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Questions for IC PRESSURE

Answer the following questions

1. Altimeter of a/c on ground reads aerodrome elevation; its sub-scale is set to
2. Instrument for recording pressure is called
3. On either side, perpendicular to the ______ pressures rise
4. Atmospheric pressure is due to
5. What kind of a barometer is an altimeter
6. QNH of an aerodrome 160 m AMSL is 1005 hPa. QFE? Assuming 1hPa = 8m
7. Semi diurnal pressure changes are most pronounced in
8. An aircraft is gaining altitude, inspite of altimeter reading constant altitude. Why?
9. In constant pressure chart of 500 hPa, isohypse are drawn at interval of
10. Winds in a low pressure
11. In a high pressure area winds are
12. In contour chart of 300 hPa, isohypse (contours) are drawn at interval of
13. 18,000 ft height in ISA corresponds to the pressure level
14. Steep pressure gradient would mean
15. 200 hPa in ISA corresponds to the level
16. Which is true?
17. Two aircraft flying at same indicated altitude with altimeters set to 1013.2 h.Pa. One is flying over cold air mass and other over warm air mass. Which of the two has greater altitude?
18. An contour of 9160 m can be expected on a constant pressure chart of pressure level
19. Bad weather and better visibility is associated with
20. Fall of pressure with height is more rapid in
21. The relationship between height and pressure is made use in construction of
22. Low pressure is associated with
23. 700 hPa in ISA corresponds to the Fight level
24. Poor visibility is associated with
25. In the Southern Hemisphere, around a Low pressure Area wind blows
26. 850 hPa in ISA approximately corresponds to the height
27. Flying from Low to High an altimeter would read
28. Flying from Delhi to Kolkata at constant indicated altitude but, experiencing drift to Starboard. The actual altitude will be (vis-à-vis) indicated altitude
29. An increase of 1000 ft at msl is associated with decrease of pressure of
30. The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to cold air mass will be
31. Isallobars are lines of equal
32. An aerodrome is at the mean sea level. Its QNH is 1014.0 hPa. Its QFF will be
33. 24,000 ft height in ISA corresponds to pressure level
34. Altimeter always measure the height of aircraft above
35. What type of inversion occurs when a stable layer lies in a high pressure area
36. The movement of wind in relation to a cyclone is
37. 40,000 ft height in ISA approximately corresponds to pressure level
38. Which of the following would cause true altitude to increase when altimeter indicates constant altitude?
39. Lines drawn through places of equal pressure are known as
40. 300 hPa in ISA corresponds to the level
41. A region between two Lows and Two Highs is