Local Time and Standard Time

Q. India's standard meridian lies on 82.5 degrees East which lies __________ hours ahead of GMT.

1. four
2. five
3. five and a half
4. four and a half

Q. The time elapsed between 33% and 67% completion of a first order rxn is 30min. What is the time needed for 25% completion

Q. When it is noon in Greenwich, England, Indian Standard Time will be ________.

1. 4:00 AM
2. 5:00 PM
3. 5:30 AM
4. 5:30 PM

Q. Here are the approximate longitudes of the following 2 cities.
New York- 74° W.
Cairo- 31° E.
Find their approximate time relative to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

1. GMT + 2, GMT - 5
2. GMT - 5, GMT - 2
3. GMT + 2, GMT + 5
4. GMT - 5, GMT + 2

Q. We can calculate the current time of a place accurately by using the _________ of a place.

1. longitude
2. altitude
3. distance from sea
4. temperature

Q. The North Pole experiences ______ months of daylight or summer season when the Sun moves from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer and back to the equator.

1. 6
2. 3
3. 5
4. 4

Q. Sun rises in the ________ and sets in the ______.

1. South, North
2. North, South
3. West, East
4. East, West

Q.

The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

Q. Greenwich Mean Time (CMT) is the standard time of which of the following countries?

1. India
2. Japan
3. UK
4. France

Q. Local time is also called the _____ time.

1. Solar
2. Wind
3. Temperature
4. Moon

Q. The Prime meridian passes through which place in the world?

1. Manchester
2. Greenwich
3. Birmingham
4. Liverpool

Q. Suppose an observer sets his accurate watch to 12:00 noon in Greenwich, England and then travels a great distance in one particular direction. The observer then notices that the sun is highest in the sky at 5:00 according to his watch. Then which longitude is he currently on?

1. 75° E longitude
2. 75° W longitude
3. 50° E longitude
4. 50° W longitude

Q. If longitudinal difference between two places is one degree, the time difference will be _________ mins.

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

Q. A meeting was attended by the representatives of 25 countries during the 1880s. Its main aim was to establish an origin of the imaginary vertical lines that run around the Earth. Which meeting is being referred to here and where was it held?

1. The International Meridian Conference, California.
2. The Prime Meridian Conference, San Francisco.
3. The International Meridian Conference, Washington.
4. The International Astronomical Conference, London.

Q. Which of these help us in navigation as well as measuring the time of a particular place?

1. Latitude
2. Altitude
3. Longitude
4. Fortitude

Q. Elijah, an astrophysicist, was observing the celestial bodies in the night sky. He made three observations and noted down the time of the observations. His observations were made at 7:00pm, 9:30pm and 11:20pm. He needs to know by what angle the Earth had rotated by the time he made his 2nd and 3rd observations relative to his 1st observation. Can you help him out?

1. 37.5 degrees and 27.5 degrees
2. 27.5 degrees and 37.5 degrees
3. 27.5 degrees and 65 degrees
4. 37.5 degrees and 65 degrees

Q. Why does Norway have the longest days and howlong is the day?