World Time Zones

Geography ⇒ World Geography

World 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 World 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 affect international travel and communication.

Describe the concept of Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Describe the impact of time zones on global business operations.

Explain why some countries have half-hour or quarter-hour time differences instead of whole hours.

Explain why the International Date Line is not a straight line.

Explain why the time at a place changes as we move east or west from the Prime Meridian.

If a flight leaves Delhi (IST) at 10:00 AM and takes 8 hours to reach London (GMT), what is the local time in London when the flight lands?

If it is 11:00 PM on Sunday in Tokyo (GMT+9), what is the time in Paris (GMT+1)?

How many standard time zones are there in the world? (1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 36 (4) 48

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

Which of the following countries uses only one time zone despite its vast size? (1) USA (2) Russia (3) China (4) Canada

Which of the following is NOT a reason for having multiple time zones in a country? (1) Large east-west extent (2) Political convenience (3) Uniform sunrise and sunset (4) Administrative efficiency

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

Fill in the blank: The International Date Line mostly follows the _______ meridian.

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

Fill in the blank: The standard time of India is based on the _______ meridian.

True or False: All countries follow only one time zone.

True or False: India has more than one official time zone.

True or False: The concept of standard time was first adopted in Great Britain.

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