Question

If a place is 30 degrees to the left of the prime meridian , what conclusion can we draw about this place?

• A. It experience sunrise before the places on or ahead of the prime meridian
• B. It experience nightfall before the places on or ahead of the prime meridian
• C. The time at the place is GMT - 2 hours
• D. The time at that place is GMT + 1 hour

Answer 1

The correct option is C The time at the place is GMT - 2 hours

Each degree corresponds to a 4 minute difference in time . If a place is 30 degrees behing the 0 degree prime meridian , it is 30 x 4 = 120 minutes = 2 hours behind the standard Greenwich Mean Time .