A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea…

GATE · 2017 · EC · Set 2 · General Aptitude

A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.

Contour map at 25 m intervals with P near the 575 m closed contour; paths from P point toward Q at left, R above, S at right, and T below, with labelled 425 m through 575 m contours and a 0 to 2 km scale.

Which of the following is the steepest path leaving from P?

  1. A.

    P to Q

  2. B.

    P to R

  3. C.

    P to S

  4. D.

    P to T

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