Time Zones & Time Calculations is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Tourism CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. South Africa uses South African Standard Time (SAST), which is:
UTC+2, constant all year round with no daylight saving
UTC-2, constant all year round
UTC+2 in summer and UTC+3 in winter
UTC+0, the same as Greenwich Mean Time
Answer: UTC+2, constant all year round with no daylight saving — South Africa is fixed at UTC+2 (SAST) throughout the year, as South Africa does not observe daylight saving time.
Easy
2. Time zones east of the Prime Meridian are:
Ahead of UTC (add hours)
Behind UTC (subtract hours)
Always exactly 12 hours ahead
Unaffected by longitude
Answer: Ahead of UTC (add hours) — Locations east of the Prime Meridian have UTC offsets that are added (positive), meaning their local time is ahead of UTC.
Medium
3. A destination is at UTC+8. South Africa is at UTC+2. Calculate how many hours ahead of South Africa this destination is.
Answer: 6 — Difference = 8 - 2 = 6 hours; the UTC+8 destination is 6 hours ahead of South Africa.
