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Q. India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that

  • (A) longitudes are not parallel lines
  • (B) the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
  • (C) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles
  • (D) the earth is not a perfect sphere
  • Correct Answer - Option(B)
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