LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
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Question
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Through which state of India, the standard meridian does not pass?
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Uttar Pradesh
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Chhatisgarh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Tamilnadu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Option c: Neither through Karnataka nor through Tamil Nadu, the standard meridian passes. Therefore, it is not the correct answer. Option d: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are the states through which the standard meridian passes. Hence, it is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Airy’s local vertical, set by the apparent centre of gravity of the earth still points to (aligns with) the modern celestial meridian (the intersection of the prime meridian plane with the celestial sphere), it does not pass through the Earth’s rotation axis.
Detailed explanation-3: -∎ Standard Meridian passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
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