Adani Aviation Security Training Institute

Basic AVSEC Refresher Course

18th to 20th Jul 2022

Exam : Progress Test Marks : 100

Date : 20 Jul 2022 Duration : 60 Min

Q1 What is the prescribed position of the lights used at perimeter

a) Focusing out b) Focused at duty points
c) Very dim d) None of these

Q2 What is the punishment for hijacking as per the Anti hijacking Act 1982
a) Life imprisonment and fine b) Death sentence
c) Only fine d) Both a and b

Q3 Which of the following is not a part of act of unlawful interference

a) Disrupting communication facilities b) Communication of false information
c) Unlawful seizure of aircraft on ground d) Flight having technical problem

Q4 Who is responsible to check whether checklist of aeroplane search procedure is followed

a) Airport operator b) Security agency
c) Airline operator d) All the above

Q5 What will be the course of action when you notice suspicious sign on a passenger during
profiling:
a) Notify supervisor b) Deep observation
c) Both a and b d) Arrest the passenger

Q6 Why courteous behavior is required at airports

a) High strata of people travel through the airports
b) Passengers expect for good behavior because they have paid a good amount
c) Both a and b
d) No need of courteous behavior

Q7 Which of the following is not a responsibility of CASO

a) Deployment of security staff b) Convening APSC
c) Both a and b d) He will be the chair person of the BTAC

Q8 SLPC is carried out by

a) Airport operator b) ASG c) Airline security d) IATA

Q9 Airport workers are required to use control points

a) Whenever they enter restricted area b) Only when they are off duty
c) Only if they do not have a permit d) None of the above

Q10 Airline employees are authorized to by-pass access control points

 a) whenever they are in uniform b) whenever they are on duty
c) whenever they are willing to do so d) Never

Q11. Access control points are located in

a) Within building b) At cargo complex c) At vulnerable points d) All of the above

Q12. Airport Rules for vehicle apply to security staff

a) At all times b) At all times except when they are on patrol
c) At all time except on emergency d) None of the above

Q13. Searching of vehicle entering into airside is done for

a) Weapon & explosive b) Drugs & contrabands
c) Excess cash d) None of the above

Q14. Fire to structure & building at an airport is the example of emergency

a) Involving aircraft b) Not involving aircraft
c) Natural calamity d) Medical emergency

Q15. Is it necessary to take permission from ATC while crossing runway

a) Sometimes b) Never
c) Necessary when flight is in operation d) Necessary at all the time

Q16. It is necessary to check Pass of all the staff entering terminal building
a)Sometime b)All the time c)When not on duty d)None of these

Q17. A person having Green PIC will gain access to

a) Departure of T.B. b) In T.B.
c) In all area d) Departure check-in and arrival area upto segregation of T.B

Q18. Vulnerable Point at airport includes

a) All area of airport b) Parking c) Service road d) ATC

Q19. Hijacking is –
(a)Hostage taking on aircraft (b) Unlawful seizure of aircraft-in-flight
(c) Unlawful seizure of aircraft on ground (d) Hostage taking at airport

Q20. Typical permit wouldn't contain

a) Address of the holder b) Validity of period
c) Photograph of the holder d) name of the holder

Q21. What are LAGs

a) Liquids Aerosols and Gels c) Both a and b
b) Liquids Acids and Gels d) None of the above

Q22. What are STEBs

a) Security Tamper Evident Baggage
b) Security Training Establishment Board
 c) Security Trial Evident Baggage
d) None of these

Q23. What is the latest aircraft launched by Air Bus Company?

a) Air Bus 380 b) Air Bus 320 c) Air Bus 760 d) Air Bus 319

Q24. Which is not the components of APSU?

a) Supporting Unit b) Anti-Hijacking Unit
c) Inter surveillance Unit d) Anti-Sabotage Unit

Q25. Which is not the feature of vehicle entry permit

a) Registration number of vehicle matches with the vehicle permit
b) Name of organization/agency.
c) Area of validity.
d) tally the photograph

Q26. An access control point have

a) Controlling equipment c) Controlling equipment
b) Communication systems d) All of the above

Q27. Profiling is a systematic observation to

a) to identify the person c) to recognize the person
b) to categorize the person d) None of the above

Q28. ASG took over the charge of Jaipur airport on

a) 04-04-2003
b) 03-02-2000
c) 01-04-2000
c) None of the above

Q29. What is the significance of 24 July 2001 in civil aviation

a) Attack on Colombo airport c) Kandhar incidnet
b) on Chennai airport d) None of the abobe

Q30. Which organization carries Security Audit of Airports Internationally

a) BCAS c) ACI
b) ICAO d) IATA

Q31. Doc 9691 of ICAO refers to

a) Manual on Volcanic Ash, Radio Active Material and Toxic Chemical Clouds
b) Manual on Airport Security
c) Manual on Aircraft Security
d) None of these

Q32. What are total no. of ICAO Annexes

a)15 b)16 c)17 d)18
Q33. Boeing Company belongs to which country?
 a) America b) Britain
c) Germany d) Russia

Q34. You should not do, when you find a suspicious person?
a) Keep under observation b) Inform the supervisor
c) Alarming the passenger d) Documents profiling

Q35 What is Blue Dart ?

a) Travel Agency b) Cargo Company
c) cargo flight operator d) All the above

Q36 Components of APSU?

a) One b) Three
c) Four d) Seven

Q37. What this word BLR denotes to?

a) PORT BLARE b) BANGLORE
c) BOMBAY d) CAN'T say

Q38. Which comes in the category of prohibited articles

(a) Starter pistol (b) Mobile
(c) Lap top (d) Folding umbrella

Q39. Which is electronic gadget is used for surveillance ?

a) Radio Set b) CCTV
c) Biometric Devices d) Passive Infrared

Q40. Which is not a suspicious sign of passenger?

a) Nervous behavior b) luring others
c) First & last passenger d) Reporting in time

Q41. What is the Natural color of RDX?

a) White b) Pale yellow
c) Green d) white/black

Q42. If a person is denying to be frisked - What is the course of action?

a) Let him go for board b) No search No fly
c) Use force d) Frisk as a formality

Q43. What will be the course of action when you get an unattended baggage?
a) Deposit it to APM b) don't touch
c) Lift and Screen it d) Open and look inside for dangerous articles
Q44. The alert status put on place at the time of crisis?
a) High alert b) Red alert
c) Bomb Alert d) Non of these

Q45. The phonetic value of 9 is

a) NI-NE b) NINET c) NIN d) NIN-er
Q46. PTD switch is comes in which category
a) Remote control b) Time delay
c) Ambient condition d) Anti-handling

Q47. Which is the appropriate word stands for I in RT communication?

a) Intelligent b) Indigo
c) Infinite d) India

Q48. Ketone comes under which category of prohibited item ?

a) Weapon b) Dangerous substances
c) Dangerous articles d) Explosives
Q49. Pyro technique is a switch mechanism of
a) Anti handling switch b) Delay Mechanism
c) Command d) Ambient

Q50. Which comes in the category of prohibited articles?

a) Starter pistol b) Mobile c) Lap top d) Folding umbrella

Q51. Kirpan of 6 inches blade is permitted to a Sikh passenger to be carried in

a) Any flight operated from India b) Any registered aircraft in India
c) In fully domestic flight in India. d) None of these

Q52. Prohibited items are

a) Not permitted to be carried while entering an airport.
b) Not permitted to be used while aircraft in flight
c) Not permitted to be carried on board an aircraft.
d) all of the above

Q53. Nuckles falls under which category of prohibited item

a) Dangerous Article b) Weapon
c) Dangerous Substance d) Explosive

Q54. Category of people who need to be escorted

a) Prisoner b) Airport users
c) Employee d)None of the above
Q55. Which one is not a primary effect of a high explosive explosion:
a) Blast effect b) Fragmentation
c) Translation d) Water soak

Q56. Which one is not a method of concealment of an explosive:

a) Trafficking b) Disguised
c) Dismantled d) Camouflaged
Q57. Light sensitive switch is a kind of
a) Remote control switch b) Ambient condition switch
c) Anti handling switch d) None of these
Q58. Which among the following is the principle on which the explosive detectors function
a) Specificity b) Sensitivity c) Selectivity d) All the above

Q59. Which among the following, is the sensitivity of the EVD

a) Min 5 gms b) Min 10 gms c) Min 15 gms d) Min 2.5 gms

Q60. How much time EVD will take for analysis of a sample
a) 3 sec b) 2 sec c) 2.5 sec d) 5 sec

Q61. In detonator which type of explosive is used

a) High c) Incendiary
b) Low d) Both Low and High explosive

Q62. Sound sensitive switch is a type of

a) Ambient c) Delay
b) Remote d) Anti-handling

Q63. What is physical form of TNT?

a) Crystalline b) Paste
c) Jelly d) Block

Q64. Original color of TNT?

a) White b) Pale yellow
c) Green d) white/black

Q65. What is the identification no. of electric detonator

a) No. 28 c) No. 32
b) No.30 d) No. 33

Q66. The qualities of high explosive are

a) Non-hygroscopic
b) Safe to handle
c) To be detonated with detonating waves
d) All of the above

Q67. Actual flight condition are made in –

a) Cooling pit c) Cock-pit of aircraft
b) Simulation chamber d) Bomb blanket

Q68. TATP is an example of

a) Weapon c) Liquid explosive
b) Dangerous article d) Dangerous Substance

Q69. Which is not the advantage of an ETD

a) Quick result
b) Detects explosives up to nano gram
c) Detects all kind of explosive
 d) Scan the object easily

Q70. Types of switches/mechanism that can be used to blast an IED

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

Q71. All acids fall under which category of prohibited item

a)Weapon c) Dangerous article
b)Explosive d) Dangerous Substance

Q72. Color of SEMTEX is

a)Pale orange c) Black
b)Red d) All the above

Q73. The main aim to search the SHA is………………..?

a) To sterile the area b) Look for left out baggage
c) to find Narcotics d) To check cleanliness

Q74. The emergency, which is involved with aircraft?

a) New born b) Sabotage
c) Fire on TB d) None of these

Q75. Which is not a medical emergency?

a) Sudden death b) Collapsed person
c) New Born d) Illness

Q76. Emergencies involving aircraft

a) Unlawful seizure of an aircraft while in flight b) Sabotage on aircraft
c) Unlawful seizure of an aircraft while on ground d) All of the above

Q77. Airside/landside boundary will comes under

a) Outer ring b) Middle ring
c) Inner ring d) Inner middle ring

Q78. Which is in depth security ring of protection

a) Layer of protection b) Centre of protection
c) Rings of protection d) None of the above

Q79. The main aim of patrolling is

a) to check the effective ness of perimeter wall b) To detect the attacks
c) to help in apprehension d) None of the above

Q80 .The main aim of guarding is

a) to check the effective ness of perimeter wall b) to guard the vital installations
c) to help in apprehension d) None of the above

Q81 .Which one of the following is one of the objective of security guarding at the airports
a) Protect vulnerable areas/vital airport facilities
b) Security of Registered Baggage
c) Second ladder point checks
d) Pre-flight, Anti – sabotage check of the aircraft
Q82 What security measures must be taken for guarding unattended aircraft in flight
a) Aircraft parked in a well – lit area
b) All external doors are locked
c) Stairs and steps in the vicinity of aircraft are moved away and immobilized
d) All the above

Q83 To provide extra protection to a building, doors have to be locked. Name two other parts
of a building above ground that need to be locked or fixed in a closed position
a) Windows b) Roof sky lights c) Ventilation openings d) All of the above

Q84 How can Non-restricted and Restricted Areas separation be achieved

a) Provision of physical barriers such as fences
b) Use of buildings and natural obstacles
c) Limiting authorized access to controlled gates and designated access points
d) All the above

Q85 Which among the exterior locations of an aircraft that airport security personnel should
visually examine when they are guarding an aircraft
a) Undercarriage wells and wheel assembly b) Fuel intake panels
c) Engine access panels d) All the above

Q86 In an airport, Isolation Bay is used for?

a) An aircraft that has developed technical problems
b) An aircraft with a passenger suffering with contagious diseases
c) The Hi-jacked aircraft
d) An aircraft that is ready to take off

Q87 While guarding a parked aircraft if unauthorized access is detected, what course of
action should be done
a) Do not allow the person enter into the aircraft b) Immediately notify supervisor
c) Notify airline representative d) All the above

Q88 Physical barriers are used to

a) Separate restricted and non-restricted areas b) Not to allow any person
c) Marking of building d) None of these
Q89 Outer protection ring contain
a) Building, fencing& lighting b) Runway and apron
c) Airport d) None of these

Q90. Basic difficulties in protection airport are

a) 24 hrs operation b) Multi agencies are working
c) Non-coperation of passengers d) All of the above.

Q91. BCAS is a
a) Regulatory authority for Security b) Competent authority of safety
c) Administrative authority d) None of these

Q92 A sterile area must be set up

a) Between landside and airside
b) Between the passenger check point and passenger screening point
c) Only (a)
 d) None of the above
Q93 The main purpose for boundary fencing is
a) To keep cattle and livestock off the runway
b) To mark the boundary between landside and airside restricted areas
c) To prevent people looking at aircraft
d) None of the above

Q94 Which vulnerable points in barriers require special protection

a) Places where natural barriers used as boundary
b) Waterways and storm sewers, service ducts
c) Buildings used to form part of boundary
d) All the above

Q95 Typical location of crash-gate at airport is

a) Near T.B. c) Near access control point
b) Anywhere at an airport d) Near runway

Q96. What is Sterile Area

a) The area between any passenger screening station and aircraft into which area is
strictly controlled
b) The area between check in point and main entrance of terminal building
c) The area between ATC and runway where the access is controlled
d) All of the above

Q97 How many types of patrolling?

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

Q98 Why patrolling necessary?

a) To prevent penetration b) To protect airline property
c) It is duty of APSU d) Formality

Q99 In night, aircraft should be parked in ………

a) Dark area b) well-lit area
c) Without guard d) Under camouflage

Q100 Why BWAF is required?

a) To assess specific and non specific calls b) To assess the Caller
c) To maintain perfect data about the caller d) Formality