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Out of the following, at which place does the Sun rise first?

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Itanagar
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Bhopal
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Hyderabad
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Mumbai
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Solution

The correct option is B Itanagar
  • Dong is where the sun rises first in India.
  • Before the sun emerges from behind the hills of the Northeast, and from beyond the sea along India's east coast, it rises in Dong, which is in a valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • It was discovered that Dong in Arunachal Pradesh, which also happens to be the easternmost place in India, experiences the first sunrise of the country.
  • Ever since that, visitors have been flocking the state and covering an 8-kilometer trek onl last.y to see the sunrise from behind the mountains.

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