Q: 95 (IAS/2005)
question_subject:
Geography
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,51,123,79,51,26,18
keywords:
{'magnetic equator': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'northern hemisphere': [3, 0, 0, 2], 'geographic axis': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'magnetic pole': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'magnetic field': [0, 0, 0, 6], 'earth': [0, 1, 1, 1], 'northern canada': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'peninsula': [4, 0, 1, 2], 'south india': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'axis': [0, 0, 0, 1]}
The correct answer is 2 and 3.
Statement 1 is not correct. The axis of the Earth`s magnetic field is not inclined at 23° to the geographic axis of the Earth. It is actually tilted at an angle of approximately 11.5° to the geographic axis.
Statement 2 is correct. The Earth`s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada. It is currently moving towards Russia at a rate of about 40 kilometers per year.
Statement 3 is correct. The Earth`s magnetic equator does pass through Thumba, which is a village located in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India. Thumba is known for its space research center, the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).
Therefore, the correct answer is 2 and 3.