BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 96
How many parallels of latitude are there on the globe if drawn at 1° intervals?
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ
సమాధానం: (C) 179
వివరణ
NCERT: at 1° intervals there are 89 parallels in each hemisphere; with the equator the total is 179.
- (A) తప్పు
Wrong: miscounts the equator/poles.
- (B) తప్పు
Wrong: leaves out the equator.
- (C) సరైనది
Correct: 89 in each hemisphere plus the equator = 179 (poles are points).
- (D) తప్పు
Wrong: 179 is the NCERT answer.