Static Quiz 14 October 2023 (Geography)

Solution: a)

Justification: The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This area, therefore, receives the maximum heat and is called the Torrid Zone.

The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The angle of the sun’s rays goes on decreasing towards the poles.Every longitude starts from a pole and meets the other pole. It is latitude that matters in distribution of solar insolation, not the longitude.

Solution: a)

Solution: d)

Justification:
Statement 1: It is the case presently when earth rotates from west to east. If the opposite happens, places west of Greenwich will be ahead in time and places east will lag behind in time.

Statement 2: Time varies across a longitude, not latitude.

Solution: C

Solution: a)

Justification: There is a difference of nearly 1 hour with a 15 degrees shift in longitude. If a nation has larger longitudinal spread, it is more likely to have greater difference in time. So, the sun sets very early and rises very early in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to say Gujarat, which has led to demands for revision in the national time to save daylight hours in the NE.