Globe : Latitudes And Longitudes

The imaginary line running on the globe which divides the earth into two equal parts is called

Consider the following statements:
1. All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of longitudes.
2. The equator represents the zero degree latitude.
3. Both Chandrapur in Maharashtra and Belo Horizonte in Brazil are located on same
parallels.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. North Pole
2. Equator
3. Arctic Circle
4. Tropic of Cancer
5. Tropic of Capricom
Which of the above are important parallels of latitudes?

Consider the following statements:
1. The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes.
2. The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called the Temperate Zone.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The areas bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere is called Temperate Zones.
2. The sun does not rise much above the horizon in Frigid Zones.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The longitudes are measured in ‘degrees of longitude.’
2. Each degree is further divided into minutes, and minutes into seconds.
3. Logitudes are semicircles and the distance between them decreases steadily polewards.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Prime Meridian and 180°meridian divide the earth into two equal halves.
2. The Prime Meridian passes through Green-wich, where the British Royal Observatory is located.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The shadow cast by the sun is the shortest at noon and longest at sunrise and sunset.
2. The places west of Greenwich are ahead of Greenwich time and those to the east
are behind it.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. In India, the longitude of 82 1/2° E (82° 30\’E) is treated as the standard meridian.
2. There is a differece of about 1 hour and 45 minutes in the local time of Gujarat and Assam.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. India is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
2. Russia has adopted eleven standard times.
3. The earth has been divided into twenty-four time zones of one hour each.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?