met quiz part 1

The validity periods of TAFs that are being issued in India are:

• 6 & 12 hrs

• 9 & 24 hrs

• can be of any duration

• 9 & 18 hrs

SIGMETs are issued at intervals of:

• 3 hrs

• 6 hrs

• 4 hrs

• no specific period

SIGMETs are not issued for:

• heavy rainfall

• dust storm

• tropical cyclones

• volcanic ash

validity period of TREND forecast is

• 2 hrs

• 4 hrs

• 9 hrs

• 3 hrs

The values of air temperature 9.5C and dew point temperature 4.5C will be

reported in METAR as:

• 09/05

• 10/05

• 10/04

• 09/04

QNH of 1009.9 will be reported in METAR as:

• 1009

• 1010

• 0099

• 1009.9

the value of Q0995 ranges between:

• 995.0 hPa and 995.9 hPa

• 994.5 hPa and 995.9 hPa

• 995.1 hPa and 995.9 hPa

The instrument used for assessing runway visual range is:

• Ceilometer

• Hygrometer

• transmissometer

• thermistor

The atmospheric visibility depends largely on:

• humidity of the air

• turbidity of the air

• density of the air

• none of the above

the averaging period of wind in METAR is:

• 2 mins

• 10 mins

• 5 mins

• 15 mins