{"id":87978,"date":"2025-06-01T06:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87978"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:58:59","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-distance-between-the-longitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-distance-between-the-longitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  1. Distance between the longitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Distance between the longitudes becomes zero on North Pole and South Pole.<\/li>\n<li>2. Distance between the longitudes is maximum on the Equator.<\/li>\n<li>3. Number of longitudes is more than number of latitudes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAll three statements regarding longitudes and latitudes are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLongitudes 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\u00b0 East and 180\u00b0 West from the Prime Meridian, including 0\u00b0 and 180\u00b0). Latitudes are imaginary circles parallel to the equator. There are 181 lines of latitude (0\u00b0 at the equator, 1\u00b0 to 90\u00b0 North, and 1\u00b0 to 90\u00b0 South). Thus, the number of longitudes (360) is greater than the number of latitudes (181).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nLines of latitude are parallel and the distance between consecutive degrees of latitude is approximately constant (about 111 km or 69 miles). Lines of longitude are not parallel; their distance varies from maximum at the equator to zero at the poles.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  1. Distance between the longitude\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-distance-between-the-longitude\/#more-87978\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  1. 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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\u00b0 East and 180\u00b0 West from the Prime Meridian, including 0\u00b0 and 180\u00b0). Latitudes are imaginary circles parallel to the equator. There are 181 lines of latitude (0\u00b0 at the equator, 1\u00b0 to 90\u00b0 North, and 1\u00b0 to 90\u00b0 South). 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