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
Unlike other Meridians International Date Line is drawn zigzag in order to
permit certain land areas and groups of islands to have the same calendar day
facilitate the sailors to adjust time in their watch
adjust the day in calendar while sailing from east to west and vice versa
make 180°E and 180°W coterminous
The time difference between two towns located on the equator is one hour. The variation is the longitudes of these towns would be
15°
30°
45°
60°
Consider the following statements.
I. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year
II. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
Consider the following statements about rocks
I. Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis
II. Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because it is located at the windward side of Western Ghats
II. Vidarbha region experiences semi-arid climate as it is located in a rain shadow region
III. In India monsoon reaches Kashmir valley at the last
Select the correct answer using the code given below
I, II and III
I and II only
II and III only