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5. Height of tropopause
a. Is constant
b. Varies with altitude
c. Varies with Latitude
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7. Atmosphere is heated by
a. Solar Radiation
b. Heat from earth surface
c.
8. Tropos means
a. Turning
b. Under current
c. Convection
11. Stratosphere is
a. Unstable
b. Neutral
c. Stable
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c. 60lat
15. The middle atmosphere layer characterised by temperature inversion and stability...
a. Troposphere
b. Tropopause
c. Stratosphere
16. 0RWKHURISHDUOFORXGVRFFXULQ
a. Mesosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Stratosphere
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b. Mesosphere
c. Stratosphere
28. In actual atmosphere temp, at 19 km is -60C. How much it differs from ISA
a. -4.5C
b. -05.5 C
c. -03.5C
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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
29. Winds in a low pressure
a. Converge
b. Diverge
c. Go straight
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37. The relationship between height and pressure is made use in construction of
a. Altimeter
b. ASI
c. V S I
39. Two aircraft flying at the same indicated altitude with their altimeter set to 1013.2 hPa. One is
flying over cold air mass and other over warm air mass. Which of the two has greater
altitude?
a. Ac flying over warm air mass
b. Ac flying over cold air mass
40. The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to cold air mass will be
a. Same
b. More
c. Less
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41. An increase of 1000 feet in elevation near the earth is associated with decrease of pressure
of
a. 100 hPa
b. 1000 hPa
c. 3 hPa
d. 33 hPa
43. Isoclinal
a. Trough has frontal characteristics
b. After crossing the axis of trough winds back
c. After crossing the axis of trough winds veer
45. Flying from Delhi to Calcutta at constant indicated altitude but, experiencing a drift to
Starboard. The actual altitude will be (Vis-a-vis) indicated altitude
a. Lower
b. Same
c. Higher
46. In the Southern Hemisphere, around a Low Pressure Area wind blows
a. In clockwise direction
b. In anticlockwise direction
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47. If altimeter reads aerodrome elevation when a/c is on ground, its sub-scale must have been
set
a. QNH
b. QNE
c. QFF
d. QFE
pressures rise
a. Trough
b. Ridge
c. Low
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c. 35,000 ft
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TEMPERATURE
59. Diurnal variation of temperature is greatest when wind is
a. calm
b. light
c. strong
62. ALBEDO is
a. Radiation received by earth
b. Amount of heat
c. Reflecting power of earth
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c. Less than 1C
a. Lower
b. Same
c. Higher
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72. An air parcel is lifted till it gets saturated. The temperature attained at this stage is called
a. Potential temperature
b. Dew Point
c. Wet bulb
75. Higher the temperature ... would be the wavelength of emitted radiation
a. longer
b. shorter
76. Air is a bad conductor of heat. A parcel of air can therefore be regarded as insulated from
the environment
a. False
b. True
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a. larger
b. smaller
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a. UV
b. IR
c. Visible
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b. Long Waves
c. Both
ATMOSPHERIC DENSTY
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89. Density is
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
91. The altitude in ISA at which air density is the same as the observed density is called
a. Density Altitude
b. ISA Density
c. Real Density
density
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
94. For given pressure and temperature moist air has density
a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Same
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HUMIDITY
97. The ratio in % between the amount of water vapour present in the air to the amount of water
vapour that it can hold at the same temperature is
a. Humidity
b. Relative humidity
c. Dew point
98. The temperature to which air be cooled at constant pressure to become saturated, is called
a. Wet bulb temperature
b. Dry bulb temperature
c. Dew point
d. Humidity
99. Free air temperature, Wet bulb temperature and Dew point temperature are equal when
a. Air temperature is 0C
b. Relative humidity is 100%
c. Air temperature is not below 0C
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100.
101.
The spread between Free air temperature and Dew point temperature is .... when air is
saturated
a. Large
b. Least
c. Same
102.
a. More
b. Less
c. Same
103.
As the temperature of the air increases, the amount of water vapour required to
saturate it
a. decreases
b. increases
c. remains same
104.
The actual amount of water vapour contained in a given volume of air at a given
105.
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106.
It is the lowest temperature which air would attain by evaporating water into it to
saturate it.
a. Wet bulb temp
b. Dry bulb temp
c. Dew point
QUESTIONS ON WIND
107.
108.
109.
110.
of wind direction
a. Left
b. Right
111.
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112.
113.
114.
a. Dry &Warm
b. Cold & Humid
115.
wind.
a. Fohn
b. Anabatic
c. Katabatic
116.
in temperature and
in RH.
a. Fall/Rise
b. Rise/Fall
c. Fall/Fall
117.
a. Night/Day
b. Day/Night
c. Both Day and Night
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119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
On a weather map where isobars are closely packed, the surface winds are likelyto be
a. Light and parallel to isobars
b. Strong and parallel to isobars
c. Strong and blowing acros theisobars
124.
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a. At night
b. Any time of day and night
c. During day
125.
126.
127.
Katabatic wind occur due to sinking of air down the hill slope
a. True
b. False
128.
129.
130.
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131.
132.
133.
134.
The resultant wind that blows under the influence of pressure gradient force,
135.
Due to friction, from day to night for an isobaric pattern (in N hemisphere) Surface wind
136.
The winds which spiral inward in a counter-clockwise direction in the NH are associated
with
a. Turbulence
b. High pressure area
c. Low pressure area
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137.
Lower level wind 05010 kt, upper level wind 23005 kt, what is the thermal wind
a. 05005 kt
b. 23015 kt
c. 05015 kt
138.
139.
140.
141.
142.
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143.
Cyclostrophic wind gives a good approximation of the 2000' wind in an intense tropical
storm
a. True
b.
144.
False
145.
a. 30/15
b. 20/30
c. 40/30
146.
then the
levels ,
direction in N hemisphere
a. Ely
b. Wly
c. Sly
d. Nly
147.
Gradient wind is
a. Under estimate
b. Accurate
c. Over estimate
148.
Gale is
a. persistent strong winds with mean speed 44 kt, associated with thunderstorm
b. marked increase in wind speed lasing few minutes associated with CB or dust storm
c. persistent strong winds exceeding 33 kt, associated with depression
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ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY
150.
151.
152.
153.
When visibility reduces between 5000 m and 1000 m and RH is almost 100%, it is
a. Mist
b. Haze
c. Fog
154.
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c. Oct to Nov
155.
Warm and moist air moving over a cold ground gives rise to:
a. Thunder clouds
b. Fog and stratus
c. Frontal clouds
156.
157.
158.
159.
phenomena
a. Nocturnal
b. Dusk
c. Day
160.
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161.
The
a. Radiation
b. Advection
c. Frontal
162.
163.
164.
165.
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167.
Altostratus (AS) is
a. Low cloud of sheet type
b. A medium cloud of sheet type
c. A cloud of large vertical growth
d. A high cloud of sheet type
168.
169.
170.
To avoid icing in cloudy conditions, a pilot is advised to fly through a cloud which
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171.
172.
173.
174.
NS clouds occur
a. At cold front
b. At warm front
175.
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176.
177.
178.
The lowest level below which condensation trails will not form is
a. Mintra Level
b. Drytra Level
c. Maxtra Level
179.
180.
181.
182.
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a. Maxtra Level
b. Dytra Level
c. Mintra Level
183.
Cloud of operational significance has base below m or below the highest minimum
184.
185.
186.
187.
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188.
189.
190.
191.
192.
DALR means:
a. The rate at which temperature of unsaturated parcel of air falls with height
b. when made to ascend adiabatically
c. The rate at which temp falls with height
d. The rate at which ascending parcel of saturated air cools
193.
The surface air temp, is 30 C. Assuming DALR prevailing what is the temperature at 2
km
a. 18 C
b. 10 C
c. 42 C
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194.
An Isothermal atmosphere is
a. Stable
b. Unstable
c. Neutral
195.
If environmental lapse rate(ELR) is less than SALR, that part of the atmosphere is said to
be:
a. Absolutely unstable
b. Conditionally stable
c. Absolutely stable
196.
DALR is approximately
a. 5 C /km
b. 15 C /km
c. 10 C /km
197.
198.
199.
Dry air having a temperature of 35C on surface when forced to rise adiabatically by 1
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200.
201.
Inversion is
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Neutral
202.
203.
The process which to a large extent determines the vertical distribution of temperature
in atmosphere is
a. Adiabatic
b. Isothermal
c. Isentropic
204.
205.
Inversion is common in
a. Post Monsoon
b. Monsoon
c. Winters
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207.
208.
209.
Lights
a. Northern
b. Southern
c. Temperate
210.
211.
212.
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b. 22
c. 42
213.
214.
215.
of light
a. Refraction
b. Diffraction
c. Scattering
216.
217.
Halo is produced by
a. Refraction
b. Diffraction
c. Scattering
218.
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c. both
219.
220.
radius
a. 32
b. 22
c. 42
221.
on the outside
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Violet
222.
223.
The cloud which cause Halo has ... chances of ice accretion
a. negligible
b. maximum
c. medium
224.
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225.
PRECIPITATION
226.
When super cooled water drops and ice particles co-exist, the ice crystals grow at the
227.
The clouds whose tops extend well above the freezing level are called
a. Warm Clouds
b. Cold Clouds
c. Moderate Clouds
228.
The clouds whose tops do not extend to the freezing level are called
a. Warm Clouds
b. Cold Clouds
c. Moderate Clouds
229.
230.
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232.
233.
234.
Sleet is a mixture of
a. Hall & Snow
b. Rain & Snow
c. Frozen Rain
235.
236.
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238.
239.
240.
241.
242.
243.
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b. False
244.
245.
ICE ACCRETION
246.
Hoar frost occurs on airframe in clear air when the temperature of airframe is
a. below the frost point
b. frost point
c. just above the frost point
247.
248.
249.
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b. Large
c. Medium
250.
The
a. Rime
b. Hoar Frost
c. Glazed
251.
Airframe icing occurs below 0C. Its probability of occurrence decreases progressively
below -20 C, as at lower temperatures the proportion of supercooled water drops in a cloud
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Does not change
252.
CI, CS and CC clouds consist mostly ice crystals. Icing hazard is therefore
a. Maximum
b. Medium
c. Negligible
253.
AS, NS consist of supercooled water drops and ice crystals in varying proportion icing is
possible.
a. Maximum
b. Light or moderate
c. Negligible
254.
255.
level.
a. - 40 C level
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b. 30 C level
c. - 20 C level
256.
In CB icing may range from light to severe type up to -20C level. Below this
257.
concentration is around
that level.
a. -25 C level
b. -20 C level
c. -15 C level
258.
Carburetor icing occurs when air from intake passes through a ventury (choke) and
causes expansional cooling and vaporization of fuel. Serious icing can occur at extreme
temperatures
a. 13 C
b. 30C to -10C
c. 20 C
259.
occurs in a moist cloudless air on an aircraft surface having temp, below 0 C, due to
260.
occurs in St, Sc, Ac, Cu, Ns at temperature -10 to -40 C and in Cb at temperature -20
to -40C
a. Rime
b. Glazed
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c. Hoar Frost
261.
In clouds occurs when a wide range of water drop sizes are present at
262.
occurs in AS, NS, SC and towering CU or CB between 0 C and -20 C, in warm front
below 0 C, especially if the aircraft has rapidly descended from a colder region
a. Glazed
b. Fume
c. Mixture of Rime and Clear ice
263.
264.
QUESTIONS ON THUNDERSTORM
265.
266.
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a. Having layers
b. Composed of Ice crystals
c. Having strong vertical development
267.
268.
269.
270.
Aircraft icing is most favoured in the cloud which have temperatures ranging between
a. - 20 C and - 40 C
b. 0 C and - 20 C
c.
271.
below -40 C
272.
Hail is
a. Solid precipitation which commonly occurs over the mountainous regions during
winter.
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273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
Norwesters affect
a. N India
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279.
280.
281.
282.
283.
284.
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c. less than 6 km
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
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292.
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295.
296.
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297.
298.
299.
If the advancing cold front is colder than the cool air mass of the warm front, the
advancing cold front undercuts and lifts both the warm and cool air masses of the warm
front. This is
a. Warm Occlusion
b. Cold Occlusion
300.
The airmass which originated over land area located in polar region:
a. Warm & dry
b. Warm & Moist
c. Cold & dry
301.
302.
At warm front
a. Warm air overtakes the cold air
b. Cold air undercuts the warm air
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303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
of Cold front
a. Ahead
b. Behind
c. At the
308.
309.
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310.
The Surface of discontinuity between the Polar Easterlies and the temperate Westerlies
is called
a. Equatorial Front
b. Tropopause
c. Polar Front
311.
The air mass which origir>ates from sea area located in lower Lat is
a. Warm & Dry
b. Warm & Moist
c. Cold & Moist
312.
313.
314.
315.
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316.
CI, CS, AS, NS, ST in sequence are associated with the front
a. Warm
b. Cold
c. Occluded
317.
318.
319.
320.
WD is a front
a. Cold
b. Warm
c. Occluded
321.
of a warm front
a. Ahead
b. During
c. After
322.
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a. Cold
b.
Warm
c. Occluded
323.
324.
Whenever the low of a WD has two or more closed isobars, at 2 hPa interval, it is
termed as
a. Troughs in Westerlies
b. Western Depression
c. Western Cyclone
JET STREAMS
325.
The arbitrary lower limit of jet core velocity has been assigned by WMO as
a. 60 kt
b. 60 m/s
c. 70 m/s
326.
327.
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328.
Compared to horizontal wind shear the vertical wind shear in a Jet stream is
a. weaker
b. stronger
c. same
329.
330.
331.
Along the axis of a jet stream there are centres of high speed winds, these are called
a. Jet streaks
b. Core
c. Axis
332.
In a wavy jet the Jet streaks are located over or near the
a. Ridge
b. Trough
c. Between Trough and Ridge
333.
334.
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c. 35 N
335.
336.
337.
STJ has a layered structure. There are often two layers of maximum wind to the...of jet
core
a. S
b. N
c. SW
338.
339.
340.
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341.
342.
343.
344.
b.
12 - 13 km
c.
11 - 12 km
The TJ is strongest in
a.
July - Aug
b.
Sep - Oct
c. June
345.
346.
more
b.
less
c.
same
TJ is
a.
Westerly
b.
Easterly
c.
Southerly
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347.
For mountain waves to form there should be flow of air across the ridge, generally
30
b.
45
c.
60
348.
For mountain waves to form the wind speed for small mountains should be atleast
a. 15 m/s
b. 10 m/s
c. 7m/s
349.
For mountain waves to form the wind speed for large mountains should be atleast
a. 15 m/s
b. 10 m/s
c.
350.
7m/s
Unstable
b.
Stable
c. Indifferent
351.
ridge
352.
a.
Unstable
b.
Stable
c.
Indifferent
Troughs
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b. Ridges
c.
353.
Valley
354.
355.
a.
Fringes
b.
c.
Axis
in either cloud-free
356.
a.
b.
c.
When approaching an area where mountain waves have been reported, a pilot
should expect:
a. Possible presence of roll clouds and lenticular clouds
b. Intense up drafts and down drafts on the lee side of the mountains
c. Moderate to severe turbulence as far as 20 to 30 miles from the range on lee side
d. All of the above
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TROPICAL SYSTEMS
357.
358.
27 -33 kt
b.
48 - 63 kt
c.
17-27 kt
359.
SE sector
b.
NW sector
c. SW sector
d.
360.
NE sector
On whatever compass course the cyclone is approached, strong winds from the port
Ahead
b.
Behind
c.
Port
d.
361.
Starboard
The well developed extra tropical cyclonic storm is composed of two main frontal
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362.
363.
Moderate Weather
b.
Stormy weather
c.
Clear skies
d.
True
b. False
364.
365.
366.
367.
eye wall
b.
eye
No CS form
a.
At Poles
b.
At Equator
c.
At Lat 40 deg
Life
a.
2-3 Days
b.
10 Days
c.
6-7 Days
368.
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a.
Severe
b.
Very Weak
c. Moderate
369.
370.
Eye of a CS is surrounded by
a.
Shelf Clouds
b.
Wall Clouds
c.
Rotor Clouds
Same
b.
Different
c. Both
CLIMATOLOGY OF INDIA
371.
During winters
a. Advection fog occurs over northern & central part of India
b. Radiation fog occurs in southern part of country
c. Activity of Radiation fog increases after the passage of a WD over N India
372.
373.
b.
Hot weather
c.
Monsoon
d.
Winter months
Jan-Feb
b.
Mar-May
c.
Jun-Sept
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d.
374.
Oct - Dec
375.
376.
SWly
b.
SEly
c.
NEly
Monsoon period is
a. Jan to Feb
b. March to May
c. June to Sep
d. Oct to Dec
377.
378.
379.
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380.
381.
With a depression over the head Bay fair weather during monsoon occurs over
a.
Assam
b. W Bengal
c.
382.
Orissa
NE monsoon
b. SW monsoon
c.
383.
384.
SE monsoon
Mar to May
b.
Jun to Sept
c.
Oct to Nov
d.
Jan to Feb
weak
b.
steep
c. same as winters
385.
Bay of Bengal
b.
NE India
c.
Central India
d. Pakistan
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386.
During vigorous monsoon period the pressure gradient over west coast is
a.
Weak
b.
Steep
c. Normal
387.
winds
a.
Easterly
b.
Westerly
c. Nly
d.
388.
Southerly
winds
a.
Ely
b.
Wly
c. Nly
d.
389.
Sly
An aircraft flying in Pre monsoon season from Delhi to Kolkata at 10 km will experience
winds
a.
Easterly
b.
Westerly
c.
Northerly
d. Southerly
390.
experience winds
a.
SEly
b.
SWIy
c.
Nly
d.
NWly
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391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
An aircraft flying in winter season from Delhi to Kolkata at 06 km will experience winds
a.
SEly
b.
SWIy
c.
Nly
d.
NW - Wly
Port drift
b.
Starboard drift
c.
Tail wind
d.
Head win
Port drift
b.
Starboard drift
c.
Tail wind
d.
Head wind
Rise
b.
Fall
c.
Do not change
During break monsoon sometimes the surface winds over East UP and Bihar are
a.
b.
very strong
weak
c. normal
396.
Pre monsoon
b.
Winters
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397.
398.
c.
Post monsoon
d.
SW monsoon
Orissa
b.
Punjab
c.
Gujarat
d.
Chennai
suppression of upwelling
a. warm surface coastal current
b.
399.
400.
401.
Pre monsoon
b.
Winters
c.
Post monsoon
d.
SW monsoon
Pre monsoon
b.
Winters
c.
Post monsoon
d.
SW monsoon
Pre monsoon
b.
Winters
c.
Post monsoon
d.
SW monsoon
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402.
b.
NW India
c. S India
GENERAL CIRCULATION
403.
The pole wards moving air piles up in the subtropical regions and forms high pressure
404.
405.
a.
Subtropical high
b.
Polar High
c.
Equatorial high
advection
b.
convection
c.
subsidence
The occurrence of large deserts near 30N and 305 are due to large scale
a.
subsidence
b.
convection
c. advection
406.
A part of the sinking air over the subtropical highs flows towards the equator, turning
west (in the northern hemisphere) due to the Coriolis force. This surface air is called
407.
a.
Trade winds
b.
Roaring forties
c.
Doldrums
The huge vertical circulations, one between the equator and 3 ON and another
Hadley Cells
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408.
b.
Ferrel Cells
c.
Polar cells
The descending branch of the Hadley cell marked by calm winds and high pressure at
409.
a.
Tropical Latitudes
b.
Middle latitudes
c.
Horse Latitudes
The winds in the upper troposphere are westerly. These are known as
a.
Natural Westerlies
b.
Steady Westerlies
c. Zonal Westerlies
410.
Westerlies
b.
Easterlies
c. Zonal Westerlies
411.
412.
413.
W to E
b.
E to W
c.
N to S
d.
S to N
The tropical disturbances which form in the equatorial low pressure belt move in a
a.
Easterly direction
b.
Westerly direction
c.
Southerly direction
Tropical disturbance which reach the zone of transition in the upper level flow change
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414.
a.
Perpendicular direction
b.
Opposite direction
c.
Southwards
regions
a.
surplus
b.
Deficit
c. balance
415.
The systems like highs, lows, cyclonic circulation etc are associated with distinct types
416.
417.
a.
Synoptic Meteorology
b.
Climatology
c.
Physical Meteorology
ITCZ
b.
Horse Latitudes
c.
Equatorial Doldrums
Steady NE winds in the N hemisphere and SE winds in the S hemisphere are called.
a. Easterly winds
b. Trade Winds
c.
Tropical Winds
418.
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c. 6 hr
419.
For non-scheduled National Flights advance notice an advance notice (before ETD) is
420.
a.
3 hr
b.
18-24 hr
c.
6 hr
to Met Offices
a. Met Offices
b. en-route forests of winds and temperature
c. SIGMET
d. TREND
421.
IMD has
a.
b.
c. 6
422.
423.
424.
There arc
a.
14
b.
19
c.
16
There are
a.
42
b.
52
c.
62
b.
2
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c.
425.
426.
9hr
1 hr
b. 2 hr
c.
427.
3 hr
b. TAF
c.
428.
429.
430.
AIREP
18 hr
b.
8hr
c.
9hr
50 NM
b.
100 NM
c.
150 NM
RAFC
b.
c.
MWO
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431.
432.
18 hr
b.
12 hr
c.
9hr
below 460
b. 460
c.
433.
above 460
CODAR is
a. Radar Report
b. Upper report from an aircraft (other than weather reconnaissance aircraft)
c. Coded ARFOR
434.
WINTEM is
a. Actual upper winds
b. Forecast upper wind and temperature
c. Actual temperature and upper winds
435.
436.
actual
b.
expected
c.
both
in flight
b.
on ground
c. both
437.
SIGMET is issued by
a.
RAFC
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438.
439.
b.
c.
MWO
4 hr
b.
18 hr
c.
6 hr
440.
b.
Volcanic Ash
c.
SEV Icing
low-level aircraft
b.
c. both
441.
442.
443.
b.
low-level aircraft
c.
both
3 hr
b.
4 hr
c.
6 hr
30 kt
b. 24 kt
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c.
444.
15 kt
45
b. 30
c.
445.
60
Airfield Warning for gliders, light aircraft and helicopters is issued for expected wind
speed
446.
447.
a.
15 kt
b.
17 kt
c.
30 kt
Wind Shear Warning is issued for the observed or expected wind shear above runway
a.
up to 500 m
b.
above 500 m
c.
300 m
448.
b.
in flight
c.
both
Kolkata only
c. both
449.
VOLMET consists of
a. SIGMET
b.
TAP only
c.
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450.
their alternates
451.
a.
within India
b.
outside India
Two
b. Three
c.
Four
STATION MODEL
452.
NW
b.
NE
c. SE
453.
454.
AC
b. AS
c.
AC &AS
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455.
456.
b.
SC
c.
ST
457.
CS
200 m
b. 250 m
c.
458.
459.
100 to 199m
2/8
4/8
3/8
460.
461.
b. 29.1
to 30.4
c. 30.6
to 30.4
Temperature 34 C is
a.
Dry
b.
Wet
c.
Dew Point
962 represents
a.
QFE
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462.
463.
464.
b.
QFF
c.
QNH
996
b.
996.2
c.
1096.2
6 hr
b.
3hr
c.
24 hr
Past weather is
a. Moderate Light Rain
b. Continuous Rain
c. Heavy Rain
465.
Rainfall amount
a.
is
2 mm
b. 1.5 mm
c.
466.
467.
1,6 to 2.4 mm
0300 to 0300 Z
b.
0100 to 2400Z
c.
Speed of Ship is
a.
5 KMH
b.
5 MPS
c.
5 KT
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468.
NW
b.
SW
c. NE
469.
470.
471.
3 hr
b.
6 hr
c.
12 hr
Surface visibility is
a.
500 to <1000 m
b.
1000 to 2000m
c.
Weather reported is
a. Rain at the time of observation
b. Rain during last one hour
c. Rain not at station but within 5 km
472.
day
15'"
b. 16th
c.
473.
17th
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a.
0630 1ST
b.
0230UTC
c. 0230 1ST
474.
475.
2- 6 kt
b.
3-7 kt
c.
4-6 kt
290 to 050
b.
050 to 290
c. 200 to 050
476.
477.
478.
b.
c.
Visibility towards N is
a.
1500m
b.
6000 m
c.
3000 m
2000 m
b. 2500 ft
c.
479.
2500 ft
1500 m
b. >1500 m
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c. < 1500 m
480.
Decreased
b.
Increased
c. Remained same
481.
482.
Present weather is
a.
Fog
b.
Brown Dust
c.
Mist
1-2/8
b. 2-4/8
c.
483.
5-7/8
Amount of CB cloud is
a.
1-2/8
b. 2-4/8
c.
484.
5-7/8
Height of base of CB is
a. 2500 m
b. 3000 ft
c.
485.
2500 ft
3000 m
b.
30000 m
c.
30000 ft
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486.
487.
488.
1 hr
b.
2hr
c.
3 hr
0400
b.
0430
c.
0415
6000 m
b. 10 km
c. >10 km
489.
490.
Q1003 is
a.
QFE
b.
QFF
c.
QNH
Very Dry
b. Moist
c.
491.
Saturated
Rain
b. Mist
c.
492.
Fog
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493.
31.5 to 32.4 C
b. 32.1 to 32.4 C
c.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
31.5 to 32.4 C
800 m to 5000 m
b.
0 to 800 m
c.
5000 m to 10 km
800 m to 5000 m
b.
0 to 800 m
c.
5000 m to 10 km
800 m to 5000 m
b.
0 to 800 m
c.
5000 m to 9999
800 m to 5000 m
b.
9000 to 9999 m
c.
10 km or more
2C
b.
3C
c. 2.5C
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499.
500.
501.
- 12
b.
- 13
c.
MS 12
exact value
b.
upper value
c.
lower value
Q1002
b. Q1003
c.
502.
503.
504.
505.
Q1002.6
Q2900
b.
A2992
c.
A 3000
< 1000 m
b.
1000 m
c.
> 1000 m
b.
1000 to 5000m
c.
>1000 m
values or conditions
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a.
Ceiling
b.
base
c. amount
506.
9-10 km
b.
10 km or more
c. 10 km only
507.
CAVOK is issued when (i) Visibility 10 km or more (ii) No weather of significance (iii)No
clouds below 1500 m or below the highest minimum sector altitude, which ever is greater
and no cumulonimbus.
a. Any one condition
b. Any two conditions
c. All the three conditions
508.
SPECI is issued when (i) Change in wind direction by > 60 and speed before and/
after change is > 10 kt. (ii) Mean speed has changed by > 10 kt (iii) Variation from mean
speed by > 10 kt and speed before and/ after change >
15 kt
509.
SPECI is issued when Clouds are (i) BKN or OVC base at 30, 60, 150, 300, 450 m (ii)
BKN/
510.
SPECI is issued for vertical visibility, by stations having Ceilograph, when sky is obscured
a.
True
b.
False
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511.
observation.
a.
3 C
b.
4 C
c.
2 C
QUESTIONS ON TAF
TAF VILK 241800Z 250009 0900SKT 0800 EG BECMG 0405 09015KT 6000 SCT008 BKN120 TEMPO 0608
J2015G30KT3000 TSRAFEW012 FEW025CB BKNIOO BECMG AT 0800 09010KT 7000 EEW030
SCT120 BKN280 =
512.
23rd
b.
18lh
c. 24th
513.
2330 1ST
b. 1830 UTC
c. 24 UTC
514.
515.
09 kt
b.
06 kt
c.
08 kt
120
b.
090
c.
050
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516.
23rd
b.
24'"
c. 25th
517.
518.
1500m
b.
0800 m
c.
0200 m
1000 m
b.
1000 ft
c. 0800 ft
519.
0600 1ST
c. 0800 UTC
520.
521.
090
b.
100
c.
120
Fog
b.
TSRA
c. Mist
522.
1-2/8
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b.
3-4/8
c. 5-7/8
523.
Amount of CB cloud is
a.
1-2/8
b.
2-4/8
c. 5-7/8
524.
Height of base of CB is
a.
2500 ft
b. 3000 m
c. 2500 m
525.
526.
2800 m
b.
28000 m
c.
28000 ft
23 to 00 1ST
b.
18 to 00 UTC
c.
20 to 12 UTC
QUESTIONS ON ROFOR
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ROFOR 010000Z 010610 KT VECC VILK 2SC030 2CB030 3AC100 2CI300 7///170 621800 541501
405022 28015 407010 28020 410005 29030 420M05 27045 440M41 27105 11111 12870
380120 22222 36140 2825=
527.
0610 UTC
b.
0000 1ST
c. 0000 UTC
528.
529.
530.
531.
532.
KT
b.
MPS
c.
KMH
Base of CB cloud is
a.
300 m
b.
300 ft
c.
3000 ft
1700 m
b.
17,000 ft
c.
1.7 km
7///170
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533.
534.
535.
536.
b.
621800
c.
54//609
Type of Icing?
a.
Nil
b.
Light
c.
b.
c.
21,000 ft
b.
18,000 m
c.
15,000 ft
300 m
b.
600 m
c. ) Up to Cloud Top
537.
538.
15,000 ft
b.
5,000 ft
c.
12,000 ft
2000 ft
b.
300 m
c.
Up to Top of cloud
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539.
540.
541.
280/10 kt
b.
280/15 kt
c.
280/20 kt
270/45 kt
b.
270/45 KMH
c.
270/40 kt
542.
543.
b.
05 C
c.
265 K
- 45 C
b.
- 41 C
c.
233 K
10
b.
01
c. 02
544.
545.
22222
b.
11111
c.
111111
22222
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546.
547.
b.
11111
c.
111111
120 kt
b.
130 kt
c.
140 kt
40000 ft
b.
36000 ft
c. 38000 ft
548.
549.
27 N/70 E
b.
28 N/75 E
c.
28 N/70 E
25 kt
b.
30 kt
c. 38 kt
550.
551.
125 kt
b.
120 kt
c.
140 kt
40,000 ft
b.
36,000 ft
c.
38,000 ft
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552.
270/105 kt
b.
270/115 KMH
c. 270/140 kt
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