MCQ Chapter 1 Geography Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – Geography Class 8Local Time and Standard Time 1. What is the time difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Indian Standard Time (IST)? 3 hours 30 minutes 4 hours 30 minutes 5 hours 30 minutes 6 hours 30 minutesQuestion 1 of 202. Which country has multiple time zones due to its large longitudinal extent? India Canada Sri Lanka New ZealandQuestion 2 of 203. If it is 6 AM IST, what is the local time in Brazil at 60°W longitude? 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AMQuestion 3 of 204. The sun appears highest in the sky at which time of the day? Midnight Sunrise Noon SunsetQuestion 4 of 205. Which of these instruments was NOT used for time measurement in ancient times? Sand Timer Ghatikapaatra Atomic Clock Water ClockQuestion 5 of 206. The Indian Standard Time is calculated with reference to: 75°E 82°30'E 90°E 0°Question 6 of 207. Which city follows the same local time as Greenwich? New York London Tokyo MumbaiQuestion 7 of 208. The time taken for the Earth to complete one full rotation is: 12 hours 24 hours 30 hours 36 hoursQuestion 8 of 209. If it is 8 AM in India, what is the time at Prime Meridian? 2:30 AM 3:30 AM 4:30 AM 5:30 AMQuestion 9 of 2010. Which country has only one standard time despite its large longitudinal extent? USA China Russia CanadaQuestion 10 of 2011. At which two times of the day are shadows the longest? Noon and evening Early morning and evening Afternoon and midnight Sunrise and noonQuestion 11 of 2012. When is the shadow the shortest during the day? Morning Evening Noon MidnightQuestion 12 of 2013. What happens when moving towards the east of the Prime Meridian? Time decreases Time remains the same Time increases Time fluctuates randomlyQuestion 13 of 2014. What happens to the local time when moving westward from the Prime Meridian? It increases It decreases It remains the same It depends on latitudeQuestion 14 of 2015. If it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at 90°W? 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AMQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the purpose of Standard Time? To avoid time confusion within a country To change the local time of a place To determine sunrise and sunset To measure distanceQuestion 16 of 2017. What is the standard time difference between India and London? 4 hours 30 minutes 5 hours 5 hours 30 minutes 6 hoursQuestion 17 of 2018. If the longitude of Mumbai is 73°E and Kolkata is 88°E, what is the time difference? 30 minutes 45 minutes 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutesQuestion 18 of 2019. Which instrument is used in the National Physical Laboratory to maintain accurate time? Sand Clock Digital Watch Atomic Clock Pendulum ClockQuestion 19 of 2020. Which city is used as the reference point for GMT? Paris London New York TokyoQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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