EARTH MCQS SET 19

EARTH MCQS SET 19

 

1. All the watches of a country are set according to :
(a) local time
(b) standard time of the country
(c) greenwich mean time
(d) time of sunrise and sunset
Ans: (b)

2. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
(a) 4 a.m. on Tuesday
(b) 4 p.m. on Tuesday
(c) 4 p.m. on Sunday
(d) 12 Noon on Tuesday
Ans: (d)
3. Consider the data given in the following table:
Country Standard Meridian
India 82.30 E
U.K. 00.00 E
Japan 135.00 E
Pakistan 70.00 E
Thailand 102.00 E
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the data given in the table? When the
standard time in India is : [CDS 2002]
(a) 10.00 a.m. it is 1.30 p.m. in Japan
(b) 11.00 a.m., it is 10.00 a.m. in Pakistan
(c) 4.00 p.m., it is 10.00 a.m. in U.K.
(d) 2.00 p.m., it is 1.00 p.m. in Thailand
Ans: (a)

4. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10'E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o'clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is:
(a) 17°30' E
(b) 12°50' W
(c) 172°30' E
(d) 17°E
Ans: (b)

5. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to :
(a) 11 : 30 p.m.
(b) 11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
(c) 8 : 30 p.m.
(d) 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Ans: (d)

6. Consider the following statements:
While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around
1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo
4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 4 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: (b)

7. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes
of Beirut and Lima are respectively:
(a) 75° West and 30° East
(b) 70° East and 35° West
(c) 30° East and 75° West
(d) 35° West and 70° East
Ans: (c)

8. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
(a) 97°30' E
(b) 97°30' W
(c) 82°30' E
(d) 82°30' W
Ans: (c)
9. When it is nine o'clock in London, it will be the same time in :
(a) Ghana
(b) Babon
(c) Latvia
(d) Norway
Ans: (a)
10. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be :
(a) half an hour behind A
(b) half an hour ahead of A
(c) half an hour ahead or behind that of A
(d) the same as that of A
Ans: (d)