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  1. The shortest route between two places is along the
    1. latitudes
    2. longitudes
    3. rivers
    4. direction of winds
Correct Option: B

The shortest ditance between two places on the earth surface is along the Great Circles. The property of a great circle is that a plane passed along it passes through the centre of the earth and divides it into two equal parts or hemispheres. Among the latitudes only the equator is a great circle while among longitudes all of them are great circles.



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