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UPSC Prelims 2025 Paper-I 📅 25 May, 2025

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?

A
I only
B
II only
C
Both I and II
D
Neither I nor II
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UPSC Prelims
2025 • 25 May, 2025 • Paper-I
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?
Correct Answer
I only
Statement I is correct because they are separated by the International Date Line. Statement II is incorrect; Anadyr in Russia is west of the IDL and is ahead in......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2025
Ref. Subject Geography
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Physical Geography
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Introduction ▼
Statement I is correct because they are separated by the International Date Line. Statement II is incorrect; Anadyr in Russia is west of the IDL and is ahead in time. So, when it is Monday in Anadyr, it is actually Sunday the previous day in Nome, Alaska.
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