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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 54

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q54

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Which among the following has its latitude within one degree of that New Delhi?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mount Everest.

Mount Everest
  • Everest, the highest elevation on earth (8848 meters).
  • The latitude of Mount Everest is 27.9881° N and longitude is  86.9250° E.
  • The latitude of Delhi is 28.652° N and longitude is  77.2315° E.
  • Mount Everest is known as the Tibetan Chomolungma and the Sagarmatha
  • On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest first climbed Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay Sherpa, an Indian citizen of Nepali origin.