Consider the following statements: 1. The axis of the earth magnetic field is inclined at 23 to the geographic axis of the earth. 2. The earths magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada. 3. Earths magnetic equat

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Q: 95 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following statements:
1. The axis of the earth magnetic field is inclined at 23 to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumna in South India.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'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.