The true meridian of a place is the line in which earth's surface is intersected by a plane through (A) East and west points (B) Zenith and nadir points (C) North and south geographical poles (D) North and south magnetic poles

The true meridian of a place is the line in which earth's surface is intersected by a plane through
(A) East and west points
(B) Zenith and nadir points
(C) North and south geographical poles
(D) North and south magnetic poles
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(C) North and south geographical poles
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Last Answer : (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth Explanation: Magnetic Meridian is a line on the earth's surface approximating a great circle passing through the north and south ... lines along the surface of the earth. A compass needle is parallel to the magnetic meridian.

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