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प्रश्न
What is the “Prime Meridian”?
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उत्तर
The Prime (or First) Meridian is the meridian from which longitude is measured. It is numbered. 0° longitude. It is the meridian which passes through Greenwich (near London). Thus the Prime Meridian is also called the Greenwich line.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State the longitudinal value in degrees of Indian Standard Meridian.
Which meridian is called Prime meridian?
Into how many time zones, has the world been divided?
Explain how the longitude of a place affects the time.
How can you say that the use of ‘Local Time’ is very inconvenient nowadays in practical life?
Give a reason for the following :
A person, travelling from Mumbai to London, alters the time on his watch at several places.
From the westernmost point to the easternmost point, the local times of India extend over a time difference of ______.
Which place is used as a standard for time all over the world?
Why do we have the concept of time zone?
What are called meridians of longitude?
