Q.

1 A wind in a terminal area forecast expressed as VRB30G45 would:

Always be associated with closely spaced isobars around a trough
Be improbable, since variable wind directions are only associated
with light winds and high pressure systems
Probably be associated with a thunderstorm
Always be associated with closely spaced isobars around a ridge

Q.2 The validity of a METAR is:

3 hours
6 hours
30 hours
Not applicable

Q.3 The middle atmosphere layer characterised by temperature inversion and

stability...

Troposphere

Tropopause

Stratosphere
Q.4 Mother of pearl clouds occur in………….
Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Stratosphere

Q.5 By weight, approximate ratio of O2 to N2 in the atmosphere is

1:3

1:4

1:5

Q.6 Two aircraft flying at the same indicated altitude with their altimeter set to
1013.2 hPa. One is flying over cold air mass and other over warm air mass.
Which of the two has greater altitude?

Ac flying over warm air mass

 Ac flying over cold air mass

Q.7 Height of tropopause

Is constant

Varies with altitude

Varies with Latitude

Q.8 Above 8 km the lower temperatures are over

Equator

Mid Latitudes

Poles

Q.9 Atmosphere is heated by

Solar Radiation

Heat from earth surface

Q.10 Tropos means

Turning

Under current

Convection

Q.11 CO2 and H2O are also called ...

Green House Gases

Rare Earth Gases

Q.12 Troposphere is generally

Stable
 Unstable

Q.13 Tropopause is discontinuous at about

30°lat

40°Iat

60°lat

Q.14 The middle atmosphere layer characterised by temperature inversion and

stability...

Troposphere

Tropopause

Stratosphere

Q.15 Mother of pearl clouds occur in………….

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Stratosphere

Q.16 The temperature in ISA at 17 km is ..

-56.5°C

-65.5° C

-35.5° C

Q,17 By weight, approximate ratio of O2 to N2 in the atmosphere is

1:3

1:4
 1:5

Q.18 By volume, the approximate ratio of O2 to N2 in the atmosphere is

1:3

1:4

1:5

Q.19 In ISA, the mean sea level temperature is

15° C

10° C

25°C

Q.20 CO2 and H2O keep the atmosphere

Warm

Cold

Have no effect

Q.21 Noctilucent clouds occur in

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

Q.22 Low pressure is associated with

Good Weather

Bad Weather

None
Q.23 In a high pressure area winds are

Normal

Strong

Weak

Q.24 Flying from Low to High an altimeter would read

Over

Under

constant

Q.25 Isallobars are lines of equal

Pressure

Temperature Tendency

Pressure Tendency

Q.26 What kind of a barometer is an altimeter?

Aneroid

Mercury

Alcohol

Q27. A region between two Lows and Two Highs is

Depression

Secondary Low

Col

Q28. Bad weather and better visibility is associate with

 High

Low

Col

Q29. Two aircraft flying at the same indicated altitude with their altimeter set to
1013.2 hPa. One is flying over cold air mass and other over warm air mass.
Which of the two has greater altitude?

Ac flying over warm air mass

Ac flying over cold air mass

Q30. The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to
cold air mass will be

Same

More

Less

Q31 Lines drawn through places of equal pressure are known as

Isobars

Isotherms

Isogonal

Isoclinal

Q32. Diurnal pressure changes are most pronounced in

Polar region

Middle latitudes

Tropics

Q33. In the Southern Hemisphere, around a Low Pressure Area wind blows

In clockwise direction
 In anticlockwise direction

Across isobars towards the centre

Q34. If altimeter reads aerodrome elevation when a/c is on ground, its sub-scale
must have been set

QNH

QNE

QFF

QFE

Q.35 Diurnal variation of temperature is greatest when wind is

calm

light

strong

Q.36 On a clear day the amount of radiation received by earth surface is

3/4 th

30%

5/6 th

Q.37 ALBEDO is

Radiation received by earth

Amount of heat

Reflecting power of earth

Q.38 During Day the ambient temperature is ... than ground

Lower

Higher

Same

Q.39 At a coast diurnal variation of temp, depends on ..

Wind direction

Wind speed

Radiation

Q.40 An air parcel is lifted till it gets saturated. The temperature attained at this
stage is called

Potential temperature

Dew Point

Wet bulb

Q.41 The solar radiation consists of about 46 %

UV

IR

Visible

Q.42 The total amount of energy radiated by a black body is proportional to

T2

T3

T4
Q.43 The wavelength of most intense radiation is inversely proportional to the....

Absolute temperature

Humidity

Albedo

Q.44 Hot bodies (like sun) radiate

Short Waves

Long Waves

Both

Q.45 The flow of heat from earth surface is 77% by

Sensible Heat

Latent Heat

Q.46 -40° C - -40° F

True

False

Q.47 Surface Temp, is recorded at a height of above ground

1.5 m

1.25m

2m

Q.48 The door of Stevenson's screen should open

 opposite to sun

into sun

any direction

Q.49 The liquid used in Minimum Thermometer is

mercury

alcohol

sprit

Q.50 Density is at poles than equator

Higher

Lower

Same

Q.51 Above 8 km density is at poles than at equator

Higher

Lower

Same

Q.52 The altitude in ISA at which air density is the same as the observed density
is called

Density Altitude

ISA Density

Real Density

Q.53 Density is usually expressed as

Kg/sq m
 g/cu m

N/sq m

Q.54 Higher density altitude means density

Higher

Lower

Same

Q.55 For given pressure and temperature moist air has density

Higher

Lower

Same

Q.56 Density altitude may be defined as:

The altitude in a standard atmosphere at which the prevailing pressure

occurs.

The altitude in a standard atmosphere at which the prevailing density

occurs.

Surface of constant atmospheric pressure related to standard

atmosphere of 1013.2 hPa

Q.57 The ratio in % between the amount of water vapour present in the air to
the amount of water vapour that it can hold at the same temperature is

Humidity

Relative humidity

Dew point
Q.58 The temperature to which air be cooled at constant pressure to become
saturated, is called

Wet bulb temperature

Dry bulb temperature

Dew point

Humidity

Q.59 Free air temperature, Wet bulb temperature and Dew point temperature
are equal when

Air temperature is 0°C

Relative humidity is 100%

Air temperature is not below 0°C

Q.60 On a rainy day compared to sunny day the length of runway required is

More

Less

Same

Q.61 Instrument used for measuring visibility...

Visiometer

Transmissometer

Ceilometer

Q.62 Fronts are associated with

Tropical cyclone

Monsoon Depression
 Extra-tropical Cyclones

Q.63 FZRA and FZFG occur of a warm front

Ahead

During

After

Q64.The STJ affects India from

Jun to Jul

Oct to May

Aug to Sep

Q65. STJ has a layered structure. There are often two layers of maximum wind
to the...of jet core

SW

Q66.Vertical wind shear in STJ is greater the core

above

below

along

Q67.The TJ prevails over the Indian Peninsula from

May to Jun

Sep to Oct
 Jun to Aug

Q68.The TJ is located over the Indian Peninsula, approximately at

13° N

17° N

18° N

Q.70 For mountain waves to form there should be flow of air across the ridge,
generally within ……………of the perpendicular to the ridge.

30°

45°

60°

Q.71 For mountain waves to form the wind speed for small mountains should be
atleast

15 m/s

10 m/s

7m/s

Q.72 Most CAT occurs on the of a jet stream and in the vicinity of upper level
frontal zones where temperature contrasts are strong.

Fringes

Within the core

Axis

Q.73 Wind speed in a tropicaJ severe cyclone is:

27 -33 kt

48 - 63 kt
 17-27 kt

Q.74 Fronts are characteristic of:

Tropical cyclone

Extra-tropical depressions

Monsoon depressions

Q.75 Hot weather period is

Jan-Feb

Mar-May

Jun-Sept

Oct - Dec

Q.76 During hot weather

WDs cause TS / DS over Punjab & Rajasthan

No WD affect N-parts of country

Track of WD is southern most

Q.77 The monsoon current over the West coast of India is

SWly

SEly

NEly

Q.78 Monsoon period is

Jan to Feb

March to May

June to Sep
 Oct to Dec

Q.79 The monsoon advances with

Bay of Bengal current only

Arabian Sea current only

Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea currents

Q.80 Rainfall occurs all over the country during monsoon when

Axis of MT is in its normal position along Gangetic plains

Axis of MT is along Himalayas

Depression has formed o-er Bay of Bengal

Q.81 Break in monsoon occurs when

Axis of monsoon trough is along Gangetic plains

Axis of monsoon trough is along foot hills of Himalayas

Depression over Bay of Bengal

Q.82 With a depression over the head Bay fair weather during monsoon occurs
over

Assam

W Bengal

Orissa

Q.83 Post monsoon weather period re

Mar to May

Jun to Sept

Oct to Nov

Jan to Feb
Q.84 During monsoon period, low pressure lies over

Bay of Bengal

NE India

Central India

Pakistan

Q.85 An aircraft flying in Monsoon season from Chennai to Kolkata at 14 km will

experience winds

Easterly

Westerly

Nly

Southerly

Q.86 An aircraft flying in Winter season from Chennai to Kolkata at 12 km will

experience winds

Ely

Wly

Nly

Sly

Q.87 An aircraft flying in Pre monsoon season from Delhi to Kolkata at 10 km

will experience winds

Easterly

Westerly

Northerly

Southerly
Q.88 An aircraft flying in Monsoon season from Mumbai to Ahmedabad at 03 km
will experience winds

SEly

SWIy

Nly

NWly

Q.89 An aircraft flying in winter season from Delhi to Kolkata at 06 km will

experience winds

SEly

SWIy

Nly

NW - Wly

Q.90 An aircraft flying in winter season from Delhi to Kolkata at 06 km will

experience

Port drift

Starboard drift

Tail wind

Head win

Q.91 An aircraft flying in winter season from Kolkata to Nagpur at 02 km will

experience

Port drift

Starboard drift

Tail wind

Head wind

Q.92 The huge vertical circulations, one between the equator and 3 ON and
 another between equator and 30S, are called

Hadley Cells

Ferrel Cells

Polar cells

Q.93 SIGMET is issued for aircraft

in flight

on ground

both

Q.94 VOLMET consists of

SIGMET

TAP only

TAF and METAR

METAR VIDP 160230 30005KT 290V050 1500S 6000N R15/P1500U BR FEW020

FEW025CB SCT120 BKN300 32/27 Q1003 REFG TEMPO FM0330 22015G25KT

3000 +TSRAFEW010SCT025CBBKN150BE CM GAT0415 27008KTCAVOK=

Q.95 The METAR has been issued at

0630 1ST

0230UTC

0230 1ST
Q.96 Height of base of low clouds is

2000 m

2500 ft

2500 ft

Q.97 Runway Visual range is

1500 m

>1500 m

< 1500 m

Q.98 Runway Visual range has

Decreased

Increased

Remained same

Q.99 Present weather is

Fog

Brown Dust

Mist

Q100. CAVOK is issued when visibility is

9-10 km

10 km or more

10 km only