Consider the following statements: 1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar .
Consider the following statements:
1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar .
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a lunar calendar
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
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(d) The Islamic calendar began in AD 622, during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as Hijra occurred. It is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is also called Hijri calendar. The Gregorian calendar is a lunar calendar.
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