Tick ✓ the time in the boxes which you can tell without using clock.
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Answer the question
19 Q→02State whether the following statements are True or False, with reasons
5 Q→03Complete the statements choosing the correct option
5 Q→04Answer in brief
5 Q→05Do as directed
1 Q→06Give geographical resons.
5 Q→07Answer the following questions in details.
4 Q→08COMPLETE THE TABLE.
1 Q→Sample Questions
Local Time and Standard Time questions
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Tick ✓ the time in the boxes which you can tell without using clock.
(Note: The answer is given directly.)
Which discrepancies will emerge if more than one local times, instead of one standard time are followed in a country with huge longitudinal extent?
Why does a country having a large latitudinal extent have only one standard time?
In which of the following countries, does only one standard time exist? (Mexico, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, China)
In present tunes, what are the instruments used for time measurement?
If the difference between two longitudes is of 20 degrees, the difference in their local times will be of four hours.
In India, three standard times exist.
Mumbai is located at 73° E longitude.
If the local time at Mumbai is 3 p.m. then what would be the local time at Kolkata?
Mumbai is located at 73° E longitude. Kolkata is located at 88° E longitude. Find the difference between the longitudes of these two cities.
The difference between the local time of any two consecutive longitudes is …………… .
- A15 minutes
- ✓04 minutes
- C30 minutes
- D60 minutes
Answer: B.
View full solution →To calculate the difference between the local times of any two places on the earth, …………. .
- Athe noon time at both the places should be known
- ✓the difference in degrees of their longitudes should be known
- Cthe difference in standard times of both the places should be known
- Dchanges need to be made according to International Date Line.
Answer: B.
View full solution →The earth requires 24 hours for one rotation. In one hour, ……………. .
- A5 longitudes will face the sun
- B10 longitudes will face the sun
- ✓15 longitudes will face the sun
- D20 longitudes will face the sun
Answer: C.
View full solution →Indian Standard Time is …………..
- ✓(a) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes
- B(b) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 3 hours 50 minutes
- C(c) behind Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes
- D(d) behind Greenwich Mean Time by 3 hours 50 minutes
Answer: A.
View full solution →There are …………. time zones in the world.
- A(a) 360
- ✓(b) 24
- C(c) 100
- D(d) 365
Answer: B.
View full solution →On which day, would the sun appear at the highest point in the sky?
At the poles, sunrise occurs on one equinox and sunsets on the next equinox. If you happen to be at any of the poles during this time, then what would be the route of the sun in the daytime?
A football match being played at Sao Paulo, Brazil started in India at 6 a.m. IST. Explain what would be the local time at Sao Paulo?
How is the standard time of a place determined?
If it is 12 noon at 60° E longitude, then explain what would be the time at 30° W longitude.
Write the situation of place A shown in these diagrams in the boxes below them
(i) Sunrise
(ii) Midnight
(iii) Noon
(iv) Sunset
(i) Sunrise
(ii) Midnight
(iii) Noon
(iv) Sunset
Canada has 6 different standard times.
The standard time of India has been decided by the local time at 82°30′ E longitude.
The local time at Greenwich is considered to be the International Standard Time.
The local time is decided by the noontime.
In the countries with larger area, it is convenient to use one standard time instead of more than one local times.
Manaus city in Brazil is located on 60° W longitude. What would be the local time at Manaus when it is 12 noon at Greenwich?
Mashad, a town in Iran, is located on the 60° E longitude. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, calculate the local time of Mashad town.
Give brief information about Universal Standard Time.
Give brief information about the Indian Standard Time.
If it is 10 pm on 21st June at Prime Meridian, write the dates and time at A, B and C in the following table:
(Note: The answer is given directly.)
(Note: The answer is given directly.)
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