Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 97
Consider the following statements: I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days. II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (A) I only
व्याख्या
Anadyr and Nome sit on opposite sides of the International Date Line, so they are on different calendar days; since Russia is ahead and Alaska behind the line, when it is Monday in Anadyr it would be Sunday, not Tuesday, in Nome.