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 the relationship between longitude and time.

Describe what happens to the date when you cross the International Date Line from west to east.

Describe what would happen if the whole world used only one time zone.

Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.

Explain why the Earth is divided into 24 time zones.

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

If it is 10:00 AM in London (GMT), what time is it in New York (GMT-5)?

If it is 11:00 PM on Monday in Fiji (UTC+12), what is the time and day in Hawaii (UTC-10)?

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

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

Which Indian city is closest to the Indian Standard Time meridian? (1) Allahabad (2) Kolkata (3) Mumbai (4) Chennai

Fill in the blank: Each time zone generally covers ________ degrees of longitude.

Fill in the blank: The Earth rotates from ________ to ________.

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

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

True or False: All countries follow the time zone exactly as per their longitude.

True or False: India observes Daylight Saving Time.

True or False: Nepal Standard Time is 15 minutes ahead of Indian Standard Time.

True or False: The International Date Line is a straight line along the 180° longitude.