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One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
A 34.5 miles
B 50 miles
C 60 miles
D 69 miles
Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A It determines the Indian standard time
B It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
C It divides India into eastern and western zones
D It enables determining local time in eastern India
Longitude of a place is the angular distance between the meridian of the place and
A The standard meridian
B The International Date Line
C That of Greenwich
D Both (A) and (C) of above
As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?
A Both increase
B Both decrease
C Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases
D Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases
What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere?
A No difference
B Four hours difference
C Four minutes difference
D There are no such cities
What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
A 2 minutes
B 4 minutes
C 6 minutes
D 8 minutes
The hour angle of the heavenly body for Greenwich meridian equals the hour angle of the body for any other meridian + longitude:
A Mean sun
B True sun
C Vernal equinox
D All the above
Which of the following best describes longitude?
A An imaginary line joining north and south poles
B The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
C The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
D The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?
A Jaipur
B Nagpur
C Bhopal
D Hyderabad
The difference in longitude of two places expressed in time is equal to the difference in their
A Sidereal time
B Apparent solar time
C Mean solar time
D All the above

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