Answer: d. 82.5°E
17. How many time zones does the Earth have?
a. 12
b. 24
c. 36
d. 48
Answer: b. 24
18. What is the time difference for every 15° of longitudes?
a. 1 hour
b. 2 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 4 hours
Answer: a. 1 hour
19. Which line marks the boundary where each calendar day starts and ends?
a. Equator
b. Prime Meridian
c. International Date Line
d. Tropic of Cancer
Answer: c. International Date Line
20. What happens when crossing the International Date Line from east to west?
a. Lose a whole day
b. Repeat the entire day
c. Gain an extra day
d. No change
Answer: b. Repeat the entire day
21. How many degrees are there between each longitude?
a. 10°
b. 15°
c. 30°
d. 45°
Answer: b. 15°
22. What is the latitude of the Equator?
a. 0°
b. 23.5°N
c. 66.5°N
d. 90°
Answer: a. 0°
23. Which hemisphere includes the South Pole?
a. Northern Hemisphere
b. Southern Hemisphere
c. Western Hemisphere
d. Eastern Hemisphere
Answer: b. Southern Hemisphere
24. What is the function of the Earth’s axis?
a. It supports the globe
b. It allows the Earth to spin
c. It determines latitudes
d. It divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Answer: b. It allows the Earth to spin
25. What is the latitude of the Antarctic Circle?
a. 23.5°S
b. 66.5°S
c. 90°S
d. 45°S
Answer: b. 66.5°S
26. Which longitude is considered the Prime Meridian?
a. 0°
b. 45°W
c. 90°E
d. 180°
Answer: a. 0°
27. What is the latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?
a. 23.5°N
b. 66.5°N
c. 0°
d. 23.5°S
Answer: d. 23.5°S
28. What is the time difference between London and New Delhi?
a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 5 hours 30 minutes
Answer: d. 5 hours 30 minutes
29. Which country faces the Sun first as it rises due to its position to the east?
a. United States
b. India
c. Brazil
d. Japan
Answer: d. Japan
30. What is the local standard time based on?
a. Latitude
b. Longitude
c. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
d. Equator
Answer: c. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
