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Latitude and Longitude Lines

📆 November 28, 2024

Total Questions: 43

31. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere is: [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 9.01.2017(Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) 22nd December
Solution:22nd December is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere. This day is also known as the winter solstice.

Key Points:

  • The Sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn (23½° South).

  • The Northern Hemisphere receives the least amount of sunlight.

  • It marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

  • Daytime is shortest, and nighttime is longest on this day.

32. What is the season during the Northern solstice in the Northern Hemisphere? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I)30 2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) summer
Solution:June 20/21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere during the summer solstice (northern solstice). At this time, it is summer in the northern hemisphere.

33. What is the season during summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 3.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Summer
Solution:June 20/21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere during the summer solstice (northern solstice). At this time, it is summer in the northern hemisphere.

34. June 21 marks the winter solstice in the _________ Hemisphere. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 29.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Southern
Solution:June 21 marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Explanation:

  • On June 21, the Sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (23½° North).

  • This causes the Northern Hemisphere to experience summer solstice (longest day).

  • At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere receives the least sunlight, marking its winter solstice (shortest day).

35. On which of the following dates, the winter solstice is observed in the Southern Hemisphere? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.L. (T-I) 5.07.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) 21 June
Solution:Winter solstice is observed on 22nd December in the northern hemisphere and 21st June in the southern hemisphere.

Explanation:

  • On June 21, the Sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (23½° North).

  • This causes the Northern Hemisphere to experience summer solstice (longest day).

  • At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere receives the least sunlight, marking its winter solstice (shortest day).

36. On which of the following dates, the summer solstice observed in the Southern Hemisphere? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 3.07.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) 21 December
Solution:In the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs on 21st December, which is also the date of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

37. Which date is known as shortest day and longest night? [C.P.O. S.1. 7.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) 22 December
Solution:The Winter Solstice, also called hibernal solstice marks the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year for the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun is in the farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22) and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21).

38. In what units latitudes are measured? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I)20.09.2017(Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) degree
Solution:Latitudes are measured in degrees.
  1. Latitude is the name of the angular distance of any place from the equator to the north or south pole.
  2. The equator is considered to be the zero-degree latitude line.
  3. Latitude lines are imaginary lines drawn from west to east on the globe.

39. Why is 82.5° East longitude important for India? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) It determines the Indian Standard Time.
Solution:The standard time of India has been determined from the longitude line of 82.5" East.

Indian Standard Time is 5.30 hours ahead of the Prime Meridian.

Passes through:

  • Near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

40. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 7.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) 30ᵒ
Solution:The Earth takes 4 minutes to travel a distance of 1 longitude. Hence, a distance of 30 degree longitude is required for of 2 hours i.e. 120 minutes.
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