The latitude of a place is the same as the ________

A Maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon
B Altitude of the celestial pole
C Angle between the horizon and the equator
D Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian

Correct Answer: Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian

Having the meridian zenith distance and declination, the latitude of a place is the same as the Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian.
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The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
A Axis of the earth
B Equator
C North pole
D South pole
Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A Time
B Altitude
C Amount of rainfall
D Temperature
Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
A Lies north of Amritsar
B Comes under the influence of cold winds
C Is at a higher elevation
D Receives a lot of snow
Latitude and longitude both ________
A Pass through poles
B Run parallel to the equator
C Run parallel to each other
D Run perpendicular to each other
Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
A Kilometers from the poles
B Kilometers from the equator
C Angles from the poles
D Angles from the equator
The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the zenith distance of a star from its declination, the observed star was between
A Horizon and equator
B Equator and zenith
C Zenith and pole
D Pole and horizon
The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the declination of a star from its zenith distance, the observed star was between
A Horizon and equator
B Zenith and pole
C Equator and zenith
D Pole and horizon
Latitude of a place is the angular distance from
A Greenwich to the place
B Equator to the poles
C Equator to the nearer pole
D None of these
The latitude (λ) of a place and the altitude (α) of the pole are related by
A λ = α
B λ = 90° - α
C λ = α - 90°
D λ = 180° - α
Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
A Bengaluru and Chennai
B Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
C Ajmer and Shillong
D Nagpur and Kolkata

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