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DGCA QUESTION BANK FOR PILOTS
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THUNDERSTORMS
#1. What is the approximate maximum diameter of a microburst?
20 km
50 km
4 km
400 m
#2. Which of the following causes echoes on meteorological radar screens?
Water vapour
Fog
Any cloud
Hail
#3. What are the requirements for the formation of a thunderstorm?
A stratocumulus cloud with sufficient moisture
A cumulus cloud with sufficient moisture associated with an inversion
An adequate supply of moisture, conditional instability and a lifting action
Water vapour and high pressure
#4. A microburst
occurs only in tropical areas
has a diameter up to 4 km
has a life time of more than 30 minutes
is always associated with thunderstorms
#5. In Central Europe when is the greatest likelihood for thunderstorms due to
warm updrafts?
Late morning.
Mid – afternoon
Around midnight
Early morning.
#6. Which of the following statements describes a microburst ?
A high speed downdraft of air with a higher temperature than its surroundings
An extremely strong wind gust associated with a tropical revolving storm
A small low pressure system where the wind circulates at high speed
A high speed downburst of air with a generally lower temperature than its
surroundings
#7. Which thunderstorms move forward the fastest?
Thunderstorms formed by lifting processes.
Thermal thunderstorms.
Orographic thunderstorms.
Frontal thunderstorms.
#8. In addition to a lifting action, what are two other conditions necessary for
thunderstorm formation?
Stable conditions and low atmospheric pressure
Unstable conditions and low atmospheric pressure
Unstable conditions and high moisture content
Stable conditions and high moisture content
#9. Aircraft struck by lightning may sometimes get considerable damage and at
least temporarily the manoeuvring of the aircraft will be made more difficult.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Aircraft made by composite material may get severe damage, the crew may be blinded
and temporarily lose the hearing
An aircraft made by metal has a certain capacity to attract a lightning, but the lightning will
follow the surface and therefore no damage will be caused.
An aircraft has in the atmosphere the same qualities as a “Faradays cage”, which means that
struck of lightning seldom occurs. But if it happens, the result will be an occasional engine
failure. The crew may get a shock.
Aircraft made by composite material can’t conduct a lightning and will therefore very
seldom be struck
#10. Which thunderstorms generally develop in the afternoon in summer over
land in moderate latitudes?
Airmass thunderstorms
Warm front thunderstorms
Cold mass thunderstorms
Occlusion thunderstorms
#11. How long does a typical microburst last?
1 to 2 hours.
About 30 minutes.
1 to 5 minutes.
Less than 1 minute.
#12. An airborne weather radar installation makes it possible to detect the
location of
all clouds
cumulonimbus, but provided that cloud of this type is accompanied by falls of hail
stratocumulus and its vertical development
zones of precipitation, particularly liquid-state precipitation, and also their intensity
#13. Which of the statements is true concerning squall lines?
Severe squall lines always move from northwest to southeast
For severe squall lines a SIGMET is issued
Severe squall lines only occur in the tropics
For severe squall lines a TAF is issued
#14. What are the meteorological prerequisites, at low level, for thunderstorms
formed by lifting processes, over land?
High air pressure (> 1013 hPa), high temperatures.
Low temperatures, low humidity.
Subsidence, inversion.
High temperatures, high humidity
#15. What is a microburst?
A small low pressure system where the wind circulates with very high speeds.
A concentrated downdraft with high speeds and a lower temperature than the
surrounding air.
A concentrated downdraft with high speeds and a higher temperature than the surrounding
air.
An extremely strong wind gust in a tropical revolving storm.
#16. The initial phase of a thunderstorm is characterized by
continuous up draughts
continuous downdraughts
frequent lightning
rain starting at surface
#17. In which stage of the life cycle of a single thunderstorm cell occur both up-
and downdrafts simultaneously?
Cumulus stage
Dissipating stage
In all stages
Mature stage
#18. What weather condition would you expect at a squall line?
Fog
Strong whirlwinds reaching up to higher levels
Thunderstorms
Strong steady rain
#19. Thunderstorms reach their greatest intensity during the
period in which precipitation is not falling.
mature stage.
cumulus stage.
dissipating stage.
#20. A microburst phenomenon can arise in the
up draught of a cumulonimbus at the mature stage.
downdraught of a cumulonimbus at the formation stage.
up draught of a cumulonimbus at the growth stage.
downdraught of a cumulonimbus at the mature stage.
#21. During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized
predominantly by downdrafts?
Anvil stage
Dissipating stage
Cumulus stage
Mature stage
#22. Continuous up draughts occur in a thunderstorm during the
period in which precipitation is falling.
cumulus stage.
mature stage.
dissipating stage
#23. Where is a squall line to be expected?
In front of a cold front occlusion at higher levels.
At the surface position of a warm front.
In front of an active cold front.
Behind a cold front.
#24. What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a
thunderstorm?
Continuous updraft
Roll cloud
Frequent lightning
Rain or hail at the surface
#25. A gust front is
normally encountered directly below a thunderstorm
characterized by heavy lightning
another name for a cold front
formed by the cold air outflow from a thunderstorm
#26. The diameter and the life time of a typical microburst are in the order of
8 km and 5-15 minutes
12 km and 5-10 minutes
4 km and 1-5 minutes
4 km and 30-40 minutes
#27. During which stage of thunderstorm development are rotor winds
characterized by roll clouds most likely to occur?
Cumulus stage and mature stage.
Mature stage.
Cumulus stage.
Dissipating stage.
#28. Large hail stones
only occur in frontal thunderstorms
are typically associated with severe thunderstorms
only occur in thunderstorms of mid-latitudes
are entirely composed of clear ice
#29. In which of the following areas is the highest frequency of thunderstorms
encountered?
Temperate
Tropical
Polar
Subtropical
#30. Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by
frontal lifting (warm front).
frontal lifting (cold front).
frontal occlusion.
thermal triggering.
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