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प्रश्न
What is meant by IDL? State its importance.
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उत्तर
IDL means the International Date Line, which is along 180° E & W. The date or day changes while crossing this line i.e. while there is Monday in the Eastern Hemisphere i.e.
0° – 180°E, there will be Sunday in the Western Hemisphere i. e. 0° – 180° W.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason the international date line deviates and goes zig-zag near some Islands in the Pacific ocean.
A cricket match was to be held at Birmingham at 9 a.m. local time. The position of Birmingham is 5° W. Calculate the time the viewers have to tune their television in Sydney 151°E.
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?
What will be local time at Delhi 77° E longitude when it is 3 p.m. at Tokyo 139°E longitude?
(a) What is the rule of changing the date while crossing the international date line?
(b) What is meant by ‘six-day week’ and ‘eight-day week’?
Why is it 5.30 p.m in India when it is 12.00 noon in London?
Why do we have the concept of time zone?
The area found between 0° and 180° E lines of longitude is called.
Statement I: The lines of latitude on Earth are used to find the location of a place and define the heat zones on Earth.
Statement II: The lines of longitudes on Earth are used to find the location of a place and to calculate time.
Choose the correct option:
