GSK - General Ship Knowledge Exit Exam Questions - Set 13

Question 1

Flag clips are used to join together two or more

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B: Flags

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A: Seizing wires

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C: Heaving lines

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D: Halyards

Question 2

A strict fire and safety patrol should be kept in the dry dock because

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C: Of repair work being carried out

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A: There are shore staff present on board

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B: There is no water in dry dock

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D: There is no ship power supply

Question 3

A vessel steering a course of zero degrees true from the equator without the effect of wind or current

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B: Increases in latitude steadily

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A: Increases in longitude steadily

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C: Decreases in latitude steadily

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D: Decreases in longitude steadily

Question 4

The colour of a starboard hand buoy is:

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A: Green

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B: Red

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C: Brown

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D: Orange

Question 5

A vessel steering a course of 090 degrees true from the Greenwich Meridian without the effect of wind or current

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B: Increases in easterly longitude steadily

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A: Decreases in easterly longitude steadily

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C: Increases in westerly longitude steadily

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D: Decreases in westerly longitude steadily

Question 6

Match the term "STARBOARD HAND" with the most suitable answers given below

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B: Green conical buoy

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A: Red can buoy

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C: Depth in metres

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D: Parallel ruler

Question 7

Match the term "PORT HAND BUOY" with the most suitable answers given below

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C: Red can buoy

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A: Green conical buoy

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B: Depth in metres

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D: Star

Question 8

When there is any under water diving:

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D: Flag A is hoisted

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A: Flag B is hoisted

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B: Flag P is hoisted

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C: Flag O is hoisted

Question 9

Equator is at

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D: 0 degrees

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A: 180 degrees East

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B: 90 degrees North

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C: 90 degrees south

Question 10

What specific safety precaution must be observed when managing system maintenance, inspection, and testing for General Ship Knowledge on board?

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B: Conducting a thorough risk assessment and briefing all involved personnel prior to starting work

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A: Proceeding without informing the officer on watch

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C: Delegating tasks exclusively to untrained crew members

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D: Disabling automated safety alarms to save time

Question 11

The latitude of north pole is at

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C: 90 degrees North

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A: 100 degrees North

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B: 0 degrees North

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D: 20 degrees South

Question 12

The shape of a port hand buoy is:

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B: Can

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A: Conical

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C: Hexagonal

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D: Circular

Question 13

The Intercode flag which is hoisted before the vessel is ready to sail is

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C: P

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A: B

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B: A

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D: Q

Question 14

A vessel when steering by auto-pilot the helmsman

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C: Required to stand by on bridge

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A: Not Required on break Bridge

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B: Can be engage on deck

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D: Can go off duty

Question 15

Ensign flag is the flag of the

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A: Country

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B: State

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C: Shipping Company

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D: Port of call

Question 16

A merchant ship is dry docked at intervals of

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B: 30 months

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A: 10 months

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C: 20 months

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D: 18 months

Question 17

Match the term "VENUS" with the most suitable answers given below

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D: Planet

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A: Moon

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B: Depth in metres

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C: Star

Question 18

Coastal charts are available as:

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C: Mercator charts

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A: Bar charts

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B: Temperature charts

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D: Solar charts

Question 19

Match the term "COURSE" with the most suitable answers given below

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C: Parallel ruler

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A: Moon

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B: Divider

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D: Depth in metres

Question 20

One nautical mile is equal to

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C: 1852 meters

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A: 1865 meters

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B: 1825 meters

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D: 1800 meters

Question 21

A Mercator chart has the following identity:

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B: Title and a number

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A: Alphabetical Code

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C: Only number

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D: Only title

Question 22

Courtesy Flag is the flag of the

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D: Country which the ship is calling

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A: Country in which the ship is registered

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B: Commonwealth Countries

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C: Company

Question 23

The Intercode flag which is hoisted when the vessel requires a pilot is

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D: G

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A: H

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B: P

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C: Q

Question 24

The Intercode flag which is hoisted when the vessel requires free pratique is

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C: Q

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A: B

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B: P

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D: A

Question 25

Match the term "AZIMUTH MIRROR" with the most suitable answers given below

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B: Compass error

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A: Solar system

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C: 60 nautical miles

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D: Green buoy

Question 26

The earth is a planet in the

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A: Solar system

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B: Satellite system

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C: Lunar system

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D: Nuclear system

Question 27

A Mercator chart is a:

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C: Navigational chart

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A: Pictorial chart

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B: Stellar chart

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D: Polar chart

Question 28

Knot is a unit of speed equal to ________ meters per hour

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C: 1852

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A: 2000

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B: 1900

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D: 2100

Question 29

Match the term "MUMBAI HARBOUR" with the most suitable answers given below

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D: Plan chart

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A: Compass error

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B: 60 nautical miles

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C: Green buoy

Question 30

Match the term "JUPITER" with the most suitable answers given below

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C: Solar system

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A: Compass error

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B: Green buoy

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D: 60 nautical miles

General Ship Knowledge (GSK) (Set 13)

Flag clips are used to join together two or more

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