SSC CGL Geography – Earth – Shape, Motions, Latitudes, Longitudes & Time – Level 3 · Challenge
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SSC CGL Geography – Earth – Shape, Motions, Latitudes, Longitudes & Time – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
Place A is at 40°E and place B at 85°E. When it is 7:00 a.m. at B, the local time at A is:
Correct Answer: B [4:00 a.m.]
Explanation:
45° → 3 h; A is west of B → 7:00 − 3 h = 4:00 a.m.
2.
Statement-basedConsider:
I. On an equinox day, day and night are nearly equal all over the Earth.
II. On 22 December the North Pole is in continuous darkness.
Which is/are correct?
I. On an equinox day, day and night are nearly equal all over the Earth.
II. On 22 December the North Pole is in continuous darkness.
Which is/are correct?
Correct Answer: A [Both I and II]
Explanation:
Equinox: Sun over the Equator.
3.
Diagram-basedThe figure shows the Earth and the Sun as seen from the side, with the Earth's north end marked N. On which date is the Earth in this position?
Correct Answer: C [21 June]
Explanation:
North end tilted towards the Sun → summer solstice of the north, 21 June.
4.
A place has 24 hours of daylight on 21 June and 24 hours of darkness on 22 December. Its latitude can be:
Correct Answer: A [70°N]
Explanation:
Only places north of the Arctic Circle (66½°N) have both.
5.
A flight leaves Delhi at 9:00 p.m. IST on Sunday and takes 9 h 30 min to reach a city that keeps GMT. The local time of arrival is:
Correct Answer: B [1:00 a.m. Monday]
Explanation:
9 p.m. IST = 3:30 p.m. GMT; + 9 h 30 min = 1:00 a.m.
6.
If India's standard meridian were 90°E instead of 82°30′E, IST would be ahead of GMT by:
Correct Answer: D [6 h]
Explanation:
90 × 4 = 360 min = 6 h.
7.
Two places lie on longitudes 72°45′E and 88°15′E. The difference in their local times is:
Correct Answer: A [1 h 2 min]
Explanation:
88°15′ − 72°45′ = 15°30′ = 15.5°; 15.5 × 4 = 62 min = 1 h 2 min.
8.
Chronological orderArrange in the order they occur in a calendar year (January first): aphelion, autumnal equinox, perihelion, summer solstice
Correct Answer: C [perihelion, summer solstice, aphelion, autumnal equinox]
Explanation:
3 Jan perihelion → 21 Jun solstice → 4 Jul aphelion → 23 Sep equinox.
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