Question Pool Seasons and Time

Seasons and Time - SAMAGRA Question Pool & Answers | Class 10 English Medium

Kerala Syllabus SAMAGRA SCERT SAMAGRA Question Pool for Class 10 English Medium Geography Seasons and Time

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Qn 1.

Each country considers a particular longtitude as a standard meridian for a common time, Why?

  • Answer)

    Each longitude has a different local time. If different places within a country have different times, it may cause confusions and problems. Therefore the longitudinal

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Qn 2.

Explain the importance of Greenwich Line and International Date Line in time calculation.

  • Answer)

    Greenwich line -

    • Zero degree longitude.

    • Time at Greenwich is considered as the base for world time

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Qn 3.

Who among the children can first see the rising sun?
children from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai

  • Answer)

    Kolkata

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Qn 4.

How much is the time required for the Indian territory to move past the sun?

  • Answer)
    • The time required to pass 10 longitude is 4 minutes

    • The time required to pass 30 degree 30 x 4 = 120

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Qn 5.

Why is the Greenwich Line called the Prime Meridian?

  • Answer)

    Time anywhere in the world is calculated based on the Greenwich

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Qn 6.

Match column B with A

Greenwich Time 6 am – Monday

 

A

 

B

1

30 0 East

A

10 PM Sunday

2

120 0 West

B

2 AM Monday

3

90 0 East

C

6.16 AM Monday

4

60 0 West

D

12 Noon Monday

5

0 East

E

8 AM Monday

  • Answer)
     1-E,2-A,3-D,4-B,5-C
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Qn 7.

Complete the table given below assuming,

       Greenwich Time:Monday 8 AM

Westward

    Eastward

      Longitude

      Day

      Time

      Longitude

      Day

      Time

      300

      Monday

      a...............

      300

      b...............

      10 AM

      C..................

      Monday

      5 AM

      450

      d................

      e..............

      • Answer)

        a. 6AM, b. Monday c. 450    d. Monday e. 11

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      Qn 8.

      Why is 82½0 E longitude considered as the standard meridian of India?

      • Answer)

        Longitudinal Extent of India = 680 East- 970 East.        
        The 82½ ° East longitude

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      Qn 9.

      Which of the following statement is false?

      a. Earth rotates from west to east.                                                                                                            b.Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation.
      c. In one hour, the sun passes over 4° longitudes.
      d.The sun rises in the east.

      • Answer)

        c. In one hour, the sun passes over 4°

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      Qn 10.

      Which is the latitudinal region where the seasonal changes are very obvious ?

      • Answer)

        Mid latitudinal region(Temperate zone).

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      Qn 11.

      Name the two transitional seasons between summer and winter?

      • Answer)

         Spring and Autumn

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      Qn 12.

      Identify the season during which the plants shed their leaves?

              a.winter     b.spring

              c.summer    d.autumn

      • Answer)

        d.autumn

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      Qn 13.

      Which season is experienced in the northern hemisphere when sun apparently shifts from tropic of cancer to the equator?

      a. Spring b. Summer c. Autumn d. Winters

      • Answer)

        b.summer

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      Qn 14.

      Where is the apparent position of the sun on following days?

      a: September 23rd  b: June 21

      • Answer)

        a. Equator

        b. Tropic of

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      Qn 15.

      Which among the following statements is not related to longitude?

      a.Time calculation.

      b.Time zones

      c.The value increases poleward.

      • Answer)

        c.The value increases

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      Qn 16.

      Complete the table given below

      Earth

      Time required

      To rotate 150

      A ...............................

      To complete one rotation

      B. ...............................

      To complete a revolution

      C ................................

       

      • Answer)

        A: 1 Hour

        B: 24 Hours

        C: 365 Days 6

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      Qn 17.

      Find the longitude of the place in the Eastern Hemisphere with a time difference of 7 hours from the Greenwich time?

      • Answer)

        One degree longitude = 4 minutes

        15 degrees = 1 hour

        15 x 7 = 1050

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      Qn 18.

      Geetha and Gopu moved 100 eastward and westward respectively, What is the time difference between these two places ?

      • Answer)

        The longitudinal difference between them is 10 degrees + 10 degrees = 20 degrees.
        1º (degree) longitude has a time difference of 4 minutes.
        20 x 4

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      Qn 19.

      Write a phenomena that occur on the earth due to the tilt of axis ?

      • Answer)

        Apparent movement of the sun / climatical change /variation in

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      Qn 20.

      Office hours in Manipur start at 8 am. What is the geographical reason for this?

      • Answer)

        Manipur is an eastern state.

        In the eastern states, daylight starts early and it gets dark

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      Qn 21.

      A man started travelling westward from India on Wednesday at 8 am and reached Newyork after 10 hours.calculate the time at Newyork then?

      • Answer)

        India - New York Longitudinal Difference
        =82½ degrees+ 74 degrees = 156½ degrees
        Time difference

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      Qn 22.

      Which of the following days is a winter solstice?

      a. September 23    b. March 21

      c. December 22      d. June 21

      • Answer)

        December 22

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      Qn 23.

      What are the seasons experienced in India when the apparent position of the Sun is on Tropic of cancer and Tropic of capricon ?

      • Answer)

        Tropic of cancer - summer

        Tropic of capricon –

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      Qn 24.

      What are the reasons for the occurrence of seasons?

      • Answer)

        Revolution of earth

        - inclination of axis

        - The parallelism of

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      Qn 25.

      Sun rises in Kerala about 1½ hours after the sunrise in the eastern parts of India. Why?

      • Answer)

        - Earth rotates from west to east

        - There is a longitudinal difference of 221/2 0 between Kerala and eastern end of

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      Qn 26.

      Find the time difference between the given longitudes.

      97 degrees east - 68 degrees east

      • Answer)

        The difference between given longitudes is = 290

        1 degree longitude corresponds to 4 minutes

        Thus

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      Qn 27.

      The plants sprouting,Mango trees blooming and Jackfruit trees bearing buds. In which season do these usually occur?

      • Answer)

        Spring

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      Qn 28.

      A cricket match starts in England at 9am Monday .At What time can it be watched live in India ?why?

      • Answer)

        England standard Meridian = 0 degrees (Greenwich Line)

        Indian Standard Meridian = 82½ 0 East

        The

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      Qn 29.

      If the statement below is incorrect, rewrite it.

      December 22 to March 21 is the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere.

      • Answer)

        December 22 to March 21 is the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere

        March 21 to June 21 is the seasonal spring in the Northern

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      Qn 30.

      Below are the pictures drawn by Veena and Ravi depicting International Date Line. Which of these is correct? Why?

      1. Veena 2.Ravi

      • Answer)

        Picture 1 is correct (Veena)

        International Date Line drawn deviated to avoid the inhabited land areas.

        If this line passes through the land,

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      Qn 31.

      What change should be made in the calendar for travellers crossing the International Date Line towards west?
      (a) increase a day     (b) reduce one day
      (c) 12 hours increase  (d) None of these

      • Answer)

        (a) Increase a day

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      Qn 32.

      February has 29 days once in every 4 years.why ?

      • Answer)

        It takes 365 days 6 hours for completing one revolution.Normally 365 days are there in a calender year.Remaining 6 hours in every year is taken together as one

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