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Latitude, Longitude, Time & Maps: 81 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 81 questions on Latitude, Longitude, Time & Maps between 1998 and 2026: CAPF 20 · CDS 18 · NDA 17 · CSE 16 · Geo-Scientist 6 · CISF (LDCE) 3 · EPFO (APFC) 1. 59 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 16 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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CAPF2026Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Consider the following statements: 1. GPS uses signals from a network of satellites to determine a position on the Earth. 2. The GPS receiver calculates the distances from satellites to triangulate the exact location by the use of latitude. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)GPS uses signals from a network of satellites to fix position; the receiver triangulates from satellite distances, not by latitude
CAPF2025Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The time at 180° longitude is exactly 12 hours from the 0° longitude, irrespective of whether one travels westward or eastward from the Prime Meridian. 2. A person moving eastward on Tuesday will count the day as Wednesday once the International Date Line is crossed. Select the answer using the code given below.

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Answer A (official UPSC key)The time at 180° longitude is 12 hours from 0° either way; moving eastward across the Date Line the day is repeated, not advanced
CDS2025 · 2Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Which of the following statements with reference to lines of latitudes is/are correct? 1. The distance between two successive latitudes changes slightly from the equator to the poles. 2. If parallels of latitude are drawn at an interval of one degree, the total number of parallels thus drawn, including the equator, will be 179. Select the answer using the code given below:

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Answer A (official UPSC key)The linear distance between successive parallels changes slightly from equator to poles because the Earth is flattened at the poles
CSE2025Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Consider the following statements: I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days. II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Anadyr and Nome are a few km apart but on different days across the Date Line; when it is Monday in Anadyr it is Sunday, not Tuesday, in Nome
CAPF2024Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth : 1. Since the Earth rotates by 15° each hour, time zones normally differ by one hour 2. At the International Date Line, the calendar day changes - advancing a day for eastward travel, dropping back a day for westward travel 3. Daylight saving time advances the clock by one hour 4. The Moon rotates and revolves about the Earth in the same direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Time zones differ by one hour as the Earth turns 15° an hour, daylight saving advances clocks by one hour, and the Moon rotates and revolves in the Earth's direction of revolution; eastward travel across the Date Line drops back a day
CDS2024 · 1Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 1·3

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Angular velocity for all locations on the Earth‘s surface is the same while linear velocity varies. 2. Linear velocity is maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Angular velocity of rotation is the same everywhere on Earth; linear velocity is maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles
NDA2024 · 1Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line: 1. It is roughly 180° meridian, which deviates slightly East and West to avoid land areas surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The date to the East of this line is (24 hours) earlier than to the West. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)The date east of the International Date Line is 24 hours earlier than to the west; the line deviates over the Pacific, not the Atlantic
CDS2023 · 2Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 1·3

Which of the following pairs of Isolines and its properties are correctly matched ? A. Isonif Snowfall B. Isohel Sunshine C. Isohaline Salinity D. Isohypse Cloudiness Select the correct answer using the code given below : 1, 2 and 3 2, 3 and 4 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 4

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Isonif - snowfall, Isohel - sunshine and Isohaline - salinity are correct; Isohypse joins equal elevation, not cloudiness
NDA2023 · 1Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Consider the following statements: 1. Distance between the longitudes becomes zero on North Pole and South Pole. 2. Distance between the longitudes is maximum on the Equator. 3. Number of longitudes is more than number of latitudes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Distance between longitudes is zero at the poles and maximum at the Equator, and there are more longitudes than latitudes
CAPF2022Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 1·3

Which of the following statements about maps are correct? 1. Maps that maintain the true shapes of areas are known as conformal maps. 2. Maps are used to show spatial relationships. 3. Maps cannot show route from one place to another. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Conformal maps keep true shapes and maps show spatial relationships; maps can show routes
CAPF2022Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 1·3

Which one of the following statements about ‘great circle’ is not correct?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Great circles mark the shortest, not longest, routes between places
NDA2022 · 1Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

While watching news, you hear about a place, of which you had never heard earlier. You want to know more about the place and you want to locate it on the map. Which of the following is/are required for you to be able to locate the place on the map?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Both latitude and longitude are needed to locate a place on a map
NDA2022 · 1Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Which one of the following statements with respect to Global Positioning System (GPS) is not correct?

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Answer D (official UPSC key)GPS does not serve military operations exclusively; it is a satellite network using triangulation
CDS2021 · 2Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Time Zone in India ? 1. There is one standard time for the whole country. 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands have different Time Zones. 3. Indian Standard Time (1ST) is five and half hours behind GMT. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer A (official UPSC key)India has one standard time for the whole country; IST is five and half hours ahead of GMT, not behind
Geo-Scientist2021Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 6·3

Which one among the following statements is NOT correct?

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Answer D (official UPSC key)North-south temperature gradients are steeper in winter, not summer
CDS2017 · 2Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Which of the following statements related to latitude are true? 1. Rainfall, temperature and vegetation vary with latitude. 2. The difference between the longest day and the shortest day increases with latitude. 3. Indira Point is located approximately at 6°45' N latitude. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Rainfall, temperature and vegetation vary with latitude, day-length difference increases with latitude, and Indira Point is at about 6°45' N
CAPF2016Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Perth located on 118° East Longitude will be celebrating New Year event on 1st of January 2017 at 6:00 AM. At that time, what would be the time at Los Angeles located on 110° West Longitude?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)When it is 6:00 AM of 1st January 2017 at Perth (118° E), it is 2:48 PM of 31st December 2016 at Los Angeles (110° W)
CDS2015 · 2Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 9·3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given: List-I (Climate) List-II (Characteristic) A. Mediterranean 1. Temperature cycle is moderated by marine influence B. Marine west Coast 2. Warm summers and cold winters with three months below freezing. Very large annual temperature range C. Dry mid-latitude 3. Strong temperature cycle with large annual range. Warm summers to hot and cold Winters to very cold D. Moist continental 4. Temperature range is moderate with warm to hot summers and mild winters

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Mediterranean - moderate range, warm to hot summers, mild winters; Marine west coast - marine-moderated; Dry mid-latitude - strong cycle, large range; Moist continental - three months below freezing
CAPF2010Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·3

Passage (items 37-1 to 37-4): Roughly extending from 8° north to 38° north latitude and from 68°east to 98° east longitude the country of India is of great geographical extent and diversities. It sprawls from the snowy ranges of the Himalayas in the north to the shores of the Indian Ocean in the south through the great plains and plateaus in between. It is about 3200 km in length from north (Kashmir) to south (Kanyakumari) and 2900 km from west (Gujarat) to east (Arunachal Pradesh). Its vastness in area and variation in typographic character and geological structure result in great diversities in climate, vegetation, soil, cropping pattern, human activities and so on across the country. It is often known as a subcontinent. , Although the extents of latitude and longitude are same, i.e., 30° why is India‘s north-south length longer than the eastwest length by 300 km ?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)India's north-south length is measured along a meridian (great circle) and is longer than the east-west length along a parallel near the Tropic of Cancer (small circle)
CAPF2010Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·2

Passage (items 37-1 to 37-4): Roughly extending from 8° north to 38° north latitude and from 68°east to 98° east longitude the country of India is of great geographical extent and diversities. It sprawls from the snowy ranges of the Himalayas in the north to the shores of the Indian Ocean in the south through the great plains and plateaus in between. It is about 3200 km in length from north (Kashmir) to south (Kanyakumari) and 2900 km from west (Gujarat) to east (Arunachal Pradesh). Its vastness in area and variation in typographic character and geological structure result in great diversities in climate, vegetation, soil, cropping pattern, human activities and so on across the country. It is often known as a subcontinent. , Which one of the following statements relating to time is not correct ?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Arunachal Pradesh is about one hour ahead of IST, not two hours behind; Gujarat-Arunachal local time differs by about two hours
CSE2006Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Consider the following statements: 1. The length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile. 2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast. 3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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Answer D (official UPSC key)A terrestrial mile is shorter than a nautical mile; Harmattan blows in West Africa, and Greece and Albania are in the Balkan, not Iberian, Peninsula
CSE2003Latitude, Longitude, Time & MapsOn card GEO 2·1

Consider the following statements: [2003] 1. The longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai Which of these statements is/are correct?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Aurangabad's latitude lies between Vadodara and Pune, and Bangalore is south of Chennai; Jabalpur's longitude is not between Indore and Bhopal

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