With the kind of negativity and cynism prevailing in Indian aviation , this kind of reply was totally expected .

and as far as general knowledge/IQ exam goes , all the defence related bodies in India do make sure that the candidate is well informed about the country and the world , be it the IAF , ARMY, NAVY , COAST GUARD .
And , RAW is no different and the GK/IQ exam was fully justified.

and probably you are right nothing will change until blood is shed ... and that is why i said i hope they dont give us an opportunity to "question " them .... because if they do ... some of us will surely try to "shed some blood" ...but the point I am trying to make is that will all the other pilots who appeared for the exam support this kind of initiative?? The answer is a straight NO.

And since you call India a circus , I am very curious to know if you are an INDIAN

yes with this kind of negativity and cynicism... some people will point fingers even if candidates get selected in a fair manner.that in fact will never stop. no end of disscussion too and there wud be no end to this finger pointing too...as it is only humans have the finger pointing capability :}

over all the paper was very well justified(personally din expect turbine questions though). GK ws current,IQ well enuff to wht is required fr a pilot selection.though some people who have given bank/mba/cat/gmat exams might find it easier. General English good enough and tricky(me too think did a few mistakes :P).

PS :Negative marking of half marks :ugh:
1 mk question correct u get 1 mk... wrong u lose 1.5/ similarly 2 mk fr right and lose 3 mks fr wrong(out of total attempted).... dont know how are they going to allot marks for subjective(mks fr steps too just like in school days:) )... rest wont mind anyone telling this to be thinking too much or crap! kudos !

Bunny i think what they meant with the -ve marking of half a mark was deduction of .5 marks .....
the paper was ok could have been better but then again its an individual opinion....
the instructions made for an interesting read -
1> all questions are compulsory
2> questions cary -ve marks
funny :E

Any one got the actual questions to share ?

Thanks.
Silent.

hey any idea guys wen will the results be out..any approximation??

heard some people saying it will take 3 months...not sure about this news though..

2/3 months.. long time..phew!

Any idea how many are expected to be called fr interview fr 5 General category seats? Have seen other govt exams calling with a ratio of 1:5 that is around 25.

And the admit card said anyone meeting their standard in written exam would be called...and what could that be:ugh:

as dey din mention da cut off for da exam so i guess standard here means da min. dey require you to score !!!

Guys guys guys....
Cabinet secretariat is ARC (aviation research center) applying for vacancies..
ARC is indian spy agency's surveillance program...
Dont get too excited,,, you start off with B200's and later on you get onto a gulfstream or so...
The bond's 15 years...and very less flying..
Have fun folks..
p.s. - i hope none of you guys have a police track record...They do a very thorough background check..

:ok:
First if u get selected for ARC you surely must have a huge jack wid ARC,RAW,IB,IAF,ARMY,NAVY,without it i dont think anyone would be selected as is the tradition.

Draxis - "Dont get too excited,,, you start off with B200's and later on you get onto a gulfstream or so..."

What's not so exciting about a Kingair or Gulfstream?

FR

@ Fixed Reserve - You misunderstand me...
From the above posts i gather some people are expecting to fly high altitude Mig 25 foxbats with ARC....Unfortunately they have been de-commissioned(Nothing beats satellite view:})..
The B200's are fine so long as you get to fly them...Which going by the account of last year's ARC recruits is going at a snail's pace....7 F/o's and 2 captains...
Cheerio
fly high
piss straight:}

any news yet?we dont even have the evidence of having given the exam(even took the admitt cards:ugh:).
If anyone gets a call please do let me know, will do the same.

I heard the mails are being compiled and are being sent out in the next couple of weeks...
I cannot confirm the above

questions
 

here are some of the questions that were asked
I remember only 15 of them....if anyone has made a list , and has more questions to share please do so...

1. Higher aspect ratio wings have a ________ critical AOA
a. lesser
b. higher

2. Diffuser in a jet engine is located between
a.Rotor blades of the compressor
b.between the compressor and the combustion chamber

3. Minimum power speed corresponds to ___
(dont remember the options but it had something to do with CL max )

4.In ground effect
a.induced drag reduces and pressure instruments over read
b.induced drag reduces and pressure instruments under read

5.International date line is located in
a.Arctic ocean
b.Atlantic ocean
c.Pacific ocean

6.Maximum engine wear is caused due to
a.High RPM & high MAP
b.High MAP & low RPM
c.low MAP and High RPM
d.low RPM and Low MAP

7.Octane rating of a fuel gives an indication of its
a.Energy
b.antiknock value and performance.

8. The method of propagation used in VHF is __________

9.Sense antenna in ADF is used for ______

10.Pulse width is ______
(definition)

11.Torque is ______
a.tendency of the a/c to turn in the direction of rotation of the prop...
b. .....
c. .....

12. A thermocouple is powered by
a. DC
b. AC
c. No electrical input required

13. Exact time taken by the earth to complete one rotation is _____

14. ATS routes in India are classified as
a.class D airspace
b.class A
c.class B
d.class E

15. A wheel fire is extinguished using
a.water
b.Co2
c.foam
d. dry powder

is there any phone number on which we can contact them and find out when are they going to start sending call letters to the people who qualified???

:ok:Heard a rumour of posts being sent in Jan coz the dept seems to be recruiting field officers and Deputy field officers for some dept.
Any of u guys know anything better abt this???

PS: Not confirmed news just a word of mouth!

Sierra November..great work. I almost had forgotten everything abt the exam..but seriously man..great job.:ok:..what I remember is :
1.) What is Impulse Turbine ?
2.) calculating time to reach to the station in cases of VOR and NDB using time it took to cross the radials.
..that's it.

I will keep posting whenever I recollect any question.
ya people plz keep posting whatever you remember..so that all of us can benefit. Sierra November spent his valuable time in writing such a big list of questions. We appreciate his effort.:D Lets everybody contribute to this..

i dont remember the exact question ...but it was something like this

what is related to good weather / what is related to a HIGH?
a. subsidence
b. convergence
c. convection

will try n remember some more

thank you ultimateaviator and cobra24 for your contribution :ok: