[Neither 1 nor 2] With reference to International Date Line (IDL), consider the following statements:1. A traveler

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With reference to International Date Line (IDL), consider the following statements:
1. A traveler crossing the IDL from east to west gains a day.
2. IDL is an imaginary straight line at 180 degree meridian.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:
A traveler crossing the IDL from east to west loses a day. IDL is an imaginary zig zag line at 180 degree meridian. The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line of longitude on the Earth’s surface located at about 180 degrees east (or west) of the Greenwich Meridian. The International Date Line isn’t a fixed line at all, but actually sort of follows the 180° longitude line, zigzagging its way through a bunch of small islands, territories and nations

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