CONTOH SOAL UKP METEOROLOGI

1. Which of these atmospheric layers is closest to the earth?

A. Mesosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Ionosphere
2. Line joining a place of equal magnetic variation is called:
A. Isothermic line
B. Isobaric line
C. Isogonic line
D. isobathic line
3. AE Conduct Passage progressive wave of meteorological origin which, if its crest arrives at the time of
high water, can cause exceptionally high tides is called:
A. Storm
B. Hurricane
C. Storm surge
D. Tidal wave
4. On which of these areas would you consider that climatological routing to be satisfactory?
A. Malacca straits
B. North Atlantic
C. Gulf of Oman
D. Red sea
5. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer, how would the wind direction
change in the advance of a warm front?
A. remain steady
B. slowly veer as it is approached
C. suddenly year by 90deg
D. slowly back as it is approached
6. The highest tidal level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and
under any combination of astronomical conditions is called:
A. high water neaps
 B. lowest astronomical tide
C. high water springs
D. highest astronomical tide
7. A line joining points of same height above, or depth below, the datum is called
A. Co-range lines
B. Contour line
C. Iso -gonic lines
D. co-tidal lines
8. In meteorology, isobars are the lines joining places having the same …..
A. temperature.
B. humidity
C. iceberg density.
D. pressure.
9. What weather phenomenon can cause a reduction of radar range due to attenuation?
A. Mist.
B. Rain & snow.
C. Fog.
D. Rough seas.
10. Which of these are 'low clouds"?
A. Mega stratus.
B. Altocumulus, altostratus.
C. Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus.
D. Nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumu
11. In the vicinity of a tropical revolving storm, a prudent master will first determine which semicircle his
ship is in and then set a course to ………….
A. heave to
B. get away from the dangerous semicircle
C. Head for the lee of the nearest land
D. The centre of the storm.
12. You are 10 to 60 nautical miles away from the centre of a tropical revolving storm. What barometric
changes would you expect ?
 A. Rapid Increase.
B. Rapid fall.
C. No change.
D. Slight Increase.
13. In meteorology, isotherms are the lines joining places having the same…………
A. pressure.
B. humidity.
C. iceberg density.
D. temperature.
14. Which of these are 'Medium clouds’ ?
A. Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus.
B. Nimbostatus, stratus, stratocumulus.
C. Cumulonimbus.
D. Altocumulus, altostratus.
15. When in the vicinity of a tropical revolving storm it is important to determination in which semicircle
the ship is situated. In the northern hemisphere which of these statements is true?
A. If the wind is steady you are in the dangerous semicircle.
B. If the wind is backing you are in the dangerous semicircle.
C. It is not possible to determine if you are in the dangerous semicircle.
D. If the wind is veering you are in the dangerous semicircle.
16. The direction of the centre of the tropical revolving storm may be found by Buys Ballot's law, namely
face the wind and ………………
A. the center of the storm will be right behind you about a point on your left.
B. the center of the tropical storm will be ahead about a point to the right.
C. the centre of the storm is to your left if you are in Northern hemisphere and to your right if you
are in Southern hemisphere.
D. in the Northern hemisphere the centre of the storm will bear 8 to 12 points to the right.
17. Which of these are ''high clouds”?
A. Cumulonimbus.
B. Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus.
C. Nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumulus.
 D. Altocumulus, altostratus.
18. What is the common name for hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones ?
A. Inter tropical convergence zones.
B. Tropical revolving storms.
C. Tropical depressions.
D. Monsoons.
19. Trade winds are the general surface wind in which of the following latitudes ?
A. 60-90 degrees
B. 05-25 degrees
C. 00-30 degrees.
D. 25-60 degrees.
20. Which of these is the correct sequence of weather associated with a "cold front"?
A. In advance - no rain; during the passage - moderate rain ; in the rear - heavy rain.
B. In advance - clear skies; during the passage - thunderstorms, often with hail; in the rear - steady
drizzle with cloudy skies.
C. In advance - usually some rain and perhaps thunder; during the passage - rain, often heavy; in the
rear - heavy rain for a short period than fair.
D. In advance - heavy rain; during the passage - no rain; in the rear - no rain.
21. If depression has a large warm sector, it has a tendency to …………….
A. weaken.
B. remain unchanged.
C. deepen.
D. move fast.
22. Which of these is correct sequence of visibility associated with a "cold front"?
A. In advance - very poor; during the passage - bad; in the rear - moderate.
B. In advance - very good; during the passage - moderate in showers; at the rear - usually poor.
C. In advance - usually poor; during the passage - first bad than good; in the rear - usually very good
except in showers.
D. In advance - very good; during the passage - very poor; in the rear - moderate.
23. Which of these is the correct pressure sequence associated with a "warm front"?
A. In advance - sharply falling; during the passage - rise and fall ; in the rear - slowly rising.
 B. In advance - steady; during the passage - steady fall ; in the rear - increase.
C. In advance - increase; during the passage - steady; in the rear - decrease.
D. In advance - steady fall; during the passage - fall ceases ; in the rear - little change or slow fall.
24. In a tropical revolving storm, “The eye” is a small central region of ………..
A. comparatively light winds and little clouds.
B. no winds and heavy rain.
C. very strong winds and no clouds.
D. comparatively strong winds and heavy clouds.
25. The eye of the tropical revolving storm is an area with light wind but with seas that are ……………
A. very high from the East or West.
B. very high and confused.
C. very high from the North or South.
D. moderate and confused.
26. Wind force 5 corresponds to wind speed of ……………..
A. 25 - 29 knots.
B. 30 - 34 knots.
C. 10 - 14 knots.
D. 17 - 21 knots.
27. South Westerlies and Roaring Forties are general surface wind in which of the following latitudes?
A. 40 - 60 degrees.
B. 60 - 90 degrees.
C. 30 - 40 degrees.
D. 00 - 30 degrees.
28. Fast moving high clouds are an indication of …………….
A. rainy weather to come.
B. unchanged weather.
C. bad weather to come.
D. good weather to come.
29. A falling barometer is an indication of ………………
A. bad weather to come.
 B. rainy weather to come.
C. no change in weather.
D. good weather to come.
30. Your ship is 120 to 500 nautical miles from centre of tropical revolving storm. What barometric
changes do would you expect?
A. No change in the diurnal variation.
B. Rapid fall.
C. Slow increase with the diurnal variation still in evidence.
D. A slow fall with diurnal variation still in evidence.
31. What is water content of the atmosphere (usually expressed as a percentage) known as?
A. Due
B. Humidity
C. Mist
D. Fog
32. What is the instrument used for measuring humidity of the atmosphere called?
A. Barometer
B. Humidifier
C. Hydrometer
D. Psychrometer
33. What is a region where the atmospheric pressure is higher than that of the surrounding regions
called?
A. High
B. Warm front
C. Low
D. Cold front
34. If an observer is facing the true wind in the northern hemisphere, where does the Low pressure lie?
A. Behind
B. Ahead
C. To the left
D. To the right
35. An instrument used for measuring the velocity of wind is known as
 A. Barometer
B. Hydrometer
C. Anemometer
D. Tachometer
36. A sudden rising strong wind, or sudden increase of wind usually immediately followed by a shower
of rain snow is called a
A. Squall
B. Storm
C. Tropical cyclone
D. Cyclone
37. A squall line of sharp changes of wind, is very often associated with a :
A. Warn front
B. Warm front
C. Occluded front
D. Cold front
38. If it is reported that the wind velocity in four areas are in the given options: In which area will the
isobars be spaced closest?
A. A2 ………20kts
B. A4 ……… 10kts
C. A3………. 30kts
D. A1………. 40kts
39. In what direction does the wind blow around a cyclonic storm in the northern hemisphere?
A. Towards the pole
B. Clockwise
C. Anti-clockwise
D. Towards the equator
40. What weather conditions are likely to result from the movement of warm air mass over a relatively
colder sea surface?
A. trough
B. Rain
C. Squally
 D. fog
41. What is the quantity of water vapour present in the atmosphere called ?
A. Humidity
B. Absolute humidity
C. Dew point
D. Relative humidity
42. What is rain accompanied with snow called ?
A. ice pellets
B. hail
C. sleet
D. snow flakes
43. When visibility is 1km or less, it is known as:
A. neither DO
B. fog
C. haze
D. both
44. What is also called sea fog ?
A. steam fog
B. advection fog
C. radiation fog
D. smog
45. What is smoke + fog called ?
A. steam fog
B. radiation fog
C. advection fog
D. smog
46. What is the clockwise change of direction from which the wind is blowing from called?
A. backing
B. Veering
C. advancing
 D. retarding
47. Beaufort wind force 5 corresponds to:
A. 28-33 kts
B. 17-21 kts
C. 4-6 kts
D. 7-10 kts
48. What is the phenomenon in which a cloud forms a funnel shaped pendant which descends towards
the sea and draws up a corresponding hollow column of whirling spray which may form a pillar of
water from cloud to sea is called
A. A waterspout
B. A waterway
C. A waterfall
D. A waterside
49. The condition where the sea and swell approach the ship at right angles is called:
A. Seas from any quarter
B. Following seas
C. Beam seas
D. Read seas
50. A horizontal movement in the upper layer of the sea caused by wind is called :
A. drift current
B. none of the given options
C. drift
D. current
51. What is the swell encountered in the open ocean called?
A. Ground swell
B. Low swell
C. Ocean swell
D. High swell
52. A Conduct Passage progressive wave of meteorological origin which, if its crest arrives at the time of
high water, can cause exceptionally high tides is called:
A. Storm
 B. Hurricane
C. Storm surge
D. Tidal wave
53. On which of these areas would you consider that climatological routing to be satisfactory?
A. Malacca straits
B. North Atlantic
C. Gulf of Oman
D. Red sea
54. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer, how would the wind direction
change in the advance of a warm front?
A. remain steady
B. slowly veer as it is approached
C. suddenly year by 90 deg
D. slowly back as it is approache
55. When warm air proceeds an occlusion, it is called :
A. Upper warm front
B. Warm occlusion
C. Upper cold front
D. Cold occlusi
56. When the dew point of the air is higher than the sea surface temperature, it is called :
A. Sea fog
B. Advection fog
C. Steam fog
D. Zadiation fog
57. Which of these symptoms indicate the approach of an extra tropical cyclone ?
A. Increasing wind usually from a direction between east and south in the northern hemisphere and
between east and north in the southern hemisphere.
B. All of these.
C. Falling barometer
D. Increasing cirrus clouds which thicken into altostratus (sometimes altocumulus) accompanied by
rain.
58. What is an area of high pressure jutting into areas of low pressure called?
A. Trough
B. Ridge
C. Col
D. Anticyclone
59. Satellite information charts providing information on cloud pattern and cloud thickness are called :
A. Change of pressure charts
B. Upper air charts
C. Hindcast charts
D. Elephanalysis charts
60. Which of these contribute to the formation of a depression ?
A. Large difference in pressure between the warm and cold air masses
B. Large temperature difference between the warm and cold air masses
C. Small temperature difference between the warm and cold air masses
D. Small difference in pressure between the warm and cold air masses
61. If the pressure is rising al around the center, or rising on one side more rapidly than it is falling on
the other, then the anticyclone is said to be:
A. Unchanged
B. Stationary
C. Weakening
D. Intensifying
62. An the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer, how would the pressure change in
the `advance of a warm front?
A. Remain constant
B. Rise sharply
C. Pressure would fall steadily
D. Rise slowly
63. What is a large piece of floating glacier ice, generally showing less than 5m above sea level (normally
more than 1m) and normally about 100-300 square meters in area called?
A. Growler
B. Floe
C. Bergy bit
 D. Brash ice
64. What is shown in a surface weather analysis?
A. Forecast positions of fronts and pressure systems at the surface for projection period of 2 to 5
days.
B. Weather patterns based on current synoptic surface observations
C. Future weather patterns for either 24hr, 36hr or 72hr outlook for certain regions
D. All of these
65. What are clouds in a patch, layer or sheet form, white or grey or both in colour called?
A. Altocumulus clouds
B. Nimbostratus
C. Cumulus
D. Cirrocumulus
66. Where is the vessel located in a TRS if the wind is Veering in the northern hemisphere?
A. Navigable semi- circle
B. In the path of the storm
C. Dangerous semi-circle
D. In the eye
67. If the vessel is in the dangerous semi-circle of a TRS in the northern hemisphere, what would be the
most appropriate action?
A. Put the wind on the port Bow and alter course to port as the wind backs
B. Put the wind on the port quarter and alter course to starboard as the wind veers
C. Put the wind on the stbd. Bow and alter course to starboard as the wind veers
D. Put the wind on the stbd. quarter and alter course to port s the wind backs.
68. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer how would the weather change in
the advance of a warm front?
A. Cloudy with slight drizzle
B. Continuous heavy rain or snow
C. Precipitation stops
D. Clear skies
69. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer how would the temperature
change in the warm sector?
A. Fall steadily
 B. Slowly rise
C. Remain steady
D. Rise quickly.
70. As a result of the friction of the rotating earth, how are winds deflected in the northern hemisphere?
A. Spirally
B. Anticlockwise
C. Clockwise
D. Ellipticalty
71. What is the wind caused by downward currents of air and peculiar to mountainous districts and high
coastline called?
A. Anabatic winds
B. Westerlies
C. Katabatic winds
D. Trade winds
72. Which of these conditions indicates the passing of an extratropical cyclone?
A. Barometer falls and then becomes steady
B. Barometer remains steady
C. Barometer becomes steady and then falls
D. Barometer becomes steady and then rises
73. The speed of an occlusion is best assumed
A. To be about two thirds of the geostrophic wind speed.
B. To be greater than the geostrophic wind speed.
C. To be lesser than the geostrophic wind speed.
D. To be equal to the geostrophic wind speed.
74. What instrument is used to measure the dew point
A. hydrometer
B. pitometer
C. psychrometer
D. stadimeter
75. What is an aneroid barometer fitted with a lever which bears a pen, recording upon a revolving drum
variations of atmospheric pressure called?
 A. Gold slide
B. Barogram
C. Mercurm barometer
D. Barograph
76. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer what type of clouds will be
experienced at the passage of a cold front?
A. Low Hs

B. Ci , Cs ,As
C. Ac & Cu
D. Cb of very high vertical extent
77. What is shown on wave analysis charts ?
A. Forecast positions of wave system for projection period of 2 to 5 days
B. Characteristics of sea waves
C. Forecast of the positions of wave systems, normally over a period of 24 hrs
D. All of these.
78. What is found north and south of each tradewind belt ?
A. Roaring forties
B. Doldrums
C. Prevailing westerlies
D. Horse latitude
79. Where do tropical storms generate?
A. Always at the equator
B. Between latitudes 5 deg to 10 deg N or S of the equator
C. Between latitudes 35 deg to 40 deg N or S of the equator
D. Between latitudes 45 deg to 50 deg N or S of the equator
80. An the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer how would the visibility be in the
advance of a warm front?
A. Poor due to mist or fog
B. Poor due to rain
C. Very good except in showers
 D. Very good
81. What can be obtained from met-route to compare weather and progress along the metroute
advised route with that likely to have been experienced iachieued along an appropriate alternative
route?
A. Hindcast charts
B. Routeing summaries
C. Voyage analysis
D. Customer requirements
82. When a warm air mass replaces a cold one, the line on which the frontal surface meets the ground is
known as a:
A. cold sector
B. cold front
C. warm sector
D. warm front
83. On the passage of a frontal depression over a stationary observer How would the force change in the
dry advance of a warm front?
A. steady
B. increase
C. decrease
D. squally, with gusting winds
84. Which are the two horizontal forces acting on any parcel of air?
A. The rotational force and the deflecting force
B. The pressure gradient and the deflecting force
C. None of the other options
D. The pressure gradient and the rotational force
85. What warnings are issued from the country of origin and effect a specific coastal region, in the area
of the hazard?
A. local warnings
B. All of these.
C. coastal warnings
D. navarea warnings
86. What is the furthest westerly point reached by a tropical storm center called?
 A. Bar of the storm
B. Vortex
C. Vertex
D. Eye of the storm
87. What is a heavy mass of cloud rising in the form of mountains, turrets, or anvils, generally
surmounted by a sheet or screen of fiberous appearance called?
A. Cumulo-nimbus clouds
B. Stratus clouds
C. Cumulus clouds
D. Nimbostratus clouds
88. A curved line joining all places at which the atmospheric pressure is the same is called?
A. Isobar
B. Isotherm
C. Isotope
D. None of the other options
89. A large elongated zone of irregular typography of the sea flow , categorized by large sea mounts and
steep sided or non-symmetrical ridges is called :
A. furrow
B. fringing reef
C. fracture zone
D. Freshet
90. What is the wind which works round against the hands of the clock called?
A. Back pressure
B. Baffling wind
C. Veering wind
D. Backing wind.
91. What corrections are applied to a mercury barometer?
A. Latitude, height and pressure
B. Latitude, temperature and pressure
C. Latitude, Temperature and height
D. Temperature, height and pressure
92. When wind blows over the surface for a prolonged period, it tends to drag the uppermost layers of
the water in that direction. This is called :
A. Local currents
B. Gradient current
C. Surface current
D. Wind drift current
93. Which of these variables is used to determine the height of sea waves?
A. Wind speed, latitude and fetch
B. Latitude, duration of wind and fetch
C. Wind speed, duration of wind and fetch
D. Wind speed, duration of the wind and latitude
94. What is the mean height of the highest 1/3 rd of the range of waves called?
A. Wave height
B. Wavelength
C. Significant wave height
D. Wave period
95. What half of the tropical storm lies to the left part in the northern hemisphere & to the right part in
the southern hemisphere?
A. Dangerous semi-circle
B. Dangerous quadrant
C. Trough
D. Navigable semi-circle
96. Where will you find formats of 'hydrographic note"
A. Admiralty list of radio signals
B. Cumulative list of admiralty notice to mariners
C. The weekly notice to mariners
D. Annual summary of admiralty notice to mariners
97. Which are the two reasons which cause ocean currents?
A. Pressure gradients and coriolis forces
B. Wind-drift currents and gradient currents
C. Wind-drift currents and pressure gradients
D. gradient currents and pressure gradients