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 is calculated for different longitudes.

Describe the impact of having multiple time zones in a large country.

Explain the concept of local time.

Explain the need for standard time in a country.

Explain why the world is divided into time zones.

If it is 10:00 AM at 30°E, what is the time at 60°E?

If it is 2:00 PM at 0° longitude, what is the time at 45°W?

If it is 3:00 PM at 60°E, what is the time at 75°E?

If it is 6:00 PM in Kolkata (IST), what is the time in London (GMT)?

If it is 7:00 AM in Mumbai (72.8°E), what is the approximate local time in Dibrugarh (94.9°E)?

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

If it is 9:00 AM at 0° longitude, what is the time at 30°E?

If you travel eastward across the International Date Line, what happens to the date?

If you travel from India to Japan, do you move your watch forward or backward?

What is a time zone?

What is the full form of IST?

What is the International Date Line?

What is the local time at 90°E when it is 12:00 noon at 0° longitude?

What is the main reason for the difference in sunrise and sunset times across India?

What is the time difference between Arunachal Pradesh (about 97°E) and Gujarat (about 68°E)?