Latitude and Longitude-Test 3

Which of the following statements is correct ?

(i) All meridians of longitude are of the same length

(ii) All parallels of latitude are of the same length

(iii) The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian

(iv) The equator is the longest parallel of latitude

If a place is located at 20 degree N, 80 degree E, in which of the following continents does it lie ?

Days and nights are equal throughout the globe, when sun is above

Latitude of South pole is

Which are of the following latitudes forms a great circle ?

The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of

On globe, the latitudes and longitudes intersect each other at

The longest circle which can be drawn in the earth’s surface passes through

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth ?

When it is noon along 82 degree 30′ E longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m. ?

If the difference in time between two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be

When a ship crosses Date line from west to east

The International Date Line passes through

Sense of time is due to

Which of the following is a great circle ?

Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian ?

1. Algeria
2. Germany
3. Guinea
4. Iceland

Greenwich Mean Time is the standard time of which of the following countries ?

At which particular place on earth are days and nights of equal length always ?

The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian so that it

Which of the following would be the longitudinal distance when there is a difference of one hour in standard time of two places ?

A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on

The Earth turns, through 360 degrees in 24 hours, Each 15 degree longitude represents

Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct ?

1. It is a longitude of 180 degrees
2. It is determined by 180 degrees longitude but is not a straight line
3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date
4. It solves the problem of time and date among the world’s nations

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of