Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1992 GS-I World Geography
Question

Statement (S): At International date line, there is a difference of 12 hours from greenwich?
Reason (R): International date set line is situated at 180 degree longitude.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: S and R both are correct and R, explains S

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “S and R both are correct and R, explains S”.
The international date line, established in 1884, passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth. It is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian — the 0 degrees longitude line in Greenwich, England.

Therefore, both the statement and reason are correct, and the reason effectively explains the statement.

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