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Exploring Society: India and Beyond

Class 6 · Foundation (Classes 6–9)

Ch 1 · Locating Places on the Earth

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2025 · Q77

Consider the following statements:

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

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UPSC's answer: (a)

NCERT answers it: Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 1 (Locating Places on the Earth).

How to solve it with NCERT: Class 6 Exploring Society, ch 1: crossing the International Date Line eastwards, you subtract a day (Monday becomes Sunday). Anadyr (Siberia) to Nome (Alaska) is eastwards across the line, so Monday in Anadyr is Sunday in Nome. The two cities are on different days (I is true), but it isn't Tuesday in Nome (II is false). Answer (a).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2025), question 77 ↗

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