards (c) 3280 yards (d) 1200 yards
3. Which one of the following is not an adjustable error in a sextant?
(a) Perpendicularity (b) Centering error (c) Side error (d) Collimation error
4. Sun’s tide raising force is about________% that of the moon
(a) 45 % (b) 50 % (c) 55 % (d) 60 %

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5. A pilotage claim becomes time-bar if it is not forwarded and submitted within _______ months
(a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 24
6. While fixing a ship by two bearings of a single object, with a time interval between observations, the point of intersection of the transferred position line and the _______ position line is the ship’s position at the time of _______ observation
(a) Second, first (b) Second, second (c) First, first (d) First, second
7. While altering your ship’s course to port in a foggy weathers. You will sound signals
(a) Two shot blasts (b) Two short blasts in addition to the sound signals as applicable in restricted visibility
(c) Two prolong blasts (d) Two prolong blasts in addition to ……
8. Which one of the following is not a search pattern?
(a) Rectangular (b) Circular (c) Expanding square (d) Intercepting
9. A sector is to be searched, using normal sector search between bearing of 180 degree and 260 degree and to a depth of 200 miles. If the track spacing is 24, the number of aircraft required will be
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. Sector Search is mainly used
(a) by FPVS (b) by aircraft (c) if low probability of contact at the start is needed. (d) number of ships but no aircraft available.
11. A crude oil with less then 10 API will definitely
(a) Float (b) Sink (c) Evaporate (d) None of these

13. As a general rule, dispersants are capable of dispersing most liquid oils, liquid, water in oil emulsions with viscosities less then
(a) 0 – 12000 c st (b) 5000 – 10000 c st (c) more then 2000 c st (d) Less then 2000c st
14. ISRR stands for ______________
15. Who is the Chairman of ‘NMSARB
(a) DG Shipping (b) DGCG (c) PD(ops) at CGHQ (d) DDG CG.
16. In case of a ‘SAR‘ mission, “A shore unit can never be ‘OSC’ is a___statement”.
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect (c) Not acceptable (d) None of these
17. The headquarter of the IMO is located at
(a) London (b) Geneva (c) Paris (d) New York
18. Entry of any vessel, other than specifically engaged, is prohibited within _______ meters of an oil rig.
(a) 500 mtrs (b) 1 Nm (c) 5 Nm (d) 1000 mtrs.