FREE Basic TSA Practice Questions and Answers
What percentage of aircraft in March had cargo that weighed 3.99 pounds or less?
Correct Answer: 44.6%
Total planes in March = 570
Planes carrrying less than or equal to 3.99 tonnes =
127+127 = 254
254 / 570 x 100 = 44.6%
What is the difference between the February and May flight counts for ≥ 4 tonnes of cargo?
Correct Answer: 133
Total greater than 4 tonnes in:
February = 149 + 93 + 49 = 291
May = 209 + 120 + 95 = 424
424 - 291 = 133
What is the percentage of aircraft carrying ≥ 8 tonnes in April as opposed to May?
Correct Answer: 1.09:1
Aircraft carrying greater than 8 tonnes in:
April : May
87 : 95
95 / 87 = 1.09
What percentage of all hurricanes in 2021 were classified as 2 or 4?
Correct Answer: 32%
Total hurricanes in 2021:
24 + 11 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 50
Total category 2 and 4 hurricanes:
11 + 5 = 16
Proportion of category 2 and 4 hurricanes:
(16 / 50) x 100 = 32%
What was the difference in percentage terms between category 3 hurricanes in 2021 and 2022?
Correct Answer: 22.22% decrease
Category 3 hurricanes in
2021 = 9
2022 = 7
Percentage change: (7-9) / 9 x 100 = -​22.22%
How many flights carrying cargo weighing at least six tonnes were there in February and March, on a percentage basis?
Correct Answer: 11.27%
Planes with greater than or equal to 6 tonnes in:
Feb = 93 + 49 = 142
March = 106 + 52 = 158
158 - 142 = 16
16 / 142 x 100 = 11.27%
What was the ratio of category 1 to category 2 hurricanes in 2020?
Correct Answer:1:0.63
Category 1 : Category 2
27 : 17
17 / 27 = 0.63 =
1:0.63