Aviation Meteorology — Sample Paper 1
50 questions · pass mark 70% · answer at your own pace, then submit for the full key.
The cloud that causes a halo carries ____ risk of ice accretion:
The clouds whose tops do not extend to the freezing level are called
Surge is also
Group 1500/1509 in a TAF indicates
During vigorous monsoon period the pressure gradient over west coast is
CAT (Clear Air Turbulence) is most frequently found in which region of the atmosphere?
Over the sea TS are more frequent
Break in monsoon occurs when the axis of monsoon trough is along the
Which statement about a col is correct?
For National Flights the Documents provided are
By weight, the approximate ratio of O₂ to N₂ in the atmosphere is:
The TJ is located over the Indian Peninsula, approximately at
Area Forecast covers an area
The rise in temperature of a surface is ____ proportional to its specific heat:
SIG Weather Charts are issued .... times a day
In clouds ……… occurs when a wide range of water drop sizes are present at temperatures between 0°C and −40°C
El Nino episode is applied by fishermen (of Ecuador and N peru) to a period of reduced fish catch due to suppression of upwelling
Duststorm occurs over NW India during
Artificial rain making is also termed as
Upper air pressure, temperature and humidity are measured by
QNH 29.92 inches is reported as
Low Temperatures and low humidity is the characteristic of
For detecting precipitation a Radar wavelength in the range ……… is suitable
In Mountain waves the Rotor clouds form in
In TRS the central pressure is about
Upper winds are measured by
When super cooled water drops and ice particles co-exist, the ice crystals grow at the expense of the water drops because
The height indications in Flight Documentation in all en-route Met conditions
CI, CS and CC clouds consist mostly ice crystals. Icing hazard is therefore
Temperature −12.5°C is reported as
Hazards of TS to aircraft of a TS Cell include turbulence, lightning, and
IMD has ……… Regional Met offices
On whatever compass course the cyclone is approached, strong winds from the port indicate that the centre lies somewhere
Fog can also be dispersed for a short period by artificial stimulation
Loud peals of thunder, frequent flashes of lightning, moderate or heavy showers accompanied by light hail with maximum wind speed 15-40 kt is classified as
Rainfall over coastal areas is more in the
STJ has a layered structure. There are often two layers of maximum wind to the ...... of jet core
TJ is located over India approximately at a height of
A short duration, showery precipitation is associated with
In the ISA, the 300 hPa level corresponds to approximately:
The air mass which originates from sea area located in lower lat is
For formation of a CS sea surface temperature should be
The arbitrary lower limit of jet core velocity has been assigned by WMO as
The stratosphere extends from the tropopause up to about:
ALBEDO is the:
Wind speed in a tropical severe cyclone is
The boiling point of water in Kelvin is:
A halo is associated with which cloud?
________ occurs over subtropical high.
The 200 hPa pressure level, in temperate regions, is at an average height of about: