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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 28

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Time zonesGreenwich Mean TimeInternational Date Line

जर भारतामध्ये प्रमाण वेळ दुपारचे बारा अशी असेल, तर त्याचवेळी अनुक्रमे ग्रिनीच व आंतरराष्ट्रीय बार रेषा या रेखावृत्तावर वेळ काय असेल? If the time in India is 12:00 Noon, what would be the time simultaneously at the Greenwich meridian and the International date line, respectively?

(a)सकाळ 6:30 व सायंकाळ 6:30

(b)सायंकाळ 6:30 व सकाळ 6:30

(c)सकाळ 6:30 व सायंकाळ 5:30

(d)सायंकाळ 6:30 व सकाळ 5:30

1)Morning 6:30 and Evening 6:30✓ Correct
2)Evening 6:30 and Morning 6:30
3)Morning 6:30 and Evening 5:30
4)Evening 6:30 and Morning 5:30

India's standard time is GMT+5:30. When it is 12:00 Noon in India, Greenwich (GMT) is 5.5 hours behind, making it 6:30 AM. The International Date Line is 12 hours ahead of GMT, making it 6:30 PM.

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Indian Standard Time (IST) passes through Mirzapur, but time zone concepts are universal for MPSC.

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