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.

Explain the importance of the International Date Line.

Explain why Nepal’s standard time is UTC+5:45 instead of a whole hour or half hour.

Explain why the Earth is divided into time zones.

If it is 10:00 AM at 60°E, what will be the time at 30°E?

If it is 3:00 PM at 75°E, what will be the time at 90°E?

If it is 6:00 PM in India (IST), what time is it in Greenwich (GMT)? (IST is GMT+5:30)

If it is 7:00 PM in New York (UTC-5), what is the time in London (UTC+0)?

How many degrees of longitude does each time zone generally cover? (1) 10 degrees (2) 15 degrees (3) 30 degrees (4) 5 degrees

If it is 12:00 noon at Greenwich, what time will it be at 30° east longitude? (1) 2:00 PM (2) 10:00 AM (3) 4:00 PM (4) 12:00 PM

If it is 8:00 AM at 0° longitude, what time is it at 45° east longitude? (1) 5:00 AM (2) 11:00 AM (3) 2:00 PM (4) 8:00 AM

The Prime Meridian passes through which city? (1) Paris (2) London (3) Greenwich (4) New York

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 International Date Line is located at approximately _______ degrees longitude.

Fill in the blank: The standard meridian of India is _______ degrees east longitude.

True or False: All countries use the same time zone.

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

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

True or False: The International Date Line is a straight line.