Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
With reference to the International Date Line, consider the following statements.
1. It was established in response to Cold war situations after the Second World War
2. It passes through the mid-Atlantic Ocean
3. It functions as a ‘line of demarcation’ separating two consecutive calendar dates.
4. It has no legal international status and countries are free to choose the dates that they observe.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 3 and 4 only
3 and 4 only
1 and 2 only
Geographically speaking, which of these countries is most likely to have at least three to four time zones?
Countries that stretch extensively from east to west.
Countries located near the sea.
Countries that have a large latitudinal stretch.
Countries that are located farthest from Greenwich.
At equinox
Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun
Sun’s rays do not fall directly over the equator
A solar eclipse is necessarily impending
A larger portion of the Southern Hemisphere gets light
Which of these are nearly of equal length?
1. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
2. Equator and both tropics
3. Prime Meridian and other longitudes
3 only
1 and 3 only
2 only
Consider the following statement. By measuring the angle of the Pole Star from your place, you can know the of your place.
1. Latitude
2. Longitude
3. Altitude
1 only
2 and 3 only
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