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
Ans-a
Explanation
Anadyr is a port town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the mouth of the Anadyr River at the tip of a peninsula .
It was founded in 1889 as the easternmost outpost of the Russian Empire.
The Port Of Nome is in western Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea.
The time difference between Nome, Alaska, and Anadyr is 20 hours. Anadyr is 20 hours ahead of Nome.
Hence Statement 1 is correct & Statement 2 is incorrect
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