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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards
2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards
3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian
4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards
2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards
3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian
4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. Correct Answer 2, 3 and 4

The following statements that are correct are A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards, International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian and International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.

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Consider the following statements: 1. A traveller crossing the International Date Line from east to west gains a day and while crossing the dateline from west to east he loses a day. 2. The International Date Line I the mid-Pacific curves from the normal 180-degree meridian at the Bering Strait, Fiji, Tonga and other islands to prevent confusion of the day and date in some of the groups that are cut through by the meridian.  Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements:
1. West Australian current is a warm current.
2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of the following pair of 'ocean currents-ocean' is correct? I. Gulf Stream - Atlantic Ocean II. Labrador Current - Pacific Ocean III. Peru Current - Indian Ocean
Which of the following pairs of ‘Ocean currents - Ocean’ is correct? I. Gulf stream - Atlantic Ocean II. Labrador current - Pacific Ocean III. Peru current - Indian Ocean
Which of these statements are correct?
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
Which of these statements are correct?
1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
Which of the following statement is/are correct? The 100 degree East longitude divides North America into more or less two equal parts. North America is the third largest continent after Asia and Africa. North America is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, Gulf of Mexico in the south, the Pacific Ocean in the west. Select the correct code from below.
 A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Normal El Nino forms in the Central Pacific ocean whereas El Nino Modoki forms in the Eastern Pacific ocean.  2. Normal El Nino results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean but El Nino Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the International Date Line? (1) The International Date Line is an imaginary longitude that serves as the line of demarcation between two consecutive dates.  (2) It is located Halfway from the Prime Meridian or Greenwich Meridian.  (3) It curves from the normal 180 degree Meridian at the Bering Strait to avoid confusion of day and date.  (4) The time difference between either side of the International Date Line is exactly 24 hours. 
Which of the following statement is/are correct? Wrangel Islands is a part of Indian Ocean and is located in North of Russia. Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean, overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea. Java Sea is located in North of Java and is a part of Pacific Ocean. Select the correct code from below.