GS PrelimsGeography (Physical)Miscellaneous2025

Consider the following statements : 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. 2. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I only

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II

Correct Answer: Option A

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