161Sikkim PSC2019GeographyEnglish
When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people another place of the Earth are taking their 6 O' clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is
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Correct option: B — 7º30' W
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- 162UKPSC2012GeographyEnglish
A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12:00 Noon. The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6:00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be
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Correct option: B — 87º E
- 163HPSC2019GeographyEnglish
International Date line passes through
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Correct option: C — Pacific ocean
- 164Arunachal PSC2019GeographyEnglish
The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along
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Correct option: D — International Date Line
- 165UPSC1997GeographyEnglish
If the Earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
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Correct option: A — 06:30 hrs
- 166UPSC2008GeographyEnglish
Which one of the following Straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
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Correct option: B — Bering Strait
- 167UPSC1999GeographyEnglish
A ship is moving from the Eastern side of Aleutian Islands towards Dutch harbor. It crosses 180º meridian on 1st January, 1999 at 23:30 hr. After crossing the meridian captain of the ship will note what time and date in his diary?
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Correct option: B — January 2, 00:30 hr
- 168KPSC2017GeographyEnglish
Captain of a ship moving Westward records the local time of 10:00 hrs Monday at 90º W. If the speed of the ship is the same as the speed of the rotation of the Earth, which of the following local time and day would be found by the captain at International date line?
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Correct option: B — 10:00 hrs, Monday
- 169UPPSC1992GeographyEnglish
Which path must be followed by a Ship to move from one place to another in least time?
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Correct option: C — Meridian
- 170UKPSC2010GeographyEnglish
The local time of a place is 6:00 A.M. when the Greenwitch Mean Time (GMT) is 3:00 A.M., what is the longitude of the place?
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Correct option: B — 45º East
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