Latitude and Longitude Lines — 37 World Geography PYQs with Answers | UKPSC PYQ Hub

Question 1

The local time of a place is 6.00 AM when the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 3.00 AM. What is the longitude of the place?

Accepted Answer

45º East. Earth revolves in 24 hours therefore it will revolve 150 in 1 hour. Time difference between GMT and that particular place is 3 hours. Therefore 150 3=450 longitude of that place will be= X East

Question 2

On which one of the following longitudes is based the Indian Standard Time?

Accepted Answer

82½º. Generally the local time on the longitude line passing through the central part of the country is considered to be the standard time of the entire country. In India, the local time of 82°30' East longitude passing near Naini, Allahabad (Prayagraj) is considered as Indian Standard Time.

Question 3

When the duration of Day and Night is equal then sunrays fall direct on–

Accepted Answer

Equator. On 21st March and September 23rd, direct rays of the sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun, so the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.

Question 4

Zero degrees Latitude and Zero degree Longitude lies on?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean. Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south). Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian. The confluence of Zero degrees latitude and Zero degrees longitude falls in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of western Africa.

Question 5

The equator does not pass through which of the following countries

Accepted Answer

Mexico. Among the given options, equator does not pass through Mexico. Imaginary line running on the globe divides it into two equal parts. This line is known as the equator. The equator represents the zero degree latitude. Equator passes through 13 countries namely Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Africa Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati. Equator passes through following water bodies- Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a large circle on globe?

Accepted Answer

600 North Latitude. North Latitude does not form circle on globe. Rest forms circle on globe.

Question 7

The total length of Earth's equator is about

Accepted Answer

40,000 km. The total length of earth's equator is about 40,075 km.

Question 8

A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was 12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be

Accepted Answer

87° E. We know that earth passes through in 4 minutes. From Greenwich at 12.00 noon to 6.00 pm will 900. cover It has been given that transmission time was -30. 12 minutes which means Hence longitude of the town will be 870 east. Geography of the World