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प्रश्न
Choose the correct option.
A place where the horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field is zero lies at
पर्याय
geographic equator
geomagnetic equator
one of the geographic poles
one of the geomagnetic poles
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उत्तर
A place where the horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field is zero lies at one of the geomagnetic poles.
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