Latitudes & Longitudes SET 1

1. Indian Standard Meridian' passes through the states of:

2. With respect to the Time Zone in India, consider the following statements:

1. Indian Standard Time (IST) is five and a half hours behind GMT.

2. Recently, India adopted the Chaibagan Time Zone as a second Time Zone for India.

3. Sri Lanka has pushed back its time and synchronized with the Indian Standard Time.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3. Consider the statements A, B, C in reference to India and choose the correct answer.

A- India is located in the Northern hemisphere.

B- The Tropic of Cancer passes almost halfway to the country

C- The mainland of India extends between 68°7’E and 97°25’ E latitudes

4. Which of the statements regarding latitude are correct?

(A) The latitude is an imaginary circular line with varied radius.

(B) The latitude is very important to know the local time.

(C) Latitudes are measured in degrees.

(D) The distance from the equator to either of the poles is one fourth of the circle around the earth.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

5. What name is given to 180° longitude due to the spherical shape of the earth ?

6. The standard Meridian of India passes through which of the following city?

7. Which of the following latitudes passes through maximum number of Indian states?

8. What is the approximate time lag (in hours) from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh?

9. The standard meridian of India is :

10. The latitude of the northernmost point of India, nearest to minutes, is

11. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?

12. In which among the following state does Tropic of Cancer and Standard Time Meridian of India meet?

13. Which of the following imaginary line almost divides India into equal parts?

14. Parallel of latitude of 66 ½° north is known as:

15. The 0 degree Meridian is also known as