Assertion (A) > : Places to the east of Greenwhich Meridina have earlier sunrise. Reason (R) >: The earth rotates from east to west

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Q: 18 (IES/2001)
Assertion (A) : Places to the east of Greenwhich Meridina have earlier sunrise.
Reason (R): The earth rotates from east to west

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IES

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The correct answer is option 3, which states that Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

Assertion (A) states that places to the east of the Greenwich Meridian have earlier sunrise. This is true because the Earth rotates from west to east. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the world come into the path of the Sun, experiencing daylight. Places to the east of the Greenwich Meridian will be ahead in the rotation, meaning that the Sun will rise earlier for them compared to places to the west of the Meridian.

Reason (R) states that the Earth rotates from east to west. This is false. In reality, the Earth rotates from west to east. The rotation of the Earth is the reason why the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. Therefore, Reason (R) does not provide a correct explanation for Assertion (A).

In conclusion, places to the east of the Greenwich Meridian do have an earlier sunrise because of the Earth`s rotation, but the reason for this is not that the Earth rotates from east to west.