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DGCA CPL Air Regulations — question bank and syllabus
The rules you fly under: ICAO Annexes and conventions, the Rules of the Air, CARs on licensing, airworthiness and operations, air traffic services and airspace, and accident investigation and security.
What is in this paper
Every chapter we cover for Air Regulations, with how many questions sit behind each one.
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Sample questions, answered and explained
A few real questions from this paper, with the answer marked and the reasoning
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0102015 · International Organisations and Conventions
Under which convention may an aircraft commander impose measures on a person committing a crime or offence on board the aircraft?
- AThe Rome Convention
- BThe Warsaw Convention
- CThe Tokyo Convention
Why that is the answer
DGCA Reference: The Tokyo Convention (1963) (Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft).
Legal Power: Chapter III (Articles 5-10) explicitly empowers the Aircraft Commander (Pilot-in-Command) to impose reasonable measures, including physical restraint, on any person who commits a crime or act that jeopardizes safety and good order on board.
- Mnemonic: "Tokyo Tames Troublemakers."
0102020 · International Organisations and Conventions
How much notice must be given to denounce (withdraw from) the Montreal Convention, 1999 (air carrier liability)?
- A90 days notice
- B6 months notice
- C12 months notice
Why that is the answer
The Global Treaty Truth: In official international air law under Article 54 of the Montreal Convention 1999, a nation must give 1 year (12 months) notice to withdraw.
The Exam Reality: The reference book contains well-documented typos and errata within its practice sets. Because the DGCA software frequently pulls directly from these exact uncorrected question bank keys, marking the book's coded answer (90 days) is the tactical way to secure the mark.
0102023 · International Organisations and Conventions
Which convention is regarded as the forerunner of the Chicago Convention, 1944?
- AWarsaw Convention, 1929
- BParis Convention, 1919
- CIbero-American Convention, 1926
Why that is the answer
DGCA Reference: Public International Air Law History.
Historical Timeline: The Paris Convention (1919) (officially the Convention Relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation) was the first multilateral treaty to manage international civil aviation. It established the foundational principle of absolute national airspace sovereignty.
The Transition: In 1944, the Chicago Convention formally replaced and modernized the Paris framework, creating ICAO. This makes Paris the direct legal ancestor or "forerunner."
- Mnemonic: "Paris is the Parent of Chicago."
0103004 · Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
Where letters make up the registration mark, combinations that could be mistaken for urgent or distress signals must be avoided, for example
- AXXX
- BRCC
- CDDD
Why that is the answer
DGCA Reference: This is regulated under ICAO Annex 7 (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks), Chapter 3.
Prohibited Combinations: When selecting registration letters, combinations that can be confused with international radio distress or urgency signals are explicitly banned.
The Specific Codes:
XXX is the universal radiotelephony urgency signal (equivalent to speaking "PAN PAN").
Other banned distress/urgency character strings under Annex 7 include SOS (distress), PAN (urgency), and TTT (safety).
Examples:-
SOS: The international Morse code maritime distress signal.
PAN: The international telephony urgency signal (used as "Pan-Pan" for urgent but non-life-threatening situations).
XXX: The radiotelegraphy urgency signal.
TTT: The radiotelegraphy safety signal.
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