Local Time and Standard Time

Ghatikapaatra was a device used to measure time in the olden times.

• True

• False

The period from sunset to the next sunrise is called ___________.

• day-time

• night-time

• rotation

The sun rises in the __________ .

• North

• South

• East

• West

The time of a place as decided by the location of the sun in the sky, is known as its _____________.

• Standard time

• poles

• Local time

When it is noon at Mumbai, it wouldn't be the same at Kolkata.

• True

• False

The local time of a place can be calculated with reference to the time at the Prime Meridian.

• True

• False

A.M stands for _____________

• Antic- meridiem

• Ante-meridiem

• All - meridiem

Longitudes lying to the west of any longitudes are ahead of the time.

• True

• False

The world has been divided into ________ time zones.

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 32

Greenwich Mean Time in _____________ is considered to be the international standard time.

• India

• England

• China

• Japan