Question

Statement I: The International Date Line (IDL) divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Statement II: The Coordinated Universal Time (or UTC) is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time.

Which of the following statement is correct?

• A. Only statement I
• B. Only statement II
• C. Both statements are correct
• D. Both statements are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both statements are correct

The IDL cuts the Earth into two hemispheres, namely Eastern and Western hemisphere. The coordination of time and frequency transmissions around the world began on 1 January 1960. Coordinated Universal Time is a standard used to set all-time zones around the world. For instance, New York City is in the time zone UTC minus five, meaning that it is 5 hours earlier in NYC than the reading on a UTC clock.