Geography

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Correct Answer : Option a

Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: There is a time lag of two hours from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh. The name of the westernmost point(68°7'E) of India is GaurMata(Gujarat) and Eastern most point(97°25'E)is kibuthu (Arunachal Pradesh). As the Earth rotates eastward, the local time in Arunachal Pradesh is ahead of Gujarat's time. The difference between these two places is about 2 hours. This means that when it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Gujarat, it would be around 2:00 PM in Arunachal Pradesh.

Statement 2 is not correct: The international date line (IDL) is an imaginary line that runs along the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. If a traveler moves eastward across the Pacific Ocean from Wake Island to the Hawaiian Islands on June 25, they will jump backward to June 24 as soon as they cross the IDL. If, however, they are traveling in the opposite direction, they will arrive at Wake Island on June 26.