GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which one among the following cities is called the “Zero-mile centre” of India?
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Kanpur
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Allahabad
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Nagpur
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New Delhi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Nagpur. Zero Mile Stone is a monument built by the British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Zero Mile Stone was built during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur. The project, basically, was to demarcate the British territories in India. This was the project under which our great mountains were also measured. Basically, the entire subcontinent was mapped.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nagpur is also known as ‘Zero Mile Center’ of India.
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