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India's longitudinal extent is directly related to what?

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Correct answer: Difference in local time

The governing concept is the relationship between longitude and local time. Earth rotates 360 degrees in about 24 hours, so every 15 degrees of longitude represents approximately one hour of time difference. Places located farther east experience sunrise and local noon earlier than places farther west. Therefore, India's considerable east–west longitudinal extent produces noticeable differences in local time between its eastern and western regions. Option A is correct because it identifies this time difference directly. Soil colour, river depth, and forest height are influenced by physical and environmental conditions, but they are not determined by longitudinal extent. India uses Indian Standard Time to avoid confusion caused by these different local times.

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LongitudeLocal TimeIndia LocationClass 11Size And ExtentGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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