Geography PYQ 351 of 587 · Universe, Solar System & Earth · International Date Lines

The basis of deciding the standard time of any place is–

  1. ALongitude
  2. BLatitude
  3. CInternational Date Line
  4. DPrime Meridian

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

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Correct answer: (d) Prime Meridian

Explanation

The Prime Meridian is also known as the International Meridian or Greenwich meridian. It passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in England. This meridian passes through the following countries: (1) United Kingdom, (2) France, (3) Spain, (4) Algeria, (5) Mali, (6) Burkina Faso, (7) Togo, and (8) Ghana.

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