Standard Meridian

Q.

Why do we need a standard meridian for India?

Q.

What is the prime meridian? why it is important

Q. The time difference between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is.

1. 30 minutes
2. 1 hour
3. 2 hours
4. 15 minutes

Q. The longitude of 82°30’E, which is also the standard meridian of India, passes through which of the following regions?

1. Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
2. Ranchi in Jharkhand
3. Raipur in Chattisgarh
4. Cuttack in Odisha

Q. It is a common understanding among the countries of the world to select a Standard Meridian in multiples of 7°30′. What is the reason?

1. Number of countries at this difference is more.
2. Corresponding time difference is equal to 30 minutes.
3. For a lot of countries this longitude passes through the centre of the country.
4. Historical importance of 7°30′ longitude difference.

Q. Approximately how much local time difference is there between the easternmost point in India to the westernmost point in India?

1. 2 hours
2. 2.5 hours
3. 3 hours
4. 3.5 hours

Q.

The land of India displays great physical variation. Explain.

Q. Name the imaginary line in India along which time is taken as standard time.

1. Equator
2. Longitude of 82º30’ E
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Tropic of Capricorn

Q. Why there is a local time difference between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat?

1. Due to different names
2. Due to their location
3. Due to the size of the states
4. Due to people who live there

Q. A: India follows the standard meridian. R: The time in Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh differ by 2 hours. Based on the statements, mark the appropriate option.

1. A is true but R is false.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?

1. IST is $7_2^1$ hours behind GMT
2. IST is $5_2^1$ hours behind GMT
3. IST is $5_2^1$ hours ahead of GMT
4. IST is $7_2^1$ hours ahead of GMT

Q. Which of the following facts about the standard meridian of India is/are true?

1. The Indian standard meridian is the longitude 82º30’ E.
2. The Indian standard meridian passes through Mirzapur.
3. The Indian standard meridian passes through the westernmost point of the country.
4. India follows the time according to the standard meridian.

Q. Countries of the world adopt a standard merdian in the longitudanal intervals of 7°30′. What is the equivalent time difference?

1. 4 minutes
2. 60 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 40 minutes

Q. How many time zones does India follow?

1. 4
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2

Q.

The time difference between two consecutive degrees of longitudes is –

1. Four minutes

2. Three Minutes

3. Five minutes

4. Six minutes

Q. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a local time difference of _______.

1. 5 hours
2. 1 hour
3. 45 minutes
4. 2 hours

Q. What is the time difference between successive longitudes?

1. 4 minutes
2. 3 minutes
3. 1 minute
4. 2 minutes

Q. What is the time difference observed with every one longitudinal difference?

1. 3 minutes
2. 4 minutes
3. 5 minutes
4. 2 minutes

Q. The standard meridian of India passes through the state of _________,

1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Arunachal Pradesh

Q. Assertion [A]: The northeastern states have been demanding a seperate timezone apart from the Indian Standard Time (IST).

Reason [R]: In the northeast, the sunrise and sunset timings are highly unsynchronised with the official working hours based on IST.

Read the above given statements and select the option that is true.

1. Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are correct but Reason [R] is not the correct explanation of Assertion [A]
2. Assertion [A] is correct but Reason [R] is incorrect.
3. Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are correct and Reason [R] is the correct explanation of Assertion [A].
4. Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are incorrect.

Q. Time followed in India is set with reference to which of the following?

1. Geographical area
2. Standard Meridian
3. Size
4. Population

Q. Through which of the following states in India does the Standard Meridian of India pass?

1. Karnataka
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala

Q. Which longitude is the standard meridian of India?

1. $75°15N$
2. $60°30N$
3. $82°30E$
4. $90°30E$

Q. Through which of the following states in India does the Standard Meridian of India pass?

1. Karnataka
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala

Q. Through which of the following states does India’s Standard Meridian (82.5° E meridian) not pass?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q. The longitude of 82°30’E, which is also the standard meridian of India, passes through which of the following regions?

1. Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
2. Ranchi in Jharkhand
3. Raipur in Chattisgarh
4. Cuttack in Odisha

Q. What is the approximate difference in the degrees of longitudes between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh?

1. 4
2. 10
3. 20
4. 30

Q. The longitude of 82°30’E, which is also the standard meridian of India, passes through which of the following regions?

1. Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
2. Ranchi in Jharkhand
3. Raipur in Chattisgarh
4. Cuttack in Odisha

Q. The time followed by India is set by the standard meridian which is the longitude of 82°30’ E.

1. False
2. True