DGCA EXAMINATION PAPER

Aviation Meteorology (CPLG)

1. How does height of tropopause varies with latitude.

a) Increase with increase in latitude.
b) Decrease with increase in latitude.
c) Remain constant at all points.
2. Minimum temperature is reached at
a) At Sunrise.
b) ½ an hour before Sunrise.
c) ½ an hour after Sunrise.
3. During a night with a clear sky, surface temperature will…………………….., RH will……………………. And
dew point will………………………………….
a) Fall , rise , rise
b) Rise , rise , fall
c) Fall , rise , remain same
d) Fall , fall , remain same
4. For given pressure and temperature moist air has density
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same
5. At what height is 300 hpa level
a) 10,000 feet
b) 18,000 feet
c) 30,000 feet
d) 38,000 feet
6. Altimeters always measure the height of the aircraft above
a) MSL
b) Datum of 1013.2 hpa
c) Datum at which its subscale is set
7. An increase of 1000 feet in elevation near the earth is associated with decrease of pressure of
a) 100 hpa
b) 1000 hpa
c) 3 hpa
d) 33 hpa
8. Instrument for recording pressure is called
a) Anemograph
b) Barometer
 c) Hygrograph
9. In the Northern hemisphere, around a low pressure area wind blows
a) In clockwise direction
b) In anti-clockwise direction
c) Across isobars towards the centre
10. On either side, perpendicular to the………………….. pressure rise
a) Trough
b) Ridge
c) Low
11. What do lenticular clouds indicate?
a) Instability
b) Potential CB development
c) Wind shear
d) Mountain wave
12. Relative humidity at a given temperature is the relation between
a) dew point and air temperature
b) water vapour weight and dry air weight
c) water vapour weight and humid air volume
d) actual water vapour content and saturated water vapour content
13. When compared to the geostrophic wind in the northern hemisphere, surface friction will cause
the surface wind to
a) back and decrease
b) back and increase
c) veer and decrease
d) veer and increase
14. In the lower part of the stratosphere the temperature
a) decreases with altitude
b) is almost constant
c) increases with altitude
d) increases at first and decreases afterward
15. On a clear sky, continental ground surface, wind calm, the minimum temperature is reached
Approximately
a) half an hour after sunrise
b) half an hour before sunrise
c) at the moment the sun rises
d) one hour before sunrise
16. For mountain waves to form the wind speed for large mountains should be at least
a) 15 m/s
b) 10 m/s
c) 7 m/s
17. In a depression the wind speed is
a) < 17 kts
b) 34 -47 kts
c) 17 – 27 kts
 d) 48 – 63 kts
18. Cyclonic storm in india are mostly of intensity
a) Severe
b) Very weak
c) Moderate
19. In clouds at temperature below 0 degree C an aircraft may encounter icing of the type
a) Only glazed
b) Only rime
c) intermediate between these two
20. If QNH, QFE, QFF are equal for an aerodrome then aerodrome is
a) At mean sea level
b) Below mean sea level
c) Above mean sea level
21. If a cold air mass replace the warm air mass then it is
a) Cold Front
b) Warm front
c) Polar front
22. Icing …………………. the stalling speed of aircraft
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Does not decrease/Increase
23. Norwesters are
a) Depressions in the bay of Bengal which move towards the coast
b) Violent thunderstorms
c) Western disturbances which affect NW India
24. Aircraft icing is most favored in the cloud regions which have temperatures ranging between
a) -15°C and -40°C
b) 0°C and -15°C
c) -40°C and below -40°C
25. During monsoon period low pressure lies over
a) Bay of Bengal
b) NE India
c) Central India
d) Pakistan
26. Cl, CS, and CC clouds are consist of mostly ice crystal. Icing Hazard is therefore
a) Maximum
b) Minimum
c) Negligible
27. On a west coast of india is said in general that the wind blows
28. Coalescence theory explains occurrence of rainfall from the
29. The most severe weather condition such as destructive wind, heavy hail and tornadoes are
generally associated with
a) slow-moving warm fronts which slope above the tropopause.
b) squall lines.
c) fast-moving occluded fronts
30. Air masses which are being cooled from below are often characterized by
31. The saturated vapour pressure over water is ……………………. than ice.
 a) Lesser
b) Greater
c) Same
32. Very heavy precipitation as shower over short period is called
33. Max western disturbance occur in - Himalyan region in winter months
34. The easterly jet is a jet stream that occur - during summer. This jet stream originates in the
upper troposphere near Burma and extends to the west of Africa.
35. Temperature at ISA at 20000ft.
36. In clouds at temperature below 0°C
37. What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?
a) Coriolis force.
b) Surface friction.
c) Pressure gradient force.