Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the International Date line:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: When you cross the International Date Line from west to east, you subtract a day(Gain of one day), and if you cross the line from east to west, you add a day (loss of one day).

Statement 2 is incorrect: The dateline runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and marks the divide between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere. It is not straight but zigzags to avoid political and country borders and to not cut some countries in half.