The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is

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The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is

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Geography

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SSC

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{'magnetic meridian': [2, 0, 1, 1], 'geographical meridian': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'azimuth': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'latitude': [2, 0, 0, 4], 'declination': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'angle': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'dip': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct option is option 3, Declination.

Declination refers to the angle between the magnetic meridian (a line pointing towards Earth`s magnetic north) and the geographical meridian (a line pointing towards true north, determined by Earth`s rotation axis). At any given place, the magnetic north and true north may not coincide, resulting in a difference in direction. This difference is known as declination.

Option 1, Azimuth, refers to the angle between the direction of a point and the direction of a reference point, not specifically related to the magnetic or geographical meridians.

Option 2, Dip, refers to the angle between a horizontal plane and the direction of Earth`s magnetic field lines at a specific location.

Option 4, Latitude, refers to the angular distance north or south of the equator and is unrelated to the angle between the magnetic and geographical meridians.