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Question : Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

Option 1: 00 longitude - Prime Meridian

Option 2: 00 longitude - Equator

Option 3: 00 latitude - Equator

Option 4: 23.50 North - Tropic of Cancer


Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 0 0 longitude - Equator


Solution : The correct answer is 0 0 longitude - Equator .

The Equator is 0 0 latitude, which divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.0 0 latitude is known as the Prime Meridian.

Other important latitudes are-

1. Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the Northern Hemisphere.

2. Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the Southern Hemisphere.

3. Arctic Circle at 66½° north of the equator.

4. Antarctic Circle at 66½° south of the equator.

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