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MCQ Geography Chapter 1 Class 8 Maharashtra Board

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Local Time and Standard Time

1. The Earth takes how many hours to complete one full rotation?

Question 1 of 20

2. In which direction does the Earth rotate?

Question 2 of 20

3. The Earth covers how many degrees of longitude in one hour?

Question 3 of 20

4. How many longitudes can be drawn on a world map keeping an interval of 1° each?

Question 4 of 20

5. What is the name of the longitude at which the date changes?

Question 5 of 20

6. What was used in ancient times to measure time?

Question 6 of 20

7. The standard time of India is based on which longitude?

Question 7 of 20

8. When the sun is directly overhead at a place, it is called:

Question 8 of 20

9. What is the time difference between two consecutive longitudes?

Question 9 of 20

10. How many longitudes face the sun daily?

Question 10 of 20

11. What is the primary reason for the changing duration of day and night?

Question 11 of 20

12. How long does the Earth take to rotate 1° of longitude?

Question 12 of 20

13. Which term describes the time at a place determined by the position of the sun in the sky?

Question 13 of 20

14. Why do places on the same longitude have the same local time?

Question 14 of 20

15. Which city in India is closest to the standard meridian (82°30' E)?

Question 15 of 20

16. If it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the local time at 60°E?

Question 16 of 20

17. If the local time at 75°E is 3 PM, what is the time at 90°E?

Question 17 of 20

18. What happens when a place crosses the International Date Line from east to west?

Question 18 of 20

19. How many time zones is the world divided into?

Question 19 of 20

20. Which longitude is considered the Prime Meridian?

Question 20 of 20


 

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