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UPSC 2006: Consider the following statements : 1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile. 2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast. 3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)2 and 3, only
(c)3 only
(d)1 only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1 only
1 is true because a terrestrial (statute) mile is 1 609 m whereas a nautical mile is 1 852 m. 2 is false—Harmattan is a dry, dusty north-easterly wind of West Africa, not the East African coast. 3 is false because Greece and Albania lie on the Balkan Peninsula, not the Iberian. Hence only statement 1 is correct. ([examrobot.com](https://examrobot.com/content/consider-following-statements-i-length-terrestrial-mile-lesser-nautical-mile-ii-harmattan?utm_source=openai))
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