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UPSC 2025GeographyModerate

Consider the following countries : I. United Kingdom II. Denmark III. New Zealand IV. Australia V. Brazil How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?

A
All the five
B
Only four
Correct answer
C
Only three
D
Only two

Explanation

Counting their overseas territories, the United Kingdom has 9 time zones, Australia about 9, Denmark 5 (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and New Zealand 5 (including the Chatham Islands, Tokelau, Niue and the Cook Islands). Brazil has exactly 4, which is not more than four. So only four of the five.

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