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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 what happens to the date when you cross the International Date Line from west to east.
Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.
Explain why some countries have half-hour or quarter-hour time differences instead of full hours.
Explain why the time at a place changes as you move east or west.
If it is 11:00 PM on Monday in Fiji (just west of the International Date Line), what day and time is it in Samoa (just east of the International Date Line, GMT-11)?
If it is 12:00 noon at GMT, what time is it in IST?
If it is 2:00 PM at 60°E, what is the time at 0° longitude?
If it is 11:00 PM on Monday in Fiji (just west of the International Date Line), what day and time is it in Samoa (just east of the International Date Line, GMT-11)?
How many standard time zones are there in the world? (1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 36 (4) 48
The Prime Meridian passes through which city? (1) Paris (2) London (3) Greenwich (4) New York
What is the time difference between two adjacent standard time zones? (1) 15 minutes (2) 30 minutes (3) 1 hour (4) 2 hours
Which country has the most time zones? (1) Russia (2) USA (3) China (4) Australia
Fill in the blank: Each time zone generally covers ________ degrees of longitude.
Fill in the blank: The Earth is divided into ________ degrees of longitude.
Fill in the blank: The Earth rotates ________ degrees in one hour.
Fill in the blank: The International Date Line mostly follows the ________ meridian.
True or False: All countries use only one time zone.
True or False: Nepal 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 International Date Line is a straight line.