Which of these statements are correct?
1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude.
2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude.
3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day.
4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 4
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. This statement is correct.2. The International Date Line is not a straight line along 180° Longitude. It is a jagged line that deviates from 180° Longitude in several places to avoid dividing certain countries or island groups into two different calendar days. Therefore, this statement is incorrect.
3. While crossing the International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. This statement is incorrect.
4. The Tropic of Cancer lies at approximately 23.5° North latitude. This statement is correct.
Therefore, the correct statements are 1 and 4, making Option D the correct answer.
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Only 1 and 4 correct. The answer given is right.
2)International date line does not appear, straight line. It's a zig zag line.
3) you lose a day if you move from east to west. You gain only when you move west to east.
Hence 1 and 4 correct. Option D
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West to east gain hota h answer thek h idl straight thodi h zigzag h
Wrong answer, right is all are correct
all the option are correct
Sir third answer also correct
While crossing international line from east to west,one loss a day but ur answer is one gain a day .how????