The difference in longitude of two places expressed in time is equal to the difference in their

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

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

Read both the statements and then mark your answer.Statement I: Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's decision to break away from the university and become autonomous..Statement II: The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.

A

Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect

B

Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect

C

Both the Statement I and II are independent cause

D

Both the Statement I and II are effects of some common cause

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

Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?

A

Bangalore-Varanasi

B

Chennai-Varanasi

C

Kakinanda-Pondicherry

D

Pondicherry-Varanasi

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

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

Latitude and longitude both ________

A

Pass through poles

B

Run parallel to the equator

C

Run parallel to each other

D

Run perpendicular to each other

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

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