{"id":2846,"date":"2026-04-22T19:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:20:54","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/consider-the-following-statements-10","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li><strong>I only\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II only\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both I and II\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither I nor II\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) I only&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anadyr is a town located in the far eastern part of Russia<\/strong>\u00a0in the region of\u00a0<strong>Chukotka<\/strong>, and Nome is a town in\u00a0<strong>western Alaska, USA<\/strong>. Although they are geographically close \u2014 separated only by the Bering Strait \u2014 they lie on\u00a0<strong>opposite sides of the International Date Line (IDL)<\/strong>. The IDL is an imaginary line, roughly along the 180\u00b0 longitude, where the calendar date changes by one day when crossed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anadyr in Russia and Nome in Alaska<\/strong>\u00a0are geographically close and separated only by the\u00a0<strong>Bering Strait<\/strong>. However, they lie on\u00a0<strong>opposite sides of the International Date Line (IDL)<\/strong>. This means that although it may be the same clock time, say, 8:00 AM in both places, the\u00a0<strong>calendar date would be different<\/strong>. For example, if it\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Monday morning in Anadyr<\/strong>, it would still be\u00a0<strong>Sunday morning in Nome<\/strong>. The IDL causes this one-day difference despite the small distance between the two locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When it is Monday in Anadyr, it cannot be Tuesday in Nome. In fact, it\u2019s the reverse. Nome lags behind Anadyr by a day. So if it is Monday in Anadyr, it is still Sunday in Nome<\/strong>. The International Date Line\u00a0<strong>adds a day as one travels<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>westward<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>subtracts a day as one travels<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>eastward<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 which makes Russia (west of the IDL) ahead of the U.S. (east of the IDL).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"international-date-line-idl\">International Date Line (IDL)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The International Date Line (IDL) is an\u00a0<strong>imaginary, zigzag line at the meridian in the Pacific Ocean, separating two consecutive calendar days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Established in 1884<\/strong>, it prevents date confusion, ensuring a 24-hour shift rather than a straight line split across island nations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location &amp; Zigzag:<\/strong>\u00a0While roughly following the longitude\u00a0<strong>(opposite the Prime Meridian)<\/strong>, the IDL deviates to avoid cutting through countries, particularly in the Bering Strait, Aleutian Islands, and South Pacific (e.g., Kiribati, Fiji).\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/1568a1c8-9563-4540-9825-b1808bab34ed\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date Changes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Crossing Westward (e.g., USA to Japan):<\/strong>\u00a0Add one day (<strong>gain a day).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crossing Eastward (e.g., Japan to USA):<\/strong>\u00a0Subtract one day (<strong>lose a day).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0It serves as the demarcation line for the start of a new calendar date, essential for global commerce and navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time Zone Deviation:<\/strong>\u00a0While it separates days, the\u00a0<strong>specific time on either side can vary based on the local time zone chosen by the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal Status\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International Date Line (IDL) has\u00a0<strong>no legal international status.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Countries are free to decide their own time zones and date observance.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therefore, the line shifts when nations adjust their time zones for economic or political reasons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples: In 1994,\u00a0<strong>Kiribati shifted the line eastward\u00a0<\/strong>to keep all its islands on the same day. In 2011, Samoa moved west of the date line to improve trade links with Australia and New Zealand, effectively skipping December 30, 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. 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