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
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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