DGCA Aviation Meteorology question paper, March 2026

44 questions, Regular. The first 5 are here in full with the correct answer shown.

Question 1 of 44

Leaving radiation aside, which process carries the most heat up from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere?

Question 2 of 44

Compared with the equator, is air density over the poles higher or lower at levels above about 8 km?

Question 3 of 44

What causes temperature to fall with height in the troposphere, and to rise with height in the stratosphere?

Question 4 of 44

The surface temperature is 28°C. Using the dry adiabatic lapse rate, what is the temperature of a rising dry parcel at 1.5 km?

Question 5 of 44

Compared with a clear night, what is a cloudy night like?

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