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Call for Two Time Zones Flashcards

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1
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Who maintains IST ?

A

CSIR-NPL

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What is the full form of CSIR-NPL ?

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Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

National Physical Laboratory

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3
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Who published an article that called for creation of two time zones ?

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CSIR-NPL

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4
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When were India’s time zones first established ?

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1884

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How many time zones did India have before independence ?

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2

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6
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How far ahead was Calcutta time from GMT ?

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5:31 hours

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How far ahead for Bombay time from GMT ?

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4:51 hours

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When was Calcutta time abandoned ?

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1948

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When was Bombay time abandoned ?

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1955

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Which state already has it’s own time zone - Bagaan time?

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Assam

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How far ahead of IST is Bagaan time ?

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1 hour

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From a geographical perspective, what is the difference in hours in India from East to West ?

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2 hours

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13
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What is the harmful effect of early sunrise in East ?

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Agriculture and productivity hours are lost

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14
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What is the harmful effect of early sunset in East ?

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More consumption of electricity

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What is the estimated energy savings of having multiple time zones ?

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Millions of KWh

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16
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How would it positively impact the health of the people ?

A

Impact on Cicadic rhythym

17
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What are the names of the two time zones ?

A

IST - I

IST - II

18
Q

What is IST- II ?

A

+ 6:30 GMT

19
Q

Which country has most number of time zones ?

A

France

20
Q

How many time zones does France have ?

A

12

21
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How many time zones does Russia have ?

A

11

22
Q

Where would the border between the time zones lie ?

A

Assam-West Bengal border

23
Q

In 2002, who made a committee to check the feasibility of two time zones ?

A

Governor of Tripura

24
Q

Which department formed a committee to check feasibility of two time zones ?

A

Department of Science and Technology

25
Q

In 2006, which commission recommended two time zones on the grounds of saving energy ?

A

Planning Commission

26
Q

Which high court dismissed a PIL from the Center to have a seperate time zone for north east ?

A

Gauhati High Court

27
Q

Which services will be impacted most by two time zones ?

A

Airway
Railway
Communication Services

28
Q

What is the worry in railways ?

A

Crossing areas may be accident prone

29
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What is the worry about government offices with two time zones ?

A

Different offices will open and close at different times

30
Q

What are some other sectors that need to coordinate properly ?

A

Banking

31
Q

Which Ministry released a research paper in 2012 to advance IST of whole country by half an hour to save power ?

A

Union Ministry of Power

32
Q

Which Institute from Bangalore recommended increasing IST time by half an hour ?

A

NIAS

33
Q

What is full form of NIAS ?

A

National Institute of Advanced Studies

34
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What is a complicated process we can avoid having only a single time zone ?

A

Daylight savings

35
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As per NIAS, advancing IST by half an hour saves how much money ?

A

1500 Crores

36
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As per NIAS, advancing IST by half an hour saves how much power ?

A

2.7 Billion Units

37
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As per NIAS, what is the main sector that would benefit with greater productivity ?

A

Agriculture

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