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1.ATMOSPHERE

001)Lowestlayerofatmosphereis
a)Troposphere
b)Tropopause
c)Stratosphere

002)HeightofTropopauseatequatoris
a)1012km
b)16-18km
c)1214km

003)HeightofTropopauseatPolesis
a)1214km
b)1213km
c)08-10km

004)Higherthesurfacetemperature..wouldbethetropopause
a)Higher
b)Lower
c)Same

005)Heightoftropopause..
a)Isconstant
b)Varieswithaltitude
C)VarieswithLatitude

006)Above8kmthelowertemperaturesareover
a)Equator
b)MidLatitudes
c)Poles

007)Atmosphereisheatedby
a)SolarRadiation
b)Heatfromearthsurface
c)Fromabove

008)Troposmeans.
a)Turning
b)Undercurrent
c)Convection

009)CO2andH2Oarealsocalled..
a)GreenHouseGases
b)RareEarthGases

010)Troposphereisgenerally
a)Stable
b)Unstable
c)Neutral

011)Stratosphereis
a)Unstable
b)Neutral
c)Stable

012)Tropopauseisdiscontinuousatabout
a)30lat
b)40Iat
c)60lat

013)Mostofatmosphericmassiscontainedin...
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Heterosphere

014)StratosphereextendsfromTropopauseto
a) 50km
b) 60km
c) 40km

015)Themiddleatmospherelayercharacterisedbytemperatureinversionandstability...
a) Troposphere
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere

016)Motherofpearlcloudsoccurin.
a) Mesosphere
b) Thermosphere
c) Stratosphere

017)ThetemperatureinISAat17kmis..
a) -56.5C
b) 65.5C
c) 35.5C

018)Byweight,approximateratioofO2toN2intheatmosphereis
a) 1:3
b) 1:4
c) 1:5

019)Byvolume,theapproximateratioofO2toN2intheatmosphereis
a) 1:3
b) 1:4
c) 1:5

020)Byvolume,theproportionCO2intheatmosphereis
a) 3%
b) 0.3%
c) 0.03%

021)InISA,themeansealeveltemperatureis
a) 15C
b) 10C
c) 25C

022)Maximumconcentrationofozoneisataheightof.
a) 1015km
b) 20-25km
c) 3035km

023)Additionaloxygenisneededwhileflyingabove
a) 5000ft
b) 7000ft
c) 10000ft

024)CO2andH2Okeeptheatmosphere
a) Warm
b) Cold
c) Havenoeffect

025)Noctilucentcloudsoccurin
a) Thermosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Stratosphere

026)Temperatureat2kmis05CwhatisISAdeviation.Hint:(ActualISA)
a) -05C
b) 02C
c) -03C

027)PressureatMSLis1002.25hPa.FindtheISAdeviation.Hint:(ActualISA)
a) -11hPa
b) 10hPa
c) 12hPa

028)Inactualatmospheretemp,at19kmis60C.HowmuchitdiffersfromISAdeviation?
a) -4.5C
b) 05.5C
c) -03.5C

029)Nacreouscloudsoccurin
a) Thermosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) UpperStratosphere

030)Theatmosphereupto80kmhasanearlysimilarcompositionandiscalledtheHomosphere.Itsuniform
compositionisdueto.
a) Pressure
b) Gravitationofearth
c) MixingduetoTurbulence

031)Halfoftheatmosphere,airmassiscontained.below
a) 20,000ft
b) 15,000ft
c) 10,000ft

032)InjetstandardatmospheretheLapserateis
a) 2C/1000ft
b) 2C/km
c) 5C/km

033)Therateoffalloftemperatureswithheight,called
a) Isothermalrate
b) Inversionrate
c) Lapserate

034)Inactualatmospherethelapseratecould
a) assumeanyvalue
b) fallupto8km
c) riseupto50km

035)TropicalTropopauseextendsfromtheequatortolat3545.overIndiaitisat
a) 2021km
b) 1415km
c) 16-16.5km

036)Lapserateinthetroposphereisproduceby.andinthestratosphereby..
a) evaporationcondensation
b) Risingairsolarradiation
c) terrestrialradiationsolarradiationconvection
d) solarradiationconvection

037)Mostofthewatervapourintheatmosphereisconfineupto
a) Stratosphere
b) 30,000ft
c) midtroposphere
d) lowertroposphere

038)Negativelapserateoftemperatureis
a) Isothermalrate
b) temperaturerisewithloweringheight
c) temperaturerise with increase inheight (INVERSION)
d) temperaturefallwithheight

039)InICAOISAtheatmosphereisassumedtobeisothermal
a) Instratosphere
b) 11to16km
c) 11to20km
d) 11to32km

040)OneoftheCharacteristicsofouratmosphereis
a) poorconductorofheatandelectricity
b) equatoriswarmerthanpolesabove10km
c) lapserateinthestratosphereispositive
d) densityisconstantabove8km

041)Heattransferintheatmosphereismaximumdueto
a) convection
b) radiation
c) sensibleheat
d) latentheat

042)Theknowledgeoftheheightoftropopauseisimportantforapilotbecause
a) weatherismainlyconfineduptothislevel.
b) cloudsrarelyreachuptothisheightduetojetstreams.
c) stratospherestartatthisheightwhereallsolarradiationareabsorbed.

043)InISAatmospherethetropopauseoccursataheightof
a) 810km
b) 11km
c) 1618km

044)LapserateinthetroposphereisduetoandistheStratosphereisdueto..
a) Conduction,convection
b) terrestrialradiation,solarradiation
c) Risingair,solarradiation
d) Watervapour,Ozone.

045)Thereisreversaloftemperatureintheatmosphereat8kmbecause
a) Laserateatpolesisalwayshigherthanatequator
b) Lapserateatequatorisalwayshigherthanatpoles
c) Lapserateatequatorisalwayshigherthanatpoles
d) Lapseratereversesatpolesandbecomesnegative

2.ATMOSPHERICPRESSURE

046)Windsinalowpressure
a) Converge
b) Diverge
c) Gostraight

047)Lowpressureisassociatedwith
a) GoodWeather
b) BadWeather
c) None

048)Inahighpressureareawindsare
a) Normal
b) Strong
c) Weak

049)FlyingfromLowtoHighanaltimeterwouldread
a) Over
b) Under
c) constant

050)Isallobarsarelinesofequal
a) Pressure
b) TemperatureTendency
c) PressureTendency

051)Whatkindofabarometerisanaltimeter?
a) Aneroid
b) Mercury
c) Alcohol

052)AregionbetweentwoLowsandTwoHighsis
a) Depression
b) SecondaryLow
c) Col

053)Badweatherandbettervisibilityisassociatewith
a) High
b) Low
c) Col

054)Therelationshipbetweenheightandpressureismadeuseinconstructionof
a) Altimeter
b) ASI
c) VSI

055)Altimeteralwaysmeasuretheheightofaircraftabove
a) MSL
b) datumlevelof1013.2hPa
c) datumlevelatwhichitssub-scaleisset

056)Twoaircraftflyingatthesameindicatedaltitudewiththeiraltimetersetto1013.2hPa.Oneisflyingovercold
airmassandotheroverwarmairmass.Whichofthetwohasgreateraltitude?
a) Acflyingoverwarmairmass
b) Acflyingovercoldairmass

057)Therateoffallofpressurewithheightinawarmairmasscomparedtocoldairmasswillbe
a) Same
b) More
c) Less

058)Anincreaseof1000ftatmslisassociatedwithdecreaseofpressureof
a) 100hPa
b) 1000hPa
c) 3hPa
d) 33hPa

059)Linesdrawnthroughplacesofequalpressureareknownas
a) Isobars
b) Isotherms
c) Isogonal
d) Isoclinal

060)Whichistrue
a) Troughhasfrontalcharacteristics
b) AttroughwindsbackinN-hemisphere
c) AttroughwindsveerinNhemisphere

061)SemiDiurnalpressurechangesaremostpronouncedin
a) Polarregion
b) Middlelatitudes
c) Tropics

062)FlyingfromDelhitoCalcuttaatconstantindicatedaltitudebut,experiencingadrifttoStarboard.The
actualaltitudewillbe(Visavis)indicatedaltitude
a) Lower
b) Same
c) Higher

063)IntheSouthernHemisphere,aroundaLowPressureAreawindblows
a) Inclockwisedirection
b) Inanticlockwisedirection
c) Acrossisobarstowardsthecentre

064)Altimeterofa/congroundreadsaerodromeelevation,itssubscaleissetto
a) QNH
b) QNE
c) QFF
d) QFE

065)Instrumentforrecordingpressureiscalled
a) Anemograph
b) Barometer
c) Hygrograph

066)Poorvisibilityisassociatedwith
a) High
b) Low
c) Col

067)Oneitherside,perpendiculartothe..pressuresrise
a) Trough
b) Ridge
c) Low

068)Fallofpressurewithheightismorerapidin
a) Coldareas
b) Warmareas
c) Humidareas

069)300hPainISAcorrespondstothelevel
a) 20,000ft
b) 30,000ft
c) 35,000ft

070)18,000ftheightinISAcorrespondstolevel
a) 700hPa
b) 200hPa
c) 500hPa

080)200hPainISAcorrespondstothelevel
a) 20,000ft
b) 30,000ft
c) 40,000ft

081)24,000ftheightinISAcorrespondstolevel
a) 400hPa
b) 500hPa
c) 300hPa

082)700hPainISAcorrespondstothelevel
a) 20,000ft
b) 10,000ft
c) 18,000ft

083)40,000ftheightinISAcorrespondstolevel
a) 400hPa
b) 500hPa
c) 200hPa

084)850hPainISAcorrespondstothelevel
a) 7,000ft
b) 5,000ft
c) 10,000ft

085)Atmosphericpressureisdueto
a) wind
b) temperature
c) gravity
d) density

086)Anaircraftisgainingaltitude,inspiteofaltimeterreadingconstantaltitude.why?
a) Standardpressurehasrisen
b) FlyingtowardsHigh
c) FlyingTowardsLow
d) Temperaturehasdecreased

087)Acontourof9160mcanbeexpectedonaconstantpressurechartforpressurelevel
a) 500hpa
b) 400hpa
c) 300hpa
d) 200hpa

088)Incontourchartof300hpa,isohypse(contours)aredrawnatintervalof
a) 20gpm
b) 40gpm
c) 60gpm
d) 80gpm

089)Inconstantpressurechartof500hpa,isohypsearedrawnatintervalof
a) 20gpm
b) 40gpm
c) 60gpm
d) 80gpm

090)QNHofanaerodrome160mAMSLis1005hpa.QFE?(Assuming1hpa=8m)
a) 1010hpa
b) 975hpa
c) 1005hpa
d) 990hpa

091)SteepPressuregradientwouldmean
a) Contoursfarapartandweakwind
b) Contoursfarapartandstrongwind
c) Isobarsfarapartandtemperaturelow
d) Isobarscloselypackedandstrongwind

092)Whattypeofinversionoccurswhenastablelayerliesinahighpressurearea
a) Negative
b) Radiation
c) Subsidence
d) Airmass

093)Whichofthefollowingwouldcausetruealtitudetoincreasewhenaltimeterindicatesconstantaltitude
a) Warm/Low
b) Cold/Low
c) Hot/High
d) Cool/Low

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094)Themovementofwindinrelationtoacycloneis
a) Descendingandsubsiding
b) Ascendingandconverging
c) Descendingandcooling
d) Ascendinganddiverging

095)Anaerodromeisatthemeansealevel.ItsQNHis1014.0hpa.ItsQFFwillbe
a) 1014.0hpa
b) 1013.25hpa
c) Difficulttotell
d) MorethanQNH

3.TEMPERATURE

096)Diurnalvariationoftemperatureisgreatestwhenwindis
a) calm
b) light
c) strong

097)Diurnalvariationoftemperatureismaximumover
a) forest
b) ocean
c) land

098)Onacleardaytheamountofsolarradiationreceivedbyearthsurfaceis
a) 3/4th
b) 30%
c) 5/6th

099)ALBEDOis
a) Radiationreceivedbyearth
b) Amountofheat
c) Reflectingpowerofearth

100)DuringDaytheambienttemperatureis...thanground
a) Lower
b) Higher
c) Same

101)Diurnalvariationoftemperatureoveroceanis...
a) Morethanland
b) Above3C
c) Lessthan1C

102)Atacoaststationthediurnalvariationoftemperature,dependson..
a) Winddirection
b) Windspeed
c) Radiation

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103)Snowsurfacereflectsabout%ofsolarradiation.
a) 75%
b) 80%
c) 90%

104)AmountofSolarradiationreceivedperunitareais.....
a) Insolation
b) Convection
c) Radiation

105)Solarradiationreceivedbytheearthis.....
a) LongWave
b) Albedo
c) Shortwave

106)Riseintemperatureofasurfaceisproportionaltoitsspecificheat
a) Directly
b) Indirectly

107)Specificheatoflandisthanthatofwater
a) Lower
b) Same
c) Higher

108)Minimumtemperatureisreachedat...
a) sunrise
b) midnight
c) 1/2-1hourafterdawn

109)Anairparcelisliftedtillitgetssaturated.Thetemperatureattainedbyitiscalled
a) Potentialtemperature
b) DewPoint
c) Wetbulb

110)Cloudynightsare...
a) cold
b) normal
c) warm

111)Watervapouristransparenttoterrestrialradiation
a) completely
b) partially
c) indifferent

112)Higherthetemperature.wouldbethewavelengthofemittedradiation
a) longer
b) shorter

113)Airisabadconductorofheat.Aparcelofaircanthereforeberegardedasinsulatedfromtheenvironment
a) False
b) True

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114)Warmertheearth..willbetheNocturnalradiation
a) intense
b) weaker
c) moderate

115)Heatisthe..oftheKEofallmoleculesandatomsofasubstance
a) sumtotal
b) average

116)Thesolarradiationconsistsofabout46%
a) UV
b) IR
c) Visible

117)Thetotalenergyradiatedbyablackbodyisproportionaltoitstemperature(T)
a) T
b) T3
c) T4

118)Intenseradiationareemittedby
a) Hotbodies
b) Coldbodies
c) Stars

119)Thewavelengthofmostintenseradiationisinverselyproportionaltoits.....
a) Absolutetemperature
b) Humidity
c) Albedo

120)Hotbodies(likesun)radiate
a) ShortWaves
b) LongWaves
c) Both

121)Theflowofheatfromearthsurfaceis77%by
a) SensibleHeat
b) LatentHeat

122)40C= 40F
a) True
b) False

123)SurfaceTemperatureisrecordedataheightof..aboveground
a) 1.5m
b) 1.25m
c) 2m

124)ThedoorofStevenson'sscreenshouldopen
a) oppositetosun
b) intosun
c) anydirection

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125)TheliquidusedinMinimumThermometeris
a) mercury
b) alcohol
c) sprit

126)Freezingpointofwateris
a) 0F
b) 12F
c) 22F
d) 32F

127)Boilingpointofwateris
a) 100F
b) 112F
c) 212F
d) 312F
128)Freezingpointofwateris
a) 173K
b) 273K
c) 373K
d) 473K

129)Boilingpointofwateris
a) 373K
b) 273K
c) 173K
d) 312K

130)Convert68FintoKelvintemperature
a) 233K
b) 283K
c) 294K
d) 293K

131)Diurnalvariationoftemperatureisleastonadaywhenitis
a) Clear
b) Partlycloudy
c) Cloudy
d) Overcast

132)Aclearandcalmnightiscoolerthanacloudynight,becausenocturnalradiation
a) escapethroughcloud
b) arepartlyradiatedbackbycloudstoearth
c) arefullyabsorbedbyHO
d) arefullypreventedbycloudstoescape

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4.AIRDENSITY
133)Densityis.. atpolesthanequator
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same

134)Above8kmdensityis.. atpolesthanatequator
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same

135)ThealtitudeinISAatwhichairdensityisthesameastheobserveddensityiscalled
a) DensityAltitude
b) ISADensity
c) RealDensity

136)Densityisusuallyexpressedas
a) Kg/sqm
b) g/cum
c) N/sqm

137)Higherdensityaltitudemeans.. density
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same

138)Forgivenpressureandtemperaturemoistairhasdensity
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same

139)Airislessdenserin
a) HighAltitudes
b) WarmAir
c) Highhumidity
d) Allthese

140)Densityaltitudemaybedefinedas:
a) Thealtitudeinastandardatmosphereatwhichtheprevailingpressureoccurs.
b) Thealtitudeinastandardatmosphereatwhichtheprevailingdensityoccurs.
c) Surfaceofconstantatmosphericpressurerelatedtostandardatmosphereof1013.2hPa

141)Ifpressureincreasesthedensityaltitude
a) Increases
b) Lowers
c) Remainsthesame

142)Forevery1Cchangeintemperature,densityaltitudediffersby
a) 33ft
b) 100ft
c) 120ft
d) 210ft

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5.HUMIDITY

142)Theratioin%betweentheamountofwatervapourpresentintheairtotheamountofwatervapourthatitcan
holdatthesametemperatureis
a) Humidity
b) Relativehumidity
c) Dewpoint

143)Thetemperaturetowhichairbecooledatconstantpressuretobecomesaturated,iscalled
a) Wetbulbtemperature
b) Drybulbtemperature
c) Dewpoint
d) Humidity

144)Freeairtemperature,WetbulbtemperatureandDewpointtemperatureareequalwhen
a) Airtemperatureis0C
b) Relativehumidityis100%
c) Airtemperatureisnotbelow0C

145)Onarainydaycomparedtosunnydaythelengthofrunwayrequiredis
a) More
b) Less
c) Same

146)Thespread(difference)betweenFreeairtemperatureandDewpointtemperatureis....whenairissaturated
a) Large
b) Least
c) Same

147)Thesaturationvapourpressureoverwateristhantheice
a) More
b) Less
c) Same

147)Asthetemperatureoftheairincreases,theamountofwatervapourrequiredtosaturateit..
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remainssame

148)Theactualamountofwatervapourcontainedinagivenvolumeofairatagiventemperatureistermedas...
a) RelativeHumidity
b) SpecificHumidity
c) AbsoluteHumidity

149)HumidityMixingRatiowhenairisliftedadiabatically
a) decreases
b) remainsconstant
c) increases

150)Itisthelowesttemperaturewhichairwouldattainbyevaporatingwaterintoittosaturateit.
a) Wetbulbtemp
b) Drybulbtemp
c) Dewpoint

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6.WIND

151)InShemisphereifanobserverfaceswind,lowwillbetohis
a) Right
b) Left

152)InNhemisphereduetorotationofearthwindsaredeflectedto
a) Left
b) Right

153)LocalWindsfollowBuysBallot'slaw
a) False
b) True

154)CoriolisforceactsperpendiculartotheofwinddirectioninNhemisphere
a) Left
b) Right

155)Geostrophicwindisduetothebalancebetweentheforces.
a) CoriolisandFriction
b) PressuregradientandCyclostrophic
c) PressuregradientandCoriolis

156)Coriolisforceisstrongestat..
a) Midlatitudes
b) Poles
c) Equator

157)Geostrophicrulebreaksdownat.
a) Midlatitudes
b) Poles
c) Equator

158)Fohnwindsare..ontheLeewardsideofamountain,
a) Dry&Warm
b) Cold&Humid

159)Thewindslidingdownahillduringnightiscalled.. wind.
a) Fohn
b) Anabatic
c) Katabatic

160)Withtheonsetofseabreezethereisa. intemperatureand.inRH.
a) Fall/Rise
b) Rise/Fall
c) Fall/Fall

161)Seabreezesetsinby.anddiesoffat...
a) Night/Day
b) Day/Night
c) BothDayandNight

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162)IfanaircraftinNhemispherefliesfromHtoLitwillexperience
a) Starboarddrift
b) Portdrift

163)InNHemisphereifyouexperiencePortdrift,altimeterwillread
a) Under
b) Over

164)Linesofconstantwindspeeddrawnonweatherchartsarecalled
a) Isobars
b) Isotachs
c) Isogons

165)Squallaredistinguishedfromgustsby:
a) Shorterduration
b) Longerduration
c) Lowerwindspeed

166)Thethermalwindis:
a) Thewindthatblowsbecauseofthermals
b) Thewarmwindthatblowsdownthehillontheleewardside
c) Thewindwhichmustbeaddedvectoriallytothelowerlevelgeostrophicwindtoobtaintheupper
levelgeostrophicwind

167)Onaweathermapwhereisobarsarecloselypacked,thesurfacewindsarelikelytobe
a) Lightandparalleltoisobars
b) Strongandparalleltoisobars
c) Strongandblowingacrosstheisobars

168)Anabaticwindoccurs
a) Atnight
b) Anytimeofdayandnight
c) Duringday

169)Anabaticwindisstrongerthankatabatic
a) True
b) False

170)Katabaticwindisdownslopecoldwindduetonocturnalcooling
a) True
b) False

171)Katabaticwindoccurduetosinkingofairdownthehillslope
a) True
b) False

172)Anabaticwindoccurduetodownwardmovementofairalongvalley
a) True
b) False

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173)Seabreezeisstrongerthanlandbreeze
a) True
b) False

174)ThewindblowsclockwisearoundlowinaNhemisphere
a) True
b) False

175)ThewindblowsclockwisearoundlowinShemisphere
a) True
b) False

176)ThewindblowsanticlockwisearoundlowinNhemisphere
a) True
b) False

177)ThewindblowsanticlockwisearoundlowinShemisphere
a) True
b) False

178)Theresultantwindthatblowsundertheinfluenceofpressuregradientforce,geostrophicforceand
cyclostrophicforceiscalled
a) Gradientwind
b) Geostrophicwind
c) cyclostrophicwind

179)Duetofriction,fromdaytonightforanisobaricpattern(inNhemisphere)theSurfacewindbacksand
weakens
a) True
b) False

180)ThewindswhichspiralinwardinacounterclockwisedirectionintheNHemisphereareassociatedwith
a) Turbulence
b) Highpressurearea
c) Lowpressurearea

181)Lowerlevelwind05010kt,upperlevelwind23005kt,whatisthethermalwind
a) 05005kt
b) 23015kt
c) 05015kt

182)Achangeinwinddirectionfrom310to020is
a) Backing
b) Veering

183)Achangefrom270to250is
a) Backing
b) Veering

184)Suddenchangeinwindspeedfrom10ktto30ktandthento15ktis
a) Gust
b) Squall
c) gale

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185)Suddenchangeinwindspeedfrom10ktto30ktfor23minutes
a) Squall
b) Gust

186)AsignificantwindshearcanbeassociatedwithTSorlinesquall
a) False
b) True

187)Cyclostrophicwindgivesagoodapproximationofthe2000'windinanintensetropicalstorm
a) True
b) False

188)Rotorcloudshaveextremelyturbulentflyingconditions
a) False
b) True

189)Frictioncauseswindstoflowcrossisobaricby... overlandand......oversea
a) 20/10
b) 20/30
c) 40/30

190)IftheSiswarmerthanN,levelbylevel,fromsurfaceuptohigherlevels,thenthe..windwill
strengthenwithheightwithnochangeindirectioninNhemisphere
a) Ely
b) Wly
c) Sly
d) Nly

191)Gradientwindisofgeostrophicwindinananticyclone
a) Underestimate
b) Accurate
c) Overestimate

192)Galeis
a) persistentstrongwindswithmeanspeed44kt,associatedwiththunderstorm
b) markedincreaseinwindspeedlasingfewminutesassociatedwithCBorDS(duststorm)
c) persistentstrongwindsexceeding33kt,associatedwithdepression

193)InNhemispherethermalwindisparallelto.withlowvaluetoleft
a) Isobars
b) Isotherms
c) Isallobars

194)Theinertialflowis
a) cyclonicinboththeHemispheres
b) anticyclonicinboththeHemispheres
c) anticyclonicaroundananticyclone

195)Upperlevelwindis24025kt,lowerlevelwindis16015kt,thethermalwindis?
a) 16010kt
b) 24040kt
c) 24010kt

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7.VISIBILITYANDFOG

196)Fogisreportedwhenvisibilityisreducedto
a) Lessthan1000m
b) 1000m
c) 1000to2000

197)RVRisreportedwhenvisibilityfallsbelow
a)500m
b)1000m
c)1500m

198)Radiationfogoccurs
a)Overland
b)Oversea
c)Duringday

199)Whenvisibilityreducesbetween5000mand1000mandRHisalmost100%,itis
a)Mist
b)Haze
c)Fog

200)RadiationFogformsoverNIndiaduring
a)MaytoJune
b)DectoFeb
d) OcttoNov

201)Warmandmoistairmovingoveracoldgroundgivesriseto:
a)Thunderclouds
b)Fogandstratus
c)Frontalclouds

202)Warmandmoistairmovingoveracoldsurfacecauses
a)RadiationFog
b)AdvectionFog
c)FrontalFog

203)Theradiationfogformsdueto
a)Heatingoftheearthduringday
b)Radiationalcoolingofearthatnight
c)Advectionofcoldair

204)Theradiationfogactivityincreasesafterthepassageofa....
a)WD
b)Depression
c)Col

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205)Radiationfogisessentiallya..phenomena
a)Nocturnal
b)Dusk
c)Day

206)Theradiationfogformsover..
a)Water
b)Land
c)Both

207)The.fogformsduetohorizontalmovementofwarmmoistairovercoldsurface
a)Radiation
b)Advection
c)Frontal

208)Advectionfogformsduring
a)nightonly
b)daytimeonly
c)anytimeofdayandnight

209)ForformationofRadiationfog
a)Thereshouldbesufficientmoistureinatmosphere,cloudysky,nilwind
b)Thereshouldbesufficientmoistureinatmosphere,clearsky,lightwind.
c)Thereshouldbesufficientmoistureinatmosphere,cloudysky,strongwind

210)Instrumentusedformeasuringvisibilityiscalled...
a)Visiometer
b)Transmissometer
c)Ceilometer

211)Advectionfogforms
a)oversea
b)overLand
c)bothoverlandandsea

212)fogiscloudonground
a)stratocumulus
b)stratus
c)Nimbostratus

213)Frontalfogismorecommonwitha
a)WesternDisturbance
b)cyclone
c)WarmFront
d)ColdFront

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214)Thefavourablepressuresystemforformationoffogis
a)LowsandCols
b)HighandTrough
c)LowsandRidges
d)HighsandCols

215)Thermalprocesses/temperaturedistributionwhichfavoursformationoffogis
a)Isothermal
b)Adiabatics
c)Inversion
d)SALR

8.VERTICALMOTIONANDCLOUDS

216)Drizzleoccursfrom
a) CS
b) ST
c) NS
d) CU

217)Altostratus(AS)is
a) a)Lowcloudofsheettype
b) Amediumcloudofsheettype
c) Acloudoflargeverticalgrowth
d) Ahighcloudofsheettype

218)Showersoccursfrom
a) CU
b) CB
c) AS
d) AC

219)Heavyicingispossiblein
a) CI
b) CS
c) ST
d) CB

220)Toavoidicingincloudyconditions,apilotisadvisedtoflythroughacloudwhichshowsanoptical
phenomena
a) Halo
b) Corona
c) Withmulticolouredclouds

221)Darkgraycloudgivingcontinuousrainiscalled
a) AS
b) NS
c) ST
d) CB

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222)Auniformlayerofcloudresemblingfogbutnotontheground
a) AS
b) NS
c) ST

223)Thecloudscomposedoficecrystalshavingfeatheryappearance
a) CI
b) CS
c) AS

225)Haloisassociatedwiththecloud
a) AC
b) AS
c) CS
d) CI

224)NScloudsoccur
a) Atcoldfront
b) Atwarmfront

226)Coronaisassociatedwiththecloud
a) AS
b) AC
c) CC
d) CS

227)Lenticularcloudsindicatepresenceof
a) WarmFront
b) Coldfront
c) Mountainwaves

228)Thelowestlevelbelowwhichcondensationtrailswillnotformis
a) MintraLevel
b) DrytraLevel
c) MaxtraLevel

229)Rainfallingfromcloudbutnotreachinggroundis
a) Virgo
b) Virga
c) Mirage

230)CBwithdistinctanviliscalled
a) Castellanus
b) Capillatus
c) Uncinus

231)Cloudceilingistheheightofthecloudcovering
a) 3-4/8
b) 8/8
c) 5/8ormore

232)Nocondensationtrailsoccurabove
a) MaxtraLevel
b) DytraLevel

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c) MintraLevel

233)Cloudofoperationalsignificancehasbasebelow.morbelowthehighestminimumsectoraltitude,which
isgreater
a) 1500
b) 2000
c) 1000

234)ACcloudwithcumuliformprotuberancesareindicativeof
a) Stability
b) Instability
c) Neutrality

235)HailmaybeexperiencedundertheanvilofaCB
a) True
b) False

9.ATMOSPHERESTABILITYANDINSTABILITY

236)DALR=9.8C,ELR=6.8Catmosphereis
a) stable
b) unstable
c) indifferent

237)SALR=5.5C,ELR=4.5Catmosphereis
a) unstable
b) stable
c) indifferent

238)DALR>ELR>SALR
a) conditionallystable
b) latentlystable
c) potentiallystable

239)Dryairisunstablewhen
a) ELR=DALR
b) ELR>DALR
c) ELR<DALR

240)Thesaturatedairissaidtobeunstableif
a) SALR=ELR
b) SALR<ELR
c) SALR>ELR

241)IfELR=SALR=DALRtheatmosphereis
a) Stable
b) Instable
c) Indifferent

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242)DALRmeans:
a) Therateatwhichtemperatureofunsaturatedparcelofairfallswithheightwhenmadetoascend
adiabatically.
b) Therateatwhichtempfallswithheight.
c) Therateatwhichascendingparcelofsaturatedaircools.

243)Surfacetemp,is30C.AssumingDALR.whatisthetemperatureat2km
a) 18C
b) 10C
c) 42C

244)AnIsothermalatmosphereis
a) Stable
b) Unstable
c) Neutral

245)Ifenvironmentallapserate(ELR)islessthanSALR,theatmosphereissaidtobe:
a) Absolutelyunstable
b) Conditionallystable
c) Absolutelystable

246)DALRisapproximately
a) 5C/km
b) 15C/km
c) 10C/km

247)SALRatmeansealevelisabout
a) 10C/Km
b) 5C/Km
c) 5F/Km

248)SALRapproachesDALR
a) at0C
b) at15F
c) at-40C

249)Dryairhavingatemperatureof35Consurfacewhenforcedtoriseadiabaticallyby1kmwouldattaina
temperatureof
a) 29C
b) 25C
c) 45C

250)Inversionintheatmosphereindicates
a) Stability
b) Instability
c) Neutrality

251)Inversionis..LapseRate(LR)
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Neutral

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252)EnvironmentalLRcanbemorethanDALR
a) True
b) False

253)Theprocesswhichtoalargeextentdeterminestheverticaldistributionoftemperatureinatmosphereis
a) Adiabatic
b) Isothermal
c) Isentropic

254)Riseintemperaturewithheightis
a) Inversion
b) Lapse
c) Normal

255)Inversioniscommonin
a) PostMonsoon
b) Monsoon
c) Winters

10.OPTICALPHENOMENA

256)AuroraAustralisoccurinthe
a) Shemisphere
b) Nhemisphere
c) Equator

257)AuroraAustraliscalled....Lights
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Temperate

258)AuroraBorealisoccurinthe
a) Shemisphere
b) Nhemisphere
c) Equator

259)AuroraBorealisarecalled...Lights
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Temperate

260)Coronaoccurin.clouds
a) AS
b) NS
c) CS

261)Bishop'sringisduetothediffractionoflightbyfineparticlesof
a) water
b) dust
c) ice
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262)TheradiusoftheBishop'sringisabout
a) 32
b) 22
c) 42

263)SuperiorMirageoccursinmarked
a) Lapse
b) Isothermal
c) Inversion

264)InferiorMirageoccurswhenthereis
a) Lapse
b) Isothermal
c) Inversion

265)Coronaareformedduetothe. oflight
a) Refraction
b) Diffraction
c) Scattering

266)Coronaareformedduetolight,passingthrough
a) Mistonly
b) Fogonly
c) smallwateroriceparticlesonly
d) Anyoneofallthese

267)Haloisproducedby
a) Refraction
b) Diffraction
c) Scattering

268)Haloisproducedwhenlightpassesthrough
a) waterparticles
b) icecrystals
c) both

269)Halooccurinthecloud
a) AS
b) NS
c) CS

270)Haloisluminousringof... radius
a) 32
b) 22
c) 42

271)Haloroundthesunshowsapureclear. ontheoutside
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) Violet

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272)Halosignifiespredominanceinthecloudof
a) Supercooledwaterdrops
b) Icecrystals
c) Both

273)ThecloudwhichcauseHalohas...chancesoficeaccretion
a) negligible
b) maximum
c) medium

274)Sometimesahalowitharadiusof.. isobserved,calledLargeHalo
a) 32
b) 42
c) 22

275)Halooccursfrom....cloud
a) Low
b) Medium
c) High

11.PRECIPITATION

276)Whensupercooledwaterdropsandiceparticlescoexist,theicecrystalsgrowattheexpenseofthewater
dropsbecause
a) Saturationvapourpressureoverwaterdropsislessthanovertheicecrystals
b) Saturationvapourpressureovertheicecrystalsislessthanoverwaterdrops
c) Theicecrystalsconvertintowaterdrops

277)Thecloudswhosetopsextendwellabovethefreezinglevelarecalled
a) WarmClouds
b) ColdClouds
c) ModerateClouds

278)Thecloudswhosetopsdonotextendtothefreezinglevelarecalled
a) WarmClouds
b) ColdClouds
c) ModerateClouds

279)CoalescenceTheoryexplainsoccurrenceofrainfallfromthe
a) WarmClouds
b) ColdClouds
c) BothtypesofClouds

280)IcecrystalTheoryexplainsoccurrenceofrainfallfromthe
a) WarmClouds
b) ColdClouds
c) BothtypesofClouds

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281)GiantNucleusTheoryexplainsoccurrenceofrainfallover
a) Maritimeareas
b) Inlandareas
c) Hillyareas

282)Veryheavyprecipitationasshowersoverashortperiodiscalled
a) Flashfloods
b) CloudBurst
c) OrographicRain

283)Rainshadowareaisonthe..ofthemountainrange
a) Top
b) Windwardside
c) Leewardside

284)Sleetisamixtureof
a) Hall&Snow
b) Rain&Snow
c) FrozenRain

285)Rainfallinthetropicsismorein
a) Winters
b) Summers
c) Postmonsoon

286)Rainfallinthetropicsismoreinthe
a) Morning
b) Afternoon
c) Night

287)Rainfallinthetemperatelatitudesismorein
a) Winters
b) Summers
c) Spring

288)OverJ&KandwesternHimalayasRainfallismorein
a) Winters
b) Summers
c) Postmonsoon

289)Rainfallovercoastalareasismoreinthe
a) Evening
b) Afternoon
c) Night&earlymorning

290)Areastothe.. ofwesternGhatsofIndiaarerainshadowareas
a) W
b) S
c) E

291)Asuddenriseinthelevelofriversorstreamscausingfloodsiscalled
a) CloudBurst
b) Catchmentsflooding
c) FlashFloods

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292)Artificialrainmakingisalsotermedas
a) Simulation
b) Cloudseeding
c) Nucleation

293)Fogcanbedispersedforashortperiodbyartificialstimulation
a) True
b) False

294)Showeryprecipitationoccursfrom
a) NS
b) AC
c) CB

295)AdayiscalledRainydaywhenrainfallin24hris....mmormore
a) 1.5
b) 2
c) 2.5

12.ICEACCRETION

296)Hoarfrostoccursonairframeinclearairwhenthetemperatureofairframeis
a) belowthefrostpoint
b) frostpoint
c) justabovethefrostpoint

297)Incloudsattemperaturesbelow0Canaircraftmayencountericingofthetype
a) onlyGlazed
b) onlyRime
c) intermediatebetweenthesetwo

298)OpaqueRimeiceis
a) Lightporous
b) Solid
c) Mixtureofporousandsolid

299)Rimeisformedbyfreezingofsupercooledwaterdropletsonairframewhenaircraftisflyingthrough
clouds
a) Small
b) Large
c) Medium

300)Glazediceisformedbyfreezingofsupercooledwaterdropletsonairramewhenaircraftisflying
throughclouds
a) small
b) Large
c) medium

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301)The.iceposesseriousaviationhazard
a) Rime
b) HoarFrost
c) Glazed

302)Airframeicingoccursbelow0C.Itsprobabilityofoccurrencedecreasesprogressivelybelow20C,asat
lowertemperaturestheproportionofsupercooledwaterdropsinacloud
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Doesnotchange

303)CI,CSandCCcloudsconsistmostlyicecrystals.Icinghazardistherefore
a) Maximum
b) Medium
c) Negligible

304)AS,NSconsistofsupercooledwaterdropsandicecrystalsinvaryingproportion
..icingispossible.
a) Maximum
b) Lightormoderate
c) Negligible

305)InACclouds..icingislikelyinmountainousareas
a) Severe
b) Lighttomoderate
c) Negligible

306)InTCUicingmayrangefromlighttoseveretypeatleastupto.level.
a) 40Clevel
b) 30Clevel
c) -20Clevel

307)InCBicingmayrangefromlighttoseveretypeupto20Clevel.Belowthistemperaturesevereicingis
a) notsignificant
b) significant
c) maximum

308)Liquidwatercontentisanimportantfactorinicing.Asthemaximumwaterconcentrationisaround,
maximumiceformationincloudsmayalsobeexpectedaroundthatlevel.
a) 25Clevel
b) 20Clevel
c) -15Clevel

309)Carburetoricingoccurswhenairfromintakepassesthroughaventuri(choke)andcausesexpansionalcooling
andvaporizationoffuel.Seriousicingcanoccuratextremetemperatures
a) 13C
b) 30Cto-10C
c) 20C

310)occursinamoistcloudlessaironanaircraftsurfacehavingtemp.below0C,duetosublimationof
watervapourontofeatheryicecrystals.
a) Rime
b) Glazed
c) HoarFrost

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311)..occursinSt,Sc,Ac,Cu,Nsattemperature10to40CandinCbattemperature20to40C
a) Rime
b) Glazed
c) HoarFrost

312)Incloudsoccurswhenawiderangeofwaterdropsizesarepresentattemperaturesbetween0Cand40C
a) Rime
b) Glazed
c) Mixtureofrimeandclearice

313)occursinAS,NS,SCandtoweringCUorCBbetween0Cand20C,inwarmfrontbelow0C,
especiallyiftheaircrafthasrapidlydescendedfromacolderregion
a) Glazed
b) Fume
c) MixtureofRimeandClearice

314)Whenfogfreezesonparkedaircraftitproduces..,
a) HoarFrost
b) HoarFrost
c) Clearice
315)Icing. thestallingspeedappreciably
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Doesnotincrease/decrease

13.THUNDERSTORM

316)Theconditionnecessaryfortheformationofathunderstormare:
a) Steeplapserate,strongwinds
b) shallowlapserate,adequatesupplyofmoisture
c) Stepslapserate,adequatesupplyofmoistureandtriggeraction.

317)Hailismostlikelytofallfromacloud
a) Havinglayers
b) ComposedofIcecrystals
c) Havingstrongverticaldevelopment

318)Norwestersare
a) ThewesterndisturbanceswhichaffectNWIndia
b) SeverethunderstormswhichoccuroverNEIndiaduringhotweatherperiod
c) SeverethunderstormswhichoccuroverPeninsuladuringhotweatherperiod

319)DustStormusuallyoccursoverNWIndiaduring
a) Post-monsoon
b) Winter
c) Pre-Monsoon

320)A'mature'thunderstormhas
a) updraftonly
b) downdraftonly
c) updraftsanddowndrafts

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321)Aircrafticingismostfavouredinthecloudwhichhavetemperaturesrangingbetween
a) 20Cand40C
b) 0Cand-20C
c) below40C

322)Ashortduration,showeryprecipitationisassociatedwith
a) ST
b) AS
c) CB

323)Hailis
a) Solidprecipitationwhichcommonlyoccursoverthemountainousregionsinwinter.
b) Frozenorpartlyfrozenrainfallingfromsheettypeofclouds
c) Solidprecipitationfallingfromadeepconvectivecloud

324)Themosthazardouscloudforaviationis
a) CB
b) CU
c) NS

325)ThelifeofaCbcellisusually
a) 7to8hrs
b) 3to4hrs
c) 2-3hr

326)Generallytheseverestactivityofa,heattype,TSisfor
a) 2hrs
b) 30to45min
c) 3to4hr

327)Norwestersoccurduring
a) Jan-Feb
b) Mar-May
c) June-Sep
d) OctDec

328)Norwestersoccurduring
a) Winter
b) Hotweather
c) Monsoon
d) PostMonsoon

329)Norwestersaffect
a) NIndia
b) Bengal,Bihar,OrissaandAssam
c) CentralIndia

330)Thetriggeractionmaytakeplaceduero
a) Clearnightskynowind
b) Orographiclifting
c) highpressure

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331)Norwestersnormallyoccurduring
a) Mornings
b) Afternoons
c) Nights

332)Norwestersoriginatesover
a) Chota-Nagpurhills
b) DeccanPlato
c) Khasihills

333)Andhi(blindingstorms)occurgenerallyover
a) SIndia
b) NIndia
c) NEIndia

334)WindspeedinLightDSis
a) 25kr
b) 30kt
c) upto21kt

335)ThediameterofMicroburstis
a) lessthan4km
b) lessthan2km
c) lessthan6km

336)ThediameterofandMacroburst
a) <4km
b) 4kmormore
c) >8km

337)FordetectingprecipitationaRadarwavelengthintherange...issuitable
a) 30to200mm
b) 400500mm
c) 600700mm

338)Forairborneradarswavelengthgenerallyused
a) 20mm
b) 40mm
c) 60mm

339)ThewavelengthofTSdetectionXbandradaris
a) 10mm
b) 20mm
c) 30mm

340)ThewavelengthofstormdetectionSbandradaris
a) 50mm
b) 100ram
c) 200mm

341)OverplainsTSmostlyoccurduringthe
a) afternoon
b) night
c) earlymorning

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342)OvervalleyandfoothillsTSgenerallyoccurduring
a) afternoon
b) night&earlymorning

343)OvertheseaTSaremorefrequent
a) afternoon
b) night
c) earlymorning

344)ThelifeofMesoscaleConvectiveComplexTSis
a) 23hr
b) 34hr
c) 6to24hr

345)Loudpealsofthunder,frequentflashesoflightning,moderateorheavyshowersaccompaniedbylighthailwith
maximumwindspeed1540ktisclassifiedas
a) LightTS
b) ModerateTS
c) SevereTS

346)ForasevereTSoneoftherequirementsisstrongwindshear
a) Horizontal
b) Vertical
c) Slant

347)SevereTScellsaretilted
a) invertical
b) totheSouth
c) totheNorth

348)WhenflyingthroughonactiveTS,lightningstrikesaremostlylikely
a) Above5000ftandundertheanvil
b) Intheclearairbelowthecloudinrain
c) Inthetemperaturebandbetween+10Cand-10C
d) Atorabove10000ft

349)HazardsofthematurestageofTSCellincludelighting,turbulenceand
a) Microburst,windshearandanvil
b) Icing,microburstandWS
c) Icing,drizzleandmicroburst
d) WS,hailandfog

350)Hailgrowsby
a) freezingasitleavesthecloud
b) upanddownforcesinCUcloud
c) collisionwithicecrystals
d) collisionwithsupercooledwaterdrops

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14.AIRMASSES,FRONTSANDWESTERNDISTURBANCES

351)TheairmasswhichoriginatesatseainlowLatitudesiscalled
a) Polarmaritime
b) Tropicalcontinental
c) Tropicalmaritime

352)Theairmasswhichoriginatesoverequatorialregionis
a) Warm&dry
b) Warm&Moist
c) Cold&dry

353)Iftheadvancingcoldfrontiscolderthanthecoolairmassofthewarmfront,theadvancingcoldfront
undercutsandliftsboththewarmandcoolairmassesofthewarmfront.Thisis
a) WarmOcclusion
b) ColdOcclusion

356)Theairmasswhichoriginatedoverlandarealocatedinpolarregion:
a) Warm&dry
b) Warm&Moist
c) Cold&dry

357)Ifawarmairmassovertakesacoldairmass,itiscalled
a) ColdFront
b) WarmFront
c) OccludedFront

358)Atwarmfront
a) Warmairovertakesthecoldair
b) Coldairundercutsthewarmair

359)Theconditionsarealwaysunstableat
a) Coldfront
b) Warmfront

360)Linesqualloccursabout100300kmaheadof
a) Warmfront
b) Coldfront

361)Precipitationoccursoverabeltof3050kmonbothsideoffront
a) Coldfront
b) Warmfront

362)Coldfrontmovesat...thespeedofawarmfrontmoves
a) Same
b) Double
c) Half

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363)LineSquallsoccurofColdfront
a) Ahead
b) Behind
c) Atthe

364)Frontsareassociatedwith
a) Tropicalcyclone
b) MonsoonDepression
c) ExtratropicalCyclones

365)CB,Rolltypeclouds,SC,ACwithembeddedCBareassociated
a) Coldfront
b) Warmfront

366)TheSurfaceofdiscontinuitybetweenthePolarEasterliesandthetemperateWesterliesiscalled
a) EquatorialFront
b) Tropopause
c) PolarFront

367)TheairmasswhichoriginatesfromseaarealocatedinlowerLatis
a) Warm&Dry
b) Warm&Moist
c) Cold&Moist

368)WDsapproachIndiaas
a) Cols
b) OccludedFronts
c) Highs

369)MaximumWDsoccurin
a) Summers
b) PostMonsoon
c) Winters

370)Aheadofawarmfrontthesurfacewind
a) Backs&weakens
b) Veers&strengthens
c) Backs&strengthens

371)OnapproachofaWarmFronttemperature
a) Fall
b) Rise
c) Remainsame

372)CI,CS,AS,NS,STinsequenceareassociatedwiththefront
a) Warm
b) Cold
c) Occluded

373)DuringthepassageofaColdFrontwinds
a) Suddenlybecomesqually
b) Backandweaken
c) Veerandareofmoderatestrength

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374)VisibilityispoorinaWarmFront
a) Ahead
b) Ahead&During
c) After&During

375)FogoccursinColdFront
a) Ahead
b) During
c) After

378)WDisa..front
a) Cold
b) Warm
c) Occluded

379)FZRAandFZFGoccurofawarmfront
a) Ahead
b) During
c) After

380)Precipitationceasesafterthepassageofafront
a) Cold
b) Warm
c) Occluded

381)DuringtheapproachofaWarmFrontwind
a) Backs
b) Veers
c) Doesnotchange

382)AWDhastwoormoreclosedisobars,at2hPainterval,itistermedas
a) TroughsinWesterlies
b) WesternDepression
c) WesternCyclone

383)AWDoriginateover
a) Baluchistan
b) Caspiansea
c) Mediterranean,CaspianandBlackSeas

384)Inducedlowsdeveloptothe.ofaWD
a) N
b) S
c) NE

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15.JETSTREAMS

385)ThearbitrarylowerlimitofjetcorevelocityhasbeenassignedbyWMOas
a) 60kt
b) 60m/s
c) 70m/s

386)Jetstreamhas
a) onemaxima
b) oneormoremaxima
c) onlytwomaxima

387)TheverticalwindshearinaJetstreamisabout
a) 5m/s/km
b) 6m/s/km
c) 8m/s/km

388)ComparedtohorizontalwindsheartheverticalwindshearinaJetstreamis
a) weaker
b) stronger
c) same

389)Inajetstream,thepathofthemaximumspeedisknownas
a) Core
b) Axis
c) Jetstreak

390)Thewindspeedalongtheaxisofajetstreamisalways
a) Uniform
b) Notuniform

391)Alongtheaxisofajetstreamtherearecentresofhighspeedwinds,thesearecalled
a) Jetstreaks
b) Core
c) Axis

392)InawavyjettheJetstreaksarelocatedoverornearthe
a) Ridge
b) Trough
c) BetweenTroughandRidge

393)SubtropicalJetStream(STJ)is
a) Westerly
b) Easterly
c) Southerly

394)ThenormalpositionofSubtropicalJetStreamis
a) 30N
b) 27N
c) 35N

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395)ThesouthernmostpositionofSTJisinFebruaryis
a) 22N
b) 20N
c) 18N

396)TheSTJaffectsIndiafrom
a) JuntoJul
b) OcttoMay
c) AugtoSep

397)STJhasalayeredstructure.Thereareoftentwolayersofmaximumwindtothe......ofjetcore
a) S
b) N
c) SW

398)TheSTJstrengthens
a) Northwards
b) Upstream
c) Downstream

399)AtandneartheSTJthetemperaturegradientisvery
a) Small
b) Large
c) Moderate

400)VerticalwindshearinSTJisgreater...thecore
a) above
b) below
c) along

401)TheTJprevailsovertheIndianPeninsulafrom
a) MaytoJun
b) SeptoOct
c) JuntoAug

402)TheTJislocatedovertheIndianPeninsula,approximatelyat
a) 13N
b) 17N
c) 18N

403)TheTJislocatedoverIndian,approximatelyataheightof
a) 15-16km
b) 1213km
c) 1112km

404)TheTJisstrongestin
a) July-Aug
b) SepOct
c) June

405)IntheTJthewindshearsaremuchthantheSTJ
a) more
b) less
c) same

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406)TJis
a) Westerly
b) Easterly
c) Southerly

407)AjetStreamcanberecognizedby
a) Highleveldust
b) HighPressure
c) StreaksofCI
d) Lenticularclouds

408)Flyingatrightanglestoajetstreamwithfallingpressureyouwillexperience
a) windfromleft
b) Increasingheadwind
c) Increasingtailwind
d) Windfromright

409)WhenandWheretropicaljetstreamoccurs
a) Allyearalongequator
b) InmiddleEastinsummers
c) InwintersoverRussia
d) InsummersoverSEAsiaandCentralAfrica

17.MOUNTAINWAVES

410)Formountainwavestoformthereshouldbeflowofairacrosstheridge,generallywithinofthe
perpendiculartotheridge.
a) 30
b) 45
c) 60

411)Formountainwavestoformthewindspeedforsmallmountainsshouldbeatleast
a) 15m/s
b) 10m/s
c) 7m/s

412)Formountainwavestoformthewindspeedforlargemountainsshouldbeatleast
a) 15m/s
b) 10m/s
c) 7m/s

413)Formountainwavestoformtheatmosphereshouldbe.uptotheridge,whereairstreamstrikestheridge.
a) Unstable
b) Stable
c) Indifferent

414)Formountainwavestoformtheatmosphereshouldbe..athigherlevelsabovetheridge
a) Unstable
b) Stable
c) Indifferent

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415)InMountainwavestheRotorcloudsformin
a) Troughs
b) Ridges
c) Valley

416)Clearairturbulenceisoftenencountered
a) Attheboundaryofajetstream
b) Inthewakeofapassingairplane
c) Inthewakeofalargerairplaneattakeoffandlanding
d) Alloftheabove

417)MostCAToccursonthe.ofajetstreamandinthevicinityofupperlevelfrontalzoneswheretemperature
contrastsarestrong.
a) Fringes
b) Withinthecore
c) Axis

418)CATisthebumpinessexperiencedbyaircraftathighaltitudes.ineithercloudfreeconditionsorin
stratiformclouds
a) above18,000feet
b) below18,000feet
c) below28,000feet


419)Whenapproachinganareawheremountainwaveshavebeenreported,apilotshouldexpect:
a) Possiblepresenceofrollcloudsandlenticularclouds
b) Intenseupdraftsanddowndraftsontheleesideofthemountains
c) Moderatetosevereturbulenceasfaras20to30milesfromtherangeonleeside
d) Alloftheabove

18.TROPICALSYSTEMS

420)Windspeedinatropicalseverecycloneis:
a) 2733kt
b) 48-63kt
c) 1727kt

421)Frontsarecharacteristicof:
a) Tropicalcyclone
b) Extra-tropicaldepressions
c) Monsoondepressions

422)Inamaturetropicalcyclone,theyeyeareaischaracterisedby:
a) moderatewindsandheavyrains
b) hurricaneforcewindsandsqualls
c) calmwind,littlecloudingandpracticallynorainfall

423)cyclonicstormcrosstamilNaducoastin:
a) Oct-Nov
b) JulAug
c) FebMay

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424)CyclonicstormsformsoverIndianseasduring
a) SWmonsoon
b) NEmonsoon
c) Pre-Monsoon&PostMonsoon

425)TRSoccursoverIndianseasin
a) EquatorialRegion
b) 5-15N
c) 05N

426)IntheBayofBengalduringthemonthsofJul,august,MonsoonDepressionform
a) OverHeadbay
b) CentralBay
c) SouthBay

427)InaMonsoondepressionmaximumweatheroccursin
a) SEsector
b) NWsector
c) SWsector

428)Duringrecurvaturemaximumweatherinamonsoondepressionoccursin
a) SEsector
b) NWsector
c) SWsector
d) NEsector

429)Onwhatevercompasscoursethecycloneisapproached,strongwindsfromtheportindicatethatthecentrelies
somewhere
a) Ahead
b) Behind
c) Port
d) Starboard
430)Thewelldevelopedextratropicalcyclonicstormiscomposedoftwomainfrontalsystemsandanoccluded
front,whichvariesinextent:
a) AstationaryFrontfollowedbyawarmfront
b) AlowwithawarmfrontradiatingoutSouthwardsfollowedbyacoldfront.
c) Awarmfrontandanoccludedfront
d) Noneoftheabove

431)cyclonicstormsareconfinedalmostentirelytothe
a) LatitudesnearEquator
b) Tropiclatitudes
c) Polarlat.
d) Midlat.

432)Theweatherexpectedinawelldevelopedcyclonicstormis:
a) ModerateWeather
b) Stormyweather
c) Clearskies
d) Nowindortemperaturechange

433)Afterenteringlandthecyclonesgraduallydiedown
a) True
b) False

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434)The..isthemostdangerouspartofthecycloneis
a) eyewall
b) eye
c) outerstormarea
d) completecyclone

435)NoCSform
a) AtPoles
b) AtEquator
c) AtLat40deg
d) Allthese

436)AverageLifeofatropicalcycloneinIndiais
a) 10Days
b) 68Days
c) 3-4Days

437)CSinIndiaaremostlyofintensity
a) Severe
b) VeryWeak
c) Moderate

438)EyeofaCSissurroundedby
a) ShelfClouds
b) WallClouds
c) RotorClouds
d) Rollclouds

439)CSinIndiaregionarelessintensebecause
a) Theyhaveaveryshorttraveloverthesea
b) Seasurfacetemp,arenothigh
c) IndiaisclosetoEquator

440)Surgeissuddenstrengtheningofwindinthe..airmass
a) Same
b) Different
c) Both

441)SurgeandShearLineareFeaturesofmonsoon
a) Vigorous
b) Weak
c) Moderate

442)Peninsulardiscontinuityoccursalong
a) WestCoast
b) EastCoast
c) Centralpeninsula

443)Peninsulardiscontinuityoccursduring
a) Monsoon
b) NEMonsoon
c) PreMonsoon

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444)Surgeisalso
a) VelocityDivergence
b) VelocityConvergence
c) LikeITCZ

445)Inadepressionthewindspeedis
a) <17kt
b) 3447kt
c) 17-27kt
d) 4863kt

446)InaCSthewindspeedis
a) <17kt
b) 34-47kt
c) 1727kt
d) 2833kt

447)AmonsoondepressionSlopes.withheight
a) SE
b) NW
c) SW
d) NE

448)Averagelifeofamonsoondepressionis
a) 23days
b) 89days
c) 3-5days
d) 1012days

449)MonsoonDepressionmovesfasterover
a) Sea
b) Plains
c) Hills
d) Rivers
450)ForformationofaCSseasurfacetemperatureshouldbe
a) 26-27C
b) 2324C
c) 2425C
d) 30C

451)Inextratropicalcyclonefamilythereare34CSorDepressions,onetotheoftheother
a) SE
b) NW
c) SW
d) NE

452)InTRSthecentralpressureisabout
a) 10021010hpa
b) 1000-900hpa
c) 10101020hpa

453)TRSdevelopover
a) Sea
b) Land
c) Islands

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d) Atequator

454)TRSdevelopover..degLat
a) 05
b) 5-15
c) 2530
d) 3040

455)InTRSPressuregradientisverysteepuptoaradiusof
a) 30Km
b) 50km
c) 100km
d) 400km

456)ExtraTropicalStormsoriginatein
a) EquatorialFront
b) TropicalFront
c) PolarFront

457)Extratropicalstormsgenerallymovesinthedirection
a) StoE
b) WtoE
c) StoW
d) EtoW

458)AtropicalCyclonemoves..inaday
a) 300-500km
b) 500700km
c) 700900km

459)ATropicalCShasouterstormareaofabout
a) >400Km
b) >700Km
c) >900Km

19.CLIMATOLOGYOFINDIA

460)Duringwinters
a) Advectionfogoccursovernorthern&centralpartofIndia
b) Radiationfogoccursinsouthernpartofcountry
c) ActivityofRadiationfogincreasesafterthepassageofaWDoverNIndia

461)LowTemperaturesandlowhumidityisthecharacteristicof
a) PostMonsoon
b) Hotweather
c) Monsoon
d) Wintermonths

462)Hotweatherperiodis
a) JanFeb
b) Mar-May
c) JunSept
d) OctDec

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463)Duringhotweather
a) WDscauseTS/DSoverPunjab&Rajasthan
b) NoWDaffectNpartsofcountry
c) TrackofWDissouthernmost

464)ThemonsooncurrentovertheWestcoastofIndiais
a) SWly
b) SEly
c) NEly

465)Monsoonperiodis
a) JantoFeb
b) MarchtoMay
c) JunetoSep
d) OcttoDec

466)Themonsoonadvanceswith
a) BayofBengalcurrentonly
b) ArabianSeacurrentonly
c) BayofBengalandArabianseacurrents

467)TherainfalloverIndiaduringmonsoondependson

a) LowoverPakistan
b) DepressionoverBayofBengal
c) ThepositionoftheaxisofMonsoonTrough

468)Rainfalloccursalloverthecountryduringmonsoonwhen
a) AxisofMTisinitsnormalpositionalongGangeticplains
b) AxisofMTisalongHimalayas
c) DepressionhasformedoerBayofBengal

469)Breakinmonsoonoccurswhentheaxisofmonsoontroughisalongthe
a) Gangeticplains
b) foothillsofHimalayas
c) BayofBengal

470)WithadepressionovertheheadBayfairweatherduringmonsoonoccursover
a) Assam
b) WBengal
c) Orissa

471)Monsoonisalsocalled
a) NEmonsoon
b) SWmonsoon
c) SEmonsoon

472)Postmonsoonweatherperiodis
a) MartoMay
b) JuntoSept
c) OcttoNov
d) JantoFeb

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473)Duringpostmonsoon,pressuregradientoverIndiais
a) weak
b) steep
c) sameaswinters

474)Duringmonsoonperiod,lowpressureliesover
a) BayofBengal
b) NEIndia
c) CentralIndia
d) Pakistan

475)Duringvigorousmonsoonperiodthepressuregradientoverwestcoastis
a) Weak
b) Steep
c) Normal

476)AnaircraftflyinginMonsoonseasonfromChennaitoKolkataat14kmwillexperiencewinds
a) Easterly
b) Westerly
c) Nly
d) Southerly

477)AnaircraftflyinginWinterseasonfromChennaitoKolkataat12kmwillexperiencewinds
a) Ely
b) Wly
c) Nly
d) Sly

478)AnaircraftflyinginPremonsoonseasonfromDelhitoKolkataat10kmwillexperiencewinds
a) Easterly
b) Westerly
c) Northerly
d) Southerly

479)AnaircraftflyinginMonsoonseasonfromMumbaitoAhmedabadat03kmwillexperiencewinds
a) SEly
b) SWIy
c) Nly
d) NWly

480)AnaircraftflyinginwinterseasonfromDelhitoKolkataat06kmwillexperiencewinds
a) SEly
b) SWIy
c) Nly
d) NW-Wly

481)AnaircraftflyinginwinterseasonfromDelhitoKolkataat06kmwillexperience
a) Portdrift
b) Starboarddrift
c) Tailwind
d) Headwin

482)AnaircraftflyinginwinterseasonfromKolkatatoNagpurat02kmwillexperience
a) Portdrift
b) Starboarddrift

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c) Tailwind
d) Headwind

483)Duringbreakmonsoonthepressuresalloverthecountry
a) Rise
b) Fall
c) Donotchange

484)DuringbreakmonsoonsometimesthesurfacewindsoverEastUPandBiharare
a) verystrong
b) weak
c) normal

485)Midtroposphericcycloneoccursduring
a) Premonsoon
b) Winters
c) Postmonsoon
d) SWmonsoon

486)Midtroposphericcycloneduringmonsoonformover
a) Orissa
b) Punjab
c) Gujarat
d) Chennai

487)ElNinoepisodeisappliedbyfishermen(ofEcuadorandNperu)toaperiodofreducedfishcatchdueto
suppressionofupwelling
a) warmsurfacecoastalcurrent
b) Wlysurfacecoastalcurrent
c) Coldsurfacecoastalcurrent

488)MaximumcyclonesoccuroverIndiain
a) Premonsoon
b) Winters
c) Postmonsoon
d) SWmonsoon

489)TropicalJetstreamoccursinIndiaduring
a) Premonsoon
b) Winters
c) Postmonsoon
d) SWmonsoon

490)PressuregradientoverWestCoastofIndiaissteepduring
a) Premonsoon
b) Winters
c) Postmonsoon
d) SWmonsoon

491)Duringbreakinmonsoonrainoccurs
a) alongfoothills
b) NWIndia
c) SIndia

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20.GENERALCIRCULATION

492)Thepolewardsmovingairpilesupinthesubtropicalregionsandformshighpressurebeltatthesurface,called
a) Subtropicalhigh
b) PolarHigh
c) Equatorialhigh

493).occursoversubtropicalhigh
a) advection
b) convection
c) subsidence

494)Theoccurrenceoflargedesertsnear30Nand30Sareduetolargescale
a) subsidence
b) convection
c) advection

495)Apartofthesinkingairoverthesubtropicalhighsflowstowardstheequator,turningwest(inthenorthern
hemisphere)duetotheCoriolisforce.Thissurfaceairiscalled
a) Tradewinds
b) Roaringforties
c) Doldrums

496)Thehugeverticalcirculations,onebetweentheequatorand30Nandanotherbetweenequatorand30S,are
called
a) HadleyCells
b) FerrelCells
c) Polarcells

497)ThedescendingbranchoftheHadleycellmarkedbycalmwindsandhighpressureatthesurfacearecalled
a) TropicalLatitudes
b) Middlelatitudes
c) HorseLatitudes

498)Thewindsintheuppertropospherearewesterly.Theseareknownas
a) NaturalWesterlies
b) SteadyWesterlies
c) ZonalWesterlies

499)Intheequatorialregionstheuppertroposphericwindsare
a) Westerlies
b) Easterlies
c) ZonalWesterlies

500)Thedisturbancesofmiddlelatitudesmovefrom
a) WtoE
b) EtoW
c) NtoS
d) StoN

501)Thetropicaldisturbanceswhichformintheequatoriallowpressurebeltmoveina
a) Easterlydirection

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b) Westerlydirection
c) Southerlydirection

502)Tropicaldisturbancewhichreachthezoneoftransitionintheupperlevelflowchangecourseandbeginto
moveina
a) Perpendiculardirection
b) Oppositedirection
c) Southwards

503)Latitudinally,ontheaveragethereisradiationinthetropicsthaninthepolarregions
a) surplus
b) deficit
c) balance

504)Thesystemslikehighs,lows,cycloniccirculationetcareassociatedwithdistincttypesofweather.Astudyof
thebehaviourofthesesystems,knownas
a) SynopticMeteorology
b) Climatology
c) PhysicalMeteorology

505)Risingaircreatescalmsordoldrumsintheequatorialregion.
a) ITCZ
b) HorseLatitudes
c) EquatorialDoldrums

506)SteadyNEwindsintheNhemisphereandSEwindsintheShemispherearecalled.
a) Easterlywinds
b) TradeWinds
c) TropicalWinds

21.METEOROLOGICALSERVICESFORAVIATION

507)FornonscheduledNationalFlightsanadvancenotice(beforeETD)isrequiredtobegiventoAMOs
a) 3hr
b) 1824hr
c) 6hr

508)FornonscheduledNationalFlightsanadvancenotice(beforeETD)isrequiredtobegiventoAMSs
a) 3hr
b) 1824hr
c) 6hr

509)WAFS(WorldAreaForecastSystem)provideshighqualityenrouteforecastsof...toMetOffices
a) highqualityMeten-routeforestsofwindsandtemperature
b) SIGMET
c) TREND

510)IMDhas..RegionalMetoffices
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6

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511)Therearc... AerodromeMetOffice(ClassIMetOffices)
a) 14
b) 17
c) 16

512)Thereare... ClassIIIMetOffices
a) 42
b) 52
c) 62

513)InAIREPtheMetInformationiscontainedinSection
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3

514)TAFaregenerallyvalidfor
a) 18hr
b) 12hr
c) 9hr

515)ThevalidityofLandingForecast(TREND)is
a) 1hr
b) 2hr
c) 3hr

516)LandingForecastisappendto
a) METARandSPECI
b) TAF
c) AIREP

517)LocalForecastisissuedthreetimesadayvalidfornext
a) 18hr
b) 8hr
c) 9hr

518)LocalForecastcoversanarea
a) 50NM
b) 100NM
c) 150NM

519)PrognosticChartsareissuedby
a) RAFC
b) AMO(ClassIMetOffices)
c) MWO

520)PrognosticChartsarevalidfor
a) 18hr
b) 12hr
c) 9hr

521)S1GWxChartareissuedforFlightLevels
a) below460
b) 460
c) above460

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522)CODARis
a) RadarReport
b) CodedARFOR
c) Upperreportfromanaircraft(otherthanweatherreconnaissanceaircraft)

523)WINTEMis
a) Actualupperwinds
b) Forecastupperwindandtemperature
c) Actualtemperatureandupperwinds

524)SIGMETisanoticeofsevereweatherfor
a) actual
b) expected
c) both

525)SIGMETisissuedforaircraft
a) inflight
b) onground
c) both

526)SIGMETisissuedby
a) RAFC
b) AMO(ClassIMetOffices)
c) MWO

527)SIGMETisvalidfor
a) 4hr
b) 18hr
c) 6hr

528)SIGMETisnotissuedfor
a) Rain
b) VolcanicAsh
c) SevereIcing

529)AIRMETisSIGMETissuedbyMWOforthesafetyof
a) low-levelaircraft
b) highlevelaircraft
c) both

530)GAMETisanareaforecastinabbreviatedplainlanguagefor
a) highlevelaircraft
b) low-levelaircraft
c) both

531)ThevalidityofAirfieldwarningsisnotexceeding
a) 3hr
b) 4hr
c) 6hr

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532)Airfieldwarningisissuedforexpectedwindspeed
a) 30kt
b) 24kt
c) 15kt

533)Airfieldwarningisissuedforwinddirectionof20ktchangesby
a) 45
b) 30
c) 60

534)AirfieldWarningforgliders,lightaircraftandhelicoptersisissuedforexpectedwindspeed
a) 15kt
b) 17kt
c) 30kt

535)WindShearWarningisissuedfortheobservedorexpectedwindshearaboverunway
a) upto500m
b) above500m
c) 300m

536)VOLMETisaMETinformationforaircraft
a) onground
b) inflight
c) both

537)VOLMETRadioTelephonyBroadcastmadeonHFChannelfrom
a) Mumbaionly
b) Kolkataonly
c) both

538)VOLMETconsistsof
a) SIGMET
b) TAPonly
c) TAFandMETAR

539)InROBEXtheMETAR/SPECIofinternationalaerodromesandtheiralternatesexchanged
a) withinIndia
b) outsideIndia

540)SIGWeatherChartsareissued....timesaday
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four

24.STATIONMODEL

Ref:pageno221forstationmodeldiagraminI.Cjoshi(4thedition)

541)Thedirectionofsurfacewindis
a) NW
b) NE
c) SE

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542)Therangeofwindspeedis
a) 2025kt
b) 1622kt
c) 18-22kt

543)Thetypeofmediumcloudis
a) AC
b) AS
c) AC&AS

544)Lowcloudsare
a) CU
b) SC
c) ST

545)Highcloudsare
a) CC
b) CI
c) CS

546)Heightofbaseoflowcloudsis
a) 200m
b) 250m
c) 100to199m

547)Amountoflowestcloudis
a) 2/8
b) 4/8
c) 3/8

548)Wetbulbtemperaturerangeis
a) 29.5to30.4C
b) 29.1to30.4
c) 30.6to30.4

549)Temperature34Cis
a) Dry
b) Wet
c) DewPoint

550)962represents
a) QFE
b) QFF
c) QNH
551)PressurevalueinhPais
a) 996
b) 996.2
c) 1096.2

552)Pressurechangeof1.4hPaisin
a) 6hr
b) 3hr
c) 24hr

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553)Pastweatheris
a) ModerateLightRain
b) ContinuousRain
c) HeavyRain

554)Rainfallamountis
a) 2mm
b) 1.5mm
c) 1.6to2.4mm

555)Rainfallreportedisfrom
a) 0300Zofyesterdayto0300Zoftoday
b) 0100to2400Z
c) 0530to08301ST

556)SpeedofShipis
a) 5KMH
b) 5MPS
c) 5KT

557)DirectionofmovementofShip
a) NW
b) SW
c) NE

558)SpeedofShipreportedisaveragedfor
a) 3hr
b) 6hr
c) 12hr

559)Surfacevisibilityis
a) 500to<1000m
b) 1000to2000m
c) 2000to<4000m

560)Weatherreportedis
a) Rainatthetimeofobservation
b) Rainduringlastonehour
c) Rainnotatstationbutwithin5km

25.AVIATIONWEATHERREPORTSandCODESOFMETARSPECIANDTREND

METARVIDP160230Z30005KT290V0501500S5000NR15/P1500UBRFEW020FEW025CBSCT120
BKN30032/29Q1003REFGTEMPOFM033022015G25KT3000+TSRAFEW010SCT025CBBKN150
BECMGAT041527008KTCAVOK=

561)TheMETARhasbeenissuedon...day
a) 15th
b) 16th
c) 17th

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562)TheMETARhasbeenissuedat
a) 06301ST
b) 0230UTC
c) 02301ST

563)Thesurfacewindspeedis
a) 26kt
b) 3-7kt
c) 46kt

564)Winddirectionisvaryingfrom
a) 290to050
b) 050to290
c) 200to050

565)Visibility1500mistowards
a) N
b) S
c) Allovertheairport

566)VisibilitytowardsNis
a) 1500m
b) 5000m
c) 3000m

567)Heightofbaseoflowcloudsabovestationlevel
a) 2000ft
b) 2500ft
c) 2500ft

568)RunwayVisualrangeis
a) 1500m
b) >1500m
c) <1500m

569)RunwayVisualrangehas
a) Decreased
b) Increased
c) Remainedsame

570)ThepoorvisibilityisduetothePresentweather,whichis
a) Fog
b) BrownDust
c) Mist

571)Amountoflowestcloudis
a) 1-2/8
b) 24/8
c) 5

572)AmountofCBcloudis
a) 1-2/8
b) 24/8
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c) 5

573)HeightofbaseofCBis
a) 2500m
b) 3000ft
c) 2500ft

574)Theheightoftopmostlayerofcloudis
a) 3000m
b) 30000m
c) 30000ft

575)ThelandingforecastappendedtoMETARisvalidfor
a) 1hr
b) 2hr
c) 3hr

576)ThewindinTRENDfrom0330UTCisvalidupto...UTC
a) 0400
b) 0430
c) 0415

577)Expectedvisibilityafter0415UTCis
a) 6000m
b) 10km
c) 10km

578)ThegroupQ1003intheMETARindicates
a) QFE
b) QFF
c) QNH

579)ThedifferencebetweenTTandTdTdis3C.Theatmosphereis
a) VeryDry
b) Moist
c) Saturated

560)JustbeforetheMETARwasissuedtheweatherwas
a) Rain
b) Mist
c) Fog

561)TherangeofpressurereportedasQ1003is
a) 1002.5to1003.5hPa
b) 1003.0to1003.9hPa
c) 1003.1to1003.5hPa

562)Therangeoftemperaturereportedas32is
a) 31.5to32.4C
b) 32.1to32.4C
c) 31.5to32.4C

GeneralQuestiononMETARandSPECI

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563)Visibilityisreportedinstepsof50mwhenvisibilityis
a) 800mto5000m
b) 0to800m
c) 5000mto10km

564)Visibilityisreportedinstepsof100mwhenvisibilityis
a) 800mto5000m
b) 0to800m
c) 5000mto10km

565)Visibilityisreportedinstepsof1000mwhenvisibilityis
a) 800mto5000m
b) 0to800m
c) 5000mto9999

566)Visibilityisreported9999whenvisibilityis
a) 800mto5000m
b) 9000to9999m
c) 10kmormore

567)Temperature+2.5Creportedas
a) 2C
b) 3C
c) 2.5C

568)Temperature12.5Creportedas
a) 12
b) 13
c) M12

569)Pressureisroundeddowntothenearestwholenumberinhectropascal
a) exactvalue
b) uppervalue
c) lowervalue

570)QNH1002.6hPaisreportedas
a) Q1002
b) Q1003
c) Q1002.6

571)QNH29.92inchesisreportedas
a) Q2900
b) A2992
c) A3000

572)Fogisreportedwhenvisibilityis
a) <1000m
b) 1000m
c) >1000m

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573)Mistisreportedwhenvisibilityis
a) <1000mto2000m
b) 1000to5000m
c) >1000m

574)CAVOKsignifiesVisibility,Cloud.andpresentweatherbetterthantheprescribedvaluesorconditions
a) Ceiling
b) base
c) amount

575)CAVOKisissuedwhenvisibilityis
a) 910km
b) 10kmormore
c) 10kmonly

576)CAVOKisissuedwhen(i)Visibility10kmormore(ii)Noweatherofsignificance(iii)Nocloudsbelow
1500morbelowthehighestminimumsectoraltitude,whicheverisgreaterandnocumulonimbus.
a) Anyonecondition
b) Anytwoconditions
c) Allthethreeconditions

577)SPECIisissuedwhen
(i)Changeinwinddirectionby60andspeedbeforeand/afterchangeis10kt.
(ii)Meanspeedhaschangedby10kt
(iii)Variationfrommeanspeedby10ktandspeedbeforeand/afterchange15kt
a) Anytwoconditions
b) Anyonecondition
c) Anyonecondition

578)SPECIisissuedwhenCloudsare
(i)BKNorOVCbaseat30,60,150,300,450m
(ii)Cloudamountbelow450mchanges:
FromSKC/FEW/SCTtoBKN/OVC
FromBKN/OVCtoSKC/FEW/SCT.
a) Anyonecondition
b) Anytwoconditions
c) Allthethreeconditions

579)SPECIisissuedforverticalvisibility,bystationshavingCeilograph,whenskyisobscured
a) True
b) False

580)SPECIisissuedwhensurfacetemperaturehasincreasedby ..ormorefromthelastobservation.
a) 3C
b) 4C
c) 2C

581)WSRWY28indicatesthatthewindshearhasbeenreportedforRW28in
a) Takeoffpath
b) approachpath
c) bothtakeoffandapproachpaths

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582)R26/M0150inaMETARindicatesthat
a) maximumRVRis150m
b) minimumRVRis150m
c) 150misthelowestRVRinstrumentcanmeasureandRVRis<150m

26.AVIATIONWEATHERFORECASTS
(CODESOFAERODROMEFORECAST,AREAFORECASTANDROUTE)

1.AERODROMEFORECAST(TAF)

TAFVILK241800Z2500/250909008KT0800FGBECMG2504/250509015KT6000
SCT008BKN120TEMPO2506/250812015G30KT3000TSRAFEW012FEW025CB
BKN100BECMGAT25/080009010KT7000FEW030SCT120BKN280=

583)TheTAFhasbeenissuedon day
a) 23rd
b) 18lh
c) 24th

584)TheTAFhasbeenissuedat
a) 23301ST
b) 1830UTC
c) 24UTC

585)Theexpectedsurfacewindspeedis
a) 09kt
b) 06kt
c) 08kt

586)Initiallyexpectedwinddirectionis
a) 120
b) 090
c) 050

587)TAFisValidforDate
a) 23rd
b) 24th
c) 25th

588)LowestforecastvisibilityinTAFis
a) 1500m
b) 0800m
c) 0200m

589)HeightofbaseoflowestcloudsinTAPis
a) 1000m
b) 1000ft
c) 0800ft

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590)WeatherTSRAisexpectedafter
a) 0600UTC
b) 06001ST
c) 0800UTC

591)Directionofgustywindis
a) 090
b) 100
c) 120

592)Expectedweatherupto0400UTCis
a) Fog
b) TSRA
c) Mist

593)Amountoflowestcloudis
a) 12/8
b) 3-4/8
c) 57/8

594)AmountofCBcloudis
a) 1-2/8
b) 24/8
c) 5

595)HeightofbaseofCBis
a) 2500ft
b) 3000m
c) 2500m

596)Theheightoftopmostlayerofcloudis
a) 2800m
b) 28000m
c) 28000ft

597)PeriodofvalidityofTAFis
a) 23to001ST
b) 00to09UTC
c) 20to12UTC

OtherQuestion

598)Group1500/1509inaTAFindicates
a) TAFisissuedon15that0000UTC
b) TAFisvalidfrom15th0000to0900UTC
c) TAFisvalidfrom1500to0900UTC

599)WhatistrueofaTAF
a) 9hrTAFisforinternationaldissemination
b) TAFvalidfor9hrisissuedevery6hr
c) TAFvalidfor1230hrisissuedevery3hr
d) TAFfornationalusearevalidfor9hrandissuedevery3hr
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2.ROUTEFORECASTFORAVIATION(ROFOR)

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280154070102802041000529030420M0527045440M4127105111111287038012022222361402825=

600)TimeofissueofROFORis

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