CASE BASED Questions India size and location

 CASE BASED Questions (CBQs)

Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

6. Sun rises earliest in Arunachal Pradesh in India. Then it rises for

the rest of the country moving westward. Gujarat sees the sun

last in the morning in the country. Similarly, the sun sets earliest in

Arunachal Pradesh and then moves westwards till Gujarat. Hence,

time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30'E) passing

through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard

time for the whole country. The latitudinal extent influences the

duration of day and night, as one moves from south to north.

(A) Ram has grown up in Arunachal Pradesh and has recently moved to Gujarat for higher studies. What is the difference of time between when he will now see the sun rising in the morning and when someone in Arunachal Pradesh sees the

rising sun?

(a) 90 minutes (b) 120 minutes

(c) 110 minutes (d) 60 minutes

(B) Through which of the following cities does the Standard

Meridian pass?

(a) Mirzapur (b) Agra

(c) Lucknow (d) Allahabad

Ans. (A) (b) 120 minutes

Explanation: The longitudinal difference between Gujarat

and Arunachal Pradesh is roughly 30 degrees.

Also 1° Longitudinal difference = 4 minutes difference

30° Longitudinal difference = 4 × 30 minutes time difference

= 120 minutes or 2 hours time difference.

(B) (a) Mirzapur

Explanation: There are a few cities through which 82.5 °longitude passes. They are:

Ampani, Jaypur, Junagarh and Nabarangapur in Odisha;

Bansi, Basti, Bhadohi, Chunar, Jaunpur and Mirzapur in

Uttar Pradesh; Lorna and Phulijhar in Chhattisgarh and Narsipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.