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The meridian passing through Greenwich is known as?
The meridian passing through Greenwich is known as?
- Prime Meridian (correct)
- Main Meridian
- Equator
- Great Meridian
What is the angle of inclination of the Earth's axis to its orbital plane?
What is the angle of inclination of the Earth's axis to its orbital plane?
- 23$1/2$° (correct)
- 90°
- 66$1/2$°
- 23$1/2$° (correct)
A Rhumb Line is?
A Rhumb Line is?
- A line showing True north.
- A line on the surface of the Earth whose centre and radius are those of the Earth.
- A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which cuts all meridians at the same angle.
- A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which cuts all parallels of Latitude at the same angle. (correct)
Variation is the angle between:
Variation is the angle between:
An Isogonal is a line joining points of:
An Isogonal is a line joining points of: