Q.

The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of—

A. Two hours
B. One hour
C. Half hour
D. Four minutes
Answer» C. Half hour
Explanation: Zero (0) degree Longitude is the mean longitude and the time adjusted according to this longitudinal time. The earth rotates from West to East. So every 15 o we go easy wards, local time is advanced by 1 hour. If we go west wards, local time is retarded by 1 hour.
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