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If anyone of you can find the time and/or inclination to help with the
Qs themselves, I acknowledge thanks gratefully. Ignore Q12 of course

What a bizarre collection of questions. And poorly worded too. Surely this
isn't a literal transcription from the actual written exam?

And yes, there's a lot to learn before one is granted a pilot certificate.

1.In westward moving depression the area of heavier ppt is generally

a.SE
b.SW
c.NE
d.NW sector of Depression

Worst weather is usually SE of a low, sometimes SW. Of course, bad weather
can theoretically be anywhere.

2. If static air temp is -15^C&indicated altitude is 1000feet then true
altitude will be

a.10400ft
b.10600ft
c.9400ft
d.9600ft

If indicated altitude is really 1000 feet, then none of the answers are
correct. I'll assume it really should be 10,000 feet. With that
assumption, the altitude would be off by 373 feet too low. So 10,400 feet
would be the best answer.

3.Presence of hard pellets on surface is evidence of

a.thunderstorm in area
b.has been a cold frontal passage
c.temp inversion with freezing rain at higher altitude

a) and b) are not mutually exclusive. "Hard pellets" is ambiguous and could
refer to a consequence of c), or just be very small hail (a possible
consequence of a)).

That said, from a test-taking perspective, the most likely answer they are
looking for is c), because a) and b) are not mutually exclusive.

4.due to friction wind very close to ground

a.only increases in magnitude with height
b.Decreases in magnitude with height
c.backs with height
d.veers with height

"Backs"? "Veers"? What are those words supposed to mean in this context?

I would say a), because surface friction does slow the wind down.

5.what is the process of adding unsat air to moisture?

Huh? You've got a big parcel of moisture and you're adding unsat(urated)
air to it? I'm having trouble parsing the question.

6. If lightening flash is seen &thunder is not heard

a.cloud is not fully developed
b.CB is dissipating
c.thunder didnt occur at that time of lightening
d.CB is very distant

Any 12 year old should know that the answer is d). Lightning always heats
the air, and always creates *some* kind of thunder as a consequence. If you
can't hear the thunder, it's just too far away.

7. An aircraft must have anti collision lights fitted when

a.carrying passengers
b.flying IFR
c.Whn flying IMC
d.With AUW more than 5700 kg

This question is specific to India. In the US, the correct answer is
whenever the aircraft is in motion, unless using the anti-collision lights
would reduce safety.

8. An a/c is flying at FL290& oat -30 c.the temp condition is ...

"Temp condition"? Never heard of it.

9. In convective clouds severe icing may be encountered at temp...

Care to finish that question?

10. A turn coordinator provides an indication of...

Bank angle and roll rate.

11. When an a/c climbs at constant TAS,RAS shd be
a.Increased
b.maintained
c.decreased

"RAS"?

12.parts of country affected by norwesters is

a.bengal& bihar in pre monsoon
b. NW india in winter
c. South india in summer
d. NE india in winter

Like you guessed...I have no idea.

13.TMG is 045,G/S 135,Co(C)045,dev 2W,var 8W,TAS 140kt,wind vel is

a.13025
b.140/22
c.320/24

Some guesses:
"TMG" -- track made good? (course)
"G/S" -- groundspeed?
"Co(C)" -- I have no idea
"dev" -- magnetic deviation?
"var" -- magnetic variation?
"TAS" -- true airspeed?

Without knowing what "Co(C)" is, and without knowing whether the "TMG" and
wind direction are magnetic or true, I can't really answer this question.
The magnetic/true issue is particularly silly...they obviously (apparently?)
want you to consider the difference, because they have provided what appear
to be correction figures for magnetic vs true. So presumably some of the
course information is in magnetic and some is in true, but without knowing
which is which, there's no way to know what's the proper way to apply the
correction figures.

IMHO, including the correction figures is just dumb. They don't have
anything to do with the basic calculations required to calculate wind
correction angles (forward or reverse) and should have been left out for
simplicity. Test compass correction in a different question, if that's an
important thing to test.

All that said, I at least think it's safe to rule out c), with groundspeed
being lower than true airspeed. b) actually *seems* to be a slight
tailwind, ignoring the required wind correction angle, (depending on the
magnetic/true issue), and so it seems unlikely that even after the wind
correction angle is applied, you'd lose a whole 5 knots. So personally, I'd
say answer a) looks the most likely.

But since there are gaping ambiguities in the question, it's hard to say
exactly what the right answer is.

Pete