MPSC State Service 2018 · GS · Question 12 of 99

Examine the following statements and select the correct option: Statement ‘A’: Some land area of India is situated in the northern hemisphere and some in the southern hemisphere. Statement ‘B’: The extension of India from north to south is approximately more than 7500 km.

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AStatements ‘A’ and ‘B’ both are correct
BStatements ‘A’ and ‘B’ both are incorrectCorrect
CStatement ‘A’ is correct but statement ‘B’ is incorrect
DStatement ‘A’ is incorrect but statement ‘B’ is correct

Answer: B. Statements ‘A’ and ‘B’ both are incorrect

Explanation

Both statements are incorrect: all of India lies in the northern hemisphere, and India's north–south extent is about 3214 km (the 7500+ km figure is the coastline).

Source: MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims 2018 GS Paper I (official paper)

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