Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line-

1. A traveller crossing the dateline from east to west gains a day.
2. A traveller crossing the dateline from west to east loses a day.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D None of these

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> At the International Date Line where the date changes by exactly one day when it is crossed. A traveller crossing the dateline from east to west loses a day and while crossing the dateline from west to east he gains a day.