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 impact of having multiple time zones in a large country like Russia.

Explain the concept of Daylight Saving Time.

Explain why Arunachal Pradesh experiences sunrise earlier than Gujarat.

Explain why time changes by one hour for every 15 degrees of longitude.

If a city is located at 90° east longitude, how many hours ahead is it from Greenwich?

If a flight leaves London (0°) at 10:00 AM GMT and takes 8 hours to reach Kolkata (88.4°E), what is the local time of arrival in Kolkata?

If it is 10:00 AM in Kolkata (88.4°E), what is the approximate local time in Mumbai (72.8°E)?

If it is 12:00 noon at Greenwich, what time is it in India (IST)?

If it is 6:00 AM at 0° longitude, what will be the time at 45° east longitude?

If it is 8:00 PM in Tokyo (135°E), what is the time in New Delhi (82.5°E)?

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

India follows a single standard time. What is it called?

The Prime Meridian passes through which place in England?

What is a time zone?

What is the difference between local time and standard time?

What is the International Date Line?

What is the main purpose of the Prime Meridian?

What is the significance of 180° longitude in terms of time zones?

What is the time difference between IST and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?