BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 96
How many parallels of latitude are there on the globe if drawn at 1° intervals?
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা
উত্তর: (C) 179
ব্যাখ্যা
NCERT: at 1° intervals there are 89 parallels in each hemisphere; with the equator the total is 179.
- (A) ভুল
Wrong: miscounts the equator/poles.
- (B) ভুল
Wrong: leaves out the equator.
- (C) সঠিক
Correct: 89 in each hemisphere plus the equator = 179 (poles are points).
- (D) ভুল
Wrong: 179 is the NCERT answer.