Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth:
- 1Since the Earth rotates by 15° each hour, time zones normally differ by one hour
- 2At the International Date Line, the calendar day changes - advancing a day for eastward travel, dropping back a day for westward travel
- 3Daylight saving time advances the clock by one hour
- 4The Moon rotates and revolves about the Earth in the same direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1 only
- B3 and 4 only
- C1, 3 and 4
- D2, 3 and 4
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: both the Western Ghats (Malabar Coast, rich in spices, timber and aromatics) and the Coromandel Coast (exporting cotton textiles from centres like Masulipatnam) were major Dutch trading zones in India. Statement 2 is NOT correct: the Dutch were the first to make India–Java trade an integral part of their Asian network; they established their headquarters at Batavia (Java) in 1619 and routed Indian textiles to the Indonesian archipelago. Statement 3 is NOT correct: it was the English who established the first English factory at Surat in 1613, not the Dutch, who set up their own factory there in 1616. Since only statement 1 is correct, the answer is C.