DGCA Air Navigation: Scale Questions

130 exam-style Scale questions for the DGCA Air Navigationpaper (CPL & ATPL). The first 12 are free below with answers and explanations — sign up free to practise all of them with progress tracking.

  1. Q1

    On a direct Mercator projection, the distance measured between two meridians spaced 5° apart at latitude 60°N is 8 cm. The scale of this chart at latitude 60°N is approxiately?

    • A1 : 3 500 000.
    • B1 : 5 000 000.
    • C1 : 2 000 000.
    • D1 : 4 500 000.
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    Correct answer: A. 1 : 3 500 000.

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  2. Q2

    On a Lambert Conformal chart the distance between meridians 5° apart along latitude 37° North 9 cm. The scale of the chart at that parallel approxiates?

    • A1 : 3 500 000. °
    • B1 : 5 000 000
    • C1 : 4 000 000
    • D1 : 4 500 000
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    Correct answer: B. 1 : 5 000 000

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  3. Q3

    A Mercator chart has a scale at the equator = 1: 3 704 000. What is the scale at latitude 60 °S?

    • A1 : 1 500 000.
    • B1 : 2 000 000.
    • C1 : 1 852 000.
    • D1 : 1 408 000.
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    Correct answer: C. 1 : 1 852 000.

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  4. Q4

    A straight line drawn on a chart measures 4.63 cm and represents 150 NM. The chart scale is?

    • A1 : 6 000 000.
    • B1 : 5 000 000.
    • C1 : 4 500 000.
    • D1 : 6 500 000.
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    Correct answer: A. 1 : 6 000 000.

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  5. Q5

    In a navigation chart a distance of 49 NM is equal to 7 cm. The scale of the chart is approximately?

    • A1 : 2 000 000.
    • B1 : 2 300 000.
    • C1 : 1 600 000.
    • D1 : 1 300 000.
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    Correct answer: D. 1 : 1 300 000.

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  6. Q6

    On a direct Mercator projection, at latitude 45° North, a certain length represents 70 NM. At latitude 30° North, the same length represents approximately?

    • A86 nm.
    • B75 nm.
    • C45 nm.
    • D90 nm.
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    Correct answer: A. 86 nm.

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  7. Q7

    At 60° N the scale of a direct Mercator chart is 1 : 3 000 000. What is the scale at the equator?

    • A1 : 5 000 000.
    • B1 : 4 500 000.
    • C1 : 12 000 000.
    • D1 : 6 000 000.
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    Correct answer: D. 1 : 6 000 000.

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  8. Q8

    What is the chart distance between longitudes 179°E and 175°W on a direct Mercator chart with a scale 1 : 5 000 000 at the equator?

    • A133 mm.
    • B100 mm.
    • C113 cm.
    • D125 mm.
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    Correct answer: A. 133 mm.

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  9. Q9

    At 47° North the chart distance between meridians 10° apart is 5 inches. The scale of the chart at 47° North approximates?

    • A1 : 600 000.
    • B1 : 6 000 000.
    • C1 : 12 000 000.
    • D1 : 5 000 000.
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    Correct answer: B. 1 : 6 000 000.

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  10. Q10

    Approximately how many nautical miles correspond to 12 cm on a map with a scale of 1 : 2 000 000?

    • A130 nm.
    • B130 cm.
    • C200 nm.
    • D240 nm.
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    Correct answer: A. 130 nm.

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  11. Q11

    The total length of the 53°N parallel of latitude on a direct Mercator chart is 133 cm. What is the approximate scale of the chart at latitude 30°S?

    • A1 : 26 000 000.
    • B1 : 2 600 000.
    • C1 : 125 000.
    • D1 : 6 000 000.
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    Correct answer: A. 1 : 26 000 000.

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  12. Q12

    A straight line on a chart 4.89 cm long represents 185 NM. The scale of this chart is approximately?

    • A1 : 6 000 000.
    • B1 : 5 500 000.
    • C1 : 6 500 000.
    • D1 : 7 000 000.
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    Correct answer: D. 1 : 7 000 000.

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