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Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?the correct answers.The value of the prime meridian isU 90°fill) 60°The frigid zone lles near(i) the Poles (ii) the Equator (iii) the Tropic of CaThe total number of longitudes are1 360(il) 180(iii) 90(i) 0The Antarctic circle is located inthe Northern hemispherein the Southern hemisphereD) the Past |
| Answer» <html><body><p><strong>Answer:</strong></p><p>Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?</p><p><strong>The mid-day sun <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/directly-955045" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIRECTLY">DIRECTLY</a> faces the area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. So the heat received is maximum at these latitudes. These latitudes fall under the Torrid Zone.</strong></p><p>Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?</p><p><strong>In London, the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is followed. The Indian Standard Meridian is located 82½° east of the Prime Meridian. Thus the Indian Standard Time (IST) is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. So, when it is 12 noon in London, it is 5.30 P.M. in India.</strong></p><p>The value of the prime meridian is</p><p>U 90°</p><p>fill) 60°</p><p><strong>The value of “the prime meridian” is 0 Degree. </strong></p><p><strong>A prime meridian is a meridian which divide the earth into two parts, namely, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/eastern-448129" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EASTERN">EASTERN</a> and western hemisphere. Prime meridian is not actual like the equator. The prime meridian goes through Greenwich (England). It is helpful for time determination and uniform time’s expression, for navigation purpose and for making maps and globes. It was established by Mr.”Sir George Airy” of England.</strong></p><p>The total number of longitudes are</p><p><strong>179 eastern longitudes, 179 western longitudes, one GMT <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/line-1074199" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LINE">LINE</a>; 0 degree longitude line, and a 180 degree eastern or western longitude (the 180 eastern and the 180 western is the same). The 180 degree longitude line is also known as International Date Line.</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/antarctic-379421" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANTARCTIC">ANTARCTIC</a> circle is located in</p><p><strong>The Antarctic Circle is the northernmost latitude in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/southern-1219516" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOUTHERN">SOUTHERN</a> Hemisphere at which the centre of the sun can remain continuously above the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Antarctic Circle the centre of the sun is visible at local midnight, and at least once the centre of the sun is obscured at local noon</strong></p><p></p></body></html> | |