What is considered as the reference while determining the time of a place ?

Prime Meridian

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International Date Line

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Equator

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Prime Meridian
Back in 1884, it was decided to take the time in Greenwich as a reference point for what time it would be in the rest of the world. This is the prime meridian .

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