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प्रश्न
What is “Greenwich Mean Time”?
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उत्तर
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):- It is based on 0° longitude of a place of this name near London. GMT is adopted uniformly by all countries to keep time. It forms the basis of fixing Time Zones.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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OR
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True or False.
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The network of lines of latitude and longitude.
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