Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Nagpur
Pune
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2018
– Approximate longitudes of the cities are:
– Delhi: ~77.2° E
– Bengaluru: ~77.6° E
– Hyderabad: ~78.5° E
– Nagpur: ~79.1° E
– Pune: ~73.8° E
– Comparing the differences in longitude from Delhi:
– Bengaluru: |77.6 – 77.2| = 0.4°
– Hyderabad: |78.5 – 77.2| = 1.3°
– Nagpur: |79.1 – 77.2| = 1.9°
– Pune: |73.8 – 77.2| = 3.4°
– Bengaluru’s longitude (77.6° E) is closest to Delhi’s longitude (77.2° E), with a difference of only 0.4°.