Indian Geography questions with answers

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1. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Time Zone in India ? 1. There is one standard time for the whole country. 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands have different Time Zones. 3. Indian Standard Time (IST) is five and half hours behind GMT. Select the correct answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2021
2. India Standard Time is _______ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2019
3. If India adopts two time zones based on 75° E meridian for western India and 90° E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern India will be benefited most ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2011
4. Which one of the following statements relating to time is not correct ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2010
5. If the Sun rises at RIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am (IST), then what time (IST) the Sun will rise in Kandla in Gujarat?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010
6. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The local time of Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) is about two hours ahead than Dwarka (Gujarat). 2. The local time at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is almost same. 3. The local time of Mumbai (Maharashtra) is one hour ahead than Kolkata (West Bengal). Select the correct answer using the code given below-Asked in ASCO 2014
7. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does it happen?Asked in Extension officer (EO) 2019
8. Which of the following statement is/are correct? 1. The local time of Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) is about two hours ahead than Dwarka (Gujarat). 2. The local time at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is almost same. 3. The local time of Mumbai (Maharashtra) is one hour ahead than Kolkata (West Bengal). Select the correct answer using the code given below- - [A] 1 and 2 only - [B] 2 only - [C] 1 and 3 only - [D] 1, 2 and 3Asked in HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF‐ FICER(HDO) 2015 · POST GRADUATE TEACHER (PGT) 2018
9. The IST meridian 82½°E passes through a number of States in India. Which one of the following sets of States is correct in this respect?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2015
10. The Indian Standard Time meridian does not pass throughAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010
11. The Standard Meridian (82°30'E) of India does not pass throughAsked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2022
12. Indian Standard Time refers to the local time of which one of the following places in India?Asked in Extension officer (EO) 2019
13. Where among these places, the sun will rise the earliest ?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2017
14. Sunrise in eastern Arunachal Pradesh would be about how many hours before the sunrise in western Gujarat ?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2017
15. Consider the following places of India : 1. Itanagar 2. Imphal 3. Agartala 4. Aizawl Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above places in terms of sunrise time?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2018
16. Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of which one of the following?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2015
17. Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India ?Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2021
18. Consider the following statements: I. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of mainland India is around 30°. II. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two and half hours. III. The 82°30' E is the Standard Meridian of India. IV. Time along the Standard Meridian is taken as the standard time for India. Select the correct answer from the options given below:Asked in JPSC CS Prelims 2024
19. Indian Standard Time is calculated along a line of longitude passing throughAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015
20. Which of the following statements are true about India? Use the code given below to select the correct answer: India is the fifth largest country of the world.Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2006
21. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2000
22. Indian Standard Time is associated withAsked in APPSC Gazated Posts 2012
23. Indian Standard Time (IST) is based on local time of which of the following longitudes and place in India?Asked in ARO GS 252022 74 2024
24. On which one of the following longitudes is based the Indian Standard Time ?Asked in Assistant Prosecuting Officer (APO) Exam 2009