UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 3

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You are lost in a desert in Australia. The rescue team know your longitude because of the time zone. You need to only communicate your latitude in order for them to find you and evacuate you. Which of the following methods can help you know the latitude of the place?

Measuring the angle made by the Pole Star from your exact location
Finding the angular momentum with which Earth is revolving on its orbit
Measuring the amount of time taken by the Moon to complete 15 degree rotation visible through your clear eyes
None of the above will help in this case

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