MET PAPER 5
1. Flying from Low to High Pressure an altimeter would read
a. Over
b. Under
c. constant
2. CO2 and H2O keep the atmosphere
a. Warm
b. Cold
c. Have no effect
3. The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to cold air mass will
be
a. Same
b. More
c. Less
4. In the Southern Hemisphere, around a Low Pressure Area wind blows
a. In clockwise direction
b. In anticlockwise direction
c. Across isobars towards the centre
5. 18,000 ft height in ISA corresponds to level
a. 700 hPa
b. 200 hPa
c. 500 hPa
6. Specific heat of land is than that of water
a. Lower
b. Same
c. Higher
,7. Air is less denser in
a. High Altitudes
b. Warm Air
c. High humidity
d. All of the above
8. The saturation vapour pressure over water is _____than the ice
a. More
b. Less
c. Same
9. The actual amount of water vapour contained in a given volume of air at a given
temperature is termed as ...
a. Relative Humidity
b. Specific Humidity
c. Absolute Humidity
10. Coriolis force is strongest at
a. Mid latitudes
b. Poles
c. Equator
11. Lines of constant wind speed drawn on weather charts are called
a. Isobars
b. Isotachs
c. Isogons
12. On a weather map where isobars are closely packed, the surface winds are likely to be
a. Light and parallel to isobars
b. Strong and parallel to isobars
c. Strong and blowing acros theisobars
13. If temperature is higher to the S and lower to the N from surface up to higher levels , then
the wind will strengthen with height with no change in _____ direction in N hemisphere
, a. Ely
b. Wly
c. Sly
d. Nly
14. When visibility reduces between 5000 m and 1000 m and RH is almost 100%, it is
a. Mist
b. Haze
c. Fog
15. For formation of Radiation fog
a. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, clear sky, nil wind
b. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, clear sky, light wind.
c. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, cloudy sky, strong wind
16. Dark gray cloud giving continuous rain is called
a. AS
b. NS
c. ST
d. CB
17. Halo is associated with the cloud
a. AC
b. AS
c. CS
d. CI
18. Lenticular clouds indicate presence of
a. Warm Front
b. Cold front
c. Mountain waves
19. DALR means:
1. Flying from Low to High Pressure an altimeter would read
a. Over
b. Under
c. constant
2. CO2 and H2O keep the atmosphere
a. Warm
b. Cold
c. Have no effect
3. The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to cold air mass will
be
a. Same
b. More
c. Less
4. In the Southern Hemisphere, around a Low Pressure Area wind blows
a. In clockwise direction
b. In anticlockwise direction
c. Across isobars towards the centre
5. 18,000 ft height in ISA corresponds to level
a. 700 hPa
b. 200 hPa
c. 500 hPa
6. Specific heat of land is than that of water
a. Lower
b. Same
c. Higher
,7. Air is less denser in
a. High Altitudes
b. Warm Air
c. High humidity
d. All of the above
8. The saturation vapour pressure over water is _____than the ice
a. More
b. Less
c. Same
9. The actual amount of water vapour contained in a given volume of air at a given
temperature is termed as ...
a. Relative Humidity
b. Specific Humidity
c. Absolute Humidity
10. Coriolis force is strongest at
a. Mid latitudes
b. Poles
c. Equator
11. Lines of constant wind speed drawn on weather charts are called
a. Isobars
b. Isotachs
c. Isogons
12. On a weather map where isobars are closely packed, the surface winds are likely to be
a. Light and parallel to isobars
b. Strong and parallel to isobars
c. Strong and blowing acros theisobars
13. If temperature is higher to the S and lower to the N from surface up to higher levels , then
the wind will strengthen with height with no change in _____ direction in N hemisphere
, a. Ely
b. Wly
c. Sly
d. Nly
14. When visibility reduces between 5000 m and 1000 m and RH is almost 100%, it is
a. Mist
b. Haze
c. Fog
15. For formation of Radiation fog
a. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, clear sky, nil wind
b. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, clear sky, light wind.
c. There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, cloudy sky, strong wind
16. Dark gray cloud giving continuous rain is called
a. AS
b. NS
c. ST
d. CB
17. Halo is associated with the cloud
a. AC
b. AS
c. CS
d. CI
18. Lenticular clouds indicate presence of
a. Warm Front
b. Cold front
c. Mountain waves
19. DALR means:
