Consider the following statements:
- 1. Distance between the longitudes becomes zero on North Pole and South Pole.
- 2. Distance between the longitudes is maximum on the Equator.
- 3. Number of longitudes is more than number of latitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2023
Longitudes are imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are furthest apart at the equator and converge at the poles, where the distance between them becomes zero. The equator is the largest circle of latitude, and the distance between longitudes is maximum here. There are 360 degrees of longitude (180° East and 180° West from the Prime Meridian, including 0° and 180°). Latitudes are imaginary circles parallel to the equator. There are 181 lines of latitude (0° at the equator, 1° to 90° North, and 1° to 90° South). Thus, the number of longitudes (360) is greater than the number of latitudes (181).