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Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which one of the following countries ?
Answer: Option [C]The correct answer is Nepal.
Answer: Option [C]The correct answer is Nepal.
Answer: Option [D]The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called asthenosphere. The layer below the rigid lithosphere is a zone of asphalt-like consistancy called the Asthenosphere.
Answer: Option [A]The correct answer is Eratosthenes. Eratosthenese was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth and also founder of Chronology. He also coined the word Geography.
Answer: Option [A]The International Date line passes through Bering strait. The International Date Line passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows the 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth. It corresponds along most of its length to the 180th meridian of longitude but deviates eastward through the Bering Strait to avoid dividing Siberia and then deviates westward to include the Aleutian Islands with Alaska.
Answer: Option [B]The correct answer is it loses one day. Crossing the date line eastbound decreases the date by one day, while crossing the date line westbound increases the date.