Discussion
Read the two statements carefully :
Statement A : At any place, a watch can be adjusted to read 12 o'clock when the sun is at the highest point in the sky, i.e., when it is mid-day.
Statement B : The time shown by such a watch will give the local time for that place.
Choose the correct option.
Answer: A
Both A and B are true.
The sun is at its highest point in the sky at mid-day, when it crosses the meridian of that place. A watch set to read 12 o'clock at that moment shows the time based on the sun's position at that place, and this is exactly what local time means.
Places on different meridians reach mid-day at different moments, which is why local time changes by four minutes for every degree of longitude and why countries adopt a standard time instead. Since both statements are correct, the options calling either of them false are wrong.
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