Aviation Meteorology — Sample Paper 3
50 questions · pass mark 70% · answer at your own pace, then submit for the full key.
Radiation Fog forms over N India during
In constant pressure chart of 500 hpa, isohypse are drawn at interval of
NS clouds occur
An aircraft flying in Pre monsoon season from Delhi to Kolkata at 10 km will experience winds
Higher the surface temperature ……… would be the tropopause.
Free air temperature, Wet bulb temperature and Dew point temperature are equal when
The middle atmosphere layer with temperature inversion and stability is ………
Halo occurs from ......... cloud
Aurora Australis called .... Lights
Base of CB cloud is
Thermal processes / temperature distribution which favours formation of fog is
The landing forecast appended to any METAR is valid for
In a depression the wind speed is
In jet standard atmosphere the Lapse Rate is ………
Wet bulb temperature range is
Visibility / RVR is measured by
The rainfall over India during monsoon depends on
Loud peals of thunder, frequent flashes of lightning, moderate or heavy showers accompanied by light hail with maximum wind speed 1540 kt is classified as
When flying through on active TS, lightning strikes are mostly likely
Over valley and foot hills TS generally occur during
TRS occurs over Indian seas in
Surge is sudden strengthening of wind in the …….. air mass
In a mature tropical cyclone, they eye area is characterised by:
Flying from Delhi to Calcutta at constant indicated altitude but, experiencing a drift to Starboard. The actual altitude will be (Visavis) indicated altitude
Higher the temperature, ……… would be the wavelength of emitted radiation
Expected weather up to 2504 0400UTC is
Geostrophic wind is due to the balance between the forces ………
Fog is reported when visibility is reduced to
Dry air having a temp of 35°C on surface when forced to rise adiabatically by 1 km would attain a temp of
cyclonic storm cross tamil Nadu coast in :
Precipitation occurs over a belt of 30–50 km on both sides of front
DALR > ELR > SALR is
Humidity Mixing Ratio ………… when air is lifted adiabatically
Isallobars are lines of equal
Cyclostrophic wind gives a close approximation of the 2000' wind in an intense tropical storm
SIGMET is not issued for
In the TJ the wind shears are much …… than the STJ
Tropical Tropopause extends from the equator to lat 35 ⁰ 45 ⁰ . over India it is at
Superior Mirage occurs in marked
CO₂ and H₂O keep the atmosphere ………
The systems like highs, lows, cyclonic circulation etc are associated with distinct types of weather. A study of the behaviour of these systems, known as
Lapse rate in the troposphere is produced by ……… and in the stratosphere by ………
The METAR has been issued at
Type of Icing?
Winds in a low pressure area
The expected surface wind speed is
The life of Mesoscale Convective Complex is
Radiation fog is essentially a ………phenomena
Hoar frost occurs on airframe in clear air when the temperature of airframe is
Pressure at MSL is 1002.25 hPa. Find the ISA deviation. Hint: (Actual – ISA)