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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

Magnetic Meridian is a:

Explanation:

ANS. (D) 
Magnetic Meridian is a line on the earth’s surface approximating a great circle passing through the north and south magnetic poles. It can be taken as the horizontal component of magnetic force lines along the surface of the earth. A compass needle is parallel to the magnetic meridian.

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