QUESTIONS 1

AVIATION MET

1. Mother of pearl clouds / (Nacreous) occur in ………… and Noctilucent in ………..

(Troposphere, Mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere.
2. CAT occurs in clear air or in clouds other than ………….. (CB, CU) at levels …………..
(Below / above) 18,000’.
3. Aerodrome warning is issued for aircraft ………….. (In flight, at the aerodrome)
4. Wind shear warning is issued for levels up to ………….. m over an aerodrome.
5. Aerodrome warning is issued for winds likely to be ………….. or more ( 20 kt, 30 kt, 40 kt) or
wind speed. ………….. or more ( 20 kt, 30 kt, 35 kt) when direction is likely to change by
………….. (60o, 45o, 30o)
6. SIGMET is issued for aircraft ………….. ( In-flight, on ground). It is issued by …………..
(Class I Met office / AMO, MWO, WMO) and is valid for ………….. (2, 3, 4) hr and is issued
every ………….. (2 hr, 3 hr, 4 hr).
7. SPECI is issued for light rain ………….. (True / False)
8. STJ occurs in ………….. (Jan, July) and Tropical Jet stream in …………………….. (Dec, July)
9. ITCZ is found over India during ………….. (Winters / Rainy season)
10. Aircraft moving from Chennai to Melborne will encounter ITC Z in ………….. (Monsoon,
Winters)
11. Maximum number of cyclonic storms forms over the India sea during ………….. (Pre monsoon ,
Post monsoon, Winters) and minimum in ……………….(monsoon, winters)
12. For cyclonic storms to from, the sea surface temperature should be ………….. oC or more (24,
25, 26).
13. The eye of a storm has ………….. (Max / Min) weather and its diameter in about …………..
(20, 40, 28, 38 Km.)
14. Rotor clouds in a mountain wave occur on ………….. (Leeward / Windward) side of a mountain
in ………….. (Trough / Ridge)
15. Three forms of Clouds are
a. …………..
b. …………..
c. …………..
16. High clouds are mostly composed of …… and occur at a height of ……km and CS cloud depict
optical phenomena ………….. (Corona, Halo)
17. A CB cloud with distinct anvil is called (Calves, Congestus, Capillatus)
18. Mintra level is the level ………….. which no condensation trail occurs (Below, at, above)
19. Rain falling from cloud but not reaching ground is ………….. (Virgo, Virga, Mirage)
20. Drizzle is associated with ………. Cloud, continuous rain with ………….. and shower with …..
Clouds (AC, AS, NS, ST, SC, CU, CB).
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AVIATION MET

1. The value of DALR is ………….. oC / km, and ELR in ISA is ………….. oC / km.
21. For potential instability to occur the RH should be ………….. at higher levels and ………….. at
lower level (Higher, lower)
22. Most of the rainfall in India occurs from which cloud ………….. (AC, AS, NS, CB).
23. Three condition for formation of TS are …………..
a. …………..
b. …………..
c. …………..
24. One of the main dangerous aviation hazard associated with TS is ………….. (Squall, Hail,
Turbulence)
25. Down burst is …………..
26. Norwesters affect which part of our country ………….. and Andhi ………….. Part. They occur
during ………….. season
27. During a WD, the winds …………..(backs, veers, do not change).
28. Normal Position of STJ is ……… ly, occurs at a height of ………….. km and latitude
………….. and TJ is ………….. ly and occurs at a ht of ………….. km and latitude …………
( 11, 12 , 15 , 16 km / 12o , 13o, 25o, 27o)
29. STJ occurs over India from ………….. months and TJ during ………….. months.
30. At and near STJ temperature gradient is ………….. (Max, Min, Normal)
31. Essential condition for CAT are.
a. …………..
b. …………..
32. Essential condition for formation of mountain wave are
a. …………..
b. …………..
c. …………..
33. In mountain wave, Rotor clouds occur in ………….. ( Trough, Ridge, hill top)

In a depression wind speed is……kt and cyclonic storm …….. kt. Worst weather occurs in ……
sector in a depression
and …………Sector in a CS ( SE, SW, NE, Rear left, front right).
34. TC have an eye, in which Wx is ………….. most of the weather occurs in ………….. clouds
and when it recurves maximum weather occurs in sector ………….. ( Most/ least; street/ wall;
NW/NE)
35. Write the full form of the abbreviations
a. WWW…………..………….. WAFS…………..…………..
b. WAFC…………..………….. WMO…………..…………..
36. Aerodrome Met offices (AMO) maintain an observational and forecasting watch for ….. hr and
Aeronautical Met station (AMS) for ….. hr ( 20 hr, 6 hr, 3 hr, 18, 24 hr, as required)
37. For non scheduled flights, notification issued to AMOs is ..………….. hr and to AMS ..
………….. hr (12 hr, 3 hr, 24 hr)
38. Which section of AIREP contains Met information ..………….. (I,II,III).
39. TREND forecast is valid for …….. hr. It is a ..………….. forecast (Nowcasting, Short range,
Medium range).
40. CODAR is an ..…………..
41. Term PROB is ..………….. (Used / not used) in a ……………………….(METAR, SPECI,
TREND).
42. Local forecast is valid for ..………….. hr (8, 12, 24) and cover an area of ..………….. (50 km,
25 Nm, 50 Nm, 100 km) around aerodrome.
43. PROG charts are issued by ..………….. (AMS, AMO, MWO, RAFC, WAFS)
44. PROG charts are valid for ..………… hr and SIG Wx charts for ..………….. hr ( 12, 18, 24, 09).
45. SIG Wx charts are issued for levels…….. (FL 460, Below FL460, Below FL640, above FL460).
46. In a depression wind speed is……kt and cyclonic storm …….. kt. Worst weather occurs in
…… sector in a depression
and …………Sector in a CS ( SE, SW, NE, Rear left, front right).
47. SIGMET is meant for ..………….. (all a/c, a/c is flight, a/c on ground).
48. SIGMET is issued by ..………….. (AMO, AMS, WMO, MWO) and is valid for ..………….. hr
(6 hr, 4 hr, 2 hr) for ..………….. (expected or actual Wx, expected Wx only, actual Wx only)
49. For lighter aircraft and helicopters aerodrome warning is issued when wind is likely to reach
……………… kt (15, 17, 20) or more.
50. Wind shear warning is issued for levels ………………(below 1600m, up to 500 m, below 1000
m) above the runway.
51. VOLMET information is for ……………… (all a/c, a/c on ground, a/c in flight).It is a broadcast
made by ……………… & ……………… (Delhi Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai).It contains
……………… and ……………… of specified aerodrome (SPECI, TREND, METRA, TAF)
52. ROBEX includes METAR / SPECI of ……………… (national, international) aerodromes for
exchange between ………………(Indian station, outside Indian station)
53. In a METAR wind speed 110 kt is reported as ………………
54. Visibility is reported in step of ……… (50 m, 100 m) when it is 0 to 800 m and in steps of
……… (50, 100m) when 800 to 5000 m.
55. Temperature -6.5 deg C in a METAR will be reported as ……………… (M06, MO7, -6 oC,
-07oC)
56. The pressure reported in METAR is ……………… (QNE, QNH, QFE, QFF) and is rounded
……………… (Up / down) to whole hPa.
57. In fog visibility is ……………… and is mist ………………
58. CAVOK stands for ………………
a.
b.
c.
59. SPECI for surface wind is issued when direction changes by ……… (30 o, 45o, 60o) and speed is
(15KT, 10KT, 20KT or more)
60. SPECI for visibility is reported when is passes ……… m ………m ..……m ………. m

61. SPECI for deterioration of Wx is issued ……………… and for improvement ………………
(Within 10 min, after 10 min, immediately).
62. SPECI for light precipitation is issued ( True / False)
63. SPECIAL is issued to ATC in plan language when visibility is ……………… m and
……………… m (5000, 3000, 4000, 2000).
64. What these stand for
MIFG BCFG PO BL
65. TEMPO has a duration of ……………… ( 1 hr, 2 hr, < 1 hr, < 2 hr)
66. TAF are valid for ………………hr and ……………… hr they are respectively issued every
……………… hr and ……………… hr respectively (3, 6, 9, 12 – 30)
67. Forecast temperatures TT / TdTd are included is TAF ( True / False)
68. Will SPECI be issued when cloud is BKN below 450 m ( True / False)

QUESTIONS 3
AVIATION MET

1. To describe CB / TS is a forecast the term ISOL is used for covering an area ……………… %
OCNL ……………… % and FREQ ………………% ( 25, < 50, < 75, 50 – 75, > 75).
69. The pressure plotted on SYNOPTIC charts is ……………… (QFE, QNH, QFF, QNE)
70. During monsoon the seasonal low lies over ……………… (Peninsula, NE India, Baluchistan,
South Pakistan)
71. The normal position line of a monsoon trough is …………..
72. Maximum number of isobars are seen over India during which season ………………
73. Most hazardous season for aviation is ……………… and it occurs during the period
………………
74. During winters high pressure area is to the ……………… (N,S) of India and low pressure is to
the ……………… (E, W, N, S) of India.
75. Winds at lower levels over India during monsoon month are ……………… over the peninsula
and ……………… over Gangatic plain (SE, NE, SW, W)
76. Winds at over East coast of India during cold Wx season are …………(E, NE, SE, NW) at lower
levels and above 15000ft they are mostly …………………. (Wly, Ely, SEly) which
……………. (strengthen/weaken) with height.
77. Maximum Cyclones occur over Indian Seas during which season ……………. and Nil during
which month ……………… ( Postmonsoon, Premonsoon, Monsoon, Winters, Jan., Feb., Mar.,)
78. Main aviation Wx hazards during winters are ……………… (Rain, Snow, Hail, Poor visibility).
79. During monsoon months, winds over India above 20,000’ are mostly ……………… (Wly, Ely,
Sly, Nly) which are strong over………………(S India, N India) and weak over ………..(N
India, S India)
80. TJ is seen over India during ……………… month and STJ during ………………………………
month.
81. Dust raising winds are common during which season ……………… in India.
82. Best season for flying in India is ………………
83. Monsoon depressions form over ……………… and move ……………… (Central bay, head
bay; westwards, Eastwards).
84. During break monsoon the MT shifts to ……………… and rainfall is maximum
over……………… ( S India, UP plains, Bihar, Foot hills)
85. Main system which governs the rainfall over India during monsoon is ……………… (Cyclonic
storm, Depression, Monsoon trough)
86. Mid troposphere cyclone is noticed during which season ……………… and is seen over
……………… (Tamilnadu, NE India, Gujrat and adjoining area) at level ……………… ( 200
hPa, 500 – 700 hPa, 850 hPa).
87. WD are maximum during ……………… (season) and Nil during ……………… season.
88. EL- Nino is a period during Christmas time when the sea surface temperature off the coast of
Ecuador and N Peru is ……………… ( Higher / lower).
89. Moist air is denser than dry air ( True / False / Have Similar density)
90. Surface temperature is recorded at a height of ………………m
91. Instrument used for measuring
Wind direction …………… Wind speed ………………
Continuous record of pressure ……………… Visibility ………………
Humidity ……………… Cloud base ………………
RVR is reported when visibility is ……………… (<2000 m, < 3000 m, < 4000 m).
92. ½ of the air mass in the atmosphere is contained ………………km.
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AVIATION MET

1. The % of sensible heat is the atmosphere is ……………… and of the latent heat ………………
93. The change of phase direct from solid to Gas is called ………………
94. The atmosphere is heated from ……………… (above / below).
95. The lowest portion of the atmosphere which is generally unstable and contains most of the
airmass and has most of the weather is ……………… and the middle atmosphere having
inversion is ………………
96. There is reversal of temp. and density is atmosphere ………………
97. Write the specifications of ISA, at msl Pressure
……………… Temperature ……………… Density ……………… LR ………………
Temperature 11 to 20 Km ………………
98. Lowest temperature in the atmosphere occur in ………………
99. There is a prominent break in tropopause at ……………… o latitude at which ………………
(STJ / TJ) occurs.
100. What is the temperature is ISA at 7 Km and at 17 Km ………………………………
respectively.
101. At MSL 1hPa change pressure correspond, to ……………… ft at 20,000……………… ft
and at surface ……………… ft.
102. When upper air mean temperature are ……………… the upper pressure is ………………
(Lower/ Higher ; higher/ Lower)
103. Pressure falls in the atmosphere at ……………… rate (increasing / decreasing)
104. Pressure falls at a fasters rate with height in a……………… (warm / cold) column of air.
105. Aircraft is drifting port in the S hemisphere. Its atmosphere will ……………… (Over /
under) read
106. Pressure has two maximum at ……………… and ……………… (IST / UTC) and minima
at ……………… and ……………… (UTC / IST) (1600,0400,2200,2000,1000)
107. A pressure of 850 hPa will be at a …………… (Higher / lower) height than ISA in a
………… (Clod / warm) column of air.
108. D value is ……………… ……………… {True Altitude, Indicated Altitude, minus (- )}
109. In ISA write the heights corresponding to
700 hPa ……………… 500 hPa ……………… 200 hPa………………
110. Lines joining equal pressure change are ………………
111. Zero setting is ……………… (QNH, QFF, QFE)
112. Col is are area of ……………… winds ( strong, calm, light and variable)
113. Amount of radiation (solar) received over an area ……………… (isolation, Albedo,
insolation, radiation)
114. Solar radiation are ……………… wave and terrestrial………….. wave (Short, long, UV
IR)
115. Solar radiation consists of maximum ……………… (IR, UV, Visible radiation)
116. Higher the temperature ……………… is the wave length and the energy emitted by a body
is proportional to ……………… of its temperature. (Longer, shorter, medium, T2,T3,T4)
117. Albedo is ………………
118. Minimum temperature during the day occurs at ………………
119. Density altitude is defined as ………………
120. Diurnal variation of temperature is maximum over ……………… (Rocks, Water,
vegetation)
121. Density at surface is maximum at ……………… and min at ……………… (equator ,
poles, mid latitude)
122. During rains and fog TT TwTw TdTd (Put >, = ,<)
123. Wet bulls temperature is defined as
124. Absolute humidity is …… and humidity mixing ratio as ……… (g/kg, g/cm, g/cm3, kg/kg)
125. 1 Kmph = mps = kt
126. For landing and take off surface wind is averaged for ………………
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AVIATION MET

1. Coriolis forces is due to ………… and is max at………… (equator, poles). It deflects objects
to………… in S hemisphere.
127. Buy’s ballots according to which low pressure will be to ……………… (right / left) is S
hemisphere)
128. Gradient wind is due to balance between ……………… forces. It is ………………
geostrophic in anticyclones (Sub / super)
129. Friction (surface) causes winds to get deflected towards ……………… ( low / high / right /
left)
130. Friction Layer extends up to a height of about …………….
131. Inertial wind is due to balance between ……………… and …………… and is …………
in both the hemisphere (Cyclonic / anticyclones).
132. Wind shear is ………………
133. Katabatic wind is ………………
134. Land breeze blows during ………..and sea breeze during ……………..
135. Thermal winds blow parallel to ……………… (Isobars / isotherms / adiabats) keeping
……………… (Low / high) temperature to ……………… (left / right / centre).
136. The measure of rotation is called ……………… (Vortex , Vorticity, accentricity).
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1. Katabatic wind.
137. Advection fog and Radiation fog. (4 Question).Areas of occurrence.
138. What do lenticular clouds indicate?
139. Anabatic wind.
140. What are the clouds formed at tropopause.
141. Ozone layer in stratosphere.
142. Temperature variation in tropopause.
143. CAT.
144. Validity of TAF.
145. Definition of dew point.
146. Squall line.
147. Tropical cyclone in Indian ocean.
148. Pressure gradient wind.
149. Thermal wind.
150. Ice pellets in fronts.
151. Sublimation.
152. Avoidance of thunder storm.
153. Air mass.
154. Station model (5 Question) find wind at various places and low pressure area.
155. Find wind in 500 and 700 hPa maps.
156. What is the weather in cumulus clouds.
157. In which layer ozone is present the most.
158. Std. pressure at MSL.
159. Corona is found in which layer?
160. Ht. of in tropopause at equator.
161. Which is the most suitable layer for flying?
162. Which is the most dangerous cloud with TS and icing.
163. In a low pressure area, what happens to the wind.
164. Radiation fog is a Nocturnal phenomenon.
165. Surface temperature is recorded at a ht. of 1.25m above ground.
166. What is density altitude.
167. How to measure humidity.
168. What is wind shear.
169. No condensation trails occur above Maxtra level.
170. What is cloud ceiling?
171. An a/c flying from Chennai to Jaipur will experience what kind of drift?