Time Zones

Geography ⇒ Physical Geography

Time Zones starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Time Zones. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe how time zones help in international communication and travel.

Describe the impact of having multiple time zones in a large country like Russia.

Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.

Explain why Arunachal Pradesh experiences sunrise earlier than Gujarat.

Explain why time changes by one hour for every 15 degrees of longitude.

If a city is located at 90° east longitude, how many hours ahead is it from Greenwich?

If a flight leaves London (0°) at 10:00 AM GMT and takes 8 hours to reach Kolkata (88.4°E), what is the local time of arrival in Kolkata?

How many degrees of longitude does each standard time zone generally cover? (1) 10 degrees (2) 15 degrees (3) 20 degrees (4) 30 degrees

Which country has the maximum number of time zones? (1) Russia (2) USA (3) China (4) Australia

Which Indian city is closest to the standard meridian of India? (1) Allahabad (2) Kolkata (3) Delhi (4) Mumbai

Which of the following countries does NOT observe Daylight Saving Time? (1) United States (2) United Kingdom (3) India (4) Germany

Fill in the blank: The Earth completes one rotation in ______ hours.

Fill in the blank: The Earth rotates ______ degrees in one hour.

Fill in the blank: The local time at a place is determined by the position of the ______ in the sky.

Fill in the blank: The longitude of the Indian Standard Time (IST) is ______ degrees east.

True or False: All countries follow the same method for determining their standard time.

True or False: Nepal's standard time is 15 minutes ahead of Indian Standard Time.

True or False: The concept of time zones was introduced before the invention of railways.

True or False: The difference in local time between the easternmost and westernmost points of India is about two hours.