Previous Year Question
The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
Rajasthan
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Latitude indicates the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator. Places having the same latitude lie along the same parallel of latitude.
Sikkim extends approximately between 27°04′46″ N and 28°07′48″ N latitudes. Rajasthan extends approximately between 23°03′30″ N and 30°11′33″ N latitudes. Therefore, the latitudinal belt passing through Sikkim also falls within the latitudinal extent of Rajasthan.
For example, parallels lying approximately between 27° N and 28° N pass through both Sikkim in the east and Rajasthan in the west. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir lie mainly north of this latitudinal belt of Sikkim.