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Question
Re-arrange the ten stations in two different sequences:
(i) According to their distance from the equator.
(ii) According to their altitude above mean sea-level.
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Solution
(i) According to their distance from the equator:
Tiruvanantapuram (closest)
Bangalore
Chennai
Mumbai
Nagpur
Kolkata
Shillong
Jodhpur
Delhi
Leh (farthest)
(ii) According to their altitude above mean sea-level:
Kolkata (lowest)
Chennai
Mumbai
Tiruvanatapuram
Delhi
Jodhpur
Nagpur
Bangalore
Shillong
Leh (highest)
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