EARTH- Latitude and Longitude

Practice Sheet/P1
By Sudarshan Gurjar

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1. If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon
at the International Date Line? [1997
(a) 06.30 hrs (b) 05.30 hrs
(c) 18.30 hrs (d) 17.30 hrs

2. Along which one of the following meridians did India Experience the first light of the
sunrise of the new millennium?[2000]
(a)2°30' W (b)82°30' E
(c)92°30' W (d)92°30' E

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3.About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of :1997

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(a)5°N and 20° N (b)20°N and 40°N
(c)40N and 60N (d)20S and 40S

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4.When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people at another place of the earth are taking
their 6 O' clock morning tea.The longitude of the place is :1998

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(a)17°30' E (b)7°30' W.
(c)172°30' E (d)90° W an
5. If it is 10.00 am. I.S.T., then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92° E
longitude?
(a) 9.38 a.m. (b) 10.38 a.m. [1999
(c) 10.22 a.m. (d) 9.22 a.m.
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6. Consider the following statements:[2003

1.Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those ofIndore and Bhopal.
2.Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those ofVadodara and Pune.
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3.Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai

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Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a)1 and 3 (b)Only 2
(c)2 and 3 (d)1, 2 and 3
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7. Zero degree latitude and zero degree longitude lies in the [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre)
2005]
(A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Arctic Ocean
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(C) Indian Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean

8. Correct Latitudinal position of a place that could be possible is [Tripura PSC (Pre)
2017 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) 91º North (B) 45º East
(C) 45º South (D) 91º West

9. Which of the following is not a great circle on the globe? [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2019
Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2003]

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(A) Equator (B) Prime meridition line
(C) 60º East longitude (D) 60º North Latitude

10. A plane starts flying from 30º Northern latitude and 50º Eastern longitude and lands at
opposite end of the Earth, where will it land? [IAS (Pre) 1994]
(A) 30º Northern latitude, 50º Western longitude
(B) 30º Southern latitude, 50º Western longitude
(C) 50º Northern latitude, 30º Western longitude
(D) 30º Southern latitude, 130º Western longitude

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11. Among the following cities which one lies in the farthest North? [UPPCS (Mains)

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2011]
(A) Beijing (B) New Delhi

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(C) New York (D) Rome

12. Consider the geographical details

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The point marked by A in the above figure indicates the countries in [IAS (Pre) 1997]
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(A) North America (B)South America (C) Europe (D) Asia

13. If the difference of longitudes for the two places is 90º, then time interval between
these places will be [Gujarat PSC (Pre) 2019 MPPCS (Pre) 1992]
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(A) 3 hrs (B) 6 hrs

(C) 9 hrs (D) 12 hrs
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14. When there is mid-day in the Greenwich, local time of a place is 5 O' clock evening. At
which of the following longitude (meridians) that place will be located? [UPPCS (Pre)
2008]
(A) 75º E (B) 75º W
(C) 150º E (D) 150º W

15. The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at [53rd to 55th
BPSC (Pre) 2011]
(A) 30º W longitude (B) 30º E longitude

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(C) 28º E longitude (D) 28º W longitude

16. When it is noon along 82º30' E longitude along what degree of longitude it will be 6:30
a.m.? [IAS (Pre) 1994]
(A) At 165º East (B) At 67º30' West
(C) At 0º East or West (D) At 82º30' West

17. Which one of the following longitudes alongwith the prime Meridian forms a great
circle on the globe? [UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
(A) 0º (B) 90º E

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(C) 90º W (D) 180º

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18. In the New Millennium first ray of the Sun was seen in which of the following

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Meridians of India? [UPPCS (Pre) 2001]
(A) 2º30' W (B) 82º 30' E
(C) 92º30' W (D) 93º 30' E

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19. The basis of deciding standard time of any place is [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
(A) Longitude (B) Latitude
(C) International Date Line
an(D) Prime Meridian

20. The Prime Meridian does not pass through [UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010]
(A) Algeria (B) France
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(C) Niger (D) Spain

21. Which one of the following Cities does not have the same clock time as that of the
other three Cities at any given instant? [IAS (Pre) 2007]
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(A) London (UK) (B) Lisbon (Portugal)

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(C) Accra (Ghana) (D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

22. A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12:00 Noon. The time for transmission was 12
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minutes. It reached a town at 6:00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be [Uttarakhand
PCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) 97º E (B) 87º E
(C) 87º W (D) 97º W
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23. International Date line passes through [Haryana PSC (Pre) 2019 44th BPSC (Pre)
2000]
(A) Africa (B) Asia
(C) Pacific ocean (D) Atlantic ocean

24. The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along [Arunachal Pradesh
PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) 45º N Latitude (B) 45º S Latitude

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(C) Prime Meridian (D) International Date Line

25. A ship is moving from the Eastern side of Aleutian Islands towards Dutch harbor. It
crosses 180º meridian on 1st January, 1999 at 23:30 hr. After crossing the meridian
captain of the ship will note what time and date in his diary? [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) January 1, 00:30 hr (B) January 2, 00:30 hr
(C) January 3, 00:30 hr (D) January 4, 00:30 hr

26. Captain of a ship moving Westward records the local time of 10:00 hrs Monday at 90º
W. If the speed of the ship is the same as the speed of the rotation of the Earth, which of

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the following local time and day would be found by the captain at International date line?

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[Karnataka PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
(A) 04:00 hrs, Monday (B) 10:00 hrs, Monday

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(C) 10:00 hrs, Tuesday (D) 16:00 hrs, Tuesday

27. The local time of a place is 6:00 A.M. when the Greenwitch Mean Time (GMT) is 3:00

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A.M., what is the longitude of the place? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010 UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) 45º West (B) 45º East
(C) 120º East (D) 120º West
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28. The latitude at which ‘Annual Range of Temperature’ remains minimum is [RAS/RTS
(Pre) 1999]
(A) Equator (B) Tropic of Cancer
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(C) Tropic of Capricorn (D) North Pole Circle

29. The standard time of the following countries is ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean
Time depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through,
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Greenwich.
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1. Cuba 2. Greece 3. Iraq

4. Costa Rica 5. Japan
Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the
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countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT? [Kerala PSC (Pre)
2019 IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 (B) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 (D) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
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30. Statement (A): Time interval at the dateline is 12 hours from the Greenwich.
Reason (R): Dateline is situated at 180º meridian.
Using following options choose the correct answer. [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) (A), (R) both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is false

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31. Which of the following cities is closest to IST (Indian Standard Time) meridian?
[MPPCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) Rewa (B) Sagar
(C) Ujjain (D) Hoshangabad

32. When there is midnight at IST meridian, a place observes 6 A.M. The meridian on
which the said place is located is [UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
(A) 7º 31' E (B) 172º 30' E
(C) 7º 30' E (D) 127º 30' W

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33. How many hours of time difference will be there between the most Western village of

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Gujarat and the most Eastern village of Arunachal Pradesh, Walong?[UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) 1 hour (B) 2 hours

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(C) 3 hours (D) 1/2 hour

34. If the Sun rises at Tirap in Arunachal Pradesh at 5:00 a.m. (IST), then what time (IST),

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will the Sun rise in Kandla in Gujarat? [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) About 5:30 a.m. (B) About 6:00 a.m.
(C) About 7:00 a.m. (D) About 7:30 a.m.
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35. When it is noon at IST meridian, what would be the local time at 120º East longitude?
[UPPCS (Pre) 2001]
(A) 09:30 (B) 14:30
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(C) 17:30 (D) 20:00

36. The Indian Standard Time Meridian does not pass through [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Chhattisgarh
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(C) Maharashtra (D) Uttar Pradesh

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37. Standard Indian Time (Meridian Longitude 82º 30') passes through which of the
following towns? [MPPCS (Pre) 1996]
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(A) Nagpur (B) Delhi

(C) Patna (D) Allahabad

38. Which of the following longitudes is known as ‘Standard Meridian’ in India? [UPPCS
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(Pre) 2013 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(A) 87º 30' E (B) 85º 30' E
(C) 84º 30' E (D) 82º 30' E

39. The Indian Standard Time is taken from which of the following city? [UPPCS (Pre)
1993]
(A) Allahabad (Naini) (B) Lucknow
(C) Meerut (D) Muzaffarnagar

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40. How much is the difference between Indian Standard Time (I.S.T.) and Greenwich
Mean Time (G.M.T.)? [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2010 45th BPSC (Pre) 2001 Jharkhand PCS
(Pre) 2003]
(A) +4½ hours (B) +5½ hours
(C) – 5½ hours (D) – 4½ hours

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Answers….

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Answer 1: A
The earth rotates on its axis from west to east direction and in this condition the international
standard time at 82½° longitude the Indian standard time is ahead 5:30 hours. Because 1° =

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4 minutes. According to question, if the direction of rotation of earth is reversed i.e. The
earth starts to rotate from east to west direction, at that time if it is 12 o'clock at noon at
International Date Time (180°) then exactly at that time Indian standard Time which is at
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the distance of 97½° from international Date time (180° longitude), will be 18.30 hour. Since
1° longitude = 4 minutes So, 97½° × 4 = 390 minutes = 6.30 hours (difference)

Answer 2 : D
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The first light of the sunrise of new millenium in India experienced at Kathal island of Andaman
and Nicobar, which is located at 92°30 E meridian.

Answer 3: B
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About 50% of the world population is concentrated between latitude of 20°N and 40°N,
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because most populous countries and areas like Asia, U.S.A, Europe and India lies with in
this latitude.
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Answer 4: D
15 degree for 1 hour. So 90° for 6 hours.

Answer 5: B
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Indian Government has accepted 82.5o E for the standard time which is (82.5o X 4
minutes = 5 hrs 30 minutes ahead of GMT). Shillong is situated on 92o E longitude. So the
deference is 92o - 82.5o = 9.5o. Since the earth makes one complete revolution of 360° in
one day or 24 hours, it passes through 15° in one hour or 1° in 4 minutes. So the
difference will between IST and Shillong 9.5o x 4=32 minute. Hence local time at Shillong
on 92o E longitude is 10:38 am.

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Answer 6: C
The longitude of Jabalpur's location is to the east of Bhopal, Bangalore is north of
Chennai.

Answer 7: A Answer 14: A Answer 21: D Answer 28: A Answer 35: B

Answer 8: C Answer 15: B Answer 22: B Answer 29: A Answer 36: C

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Answer 9: D Answer 16: C Answer 23: C Answer 30: A Answer 37: D

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Answer 10: A Answer 17: D Answer 24: D Answer 31: A Answer 38: D

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Answer 11: D Answer 18: D Answer 25: B Answer 32: B Answer 39: A

Answer 12: C Answer 19: D Answer 26: B Answer 33: B Answer 40: B

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Answer 13: B Answer 20: C Answer 27: B Answer 34: C
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