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UPSC 1995: The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich: I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?
(a)V, III, II, I, IV
(b)II, IV, I, III, V
(c)IV, I, III, II, V
(d)III, V, IV, I, II
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) V, III, II, I, IV
Japan (UTC +9) is furthest east, followed by Iraq (UTC +3) and Greece (UTC +2). Cuba keeps UTC –5, and Costa Rica keeps UTC –6, placing them west of Greenwich. Arranging the five from greatest positive to greatest negative offset gives Japan, Iraq, Greece, Cuba, Costa Rica – exactly the sequence V III II I IV in option (a). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zones_by_country?utm_source=openai))
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