Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

The longitude of a place on earth is its ?

Options:

angular distance east or west of the prime meridian

angular distance east or west of International Date Line

angular distance north or south of the equator

angular distance with respect to the pole star

Correct Answer:

angular distance east or west of the prime meridian

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - angular distance east or west of the prime meridian

The longitude of a place is its · angular distance east or west of the prime meridian ·Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arc degree of longitude.