George Hudson's proposal for daylight saving time aimed to provide more daylight hours for which activity?

• A. To collect diurnal insects for study after work
• B. To conserve energy in the evening
• C. To provide more daylight hours for collecting diurnal insects after work
• D. To align clocks with farming schedules

Answer: (C)

Daylight saving time is about shifting daylight into the evening to extend usable daylight for activities after work. George Hudson was an avid insect collector and naturalist, so he proposed DST to give him more hours of daylight after the workday to pursue collecting diurnal insects. Since these insects are active during the day, having brighter evenings meant more time for field work outside work hours. So the aim was specifically to provide more daylight hours for collecting diurnal insects after work. Other reasons like energy conservation or farming schedules became associated with DST later, but Hudson’s motivation was the post-work insect collecting.