Time Zones

Geography ⇒ Physical Geography

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 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 how time zones help in international communication and travel.

Describe the concept of 'local time'.

Explain the difference between local time and standard time.

Explain the impact of having a single time zone in a country with a large east-west extent, using India as an example.

Explain the significance of the International Date Line.

Explain why the Earth is divided into 24 time zones.

If a flight leaves Delhi (IST) at 10:00 AM and takes 8 hours to reach London (GMT), what is the local time in London when the flight lands?

If a place is located at 75°E longitude, how many hours ahead or behind is it from GMT?

If it is 10:00 AM IST, what is the time in London (GMT)?

If it is 12:00 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at 90°E longitude?

If it is 6:00 PM at 90°E, what is the time at 60°E?

If it is 8:00 AM at 0° longitude, what is the time at 45°E?

If the local time at 60°W is 2:00 PM, what is the local time at 0°?

If the local time at 82.5°E is 3:00 PM, what is the local time at 67.5°E?

If you travel eastward across the International Date Line, do you gain or lose a day?

What is a time zone?

What is the local time difference between IST and GMT?

What is the main purpose of having standard time in a country?

What is the main reason for the difference in local time between two places on the Earth?

What is the significance of 0° longitude in the context of time zones?