Geography
Assertion (A): Navigators and aviators follow Great circle routes.
Reason (R): Great circle routes are the shortest route on the earth surface.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Related Questions
World is divided into …………… time zones.
- 20
- 5
- 11
- 24
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu demanded for a separate time zone for north-eastern states. Khandu said 'We get up as early as 4 am. Several daylight hours are wasted as government offices open only at 10 am and close at 4pm. Leaders from the region argue that a separate time zone would increase daylight savings and efficiency.
As a student of Geography explain the reason for the wasting of daylight hours in Arunachal Pradesh as told by Khandu.
The history of the International Date Line dates back to the Christian era 1522, when Magellan's crew reached home after circumnavigating the world for the first time by ship. They thought it was 5th September but actually they reached on 6th September. Why was it happened?
Assertion (A): IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
Reason (R): India is situated in the west of London.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.