Globe: Latitudes and longitudes

There are _____latititudes in the world.

• 180

• 200

• 183

• 181

Dhubri in Assam is located at which latitude?

• 24 degree N

• 26 degree N

• 35 degree S

• 87 degree S

What are longitudes?

• Imaginary lines running from west to east direction

• Lines running from Greenwich to India

• Imaginary lines running from North to South direction

• Imaginary lines that divide earth into 3 heat zones

How many time zones are there in the world?

• 47

• 54

• 24

• 11

• 1

By measuring the angle _____ your place, you can know the ______of your place.

• Sun,longitude

• Moon,latitude

• Pole Star,latitude

• Pole Star, longitude

The place who 's longitude is______ will be 2 hrs behind GMT.

• 30 degrees South

• 48 degrees East

• 30 degrees West

• 71 degrees East

The place who 's longitude is______ will be 2 hrs behind GMT.

• 30 degrees South

• 48 degrees East

• 30 degrees West

• 71 degrees East

A standard time is required because-

• There are difficulties in walking

• There is need to conserve water.

• There are difficulties in making the timetable of trains crossing several latitudes.

• There are difficulties in making the timetable of trains crossing several longitudes .

Earth's shape is-

• Goeid

• Circle

• Geoid

• Sphere

Another name for Frigid zone