Consider the following statements:
1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.

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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 solar calendar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Islamic Calendar is a lunar calendar, approximately 354 days long. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar, approximately 365 days long. The difference is about 11 days, not 12.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Islamic Calendar began with the Hijra (migration) of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, which occurred in AD 622, not AD 632.

Statement 3 is correct. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar, based on the Earth's revolution around the Sun, with years of 365 or 366 days.

Since only statement 3 is correct, option D is the right answer.

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1 only

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1 and 2

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1 and 3

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3 only

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 solar calendar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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