Standard Meridian
Standard Meridian is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.
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खालील विधानांची सत्यता तपासा खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर आहे ते ओळखा : विधान 'अ' : पृथ्वी 24 तासांमध्ये 360° रेखांशत फिरते. विधान 'ब' : प्रत्येक रेखावृत्त ओलांडण्यास पृथ्वीला चार मिनिटाचा कालावधी लागतो. Examine the following statements and identify the correct statement/s : Statement 'A' : Within 24 hours the Earth rotates in 360° longitudes. Statement 'B' : The Earth requires four minutes to cross the one degree longitude.
(a)पृथ्वी 24 तासांमध्ये 360° रेखांशत फिरते. / Within 24 hours the Earth rotates in 360° longitudes.
(b)प्रत्येक रेखावृत्त ओलांडण्यास पृथ्वीला चार मिनिटाचा कालावधी लागतो. / The Earth requires four minutes to cross the one degree longitude.
Statement A is correct as the Earth completes 360° rotation in 24 hours. Statement B is also correct because crossing 1 degree of longitude takes 4 minutes (240 minutes / 360 degrees).
खालील विधानांची सत्यता तपासा आणि योग्य पर्याय निवडा : विधान 'अ' : भारताचा काही भू-भाग उत्तर गोलार्धात असून काही भू-भाग दक्षिण गोलार्धात आहे. विधान 'ब' : भारताचा दक्षिणोत्तर विस्तार सुमारे 7500 कि.मी. पेक्षा हि जास्त आहे. Examine the following statements and select the correct option : Statement 'A': Some land area of India is situated in the northern hemisphere and some in the southern hemisphere. Statement 'B': The extension of India from north to south is approximately more than 7500 km.
(a)भारताचा काही भू-भाग उत्तर गोलार्धात असून काही भू-भाग दक्षिण गोलार्धात आहे. / Some land area of India is situated in the northern hemisphere and some in the southern hemisphere.
(b)भारताचा दक्षिणोत्तर विस्तार सुमारे 7500 कि.मी. पेक्षा हि जास्त आहे. / The extension of India from north to south is approximately more than 7500 km.
Both statements are incorrect. India is entirely situated in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres (no part in the southern hemisphere). Also, India's north-to-south extension is about 3,214 km, not more than 7500 km (7,516 km is India's coastline length including islands).