Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.

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• Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? 1. The world is divided into thirty time zones 2. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian 3. All countries have more than one time zone 4. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
• Consider the following statements: 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. 2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude. 3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. 4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude. Which of these statements are correct? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
• Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? (1) It is a longitude of 180° (2) It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line (3) It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date (4) It solves the problem of time and date among the World's nations
• Which of the following statements is correct ? 1. All meridians are of the same length 2. All latitudes are of the same length 3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian 4. The Equator is the longest latitude
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• Which of the following .countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
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