PART :A.

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1. Tropopause is the zone of atmosphere that lies between stratosphere and first layer where temperature remains unchanged. 2. Cold air can support less water, so, as the parcel of air rises and cools, the relative humidity increasers. 3. In a stable atmosphere, a parcel of air displaced upwards will return to its original position once the lifting force is removed because the parcel of air is colder than surrounding environment. 4. QFE is the barometric pressure at the aerodrome elevation. By setting QFE value of an air port, pressure altimeter on the ground will show 0 (zero). 5. Divergence is the net inflow of air that occurs at a high pressure centre.

6. In Northern Hemisphere within friction layer wind blows parallel to the isobar keeping low pressure to the left. 7. Wind shear is the rapid change in wind speed or wind direction over a short distance or over a short period of time that resulting changes in the lift to the aircraft ultimately causes sinking or rising motion. 8. Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) is associated with cumulus type of clouds.

9. Thunderstorm is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acqustic effect on the Earths atmosphere is known as thunder. 10. Rime ice is formed from large supercoooled water droplets those freezes on impact in which air is trapped.

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The strong wind and low level wind shear that precedes thunderstorm is known as : a. Gust front, b. Cold front, c. Warm front, d. Occluded front.

2. Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice, always produced from convective cloud is known as: a. Ice, b. Hail, c. Grape fruit, d. Egg. 3. As cool air travels across warm land it absorbs heat and becomes: a. stable, b. neutral, c. Unstable, d. Unknown. 4. Radiation fog is most likely to form: a. Over land during afternoon, b. Over warm sea by night, c. Over land on cool, clear nights, d. Over cool sea by night. 5. Small liquid droplets suspended in the air that reduces the surface visibility to less than 1000m is called: a. Mist, b. Fog, c. Haze, d. All correct. 6. Subsidence in an anticyclone produces: a. Increased pressure at the surface, b. Isothermal dry and stable air, c. Dry air and inversion, d. Saturated air and an inversion.

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The surface of the earth is heated by: a. Conduction, b. Convection, c. long wave solar radiation, d. Short wave solar radiation.

8.

If temperature remains constant with an increase in altitude there is: a. an inversion aloft, b. an isothermal layer, c. an inversion, d. uniform lapse rate.

9.

A change of state directly from a solid to vapour or vice versa is: a. insolation, b. evaporation, c. sublimation, d. condensation.

10.

When water vapour changes to ice: a. specific heat is absorbed, b. latent heat is released, c. latent heat is absorbed, d. specific heat is released.

11.

The actual change of temperature with height is known as: a. the adiabatic lapse rate, b. the tephaigram, c. the environmental lapse rate, d. the temperature curve.

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The DALR is greater than the SALR because: a. of the release of latent heat by evaporation, b. of the rate of cooling of saturated air is reduced by the release of latent heat of condensation, c. Saturated vapour pressure increases with increasing temperature, d. convection is more active in dry air than in moist air.

13. In order for mountain wave to form, the wind direction must be near perpendicular to a ridge or range for mountains and speed must: a. increase with height within a stable layer above the hill, b. decrease with height within an unstable layer above the hill, c. decrease with height within a stable layer above the hill, d. increase with height within an unstable layer above the hill. 14. The geostrophic wind blows: a. parallel to curved isobars, b. when geostriphic force & PGF are equal, c. when pressure values are changing rapidly, d. in anticyclonic area. 15. A strong wind that rises suddenly, lasts for few minutes and dies suddenly away is called: a. Squall, b. Gust, c. gale, d. cyclone 16. Supercooled water droplets are formed at altitudes where temperature is: a. -40C < temp < 0C, b. above 0C, c. below 0C, d. All correct. 17. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere has the greatest effect on weather: a. hydrogen, b. oxygen, c. water vapour, d. nitrogen. 18. Maximum frequency of tornadoes that occurs over Bangladesh during the month of: a. December, b. June, c. April, d. May.

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Which types of Norwester occurs maximum over Bangladesh?: a. Type-B, b. Type- C, c. Type- A, d. Type- D.

20.

After the passage of Western disturbances the important weather phenomenon is: a. Morning fog, b. Tropical storm, c. thunderstorm, d. heat wave.

21.

Bangladesh is characterized by high pressure area during: a. SW monsoon, b. NE monsoon, c. autumn transition, d. pre-monsoon.

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VOLMET broadcast for each aerodrome is updated: a. each hour & half hour, b. every 6 hours, c. every 9 hours, d. none is correct.

23. Terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF) describe the forecast prevailing conditions at an aerodrome and usually cover a period of: a. 9 to 24 hours, b. 12to 24 hours, c. 6 to 18 hours, d. all correct. 24. Mesosphere is having lowest temperature of: a. -56.5C, b. 6C, c. 32C, d. -90C

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The composition of cirrus cloud is: a. supercooled water droplets, b. ice crystals, c. water droplets, d. smoke particles.

26.

Sub-tropical high pressure area lies near: a. 5 lat on each hemisphere, b. 30 lat on each hemisphere, c.60 lat on each hemisphere, d. 45 lat on each hemisphere,

27.

SIGMET is issued by meteorological watch office for every : a. 3 hours interval, b. 4 hours interval, c. 2 hours interval, d. 5 hours interval.

28.

What is SPECI ? : a. a forecast, b. a report produced when significant change have occurred, c. a landing forecast, d. none is correct.

29.

The leading edge of cold air from thunderstorm is called: a. microburst, b. turbulence, c. wind shear, d. gust front

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In aerodrome reports the height of the base of the cloud refers to: a. the height above MSL, b. the height above aerodrome elevation, c. the pressure altitude of cloud base, d. the height above the average ground level of the area.

31. The lumpy and heaped white cloud is : a. Altocumulus, b. Cumulus, c. Cumulonimbus, d. Nibostratus 32. The microburst usually lasts for 5-15 minutes and the damage occurs across: a. less than 4 KM, b. 20 NM, c. 10NM, d. 5 NM. 33. Tropical revolving storm those develop known in Bangladesh as Cyclone occurs over Bay of Bengal/Indian Oceans during: a. Winter season, b. April-May and Oct-Nov c. Monsoon season, d. All correct. 34. Mechanical turbulence is created by a. absorption, b. induction, c. surface features, d. stable air. 35.In METAR code NOSIG is reported when no significant weather is expected in next two hours from the time of observation of METAR in place of: a. TREND, b. WIND SHEAR, c. RECENT WEATHER, d. RWYSTATE. 36. Doldrum or Equatorial low pressure area exists over: a. Equator, b. Polar area, c. Sib-treopical high pressure area, d. Sub-polar low pressure area.

37.

For carburetor ice to form the outside air must be: a. cold & moist, b. dry, c. moist, d. below freezing point.

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Embedded (EMBD) Cb cloud means: a. Well separated Cb, b. isolated Cb, c. Cb cloud contained in layers of other cloud, d. Cb cloud with little or no separation.

39.

The apparent force that causes curving direction change of wind is called: a. Friction force, b. centrifugal force, c. cyclostrophic force, d.coriolis force or geostrophic force .

40. Oscillation to the lee side (down wind) of a mountain caused by disturbances in the horizontal air flow occurred due to high ground is defined as: a. standing wave, b. mountain wave, c. lee wave, d. All correct. 41. The tropopause is: a. The line where the temperature no longer decreases with increase of height. b. The layer between the tropopause and the stratosphere. c. The layer beyond which only Cl cloud occurs. d. The line indicating clear air turbulence Atmospheric pressure may be defined as: a the weight of the atmosphere exerted on any surface with which it is in contact b. the weight of the atmosphere at standard sea level c. the force per unit area exerted by the atmosphere on any surface with which it is in contact d. a pressure exerted by the atmosphere of 1013.2 mbs Convection takes place in a. cold air mass, b. unstable air mass, c. Neutral atmosphere, d. Stable air mass.

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Rain is a precipitation in the form of a. Liquid drops, b. Solid drops, c. ice crystals, d. Hail drops.

45.

A stable air mass is most likely to have which characteristics? a. Showery precipitation b. Turbulent air c. Smooth air d. Poor visibility

46.

As an air parcel rise, it expands& cool by a process known as a. Adiabatic, b, Isothermal, c. None correct d. Both a & b.

47.

Boys Ballots law relates a. Isobar & Wind, b. Upward & Downward motion, c. Convergence & Divergence., d. High & Low pressure area.

48.

The cold downdraft in thunderstorm that produces damage in an area less than 4 KM is called : a. Microburst, b. Gust Front, c. Wind shear, d. Macroburst.

49.

Short period and small scale oscillation of wind is known as a. Gust, b. Squall, c. Turbulence, d. Wind shear

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If warm maritime air flow over cold land surface, it may form a. Radiation Fog, b. Advection fog, c. Frontal fog, d. Hail.

51. Over Bangladesh rain/drizzle occurs during NE monsoon due to: a. b. c. d. 52. Thunderstorm Western disturbance Cyclone all correct

Geostrrophic wind is an event of a. Friction level, b. Above friction level, c. Surface level, d. All correct

53.

The transparency of the atmosphere is indicated by: a. Visibility, b. Haze, c. Fog, d. all correct.

54.

The temperature at which cooling parcel of air reaches to saturation is called a. saturation point temperature, b. dew point temperature, c. Frost point temperature, d. cooling temperature

55.

In METAR cloud height is above a. MSL, b. above aerodrome level, c. above station level, d. above highest point within 05 nm.

56.

A steep pressure gradient is characterized by: a. isobar close together & strong wind, b. Isobars apart & light wind, c. Increased temperature, d. Decreased temperature.

57.

For curburetter ice to form, a. the outside air must be below freezing, b. moist, c. dry, d. cold & moist

58.

In a METAR visibility more than 10 KM is reported as a. 9999, b. 0900, c. 0099, d. 0999

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60.

Rapid variation of vertical component of velocity experienced by an aircraft in flight is known as : Wind shear Gust Turbulence Bumpiness
What is ATIS ?

a. Automatic Terminal Information service b. Automatic transmission of satellite information c. Authorised Terminal information service d. All correct

1.

Differentiate the following : a. Gust & Squall, b. Sea breeze& land breeze c. dew point temperature,

2. Define thunderstorm and under which necessary conditions thunderstorm develops? How air mass thunderstorm develops? List the flying hazards of thunderstorm. 3. What is an isobar? What is the associated weather in a low & high pressure area? How they are related to convergence & divergence? 4. What is METAR & SPECI? Write down the sequence of METAR report. Decode the following METAR Code: METAR VGSH 200450Z 31015G27kt 280V350 1400SW 6000N R14/P1500U +SHRA FEW005 FEW025CB SCT015 BKN090 22/19 Q1009 RETS BCMG FM0550 25010kt 6000 NSW SKC= 5. What are the three basic requirements for the formation of radiation fog? Explain how radiation fog forms under these conditions. Which type of pressure system favours the formation of radiation fog? 6. What is icing? What are different necessary conditions required for occurrence of ice accretion? Describe how clear ice develops.

Part A

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